happy birthday, karoline! it took all damn day, but the most important part of her day – the food – seems to be turning out a-ok. took a long time to find the right crepes, but egg and i hooked us up right. freeds bakery took care of the 24 (ow, my stomach..) bavarian creme birthday cupcakes, and now it’s on to the sushi. then later, my life with the thrill kill cult!?!? what the !
holy shit, that took a long time! maybe it had something to do with the place catching on fire during construction, or maybe it’s just that everything in las vegas takes four times longer than it should (stoners). but zia is open, and it looks great inside. and not just that – there’s a lot of really good music stocked up in the racks as well. they were blasting ramones the entire time i was inside – so much better than the shitmetal/numetal/buttrock/shittyshit-wraparound-shades-goatee-flame-hat-no-fear-truck-shit-metal-shit that’s always playing when i go to the zia on eastern. and – and – and – they have a pretty damn good selection of new vinyl! i almost cried when i saw the new no age nouns record sitting up there looking all pretty and clean.
looks like the star trek experience at the las vegas hilton may not be renewing it’s lease at the end of the year. where the hell am i get gonna six packs of romulan ale now?!
thankfully , “the solid waste collecting part is functioning normally“, but they have to pee into a “bag-like collection system”. sucks.
and the las vegas sun has reported that random drivers joined in with his motorcade and had to be “shooed away by cops“. what drunk, idiot, methed out drivers join a motorcade full of police?!
great garage rock/psych band black hollies (ex-rye coalition) from NJ and black camaro (stoner-psych pop? vegas locals) are gonna tear it up tonight. there’s a rumor that some PYTs named joie and karoline may be gyratin on stage a little bit too…so if that ain’t enough for you then you must hate fun. cross your fingers for the rain to stop.
and this Ladies and Gentlemen: Paul Rieckhoff and IAVA have been kicking their iniatives into overdrive over the last year, and regardless of your personal politics on this war, I believe everyone can see the validity of this legislation. Without social crusaders like IAVA, for soldiers the return home isn’t that much different of a fight.and now, take it away Mr. Rieckhoff…..On IAVA’s website Paul Rieckhoff Posted:On Thursday, three-quarters of the Senate voted to support a new GI Bill for the troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Following the 256-166 victory in the House last week, the GI Bill has achieved almost unparalleled momentum. A number of Senators actually changed their NO votes to AYE, as it became clear that this vote was going to be a landslide: 75-22.These 75 Senators stood with Senators Jim Webb and Chuck Hagel in favor of a new bipartisan GI Bill that actually covers the cost of college.As these Senators return home to honor troops and veterans during the Memorial Day recess, they can proudly point to their vote this week as proof of their commitment to our troops.For the 22 Senators opposing this crucial legislation, I can only express my disappointment. For them, partisanship came before patriotism. (Three Senators were not present for the voting, including Senator Kennedy, who was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor, and Senator McCain, who was at a fundraising event in California.)This was truly a historic vote, and the numbers give me tremendous confidence for the future of the GI Bill. We had a little debate at IAVA HQ about whether to call the margin “powerful” or “overwhelming” – but the real adjective is this: VETO-PROOF.The President has threatened on multiple occasions to veto the emergency supplemental if it includes war timelines or other policy restrictions, or if it goes over his arbitrary budget cap. The Administration has also expressed objections to the GI Bill based on concerns about retention – basically, they believe that if a GI Bill benefit is too good, it’ll reward veterans too richly for their service and draw them away from re-enlisting. You can read my response to that nonsensical argument (on this site). So with a veto threat looming, we haven’t won yet. There is one final hurdle-and it is a big one: the President. When the politicians return to Washington after Memorial Day, Congress will get a final version of the war funding bill to the President, and President Bush will have to decide whether he is with Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, or against them.We’ve seen today that lawmakers on both sides of the aisle can come together to support our troops. With your help, we can ensure the President will do the same. To get Involved, click here IAVA. ORGTo read more from POLITICO. COM
s.a.4737/h.r.6022 – GET THIS PASSED ALREADY!!!! the smartest quickest answer to the ‘gas crisis’ would be to increase supply and lower cost. do it already!!!
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to suspend the acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and for other purposes… hey bright idea even if it is ten years too late… even the repugnicans are behind this one, so tell your representatives you are too!!!
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remember that long, infuriating new york times report about how rumsfeld and the pentagon had hired retired military brass to spew a storm of bullshit as “analysts” on fox, cnn, etc., about how great the war in iraq is going despite so many military leaders on the ground calling for rumsfleds resignation? well, for some strange reason, the major news networks (fox, cnn, etc.,) haven’t jumped on that story. but….nevada’s very own harry reid plans to hold hearings on just this subject! oh yeah, that reminds me – TONIGHT AT THE BUNKHOUSE: A SCREENING OF THE MOVIE BRAZIL! HELL YEAH!