tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-203416252011-11-14T18:06:43.746-05:00Follow the adventures of Captain Dude on his quest to figure out exactly how the zipper was invented.Captain Dudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07687319933637563005noreply@blogger.comBlogger5711100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20341625.post-46081973253758679082011-03-14T15:30:00.000-04:002011-03-14T15:32:34.271-04:00

Sometimes I listen to other men talk about how wonderful their mate is and I am so happy for them. Then I look at my own wife and it's hard not to tell the world how incredible she is. What makes her so incredible? She puts up with an idiot like me, I do not deserve the woman God placed in my path on a small island in the middle of the Atlantic ocean almost 17 years ago. Last year I trampled on

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I like to look at the used gear every now and then in Guitar Center so I headed in the other day and noticed they have a new sign posted on their door. It says no weapons allowed and show a picture of an automatic rifle, handgun, and a knife. I decided not to go in since I was carrying my weapon at the time. I called them and asked the girl who answered the phone if this included all knives, she

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We had some friends over Sunday to watch the game and what a game! I wanted the Steelers to win going into the game but thought it was great to see Aaron Rodgers get a ring that he definitely deserved. The steelers just didn't look prepared the whole game and when players had to dig deep, Green Bay answered the call, well done to the Packers.On the flip side, the "entertainment" portion of the

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It's becoming progressively difficult to find an actual family movie that's clean. Hollywood seems to think we need some type of swearing, crude joke, or filth so that the grown ups will be interested. Last Saturday Secretariat was at the "dollar" theater so we all packed up and headed out.I don't know anything about horses or horse racing. I know that every time I look at a horse, their beauty

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I remember the first time I was asked to play this song our music minister gave me about 10 minutes warning and I sat there wondering how to pull this off with a single acoustic guitar. I asked God to use that moment for Him, and that any success or failure in my musical ability would honor His kingdom.A friend passed away this week and as I spoke with his widow, sons, and daughter I was so

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The attached song is one I play when my heart is grieving but my spirit is rejoicing. When I saw Mercy Me perform it the first time they shared the heart-wrenching story of how it had been written and it seems appropriate today.Jason Kennard died last night in a car accident. When I was in the praise band at The Church at Sterchi Hills, his wife Lisa would always ask for prayer that the Lord

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So it's only fair that if I don't like the games being on ESPN I needed to also alert Comcast that their lineup is part of the problem.Here's what I said:Dear Sir or Madam,I was disappointed to learn that none of the BCS bowl games areavailable to me. I pay only for the limited cable package because of theamount of trash that is generally on television and excessive channels Ido not want. Because

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I wasn't paying attention last year when ESPN outbid everyone and got the rights to all BCS bowl games for the next four years. Disney, ABC, and ESPN are all the same so they could certainly choose to show a game or two on network television. In what's becoming the typical greedy american way, they aren't. Factor this in with your Comcast rates going up on purpose again, and the perpetual channel

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Are you "the man"? What does that even mean today anyway? I am watching friends and families falling apart as they are preyed upon by what our society would consider well-meaning ideas and support. Instead of helping, modern society encourages you to do whatever makes your selfish pride happy. This is NOT who we are called to be. Men, do not shirk your Christian duties to your wife and children.

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I decided to look through my weblogs again and my LinkedIn profile page views. I noticed that the hall monitor and his flunky continue to look at my postings as if that has anything to do with their organization or job description. Please leave me alone, your harassment is unwelcome. It's tough to put pieces of your past behind you when certain pieces feel the need to follow you and run their

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Don't believe me? Let's keep legalizing abnormal things and see how long it takes before these idiots get what they want:http://www.nambla.org/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Man/Boy_Love_AssociationIt's absolutely disgusting that a society like that can even exist.

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Let me start by saying I don't condone what is currently classified as a hate crime or cyber bullying. I guess what I have to ask is is murder, theft, or assault any worse because of how you classify it. I mean really is it better if two straight white guys fight or two gay dudes? We are focusing on the wrong problems trying to label these things. We are also acting like teen suicide is something

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WE decided to rebuild our deck earlier this year and have now started the demolition and re-construction. Saturday was a long day, but we made great progress. You can keep track of the progress here:http://picasaweb.google.com/griffse/DeckProject#

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My TV is now only for watching some sports, a reality show or two, and family movie nights. The quality of television has gotten terrible and even the show that I want to watch have commercials, even in the middle of the day, that I can't let my children see. It was great that WalMart had "The Jensen Project" in July that was both decent and entertaining.I have watched a few of the new shows that

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The battles you fight as a homeschooler aren't what you might think. Most of the time your battles revolve around an outsider's perception of why you do what you do and them immediately telling you why they don't do it. Let's clear something up right away; I do not think everyone should homeschool. I do think there should be public schools and I happily pay my taxes so that those schools can

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The general stated that the United States needs illegal immigrants for the following reasons:1. they "are doing things we need done in this country."2. "They're all over my house, doing things whenever I call for repairs.."3. Immigration, he said, offers the U.S. a chance to maintain a youthful population in contrast with the aging of Europe and Japan.4. He also said "I'm sure you've seen them

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Largely I ignore everything in the "news" over the past year because nothing is actually news.This one confuses me so I thought I would seek some clarification. IF this story had not been a hoax, why is it national news? Now that it is a hoax, why is it national news? The woman said her attacker was black and now some people are saying that means she is a racist. If she had said her attacker was

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Last night I heard an "expert panel" say that because Tom Brady got a new huge contract that Peyton Manning will deserve more. That's the stupidest thing I have ever heard, Tom Brady has produced more than Manning and has been a better investment. I guess all those super bowl rings just aren't a measure of success. A look at their stats shows who pays off when it counts, don't take my word for it

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I saw this Saturday and even though I wasn't tempted to turn it off, it was kind of boring. The actors played their parts well, and I think that things were represented alright but it just wasn't engaging. It may have been the veiled political messages or maybe just the subject matter. One reviewer called it "Jason Bourne goes to Baghdad." It's nothing like the Bourne series, and the character is

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Amazing! This was a great story even if a bit violent. The violence and language seemed contextually accurate so I can handle that, nothing gratuitous. IF you haven't seen it, run don't walk. The only knock I have was that the movie was incredibly dark. When I say that I mean I couldn't see things on the screen sometimes. I also could have done without the sepia filter used to shoot most of the

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I find it odd that you can wear LGBT paraphernalia but you cannot wear the words from our pledge of allegiance. This is a perfect example of discrimination and is very unfortunate. If Home Depot wants to actually be fair, don't allow either one. You also shouldn't allow your employees to wear their uniform aprons in non-company events or off property. If you really want equality, then be equal.

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Absolutely amazing that anyone thinks this is alright. Another reason my kids won't ever see a public school if I can help it. I hate this stuff for the teachers out there that oppose this type of crap.http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/07/09/montana-school-proposes-controversial-sex-education-program/

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This is dang funny, I worked for some morons like this once.

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Mrs. Dude and I have been watching a couple of "classics." First we watched Breakfast at Tiffany's; I always wondered what this flick was about so I decided to watch it with her. After seeing it I still wonder what it's about. It was somewhat funny and I never wanted to turn it off, even though it's about 2 people who prostitute themselves, but I never really cared about it either. What I mean is

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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ordained a bunch of gay folks, amazing. I know this "debate" can go on and on over a host of issues, but it still amazes me. I mean first "we" start ordaining women which is crazy enough and now this. I guess this sums it all up:Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness;Who put bitter for sweet, and

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So I am watching TV on Saturday, during the day, and on one movie a guy freely uses the word "prick" more than once. He isn't talking about a needle in your finger either and that is quite clear. Then later on the same channel, during a comedy, the word "nigger" is edited out. That doesn't seem consistent.

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I decided to post some SpeedTest.net results. Here are the results to my Nexus One when I have three bars of 3G goodness:Ping: 109msUpload: 0.18MbpsDownload: 0.89MbpsSo that's NOT fast, but compare it to AT&T's crap DSL:Ping: 139msUpload: 0.06MbpsDownload: 0.66MbpsI have got to get back on cable.

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I found some interesting articles today, these don't seem to get much attention:http://www.ldlad.com/articles-of-impeachment-of-barack-hussein-obamahttp://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/06/10/experts-say-obama-misrepresented-views-justify-offshore-drilling-ban/http://dailycaller.com/2010/06/10/acorn-employees-tell-fbi-of-deliberate-election-fraud-according-to-new-documents/#ixzz0qYSJEDRl

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Check this out:http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/presidential-approval-tracker.htm

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We recently decided to give up on Knology as our ISP after the 900th prolonged service outage. After reviewing all the price gouging offers, we decided to select the slowest, cheapest, thing from AT&T.While we were having our negotiations, the sales people said we could get their DSL Elite for only $5 more per month. See this ad. We had already switched our phone over with just basic service at

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I was watching the finale of "The Biggest Loser" and a commercial came on for this new ABC show:http://abcfamily.go.com/shows/hugeFunny.

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I thought the commercial looked cool, so Mrs. Dude rented it. I had to turn it off after 10 minutes because of all the gratuitous language and nudity, what a waste.

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This past week I got two separate job offers and an anonymous source paid our utility bill. God's grace is so amazing. These offers are great news since I have been unable to get a job even at Lowe's. Now we have to decide if we want to move and/or how much travel will be involved.

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Yesterday during my pity party I prayed for guidance and then decided to mow my neighbor's yard. That was a nice experience that God presented and allowed me to serve someone else and not focus on my own selfishness. Praise God for that opportunity.

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I am really not enjoying this anymore. I know God will take care of us but my pride is being continually assaulted. Today my son asked why we couldn't open the pool and I had to tell him we don't have the money to do it this year. Being a great guy, he offered me his piggy bank. God is teaching me humility right now, I have to learn to love it.

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As I have been seeking employment, I have had some really great interviews that have wound up being complete dead ends. I know a lot of people have been telling partial truths about me and it's been quite a struggle. Last night I decide to pray that God would bless these people and their lives. I would ask those of you that read this to join me in asking that God bless them and draw these people

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As I 'm trying to buy a car, I keep running into people who don't understand that they cannot charge more than the vehicle's worth. They also don't seem to understand that putting tires on a vehicle does not increase its worth but is simply regular maintenance. Consider the following emails, this is for a 2000 Honda Accord EX w 135k miles.From the seller:Condition Value Excellent$7,315Honda

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The trailers were so funny, the movie is awful. I really hate it when funny things in the trailer aren't in the film too. I regret going to see this one, horrible.

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I have been used car shopping for several days now and thought I would share some of the fun I have been having. Yesterday I found a pretty decent, I thought, deal on a 2001 LeSabre but then the whole "good cop bad cop" thing started. As I was looking at the vehicle the guy was all smiles and offered the car for $4900. When we decided we wanted it the thing was $6000. Why can't they just tell you

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Jezebel. Over the past several years, I have met her a few times. The Jezebel you meet may not even know she is a a tool of the enemy. To be fair, I have also been a tool of the enemy and am quite grateful to have had my eyes opened. Beware of the spirit of Jezebel that is so alive in our churches today and seeks to attack marriages and your relationship with Christ.

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It's fun to see who is watching my blog based on recent events.

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While I don't think anyone can accurately describe this I need to relate what I have experienced. I have lived a terrible life and deserve NOTHING but contempt from God. Over the years I have done everything within my flesh to try and get Him to turn His face from me. Instead he repeatedly shows me his favor and demonstrates his love for me. During the past several months I allowed Satan to

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I am not happy

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Sprint is totally awesome! Let me describe my previous statement which is dripping with sarcasm. Sprint allowed access to my account 24 hours after I had changed all of my security questions and answers. This action was not so much completely malicious by the person who did it, but rather a great example of how your information may not be protected. Having been on the phone with 800 different

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I read Sherlock Holmes books as a child and really enjoyed them. The movie has taken great cinematic license and turned the character into something few people ever envisioned, an action hero. Robert Downey Jr. solidified himself as the current top tier star in dramatic fashion. He portrays the man as a torn and troubled man with all the great attributes of observation and deduction from the

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I saw 700 trailers for this movie and spent a month making fun of it. I decided to check it out while I am on travel in California.By far this is the most visually stunning movie I have ever seen. I saw it in digital 3d and remain amazed. I have heard it's a blatant ripoff of Dances with Wolves and see some parallels, but the storyline seemed to have it's own life for me. If you haven't seen this

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Is there a reason that the entire world tries to fluff their way through everything right now? I see this in ever facet of life right now, it's amazing.

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I got a killer new bass last night. It thunders. It's a Schecter Stiletto Studio 5 Diamond Series.

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Uh, what the heck was that? I got dumber watching this. If you want to deliver some message via your artistry you still have to say something.

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I used to think cameras on cell phones were stupid. I've learned this is mainly because I have never had one. Yesterday on my way to band practice I saw something that really lifted my spirits. I was tired and a little bummed out when I looked over and saw the image below. I apologize for the quality of the shot as I was a bit slow drawing the camera and firing, I am not used to having this

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It doesn't hurt anymore.

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17 Again is a classic "If I could do it over" story with no real deviations from any previous iteration. That said, the movie is a riot and why mess with a proven formula. Matthew Perry is great and Zac Efron played his part well. The supporting actors were also quite superb. The sidekick character of Ned Gold, played by Thomas Lennon, was riotous. the movie is funny, but not without some foul

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Listen to this man:http://hardinbaptist.org/download?id=5&download=1

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We rented this, quite liberal, adaption of the F. Scott Fitzgerald short story last night. I have to say that despite the gratuitous sex and ignoring adultery that the story was masterfully adapted to the big screen. The acting wasn't a real stretch for any of the players, but the visual effects and story were spectacular. Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett were good and the movie never seemed to drag.

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http://twitter.com/Captain_Dude

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Check this out:http://www.moanmyweather.com/

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I went to Blockbuster's 50% off sale and grabbed a copy of this movie for $3. I saw it once the year it came out but the quality was really poor. I watch it in the original mandarin with English subtitles and I think it's one of the most masterful movies ever made. Sure the story is Robin Hood/Romeo and Juliet, but it's intoxicating to watch the brilliant camera work. The martial arts scenes are

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Awesome:http://www.tangle.com/view_video.php?viewkey=a3ba03f1aedc8db12cdbhttp://www.tangle.com/view_video.php?viewkey=c0773c43715990c1c1ebhttp://www.tangle.com/view_video.php?viewkey=534ea2619ca03b5649af

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My initial review can be seen by clicking the link below:http://captaindude.blogspot.com/2006/06/movie-review-failure-to-launch.htmlI borrowed this DVD from a buddy and watched it Saturday night. Man, this movie is a riot! Definitely should have been rated R though.

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Who cares? That's what you get for thinking you can act however you want in front of the world.

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I want to see how many followers I can get.http://twitter.com/Captain_Dude

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..can we generate?

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So, five cops lost their jobs yesterday for "beating" a dude on video.Read the article and watch the video here.Let me clarify my position on this. forst, this was no beating, the dude gets hit about twice. Second, if you resist, run away, or do not comply with a lawful request from a cop I hope he throws you a sound beating. Truth be told, I wouldn't mind if they took tasers and PR-24s(

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The Chairman of the RNC pointed out that we suck. It's time to stop sucking.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/19/AR2009051903187.html

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Why are we continuing to dumb down our society? Better yet, why are Christians ok with this?"In far too many public schools throughout the country our children are being bombarded with secular reasoning, situational ethics and moral erosion.... I believe the primary responsibility for raising children is charged to parents. However, it is undeniable that the church is charged with training

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The picture above shows President Obama signing an order to close Guantanamo Bay within one year. This link is to a CNN article talking about Mr. Obama taking it in the rear from the right and the left on not adequately planning to do something with the hordes of criminals that are there. I pretty mush says "Oh yeah, I forgot that place actually had a purpose. we'll have to find somewhere else to

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Unfortunately, fail.

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when did we start closing schools for a week because one kid has the flu? I can't remember ever getting out of school because of something like this and no one at any of the schools I attended ever died from this stuff. Check this link out. I went to the CDC's website and it looks like H1N1 was pretty prolific last year also.http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/weeklyarchives2007-2008/07-08summary.htm

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Remember that as Christians we are supposed to have babies.

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Legislators are clueless and need to leave guns alone.

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What kind of example are we setting for our children these days? We almost constantly cave into what society tells us is normal instead of standing up for Biblical truth. None of us want to live our lives like we're supposed to, instant gratification is too easy to say no to. I'm as guilty as anyone else, but I want to do better for my children and my future grandchildren. This is a challenge for

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I love yard work. I think enjoying it and getting it to look good requires the right equipment so today I bought a Stihl FS 55R string trimmer. 14 years ago I bought a string trimmer at HQ in Virginia Beach. It's been dying slowly for about three seasons.I also use a Stihl FC 55 stick edger.Nothing will make your yard look quite as sharp as one of these. Now I just need to find the right mower.

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Is Global Warming, now called "climate change", total crap?http://www.iceagenow.com/Growing_Glaciers.htmhttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,517035,00.html

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That's right MLK Jr. was a Republican but that's not the joke.I was talking to the 8 year-old daughter of a friend of mine, and shesaid she wanted to be President some day. Both of her parents,liberal Democrats, were standing there, so I asked her, "If you werePresident what's the first thing you would do?"She replied, "I'd give food and houses to all the homeless people.""Wow - what a worthy

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Yeah right! $100 million from this monstrosity? I didn't even know how to articulate how worthless that is, luckily I found this:"All across America, families are making hard choices, and it's time their government did the same." $100 Million from a $3.5 Trillion budget is equivalent to a $2.00 reduction in a $70,000 household budget. If he thinks the hard choices being made consist of whether to

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Holy Left Wing Propaganda Batman!This was on TV last night and I was bored. I'm so so sorry I watched it. It's total crap. I think Hollywood wants to say that people in Arizona want to kill illegal immigrants. If they weren't taking direct aim at Arizona's residents then it's white people in general.

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Driving back from Michigan last week I caught the end of a talk show where some liberals were defending the President. Their opinions were skewed, but that's what makes this a great country. What I had a problem with was them referring to President Obama as "Barack." Certainly no one ever called President Clinton "Bill" and President Bush "George" when they referred to him. I did not appreciate

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It's been quite an interesting couple of weeks for President Obama. First, he prostrates himself in front of a forein king. Someone tell this guy he's the most powerful man in the world and we don't bow to others please. I heard someone on a talk show saying he was leaning over to talk to someone in a chair, but ummm there's no one in a chair. Maybe he dropped America's pride on the floor and was

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I finally got a field technician on the phone. He asked me what the filters, traps, look like outside. I told him there were three traps red, white, and blue. He stated that a couple of months ago technicians were instructed to no longer use the blue trap for limited cable package installs. He said to remove it and see what happens. Guess what happened; now I can see all my local channels in HD

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Nothing was on TV and I couldn't help myself. If you don't feel liek reading the whole transcript Jo starts off telling me I can buy what I want and later says I need to wait until the digital transisiton is over. Please enjoy this like I did:Problem : I cannot receive my local channels in HD.Captain Dude > I cannot receive my local channels in HD.Jo > Hello Captain Dude, Thank you for

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Not only have I been IM'ing with Comcast I have also tried to call and get answers. Additionally, I have posted in some online forums to receive more answers. On the phone I have had no less then five different stories from five different individuals. Most recently, I was told I was entitled to a free cable box which would perform the function I am after. I left work early and went to the Oak

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today I learned about the QAM tuner in my TV. I highly suggest reading this link, here is the relevant excerpt:QAM-based HD programming of local stations is sometimes available to analog cable subscribers, without paying the additional fees for a digital cable box. The availability of QAM HD programming is rarely described or publicized in cable company product literature. If cable providers

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That is a Samsung LN40A550 that I got two days ago quite cheaply. Mrs. Dude noticed the 37" model drop to $849 on Amazon earlier in the week. Further research showed that the 40" dropped to $799. I called HHGregg, because of how well they treated us during the washing machine episode, and they were still $999 when I called. I had decided to buy it from Amazon when I searched Best Buy's site and

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In keeping with my efforts to expose moronic business practices and customer service folks please review the following transcript. I certainly won't switch from $15 to $50 just because this guy says it's the only option.Problem : Ask Comcast EscalationCaptain Dude > Ask Comcast EscalationAerole.38809 > Hello Captain Dude, Thank you for contacting Comcast Live Chat Support. My name is Aerole.38809

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I watched the Teleprompter-in-Chief talk about his "budget plan" last week and refrained from comment. One of my readers requested a post so here it is.President Obama is exactly what he said he would be and what I expected. He has zero political experience, so everything is a framework or is told in very ambiguous terms. I thought that during his address he took both sides of the argument

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Pictured above is the reason I can barely walk. A good friend gave me the piece of furniture in the top picture and it has served us well over the past four years. After the pantry project, we needed some additional storage and found the bottom piece of furniture on Craigslist. We got it for $100 which is good; it weighs over four hundred pounds which is (was) bad. I managed to move it with one

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I've been wanting to upgrade from my 2000 Marin Alpine Trail for about a year, and here it is. I found a 2005 Santa Cruz Superlight in Red Bank Tennessee. It's got some cosmetic scratches but rides really well and I'm looking forward to trying it out soon. Unfortunately, I can hardly walk right now since my sciatica is really acting up after moving a beautiful new piece of furniture into the

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I'm certainly not the best example of a husband and father and have been trying much harder lately to live up to those roles. I am reading the above book after Mrs. Dude just completed it. This guy is awesome! He is really calling out parents, particularly fathers, to live up to their biblical roles. We have strayed so far from what we are called to do as men that this is truly a daunting task.

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I found two bikes in town that would be significant upgrades to the mountain bike I have been riding for the past few years. Since I never spend money before I have it, I set a plan in motion to acquire the cash I needed to purchase one of the bikes. I sold my bowflex and my bike in one day(people must be getting their tax refunds) and made arrangements to look at both of my prospective machines.

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Sorry for the long absence, I know you all missed my brilliant insights. Last week we did a small kitchen remodel that has dramatically increased the space in our poorly designed kitchen.The desk in the bottom picture used to sit inside a little alcove that we had framed and turned into storage. This has been very nice over the past few days.

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I took this picture at work, it's just in case you're ever confused. I'm shocked it's only in one language.

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Some of our youth performed this on Sunday. It was quite powerful and I was surprised to see that many of the senior members sprang to their feet and applauded at the end. I was on stage while it was performed but it looked really good.

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Politicians suck.

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Wow I had an interesting weekend. Saturday night we had four families over which totaled about 22 people in my 2000 sq. ft home. Crowds weird me out but I enjoy the company of several of these Fathers and Husbands that I met at a previous church. As is typical I did not have my cell phone with me during the portion of the evening when I was talking to guests or playing the guitar and all that

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What the heck was up with all the completely trashy Super Bowl commercials? My daughters wanted to watch the game and we had to turn it off when the commercials came. I mean really, do you need to see a woman in lingerie during a Doritos commercial? That doesn't make me want Doritos at all. We all expect Go Daddy to be inappropriate and they lived up to their lack of creativity by once again just

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