Nope… It’s a bird alright…

“As I was driving to work on Bodenburg Loop in Palmer I saw a huge object in the sky looking like it was coming in for a landing,” the person wrote. “As I got closer and it came across the river and got lower, I realized that it was not a plane but a very, very large bird.”

You decide.

Walter Cronkite, the veteran newsman who covered almost every major world event that took place during his six-decade career, on Sunday warned that if the United States takes action against Iraq without support from the United Nations it could set the stage for World War III.

Pretty scary stuff, in fact, what this really means is,

?That means we don?t have a democracy,? he said. ?We?ve got an oligarchy here, not a democracy. Our democracy is in some danger if we don?t concentrate on educating the populace.?

Read it for yourself. He makes some very good points.

On Friday night, when the Chechen gunmen in the Moscow theater gave President Vladimir Putin a deadline of Saturday to give a commitment to end Russian military operations in their country, the Russian president faced two choices: give in and open negotiations, or take a dangerous gamble. He chose the gamble — and it seems to have paid off.

Putin decided to act because the prospect of a series of hostage executions carried out by Chechen militants in his own capital was politically unacceptable.

I personally, think Putin is a man of great character. I don’t know about the nerve gas rumors though.

Footage aired on independent television in Georgia shows doctors reputedly with hospitals in Moscow saying the several dozen hostages who died in Saturday’s dramatic rescue were poisoned by the gas Russian forces used to wrest control of the Chechen-held theater.

The doctors in the footage described the gas as being a neuro-paralyzing agent, one that disables the body’s nervous system. The description contrasts with other reports that described it as a sleeping gas.

Then again, 30 minutes later the terrorists were going to start shooting hostages. What would you have done? Me? I don’t know. That’s why I am NOT the President of any country at this time. Too heavy…

Now this is good. The so-called “responsible media” has had the followign opinion of Matt Drudge:

They said, “Matt, you have no filter or training. You just put raw information out there. It’s irresponsible! People read your website and they get a totally incorrect view and idea of what’s going on, because we haven’t processed it first.”

Well, Rush Limbaugh has a good response about “mainstream media”. Read Up.

It wasn’t too exciting of a race, but the end was interesting.

Budding NASCAR star Jamie McMurray won again, running the final 74 laps without stopping Saturday in the Aaron’s 312 NASCAR Busch series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

McMurray led only the final lap, taking over when Joe Nemechek ran out of gas just before taking the white flag. But McMurray’s Chevrolet had just enough fuel to get the first series victory of his career, and he ran out of gas during a post-race burnout at the finish line.

I can hardly wait til tomorrow. Now if I only had tickets… Naw. It’s better watching the action on my big screen. :biggrin

How is this for a strange twist of fate?

John Allen Muhammad, the former soldier arrested Thursday in connection with the serial sniper attacks around Washington, D.C., trained in the Oregon National Guard near Portland International Airport during the same time as former Portland Police Chief Charles Moose served at the airport with the Air National Guard.

Read the article for more…

1. What is your favorite scary movie? AN American Werewolf in London. Yikes. That spooked me a long time ago.

2. What is your favorite Halloween treat? Double Bubble.

3. Do you dress up for Halloween? If so, describe your best Halloween costume. My best ever was RoadKill. I looked horrendous. ahha.

4. Do you enjoy going to haunted houses or other spooky events? Not too much.

5. Will you dress up for Halloween this year? Probably. The kids will want me too. I think Gidget is going to make me a “Devilled Egg” costume. haha.

Women have quit hormone therapy in droves since a major study in July declared the pills put them at higher risk for heart attacks and breast cancer than once thought.

What do you say? A bunch of horse piss? You are exactly right, check out Premarin.

Just a quick note to remind those of you who regularly read my blog that postign will be spotty again this week, as I am working on the first beta release of some major software.

Oh yeah, and I created a new category for NASCAR.

Have a good one.