tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post2024891475693581931..comments2024-03-20T12:34:55.100-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: Senator cures cancer, invents Internet, and discovers fabled Iraqi WMDs!Jim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-23797167333483529172008-03-26T18:22:00.000-05:002008-03-26T18:22:00.000-05:00I must admit, the high and tight was one of the fi...I must admit, the high and tight was one of the first things I noticed when I met Jim, having grown up between Ft. Wainwright and Eielson AFB, you zoom in on the military haircut.<BR/><BR/>A person just wouldn't be "Jim Wright" without it.Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18142380580388373496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-88921394827244385252008-03-26T01:36:00.000-05:002008-03-26T01:36:00.000-05:00Jeri, my life, my criteria. You buy it, you can ma...Jeri, my life, my criteria. <BR/><BR/>You buy it, you can make your <I>own</I> criteria. Don't worry about the negative equity, the economy will turn around - the President's got a plan...Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-18839258512844276722008-03-26T01:07:00.000-05:002008-03-26T01:07:00.000-05:00Jim-Sue, the high and tight requirement is kinda d...Jim-Sue, the high and tight requirement is kinda discriminatory. How 'bout off the collar? Only Demi Moore and Natalie Portman look decent with buzz cuts.<BR/><BR/>And isn't that pricing kind of high considering the current recessive trend? What happens if one of us takes the plunge and buys your life, and finds out in a year it's only worth $600,000 and we have negative equity? Who the heck would we mail the keys to?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-16304079647944111092008-03-25T21:06:00.000-05:002008-03-25T21:06:00.000-05:00Even considering the Wen Ho Lee affair, I could li...Even considering the Wen Ho Lee affair, I could live with Obama picking Richardson as his VP.Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18142380580388373496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-9537799312939254582008-03-25T20:59:00.000-05:002008-03-25T20:59:00.000-05:00Resistance is futile. Prepare to be assimilated. Y...Resistance is futile. Prepare to be assimilated. Your technology will be added to the greater whole that is me.<BR/><BR/>Just saying.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-18898785146898796612008-03-25T20:51:00.000-05:002008-03-25T20:51:00.000-05:00(sigh) ABLE not about.(sigh) ABLE not about.Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-32689970983549560372008-03-25T20:50:00.000-05:002008-03-25T20:50:00.000-05:00Jim-Sue,Don't take this the wrong way, but you're...Jim-Sue,<BR/><BR/>Don't take this the wrong way, but you're not that irresistible. I'm finding myself quite about to resist.<BR/><BR/>;)Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-81686684931774393792008-03-25T20:17:00.000-05:002008-03-25T20:17:00.000-05:00Well, if you mean the part of the Wikipedia Mary S...Well, if you mean the part of the Wikipedia Mary Sue definition that goes "... being remarkably attractive in comparison to the other characters" around here, well yeah, I can buy into that :)Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-75923274507016288572008-03-25T18:40:00.000-05:002008-03-25T18:40:00.000-05:00Iraq, Another Day At DisneyworldThat sounds pretty...<EM>Iraq, Another Day At Disneyworld</EM><BR/><BR/>That sounds pretty dreadful in and of itself, actually.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I'm pretty much done with Ms. Hillary. She's rubbed me the wrong way for some time, but I kept trying to convince myself I was being too hard on her. I wasn't. She's a lying pile of poo.<BR/><BR/>I will have to look into the incident Tania mentions, because Richardson was my favorite candidate before he dropped out. I would dearly love an Obama/Richardson ticket. <BR/><BR/>And Jim? You really are turning into a Mary Sue. Just sayin'.Janiecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190655869710465713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-13834833207449626472008-03-25T18:32:00.000-05:002008-03-25T18:32:00.000-05:00Nathan, nobody would have ever heard of any those ...Nathan, nobody would have ever heard of any those movies if it wasn't for Nixon. <BR/><BR/>Redford would have ended up selling salad dressing or something.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-37466509384082639542008-03-25T18:03:00.000-05:002008-03-25T18:03:00.000-05:00Yo Jim,Barefoot in the ParkButch Cassidy and the S...Yo Jim,<BR/><BR/>Barefoot in the Park<BR/>Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid<BR/>The Hot Rock<BR/>The Candidate<BR/>Jeremiah Johnson<BR/>The Way We Were<BR/>The Sting<BR/>The Great Gatsby<BR/>The Great Waldo Pepper<BR/>Three Days of the Condor<BR/><BR/>The Graduate<BR/>Midnight Cowboy<BR/>Little Big Man<BR/>Straw Dogs<BR/>Papillon<BR/>Lenny<BR/><BR/>Just Sayin, Dude. (And, as Eric says, it wasn't even necessary.)Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-16764591597240368292008-03-25T17:47:00.000-05:002008-03-25T17:47:00.000-05:00Anne, well, you can be me right now. For the right...Anne, well, you can be me <I>right now</I>. For the right price, bidding starts at $1Million. <BR/><BR/>But, buyers must meet certain criteria. First, they must demonstrate a facility with the curmudgeon lifestyle (Hey, you kids get off my grass. Oooooh, where's my shotgun and the rocksalt rounds?). Next, you must be on at least two government watch lists, preferably something to do with whipped cream, two tons of cocaine, a 'misplaced' Army weapons shipment, and a lost weekend in Matzalan. You must have a regulation 'high and tight, #2 razor cut on top,' and you must despise creationists and GWB (OK, that last one is a freebie). <BR/><BR/>I keep the lathe.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-68923689610768448322008-03-25T17:35:00.000-05:002008-03-25T17:35:00.000-05:00And Jim's resemblance to a Mary Sue continues to g...And Jim's resemblance to a Mary Sue continues to grow. ;)<BR/><BR/>Jim, can I be you in a future life?Anne C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09444051201220766948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-87340865029246149532008-03-25T16:50:00.000-05:002008-03-25T16:50:00.000-05:00It's ok, Howie, I like your work and I want to see...It's ok, Howie, I like your work and I want to see more of it.<BR/><BR/>I'm doing some design graphics for my current novel and I may have some questions for you down the road. I'm a pretty fair artist and I've done some graphic design. I've done some black and white sketches for my book, originally to get things straight in my head - then thought, hey, these would be cool additions to the novel.<BR/><BR/>------------<BR/><BR/>Tania, yeah, DOE has never impressed me, and never less than right now.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-57760676630414483812008-03-25T16:25:00.000-05:002008-03-25T16:25:00.000-05:00Thanks, Jim! I'm using a combination of 3ds Max 9 ...Thanks, Jim! I'm using a combination of 3ds Max 9 (32 Bit version) and Photoshop CS2. And not to continue to spam, but you might find these interesting as well. I'm sorry to do this, but these links require registration at the site to see some of the images. Pray forgiveness. <BR/>http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/3d-wips/37144-future-vtol-heli-thing.html<BR/>http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/3d-wips/20337-earth-mars-transit-vehicle.html<BR/>http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/3d-wips/26435-something-random.html<BR/>Heh, I'll stop now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-69963726385429078982008-03-25T16:19:00.000-05:002008-03-25T16:19:00.000-05:00To clarify some - DOE is an agency I used to work ...To clarify some - DOE is an agency I used to work with on research grant/contracts. Total clusterfuck on their end. Nice money, horrible agency.Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18142380580388373496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-27460499967370114222008-03-25T16:14:00.000-05:002008-03-25T16:14:00.000-05:00It's not just you, Jim. But seriously, his time at...It's not just you, Jim. But seriously, his time at Energy was full of bullshit. I know that the Secretary doesn't have his finger on everything that happens in his organization, but his complicity in destroying Wen Ho Lee's career is pretty damning. Sure, he admitted that he'd made a mistake, but not before he was essentially forced to do so.<BR/><BR/>I actually don't have that much of an opinion on Richardson, beyond the DOE debacle. I think there are much less attractive candidates out there.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I'm still dreaming of a true ticket for change - Gravel/Paul 2008. That would be a hoot.Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18142380580388373496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-87795367818615130142008-03-25T16:02:00.001-05:002008-03-25T16:02:00.001-05:00and is it just me, or is Richardson looking like a...and is it just me, or is Richardson looking like a VP nominee?Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-33832020713289582112008-03-25T16:02:00.000-05:002008-03-25T16:02:00.000-05:00Eric, yep.Frankly I think that's pretty much it fo...Eric, yep.<BR/><BR/>Frankly I think that's pretty much it for her. Within a week of Obama's inspired race in America speech, Clinton gets caught in a major faux pas. Do the math. <BR/><BR/>I think she's scared, scared of Obama and that Richardson has thrown in with him, chiefly because of that speech. She needed something - and her "I've got more experience" is stretched about as thin as it will go. If fact, I think it just snapped.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-67353742678882693612008-03-25T15:52:00.000-05:002008-03-25T15:52:00.000-05:00It's not that we like liars. The blowback when a ...It's not that we like liars. The blowback when a president gets caught lying is always a bitch: LBJ became a one-termer, Nixon resigned in disgrace, Clinton was impeached. Reagan and Bush the Elder found themselves under clouds of congressional investigation (and Reagan would have been in some deep shit if there hadn't been a small horde of people falling on their swords for him). Bush The Lesser is one of the least popular presidents in history and may do more to restore the Democrats to power than any politician out there. Even Dwight "Well that certainly isn't <I>our</I> high-tech spy plane" Eisenhower found hismelf a little humiliated on the world stage.<BR/><BR/>The problem for Ms. Clinton isn't that she's lying too soon, it's that she's getting busted too early. And for what? It's a dumb lie. The snipers story is unnecessary and easily debunked--you could still spin an interesting narrative about what your trip to Bosnia entailed. Hell, <I>none</I> of her embellishments were necessary: the story could be "I went to the Bosnia peace talks as a non-participating observer and learned a great deal about blah-blah-blah..." and it would <I>still</I> give her more foreign policy experience than the Shrub had when he was elected.<BR/><BR/>I really wish she'd stop doing this. I want to like Ms. Clinton. I want to <I>love</I> Ms. Clinton--actually, I thought she was made of Awesome for a little while in the early '90s. But when you lie... just... <I>spontaneously</I>, like that, in a way that's unnecessary and is going to get you your ass handed to you.... It's hard to get my head around, really. I have to wonder about... <I>character</I>, a word I hate to even say during an election year unless I'm talking about gaming. (The best comment on a politician's <I>character</I> is still Al Gore's sprightly "I'm a 12th-level Vice President!" on <I>Futurama</I>; Al, any time I'm feeling down on you, I remind myself of that guest appearance, and much is forgiven.)Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18275812152895151542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-43260497795699700942008-03-25T15:47:00.000-05:002008-03-25T15:47:00.000-05:00Damn, Howie, you're good. Very nice.What modeling ...Damn, Howie, you're good. Very nice.<BR/><BR/>What modeling program are you using?<BR/><BR/>I fooled around with DesignCAD 3D a while back, but it's got nowhere near the detail you've got there.<BR/><BR/>The rest of you, go check out Howie's stuff. Very cool, even if you're not a big squishing fan of scifi art. Impressive, most impressive.<BR/><BR/>(And he wasn't spamming for compliments, I asked him to give me a link in a previous post)Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-35754582038837703972008-03-25T15:13:00.000-05:002008-03-25T15:13:00.000-05:00Nice. I guess the reason that this is causing such...Nice. I guess the reason that this is causing such an uproar is that it's Hillary - the candidate people love to hate. Also, you point about the previous bullshitters in office is absolutely correct - we just usually like our politicians to start lying to us *after* they've been elected. We expect that. <BR/>Anyhow, as previously requested....<BR/>http://www.crius.net/zone/forumdisplay.php?f=28<BR/>That's a link to my primary home project - a Wing Commander game. It's called Pioneer, and I've done much of the artwork for it. Anyhow, more spaceships galore, and if you've ever played WC you might get a kick out of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com