I found this on a site I occasionally troll, and it’s so bad, so flawed, so poorly written… I just had to feature it on the wall of shame.

Communism sucks. For all of you who like communism it is time to see why it does not work. Your re-education starts now.

First just about all communist leaders have caused some the biggest slaughter of people ever. Prove this you may ask, well google search Stalin and Moa. Both ruined their countries economy causing massive starvations in the history of humanity. Stalin also killed many of his officers in his military becaused he was scared of them, so when attacked by germany during WW2 millions of brave soldiers died because there was no leadership. Moa wanted everyone to become farmers even if they had qualifications for better use. This severally cripled the economy and sent china back into the dark ages. Medical care was nonexistant and thousands of people died from being thrown back in the dark ages. Then to try to increase the economy Moa asked for all metal tools to be melted down for an industrial revolution. The flaw of this is that the metal was the wrong type ands could not be used to make machines. Even worse was that just about all of these tool that were melted down were the tools used for farming, so the fallowing years millions of people died because not enough food could be grown due to lack of tools. Also to get to power Moa had millions of people killed and beatten. In the end these are only a few examples of why communism does not work and the problems it caused.
So why does communism does not work? Communism does not work because the communist leader is Human and therefore is subjected to human thoughts and feelings. It is naturall for us to feel greed, anger, sadness, pain, hate, and the want to be better than your neighbor. It is because of those human feelings that just about all leaders of nations have abused their power for their own personal gain. Abuse of power is seen through all ages of mankind by our leaders because our leaders are just like the rest of us, humans.
What makes democratic societies better than others? First there are systems set in place to help limit the amout that the leaders can abuse their power. Also in America the leader can only stay in office for 4 years, 8 if they get re-elected. Communism and dictatorships do not have these safe gaurds to prevent abuse of power. Because there are no safe gaurds the leaders can abuse their power at the cost of their power. Also since for many power currupts, it is common to see leaders that are not restrained to abuse their power after having it.
In the end communism kills. As we all know dictatorships don’t work (look at Hitler, Idi admin (spelling for all of this writing? I am tired(and or lazy) because i stayed up last night), and musalini. in the end a democritcy is all that is left, and democritcy tends to kill a heck of alot less than other government types. So back off of Bush and give him some room. He is trying his best to make things better for his country, just as our world leaders are trying all the time.

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When asked why he wrote this, the author responded that “I have to pratice my writing skills over the summer because I will be taking writing 101 at a community college and have not finished high school yet.” Later down he expanded on this as saying “Anyways I only brought up this subject because I wanted to work on my debate skills, I’m going to a comunity college and need to prepare,” and that “arguring is my passion in my life.”

I’m still stunned beyond words. Wow.

Now don’t get me wrong… I’m a huge Obama supporter. But there’s a difference between a supporter and an “Obamatard.” This difference will be explored in perhaps a later post.

So I’m driving into Silverdale to take some wedding pictures, and I had already tolerated a lost person on Grapeview Loop and in Allyn. It was also about 140 degrees in the shade, and I wasn’t in too great of a mood. As I’m pulling out of Belfair from a 35mph zone into a 55mph, I decide not to pass this Prius climbing up the hill… they were going about 60 and I wasn’t concerned about them slowing down at all.

Except they had other plans. As *soon* as the road went back to one lane each way, the owner of this Prius decided that 55mph was just a suggestion–and he decided it really meant “go 15 below the speed limit for the next 10 miles without having a good reason at all.”

So if you know someone who owns a Silver Prius, supports Barack Obama, and has the license plate number of “389-NSY” (Washington State), please shred their license and tow their car. Pic related.

Yes, it’s true. I’m on the wall of shame for this one.

I’ve always had a rather bad relationship with my message tone for my phone. First it was one of those canned messages where I say my name and it repeats it. Generic, boring, and impersonal. But I didn’t have anything better, since I dislike how I sound over the phone and always seem to get my tone wrong. Then while walking to work last year I had this great idea for a personal greeting.

Knock Knock
Who’s There
Not Nikky… leave a message

It wasn’t perfect, great, or anything positive really–but it’s what I had and it was original. I didn’t especially care either, since my phone is always on me and I try to always answer calls. Usually my messages come from when I’m out of service.

So this brings us to the current day, and I’m working out of our Silverdale office three times a week, so I figured out how to forward my office phone in Bremerton (which is on my business card) to my cell phone. I don’t think anything about my cell greeting until Monday rolls around. It’s about 4:30, and myself and Bridget were getting ready to leave when Sarah (our boss) makes her first appearance of the day because she was in meetings since like 0800. We discuss some things, and then she randomly goes over to her phone, hits speaker, and dials our Bremerton 4-digit extension.

I’m wondering why she’s doing this, and I say “I forward to my cell” right when my pocket started vibrating. I wasn’t sure what she was trying to do, so I just ignored the call. Then the “Knock Knock” answering greeting came on. It turns out she tried to call me on Friday while en route to a housing complex and I was out of service–so she heard it then. Sarah was greatly relieved to know that I didn’t actually have that as a greeting on an office phone directly. But needless to say… my message greeting was changed that evening. :)

As Bridget said on the way home: “I can’t imagine her facial expression when she heard that when calling you,” and I agree. I can’t imagine it either.

In early May we always celebrate Mother’s Day to recognize and thank the people who carried and raised us. Yet in the midst school ending for the summer, we can sometimes forget that Mothers are only half of the equation. They might easily blend into the woodwork, but our Fathers do just as much work for their children do, and recieve not nearly enough credit that they do in raising their kids.

I wrote this to my dad a few months ago, but I think it fits for today as well.

You have an amazing work ethic, succeed at whatever job you do, are a
wonderful father who has done so much for his children, and you have an
amazing personality who is genuinely friendly to all and seeks to help
those in need at home and in the community. Those are what make you, and
not anything else. That is what makes my father, and what makes me proud
to be your son.”

When mothers are at home, dads are the ones who wake up early, are away from their family, and come home tired. But they do this–every day, every month, every year–without complaint or second thoughts. My battery life has almost ran out, so I will leave you with these screenshots.

My student-directed field project for LSJ/GEOG 378.

Read and enjoy. Or not. Whatever you decide. :)

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Something I thought that might be interesting is what is on my Opera Speed Dial, which is a feature that when you open a new tab it shows automatically updating previews of 9 sites you select.But how did I choose my current nine? My current reasoning is to choose sites that change their content frequently, like news sites or major blogs. Frequently visited forums or something text based might not be useful with a preview, and could be quicker to just type in the address bar.

1. Seattlepi.com: My favorite of the two major Seattle papers.

2. Seattletimes.com: The other Seattle paper, I have it because it gives a different view on some issues and is a more conservative viewpoint.

3. CNN.com: The best for breaking news stories, and that’s about it.

4. nyt.com: The New York Times. Enough said.

5. drudgereport.com: Clearinghouse of news for all of the major US media outlets. The best in the business for breaking political news.

6. huffingtonpost.com: More liberal version of drudge.

7. slog.thestranger.com: The Stranger’s blog that focuses on Seattle, Art, Music, Politics, and everything interesting in the world.

8. kitsapsun.com: Local newspaper website. Just here so I can keep track of what’s going on at home.

9. slashdot.org: Best site for nerd news. :)

ASUW Election Results are in, and I’m pleased to note that ChampUW ‘08 has done well!

President: In the top 15 out of 58!

Vice President: Top 7 out of 51!

Community Relations: Top 7 out of 49!

Diversity Efforts: Top 6 out of 48!

Faculty, Administration, and Academic Affairs:  Top 7 out of 46!

Operations: Top 10 out of 57! (Master Shake)

Organizational Relations: Top 6 out of 29!

And now for the best part… featured write in candidates!

• A non-eco-maniac-conservative
• Campus Squirrels
• George Washington
• Luke Skywalker
• Not Tyler Dockins
• Mickey Mouse
• Scoop Jackson
• Frodo T. Baggins
• Dick Cheney
• ANARCHY
• The Crazy Chimps
• Mark Emmert
• Dirty Harry
• Madalene Albright
• Someone who does not micro-manage
• Stephen Colbert
• kim jong il
• NO CONFIDENCE
• Terd Ferguson
• Hillary Clinton

Best Write in of 2008!

For the Director of Programming: “Does he/she know C++ or java”

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My research paper for LSJ 367 (Comparative Law and Politics). Thought someone else might be interested in it. :)