Feel Good Video Of The Day

What's goin' on?



Suck it, Satterlee.  Suck it hard.  :)

Let's Define "Traditional Marriage"

 

If you want to get technical about it, "traditional marriage" is between a man and his rib.

 

Now, that's what I can an institution...

 

Photo Of The Day

Each one of the blue dots is a zip code, in which someone contributed $200 or more to President Obama's campaign in 2008, but haven't donated in this election cycle.  The darker the dot, the more people in that zip code that have yet to re-up.

In '08, more than 550,000 people donated at least $200 to Obama's campaign.  So far this year, 88% of those donors, or 537,806 people have not made another $200 commitment. 

One thing is abundantly clear.  While Obama may very well be elected to a second term, the level of passion and excitement about the presidential election has plummeted.

Feel Good Video Of The Day

Who doesn't like penguins?  Penguins were what brought my wife and I together.  They're pretty fucking awesome.

Now, what's better than penguins?  Penguins and LASER POINTERS!!!

Gallup: 78% Of Americans Ignorant

Sorry, folks.  I can't think of a more tactful way to say it.

In a recent Gallup poll, 1,012 people were asked about their views about the origin and development of the human species.  46% said that man was created by god, in their present form, less than 10,000 years ago.  Another 32% believe that we have evolved over the course of many millennia, but with god guiding the process.  Only 15% of those interviewed believed in evolution, in it's scientific meaning.

I don't get it...

Is Your PC THIS Dirty?

This almost looks like it could be a deleted scene from 'Hoarders'.



There's a sticker on the side of the tower that says "4/97".  I wonder if April of 1997 was the last time it was opened.  Certainly seems like 15 years of dust and cat hair.  Ewwww.

Feel Good Video Of The Day

No better way to start your weekend than a pug singing the 'Batman' theme...

Feel Good Video Of The Day

Since we're on the subject of 'Les Mis', I thought I would share this clip.  It's of Neil Patrick Harris and Jason Segel of 'How I Met Your Mother' on the now defunct 'Megan Mullally Show'.  They're singing 'Confrontation'.  Hilarious.

Trailer: Les Miserables

With Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean, Russell Crowe as Javert, and Anne Hathaway as Fatine, 'Les Miserables' is in theaters on December 14th.

Toddler Sings 'Ain't No Homos Gonna Make It To Heaven' In Church

And the congregation goes wild!  Standing ovation!

This interesting little ditty was unearthed yesterday by Goodlawd.  It shows a little boy, not any older than four, on stage with his father.  He starts singing,

"The Bible’s right, somebody’s wrong.
The Bible’s right, somebody’s wrong.
Romans one, twenty six and twenty seven;
Ain’t no homos gonna make it to Heaven."

Note:  Please do not flag the video as offensive on YouTube.  It needs to remain up and playing, so that the nation and the world can see the hate being preached at this church.  It disgusts me as much as it does you.  Possibly more so.  But, people need to be aware as to what is going on in their neighborhoods.

Shortly after the Goodlawd's post gained attention from a number of other bloggers, most notably Joe My God, the video was removed from YouTube for violating their guidelines on hate speech.  Fortunately, someone had the sense to mirror the video on DailyMotion.   A mirror of the video surfaced on YouTube this morning.  Today, the clip has gone semi-viral, after being picked up by Buzzfeed and TMZ.

The church where this disturbing performance took place has been identified as the Apostolic Truth Tabernacle in Greensburg, Indiana.  Coincidentally (or not), Greensburg is the community of 11,492 people where Billy Lucas lived.  Remember Billy Lucas?  He was the 15-year-old high school freshman that committed suicide on September 9, 2010, after being bullied at school for being gay.  His suicide inspired Dan Savage to create the It Gets Better Project later that year.

 

The church released a statement on their website's homepage, which reads,

"The Pastor and members of Apostolic Truth Tabernacle do not condone, teach, or practice hate of any person for any reason. We believe and hope that every person can find true Bible salvation and the mercy and grace of God in their lives. We are a strong advocate of the family unit according to the teachings and precepts found in the Holy Bible. We believe the Holy Bible is the Divinely-inspired Word of God and we will continue to uphold and preach that which is found in scripture."

Doesn't sound much like an apology to me.  Does it to you?  They're basically saying, "It is what it is".

If you would like to give your two cents on the matter, the church's phone number is 812-662-8224.  You can also send them a message online on their "Contact Us" page.  Also, please feel free to call Head Pastor Jeff Sangl.  His cell phone number is 317-979-8684.  His home number is 765-525-9488.

WTF Headline Of The Day

And I suppose 'The Avengers' makes the case for Norse mythology?

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Feel Good Video Of The Day

Sophia Grace and Rosie are the first kids to visit Cars Land at Disney's California Adventure.  Is there anything cuter on television?  I love Sophia Grace's impression of Mater.  Hilarious.

Spellbinding (Video)

I could put this on a loop, and fall asleep to this every night.  More riveting than 'Twilight'.

A Change Of Pace

I was telling the wifey earlier tonight that I have ZERO desire to continue my political activism anymore.  The fire is gone.  I think that for the last few years, I've been channeling my anger and depression into something else, instead of incessantly complaining.  Politics and religion were easy targets.

 Now...I'm happy for the first time in my life.  This feeling may be short lived, but I don't have the ability to criticize or be snarky like I used to.  Hell, for the last two days, I've posted a "Feel Good Video of the Day" on my site.  That's not like me. 'The Twitch' has been nothing but doom and gloom since it started nearly three years ago. 

I'm tired of being the asshole that constantly rains on everyone else's parade.  It's not something that I would like to be known for. 

That being said, some changes are coming to the site.  As you may have already noticed, the header at the top of the page has already been changed.  "You met me at a very strange time in my life" is quite fitting.  Those of you that have been following me for a while haven't had a chance to get to know the real me.  I thought I had forgotten who that person was, myself.  I used to tell people that I wasn't really a pessimist.  I was a "realist".  Let's face it.  I was an asshole.  Plain and simple.  But, could you blame me?

This is like writing for the first time, all over again.  I don't know where to start or how to do this.  I just know that I want to create something that my wife enjoys reading.  She stopped reading my site long ago, because my posts did nothing but depress her.

While I still may write the occasional post about politics, religion, or some bigot out there in the world, I'm not going to harp on it.  The update will be written because "this needs to be seen", instead of "take a look at this asshole".

Bear with me.  This is going to be a learning experience for all of us. 

Video Diary - Two Weeks Gluten Free

I have been gluten free for 14 days now.  The difference in the way I feel is unbelievable.  I will post details later (hopefully tomorrow), but I wanted to record a short video to show the improvement in my psychological state and tone of voice.

My wife hates these video diaries for a number of reasons.  The lighting sucks.  The audio isn't all that good.  I say "um" a lot...and I tend to ramble.   She's right....about everything.  Sorry.



Update:  34 "um"s in four minutes and twenty seconds.  If you were playing the "Adam Says Um" drinking game, you'd be dead.  :)