Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's ass

The supreme court ruled in favor of keeping the monument in the Texas Capitol that displays the Ten Commandments. Christian groups say that the Ten Commandments are the foundation of the constitution, and in particular, the U.S. policy. I suggest a detailed analysis of these laws given by God directly to Moses.

"I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage."
The first commandment is very clearly a definition: God is the Judeo-Christian God. What messages does this says about other religions? Shouldn't there be other religious texts displayed in the Capitol too?

"Thou shalt have no other gods before me. [...] Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I, the Lord thy God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; and showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments."
Isn't this God clearly against the First amendment?

"Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain."
President Bush said "God told me to strike at al Qaeda and I struck them, and then he instructed me to strike at Saddam, which I did." Dubya, don't use God's name as an excuse.

"Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy."
So far, 4/10 commandments, but none of them have anything to do with the foundation of the constitution. But hold on, this will get resolved soon.

"Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee."
Finally, something nice is said.

"Thou shalt not Kill."
That means, do not kill. I don't care if you call them evildoers.

"Thou shalt not commit adultery."
Makes sense.

"Thou shalt not steal."
Except oil.

"Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour."
WMDs? Links between Iraq and 9/11? Dubya, give us a freaking break, we are sick of you repeating the same lie over and over.

"Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, [...] nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's."
Nor his land, nor his political significance as a pawn, nor his carbonate resources. Nor his ass. See? The constitution, based on this commandment, is against gay marriage!

Moses, as he came down from the mount with the stone tablets, and saw the people of God adoring a golden statue, got mad and broke some of the commandments. I guess all the exceptions this administration has used to invade and murder their neighbors, to steal their resources were clearly written there.

A couple of conclusions can be drawn. First, the ten commandments have nothing to do with the constitution. Second, this administration's policy has nothing to do with the ten commandments. So it goes.

The Watermelon

I like watermelons. And I had bought a watermelon. A few days passed before I considered eating it, but last night, I considered cutting and eating it, but decided against it; I would wait until the next morning. I woke up craving the watermelon for breakfast. As I walk to the kitchen, this trash smell was everywhere, and there was stinky water in the middle of the kitchen floor for no good reason. After much exploration, I was able to determined that it came from the watermelon, now a gelatinous round mass with the texture of a deflated basketball. Some rugs ended up stinking, and everything still smells kind of nasty. Now I will proceed to clean the house, for real. I do not like watermelons.

Kung Fu Hustle

Kung Fu Hustle takes the traditional Kung Fu formula and turns it inside out. A refreshingly weird comedy, with hilarious fights, that anyone can enjoy.

You may know kung fu... but you're still a fairy.

flag burning

According to UsHistory.com and their Flag Rules and Regulations

Section 8k of the Flag Code (see below) states, "The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning." We recommend that you contact your local VFW Chapter and ask them for help properly disposing of your flag. And be sure to consider providing a small donation to them for their assistance. Or you can contact your local Elks Lodge (who created the idea of Flag Day, established officially by President Truman, himself a member of the Elks), the American Legion, or the Knights of Columbus. Some Boy Scout and Girl Scout troups also can provide this service.

Flags can't be burned, unless you pay someone to do it.

ipod is good for your health

I wasn't expecting to buy an iPod. The number written in the price tag was too high for such a small piece of technology. Knowing that I wouldn't buy one, I started saying that the only reason I don't exercise is because I don't have an iPod to take with me.
However, after playing with my PowerBook and iTunes I noticed why the price tag makes so much sense. The iPod is not only a beautiful gadget but it is very well designed too! I hate companies that require the installation of hundreds of programs and drivers just to run a single piece of hardware. My last external CD-drive came with an installation CD that I had no idea how to run with my CD-Ron deficient PC.
All my applications promised interaction with iPod. iPod can be used as an Address Book, Calendar and Portable Hard Drive. I asked the internet about this, and it told me that it is true, iPod will work out of the box with everything in my computer.
The harm was done, I had to get an iPod.

My first thoughts after buying my iPod will be enumerated right now:
Wow, that was more expensive than I thought.
But it looks so beautiful.
Hey! What's this installation disc?
Oh, ok.. "For computers with Windows".
It even has games! I didn't know that.
I'm so glad I bought this.
Wait a minute! Now I will have to start exercising.

At this moment I realized that the damage was done already. Now that I have to run every morning, it may turn out that iPod is good for your health!

Flag Burning

The house has passed a constitutional amendment to prohibit burning the flag of the US. Here is a very nice timeline of the issue. Here are recommendations on how to on how to protest this on the 4th of July: burn flags that look almost like US flags.

Spam for Cannon Fodder ...and Sperm

The Pentagon has acknowledged the existence of a database created to "scan" and contact possible military recruits.

The Pentagon's statements added that anyone can "opt out" of the system by providing detailed personal information that will be kept in a separate "suppression file." That file will be matched with the full database regularly to ensure that those who do not wish to be contacted are not, according to the Pentagon.

So, if you don't want to be on the list, they will not delete you off it.

Privacy advocates said the plan appeared to be an effort to circumvent laws that restrict the government's right to collect or hold citizen information by turning to private firms to do the work

Out of personal experience, I know that military recruits can be worse than most telemarketers.

When I was a few months away from finishing my engineering degree, Fall 2001, I decided to go to a videogame store, just to look around. This navy officer was at the store, pretending to be hanging out. As I looked at some games, he approached me. The conversation went, in English, in Puerto Rico, something like this:

-So, you like videogames - The Navy Recruiter said, as I stared back at him. Although my expression said "No shit", I said:
-I guess.
-Do you like [insert some videogame names with war themes that I don't quite recall]?
-Not really...
-In the Navy, we have videogame tournaments all the time. You like Quake, right?
-Not really...
-Also, we play basketball, you do like basketball, do you?
-Ehm, sorry, I don't have time for this...
-This could be a really good opportunity for you, you can have a career at the navy, good money...
-Sorry, I'm graduating soon, and already have a good job offer, and I'm not interested in the Navy...
-Why don't you let me get your information, so we can contact you, just for orientation purposes.
-I'm not interested - I was furious already.
-I'm only asking for...
-I'm not interested in the Navy. I don't like war. I hate what the Navy does. Leave me alone. Paz para Vieques! - And I walked out. The "Paz para Vieques" part was just to get him off me, it came out great. As I walked out of the store, pissed off, he said,
-It is ok, I respect your position, it is ok.

Fast Forward to a few years after, to grad school. A recruiter got my email address and started spamming me with 'opportunities'. I reported him as spam, it was ignored. I got mad, finally emailed him back, saying how I was not interested in the wonderful opportunity of training for a day like the special forces do.

How did that guy get my information? Evidently, my school sells my private information. I've already mentioned how I once got a letter from a Sperm Bank. They knew my age, degrees, ethnicity and other kinds of information, and they thought I was a great candidate to donate my sperm. What is that suppose to mean? "We think you look like the kind of guy who would masturbate really well?" Later I heard of other students in my program who got similar letters. So it goes.

Dresden Dolls

Isn't it fun when you are introduced to a new, refreshing band? That is what happened with me and Dresden Dolls. A girl with a piano, a guy at the drums. The best way to describe it is Cabaret music with Punk and Rock influence. Check out the song Girl Anachronism, it has an abrasive piano and a lot of energy.

Librarians fight for you

Love your librarian. They are the ones fighting for your privacy rights against the PATRIOT act. According to this article, there have been many FBI inquiries of book lists of different people that have been denied by the librarians. Apparently reading about Osama Bin Laden is anti-patriotic.

But, knowing were Osama is and doing nothing isn't. Well, that is what the CIA said. The CIA director says he knows were Bin Laden is, but won't go in due to issues related to sovereign countries. Translation: there is no oil there.

I thought this country was in a war against terror. I guess me reading in the library about police states is more dangerous to the American way than Bin Laden.

Carreteras y Lechones

Cómo parte de la pelea entre las dos facetas PNP y el poder ejecutivo PPD, el proceso de confirmación de secretarios de muchos departamentos se ha retrasado o ha sido especialmente difícil. El gordito Gabriel Alcaraz, aspirante a Secretario del Departamento de Transportacion y Obras Públicas, lloró mucho durante su ponencia debido al nerviosismo. Sin embargo, algunos senadores lo apoyaron:

Ambos senadores penepeístas puntualizaron que no existe ninguna razón para descalificar al funcionario, a quien exaltaron no sólo por su preparación académica sino por demostrar que conoce el estado y ubicación detallada de casi todos los proyectos de carreteras, sobre todo cuando éstos colindan con panaderías, lechoneras, restaurantes y cualquier establecimiento que vende comida.

US vs UN

The U.S. House of Representatives is using its iron fist to force the U.N. into reforming. They are threatening the U.N. with withholding funds and support. We all know US does whatever the hell they want to without any sort of respect to the UN. I guess that since the UN was originally developed to prevent imperialist countries from invading other countries, and since, due to these reasons, they opposed the invasion of Iraq based on lies, now the US' Representatives feels like it has the moral fiber to make them reform and conform to their needs. Actually, the issue isn't even about reform, it is about how obvious the UN has become a tool of the empire that it was supposed to control.
At the risk of following Godwin's Law, I will paraphrase the article suggested by my friend to: Fourth Reich anyone?

Begins

Batman Begins was as cool as the reviews say. Good plot, intelligent, great cast, everything was darn good. It even has the most humane Batman in celluloid form; making Bruce growth into Batman very believable. Don't even think about the last two pieces of shit Batman movies, this is good stuff.

Four more years of this shit?

It has been proposed in congress to eliminate Amendment #22. That is, it has been proposed to eliminate the constitutional amendment that limits a president to only run for two terms.

Can you imagine Born-Again-Warmonger vs Getting-head-isn't-sex 2008? The final battle of good vs evil, and then, the apocalypse!

More about OIL

Another British memo related to Operation Iraqi Liberty has appeared, this time saying that the American Taliban was rushing to invade Iraq without a plan to pull out. Note how this U.S. newspaper link doesn't even mention the previous, more incriminating memos.

Going back to the Kancho post, there is this particular story that has a very pertinent picture. When you read things like this, it is sort of crazy to see how people could distort history so much. Well, we are seeing it happen right now in Iraq. Lets go free some more countries!

Vacunao, I choose you

The next level of the evolution would be Vacunao. Vaaaa-cuuuu-naooooooo!
Just as a reminder:

Guaguanco is danced by a male-female couple and consists of a flirtatious, sexual game with a distinctive body movement called the vacunao (a pelvic thrust that transaltes as "vaccined") performed by the male dancer. The couple begins to dance, the male dancer is more active as he circles around her without touching her. The dance climaxes as the male attempts to give the vacuano when the female is unprepared to avoid it. Much of her dancing expertise resides in her ability to entice the male while skillfully avoiding being touched by his vacunao.