BLUE FACTOR- 80% Having Babies
You know, there are a lot of news stories that shouldn’t be news stories and the one about the lady who had 8 babies in addition to her 6 kids is definitely one of them. I’ve never met her, I don’t know her, but I can say she is probably a complete idiot. Who the hell has 8 kids when they already have 6? I guess it would be another story if there was a husband involved, or anyone else at all. But this waste of a human being is single, makes her mom take care of her already six kids and provides no cash to support them. In fact, she has no clear income whatsoever and collects $480 a month in food stamps. If you aren’t outraged by this bitch, consider this, she’s asking for online donations to help support her litter of kids.
But lets be honest, while this is one of the dumbest people I have ever heard of, the real victims are the kids. They have to live in poverty because lets face it, their mom will never amount to anything. Oh and let’s not forget the fact that your tax dollars will be spent supporting her family!
The Hyundai Re-Genesis
Skub and I may differ on U.S. politics these days, (like the piece of shit stimulus bill on the table), but one thing is for sure, we can agree on cars. Ever since the first Hyundai came out, I have always thought it was a piece of shit. It was cheap, lost value extemely fast, and looked like hell. Then, over the course of many years, more and more Hyundai models came out. One after the other began to resemble other popular cars, some looked like Saabs, some looked like Hondas or Toyotas, but in 2008 it has gone too far. At the Detroit Auto Show, the Hydundai Genesis was voted the number #1 in North America!!
Now take a look at this car, does it look familiar? It should, because it has the features of a Mercedes and a Lexus. No doubt the 80% of the population who don’t know any better will be rushing out to buy this new rip-off. We see this time and time again in the consumer market. Take a look at how many companies have copied the iPhone. So do yourself a favor and stay away from this new, horrible car.
No experience? No Problem.
I know a lot of people have opinions about the topic I’m about to discuss, but things are getting a little ridiculus. Here in Colorado the governor just named democrat Michael Bennet to fill a Senate vacancy that will be created by the promotion of Sen. Ken Salazar to interior secretary in the Obama administration. Bennet is a Denver public schools superintendent who’s lived in Colorado 10 years! He has zero legislative experience! THIS is the guy who is going to represent me in congress? When is it ever good to do something with little or no experience? You can’t be a medical doctor without an education simply because you want to. Sure you can learn hands on, but it will take years to get to the level of someone who took the time to do it properly. Government is no different. Obama is expected to name Leon Panetta as CIA director tomorrow. WTF? Leon has lots of managment expereience but almost zero intelligence background. Does this really make sense to anyone? I can’t believe democrats are jumping behind him. Throwing a bunch of people in office with no experience is an absurd plan to bring about change. Change can be brought about by picking the right people for the job, which includes some type of experience. I mean, Al Franken is winning an election as we speak. AL FRANKEN.
BLUE FACTOR: Duchess of Carnegie, 96, refuses to leave home
Blue saw this story on CNN http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/29/carnegie.tenant/index.html , and at first glance I was thinking, “Damn, someone else lost their mortgage and is being evicted. But if you read the story you’ll soon learn that Ms. Editta Sherman (nice name…) has been living in a rent controlled apartment above New York’s Carnegie Hall since 1947. This studio is enormous in dimension, (check out the pics), has floor to ceiling windows and takes up an entire floor of the building! How much would you pay for rent? Editta pays $650 a month. The hitch apparently, is that she’s 96 and somewhat of a minor celebrity photographer. So now the city wants to renovate the building and all the other tenants have left except poooooor Editta in her mansion at $650 a month. If you can’t already tell, I think this is the biggest bunch of BS in the world and the fact that it made CNN news is even worse! The only way Editta says she’ll leave is if the city pays her 10 million dollars. So lets sum it up. Editta never bought an apartment the some 50 years she had the chance, she lives in city owned property, the apartment is rent controlled at $650a month, and she wants money to leave. The fact that she got to stay there that long is a miracle, I say let the door hit her ass on the way out.
End of the Year
As I think about the past year, there are a lot of things that really grind my gears. However, there is one thing in particular that I feel passionate enough to write about. In Boulder, I get Greenpeace, the democratic party, and every environmental group under the sun pushing their agenda down my throat. Boulder is a big pain in the ass, with all the Prius driving Boulderites putting bumper stickers on their cars about causes they know nothing about. It’s just cool to say “Free Tibet.” Anyway, I can deal with these close-minded people, however the last thing I need is a celebrity telling me what to do.
In Rolling Stone I read an article about a singer who turned a classic car into a hybrid by installing a network of batteries and technology. Then the story was followed by a big ass sermon about how we all need to follow along and help the environment. Who the hell is a celebirty to tell us how to live? First, he dumped a shit load of money into the car to make it a hybid. So right away the average American is out. Celebrities have a great life, they make lots of money, but when it comes to world problems, they need to stay the fuck out. It’s a battle just trying to get my town of Westminster to establish a place to recycle. Lets do what we can. Most of the people here acn’t afford to turn their cars into hybrids. You may say, “Well they could buy a hybrid.” True, but hybrids are ugly as hell. And the Smart car? C’mon, if you get hit by an F350, you’ll be a part of the hybrid.
The environment is a funny thing. I agree we need to do a better job, but technology has to catch up. Eventually it will, and it will be cool. Until then, celebrities need to stick to what they do best, entertaining me. That’s their job.
Haught August Nights 2: Skub & Blue On the Rocks
Haught August Nights 2: Skub and Blue on the Rocks is now complete. Scope the pics for this years holiday!
Haught August Nights 2
Announcement! Haught August Nights 2 is official! This year will take place on the road with travels to Denver, Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Reno, Yosemite, Portland, Washington and more. This year is sure to be a classic! Look for all the coverage to hit this August…
Skub & Blues Haught August Nights 2: On The Rocks
Think Gerbs will bring his shorts?
Monks and Gay Senators
Following Skub’s story about the Monks in Yangon, Myanmar; This is a perfect example of a society that would probably benefit from international intervention. Before we entered Iraq, how many of us could see that the idea was fu@*ed up? Anyone can see that a society not ready for democracy will not survive having democracy thrust upon them. There are still too many facets of society in Iraq that don’t fit the traditional sense of democracy, (the biggest is of course religion). The society has to want it. People are dying in Myanmar because of protesting. They are challenging a military government, even though it could mean death. That is impressive to me, and this is a society that the U.S. should be helping any way it can. Now to another side of the news, (pic ctrsy of CNN). Can anyone believe what Senator Larry Craig is doing? He resigns over allegations that he solicited gay sex in a public restroom and then changes his mind and comes back??!! First, I don’t see how you can unknowingly get arrested for soliciting gay sex. Is he guilty? Who knows. Probably. But to come back after resigning is just stupid. It basically states that he doesn’t care about the good of the country. It states that he cares about the livelihood of Larry Craig. Its getting harder and harder to be a republican these days……
The lost Haught August Nights files
Silly me. I forgot to mention these when I uploaded them a while back. Here is the completion to the Haught August Nights Gallery. We had one skub of a time! Here's Blue getting some deer-on-blue action…
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The Real Damage
Boulder has a lot of people who are passionate about the environment. Most of them are protesting the driving of SUV's, building on forested areas and eating meat. I thought about all of this. I can say that I do all I can to minimize my impact on the environment. However, I believe that there is an even bigger issue here. It is not the guy driving the SUV that is causing the most enviromental damage. It is the couple who has kid after kid after kid. These kids grow up and create more "Carbon Footprints" if you will. They consume more products, they drive more cars, they build on land and they have more kids. Somehow I guess this is overlooked, but I don't see how. I suppose there are some things that are taboo to talk about even though they're true. Humanity is rushing to save the environment. First step, stop having multiple kids. Second step, take all of the money invested in environmental causes and dump it into technology. I really believe we can create anything if we have enough briliant minds working on it. Once upon a time we needed to develop a nuclear bomb. With enough effort, we made it happen.
Long’s Peak
Many people love the Rocky Mountains, but I can say they are nothing compared to Alaska. So in my off time, I like to search out places that come close to what I see in Alaska. This is Chasm Lake at 11,900 ft. at the base of the Long's Peak vertical face. Pretty sweet. In the background are two peaks at 13k+, Long's is just out of view to the right. Blue has been to the top and you can see all the way to shitty Kansas.
and the next adventure is…
Haught August Nights! So right after the Trimble Trip, we jumped right into Haught August Nights, and it went off with a bang! How about 3 days of fossil digging through 300 million years of earth history? We hit the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic on this one all while staying in the AK. 500 miles… one trilobite, a vicious wind storm, the pipeline, an ammonite, petrified wood(s), and a giant Inoceramid later… and our mission was complete, enjoy. Haught August Nights gallery.
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Bonds Breaks Record!
Let me be the first to say "WHO CARES." It's baseball, which is a boring sport anyway. But we're talking about a man who was caught up in a steroid scandal not so long ago. Perhaps everyone forgot, well let me refresh your memory. It came to light that some players in the past had used steroids at one point or another. They dropped Bonds' name and suggested that he used steroids. The right process would have been to say, "To hell with you guys, I've never done it and here's the test to prove it." Instead, he denied the claims and refused a drug test. Guilty? Hell yes. This is a sport. He's damn lucky to be getting the money he is to hit a ball with a bat. The fans made him and they should be able to break him if he cheats. So here we have a man who broke the record and stole the title from a much better man who didn't cheat. Now Bonds is the homerun king. I repeat, "Who cares."
Blue’s Movie Review: “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.”
I wasn't sure about this movie. I really like Adam Sandler and Kevin James, so I gave it a go. Holy sh@t this was a funny movie. It was shot much better than a typical Adam Sandler movie. I'm not really the type that laughs out loud during a movie, but I did several times last night. It has a lot of crude humor of course, so it wouldn't be a take-your-parents-to-the-movies movie. It may not be for everyone, but if you like humor movies this one is bad ass. Just hearing Adam Sandler answer the phone by saying "This is Balls and Weiners" is worth the money.
Simpsons Movie Review
I heard that the Simpsons pulled in 70 million dollars over the weekend. That is a huge opening for a cartoon. Blue has been watching the show since its first episode back in 1989. I appreciate the way it slams society and manages to stay fresh after so long. I saw the movie over the weekend, along with half of Denver. Bottom line is that if you love the T.V. show, you’ll love the movie. If you’re a moderate fan of the show, then you’ll like the movie but not on as many levels as a true fan. Another cool aspect of the movie is that it incorporates Alaska into the story line. Not only that, but it slams some things about Alaska that only a true Alaskan can appreciate. Since Blue loves the Simpsons, I’m going to give it five stars out of five.
Advice from Blue on how to get a refund
For better or worse, I work part time (and sometimes full time) at a bank call center. In case you were wondering, it is as horrible as the job title sounds. So, I thought I’d give a little advice on how to get a refund in any situation. Should you check whatever account you have and find a fee on there, don’t freak out. First educate yourself on how it got there. If you signed a contract, chances are you’re at fault somehow. Deal with the fact that you fu%ked up and don’t try to blame it on something else. Next call a representative such as myself and tell them you see the fee on your account. Tell them you understand how it got there and realize the error you made. Always remember to use a calm and rational voice. Finally, ask for the refund, acknowledging the fact that you don’t deserve it. Most of the time, if someone calls me and behaves in this manner, I’ll refund fees even if I really shouldn’t. What happens MOST of the time is that some dumb ass calls up with both guns drawn, telling me about how I’m responsible for their kids not getting any food. The fact is that when you sign a contract you allow a company to charge you whatever they like if you violate their rules. I don’t like it all the time, but that’s life. Also yelling never helps. If you start the conversation yelling, you are getting nothing. So take it from Blue, read your contracts, know how to protect yourself, and if you need a refund, don’t be an ass.
What the FU#%?
Over the years Blue has tried to support the president. But time and time again, something has happened that makes me say, “What the fuc@ is he thinking?” The first was of course the war. After a while, I accepted it and moved on. Then came Katrina, then came environmental standards, then came the speeches and now there is something that has pushed me over the edge; he erased Scooter LIbby’s prison sentence. What the fu#k?! Libby leaked the name of a CIA operative. You can’t do that. You risk the lives of many people and can destroy a career. A federal judge hands him a prison sentence of 2 years in prison. Then another high ranking official makes a similar mistake, so the judge sentences him to a prison term of 3 years. But guess what? Bush intervenes and just like that Scooter is a free man. What does that say about the law, about politicians? My last grain of respect for the president is gone. I’m now one of those idiots looking ahead to the next election.
Blue iPhone review
Is the iPhone worth $595? Is it bad ass? After using the iPhone on Saturday, I say it is totally worth $600 even though I can’t afford it myself right now. The iPhone is every bit as cool as the commercials and online ads say. The response of the screen when you put your finger on it is amazing. After I scrolled through songs, the internet and pictures, I felt like I was using my Mac at home. Then I sat down and pulled out my Razor and couldn’t believe my shit phone cost as much as an iPhone 3 years ago.