The ol' AP spin...

So the AP put out a story today entitled

Surprising fact: Half of gun deaths are suicides

In this story they crowed that some 55% of firearm-related deaths in 2005 were suicides. Of course every news outlet with a related anti-gun agenda picked this up in the light of the recent SCOTUS ruling that the 2nd amendment, just like all the other amendments in the Bill of Rights, were enumerated for individuals.

So what if suiciders used guns? This was back when they were illegal in DC anyhow. It's illegal to kill yourself for any reason by any method anyway. I hardly think that if someone really wants to do the big deed that some bed-wetter is going to stop them by taking away guns. They'll just find something else.

Here's a headline that should cause more consternation:

Surprising fact: Three quarters of poisoning deaths are unintentional.

Jeez... wouldn't make more sense to be more worried about people who didn't mean to hurt themselves but did anyway rather than those that want to kill themselves and happen to choose a rather effective method?

Guess it's more important to continue whining about having lost a battle.

BTW... I got the poisoning stats from the same place that the AP got the firearm-suicide stats.

Chicago! Stone of Sisyphus!

Holy smokes... they done released it for real! After 15 years of waiting, here's the freshest Chicago stuff ever made since they hit the Warner Brothers label!

Get it for less than $10 at Amazon.com!

Done is done!

X-Files movie less than a month away!

This is my favorite TV show of all time. And now a second movie's coming out!

It's about time...

Apparently, the Washington State Patrol have decided that it's high time to enforce traffic laws against moron drivers who feel the urge to just poke-ass it along in the passing lanes of highways. I'm not a road rager, but very little infuriates me more than getting stuck behind one of these squareheads. They're called "passing lanes" for a reason! And in Oklahoma, of course this is a HUGE problem. Maybe the Oklahoma Highway Patrol could learn something from their Cascadian brothers.

Jump is here.

Just damn...

George Carlin died last night at 71 of heart failure. While I didn't necessarily agree with all of his philosophies and politics, the man definitely made my world a brighter place.

Thanks for all the laughs, George.

I'm back!

Just spent the last 2-3 months storm chasing and neglecting my writings here... now that chase season is pretty much over, it's time to get back to reality.

Let's start with this amazing performance of one of my favorite Christmas carols, "O Holy Night" by tenor David Phelps:



Aside from it being completely and utterly stirring, I posted this intentionally to inflame the anti-theists who claim to be atheists. Enjoy!