Hey Freak!

Daddy, Cesar Millan's pit bull and right hand man, died yesterday. Now, you might think I'm crazy for being sad for a dog I've never met, but... well, if you saw the show (The Dog Whisperer), you'd know. You'd be sad, too. He was just such a good dog...

Cesar's official statement is here.

If you'd like to read more about Daddy, you can go here. There's an article with a video tribute to Daddy here. Also, there's an interesting interview with Cesar shortly before Daddy's passing here.

If you'd like to see NatGeo's photo tribute to Daddy, it's here. My favorite picture is this one... the mural is just so... Daddy. In case you're curious, my favorite episode with Daddy is actually one that never aired - it's on the Season 2 DVD set, and it features Jada Pinkett-Smith and her pack (a lot of whom you'll recognize from the dog psychology center) trying to learn how to teach dogs to avoid snakes. Daddy's in there too, of course, and when it comes time to see if he's learned his lesson about snakes, well... I don't want to give away the ending, but his reaction is pretty hilarious.

RIP Daddy. We'll miss you.



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Jon Stewart pretty much sums up my last post, except he's much funnier. Well, as funny as you can be when you're talking about people who try to legislate against gang rape victims...

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If you don't know, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) recently introduced an amendment to a Defense Appropriations Bill that would punish contractors if they restrict their employees from taking workplace sexual assault, battery, and discrimination cases to court. In other words, if employees are assaulted/discriminated against, then they have the right to sue the contractor.

Even more simply, if you're at work and you're raped, you can sue the company.

Well, the bill passed, 68-30.

Wait, 30 people voted against this? 30 people voted to protect companies when they assault or discriminate against their own workers?

Who are these people?

I mean, hell, dogs and cats are supposed to be mortal enemies, right? Well, explain this:

English Bulldog Save Kittens.

And while you're explaining, maybe you can tell me who in the fuck throws a bag full of kittens in a lake.

I was gonna wait to post this news article, because I wanted to gather my thoughts so that I would be able to express myself and my anger in a clear, concise, and civil manner.

Well, fuck that. These assholes don't deserve civility. They deserve to be addressed as the scourge that they are.

White House Tries to Define Contraception As Abortion

In a spectacular act of complicity with the religious right, the Department of Health and Human Services Monday released a proposal that allows any federal grant recipient to obstruct a woman's access to contraception. In order to do this, the Department is attempting to redefine many forms of contraception, the birth control 40 percent of Americans use, as abortion. [full story]

Are you fucking kidding me? Pregnancy prevention = abortion?

I mean, it's fucking bad enough that Bush is making sure that anti-choice people can keep their health care jobs even if they don't do them, but now this? Dude seriously, what the fuck?

Seriously, how long until "pulling out" becomes included in the definition of abortion?

"Well, your dick was already in there, and you were ready to ejaculate, and you interrupted the natural course of action of impregnating that woman by pulling out, so, by definition, you aborted the pregnancy, sir." You might laugh, but surely, there are people out there who really think this, and it's only a matter of time before they're heard. You know, because they're religious, and therefore, moral, and therefore, their opinions matter much more than godless and/or science and logic based opinions.

There's a new Star Trek movie coming out? Really?

And it's about the early days of Kirk and the Enterprise? Really?

With Simon Pegg as Scotty? And John Cho as Sulu? Karl Urban as McCoy?

And what about this? Winona Ryder as Spock's Mom? Really?

Seriously. Dude, that's awesome. I think it's even funnier that I see in the cast someone as "The Green Girl" (Diora Baird, in case you're curious). Heh. One of the icons from the original series - the green girl, and she made it into the film. That's awesome. I only wish that there's some way they could have worked Lt. Leslie into the movie. (The Leslie character was the most recurring non-starring character on Star Trek. He was always one of the guys in the red shirts on the bridge or in the landing parties. Seriously. He appeared in 59 episodes, out of 80 episodes.)

So, anyway...

Star Trek in 2009. Woo!

... then he can have a pretty funny sense of humor sometimes.

Man Angry Over Sex, Accused of Trying to Start Fire - A man is behind bars in Hamilton County, accused of trying to set a woman's van on fire after she fell asleep during sex.

46-year-old Gregory Smallwood is charged with attempted arson and aggravated menacing.

Gee, Mr. Smallwood, why is it that you think she could be falling asleep during sex?

And have you heard the one about the Alabama Attorney General who's totally anti-gay everything (he calls homosexuality the "dowfall of society")? Well, guess who got caught having gay sex? I'll give you one guess...

But that's not the funny part... (well, funniest)

AG in question is Troy King, who, of course, is only interested in outlawing homosexuality and sex toys. His gay lover is either a college “buddy,” or a very young youngster and “Homecoming King” from Troy University. What are the odds of a dude named Troy King getting caught in bed with a Homecoming King from Troy University? This seems like a wacky sitcom plot, on a gay porn channel. [full story]

To paraphrase a series a quotes from a favorite movie of mine...

"You know how I know you're gay? You're republican and totally anti-gay." Seriously.