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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all!

May you all enjoy this celebration of Jesus birth, death and resurrection.
(yes I know he was most likely born in the spring)

Journalists still don't get it

Veterans Day

We here at muddysmind would like to take this time to thank all of our brave men and women in the armed forces all over the world who answer the call of duty and serve with honor and dignity. Muddy and I firmly believe that without these men and women - past and present - we would NOT have the daily freedoms that we sometimes thank God for but usually take for granted every day.

There is no way Muddy and I could possibly thank each and every individual of our armed forces personally BUT we can take this time to name a few who are - and will forever be - near and dear to our hearts:

- Skywalker - our favorite Marine
- Cwilli - our favorite retired Marine
- Richard - my cousin and a proud member of the United States Air Force

- Skywalker's grandfather
- My own grandfather
- Muddy's great uncle

We love you all and thank you deeply and sincerely. You and your service to our country will never be forgotten.

Why Washington is dooming us all

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While watching CSPAN today (or rather while having it on in the background while working) I caught a glimpse of what is wrong with Washington D.C. and why those morons are dooming us all.

My head is going to explode!! Glenn I need duct tape now!

Never Forget....

I regret getting this post up so late in the day but I wanted to do something a little different this year. I wanted not only to remember all the victims of that day who were so horribly butchered by unremorseful monsters but I thought this year I would put up a link to a few web sites with some of their pictures as well. Every victim deserves to always be rememberd - and listing their names is indeed a good way to honor them. However, a picture speaks a thousand words.

May God bless all who they left behind to grieve for their loss. May He continue to give them strength, joy, peace and hopefully - closure.

http://www.september11victims.com/september11victims/
victims_list.htm

http://cf.newsday.com/911/victimsearch.cfm?view=photo#results

Christians antisemitic towards Jews? Now I've heard it all....

Ok. So I'm watching CN”Spin's” specials last week they did on what they called “God's Warriors” with Christiane Amanpour. She did three nights with each night being two hours long starting with the Jews and their faith, the next night was islam and their religion then the Christian faith rapping up this documentary/in depth study. There were some criticisms I had about the representation of the Christian part of the study but since that part is not my main criticism – I'll leave that on the back burner.

One of my biggest problems about this whole study (that I actually found pretty interesting) happened during the first night with the Jewish segment. An hour into this two hour segment, a comment was made on the relationship – past and present apparently – between Christians and Jews that not only came from Amanpour herself but from a pastor (Pastor Gary Cristofaro – of whom I've never heard until this tv special). Basically this pastor and his congregation invited a Jewish speaker who was/is raising money to support Jewish settlements in Israel. No. That's not my problem. The problem came when Amanpour said, “some say Jews and evangelical Christians make strange bed fellows especially given the history of antisemitism in the church.”. That comment was then (for some reason I still can't understand) supported by Pastor Cristofaro who stated that “because of this doctrine of a Jew being a “Christ killer”, so much hatred and antisemitism has been propagated throughout the earth.”. I went over and over the myth tv recording of this special to make sure I quoted both Amanpour and pastor Cristofaro correctly. Now, here's my problem...I don't know WHERE they're getting this from! AND this is the second time I've heard this accusation of antisemitism in the past year and a half (the first time was when I visited another “blog” so to speak and on that blog someone had just stated Christians – period)! I wasn't even aware that Christians HAD that reputation in some minds. Seriously, it's pretty hard to shock me. In this day and age where anything goes, I just expect – well – anything. However, when I first heard this comment on another blog, I was as stunned as if a life long friend would have taken me to the top of an 8 story building and then pushed me off. However, now I'm annoyed and offended by this remark.

Now, whether some like it or not, the Bible DOES indeed clearly state that it was the Jews who asked for Jesus death then the Roman soldiers who carried it out. However, we were ALL responsible for the death of Christ. As we are all apart of the human race. That doesn't mean we Christians as a whole look down on the Jews and hate them. Look, there was one specific church that I went to off and on as a kid. I even attended the private school that was started by and taught out of that church. This denominational church was (still is) very evangelical and unfortunately, very judgmental, condemning, self righteous and even arrogant in the “my views are right and your views are wrong” thinking. Trust me. If ANY church that I've attended in my life would have encouraged antisemitism – it would have been this one. As many bad things as I could say about this church (and trust me – I have a list a mile long), I must say that instead I was left with the message that the Jews are God's chosen people. Also that Israel was – and still is promised to them and belongs to them. Not to mention Jesus IS a Jew. Doesn't exactly sound like antisemitism teaching now does it? Besides, it's kind of hard to have antisemitism for a group of people that gave birth to our Savior. Of course, I'm not naïve. I do realize there MUST be some goof ball Christians out there who do look down on the Jews for Christ's crucifixion - but honestly? As far as I know, I've never personally met them. I don't hate nor look down on Jews for asking for Christ's death anymore than I hate the Germans (and I DON'T) for carrying out the evil against millions of Jews through the horrifying and despicable holocaust last century. Besides, if it were not for the Jews, who knows how Christ's crucifixion would have come about. A crucifixion that was need as sacrifice for the redemption of the world.

Idiots and Tech

You know, it is posts like this one, that remind me that most people really know nothing about technology.

There are a couple of flaws in his argument. First, he says the crappy quality comes from "losing the punch." Well, the punch is still there. The problem is that all the flaws in the music are more evident from the increased volume. The other flaw is that that way he is performed his example is with digital sound, most likely off of a CD, a 16-bit sound source. Meaning he is introducing clipping really quickly. Professional studios use either analog or 96-bit or great digital: clipping is a long ways away!

More and more idiocy.

First, Apple embedding your information into a song only you should possess is hardly spyware. In fact, it fails to meet the basic definition of spyware! The supposition that someone would randomly guess a song you own (iTunes records are easily accessible by you, yourself and Apple) and use your e-mail address is extremely low unless they hack Apple's servers. Yeah, good luck on that one. So unless you really are illegally sharing your files, there should be no issues.

As far as inability to tell the difference, I call bravo sierra. Just because some people at Gizmodo can't tell the difference doesn't mean "no one can...." The quality is likely to go un-noticed unless you burn it to CD or DVD and listen to it properly - not off of an ipod which DOES introduce artifacts, one way or another. They actually put that guy's blog on the front page of Yahoo!

HEROES UNAWARE

By Mark A. Wright, HMC(SS)
22 June, 2000

I first saw him on a park bench
I've seen him every day
Sitting in a shady grove
Where my children come to play
Sometimes he feeds the birds and squirrels
Or whittles little toys
Sometimes he just sits and smiles
At the laughing girls and boys
And I never paid him any mind
'Till one day just this year
I noticed that he wore a frown
And on his cheek ... a tear.

Well I asked him why he seemed so down
He looked up, began to say
I lost half my friends 60 years ago today
He told me of the terror
As he fought to reach dry land
By the time the beachhead was secure
Half his friends lay in the sand

That was just in one long day
He fought on for 4 years more
And the 60 years from then to now
Have not dimmed His sights of war

He said they have reunions
Just to keep in touch and share
And for each comrade who has gone on
They leave an empty chair

Well, His park bench has been empty now
About 6 months or so
And if I'd never took the time
Then I never would've known
That sitting on that simple bench
With bread crumbs and little toys
Was a man who gave his all
To guarantee my daily joys

So give thanks to all the men and women
Who're still here or have gone before
And made the highest sacrifice
In both Peace time and in War
Because they bought our freedom
Paid their own blood, sweat, and tears
Then endured the heartache of those empty chairs
For all these years

So please do not ignore them
Or speed by without a care
'Cause you never know
When you might pass by
A hero, unaware

****

To all of our brave men and women in the Armed Forces. Past and present. Without your sacrifice we could not stand. We will never forget - Memorial Day or not - your service and sacrific that ensure our freedoms.

Honestly, there are MANY beautiful and wonderful poems out there. It was very hard to choose which ones to post. However, I received a poem through e-mail about 6 months ago. This particular peom was sent in a letter from a Marine to his father dated March 23, 2003 and although this is something that some may have read many times before, I HAVE to post this (for obvious reasons):

The Marine - by Corporal Aaron M. Gilbert, US Marine Corps

We all came together,
Both young and old
To fight for our freedom,
To stand and be bold.

In the midst of all evil,
We stand our ground,
And we protect our country
From all terror around.

Peace and not war,
Is what some people say.
But I'll give my life,
So you can live the American way.

I give you the right
To talk of your peace.
To stand in your groups,
and protest in our streets.

But still I fight on,
I don't bitch, I don't whine.
I'm just one of the people
Who is doing your time.

I'm harder than nails,
Stronger than any machine.
I'm the immortal soldier,
I'm a U.S. MARINE!

So stand in my shoes,
And leave from your home.
Fight for the people who hate you,
With the protests they've shown.

Fight for the stranger,
Fight for the young.
So they all may have,
The greatest freedom you've won.

Fight for the sick,
Fight for the poor
Fight for the cripple,
Who lives next door.

But when your time comes,
Do what I've done.
For if you stand up for freedom,
You'll stand when the fight's done.

Gas Out On May 15th....

My hubby has been too busy with work to post this, so I shall do it for him. For all who are living in the U.S, I'm REALLY not trying to turn this into a political debate. We all have our views on why prices are the way they are and we feel very pasionately about those views. However, it's really not the point. The point is that we're SICK of this and it's time we take a stand! So without further delay:

In April 1997, there was a "gas out" conducted nationwide in protest of gas prices. Gasoline prices dropped 30 cents a gallon overnight.

On May 15th 2007, all internet users are to not go to a gas
station in protest of high gas prices. Gas is now over $3.00 a gallon in
most places. There are 73,000,000+ American members currently on the internet network, and the average car takes about 30 to 50 dollars to
fill up. If all users did not go to the pump on the 15th, it would take $2,292,000,000.00 (that's almost 3 BILLION) out of the oil
companies pockets for just one day, so please do not go to the gas station on May 15th and lets try to put a dent in the Middle Eastern oil
industry for at least one day.

If you agree resend this to all your contact list. With it saying, ''Don't pump gas on May 15th".

Computer Recycling

So I have some electronic waste lying around the house I want to recycle. Most of it no longer works and I like sustainability as much as anyone else.

I am amazed at the number of places that charge fees to recycle! Why would people want to recycle for a fee, when they can just junk it for free?! We will never be more green as long as it is cheaper to not be green.

Must Watch Special Wednesday Night

Exposed: The Climate of Fear
Wednesday May 2nd
7 & 9 PM
CNN Headline News

Who's responsible for global warming and what can be done to fix it? Why would someone be harassed just for raising questions? Glenn Beck takes on the media hype surrounding the global warming debate and asks whether some proposed solutions would do more harm than good.

Don't miss "Exposed: A Climate of Fear," a one-hour Glenn Beck special report, Wednesday at 7 and 9 p.m. ET.

Virginia Tech Tragedy....

We here at 'muddysmind' would like to take this time to express our condolences to all those involved with the horrendous tragedy of this weeks events at Virginia Tech. I wanted to post our condolences earlier in the week when I first heard of this tragedy unfolding - however, Muddy and I have been busy dealing with our own family matters this week as we have been faced with the death of his grandmother. The truth is, unfortunately, this world is full of horrific events that unfold everyday. Which is one of the many reasons why none of us are strangers to the pain and sting of death and the long road to healing and recovery we face ahead.

Our prayers go out to all.

Happy Easter!

Easter. My favorite holiday! What is it about Easter that ranks number one with me? Well, because Easter is in the Spring time (my favorite season), it's all about the symbolism and literalism to me. Basically spring is the time where everything around us wakes up from the winter. A rebirth. Resurrection if you will. A new start. New life. Second chances along with the rebirth.

That's what Easter is all about. Christ conquering and resurrecting from the dead. Giving us a rebirth through Him. Our new start with a new life. Sometimes even giving us a second, third, fourth, four-hundredth chance at a new start/beginning.:-) That's what I love about both Easter and Spring. They way they emphasize and harmonize so well together with that message. Today may all of you find through Christ a rebirth and - if necessary, a new beginning somewhere in your lives.

God Bless.:-)

Global Warming Joke

I get a real kick from all the alarmists out there including this new group of pseudo-scientists that want to blame the pretend impending devastation called 'global warming' on the United States.
I'm assuming they are not real scientists since they are claiming that ocean levels will rise. Now any child in school science class can tell you that is total B.S.
Ice in the oceans melting will do nothing, just as ice melting in your glass does not create anything new. Now some will claim that the ice melting on the mountains then flowing into the rivers and at last into the ocean will raise the sea level.
Again, I call B.S. there as well.
If they think for a second that there is enough ice on the mountain tops to make a difference in the sea levels, their nuts.

Happy Birthday To Me....

....again? Has it been a year already?!

Well, according to my calendar - apparently so. Don't get me wrong, I do realize that most of you couldn't care any less but since it's my husband's website - I've decided to take advantage of the situation.

Well let's see....I've been trying to convince Muddy for two years to take me to the firing range (as it's too cold for hiking) however, he doesn't seem to trust the idea of me handling a gun. I keep telling him the targets would be provided for us and would NOT include he himself stepping in as such. For some reason, though, this does not seem to be much of a comfort to him. Hmmmmm....what to do, what - to - do!

Oh well, in the mean time, I'm taking our oldest out to dinner today as a celebration for BOTH of our birthdays. Yes, it just so happens I gave birth to this child six days before my own special, happy day.

Ok....I'm done being an attention whore. You may now return to your regularly scheduled lives.

Pillow Fight League - Coming to America

Just when you think you've heard it all.
The Pillow Fight League arrives.
Based in Canada and news reports suggest coming to America.
Is this something that appeals to anyone other than sex starved men and lesbian women?
I googled for pics from the league and they are, shall we say, some handsome women.

The Pillow Fight League - Fight Like A Girl!

Steelers @ Bengals

Final game of the season and boy was it a tight one, the last game for Bill Cowher as the Steelers head coach.
Long live new coach Mike Tomlin!
Hit the torrent link at the top to get your copy.

Ravens @ Steelers

Finally up, you know where to get it.
Enjoy.

Racisism Ok in Washington if your Black

It kills me that after all the ground work by early American racial equality pioneers and the struggles we have made it through that it's being tossed aside for selective segregation.
If there was a whites only caucus holy crap the media and black leaders would be throwing a massive fit, yet nobody dares say a word about this highly racist group.
America will never be one nation as long as this mindset continues to be accepted.
I imagine MLK and everyone else who gave their lives fighting to bring us together are rolling in their graves.

Mexico arming Illegals with GPS to aid in law-breaking

The more I hear this the more a trench filled with used motor oil set on fire sounds like a good barrier to keep out the criminals.

Oh! I've got it, simple.
M249 SAWs setup every one hundred yards linked to motion sensors, whatever moves on the Mexico side gets sprayed, the same technology used for the Phalanx CIWS would be perfect.

Social Security for illegal aliens

I get the feeling Bush tries to do whatever he can to ruin his presidency.
I don't get his ongoing love affair with criminals who break into our country and steal from us, then demand rights.

Steelers @ Panthers

It's up, you know where to get it.

Micro$oft trying new PR approach

Not that I would accept anything from the evil empire, but a new laptop running Gentoo Linux would be rather nice. ;-P

*UPDATE*
There is an update to this post as well, giving more information on this.
Read it Here

Merry Christmas To All And To All....

....well, you know the rest. Even though Christmas isn't even close to being my favorite holiday (mine being Easter, The fourth of July and Thanksgiving - in that order. Christmas I can pretty much take or leave), I thought I would take a quick second (because that's about all I have right now) and wish you all a very SAFE and happy holidays. May you recieve that which you ask and may God bless you - and others - as you give.

God Bless....

Mexican Soldiers Freelancing for Drug Cartels on US Soil

Who needs a wall?

We do.

Browns @ Steelers

Game is up, enjoy!
Hope to get Carolina game up in a day or so.

Bucs @ Steelers

Week 13 Bucs @ Steelers is up, enjoy.
Browns week 14 is processing now, should be up in the morning.

Steelers @ Ravens

The disgrace that was the game in Baltimore in week 12 is now up on the tracker.

Senator Johnson

So the airwaves are now filled with the talking heads falling over themselves to drone on about Senator Johnson and the possible shift of power. I hate to sound cold but who the hell cares. Any American with an once of gray matter can determine from one day of news that neither side gives a rats ass about the common man. (unless it's for a photo op, campaign op or something to benefit themselves personally)

Don't get me wrong, I wish Senator Johnson a speedy and full recovery.
Aside from that there will be no real shift of power while the donkeys and elephants are in power.

I can only see real positive change happening if those who 'get it' like outgoing Senator Rick Santorum were to be put into power. (en mass) Then will there ever be a change for the positive. Not that politics (or politicians alone) are going to help us, however it will require those who understand the current threat we face along with the knowledge of how to work the system.

This post written while listening to D I G I T A L L Y - I M P O R T E D - Goa & Psychedelic Trance - a voyage out of this world!
Current title: Kri - Trancelloween

Man this jams!

Steelers @ Browns

Sorry this is kind of late getting up, the Steelers @ Browns is done.
Working on the Ratbirds game now.

Iran threatens Europe

President Tom is not just nuts, he's also making nukes. Now if that don't scream preemptive strike I don't know what does.

Damn that global tempature change!

Going from global warming and the disasters of 2005 to global climate change and the big fat nothing of 2006 I have to say damn those scientists renaming things and screwing this up for us. Now we have to wait another year and hope and pray that some big disaster hits before "W" gets out of office so we an blame more death and destruction on him. How can we whip the mindless masses into a hearty frenzy if the scientists do not cooperate??
What was wrong with global warming anyways?
Even if it gets colder we can still call it that, not like the average American pays attention to it anyways.

Keeping Perspective During The Holiday....

Well, here it is - "Thanksgiving 'Eve'" and things are NOT going as planned. It seems like everything I've planned to do for tommorrow is hitting the skids. I've even chewed out Muddy a few times today for what seemed liked ligitimate reasons - at the time. Of course, there's fault enough to split two ways. So I guess the challenge for me now is to keep in mind what this holiday is *suppossed* to be about. Counting your blessing. With me - it's easy to count my blessings. Unfortunately what's hard is keeping my mind in the present and not dwelling on the future where my mind tends to live a lot. I hate that! I thank God for my kids who I get to stay home with everyday. However, my mind goes to a place where they will someday leave the nest and have families of their own therefore putting mommy as the "not so center" of their world. Which is the way it should evolve to be. I thank God for my grandma (mamaw) who is 82 years old. She's my last surviving grandparent and as fiesty as ever! (and I wouldn't have her any other way). However, my mind tends to drift to a time when she will no longer be here to celebrate these holidays with us anymore. This *could* be her last Thanksgiving with us. (of course as stuborn as she can be, I wouldn't be surprised if that characteristic alone kept her around for another 10 years!). I also think of my father who now lives with our heavenly Father. I can still hear his voice, his laugh, his politically incorrect comments (I loved that about him!), his "jokes" at the Thanksgiving table that sometimes only he would get (and laugh at). I miss him.

I guess the whole point to this *long winded* - whatever - is to just dwell on today. It doesn't really matter what items you bring or don't bring to the holiday table, what matters is the *heart* you bring. Loved ones are not here forever but the time they are here for is NOW and NOW is the time to live.

Saints @ Steelers

First half of the game is up, second half should be up by this evening.

*edit*

Second half is up and seeding, enjoy.

Broncos @ Steelers

1st Half is up, enjoy.
(as always, click the torrent link above to download)

2nd Half is done and up.

Phased Redeployment = Cut & Run

*rolls eyes*

You can quote me on this in the future, feel free as I'm beyond confident that it's true.
"If we pull out of Iraq before the job is done, chaos will reign like we've never seen in recorded history."

How well can you read?

This is weird, but interesting and certainly true.

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Election Day!

Yes! It *is* election day!! Do you know what that means?! It means that after 7pm tonight, muddy and I will no longer have to put up with those 10,12 to 15 a day political phone calls we've been bombarded with!!!! (well, at least not until the next election "season"). Of course, that's what we get for being "unaffiliated" when it comes to a party platform. But hey! No more stupid phone calls!

Oh, Happy Day! Sing along....

Steelers @ Raiders

Well, the first quarter is over & the Steelers (Ben?) looked bad.
On a side note, it's going to be at least friday before I will be able to post the game.

1st Half is up, click the torrent link at the top.
2nd Half is up and seeding, enjoy.

last updated 11/11

Steelers @ Falcons

Sorry for the delay, I was attempting to change the video encoding to x264 as some of the results I have had in testing were outstanding, however it's not fully
working yet. Back to Xvid. ;-)

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Chiefs @ Steelers

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Once again, CBS and DTV jacked me (and millions of fans) around, switching the game between different channels. I still managed to get most of it, only lost the first 3-4 minutes of the first quarter.

2nd Half is up
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Steelers @ Chargers

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Had an OOPS on this one. Set my box to NBC, game starts and it switches channels to ABC, so I only noticed it near the end of the 1st qtr, so it is a little short, sorry all.

2nd Half is up
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Bye Week is busy time

With my Steelers off for their bye week I used that time to upgrade my workstation to Gentoo Linux (was Gentoo before, just an older install) with a new raid 1 setup on two Seagate 160G SATA drives.
Also powered down the mythtv box (used to cap Steelers games) and reconfigured the cooling, since the cpu had cooked in the oven it was. Removed the crappy little 80mm fan on the side of the box and cut two new holes at the top directly over the mobo and installed two 120mm fans. In addition to wiping out the Gentoo install on that and adding a larger hard drive it's a brand new install of Gentoo and mythtv.
Took a little time to get the bugs worked out, but seems to be working solid now.
For all those wondering, the Steelers caps are 100% micro$oft free.

Also note, since the Steelers play late, the 1st half will not be posted until the morning (Monday).

I knew it was only time...

You who are old enough to remember, may recall a time when children in schools were taught, reading, writing and arithmetic.
Then, someone who believed their brain worked on a higher level turned that around and we began 20ish years ago to begin teaching "feelings" and the "I'm ok, your ok, were are all ok" crap.
If I recall around the time the PC (not computer PC but don't hurt any feelings PC) garbage started. This article while not a headline or even super interesting to most, did make one point.
That we very much need to get back to teaching
reading, writing, arithmetic, science and such.
Feelings and political correctness have NO place in school.
It seems Tracey Larson is either a product of this learning system or the founding mindset.

Wrong, it was a failure, because your expectations were it would end up 70 miles straight up and running tests, if I were someone who paid for this, I'd fire Tracey without delay.

My Heart Is Smiling....

I'm going to do some bragging about my youngest. Now, normally, I don't like to talk about my kids on line (I really don't even like revealing their sex or ages). With the world we live in today....I don't think anyone could blame me for that one. However, I just HAVE to share this one:

Early this morning, Muddy took our youngest to the grocery store. Apparently when they walked by the area of flowers, my amazing little one looks up at daddy and says, "Daddy, let's get mommy some flowers.". Now, don't get me wrong. I DO love the flowers. They're beautiful. However, that's not what made me "melt". It's the fact that this kid is not even in school quite yet and already is so very thoughtful and considerate. I am so blessed to have my kids. My heart is *truely* smiling.:-)

Bungles @ Steelers

Holy Crap, what a wretched display by Ben.
FWP looked good and the D was not too shabby, if we can get Colclough off the team that would help.

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Steelers @ Jaguars

After some delay due to codec versions not playing nice with avidemux I am now finally processing the 1st half of the game, should be available Thursday morning.

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Muslims vs. Every Other Religion

Over the past year we have seen some striking examples of the "peaceful" religion that Muslims claim to have.
Draw a few somewhat true cartoons and then all of a sudden, buildings are being burned, entire towns engulfed in chaos and non-Muslims shot and killed who had NOTHING to do with the cartoons.

Now we have the guy with a funny hat give a speech, with some wording that the leaders of the Muslim world did not like, guess what.
Buildings burned, chaos in the streets and a nun shot who had NOTHING to do with it.

Oh and just to shed light on the poor Muslim plight.
Do a search on google images for the words anti-Semitic, anti-Muslim and anti-christian, guess which one has the least hits??
As of right now 20060919 09:43 the tally is:
anti-Muslim 347
anti-christian 516
anti-Semitic 4,510

Those poor Muslims nut jobs, I don't know how they deal with the hate mongers. *sniff*
I sure am glad other religions are not as peaceful as the gentle and kind Muslims.

/break

OK now to be serious, let's consider the daily cartoons in newspapers worldwide that for example make fun of Christians. If we went out foaming at the mouth ready to kill on command at the whim of Jerry Farwell as they do for President Tom, the U.S. would be a barren landscape.
If I were a peaceful Muslim I'd be wicked pissed off at the so called leadership that is whipping everyone into a frenzy over something stupid and unimportant.
Where are the peace protests by U.S. Muslims?, where is the outrage at their 'brothers' moronic behavior?

I don't see any news coverage of it, and we all know that Muslims are the media darlings, anything they do in public gets days of press.

The only thing I could find was from the Muslim Public Affairs Council where they condemned the killing of the Nun Somalia.
Read it here

German Military Forgets Armored Vehicles

In what military experts called "the damndest thing they ever did see" the German military this week realized that they forgot their armored vehicles at home, and called back to request they be sent.

In other news, France realized they do have a military and that sadly it's made up of foreigners who only joined to get free cheese and wine.

Political expression or Hate Mongering?

Is this really political expression or hate mongering? It seems since the ACLU is involved it's clearly hate mongering along with a bit of double standard.

Had someone done the same in Clinton's days the whole left would of risen up and crucified this lady, and the aclu would of gone against her. It all depends on who the hate is directed against if the aclu finds it offensive.

Where would the blame fall?

I was just making a comment on a far left site and started thinking.
If Gore had won in 2000 then who would we blame for 9/11??
Considering we had eight years of Clinton before that.
I think Afghanistan would be still under the control of the taliban and the middle east would be minus one more baby milk factory. ;-P

Glenn Beck Torrent Help

Greetings you sick freaks,

If you all want to see the GB torrents continue, I'm going to need help.
I do not have the bandwidth to seed GB anymore, if someone is willing
to seed I'll make the video's and create the torrents and post them to TPB.
Then I'll need to send it to someone else to seed.
If someone is willing to become the seeder (24x7) then I'll keep it going, if not, then sadly it'll become a memory.

A Moment of Silence....

Five years ago today, our lives were turned upside down. Thousands of lives ended while the rest of ours would never be the same. In fact - they changed forever.

We've all moved on. Some holding tighter to our families. Some families have grown bigger since then (I know our has). Yesterday, our pastor touched on something that, because of an article I read about the children born to “9/11 families” after the tragedy, I've been thinking about most of the week myself. With the 5th year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks - how will all the families who lost loved ones on that horrible day handle this anniversary? We all had a moment of silence in church while afterwards, our pastor lifted those families up in prayer.

It's been hard ever since that day to NOT think about the impact this tragedy has had on us. Not only on our personal selves but on our nation and the world. If you're anything like me, you naturally take a moment of silence out of respect to those who lost their lives and lift their surviving loved ones (not to mention America) up in prayer. Let us NOT let this anniversary be any different than the ones before it. Let us take that moment of silence as well as lifting all their loved ones and this nation up in prayer.

May they rest in peace and may justice truly prevail.

....for those interested in reading the article:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060908/ap_on_re_us/sept11_turning5

Dolphins @ Steelers

1st Half is ready
Get it Here

Pre/Post game Extras is ready
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2nd Half is ready.
Get it Here

Steelers Delayed

Thanks to local NBC morons I need more time to clean up the game and the 1st half will be delayed until tonight.
There will be a bar at the top twice for about a minute or so each time during the first half. It was either leave their scrolling nonsense up or fade it out.

Here we go Steelers! Here we go!

Panthers vs. Steelers

1st Half should be ready in a few hours, 2nd Half by morning.
Changed back to my old setup 480x360 video in Xvid and audio in MP3 format.
Should be easier on the download time at 700MB per half.

1st Half is now up and seeding, click tracker link at the top to grab it, enjoy and please seed!

Thanks.

2nd Half is up and seeding, enjoy.

Quick Thoughts

I was not aware that enforcing our own laws was unconstitutional, then in that case I'm speeding like mad today! w00t!

Someone is not paying attention here. The writer of this piece has obviously been living in a hole or has not met the crazy people I have who hate everything about our country, including the 'neocon nazi terrorist bushy crew' or whatever their new term of the day is.

Steelers @ Eagles *Updated*

1st half is done.
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2nd Half is done and up.
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Vikings @ Steelers 2nd Half

Finally Done!
Get It Here

The Future of America

If we leave our borders unchecked and the Bush philosophy of handing our country over to illegal immigrants stands, this is the future of America.

We need to be positive that whoever is elected to the Senate and Congress this November is going to leave the status quo and DO something about this. Regardless of party, or lack thereof.

America should open it's arms to all who want to come BE Americans, and to those who want to USE America we should firmly plant our collective foot into their backsides.

KDKA Steelers Game Production Sucks

It may not seem all that big a deal to the average joe, but to me it's huge.
Editing down Steelers games that are covered by KDKA is a nightmare. Unlike normally NFL games that are produced by seasoned network people, pre-season games are covered by both teams local folks.
KDKA seems to me to be the worst.
That being said I'm editing the game and hope to start processing it tonight.

Rejoice!
Vikings @ Steelers 1st Half is now complete and ready for your enjoyment.
Get it Here

Video Update

Savran from the 14th and 15th are now up, enjoy.

*update*
On a side not I'm not at all happy with the way the Steelers/Vikings game recorded.
1st half ended up 1.4G and so I'm re-ripping it to 1G and will re-record it on Wednesday. May end up using that one.

Updates

Bad news.

I had some kind of issue with my drive I record the games/shows on and had to replace it. Just in time for the vikings game. :-)
However everything that was on it is now gone, including Beck and all Steelers news that was not already on my workstation.

Good News.
I will have the Steelers/Vikings game up.

Also PST from the 12th is up, postgame of the Cardinals game, good stuff.
Get it Here

Bill Cowher Interview

The Savran on SportsBeat Bill Cowher interview special is now ready.
A must see for all serious Steelers fans.
Get it Here

Any by popular demand it's in full 640x480 rez encoded in Xvid video and MP3 audio (128k) so you can burn it and play on any DVD player that supports Xvid.

Steelers Video Update

Slowly getting caught up.

PST from the 9th is now up, you can get it Here.

Savan on SportsBeat from the 10th Here

*EDIT 22:20*

PST for the 10th is now up.
Get it Here

Glenn Beck Update

Glenn Beck from the 10th is up here

Glenn Beck from the 11th is up here

Whoops

I created the torrent for the 2nd half of the game and instead of typing 'mv' to move the video and torrent to the share directory I typed 'rm' and deleted it.
Whoops.

It's processing again.

Also I made it 800mb instead of 700mb so the quality should be a bit better. I'll be toying around with different configs this week trying to get you all a better picture.

It's preseason for me as well. :-)

***UPDATE***

2nd half is done, enjoy.
Get It Here

Steelers vs. Cardinals

The game is now underway.

Steelers win the toss and Ben drives them down the field with ease until Marvel misses a block then gives up on the play and Ben gets chased down and sacked.
Jeff attempts a 54 yard field goal just wide left.

Hope Marvel can get it together for the next series.

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Now the Cards have their first series and get 7.
The D sure seemed to be confused and covering three quality receivers gave them fits.
Get it fixed LeBeau.

Second Series Steelers back in, Batch running the show, makes a good pass to Cedrick then Duce does little to nothing.
Santonio comes in 3rd and 5 makes his first pro catch, a short jumper for the first down.

End 1st Qtr.

Tracker(s) Update

All torrents will go down tonight while I move everything over to a new tracker.
There will be no need to register with anyone, full access to all torrents. (yea)

My tracker here will stop tonight as well as everything will move over.
That means all new torrent files, you will have to grab the new torrents if your in the middle of downloading something. It should pick up where it left off.

**UPDATE**
I have the Month archive of GB for May, June and July up, as well as Aug 7, 8 and 9. All torrents show zero seeds, do not pay attention to that, I AM seeding them.

Also have Savran up for the month, will get PST up this morning.

Glenn Beck: Loses one potential fan

lmao, I get home from work and have this silly message from some person on demonoid.com that does not like Glenn Beck.

So I did my best to respond.

Holy smoke I love the internet.
You meet all kinds of people here, it's fantastic. :-P

Watch Commericals or go to Jail

Not really, yet.
Seems advertisers are hacked that we don't want to watch their stupid commercials.
Really, how many people watch TV (outside of the Superbowl) for the commercials?
I don't know anyone.
So the fact that crappywood (my pet name for hollywood) and it's pundits are pushing for, of all things making it a law you have to watch commercials, seems a bit like socialism than capitalism.

Really this speaks volumes about the sad, sad condition our country is in, doesn't it?

As a proud long time MythTV user I happily skip ads, I also skip them live, I get enough lies at work all day I don't need them being pumped into my house.

Looking for translator (JP->EN)

Since I can't purchase Zoids Fuzors on DVD here in the U.S I'm looking for someone to translate the raw's for me. I will sub them and host them on my tracker and such.
Anyone interested can email me muddysmind at gmail dot com.

Tracker Updates

Glenn Beck from the 3rd and 4th are now up on the new tracker.

Also.

Since the folks who run the new tracker decided to halt all new registrations I've put the past few days Steelers news updates on my site while they sort themselves out. Email me at muddysmind at gmail dot com for the link.
Those of you who have pm'd me on the forums will be getting a pm back with the link.

Classic 'Busy' Work

I'm sorry, but I laughed out loud when I read this. This is a perfect example of 'busy' work, it's worded so you have to read it slowly and/or a few times so you think, wow Rep. Thomas sure worked hard on this. Not.
Fire this loser for wasting tax payer money and our time.

Methamphetamine Epidemic Elimination Act

Seriously, we have so very much going on in the world and in our country. Do we really need to spend time making laws on a federal level that ought to be dealt with on a local level?
Reason number one why all members of the House and Senate need to go bye-bye and let us start fresh. Wasting time.

Since we have many on the far left wanting to talk about imperialism, here you go. How about we take the three on each side and boot them out now?
Just a thought.

Glenn Beck Torrents

Two new torrents posted for Glenn Beck to the new tracker.
7/31 and 8/01 shows, 8/02 to be posted tonight as well.

Enjoy you sick freak!

Video Updates

Check the new tracker for the most recent Steelers news clips.
Updated tonight current as of last night.

Enjoy
and

Here we go Steelers! Here we go!

Also added may archive for Glenn Beck.

Hurricane Season Update

So Hurricane season is in it's prime, how many have hit the U.S.?

Well I did a quick google news search and found something interesting below.

If you look at the image above, the word hurricane turned up 409 articles on Tropical Storm Chris?
What?
So it's not even a hurricane, yet the word 'Hurricane' is all over it.

Then just below that 205 articles on the Miami Hurricane college football teams newest problems.

So there is no real news of a Hurricane this season, only tropical storms that are not hurricanes and may never be and some young kids who can't stay out of trouble.

OK, well then I guess I'll have to cancel my subscription to Hurricane Disasters Monthly.
I can only assume the global warming freaks are hacked about this, good thing it's hot or they would have nothing to toot their horns about.

*Editors Note*
The sarcasm in this article is in no way a wish for any hurricane to strike any place, we do not wish anyone harm. (except terrorists who want to kill free people)

Even Google knows Hezbollah does not want peace

I had an idea, so I gave it a whirl.

It was more revealing than I thought it would be.

I did a search for the exact phrase 'Hezbollah wants peace' on google news and guess what, zero articles had that phrase in the past few weeks. Zero, nobody not even the far left is claiming Hezbollah wants peace.
Shocked?
I am a little, I thought there had to be someone, some brainwashed site somewhere that believed that.
Now take the same phrase and swap Hezbollah for Israel, that brought up 26 articles. That seemed a little low, however it's not as if I was conducting some scientific experiment, just seeing what's out there.

So for those who claim Israel wants to destroy all the Arabs, Lebanese and Palestinians around them, maybe logic (and reality) would argue different.

Just my two cents.

Updates, updates, updates

New logo, and more changes to the site.
Moved the links so people quit asking me where the tracker is. (geezz)
Also will be putting up more Steelers camp news today.
Beck updates as well.

Photo Update

I added a photo gallery for the Washington D.C. holiday and also have been adding to the miscellaneous gallery.
Enjoy.

Mr. Muddy Goes To Washington Part 3

	AR-7 U.S.S. Hector

The World War II Memorial was stunning, a ring with one open end surrounded by small walls one for each state and territory. While there I happened to look up and see a WWII vet standing up on the balcony on the Pacific side, little did I know at the time how fitting that would be. I gave him a wave thanking him for his service and sapped off a shot on his return wave. That image has been in my mind since that day. I did a quick google search and found his ship was the U.S.S. Hector, a combat repair ship was commissioned 7 February 1944, it served with the Pacific Fleet though WWII and into the next few decades.

Mr. Muddy Goes To Washington Part 2

Korean War Memorial

I honestly did not know there was a Korean War Memorial until I was seeing what all there was on google maps to check out. It was well done I thought.
With a wall of faces from the many different countries, a simple and elegant fountain with the number of captured, wounded and missing. Also as you walked down the path into the memorial all the countries that were involved are listed as well a mock up of a typical squad marching in a simple garden.

Mr. Muddy Goes To Washington Part 1

Left vs Right: Shut Up Already

I'm so sick of the wingers vs. the nut jobs that I want to whip out a M-249 and mow them all down. Liberals, Progressives, Conservatives, Patriots and on and on. How about this grand new concept??

AMERICANS!

Dammit, we're always bitching and fighting like snot nose brats on the playground, I for one am sick of it.

I have a suggestion, ban all political parties, and also outlaw political organizations, clubs and weblogs. :-P

Force Americans to be Americans, have civil discussions, share ideas and omg, hold on, get the hell along!! with each other.

I realize this is impossible, but I just want to be on record that our current hate fest is really getting tiresome.

Mooseboy and I got along swell playing Madden (when he wasn't running fake punts every 4th down, hehe, sorry had to rib you there) and I'm sure we can at the very least agree we love our country and want it to prosper and be the best. (I really hope we can agree on that at least).
How this happens can be worked out later, how about we all agree on this one thing, America is our country, we love our country and want it to grow and prosper.

Can we at least start there?

(sorry International readers, not really meant for you all this time)

The History of the Middle East...

This is a must watch short video.

Mexico not willing to pay for their own

Seems one hospital in Dallas has had enough of Illegal immigrants (and others from outside their county) not paying up. So they have taken the only course of action they can. Bill their legal land of residence. Then the real non-surprise, Mexico played the race card. Yikes, did not see that coming. (rolls eyes)
So I guess if America send millions over to mexico the would gladly give us free housing, medical care and whatever else we demanded.

I applaud their effort even though they won't see one cent. (or peso) It's a courageous gesture on their part, now if they can just stand up to the insurance companies.

Full Story @ The Washington Times

Happy Birthday America!

The Declaration of Independence of the Thirteen Colonies

In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776

The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.


We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.


Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.


But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.



The Declaration of Independence of the Thirteen Colonies - National Constitution Center

Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain [George III] is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.

He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained, and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.

He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.

He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.

He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.

He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the meantime exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.

He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.

He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.

He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance.

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies, without the consent of our legislatures.

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.

He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:

* For protecting them by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
* For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
* For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
* For depriving us in many cases of the benefits of Trial by Jury:
* For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:
* For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies:
* For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:
* For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.
He has abdicated Government here by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.

He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.

He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to complete the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of cruelty and perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.

He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.

He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.

In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms. Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our British brethren.

* We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us.
We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here.
* We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence.

They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.

We, therefore, the Representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by the authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare.

That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown,

and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is and ought to be totally dissolved;

and that as Free and Ind