Couldn't count on all my fingers, all the dates you had...

So I had a couple "kinda-sorta" dates this weekend.

Saturday evening, I went with my cousin, as her date, along with her sister and her sister's husband (follow all those relations?), to the alma mater of myself, and my the two girls, to see a comedian, Jeff Dunham.



They had seen him in person before and they said he was hilarious. I had seen him on TV before, and I recall chuckling, so when they asked me, I said sure. So, this satruday, we went to get supper and then made it to Shippensburg University. Now granted, I graduated there in 1991, but I hardly recognized the place. The building we were in was just opened in 2005, when I attended Ship, it was the tennis courts and a parking lot. And there were tons of other new buildings too. It looked...well, like a University, which it decidedly didn't when I was going there 17 years ago.

At any rate, the seat were just 11 rows back, so we saw everything clearly. And while I did laugh some, it was nowhere NEAR as much as those with me, or most of the audience did. Frankly, I found some of his jokes....well, not offensive really,but not funny. I really see no humor is mocking a "Prius" car by speaking about it in a 'gay' lisp, and then going on and on about how 'manly' his Hummer is and how he loves just driving over everything...including the "lisping" Prius. And isn't easy to go with the cheapest laugh about Muslim suicide bomber. Yeah, real high-brow humor there. Making fun of black people having really white teeth, and foreigners answering your customer service calls, and the Amish...gee, that took a lot of though to come up with those. Don't get me wrong, I did laugh at some parts of it, and I found others quite funny. but frankly, too much of his show just was not laughable. I was underimpressed.

But it was a night away from the apartment, with fun people, good food, and yeah, some laughs, so I'm not really complaining too much.
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Then, today, Don and I went to see a movie and then a meal with his friend Jim (don't ask...it's complicated). We saw the Superhero Movie and at the Olive Garden.


I wasn't even aware that this movie was even being made. It's a parody of the Spiderman movies, but it mocks the X-Men movies, and the Fantastic Four, and other in the manner of Airplane or the Naked Gun kind of thing. It even had Leslie Neilson as one of that stars. Drake Bell was the main character: Dragonfly. And he's real easy on the eyes, so that made the movie very watchable.

It also had Marion Ross (mom from Happy Days), Brent Spiner (Data from Star Trek), and a host of other actors I knew from other movies, but don't know thier names. And it had me laughing despite myself. I mean, how childish and stupid are "fart jokes"? But his movie had a doozy of one, and I just could not help but laugh at it. Again, not high brow humor, but this was funny.

We all had a good time too. Don and I held hands occasionally in the theater, and played a bit of footsie under the table at the meal. And before the movie started, I pointed out to Don that this was the first time he's seen me with pants on. And we both laughed at that.

So of either of my dates, I definitely prefered the second, even though there was no kissing. Don and I are both not big on public displays of affection....especially in Hagerstown MD. Maybe if we were in DC, or Toronto, or NYC, it might have been different. But there...at the Olive Garden, or movie theater, no...no kissing thank you. Maybe....no definitely next time.

POLT Listening to "Don't Call Me Baby" by Madison Avenue

That's my brain you just stabbed, damn you! - Arena #1

In your smile, forbidden love (Part 22)...

Does THIS make me look GAY?

Okay, just wondering, me and the guys, just because we fell asleep this way, and are spooning with each other, and cuddling, and laying our hands on each other's asses, I gotta know....

Does THIS make me look GAY?

Hmm, I suppose, by the suits hanging in the closet and the hat laying next to the clock, the fact that we're in some branch of the military, I suppose that doesn't change anything, does it? Hmm, at least not for the better, probably....

POLT Listening to "I See You Baby" by Groove Armada

Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we. - George W. Bush

Take me out the boo-game....

In DC at the new Nationals stadium, it's the first time since 1901 that there's a baseball only stadium open in DC. This is the first game being played at the stadium. The place is, I'm told, going crazy with excitement over the new stadium and all the hoopla over it.

Bushie is there to throw out the first pitch. He is announced, walks onto the field and....see for yourself.



In case you can't tell that BOO-ing! They're boo-ing him! Loudly.

See, Mr. President, this is what a crowd of people who don't have to pass background checks and prove that they've voted Republican since the 1960's sound like when you come before them. Must suck, eh, to not a crows before you fully vetted by your staff?

POLT Listening to "Uninvited" by Alanis Morisette Oil: 101.58 (-3.37); Gas: 3.27 (-)

Look out, Stormy, she's drunker than a pickled skunk! - Uncle Sam, Freedom Fighters (8

You're wantin' my body, I don't mind (Part 140)...

MONDAY'S HOT SHIRTLESS GUY PHOTOS

This week's theme: hot shirtless guys having something to do with football!











POLT Listening to "Oh What A World" by Rufus Wainwright

It's so hot in here, my pussy's on fire! - Sweetie, a drag queen

From the look of the expression...

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But now we're cussin' and fussin', and we can't win nuthin'...

Got this from Stephen over at http://stephenrader.blogspot.com/.


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I knew I tried not to swear too much, but I thought itd be higher than that...

Oh well, who knew the Palace was less vulgar than I'd intended it to be?

POLT Listening to "Evil Angel" by Rufus Wainwright

I did not achieve this position in life by having some snot-nosed punk leave my cheese out in the wind. - Ed Rooney, Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Let's get unconscious, honey (Part 98)...

Unconscious Mutterings

I couldn't seem to access the webpage that has the weekly ten words for Unconscious Mutterings. I hope it's owner didn't take it down. At any rate, today, I thought I'd just go back and get the very first one I did, almost two years ago, and do that one again, just to see what different answers I give.

Band :: Music
Tan :: Sunburn
Mount :: St. Helens
Arcade :: Video Games
Customize :: License Plates
Hamburger :: French Fries
Solid :: Door
Forbidden :: Planet
Deter :: Prevent
Torment :: Anguish

And by means of comparison, my original answers:

Band :: Aid
Tan :: Burn
Mount :: a horse
Arcade :: Quarters
Customize :: Personalize
Hamburger :: French Fries
Solid :: Liquid
Forbidden :: Sex
Deter :: Detour
Torment :: Torture

POLT Listening to "Lemon" by U2 Oil: 104.95 (-.67); Gas: 3.27 (+.01)

"Giganta, what's the rule?" "*SIGH* Heroes don't pulp." - Giganta, JLUnlimited #38

My baby's got a secret (Part 68)...

Secret Saturdays

These come from http://postsecret.blogspot.com/




POLT Listening to "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison Oil: 405.62 (+.67); Gas: 3.26 (-)

"College kids today." "Oh, I know! Great for having sex. Political discussion, eh, not so much." - Polt

The wild, wild West....

Notice how the only one really looking happy to be there is the guy that's not nearly naked or dressed up as a dancing girl.


Wonder what kinda dirt the cowboy has over the other four to get them to do this. I wonder too if the photographer's taken anything else weirder than this.

POLT Listening to "Bittersweet Symphony" by the Verve

And, Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job. - George W. Bush

Some boys kiss me, some boys hug me (Part 125)...

Frenching Fridays

POLT Listening to "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse Oil: 104.95 (-2.32); Gas: 3.26 (+.01)

You can fool some of the people all of the time, and those are the ones you want to concentrate on. - George W. Bush

Keep your numbers mountin' (part 21)...

55 Fiction Fridays

Sick.
Mucus-sprewing coughs. Tissue-dissolving snot. Headaches.

G-Man hates empty comment boxes, so he leaves one.
What a sweetie.

Requests a 55 Friday. Haven't felt up to it lately,
but he DID leave a comment in an empty box.

So, for the ol' G-Man, HERE is my 55 Fiction Friday!
You are SO the man, dude!

POLT Listening to "Run Like Hell" by Pink Floyd

One of the hardest parts of my job is to console the family members who have lost thier life. - George W. Bush

They're quite stationary, all of my action figures are cherry...

This week, as every week, I went Wednesday to Atomic Comics to get my weekly fix of the comic books (oh like you don't have a somewhat embarrassing hobby. Shut up.) I purchased the books that had arrived that week. As I was walking back out through the store, I noticed Luke (that's the owner) had the second series of NEW Justice League Of America Action Figures. Having gotten the first series, I was naturally curious what the going price for them was.

He said, if I was going to get all 4 together, they were gonna be $60 dollars. But if I wanted them now, he'd cut me a break on them. I said sure. He said he'd make it $55 total, taxes included.

I said sure. I mean, the going price for them is $14.95, before taxes. That comes to $59.80, and then factoring in the taxes, it comes to about $66.39. And i was getting them for $55, a price of roughly $13.75 a piece. WHAT A BARGAIN!

I know, I know, I'm a geek. But come on, I haven't done drugs since college, I haven't been drunk for....years. I don't gamble (except in the $2 football pools at work). I don't spend my money on loose women (well, technically on ANY women, but I'm making a point here). If I wanna spend $55 on a few dolls, um, er, ACTION figures, well then where's the harm?

And just look at them!


They're SCHWEET!


Not as cool as the first series directly above, I mean it's tough to beat Superman in anything, but still.....

POLT Listening to "Somewhere Only We Know" by Keane

"Was that the first time someone sang the Star Spangled Banner into your ass?" "No." - Ceth, Shortbus

We were at the beach, everybody had matching towels...

Wow. All I can really say is....wow....

rich


Pardon me whilst I get something to wipe up the drool....

POLT Listening to "Everything" by Alanis Morisette Oil: 107.27 (+1.06); Gas: 3.25 (+.03)

"That's impossible!" "Said the six inch soldier with a rocket pack." - Ray, Uncle Sam & The Freedom Fighter #4

Undress me, will I look like a fool (Part 102)...

It's time once more for...


Well, kiddies, my "Polt In A Bathroom" theme seems to be somewhat popular (who'da thunk it?), so I give you the next, I believe it will be the fourth, installment:

A few weeks ago, I went out to eat after work with my friend Phoenix. He and Mrs. Phoenix (aka The Warden) had just bought thier first home, a townhouse, a few weeks before. It was a pretty nice place, actually. But whilst there, the food was workings it's way through my innards, and my innards were doing what innards do. So, I needed to use their bathroom.

I didn't use the one in the Master Bedroom, I used the one in the hallway. Pretty decent bathroom, with mirrors up on two adjoining walls. As I washed my hands, I thought, "HEY, now THERE'S a view worth photographing!" And I did.



Yeah, I got no idea how long this series will last. I know we all hopes it ends sooner rather than later. To see some non-bathroom HNT's click HERE.

POLT Listening to "Push" by Madonna

If they predecease or die early, there's an assest base to be able to pass on to a loved one. - George W. Bush

Isn't it romantic.....

George W. Bush, March 14: "I must say, I'm a little envious. If I were slightly younger and not employed here, I think it would be a fantastic experience to be on the front lines of helping this young democracy succeed. It must be exciting for you … in some ways romantic, in some ways, you know, confronting danger."










John McCain today: "Only a fool or a fraud sentimentalizes the merciless reality of war."









Hmmm, did McCain just bitch-slap Bushie? If not, I wish he would. In a fight, I got my money on McCain. I mean, the man's old, but he was tortured in a POW camp. Not quite the same thing as the struggles of being a coke-adled alcoholic cheerleader in college, eh? He could take Bushie with one hand tied behind his back. Easy.

And then, he'd have my vote, no matter WHO the Dems put up!

POLT Listening to "Starlight" by Muse

Listen, whoever thought about modernizing this room deserves a lot of credit. Like, there's very little oxygen in here anymore. - George W. Bush

And for that you'll be the better one...

I was watching Hardball with Chris Matthews this evening. Pat Buchanan was one of the pundits and after he had completed one thought, I said to myself something I thought I'd NEVER hear myself say: "Ya know, that's right. Pat Buchanan is right."

When I woke up from my fainting spell, and thought back on it, I realized that, yeah, that's what I thought.

Pat said, and I'm paraphrasing here, "Hillary Clinton shouldn't drop out of the race. She still has a shot at the nomination. It's a long shot, but a shot nonetheless. And therefore, there's not reason for her to drop out. But what she should NOT be doing is attacking the guy that's in front of her. She needs to win the nomination by showing why she's the better candidate, not why Obama is the worse candidate." My GOD, who knew Pat Buchanan would ever be right about ANYthing?

And he IS right. And I tell ya this, slinging mud and going negative on Obama is NOT showing herself as the "better" candidate.

POLT Listening to "Countdown With Keith Olbermann"

"I'm off duty. I told them I had a family crisis." "Why?" "Because life is short and you are hot." - Detective, Dr. Who

Cut thier hair short, wear shirts, and boots (Part 37)...

Wife Beater Wednesdays

POLT Listening to "Hardcore Mutha Fucka" by DV Roxx Oil: 106.21 (+6.63); Gas: 3.22 (-.01)

I can't wait to join you in the joy of welcoming neighbors back into neighborhoods, and small businesses up and running, and cutting those ribbons that somebody is creating new jobs. - George W. Bush

A small cup of tea to you and me...

I feel a bit sorry for the lad.


Shame it took just a small cup to cover the naughty bits, eh?

POLT Listening to "You're So Damn Hot" by Ok Go

Get the cheese to sickbay, the doctor should look at it right away. - Lt. Torres, Star Trek: Voyager

I'll do anything i have to, whatever it takes, whatever it takes...

The Clintons, both Hillary and Bill, are slowly but surely making me feel very jaded towards her. Just today, she brought up the Rev. Wright issue, or rather, to be more fair, the issue was brought up to her during an interview. And she answered in a manner beneath her.

She did this at the same time that it's come out that she fabricated a whole bunch of details of her arrival in Bosnia some dozens years or so ago. She lied. She was exaggerating her record to make her appear more presidential. So, yeah, she lied. Her response? "Oh I made a mistake, I'm human."

That's it? Obama's pastor says controversial things, Obama repudiates them, and that's not good enough. But Clinton outright lies about her record, and oh well, a shrug and saying she's human is okay? How is that?

And Bill today in a speech said something about the "other campaign" wanting to disenfrancies the voters of Michigan and Florida because Hillary will probably win there. HUH? the Democratic Party, before ANY vote was cast, said if Michigan and Florida had thier primaries that early, they would not count. And ALL the candidates, Hillary included, agreed to that. Now, though, it's supposed to be Obama's fault, when all he's doing is following the rules set up before the contest began. the Clintons are the ones who want to change the rules after things don't go thier way!

I understand and respect Hillary's tenacity, and feriousness in campaigning. But really, I want to see her doing against the opposition. Doing this against Obama is like attacking your cousin or something. It's just wrong.

And if she's this willing to have a scorched earth policy, to have a policy of throwing the entire kitchen, not just the sink, against a fellow Democrat, to put her personal asperations ahead of the entire PARTY, to risk handing the November election to the Republicans if she can't have it, all that is making seriously reconsider if I could support her in the fall.

Don't get me wrong, as of now, I will still be supporting and voting for the Democrat in November, whichever one it is.

But we've still got like 4 weeks until the PA primary, and I'm telling everyone right now, if she keeps this shit up, and if she keeps going as negative as she has recently, and if Hillary somehow finagles the Democratic nomination, I believe it's possible this might be the first year, since I've been able to vote, that I will not be casting any vote for President.

And that saddens me, that I could even be considering doing such a thing. Saddens me much more than anyone can know. And I have Hillary's doorstep to lay this on. She really SERIOUSLY needs to re-evaulate her win-at-any-cost campaign plan.

POLT Listening to "Vera" by Pink Floyd

Dox, the next time one of your computers comes to life with the power to destory reality...just tell the bitch you love her! - Tigorr, Omega Men #5

When we had a chest cold, how to stay proud...

Got an email from Don today. Apparently, he was sick with the flu all weekend as well. So, now we just need to figure out who gave it to whom Thursday night. He said he was feeling better Sunday. I was still feeling sickly today.

The place I work gives us Good Friday off. I have to work the Saturday after Good Friday, so I normally work Good Friday as well and then just take the holiday later. And that's what I did last week. But since I wasn't feel well this morning, I just took my Good Friday today and rested some more. Took pills, watched some TV, read some, slept some, drank orange juice. I'm feeling better tonight, although there's still a lot of phlegm I'm moving around in my chest. And my head's congested as well. but that's loads better than the fever and chills and aches i had over the weekend. And I've taking cold pills since Saturday and am now taking Mucinex as well. That'll kick it right outta my chest.

I'm pretty worn out and beat, even though I haven't really done ANYTHING since Saturday, and I haven't left the house but twice since Satruday afternoon. Well, whatever, I guess that's what I needed to get over this crap.

I'm just gonna say I picked it up at work and infected Don, not that he infected me. Then i can only get mad at myself and not him.

POLT Listening to some part of Swan Lake

And Black Canary said a buzzsaw arrow would be self-indulgent. - Green Arrow, Justice League Umlimited

An utterance, information, don't mince words (Part 89)...

TMI Tuesdays

1. Stubble... good or bad? How often do you shave? I dont really mind stubble, as long as it's not enough to tear my skin, it's okay. I have to shave every day, and I hate it.
2. If someone shoves you up against a wall while kissing you, your reaction is? To pull them tighter to me, and kiss them back just as forcefully as they've shoved me. Also, I mentally start planning the quickest route to a bed.
3. Did you ever own a fake ID? Nah, never needed one. I didn't start drinking until I was a senior in high school, and then I had older relatives or friends that would buy me stuff.
4. Have you ever played a game which may require you or others to disrobe? Oh hell yeah, Strip poker. many times. I think I may have played strip hangman as well.
5. Have you ever had sex in the snow? Rain? I have had sex while it was snowing AND raining, but never IN the snow or rain.
Bonus (as in optional): Tell us about your last boyfriend/girlfriend? Well, just search my blog for the name "Freddie", you'll find out all you need to know. And more.

POLT Listening to "Sex On Wheelz" by The Thrill Kill Kult Oil:99.58 (-.52); gas: 3.23 (-.01)

The worst way to keep the peace is start a war. - Athena, Wonder Woman #9

He'll roll lots of easter eggs your way...

All while I was growing up, my grandfather insisted the family get together twice a year: Christmas Eve and New Years. And we did. We 'd go to my grandparents house, they'd be there, their kids, their spouses, and us grandkids. On Christmas Eve, we'd have a meal, and exchange gifts. On Easter, we'd have a meal and an Easter egg hunt.

First, we hunted real eggs. they we hunted plastic eggs filled with pennies, and then filled with dollars, and then filled with candy. But no matter what we looked for, Pap always had a hard boiled egg specially painted for each of us grandkids.

All but his last year with us. By then, he was living in the adult care facility, paralyzed from the waist down. But nonetheless, he insisted on being brought back to his house on Easter. It wasn't easy for my uncles to get him from the car to the wheelchair to the couch, but we did it. And as we kids (me, the oldest grandkid, then 30 years old) looked for those plastic Easter eggs, he sat in the wheelchair and watched us, smiling. He didn't get to color any eggs for us that year. And in November, he died. After his death, for a few years we'd get together at my grandmother's. Then we moved it to my uncle's for the last few years.

Each year, since his death, I made hard boiled eggs at Easter, sometimes to make deviled eggs for the family stuff. But I always colored one egg and took it to Pap's grave and left it there, in honor of him.

This past Easter, since I had the flu, I was, for the first time in my 40 years, unable to be with my family at Easter. And it's also the first time in 10 years that I didn't take an egg to pap's grave. I mentioned all this to mom today, and she said I had a good reason for not doing either: I had a fever, after all. And she's right.

But still, since I couldn't get an egg to his grave, I hope I'm honoring Pap enough by writing about it now. And the photo is oen I took last year.

POLT Listening to nothing

When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross. - Sinclair Lewis

Change that city limit sign to 'population 4000 minus 1'...

4000.

4000 Americans dead in Iraq. And that doesn't even touch all those wounded, losing limbs, other physical wounds, mental wounds from what they had to endure there.

How many more have to die in Iraq for George Bush's folly?

And just today, Vice-President Darth Cheney says that, paraphrasing, yes American families have sacrified, but let's not forget, the President has the largest burden because he has to decide to commit the troops.

HUH????

Bushie has the greatest burden? A burden greater than a mother who lost a son, a father who lost a daughter, a child who no longer has a mommy or daddy? A burden greater than families who had to do without a mother, father, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, son, daughter at thier table this Easter?

How DARE he.

And let's remember one other thing: John McCain has said that we need to remain in Iraq for 100 years, we'll do so, Clinton and Obama have both said they'll withdrawl the troops as soon as they can. Remember that when you go to vote in November. Before you cast your vote, think of those soliders in the quagmire of Iraq, and thier families here at home, and then remember who wants to keep them there, in harms way, and who wants to bring them home.

POLT Listening to nothing Oil: 100.10 (-1.34); Gas: 3.24 (-.01)

"That's Circle! Watch out! She-" "Yeah, I know. I read the Odyssey." - Batman, Justice League Unlimited

You're wantin my body, I don't mind (Part 139)...

MONDAY'S HOT SHIRTLESS GUY PHOTOS

No theme this week, just random hot shirtless guys:











POLT Listening to nothing

Ohmigod, y'all, he did the choreography for a Alyssa Milano video, and then, cut to a week later, guess who's got panty crickets? Me! You do the math. - Amy Poehler as Britney Spears on SNL