Prince @ MindSay 
harry
I'm just as ashamed, but not as shocked, that he is the brother of Betsy DeVos, one of the wealthiest Republicans in Michigan and wife of Amway president and defeated gubernatorial candidate, Dick Devos.
Why am I ashamed of all this?
Simply put, Mr. Prince is a war profiteer. His mercenary company (although they prefer to call themselves a "Private Military Company") has received multi-billions in no-bid contracts for their involvement in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In addition to the contract (and possibly explaining them) his company has many ties to the Bush administration. The careless actions of his company and their employees are being investigated by Congress, the FBI, the U.S. Justice Department, and The Iraqi Defense Ministry.
Blackwater mercenaries have taken the lives of at least 15 innocent Iraqi civilians. In most cases the mercenaries were unprovoked in their shootings.
All of his definitely looks bad on my beloved home state.
On the religious side of the issue, how can Mr. Prince call himself a Catholic is good conscience? Pope Benedict XVI and his predecessor John Paul II have condemned the United States and it's allies for there actions in Iraq. John Paul went so far as to call the war unjustified and immoral. Prince's actions and those of his company directly go against the What the Holy Father have said as well as long held church teachings some of which could have Mr. Prince excommunicated by the Church. I believe Erik Prince has lost the right to call himself a Catholic.
My only question left is why hasn't this man (as well as the other "Private Military companies") been brought up on war profiteering and war crimes charges? The simple answer is that they have illegally been given immunity by the U.S. State Department. But, I believe, it goes deeper then that. Blackwater is being protected by the very paranoid and secretive Bush administration.
So, yes I am very ashamed to say that people from my state brought about the sanctioned murder of innocent life in an immoral war and are making a profit from it. And I really hope I'm not the only American pissed about it and who wants something to be done about this.
Thanks,
Mark
Dave came in and sat down for an early lunch while I was sweating away. The song "Tusk" comes on ..... I glance over his way and he's tapping his feet .... bopping in his chair to the music.
"Prince?" he asks.
"Fleetwood Mac." I reply
"I was close." he says
Yep, its fun getting old ..... I wonder where my Prince CD is ???? Hummmm .....
Purple Rain would be an awesome exercise motivator .....
Off to Medford tomorrow.
A day away from here is needed.
Saturday is Dave's birthday ..... 62 ..... and we will be in Mt. Shasta for a geocaching event at their local Round Table Pizza. They have an unbelievable salad bar and the thought of it has me drooling. And now that the weight loss has hit 10.5 lbs. I am treating myself to a beer or two, too. Yep, I am.
And if the weather is good .... maybe find a few caches too .... yeah. I'm also sending off my dragonfly geocoin ..... now that he is permanently on my shoulder it will be easier to send it off on its journey. So far my other geocoin and my charm travel bug have been muggled (taken) ..... at least I'm fairly sure they are gone according to the logs. So it was very hard for me to think of letting this one go. But it's time for it to do just that ...... bring happiness to others they find it and move it on.
I was also given another coin recently for helping out a fellow geocacher in Iowa .... so I will probably get that one going as well.
I'm feeling extremely mixed the last few days. My thoughts have been all over the place. This distraction on Saturday is much needed. Some old friend geocachers and lots of new friend geocachers seem to be saying they will be there. It should be fun.
Well .... once again, although I've wished her well already ..... a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY to tattooedjen ..... ! I hope your day was wonderful.
Peace. J.
Stolen from Snuggs
open your music and set it to shuffle. every time you answer a new question, hit shuffle again and record your answers. no cheating, now.
Some of these made no sense! Apparently my life story is a tragedy or something. Either that or I like depressing songs. Also, my fight songs seem to be hip hop songs. Perhaps I'm going around telling people, "You've got served."
Opening Credits: Bring tha Noize by Public Enemy featuring Anthrax
Waking Up: The Rebirth of Slick by The Digable Planets
First Day at School: Let's Work by Prince
Falling in Love: Imagination by Earth,Wind and Fire
Fight Song: Down With the King by Run DMC
Breaking Up: My Mind Playing Tricks on Me by Geto Boys. (LOL)
Prom: That's the Way of the World by Earth, Wind and Fire
Life's OK: Vale da Ribeira by Sergio Mendes
Mental Breakdown: Head by Prince (huh?)
Driving: Magalenha by Sergio Mendes
Getting Back Together: International Lover by Prince
(It figures my getting back together song would be one of Prince's more freaky songs. Make up sex maybe?)
Wedding: End of the Road by Boys II Men (huh?)
Final Battle: Get Busy by Sean Paul
Death Scene: Anos Dourados by Sergio Mendes
Funeral Song: Time by Culture Club
End Credits: Baby Come Back by Player
Songs To Put On Playlist
Atlantic Starr- Always
Chic- Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)
Chic- Everybody Dance
Chic- Good Times
Chic- I Want Your Love
Chic- Le Freak
Club Nouveau- Jealousy
Club Nouveau- Lean On Me
Club Nouveau- Why You Treat Me So Bad
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam- All Cried Out
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam- Head to Toe
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam- I Wonder If I Take You Home
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam- Let The Beat Hit ‘Em
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam- Lost In Emotion
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam- Can You Feel The Beat
Prince- Let’s Go Crazy
Prince- Purple Rain
Prince- The Beautiful Ones
Prince- When Doves Cry
Ready For The World- Oh Sheila
Rose Royce- Car Wash
Rose Royce- I’m Going Down
Rose Royce- Love Don’t Live Here Anymore
Rose Royce- Wishin on a Star
The Gap Band- All of Your Love
The Gap Band- Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)
The Gap Band- Early In The Morning
The Gap Band- Outstanding
The Gap Band- Yearning For Your Love
The Gap Band- You Dropped A Bomb On Me
The Brothers Johnson- I’ll Be Good To You
The Brothers Johnson- Strawberry Letter 23
The Brothers Johnson- Ride-O-Rocket
The Brothers Johnson- Ain’t We Funkin Now
The Brothers Johnson- Stomp!
The Brothers Johnson- Light Up The Night
The Brothers Johnson- Get The Funk Out Ma Face
Yesterday, I hung out with Environgirl for Super Bowl Sunday. The whole day was some sort of surreal time warp. I literally felt like we were back in high school again. Before I came over I decided to study at an all you can eat Chinese buffet. I didn't eat much because I was trying to get through at least 10 boring pages of my ridiculously over-priced textbook entitled Problems of Normal Life. Well, I think finances are a big problem of normal life! I have a problem paying $163 for a textbook that I can only sell back for $15 bucks if I'm lucky! BASTARDS! (but I digress.)
After studying I went to E-girl's because she told me she'd cook and rent videos. She isn't a big football fan so she spends Super Bowl Sunday watching movies. This is fine with me since I'm superstitious and make it a point to never watch the game until the last quarter. First I check the half-time scores. If my team is up, I watch the last quarter. If my team is down, I don't watch it at all. Like most superstitions, its pure hogwash, but dang it worked this year and for Super Bowl XXXVIII. Last year for Super Bowl XL I screwed up and watched the whole damn game! Damn Steelers!
Anyway, first we watched about an hour and a half of The Boondocks because E-girl was busy making pizza. Then we watched Idlewild. It was a good movie, but much like its stars, André 3000 and Antwan "Big Boi" Patton from Outkast, it was kinda strange. In the middle of the movie, Environgirl's friend from the Windy City called and told us to remind us to watch Half-Time show starring Prince. They chatted a bit while they ignored my yells of GO COLTS! LOL! We turned on the Half-Time show and LOST OUR FRIGGIN' MINDS.
Actual Conversation between Environgirl and Me.
Prince: Dearly beloved, we're gathered here today to get through this thing called life.
ENVIRONGIRL: (head thrown back) AHHHHHHHHHHH! OMG! OMG! AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
ME: (hands thrown up in reverence): OMG! YES! YES! YES! AAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! YOU'RE DA MAN BABY! YOU'RE STILL THE MAN!
ENVIRONGIRL: Geez us! He still looks the same! My GAWD!!!
ME: Girl he's doin' the damn thang! AHHHHH!!!!!
Prince sings "Purple Rain": I don't wanna be your weekend lover.....
ENVIRONGIRL and ME: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! *gasp for breath* AHHHHHHH
ME: (thinking to myself) Sweet Mary am I crying???
As you can see, our day had all the elements of high school: pizza, cartoons, movies and fanatical worship of a wonder god.
In case you missed the Half-Time show, here's a clip:
By the way, I figured out why Prince still looks the same even though he's 48 years old. The man is an incubus. He must be feeding off the sexual energy from the crowd. (I'd gladly feed him! :P)
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