Katrina

I've taken a 10 day assignment working at a relief center for Katrina survivers out on the East side. It's a contract with the City of Austin, The Red Cross, and FEMA. There are crack dealers and whores all around out there. The money's great for this job, and it's satisfying to be able to help them. You can really see our efforts making a difference in their lives. We nurses and working with pharmacies to make sure the people are able to get their medications. They're so greatul for what we're doing for them. The Red Cross is doing great work. If ever I donated to a charity I'd donate to them. I've seen firsthand the good they do. I 've worked there 2 days now and have 8 left. It's not the most fun job ever, but it's a good experience. It humbles me. I'm so thankful for this great opportunity. I am so very blessed. The stories these poor people tell are unbelievable. One ICU nurse broke down telling me how they had to abandon several of their patients to die when they were evacuated. I can't even imagine...


Originally posted to my old blog, 9-11-05

Rita

Today we closed the Given's Park Red Cross facility at 5:00. Katrina relief in the city of Austin has been closed. Hurricane Rita is going to hit our coast in the next day or so, and so all the time and money is now going to go to help those in our own state. Incredibly, there are centers opening tomorrow for evacuees. All of us nurses were asked to continue working with the Red Cross. I am sick, I think I have pneumonia or something, so I'm taking a couple days off, then jumping back in to work. I've liked the katrina job...the money has been good and consistant, nice hours. It's been fantastic to get a paycheck every day. I am saving for my new laptop! Anyway, Rita will head inland on Saturday, giving us nasty weather. We're really not very far from the coast at all. It'll be my first hurricane! My boss David offered me a temp position in Houston. It would have paid 37.50 an hour. If I were able to travel and was healthy, I'd have done it in a heartbeat. Lila was crazy today....she made a woman scream and cry in anger and frustration. There were several *&%$#@& who went ape-shit today. They knew that today was the last day, and when they weren't getting the handouts they expected/demanded, they were MAD! We had to have the cops intervene. Why can't &$*#@*% behave?


Originally posted to my other blog, 9-21-05

Sunday Post.....

Jan Crouch....love to hate her.... hate to love her......Jan makes a great drinking game. Every time she cries, you drink! Or, every time Paul asks for money....you drink! Her husband Paul...whom I'm convinced is nightly drained of blood by Jan to fill those bodacious fake ta-ta's, was involved in a JUICY homosexual sex scandal some years back with his black limo driver. The cival suit was settled out of court (naturally) and never really hit the media. These frauds are the founders of the shameful PTL Club......."and Jesus wept....."




The ever frightening and hypnotic Benny Hinn!






Betty attends Mass

Michelangelo's statue, David, returns to Italy this week after a successful 12 week, 20 city, US tour.

This show is really addictive. Doctor Girlfriend is my favorite...the Jackie O look is always a winner, and that VOICE ....that Bronx mean man voice! It's priceless!em>

Bad hair day.....

I had just gotten up. I don't know what I was doing.....flashing some sort of psychotic gang signs?

Amy Winehouse on Crack......

Poor Amy.....she's been dubbed "Amy Crackhouse" by 101X in their special Amy Winehouse Gossip! segments. I love it when she pulls stunts like this....it makes me think of my own misspent youth........and while I make light of it and poke fun, it also makes me sad for her. Crack is a horrible drug, and I really hope she gets some help before it's too late. God, she's SO young! I love Amy's music, and her ballsy nature. So anyway, here it is....the famous Amy Does Crack! video....


by wildtonicdotcom

This is a panic!


this one makes me sad...

Song to the Siren...Cocteau Twins live

by jansjoh


This is a really ancient early Cocteau vid. Liz was always pretty uncomfortable performing, as you can see...she looks petrified. I love this time in the bands history because her voice was clearer and she used much less distortion than in latter years. God...she looks like such a baby. This song was written by Tim Buckley, father of one of my all time favorites, Jeff Buckley.

Winston

Winston, Lake Travis

Winston was a roommate of mine at one point. He's a great loveable guy. I have some funny memories of him. He was, and probably still is, a terrible slob. One time, I saw something strange in his bed....it was orange. On closer inspection, I saw that it was a half eaten carrot! Don't get the wrong idea....he'd just been EATING it, not using it for any other purpose...Laugh Out Loud! I'm tired of LOL. Another time, he came out of the house wearing something that could only be desccibed as, to use my Mother's words, a garb. But hey....it's Austin. He had on pants cut off below the knees...and wasn't wearing any underwear, as I could see perfectly the outline of everything he had going on below the belt! Top this all off with a 70's retro shirt, a batered Jed Clampett straw cowboy hat, and sandals! He said he was headed over to North Austin Medical Center....he was a Rad Tech! I never did ask how the rest of that day went at NAMC....

Sunday Post

I like to do something a little special every Sunday......

Remember......Jesus is watching you!

My Big Redneck Wedding

During my relaxing Saturday afternoon channel surfing session, I came across the most wonderful horrible thing....My Big Redneck Wedding on CMT. I'm really overwhelmed.....I think I had a seizure.......I can't describe it for you...it's as though if one were to see God face to face, all human words would be completely inadequate....the experience would be so incomprehensible, all words would fail....

I invite you to discover for yourselves....

And here's a little live action taste, courtesy of YouTube:



by brentwillie


God......PLEASE don't let any of these people be from Texas....EVER!

Keith

A New Goodie!

Click the link and find out why God hates Ireland....this is really priceless...

http://www.godhatesireland.com/

"Ireland has absolutely failed its duty to God. It has been wholly given over to the idea that it is okay to be a filthy fag. They have allowed their fags to establish themselves at every level of society, especially in the government. A law called "An Act to Prohibit Incitement to Hatred on Account of Sexual Orientation" has been enacted by the wicked lawmakers in Ireland to eliminate any true gospel preaching there. Jeremiah 7:28 But thou shalt say unto them, This is a nation that obeyeth not the voice of the LORD their God, nor receiveth correction: truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth. Isn't that just exactly what Gospel preaching is supposed to do: incite people to hate sin? 2 Chronicles 19:2 Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the Lord. While only about 10% of the population of Ireland are fags or dykes, the other 90% are most assuredly their soul-condemning enablers. The old preachers used to say fag-enablers are worse than fags because fag-enablers support the filthy beasts calling themselves gay, and they don't even have the excuse of being prisoner to a vile lust. Romans 1:32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. Ireland is a land of vile, feces-eaters and anus lickers and those who have pleasure in them - all of whom are abominations to God and headed for Hell. Deal with it!"

LOL.....Ireland is probably the most devoutly Christian country left on the planet......

Why Does God Hate Trailer Trash?


Deer Pasture,

Me and my momma useta live in Pine Glen Luxury Mobile Home Park. We had us a reel nice singul-wide with a sattulite TV dish and a inflasion swimming pule and us and all are naybors wuz real happy and everything. But last month we wuz sleeping and a giunt tornaydo come in the middle of the nite & smasheded up all are traylurs and sucked my momma right out of bed and smacked up gainst are propane tank . And my bestest frend Danielynn got throwed into a crick before a trackter landed on top of her. I herd that traylers get recked by tornaydos all the time, so im just wondering for how come the Lord hates are guts so dang much.

- Brianna



Dear Brianna,

As Noah's arkless neighbors discovered long ago, somewhat inclement weather is a sign of the Lord’s peevishness. Indeed, tornadoes have long been referred to by True Christians™ as “the twirling fingers of the Lord,” which He uses to poke and scratch at scabs and obliterate things that displease Him. Among those things, quite clearly, are trailer parks – which the Lord delights in effortlessly flicking into a blizzard of cheap plywood toothpicks and flying corduroy recliners into the sky whenever the mood strikes Him.

But why, with all the sinning going on in the world by crazy Muslims and other folks who worship cats and livestock, does the Lord have such particular, seasonal animosity towards Christians who dwell in mobile homes, you wonder?

Scripture, as always, provides the answer. For Jesus was rather specific in His preferred choice of home construction. "And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock." Matt. 7:25

What Jesus is saying is that only stupid, cheap, trashy people build their houses on a set of rubber wheels or some stolen cinderblocks -- and that He wants nothing to do with them.. The type of people He loves has substantial residences built on solid rock foundations. In other words, not you.

As anyone who enjoys attributing bromides to the Bible will tell you, “God helps those who help themselves.” Since most trailers in the United States are bought by FEMA, they are the shelter of last resort for the poor, lazy and waterlogged. If these folks knew anything about helping themselves, they wouldn't need a FEMA trailer in the first place. So even if Jesus saw fit to Hoover your mother up from her disintegrating linoleum as she knelt in prayer to Him, or violently hurl elderly Medicare leeches into the highest branches of towering spruce trees and cell phone towers, it is not ours to question why! Perhaps if residents of your community had shown enough drive and perseverance in life, they could have taken up residence on a God-approved cul de sac of two-story fieldstone colonials with solid rock foundations. And then everyone would still be alive today. Ever wonder what the folks in Sodom and Gomorrah were living in? According to Creation Science Archeologists it was, of course, trailers! So, it sounds like you folks got off rather lightly with just a patch of bad weather. I suggest you stop your whining, as Jesus hates that even more.


-Pastor Deacon Fred



http://www.landoverbaptist.org/news0407/trailerpark.html

Makes the heart sad....

I am absolutely floored by this event, in which a dear family friend was beaten and robbed in her own home. I've known and loved Joannn Vickers all my life. We were neighbors when I was growing up. Joann and her daughter used to babysit me, and our two families have been intimate friends for over 40 years. We're family. It kills me that some fucking little punks felt they had THE RIGHT to do this to this precious woman. I believe that they've caught a third boy and are looking into arresting another one. If I'd have been able to find them before the police did, there wouldn't have been much of them left to arrest. My mother is just a few years older than Joann. We sold our family home, across the street from Joann several years ago. It really scares me....it frightens me for my own mother's sake, and for the danger facing all the helpless and innocent who live alone here. Things like this just don't happen in this little town. No one is safe anywhere.



Taken from the Portales News Tribune's website:

Two men were arrested late Tuesday night and another man on Wednesday in connection with a Portales home invasion in which an 82-year-old woman was battered, according to a Portales Police Department press release.


Jay Brian Stuart, 20, Preston Blake, 25, and Joel Zertuche, 18, all of Portales, face multiple felony charges. The homeowner Joann Vickers, was listed in stable condition Wednesday at Convenant Hospital in Lubbock, according to a hospital official.


Family members said Vickers suffered a broken hip in the incident, Portales Police Capt. Lonnie Berry said.


Vickers reported that property, including jewelry, was stolen in the burglary around midnight Saturday.


Police said by making contact with local jewelry stores and pawn shops they learned of individuals attempting to sell loose diamonds, which led them to Stuart and Blake’s residence at 1311 S. Ave. C, according to the release.


“Because it was jewelry (stolen) and some of it was diamonds, we immediately began checking the places where that type of thing might be disposed of,” Berry said.


Police said Vickers was awakened by the doorbell, but by the time she got to the front door, the three suspects had entered through a back door. Berry said police believe the back door may have been unlocked as there were no signs of forced entry. Berry said no weapons were used in the attack. Police believe Vickers sustained the injuries from being kicked.


Berry said because of her injuries, Vickers was unable to stand and use the phone on her wall. She crawled to the front porch of her residence and called out to a neighbor returning from a school event, Berry said. Police believe it may have taken her as long as an hour to make it to the porch.


Stuart and Blake are charged with aggravated burglary, conspiracy, receiving stolen property, tampering with evidence and attempted disposal of stolen property. Zertuche is charged with aggravated burglary and conspiracy.


Stuart and Blake were being held Wednesday at the Roosevelt County Detention Center on bonds of $58,000 each. Zertuche was being held Wednesday at RCDC on a $35,000 bond.


Berry said police are still following up leads and charges against additional persons involved in attempting to dispose of the merchandise may be filed.


“We know it’s something that causes a lot of concern, especially for residents who live on their own,” Berry said.


Berry commended close cooperation between patrol and investigation divisions in developing the leads that led to the arrests.

An evening with Mommie Dearest....

It's really funny...this woman making this early PSA pleading for assistance for suffering children, while she was creating a living hell at home for her own......this was probably the wire hanger night!

This is the day The Lord has made......I know, a bit blasphemous, but I think Jesus would get a chuckle out of it himself!

Funny video of Jesus dancing to "I WIll Suvive."

I was watching the Star Wars marathon today on SPIKE! and was reminded of how much I hated Jar Jar Binks. This character completely ruined the movie, and George Lucas all but removed him from the following movies. He was in one scene I remember, but was thankfully silent. How funny.....
Anyway, when I was looking through a Jar Jar hate site (thee really exist!) or two, came up with this site from a satirical Babtist church. I thought it was real at first, you know, because there have been so many crack-pot preachers over the years coming up with wild, crazy ideas..ie. Jerry Falwell's Tele Tubbies fiasco, and of course, the Westboro Babtist Church and their idea that all the disasters in the world are caused by America's "tolerance" of gays. This is really funny! For a good laugh, visit
http://www.landoverbaptist.org/beliefs.html



Life Sized Satanic Doll Serves As Masturbation Toy For America's Youth
Action Alert!


When Mrs. Tawny Huxton opened her son Timmy's bedroom door, she was shocked to see his innocent white hiney nestled into the new 7ft Jar Jar Binks doll she had bought him for his birthday. Lately, many Americans have suffered similar incidents. Young children are being seduced by the character of George Lucas' latest Star Wars Movie. Jar Jar's soothing voice, and timid childlike manners, seem to lure young teens into a world of lustful abandon. Unsuspecting parents purchase the popular life-size doll, only to find out later that it is being used by the child as a masturbation toy.

Under the guise of family entertainment, Lucas' "Star Wars" prequel has contaminated America's youth with subliminal sexual innuendo. Pastor Ebeneezer Smith of the Landover Baptist Church commented, "The demonic characteristics of the Jar Jar binks creature become obvious when one pays close attention. His forked tongue, his lapping, his malignant features, are all too noticeable to the Christ centered man." Experts who have examined the life-sized doll that has become the favorite 'toy' of 12-14 year old children, say that the evidence is overwhelming. The doll was created for the sole purpose of masturbation. It has four openings, and three extrusions, making it compatible for male or female pleasure.

Members of The Landover Baptist Church are outraged at the Satanic subtlety in which marketing geniuses have moved this horrific abomination into the homes of America's youth. "One Mother was concerned that her young daughter was not interested in boys," a Pastor noted, "she asked her little girl, 'why don't you talk about the cute boys at school?' Her daughter replied, 'oh momma, nobody I know is cuter than Jar Jar Binks.' The mother was horrified."

Landover Baptist Church finds that the only way to resolve this problem is to ban not only life sized Jar Jar Binks dolls from American homes, but to ban any life sized doll. "Any child that has seen this movie is finding that their natural attraction to members of the opposite sex is being replaced with an attraction to a 7ft devil with elephant feet, a 25 inch tongue, polka dot skin, a fish snout, and two phallic eyes that jut out like hard erotic pokers. For the Love of God! If you've got this devil in your house, remove it as soon as possible!

Ween interview on 101X

The Silversun Pickups are by far the best band I've seen in a while. I got to see them back in Dec at EMO'S. I can't say enough about them.

My love affair with the Scottish band Cocteau Twins began in the late 80s. They'd already been making their lush, intricately layered music for years by the time I came across them. I've followed them since then. To me they sound timeless...their music doesn't seem dated or "80's" at all. Liz Fraser has an incredible voice with a very unique range. She has a thick Scottish brogue, which combined with her own personal interpretion of her impressionistic, poetic lyrics, have caused us all to say at one time or another..."I can't understand a thing they're saying....but I love them!" I had the great opportunity to see them live in Santa Fe in 1996, which to my knowledge, was their last major tour. Cocteau fans are very loyal, however, and continue to carry the torch of devotion to this prolific band.