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To that guy that decided to drive 35 mph on a 65 mph two lane highway, "Go fuck yourself". And while I'm thinking of it, to the woman in the Escalade that couldn't decide which lane she should be driving in "Get fucked". And really, how goddamn hard is it to take up only one parking space? Oh, and to the fuckwit in the F150 that decided to pass me and then slow down, I hope you get renal failure. I'm not angry, just tired of all the halwits that seem to have been able to get driver's licenses.]]> http://www.beltonmo.net/index.php?entry=entry080624-175507 "Wild" Bill Anderson Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:55:07 GMT http://www.beltonmo.net/comments.php?y=08&m=06&entry=entry080624-175507 http://www.beltonmo.net/index.php?entry=entry080416-172301 It appears that once again the Chinese are training monkeys of amazing strength. I hope that this time they do not send these super-human monkey armies to attack us, but I fear the worst. This monkey alone could take on 50 men (or 100 midgets) and not break a sweat. I cannot read the Chinese writing but I believe it says "Fear us America we have super strong monkeys that can lift 1 billion tons". Definitely not words of peace!]]> http://www.beltonmo.net/index.php?entry=entry080416-172301 "Wild" Bill Anderson Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:23:01 GMT http://www.beltonmo.net/comments.php?y=08&m=04&entry=entry080416-172301 http://www.beltonmo.net/index.php?entry=entry080407-115128 against the number of weird older men surreptitiously watching the mens bathroom (1:1), I noticed what initially appeared to be a human being picking up various bits of paper and plastic and putting it in a large plastic bag. As it turned out, this was a robot! (Wow, the things they can do with technology). Here we have a robot altruistically performing a menial task that was formerly done by illegal immigrants. The robot harmed no one during the process, and actually went out of it's way to avoid human contact. (I know this because I attempted to approach the robot, saying calming things like 'Do not harm me Robot, I have an anti-robotic ray gun hidden under my pith helmet', and 'Hello Robot, may I examine your circuitry?" in a loud voice). I fully realize that the flip side of this is that the robot was merely acting tamely so as to put all of us humans at ease so that when the great robot takeover occurs we are all surprised, and unable to resist, but that is a glass half empty approach. Add to this, it seems robots do not like to be monitored while performing the trash collection task, no more than 5 minutes after I started my observations (safely following the robot from a distance of 7 feet), the robot stopped it's task and ran to a nearby truck where it was driven off (by another robot?).

So, robots; good or bad? We'd all better hope good!]]> http://www.beltonmo.net/index.php?entry=entry080407-115128 "Wild" Bill Anderson Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:51:28 GMT http://www.beltonmo.net/comments.php?y=08&m=04&entry=entry080407-115128 http://www.beltonmo.net/index.php?entry=entry080304-145010 It's no secret. I want a pet monkey. A constant companion that could sit on my shoulder, fetch things for me, and attack my tormentors, co-workers, and anyone else I pointed at.

Originally, I wanted a midget, but it was pointed out to me that firstly, I can't buy a midget, secondly, there would be considerable upkeep on a midget, and finally that there aren't as many midgets to go around as most people think. I also hear that the correct term is 'dwarf', but that doesn't sound right, since most midgets I see don't have long beards, pointy hats or carry a large hammer. (I think that the entire dwarf thing was an effort to trick me into looking foolish).

Anyway, the only downside of getting a monkey instead of a midget is that, believe it or not, monkeys cannot read or write! So, if I do get the monkey, I'll have to skip the part where it writes down everything I say, and keeps appointments and phone numbers for me. While sacrificing this is difficult, I think it balances well against the lower upkeep involved. It's my understanding that even if they are small in stature, and average midget can eat up to 6 times his or her weight each day! I know I cannot afford that.

I also have to think that when I'm bored, the monkey will provide better entertainment. Now don't get me wrong, I know that midgets are amazing acrobats (doh, I've seen the circus), but I don't think they can hold a candle to how amazing a monkey juggling fruit can be. Plus midgets can't climb trees to get fruit (to juggle or for me to eat). I also have it on good authority that while midgets are unrepentant booze hounds, monkeys are veritable teetotalers, so I won't have to worry about sending my monkey off to get me a refreshing alcoholic libation or even a beer.

That pretty much put's paid to the argument, I've settled on getting a monkey, and now the only question that remains is what I'll name the sweet little creature. I'm leaning toward Haji.

]]> http://www.beltonmo.net/index.php?entry=entry080304-145010 "Wild" Bill Anderson Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:50:10 GMT http://www.beltonmo.net/comments.php?y=08&m=03&entry=entry080304-145010 http://www.beltonmo.net/index.php?entry=entry080222-162437 Last Wednesday, I was sitting around having flashed the rom on my TMobile Wing (HTC Herald) to Opentouch running Windows Mobile 6.1, and thinking, damn, I wish I had an iPhone. Part of the reason is that I'd recently jailbroken my iPod Touch and was tremendously enjoying freedom from the hamfisted nazi's that run Apple. So, I muse, how could I get an iPhone. I have two hurdles; it costs over $400, it runs on AT&T (I'm no TMobile). I ponder the onerous burden that selling my Touch and Wing on eBay would bring, the paypal fees, the scammers, the ebay fees, the tiresome boxing and shipping and then I remember Craigslist.

I do some research and am reasonably sure that I can unlock the phone from AT&T and use it on TMobile. I make plans to visit the AT&T store before lunch so I can pick up an iPhone and play with it, making sure it works before selling my Wing.

I put the Wing on Craigslist for about $50 more than I would sell it for and literally 45 minutes later I have a committed cash buyer with no haggling. And they want it by noon. This doesn't give me time to get and test an iPhone, but hey, in for a penny in for a pound. So, I sell the phone, go to the AT&T store, get an iPhone and return to work. I download ZiPhone and 20 minutes later I'm happily using TMobile on an iPhone (even using the $5.99 TZones access to surf, get weather, google maps, and get mail).

The next day I sell the Touch. I end up with an extra $100 in profit and an iPhone. Fuck yes. In a matter of two days Craigslist helps me achieve my dreams. And yes, I love the iPhone, it's unix under the hood, and endlessly configurable.]]> http://www.beltonmo.net/index.php?entry=entry080222-162437 "Wild" Bill Anderson Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:24:37 GMT http://www.beltonmo.net/comments.php?y=08&m=02&entry=entry080222-162437 http://www.beltonmo.net/index.php?entry=entry080129-102334
Billy Jack - Tom Laughlin writes, directs and stars in this story of a bad-assed half Indian karate using ex-marine who defends the Freedom School (yes that's its name, it's run by hippies), from close minded town folk. This is actually a sequel to "The Born Losers" where Laughlin introduced Billy Jack. This movie has everything, ass-kicking karate, injustice, hippie geniuses, and evil racist cowboys. (1971)

Walking Tall - Buford Pusser's (played by Joe Don Baker) retires from professional wrestling only to find his home town run by criminals. After getting elected to Sheriff, Buford cleans things up using his really big stick. Based on the true story of Bufford Pusser (he was a consultant on the film) this was shot entirely on location in Tennessee. Very little was exaggerated, the real Pusser was shot 8 times, knifed several times and was as big in real life as Joe Don Baker. Tragically, 1 year after the films release, Buford was killed in a mysterious single car accident. (1973)

Vanishing Point - In this the classic car chase movie, Kowalski (Barry Newman) races cross country fueled by speed (pills) in a Supercharged Dodge Charger. What starts a simple delivery winds up as a epic chase with Kowalski guided by the DJ "Super Soul" (Cleavon Little) and cheered on by common folk everywhere. The story is in the people the meets, and how he affects them. This movie comes complete with racist cowboys, and maniacal cops. (1971)

All of these movies reflect the changing mores and attitudes of the early 70's. The common theme of individualism, and in two out of three the hippies are heroes, and law enforcement is portrayed as anachronistic at best, and evil for the most part. Anyway, if you haven't seen these movies, and still think you're a film buff, then you'd be wrong.

]]> http://www.beltonmo.net/index.php?entry=entry080129-102334 "Wild" Bill Anderson Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:23:34 GMT http://www.beltonmo.net/comments.php?y=08&m=01&entry=entry080129-102334 http://www.beltonmo.net/index.php?entry=entry080128-171422
But that's not the reason I'm not voting for Hillary. I like to think I live in a republic. And as wrong as I might be, I don't like to think of myself as living in an oligarchy (look it up). And doing the math, if Hillary is elected, it means that we will have had, as our supreme leader, either a Bush or a Clinton, for the last 24 years (and if she does get elected, reasonable odds suppose that she would get a 2nd term, making it a whopping 28 years of Clinton/Bush rule). That's to much.

I've always thought of myself as a 'yellow dog democrat', in that all things considered, I'd vote for a yellow dog if it was on the Democratic side of the ticket. But this will push my limits. I truly hope I'm voting for Obama or Edwards in November, because it's going to be a hell of a thing to vote for Hillary.]]> http://www.beltonmo.net/index.php?entry=entry080128-171422 "Wild" Bill Anderson Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:14:22 GMT http://www.beltonmo.net/comments.php?y=08&m=01&entry=entry080128-171422