phlogiston, quintessence, and guentherology

Blog Times

2011-02-20T03:00:00.001-06:00

I don't feel much like bloggin anymore. Sorrys.

My faith in humanity's intelligence and overall decency is plummeting everyday.

That's Niles for ya.

All is Well

2010-03-14T04:04:00.002-05:00

Do not send rescue teams to search for me. I have not been inclined to blog. Anonymous posters please leave a name or I will not care for your statements.

Recant

2010-01-25T22:58:00.001-06:00

I'm glad to take back what I said about St Matthew's in Niles. They had a Jesus Cares service tonight and planned for another one in the future.

Jerusalem is not off the hook.

Jesus has Left Niles

2009-11-29T17:20:00.002-06:00

Please note: names were not changed to judge the guilty.

Here I was thinking the WELS had finally recanted their ways. Finally they had decided to allow people with developmental disabilities into their churches with open arms just like Jesus the Good Shepherd would.

Too bad not enough people showed.

Maybe they didn't collect enough money from that service (too bad the visiting pastor didn't take collections to begin with.)

It doesn't really matter they only advertised the service for three some days. Despite the fact CiCi's of Niles kindly did allow us to post a flier (Give them lots of business). It doesn't matter that they only had a single, trial service.

There is no need for there to be a service unless three people show up. A random number decided arbitrarily by Pastor Nathan Cordez. (I assume they mean those with developmental disabilities. I counted at least 14 people that showed up. Guess they can go to the important people's service.) I suppose my dear brother doesn't even count towards that requirement since he's not a member there and since he's been kicked out of the normal service by Pastor Schaumberg many years ago. I guess he's not a member at Jerusalem either since the (former?) president Jeff Hawk didn't know we were still technically members. How nice it was they spent twenty thousand dollars on a new sound system and didn't bother to put one single speaker in the bathroom, despite being promised so by one Drew Hutchinson.

If there's no service to invite them to, who's gonna come in off the street and inquire of such a service? Will they suddenly make reservations for a service that's not advertised and won't be able to show up for? It's a huge set up to fail to shut up my father from complaining. That won't happen.

May Jesus in his infinite grace, mercy, and wisdom somehow still lead the precious souls to your loving arms. The WELS can enjoy the financial woes with no tears shed by me.

Your Credit Report Free

2009-11-03T23:59:00.001-06:00

AnnualCreditReport.com

Unlike the other sites this one is actually free and not some phony baloney attempt of you too lazy to realize you're signing up for a 80 dollar subscription.

Reflux

2009-09-12T00:29:00.002-05:00

Today I was feeling a bit of Acid Reflux and took the cure-all.

Apple Cider Vinegar. I think half a shot glass was a bit too much but it still got the job done.

Those folks that sell the alkaline chalky tablets don't want you to know it's actually a lack of acidity that causes it!

Try it and you don't have to thank me.

How's this for weird?

2009-08-19T01:46:00.001-05:00

Two babies born at the same time that aren't twins.

Don't believe it? Neither did I.

http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2007/10/03/non-twin-twins-born-to-same-mom-same-day.aspx

Yahoo crossed the line

2009-08-14T23:59:00.001-05:00

The heck... I have to come up with recovery questions when I sure as heck won't forget my password like most of the brain-dead internet users.

BTW go to my blog this is only mirrored to stalkbook.

Elphants

2009-08-12T11:38:00.001-05:00

Strange I remember how they said the main way to tell the difference between Asian and African elephants was that an African elephant's ears look like Africa.

Upon closer examination they look more like South America.

Tonight's Crack-Pot Theory

2009-08-08T03:00:00.002-05:00

The reason why Social Security is failing is simple...

It's nothing but a pyramid scheme. Those collecting now paid nowhere close to what they're taking out now. It works as long as there are several working Americans there to pay to support each retired American. Now that people are having less and less children, the pyramid is no longer a pyramid.

My future second language

2009-08-04T17:01:00.002-05:00

http://www.yiddishdictionaryonline.com/

Cry babies

2009-07-23T09:13:00.001-05:00

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10288022-37.html

Tonight's Crack-Pot Theory

2009-07-17T01:19:00.002-05:00

If Computer Artificial Intelligence is to continue...

and become perfect there's two scenarios I see coming. First is a SkyNet-ish one where the AI turns on its creators and kills us all.

The other is much more terrible. And people will be giggling all the way to extinction. AI that not only takes over every job, responsibility, and worry the human can come up with. Perfect robotic companions will serve your every whim perfectly and many will fall in love with them so much that imperfect human mates are an aversion to them. Soon no children are made anymore.

Which is the grimmer future? A breathe a sigh of relief when ASIMO can't walk up a flight of stairs... for now.

It all makes sense now...

2009-07-11T15:30:00.001-05:00

http://www.amyoops.com/2009/06/how-to-be-successful-with-women.html

I can't get enough flow charts.

2009-07-11T12:43:00.001-05:00

http://twitpic.com/9culg

Inflation

2009-06-08T02:35:00.001-05:00

I remember ramen being 10 cents a pack back in 1995. Accounting for inflation they should now cost about 14 cents. But this is not the case. The cheapest they ever are now is 17 cents.

My life is average.

le-a

2009-06-08T02:15:00.000-05:00

http://ireadbannedbooks.net/2008/10/12/yet-another-reason-civilization-is-doomed/

I wonder if this is true. Amusing either way.

Happy Birthday!

2009-06-08T02:11:00.001-05:00

Happy Birthday Tetris 25 years old.

3000

2009-06-05T15:36:00.001-05:00

Hello Boxy

2009-06-05T15:14:00.001-05:00

Goodbye Abe

2009-06-05T04:10:00.001-05:00

Fuzzy Memories

2009-05-28T23:29:00.003-05:00

Back in my frosh year at NIU, I remember how there was absolutely no WELS presence there for student outreach.

That still didn't stop them from begging for donations to help college students. Maybe they have college student outreach at the synod sponsored colleges.

Sure it came off as selfish, but I really don't feel like supporting charities that I could be getting some benefit off of, but don't. Just like when some Autism organization comes to collect monies I say, where was their help for my brother?

Conversely I will remember those that have supported me in times of need when I do have means to help them back. The WELS is not on that list.

Are You Good Enough?

2009-05-24T02:22:00.000-05:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrLzYw6ULYw

New Celebrity Jeopardy

2009-05-18T04:30:00.001-05:00

It's not as good as the others, but I enjoyed it.

Video Recaps | Full Episodes | Webisodes

More Flags More Fun

2009-05-17T04:29:00.002-05:00

According to the commercials, sitting in front of a TV is "one flag" worth of fun. Being on a roller coaster is "six flags."

Let's say you go to the amusement park for say, 10 hours. You can probably at most hit up 10 rides of varying popularity and line length. An hour long wait at "zero flags" for a 5 minute ride at "six flags". Doing some lazy calculations, You're spending one tenth of your time doing "six flags" worth of fun. Conversely, nine hours are at "zero flags".

(6 * .5 + 9 * 0)/10 = .3 "flags"

Mind you this makes no effort to deem how much negative flags worth of work it takes to earn the 100 bucks you're most likely to spend on tickets and food.

I dunno 'bout you, but sitting in front of the couch at "one flag" worth of fun wins.

Maybe this would've been funnier as a comic.

Dimensional Theory/Why Time Travel Behaves Differently

2009-05-13T12:36:00.002-05:00

The only way to manipulate any given dimension is to influence it from it's next dimension. As a result if you change the fifth dimension in order to displace time you only move the intersecting point of where everything is at that given time. However because of this, you can't change time. You only relive it.

The fifth dimension is a tesseract, basically bending space much like a string to travel from one point to another quite rapidly, thus teleportation.

The sixth dimension however allows transferring among different possible timelines. Thus when you manipulate time at this level, you can change the future. Your own "home" future is no longer available to you, and as such time travel essentially doesn't change anything for where you belong. It just transfers you to another timeline, of infinite number, where things go your way.

But you still haven't changed anything. Only for you.

Wilde Thing

2009-05-13T02:23:00.001-05:00

“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.”

–Oscar Wilde

Flavor of the Month

2009-05-12T22:07:00.001-05:00

Waterboarding.

CCC

2009-05-10T02:55:00.001-05:00

Karma Kula... is awesome.

Lucky blighters got my 300th post. Bout dang time.

Sounds like goooooood watchin'

2009-05-09T14:14:00.001-05:00

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i7908e745d3e66ebaf2b02068853576e6?imw=E

Correct me if I'm Wrong...

2009-05-09T03:15:00.004-05:00

I just can't think of a reason against file swapping that doesn't also make libraries
guilty of these crimes.

Gut

2009-05-07T18:36:00.001-05:00

http://www.ourstrangeworld.net/index.php/main/article/they_walk_among_us/

There's a thing about your gut. It's often indigestion.

Four-Score

2009-05-07T02:48:00.001-05:00

http://www.spectralcolor.com/game/huetest_kiosk

I scored a 4, beat it chummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....

Have you Returned?!

2009-05-06T17:54:00.001-05:00

I just saw a commercial for Six Flags... big deal, right?

Looks like the character of Mr. Six is back! I'm not sure if he's the same actor who played him, and he has a weird sounding voice to boot.

Oh well, Mr Six. Glad to see you back in these parts.

You'd Pick A if it Were A Real Choice

2009-05-06T17:37:00.002-05:00

Would you rather earn:
A. $100,000 when everyone around you makes $50,000?
B. $200,000 when everyone around you makes $400,000?

Most people would pick A. Explanation is up to the student.

Excel excells

2009-05-05T16:24:00.003-05:00

Projections for tonight's exam:

If I score 92% or higher I get an A.
If I score 38% to 91% I get a B.
If I get a 0 (impossible) I'll get a C.

They're all passing grades. :)

Cinco de Mayo

2009-05-05T13:14:00.002-05:00

I know I show off my anagram every year... but here it is again.

Cinco de Mayo = Do my cocaine

WIN

2009-05-05T01:34:00.000-05:00

http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/7290/buldozerlf6.jpg

My mind has been blown.

My Hobby

2009-05-05T01:25:00.002-05:00

Whenever I stumble-upon a webcomic and it's not funny, I block it.

One down, One hundred thousand to go.

Marilyn or Einstein?

2009-05-04T17:40:00.000-05:00

http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/magazine/17-05/st_alphageek

Awesome.

QFV

2009-05-04T00:26:00.001-05:00

Alright, I decided if I actually get QFV working and running, I'll make it open source.

Monument to My Greatness

2009-05-04T00:24:00.001-05:00

"After I'm dead I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one."

-Cato the Elder

This quote is just so profound... I'm still speechless.

Quoth the Gandhi

2009-05-01T14:40:00.002-05:00

"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.”

— Gandhi

I CAN HAS BLOG?!!

2009-04-30T15:34:00.001-05:00

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Shopped!

2009-04-30T03:42:00.002-05:00

I don't know if I blogged about this but I don't care, since I'm the only one who reads this anyways.

I hate hate hate it when people respond to anything with the phrase "shopped I can tell by the pixels." It's especially not funny when:

A> It's not a picture at all.
B> It's a picture that's obviously been photoshopped.
C> It's a picture that couldn't have possibly been photoshopped.
D> ever.

7 days

2009-04-29T01:12:00.003-05:00

In 7 days I will have achieved freedom for the summer.

So during that period of time I ponder what I'm going to accomplish. Most likely nothing. For some reason this year that kinda depresses me. Maybe I'll get my future livelihood up and running. Then work on one of my sadly abandoned projects. Maybe even finish it.

No promises, but I will probably watch a whole lot more anime. Not that I think it's doing me any good.

Me and Video Games =

2009-04-25T15:39:00.001-05:00

http://www.basicinstructions.net/images/30cheat.gif

I have long forsaken you console games and I've never looked back. Same with Birthday parties when I turned 12.

Storge and Pragma

2009-04-24T00:30:00.004-05:00

Storge and Pragma... that's the stuff for me. None of that Eros or Ludus crap. Well, definitely no Ludus.

Evil, Inc

2009-04-23T23:51:00.002-05:00

If you needed more proof that Time-Warner is evil, look no further than here.

http://consumerist.com/5224578/time-warner-cable-cannot-possibly-compete-with-the-small-city-of-wilson-nc

NoobToob

2009-04-21T16:13:00.001-05:00

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/youtube_contest_challenges_users

I freaking love the onion.

WELS

2009-04-12T03:35:00.003-05:00

Well, I've pretty much lost all respect for them, and as a result they're experiencing major financial issues. They're coming to me for money so I'm losing more respect for them. It's an endless cycle.

Who seriously holds a reunion for a grade school?

Even in their lame attempt to make people think that it's my Alma Mater or something like that, in the same paper, it stated how they are gonna give tours of the resources they want money for. They really need a computer lab for a school of what... 20 kids? If their parents can afford private school they can buy a cheapo computer.

Dude you got a Dell. (Don't unless you're poor.)

Doom Sayers

2009-03-30T00:15:00.001-05:00

The Mayan Calendar says the world will end in 2012.

Funny how they're credible enough to listen about the apocalypse, and yet as a civilization they died out a long time ago.

I'll be sure to follow their base 20 counting system too.

I enjoy...

2009-03-18T03:50:00.002-05:00

Today's I enjoy is when people try to do that rolling stop at a photo enforced red light and get their plate photoed.

Farts of Old

2009-02-20T18:27:00.003-06:00

I hate it when people cough without covering their mouths.

These people make up 45% of the people that go through my line at checkout.

Gasm

2009-02-20T02:57:00.002-06:00

I have had it up to here with the suffix -gasm. It's not clever, it's a pathetic attempt of bringing a sexual connotation to anything.

Here's what broke the camel's back for me... http://www.bachelorsdegreeonline.com/blog/

Only don't go there. But you won't know what I'm talking about. Then again you don't really exist so it doesn't matter.

Worst of Both Worlds

2009-02-15T10:20:00.001-06:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Rainer

Bless you StumbleUpon.

Fourteenth

2009-02-13T23:07:00.002-06:00

With new and improved 'Slow Down' you don't have to die!

Big Super Game Bowl

2009-02-01T23:51:00.002-06:00

I did not watch the game. I did not watch the commercials. I did not watch the game just to see the commercials, despite the fact 90% of nonfootball fans say that very thing thinking they're clever.

I watched Mythbusters, Puppy Bowl V, and Wipeout.

I did see the last 5 minutes of The Boss and the E Street Band featuring the most famous drummer I've ever met.

Coldest

2009-01-17T03:03:00.001-06:00

Well a little research and I found out how exactly cold it got on my birthday.

-27 degrees with wind chill of -83.

No wonder I like it cold.

Quest for Valor: Preface

2009-01-15T23:09:00.004-06:00

The electromagnetic probe in its place placed above and behind the ear, it whirred into action upon its adhesion to the skull.

Small blue lights flickered binary messages about the process that was well underway. One corresponded to the connection of the unit to the host server. Another to monitor the user's life signs. Others showed the progress of the unit's invisible link to the central nervous system, as yet another made a diagnostic on the user's identity. It only took a matter of 20 seconds to execute terrabytes of data necessary for the operation our hero has experienced many times before.

The process complete, every nerve gave a slight tickle followed by a quick jolt as if one was awakening from a nightmare.

The messy bedroom that surrounded him faded into a room filled with shadows, illuminated only by a blue pool of water, the entrance to another world loomed, awaiting to consume the male figure.

He solemnly walked along a well-worn groove in the hard floor, and stepped up onto the cobblestone barrier around the motionless fountain. Taking a deep breath, and stepping forward, gravity pulling him into the liquid. It's smooth surface violently reacting to the new stimuli.

His weak body melted away as he plummeted toward the bottom, unable to breath under the viscous surface. Losing its form, it would look to anyone else barely human, if not even bipedal, in nature.

As his velocity increased, the male once again took shape. His normally short build was now increased by nearly a foot, his hair several inches grew in length, his build became more muscular, and his ears elongated into a point.

The pool slowly became no more, changing instead to an ill-formed tube of air. The faint light now grew in its intensity from the former twilight, to a bright sunny day. The world now came into view below as clothes and again a suit of armor formed around him. Eight rings appeared, one of each finger each a nameless gray metal substance with a different icon crafted onto each.

A small village revealed itself from a former uninteresting brown dot, and our hero landed in a crouching position within the marketplace with a large thump. The commotion scaring a few of the bargain hunters and attracting the attention of a few of the random adventurers. They flocked to him before he could even get his bearings on the new location.

A dozen voices barked all at once excitedly. Some meaningless praises over his shining tinted ever so slightly green embossed with gilded trim in the shape of a lower case t. A rather large broadsword was strapped to his back and it gave off a fiery aura.

Other voices were of disgust and ignorance, poorly covering their apparent jealousy. This commotion brought even more people from around the surrounding country as well as foragers stopped whatever they were doing to see the spectacle. Business as usual halted to see the long absent warrior.

"I can't believe he's back!" No voice in particular said.

Back to the Present

2009-01-13T02:30:00.002-06:00

School's back in.

One day so far and it seems ok. Proff is enthusiastic about his subject so that may be a good sign.

Saw the Dragonball Evolution trailer just now... I'm really disappointed. Seems like they changed the story around just for the fun of it.

My dog has a reallly really cold nose.

So Long 2008, I won't miss you.

2008-12-31T00:18:00.002-06:00

Here's my last post of the year. Here's a link.

http://abstrusegoose.com/52

See ya in 2009.

Winter Break, Shoe Thrown

2008-12-17T22:35:00.002-06:00

http://bushbash.flashgressive.de/

Seriously this game is of the quality you'd see for one of those ads that's not really a game and more of an advertisement for insurance of some other crap like that.

I'm dreadfully sorry I didn't think of posting about the Governor Blago getting caught by the Feds. Funny stuff. Poetic justice is funny.

Prez Bush is totally on my team for Fantasy Dodgeball.

Oh look it snowed. The plows didn't get there in time. Gee ya think the budget cuts caused the massive traffic jams? Where'd all the money the 10% fricking sales tax go? Todd Stroger's pockets probably. At least I wasn't in the middle of it for once. In fact I got both the long and short end of that stick during work. Yesterday nobody came in. Today they came in and were cranky and cold.

Oh, and beat my score of 28 on that game. Probably pretty easy to do.

Oh, Yoshi, I have forsaken you.

2008-12-01T18:49:00.000-06:00

Creationism quotes

2008-12-01T14:42:00.001-06:00

If the solar system was brought about by an accidental collision, then the appearance of organic life on this planet was also an accident, and the whole evolution of Man was an accident too. If so, then all our present thoughts are mere accidents - the accidental by-product of the movement of atoms. And this holds for the thoughts of the materialists and astronomers as well as for anyone else's. But if their thoughts - i.e., Materialism and Astronomy - are mere accidental by-products, why should we believe them to be true? I see no reason for believing that one accident should be able to give me a correct account of all the other accidents. It's like expecting the accidental shape taken by the splash when you upset a milk-jug should give you a correct account of how the jug was made and why it was upset. -C.S. Lewis

A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell. -C.S. Lewis

My argument against God was that the universe seemed so cruel and unjust. But how had I got this idea of just and unjust? A man does not call a line crooked unless he has some idea of a straight line. What was I comparing this universe with when I called it unjust? If the whole show was bad and senseless from A to Z, so to speak, why did I, who was supposed to be part of the show, find myself in such a violent reaction against it?... Of course I could have given up my idea of justice by saying it was nothing but a private idea of my own. But if i did that, then my argument against God collapsed too--for the argument depended on saying the world was really unjust, not simply that it did not happen to please my fancies. Thus, in the very act of trying to prove that God did not exist - in other words, that the whole of reality was senseless - I found I was forced to assume that one part of reality - namely my idea of justice - was full of sense. If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, if there were no light in the universe and therefore no creatures with eyes, we should never have known it was dark. Dark would be without meaning. -C.S. Lewis

If God would concede me His omnipotence for 24 hours, you would see how many changes I would make in the world. But if He gave me His wisdom too, I would leave things as they are. -J.M.L. Monsabre

Someone once said that if you sat a million monkeys at a million typewriters for a million years, one of them would eventually type out all of Hamlet by chance. But when we find the text of Hamlet, we don't wonder whether it came from chance and monkeys. Why then does the atheist use that incredibly improbable explanation for the universe? Clearly, because it is his only chance of remaining an atheist. At this point we need a psychological explanation of the atheist rather than a logical explanation of the universe. -Peter Kreeft

Yes We Can

2008-11-09T01:28:00.003-06:00

I just saw on Conan... and didn't think about it til then that Barack Obama's "Yes we can" slogan was ripped off of Bob the Builder.

Kinda pathetic how people got into it...

After Math

2008-11-06T00:50:00.002-06:00

Well, I don't like it but I accept it. I love this country and if in its decision to elect a socialist guy with connections to terrorists... who am I to question that?

Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net

Election Eve

2008-11-03T23:02:00.002-06:00

I think the race of Obama and McCain is kinda like Mac vs PC.

Mac is real pretty to work with and much better at making you feel better.

PC has its bugs but can do the job a whole lot better.

No wait they're like Coke vs Pepsi... nobody really wins and gets diabetes getting too into it.

Whoever Wins... We Lose

2008-11-02T22:53:00.005-06:00

Elections on Tuesday! What fun! Let's get to business.

I made a handy chart so anyone can understand it.

	You're a Republican	You're a Democrat
John McCain Wins	John McCain is still a liberal, in addition to this with a Democrat ruled Congress nothing is sure to change.	A conservative won after the Media told us he had no chance?! They must have cheated again!
Barack Obama Wins	Say hello to Socialism. The rich get taxed, the tax cuts end. Everyone pays more in a recession. Here's to a greater recession	Hey... there's still Global Warming! Oh and look, no jobs because the rich are being taxed so they have to cut costs to make their stockholders happy.

Reformation and Phlogiston

2008-10-31T01:13:00.002-05:00

Wow... out of nowhere I was reminded of Phlogiston. My first web site, it definitely was nothing pretty, but I sure had a ball with it. Then came The Link Site, Poindexter's Club/Anonymous, then guenthercorp.

So for that reason I renamed my blog. We'll see how long it lasts.

Well today kids is Reformation Day. A glorious day which resulting in the Lutheran movement breaking off from the Roman Catholic Church some 500 years ago. For the benefit of those who don't have a clue why this was important was that the Pope was selling indulgences supposedly selling forgiveness of sins. Mind you a few of the Crusades were fueled by this same thing thieves, rapists, and other criminals would get a clean slate if they participated in the retaking of the Holy Land.

The only man that can grant forgiveness is Jesus Christ. And its free. Long live Lutheranism.

95 of them...

2008-10-29T23:59:00.001-05:00

Hey kids! Nail (tape) these to the door of your church on Reformation Day this friday!

In the Name our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

1. Our Lord and Master Jesus Christ, when He said Poenitentiam agite, willed that the whole life of believers should be repentance.
2. This word cannot be understood to mean sacramental penance, i.e., confession and satisfaction, which is administered by the priests.
3. Yet it means not inward repentance only; nay, there is no inward repentance which does not outwardly work divers mortifications of the flesh.
4. The penalty [of sin], therefore, continues so long as hatred of self continues; for this is the true inward repentance, and continues until our entrance into the kingdom of heaven.
5. The pope does not intend to remit, and cannot remit any penalties other than those which he has imposed either by his own authority or by that of the Canons.
6. The pope cannot remit any guilt, except by declaring that it has been remitted by God and by assenting to God's remission; though, to be sure, he may grant remission in cases reserved to his judgment. If his right to grant remission in such cases were despised, the guilt would remain entirely unforgiven.
7. God remits guilt to no one whom He does not, at the same time, humble in all things and bring into subjection to His vicar, the priest.
8. The penitential canons are imposed only on the living, and, according to them, nothing should be imposed on the dying.
9. Therefore the Holy Spirit in the pope is kind to us, because in his decrees he always makes exception of the article of death and of necessity.
10. Ignorant and wicked are the doings of those priests who, in the case of the dying, reserve canonical penances for purgatory.
11. This changing of the canonical penalty to the penalty of purgatory is quite evidently one of the tares that were sown while the bishops slept.
12. In former times the canonical penalties were imposed not after, but before absolution, as tests of true contrition.
13. The dying are freed by death from all penalties; they are already dead to canonical rules, and have a right to be released from them.
14. The imperfect health [of soul], that is to say, the imperfect love, of the dying brings with it, of necessity, great fear; and the smaller the love, the greater is the fear.
15. This fear and horror is sufficient of itself alone (to say nothing of other things) to constitute the penalty of purgatory, since it is very near to the horror of despair.
16. Hell, purgatory, and heaven seem to differ as do despair, almost-despair, and the assurance of safety.
17. With souls in purgatory it seems necessary that horror should grow less and love increase.
18. It seems unproved, either by reason or Scripture, that they are outside the state of merit, that is to say, of increasing love.
19. Again, it seems unproved that they, or at least that all of them, are certain or assured of their own blessedness, though we may be quite certain of it.
20. Therefore by "full remission of all penalties" the pope means not actually "of all," but only of those imposed by himself.
21. Therefore those preachers of indulgences are in error, who say that by the pope's indulgences a man is freed from every penalty, and saved;
22. Whereas he remits to souls in purgatory no penalty which, according to the canons, they would have had to pay in this life.
23. If it is at all possible to grant to any one the remission of all penalties whatsoever, it is certain that this remission can be granted only to the most perfect, that is, to the very fewest.
24. It must needs be, therefore, that the greater part of the people are deceived by that indiscriminate and highsounding promise of release from penalty.
25. The power which the pope has, in a general way, over purgatory, is just like the power which any bishop or curate has, in a special way, within his own diocese or parish.
26. The pope does well when he grants remission to souls [in purgatory], not by the power of the keys (which he does not possess), but by way of intercession.
27. They preach man who say that so soon as the penny jingles into the money-box, the soul flies out [of purgatory].
28. It is certain that when the penny jingles into the money-box, gain and avarice can be increased, but the result of the intercession of the Church is in the power of God alone.
29. Who knows whether all the souls in purgatory wish to be bought out of it, as in the legend of Sts. Severinus and Paschal.
30. No one is sure that his own contrition is sincere; much less that he has attained full remission.
31. Rare as is the man that is truly penitent, so rare is also the man who truly buys indulgences, i.e., such men are most rare.
32. They will be condemned eternally, together with their teachers, who believe themselves sure of their salvation because they have letters of pardon.
33. Men must be on their guard against those who say that the pope's pardons are that inestimable gift of God by which man is reconciled to Him;
34. For these "graces of pardon" concern only the penalties of sacramental satisfaction, and these are appointed by man.
35. They preach no Christian doctrine who teach that contrition is not necessary in those who intend to buy souls out of purgatory or to buy confessionalia.
36. Every truly repentant Christian has a right to full remission of penalty and guilt, even without letters of pardon.
37. Every true Christian, whether living or dead, has part in all the blessings of Christ and the Church; and this is granted him by God, even without letters of pardon.
38. Nevertheless, the remission and participation [in the blessings of the Church] which are granted by the pope are in no way to be despised, for they are, as I have said, the declaration of divine remission.
39. It is most difficult, even for the very keenest theologians, at one and the same time to commend to the people the abundance of pardons and [the need of] true contrition.
40. True contrition seeks and loves penalties, but liberal pardons only relax penalties and cause them to be hated, or at least, furnish an occasion [for hating them].
41. Apostolic pardons are to be preached with caution, lest the people may falsely think them preferable to other good works of love.
42. Christians are to be taught that the pope does not intend the buying of pardons to be compared in any way to works of mercy.
43. Christians are to be taught that he who gives to the poor or lends to the needy does a better work than buying pardons;
44. Because love grows by works of love, and man becomes better; but by pardons man does not grow better, only more free from penalty.
45. Christians are to be taught that he who sees a man in need, and passes him by, and gives [his money] for pardons, purchases not the indulgences of the pope, but the indignation of God.
46. Christians are to be taught that unless they have more than they need, they are bound to keep back what is necessary for their own families, and by no means to squander it on pardons.
47. Christians are to be taught that the buying of pardons is a matter of free will, and not of commandment.
48. Christians are to be taught that the pope, in granting pardons, needs, and therefore desires, their devout prayer for him more than the money they bring.
49. Christians are to be taught that the pope's pardons are useful, if they do not put their trust in them; but altogether harmful, if through them they lose their fear of God.
50. Christians are to be taught that if the pope knew the exactions of the pardon-preachers, he would rather that St. Peter's church should go to ashes, than that it should be built up with the skin, flesh and bones of his sheep.
51. Christians are to be taught that it would be the pope's wish, as it is his duty, to give of his own money to very many of those from whom certain hawkers of pardons cajole money, even though the church of St. Peter might have to be sold.
52. The assurance of salvation by letters of pardon is vain, even though the commissary, nay, even though the pope himself, were to stake his soul upon it.
53. They are enemies of Christ and of the pope, who bid the Word of God be altogether silent in some Churches, in order that pardons may be preached in others.
54. Injury is done the Word of God when, in the same sermon, an equal or a longer time is spent on pardons than on this Word.
55. It must be the intention of the pope that if pardons, which are a very small thing, are celebrated with one bell, with single processions and ceremonies, then the Gospel, which is the very greatest thing, should be preached with a hundred bells, a hundred processions, a hundred ceremonies.
56. The "treasures of the Church," out of which the pope. grants indulgences, are not sufficiently named or known among the people of Christ.
57. That they are not temporal treasures is certainly evident, for many of the vendors do not pour out such treasures so easily, but only gather them.
58. Nor are they the merits of Christ and the Saints, for even without the pope, these always work grace for the inner man, and the cross, death, and hell for the outward man.
59. St. Lawrence said that the treasures of the Church were the Church's poor, but he spoke according to the usage of the word in his own time.
60. Without rashness we say that the keys of the Church, given by Christ's merit, are that treasure;
61. For it is clear that for the remission of penalties and of reserved cases, the power of the pope is of itself sufficient.
62. The true treasure of the Church is the Most Holy Gospel of the glory and the grace of God.
63. But this treasure is naturally most odious, for it makes the first to be last.
64. On the other hand, the treasure of indulgences is naturally most acceptable, for it makes the last to be first.
65. Therefore the treasures of the Gospel are nets with which they formerly were wont to fish for men of riches.
66. The treasures of the indulgences are nets with which they now fish for the riches of men.
67. The indulgences which the preachers cry as the "greatest graces" are known to be truly such, in so far as they promote gain.
68. Yet they are in truth the very smallest graces compared with the grace of God and the piety of the Cross.
69. Bishops and curates are bound to admit the commissaries of apostolic pardons, with all reverence.
70. But still more are they bound to strain all their eyes and attend with all their ears, lest these men preach their own dreams instead of the commission of the pope.
71. He who speaks against the truth of apostolic pardons, let him be anathema and accursed!
72. But he who guards against the lust and license of the pardon-preachers, let him be blessed!
73. The pope justly thunders against those who, by any art, contrive the injury of the traffic in pardons.
74. But much more does he intend to thunder against those who use the pretext of pardons to contrive the injury of holy love and truth.
75. To think the papal pardons so great that they could absolve a man even if he had committed an impossible sin and violated the Mother of God -- this is madness.
76. We say, on the contrary, that the papal pardons are not able to remove the very least of venial sins, so far as its guilt is concerned.
77. It is said that even St. Peter, if he were now Pope, could not bestow greater graces; this is blasphemy against St. Peter and against the pope.
78. We say, on the contrary, that even the present pope, and any pope at all, has greater graces at his disposal; to wit, the Gospel, powers, gifts of healing, etc., as it is written in I. Corinthians xii.
79. To say that the cross, emblazoned with the papal arms, which is set up [by the preachers of indulgences], is of equal worth with the Cross of Christ, is blasphemy.
80. The bishops, curates and theologians who allow such talk to be spread among the people, will have an account to render.
81. This unbridled preaching of pardons makes it no easy matter, even for learned men, to rescue the reverence due to the pope from slander, or even from the shrewd questionings of the laity.
82. To wit: -- "Why does not the pope empty purgatory, for the sake of holy love and of the dire need of the souls that are there, if he redeems an infinite number of souls for the sake of miserable money with which to build a Church? The former reasons would be most just; the latter is most trivial."
83. Again: -- "Why are mortuary and anniversary masses for the dead continued, and why does he not return or permit the withdrawal of the endowments founded on their behalf, since it is wrong to pray for the redeemed?"
84. Again: -- "What is this new piety of God and the pope, that for money they allow a man who is impious and their enemy to buy out of purgatory the pious soul of a friend of God, and do not rather, because of that pious and beloved soul's own need, free it for pure love's sake?"
85. Again: -- "Why are the penitential canons long since in actual fact and through disuse abrogated and dead, now satisfied by the granting of indulgences, as though they were still alive and in force?"
86. Again: -- "Why does not the pope, whose wealth is to-day greater than the riches of the richest, build just this one church of St. Peter with his own money, rather than with the money of poor believers?"
87. Again: -- "What is it that the pope remits, and what participation does he grant to those who, by perfect contrition, have a right to full remission and participation?"
88. Again: -- "What greater blessing could come to the Church than if the pope were to do a hundred times a day what he now does once, and bestow on every believer these remissions and participations?"
89. "Since the pope, by his pardons, seeks the salvation of souls rather than money, why does he suspend the indulgences and pardons granted heretofore, since these have equal efficacy?"
90. To repress these arguments and scruples of the laity by force alone, and not to resolve them by giving reasons, is to expose the Church and the pope to the ridicule of their enemies, and to make Christians unhappy.
91. If, therefore, pardons were preached according to the spirit and mind of the pope, all these doubts would be readily resolved; nay, they would not exist.
92. Away, then, with all those prophets who say to the people of Christ, "Peace, peace," and there is no peace!
93. Blessed be all those prophets who say to the people of Christ, "Cross, cross," and there is no cross!
94. Christians are to be exhorted that they be diligent in following Christ, their Head, through penalties, deaths, and hell;
95. And thus be confident of entering into heaven rather through many tribulations, than through the assurance of peace.

In A World...

2008-10-27T02:39:00.003-05:00

How come nobody tells me when these awesome guys pass on? This time its Don LaFontaine he passed on September 1st of this year.

Epic movie trailer announcer guy.

RIP
Donald La Fontaine
August 26, 1940 – September 1, 2008

Guentherism v. Evolution

2008-10-16T22:39:00.002-05:00

Ok, sure there's such thing as evolution within a species. It's called breeds, and/or survival of the fittest.

Then there's the evolution the liberal media, the school system, and pretty much the whole scientific community that shoves down our throats. Too bad they can't even prove it substantially. To make it even easier I'll use their own terminology.

Atrophy. It means everything gets worse on its own. So how can a species get better through evolution? It can't.

Carbon Dating. Carbon-14 is only accurate within 50,000 some years, so how can they get millions from fossil records? They can't. They're all estimates that span millions of years, but if it was truly accurate would they have it down to a couple of centuries? In fact so-called scientists don't even bother carbon dating them when they just estimate its years on how some fossil best fits into their preconceived idea of the evolutionary tree.

Then how do scientists get all their status and recognition? The same way artists do. Having a bunch of their friends and like-minded individuals say they're good. Then charge millions for their research. If it's expensive it has to be good!

Election Time

2008-10-16T13:40:00.002-05:00

Hooray! Time for voting!

Remember vote for your choice of lesser evil!

RIP Toonami

2008-10-09T01:32:00.001-05:00

Wow... over 20 days its been gone I hate not having access to my favorite channels...

Goodbye Toonami, we had a lot of good memories.

Toonami
1997-2008

Deep Thought

2008-09-28T22:35:00.001-05:00

How come one's "old man" is their father but their "old lady" is their wife?

Anticipation and the Tragedy of Zeros

2008-09-23T21:56:00.004-05:00

I realized long ago that something that you get all excited about is never worth it in the end.

I was well aware of this before my first Homecoming. Prom, or as they call it at Lutheran high schools Jr/Sr Banquet, was no exception.

SBEMAIL 200 was no exception, I sorta looked forward to it and enjoyed it for the entertainment value it gave, but it wasn't the big bang I thought it'd be.

I guess that's all part of the American Tragedy of Zeros. The fascination with the number zero. Especially when they come together two, three, four times. The whole anticipation for the year 2000 is the clearest example I can make of this. The antithesis of this is how prices usually end with 9's. Like gas ending in 9 tenths of a cent. Prices at WalMart end with .99 just so people think they're a bargain lest the extra cent put you in the poor house.

Why should we put so much emphasis just because we live in a world that lives in a base ten number system?

The Maya lived on a system of 20.

Computers live in a world of 2.

So why should the rolling over of a place in one's digit bring such anticipation and excitement? Who knows. Maybe they like the looks of the 0. Maybe the fact its sometimes written with a dot or a slash through it? The chance of seeing on number three different way bring so much meaning to my life. (Take that seven and Greek seven with a slash through it, also connected and disconnected 4, and those roundy 6 and the 9 that sometimes weeble and some don't fall down.)

Well, who knows. For you enjoyment here's zero zeros.

250th post!

2008-09-21T23:07:00.003-05:00

Wow... three years and only 250 post I'm sure lazy. So in honor of that I'll call in this post.

Oh and I've realized, in Runescape every question is a stupid question.

I Love Webcomics!

2008-09-21T04:27:00.004-05:00

Yep found a great number of these things, some I read pretty much every day or as often they're updated. I'll make a list.

Questionable Content A story about a group of twenty somethings normal life. Oh and there's sentient robots.
XKCD Technology with a different light.
Explosm Sometimes funny, sometimes horrifying, always risque.
Ctrl-Alt-Del Another daily life. This one's a gamer comic.
Not From Concentrate Typical Random humor comic.
Garfield Minus Garfield Jim Davis' classic comic in a new light... without Garfield the comic strip shows the life of John Arbuckle... a tragmedy.
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal Another comedy strip.
Inverloch Epic quest in a medieval setting. Finished but with over 700 pages up it's a good distraction.

That's all the ones I visit. I would comment about the image but I think it explains itself better than I could.

This a blog.

2008-09-14T19:28:00.001-05:00

Why is blue cheese dressing white?

I'm Back! Fall 2008 season is on!

2008-08-23T01:59:00.003-05:00

School's back and so is this blog.

This summer was quite fun, taking my first real vacation ever. Road trip out east- saw DC, Myrtle Beach, Ellis Island, Salem, Boston, Mammoth Cave, and Niagara Falls just to name a few. I took tons of pictures with my digital camera and I might get around to posting them somewhere.

This semester I don't have huge gaping holes between classes so I guess I'll mostly blog after school, but don't you worry.

Well I should have more interesting things to blog about next time! See ya!

Update: How about that... Obama Biden. Kinda sounds like Osama bin Laden. Not really, at least Hilary isn't on the ticket. Can't wait to see what stunt she'll pull at the National Convention though.

Check Up

2008-07-14T02:23:00.003-05:00

I was seriously doubting my sanity for the past month but I guess I have nothing better to do than wage epic mental battles against myself. I lost if you're at home keeping score.

My first ever vacation that I can remember is coming up soon and I'm totally psyched. Crusin' out east for a road trip.

In other news, I'm working on my novel in my head, hopefully I'll get around to writing them well enough that I'll be glad to make them public again. So you'll just have to wait in suspense.

Now my rant: there's a 20's and 30's group potluck at my grandpa's church and my mother wants me to bring something. In fact she said something like I'd impress some young lady there that couldn't cook. The thing is I FREAKING HATE COOKING. If anyone asks if I can I'll outright deny it. I'm risking serious reputation posting it here. I definitely don't want to date anyone that attends church in Niles anyways. Although its a nice thought to find someone at a church rather than a seedy bar. Well too bad I'm still not going.

So that's it kids about a month left of summer vacation and I'll be back to posting a few times a week again. Funny how the more time I have the more I waste.

Seeya George

2008-06-24T11:24:00.002-05:00

George Carlin died on Sunday, it was quite a shock to me.

I'll always remember him as Mister Conductor on Shining Time Station on PBS, as Rufus on both Bill and Ted's, and only recently did I discover his awesome stand up routine.

Thanks for all the good times.

Guenthercorp... finally back up!

2008-05-29T05:07:00.002-05:00

That's right kids, its been a few days since I actually uploaded it to the interwebs. Guenthercorp.com is open for your... guenthercorp needs!

Guenthercorp!

Acceptable Reasons to Engage in An Activity

2008-05-29T04:56:00.003-05:00

It performs a function necessary to live.
You are contractually or morally obligated to do it.
It would be fun to do said activity.
Doing said activity would involve no change in daily activities except it would be a change in location.
Doing said activity has a chance to improve a relationship, romantic or otherwise.
You would do this activity solo, anyways.
It would be financially beneficial.
It would cease the nagging of a parent, friend, significant other, or other person who's nagging motivates you.
To have a viable excuse to not do something you'd rather not be doing.
Doing said activity would waste time and be an acceptable financial loss.
Said activity is free.
You have nothing else to do.
It would be interesting to engage in said activity.
It would provide an interesting story to tell at a later time.
Do an activity out of spite.
Do an activity ironically.
Have an excuse to being unreachable for any reason.
Doing said activity would have the potential of meeting people.

Car Meet Lightning

2008-05-20T17:06:00.001-05:00

Awesome.

HGC Special: spaying and neutering

2008-04-30T12:45:00.002-05:00

In the words of the great Bob Barker at the end of every single episode of his show "Control the pet population, spay or neuter your pets."

So why is it in Chicago the majority of people against the idea of a law that makes people do just that? Must be the Lassie syndrome. They want to see all the cuddly little puppies that they won't be able to feed and have to be put down. It makes perfect sense. Maybe they're trying to help the Asian restaurants come up with cheaper meat to lower the prices. Maybe they're trying for a more filling meal?

Chicago makes me sick.

Season Finale!

2008-04-24T00:50:00.004-05:00

Well kids it's the last blog of the season. It's been a great run and I hope to you you in August! Special reports likely!

I'm off to summer vacation which I hope to write a few chapters to my novel.

Thanks for reading friends! Peace!

UPDATE: Looks like school starts in September, so see you then full time.

Happenings

2008-04-17T09:45:00.002-05:00

Well its been a week since the last blog and what can I say? It's finals and tax time. While I only did have to spend an hour tops on taxes and I've completely waited on the finals, things are starting to clear up.

Guenthercorp is back up! On my NEIU site at least. After that it'll take a few weeks til I convert it to the way I orginally wanted it (skimmed for time restraints) but at least its on track!

There's a book sale today at the library I saw one book I kinda liked but not 4 dollar liked. It was also funny that they had an entire shelf of L Ron Hubbard books, most of which were still wrapped up. (L Ron Hubbard is the Sci-Fi writer that also founded Scientology.)

Hope you like the new blog layout and new descriptions. I'll be upstairs if you need me.

Everyone's a Politician/Speechwriter

2008-04-10T11:01:00.002-05:00

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080408/ts_alt_afp/usvoteobamaentertainmentbritaintelevisionpeople_080408124947;_ylt=AqmR7EzAiZeEP0YyJ0_RzMqs0NUE

John Cleese is offering his services as speechwriter to Barack Obama should he win the nomination. It just looks harder and harder to beat that guy. McCain will surely have a run for his money.

Foul-weather Friend

2008-04-10T01:18:00.003-05:00

DISCLAIMER AND WARNING: The contents of this blog are of a whiny nature. If you are not interesting in my rant about the good majority of people I know in real life, to be further referred to loosely as "friends," please disregard this entry. To all those that don't mind, or bored enough to read the back of a cereal box, please proceed. (A comment either way wouldn't kill you!)

That's me the ultimate foul-weather friend.

Not that I'm in any support of this self given title but I'm pretty sure this is how most people perceive me. A browse to your friendly neighborhood http://www.urbandictionary.com/ placed this as their word of the day on April 8th. It had me thinking all day about it. It's me I'm a foul-weather friend.

Basically its the opposite of a fair weather friend. People come to me when they're in trouble as a shoulder to cry on or a sympathetic ear. Then when things get better they have absolutely nothing to do with me. They deny my existence and can't even offer me a pleasant smile or a pity greeting when we happen to meet.

Who do I have to turn to in times of trouble? Nobody. Who do I have to turn to in times of happiness and joy? Nobody.

Don't get me wrong, I'm pretty used to it by now and usually poke fun at my uselessness when it comes to any sort of social situation.

Your worst friend,
Guenther

Sports Man Ship

2008-04-08T09:53:00.002-05:00

The Beijing Games are near so the protesters are out in force.

Yeesh last time anything like this happened was during the Berlin Games. Can't these people just ignore these stupid protests and just get into the spirit of international brotherhood and peace?

Oh who am I kidding the Olympic games just only perpetuate the adoring public to worship athleticism over academics. More brains for me I guess. Plus the TV coverage stinks and I hate watching them and they mess up the regular programming schedule so badly.

I definitely won't go to the Olympic games if it comes to Chicago, and that's a big if.

Pick a Winner

2008-04-07T23:44:00.000-05:00

Fortune Cookie

2008-04-02T18:45:00.002-05:00

I went to China Buffet today for the first time. It was pretty good. But that's not why you're hear today. You want to know what fortune I got. You also want to hear the ~~shitty~~ witty commentary I come up about it.

Here it is "Ignorance never settles a question."

My answer... ignorance settles every question. Just not always in a way that wraps everything up in a nice little package. I'll come up with a ~~crappy~~ awesome anecdote to explain this.

Say you're playing some MMORPG and for the sake of argument I'll call it Run Escape. When some n00b say Mcloser (his moniker followed by a meaningless string of numbers) comes up to you and calls you a hacker. I say to him shut up.

And that kids is how big boys solve their problems. Oh and fortune cookies that tell the present are stupid. My other fortune was "You have a keen sense of humor and love a good time." No duh.

I hates j00 McLoser please go kill a chicken.

This a Blag

2008-04-01T20:15:00.002-05:00

April Fool's Day free for 4 years!

Few things to report. First Pizza Hut renamed themselves Pasta Hut. It seems like it wasn't a prank. I think its pure idiocy to rename their company because they added two new items to the menu.

Second on the menu is viewership of this blog has increased significantly. Course as such they're making demands. So I say to you... tough.

Dorks ^_^

The Paper Bomb

2008-03-31T14:32:00.002-05:00

Forget weapons of mass destruction, forget nukes, forget bullets, and instead imagine a weapon of much more destructive force... the paper bomb.

Both England and Germany planned to use this weapon during World War II. While the destructive implications of such a weapon are minimal its power is very real.

This is how the paper bomb works. You print your enemy's currency. Fill up the biggest airplane you can and drop it on them. Repeat as often as possible.

With a huge influx of money it will create hyperinflation within your enemy's economic status. It creates a vicious cycle that is very hard (and unpopular) to break. The country will have to print money to pay off its debts which only further lowers the value of the money. Soon news papers cost millions of units. Restaurants no longer can afford to reprint the menus with the new prices. Grocery stores will have to hire people to change the prices of items every 30 minutes. People will have to be paid twice a day to carry all the money they earn and have to spend it immediately since it holds no value if it sits around.

Perhaps this is why America is making our money look so dumb. People don't want to be seen with pink, orange, and purple money. Whatever happened to the greenback?

Ahhh! Death!!

2008-03-27T11:19:00.002-05:00

Herb Peterson and Neil Aspinall. RIP

Herb Paterson invented the Egg McMuffin in 1972 and started the whole concept of breakfast at that particular fast-food chain.
Neil Aspinall worked with the Beatles as many behind-the-scene jobs.

KITT's BAC

2008-03-24T23:23:00.004-05:00

I was recently wasting company time with a coworker unaplty named "Boss" and talking about random gibberish.

I came up with an interesting concept. It KITT from Knight Rider is a automatic driving car wouldn't they have to check what its BAC is? I know a car doesn't have blood so we'll ignore that fact.

Since all gasoline nowadays has a contest of ethanol, which is a type of alcohol, it would be pretty easy for a car to have above a .08% alcohol level (Illinois legally drunk level). This made me wonder what the minimum amount of gas you'd need in a car for it not to violate the law. I guessed its about 5% with my crappy math skillz. I'd also assume at this level of gas the car would probably be out of commission.

Today's Lesson: Tripilla A and s3a0m2 are teh nubs in run escape. Don't be nice to them.

Bottled

2008-03-19T23:36:00.002-05:00

I thought of writing right away what good bottle water has, but I'm not gonna back down. Not that anybody ever anywhere reads my blog.

Bottled water is probably one of the biggest wastes of money. No wonder S.F. banned it and Chicago taxes it. Course it doesn't say much since the governments have somewhat of an inside perspective on the stuff. Selling tap water is not exactly the trophy profit pony, but its about as likely they'll start handing out vouchers for private schools.

Not only is the content not regulated, so any guy with plastic bottles, a laser printer, and MS Paint could essentially come out with their own water label. My folks were into the craze a few months back since they got to the point of not wanting to have me fill those 5 gallon bottles of water. Course the supermarket they used to go to turned to its Hispanic clientèle.

They eventually went filter. Not that my father actually changes it half the time its supposed to...

Spring Break 2008

2008-03-18T22:45:00.002-05:00

Well, thanks to Easter being next Sunday I only have about 2 days left to Spring Break. I'll take em as I get em.

Tomorrow I make a Java encrypt/decrypt program. Hooray!