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So Why Did She Name Him TriG?

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Been a lot of brou-ha-ha lately about the use of the word "retard" and a recent episode of The Family Guy--most of the screaming done by a fairly strident former gubner.

Well, I only have one thing to say...

If Ms. Palin is so offended by jokes and comments that refer in some way to people with Down Syndrome, then why in the HELL did she name her kid TriG.

Trisomy G is the scientific name for Down Syndrome. It is often abbreviated as Tri.G. or Tri-G on medical papers and in medical publications.

What kind of mother would do this? There is no way that this association was completely unknown to her... and yet she still chose to name him TriG.

To Ian

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0700

I watch in awe, dumbfounded,

Even as he watches me.

Blue eyes of crystal clarity ask honestly

Of life�s beguiling secrets.

Tiny fingers touch the tips of mine

And thoughts are shared.

His small head upturned to see

What he may learn from me.

And I grasp, most desperately,

To hold these moments fleeting by,

With whispered voice and teary eye,

So quick they fly...

Limerick

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Hopping along like a bunny

This poem won't win any money

Limericks are lame

They all sound the same

And none of the damn things are funny.

Busted for Impersonating a Government Official

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Ooops. I mean, "busted for wire fraud and invasion of privacy". Same thing.

Albert Gonzalez (no, not THAT one, it's another one--the WRONG one) was busted for hacking into secure networks and pilfering private financial data (and for assisting others to accomplish this same objective). He is described as the perpetrator of the "largest credit card theft in US history."

Assistant US Atorney General Lanny Breuer almost kept a straight face while issuing the following statement, "The Department of Justice will not allow computer hackers to rob consumers of their privacy and erode the public's confidence in the security of the marketplace."

"Because no one gets to do that except us!" he did not say. He then went on to not say, "Impersonating the NSA, the CIA, and the Department of Defense is a serious crime. Only these organizations are allowed to strip you of your privacy, listen in on all your communications and use that information to further their own ends. The average citizen will get in a lot of trouble for doing that..."