Sorry, I had to post this, it's just hilarious:
"While Congress is up on Capitol Hill declaring English the national language, President Bush was downtown trying to enrich it.
He reprised a word of his own coinage, "suicider," as his own shorthand for "suicide bomber." According to various Web sites that track the field of English studies known as "Bushisms," he first used "suicider" in 2002 and has invoked the word frequently since.
"Suicider" is in none of the standard dictionaries, not even the 12-volume Oxford English Dictionary considered the definitive standard. At least the word is not there yet; the president is a determined individual.
He used "suicider" again Tuesday. Four times. In the White House. In the stately East Room. At a serious diplomatic function. In front of a visiting head of government, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. How much more serious can you get?
So there it is. "Suicider" is a for-real word. The Decider has spoken."
Friday, May 26, 2006
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Johnny Everlasting
I'm embarrassed.
No, I didn't trip over my shoelaces, or fart in public. I'm embarrassed because of Johnny Lechner.
I attended and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. (Note to UW-M students: I have no qualms with the Wisconsin-Whitewater moniker. Let that be a lesson to you.) I had a fantastic time in college, and I graduated in five and half years with two bachelors degrees.
Never once did I want to stay in school longer than that. By the time I finished, I was READY to be done. Not so for Johnny Lechner, who has already been in school for 12 years, and is coming back for more. This of course has earned him notoriety and some small measure of fame. Stop. Don't feed his ego.
He was scheduled to finally graduate this spring. Five days before graduation, he pulled his application, and stated: "I realized that if I went one more year, I could study abroad," Lechner said. "That's one thing I haven't done."
I was at UW-W at the same time, in the middle of his perpetual stay. I met him a few times, mostly because he could play a guitar and liked to serenade the ladies. Ladies: he has nothing to offer you...he's 29, and still in college...the first time.
You can unfortunately read more about him here: [JohnnyLechner.com] [CNN] [JSOnline]
No, I didn't trip over my shoelaces, or fart in public. I'm embarrassed because of Johnny Lechner.
I attended and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. (Note to UW-M students: I have no qualms with the Wisconsin-Whitewater moniker. Let that be a lesson to you.) I had a fantastic time in college, and I graduated in five and half years with two bachelors degrees.
Never once did I want to stay in school longer than that. By the time I finished, I was READY to be done. Not so for Johnny Lechner, who has already been in school for 12 years, and is coming back for more. This of course has earned him notoriety and some small measure of fame. Stop. Don't feed his ego.
He was scheduled to finally graduate this spring. Five days before graduation, he pulled his application, and stated: "I realized that if I went one more year, I could study abroad," Lechner said. "That's one thing I haven't done."
I was at UW-W at the same time, in the middle of his perpetual stay. I met him a few times, mostly because he could play a guitar and liked to serenade the ladies. Ladies: he has nothing to offer you...he's 29, and still in college...the first time.
You can unfortunately read more about him here: [JohnnyLechner.com] [CNN] [JSOnline]
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
So Big!
My daughter Keira is six months old today. I can't believe how fast the time has gone, and how big she has grown! She is now 16 lbs, and 25 1/2 inches. Here's what she looked like six months ago. You can see more pictures here. Happy six-months Keira! Daddy Loves you!
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