The earthquake in Haiti got me to thinking….. There’s a small town called Jones about 4 miles from where I live….. Usually they have 2 to 3 small earthquakes a year – about a 2.0 to 2.5, but, in the last 3 months, they have had over 30, yes 30 earthquakes!….. The highest being a 3.3….. That one shook houses where I live…. I was visiting Robo at the time and it felt like something was trying to push the house over from the South…. There was no noise, except for the walls creaking and loose items shaking….. You could feel the air pressure push on you….. It was weird…. I can image a 7.0!…. Man, I feel for those people…..

I remember that Seattle had one some years back that damaged buildings downtown…. Jek and Anon probably remember that one….

So-o-o, are we facing an outbreak of earthquakes?….. Is Mother Nature going to squash us from the inside to get even?……

This is a response to the previous “Annexed by Canada” post. I think, MR, you have it backwards. Check out this USA image on a Fred Meyer branded Toasted Oats cereal box. America the Beautiful indeed. Look closely!

I just caught a little of this on the news the other day, apparently Sir Paul McCartney is going to license his solo career catalog to be used with The Beatles’ Rock Band software….. Paul always said the money was in publishing and licensing , although it cost him The Beatles’ catalog to one who shall not be named (MJ) in the past….. Time to do some “Band on the Run” on your Wii…..

As I said, I only caught part of this, if anyone knows the details let me know…… It’s been a “Venus and Mars” type of year already and that’s alright with me…..

Yep, Hosers, it’s been below freezing here in the Heartland almost constantly since even before the record breaking blizzard we had on Christmas Eve….eh?… Snow everywhere (even yellow snow) and c-o-o-l-l-d…… So-o-o, we’ve been annexed into the British Empire via Canada…. Take Off, eh?…… Here’s the details……

I woke up yesterday with a Royal Canadian Mountie knocking on my door….eh?… Wanted a cup of coffee and directions to the State Capitol to deliver the official annexation order….. I gave him a cup and told him to, “Take Off, eh?”…….

PD Bob showed up on a dogsled full of Canadian bacon….eh?… He had on a walrus coat and big fuzzy took on his head, and, a copy of Bob and Doug’s movie……. Hoser the dog was leading the pack…eh?….

Oh, yeah, before the Mountie left he told me he was also carrying plans for a ski lift project from Vancouver to OKC and back…..eh?…

There’s nobody out there that still believes in Global warming is there?… I’m going to pour me and PDB another cup, eat some fatback, and discuss it in detail…… Take Off, Hosers….eh?…

……..to all the members and followers of the MR Community….. It’s a New Year and a new starting point…… I’m glad 2009 has gone it’s way and all it’s weirdness with it…… I won’t even go into all the strangeness that I’ve been though during the last part of 2009 – Let’s just start out on a new and better year…….

One note: I’ve had to move MR Headquarters due to the extensive tunneling of PD Bob, which caused the old HQ to collapse into the sink hole he created….. He is now on double secret probation and I’ve taken all his digging implements away from him…… PD Bob didn’t cater to this line of reasoning and has disappeared somewhere on some mission last week…… He left muttering something about, “Why not move the HQ into my tunnels and there wouldn’t be a problem.” He claims he would reinforce them with some sort of super secret materials…… I told him I would get back to him on it – that’s when he puffed up and left…… I suspect I’ll be seeing him soon….. He’ll get lonely and hungry out there on his own and come back……

Anyway, everybody have a Happy New Year and don’t forget to eat some Black-eyed Peas for good luck……

Australian officials in charge of handing out cash as part of an economic stimulus plan accidentally credited the accounts of 16,000 people who were no long living. Local media dubbed the beneficiaries “the grateful dead.”

“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall — think of it, ALWAYS.” – Mohandas K. Gandhi

Many nations hold the Yuletide as sacred. What event is celebrated in China on December 25th? What event in Egypt, Greece, India, Mexico, Persia, Scandinavia. A correct answer gets a pass on naughtiness for the year. Any cheating invalidates this offer.

You are needed.

I just returned from the Great White (Or should I say Wet) NW and all was well, looks like most of the previous construction is just about done and except for a few fender benders travel was a breeze. Sorry kids that I did not check in while in the area but I was trying hard to get back to HQ for some Turkey. Allmost made it cept for a layover in Kent. Keep up the good work up there, hope to see all of you when Chain up Season is over. Oh Yeah, I think I saw our operative in western Kansas, Or at least his twin.

In the beginning was The Plan.
And then came the assumptions.
And the assumptions were without form and void.
And The Plan was completely without substance.
And darkness was upon the face of the workers.
And they spoke amongst themselves, saying.
“Hark, it is a crock of shit, and it stinks.”
And the workers went unto their supervisors and said.
“Hark, it is a pail of dung, and none may abide the odor there of.”
And the supervisors went unto their managers and spoke unto them.
“Hark, it is a container of excrement, and it is very strong, such that none may abide by it.”
And the managers went unto their directors and spoke unto them.
“Hark, it is a vessel of fertilizer and none may abide it’s strength.”
And the directors spoke amongst themselves, saying one to another.
“Behold, it contains that which aids plant growth, and it is very strong.”
And the directors went unto the vice presidents and spoke unto them.
“It promotes growth and is very powerful.”
And the vice presidents went unto the president and spoke unto him.
“This new plan will actively promote the growth and efficiency of this company, and we shall have great strength.”
And the president looked upon the plan, and saw that it was good,
and the plan became policy.

“Behold, this is how shit happens.”

We seem to be stuck on wanted dead-or-alive PDB posters, so how about this?:
http://www.cracked.com/funny-2359-progressive-rock

…PDB has gone missing!!! He disappeared sometime while I was in the Great NorthWest….. When I returned MR HQ was totally ram-sacked….. I found the following sketch lying in a dark corner……

I’ve been so busy checking all his known hangouts, phoning any and all of his connections I know, and so far no PDB….. I know he was working underground on important stuff that will effect all our futures….. Hopefully, he hasn’t fallen into evil hands….. If the furry, fuzzbot shows up at your door, give him all the cooperation he requests, no matter how outlandish it might seem – And please notify me via this Blog with the codeword “Peanut”….. The future of our nation may depend on it!!!!…. (Note to Anon: Told you…. eh?…..

There’s no kind of atmosphere – I’m all alone, more or less – Let me fly far away from here – Fun, fun, fun – In the Sun, sun, sun – I want to lie, shipwrecked and comatose – Drinking fresh mango juice – Goldfish shoals nibbling at my toes – Fun, fun, fun – In the Sun, sun, sun – Fun, fun, fun – In the Sun, sun, sun……..

RED DWARF IS BACK!!!!!!…… “Back to Earth” to be exact….. If you’re not a Red Dwarf Fan, there’s something seriously wrong with you…… BBC British humor at its best!…… Jek introduced it to me and I’ve been hooked ever since…. I have all eight (8) seasons PLUS the new one “Back to Earth”…… If you’re not familiar with Red Dwarf – Wake Up you SmegHead!!…….

A lifelong Okie, It’s a little late to relocate. I can’t believe the political ineptness of this state & its’ rabid moral majority

Coburn named as senator holding up vets bill

Thirteen major military and veterans groups have joined forces to try to force one senator — Republican Tom Coburn of Oklahoma — to release a hold that he has placed on a major veterans benefits bill.

Coburn has been identified by Senate aides as the lawmaker preventing consideration of S 1963, the Veterans’ Caregiver and Omnibus Health Benefits Act of 2009, by using an informal but legal practice of putting a hold on a bill.

Coburn’s staff did not respond to questions, but Senate aides said the first-term senator has expressed concern about creating new and unfunded benefits and wants the opportunity to amend the measure.

One of Coburn’s suggestions is to divert money from unspent economic and job stimulus programs to cover costs of new benefits for veterans and their families, according to sources who have discussed the issue with Coburn’s staff.

So far, at least, Senate leaders don’t want to let Coburn offer any amendments because of the precedent that would set to delay other legislation. Actual funding for benefits traditionally is handled separately from the bills that authorize the benefits, Senate aides said.

Earlier this fall, Coburn placed holds on S 252, the Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009, and S 728, the Veterans’ Insurance and Benefits Enhancement Act of 2009, which led to the introduction of S 1963, which combines key provisions of the two earlier bills in an effort to get around Coburn’s opposition.

In a letter sent Monday night to the Senate majority leader, Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., the 13 military and veterans groups ask the Senate to get on with it.

“It is essential that Congress act on this comprehensive measure without further delay,” the letter reads. “Thousands of disabled veterans with serious medical conditions and the family members who care for them are counting on this additional support.”

The letter says passing the bill by Veterans Day would be a “fitting way” to honor veterans.

Those signing the letter include the nation’s major veterans groups — The American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, AmVets, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Blinded Veterans Association, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Vietnam Veterans of America, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and Jewish War Veterans, plus the Military Officers Association of America, National Military Family Association and Wounded Warrior Project.

Steve Robertson, legislative director for The American Legion, said delaying the bill hurts families caring for severely wounded combat veterans who would benefit from the stipends, health care, counseling and respite care that would be provided to caregivers in the bill.

“For a lot of family caregivers, delay is costing them their jobs and their savings. It’s having a big impact,” he said.

Robertson said he has spoken to Coburn’s staff about the earlier holds on S 252 and S. 728, but the conversation was fairly one-sided, with Coburn’s aides trying to get Robertson to dissuade veterans from flooding the senator’s office with calls.

“They made it clear that Sen. Coburn sees this as using his rights as a senator to place a hold on a bill, and that he was not doing anything illegal or wrong,” Robertson said. “I agree with that, but that doesn’t mean it makes sense to hold up a bill that would do a lot of good things for veterans that has cleared a committee and is ready for a vote.”

Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., the Senate assistant majority leader, mentioned Coburn’s hold in a Tuesday floor speech without citing Coburn by name, saying that the bill was being held up by one senator over cost.

“How much is a veteran’s life worth?” Durbin asked, adding that he hopes the hold is lifted.