Archive for December, 2006

About time…

Saturday, December 30th, 2006
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All I can is, it’s about time Saddam was executed. That’s the face of a REAL DICTATOR. Too often times we throw terms around like “fascist” and “dictator” to show our displeasure with our own president’s bad policies. Saddam was the real deal, and we’re better off with him dead.

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Monica R. Brady (1918-2006)

Saturday, December 23rd, 2006

Monica R. Brady, 88, of Hillview Dr., Herkimer, passed away on Wednesday evening, Dec. 20, 2006, in Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown.

She was born on Feb. 18, 1918, in Utica, daughter of the late Arthur E. and Mary (Haggerty) Ritter and was educated in Herkimer schools. She furthered her education attending classes through Syracuse University and the Utica School of Business. She was united in marriage to Clyde E. Woertendyke on Aug. 30, 1943, in Herkimer at St. Francis de Sales Church. He was killed in action while serving his country in 1945. She then married James V. Brady on July 5, 1948, in St. Francis de Sales Church, Herkimer. Mr. Brady passed away in January of 1996. Monica owned and operated Valley Telephone Exchange for over 12 years from her home. She was known only as “Monica” to both clients and callers. She retired in 1983 and was a communicant of St. Francis de Sales Church, Herkimer. At one time Monica was very active with the Herkimer Girl Scouts.

Survivors include three sons, Derek J. Woertendyke and wife Cynthia of Oneonta, James A. Brady of Philmont, and Christopher Brady of Jacksonville, N.C.; a daughter, Melissa Morang and husband Neil of Cape Elizabeth, Maine; seven grandchildren, Derek J. Woertendyke II, Heidi Armao, Jason G. Woertendyke, Shane, Joshua and Brianne Brady, and Casey Alexander Morang; five great-grandchildren, Shea, Leah and Maia Woertendyke, and Keaton and Michael Armao. Also surviving are Monica’s special friends, Linda Rice, Kathy Millitello and her wonderful neighbors.

The family will be present in the Holleran & Enea Family Funeral Home, 220 N. Washington St., Herkimer, on Friday, Dec. 22, from 7-8:30 p.m. to receive relatives and friends.

Monica’s funeral will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday morning, from the chapel of the funeral home where prayer will be offered and at 9 a.m. in St. Francis de Sales Church, N. Bellinger St., Herkimer, where the Rev. Mark Cunningham, pastor, will celebrate her Mass of Christian Burial. Funeral procession will follow to Oak Hill Cemetery, Herkimer, where she will be laid to rest.

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Foreskin Blues

Tuesday, December 19th, 2006

Not even sure what to day about this one:

http://www.slate.com/id/2155745/

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Serenity Now

Saturday, December 9th, 2006

Update: Someday I’ll get this html fixed up properly.

Your results:
You are Wash (Ship Pilot)

























Wash (Ship Pilot)
75%
Dr. Simon Tam (Ship Medic)
70%
Zoe Washburne (Second-in-command)
65%
Kaylee Frye (Ship Mechanic)
40%
Malcolm Reynolds (Captain)
40%
Alliance
40%
Inara Serra (Companion)
30%
Derrial Book (Shepherd)
15%
River (Stowaway)
15%
Jayne Cobb (Mercenary)
10%
A Reaver (Cannibal)
0%
You are a pilot with a good
if not silly sense of humor.
You take pride in your collection of toys.
You love your significant other.


Click here to take the Serenity Personality Quiz

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Sylvia Browne, Hell Spawn

Friday, December 1st, 2006

There may be no psychic who pisses me off more than Sylvia Browne. Her smoker’s voice, her pompous attitude, and the shameless way she takes advantage of people’s pain all just make me angry. I can’t look at her with cursing. I hate her.

I haven’t had the chance to see her in person, and it would be hard not to shout expletives over her awful, awful cold reading. Rebecca over at skepchick.org has recently been blogging about it and I think she does a good job of describing Sylvia’s scam.

http://skepchick.org/blog/?p=206
http://skepchick.org/blog/?p=263

The second post illustrates just how scummy Sylvia is and how just plain terrible she is at readings. The worst I’ve ever seen her do, I already blogged about here:

http://www.shanebrady.com/2006/08/28/sylvia-browne-sucks/

Disgusting.

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