Jun 17: South Africa repealed the Population Registration Act (racial classification at birth) on this date in 1991. http://doug.vg/RY

Cholesterol and Triglycerides are high. 255 and 190 respectively. Diet and exercise in my future.

My milkshake brings all the boy to the yard… just saying.

Jun 15: Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity in 1752. Also, the first human blood transfusion is administered in 1667.

Anger.

Jun 14: Anne Frank began her diary on this date in 1942.

Stomach is upset, having a hard time getting to sleep. Need to sleep! I don’t want to call in to work. I’ve already missed two days last week. Don’t want people getting the impression I’m being a lazy ass.

The National Hurricane Center is giving 92L a 60% chance to develop into a tropical system.

Oh. Invest area 92L has been declared midway between Africa and South America. Good chance this could become Tropical Depression One.

Watching FIFA World Cup USA vs England. England strikes first and early. 1-0.

First goal in World Cup 2010 goes to the host nation South Africa.

Watching FIFA World Cup coverage online. 4 years is too long to wait… but I guess that is what makes it so special.

Jun 11: Troy is sacked and burned on this date in 1184 BCE. (Greek Mythology)

Doctor says my heart and lungs are in good shape. Blood work was initiated and he said the results will be mailed to me next week. Current thought leans towards a bacterial infection in my esophagus or stomach causing an unusual amount of stomach acid.

Sitting at the doctors… la la la la.

My first doctor visit in more than a decade will be tomorrow. It really looks like this is gull bladder problems but it’ll be up to the doc to decide. This is my doctor -> http://doug.vg/RG

I just threw up part of my dinner an hour ago… and the chest pains came along for a ride as well. What the hell?

Jun 8: On this date in 1967 Israeli Air Force jet fighter aircraft and torpedo boats attack the U.S.S. Liberty killing 34.

Anarchism, then, really stands for the liberation of the human mind from the dominion of religion; the liberation of the human body from the dominion of property; liberation from the shackles and restraint of government. … an order that will guarantee to every human being free access to the earth and full enjoyment of the necessities of life, according to individual desires, tastes, and inclinations. - Emma Goldman

Jun 7: On this date in 1893 Gandhi performed his first act of civil disobedience. He refused to comply with South Africa’s segregation laws.

I want to congratulate Rush Limbaugh on his 4th marriage. It seems he’s attempting to make up for all the gays who can’t even have a 1st.

An American was killed in the flotilla raid, killed by Israeli commandos. US officials have said nothing on it. Do you know what the US government would call it if Hamas had did the same? Yup, terrorism.

Jun 4: The Tiananmen Square protests are violently ended in Beijing by the People’s Liberation Army on this date in 1989.

Jun 3: On this date in 1979 a blowout at the Ixtoc I oil well in the Gulf of Mexico dumps 176 million gallons of oil over a 9 month period.

More interviews on the flotilla massacre: http://doug.vg/aZ

I had hiccups so bad I actually puked a little. Nasty.

Jun 2: Fort Michilimackinac: With a diversion game of lacrosse the Chippewas chase a ball into the fort and capture it on this date in 1763.

WELCOME TO AMERICA, NOW SPEAK NATIVE!

New type of phishing attack dubbed “tabnabbing”. http://astorac.info/aW

Jun 1: Beginning of the Atlantic Hurricane Season.

If you’re being punched, would you defend yourself? What if they say they’ll not stop if you defend? That is the Palestinian Struggle.

Gary Coleman died: http://astorac.info/ag

“As you know, most of us females just hate those action video games,” she said. “You don’t have to use shooting. You can use, for example, a princess which has a magic wand and whenever she touches something, it turns into a butterfly and sparkles.” – Daphne Bavelier, assistant professor of brain and cognitive science at the University of Rochester

May 28: President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act (relocation of Native Americans) on this date in 1830.

“Flags are bits of colored cloth that governments use first to shrink-wrap people’s brains and then as ceremonial shrouds to bury the dead.” - Arundhati Roy

I was accepted to write for examiner.com. I’ll be covering video games for the Richardson area.

TMI Alert! TMI Alert! …………. I’m dealing with a horrible case of hemorrhoids. You heard it here first!

I made my own URL shortening service. Yay. http://astorac.info/B

More on the potential that the “leak” has gotten worse: http://is.gd/cqt0W

Under water camera angle has changed at the site of the oil flow. Video is now showing MULTIPLE leaks: http://is.gd/cqsuy

It’s funny how when a organization defends itself from attacks coming from another country that is a US ally, they’re branded terrorists.

May 26: Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average on this date in 1896.

Air Pollution Watch level orange for the Dallas area… … take a nice deep breath!

Sinuses going stupid again…

The Big Picture takes on the oil spill: http://is.gd/coT4Q

The latest oil flow estimate by a Purdue professor: • 120,000 barrels (5 million gallons) per day • It would take, at that rate, take 24½ years for the well to run dry • Current technology is incapable of handling this issue, it is too deep and nothing we have can withstand the pressure

May 25: Oscar Wilde is convicted of committing acts of gross indecency with male persons and sentenced to serve two years in prison on this date in 1895.

May 24: On this date in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge opens for traffic for the first time. Construction began Jan 3, 1870.

I’m selling my Dragonlance books. If you live near me and are interested, take a look. http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/bks/1756195143.html

When I see someone spell the president’s name “B. Hussein Obama”… my eyes just glaze over and stop reading. Ignorant hicks.

The only way this day could get any worse is if shit started falling from the sky and landed on me.

This was unexpected. National Hurricane Center is tracking Invest90. Possible tropical development?

Tornado Warning in the county just south of me. Today’s storms are firing off at a pretty decent rate. Quick but strong.

May 20: China declares martial law, setting the scene for the Tiananmen Square massacre on this date in 1989.

You know what is going to be epic about a New Orleans wedding? The brass band. Oh yes! We’ve already got a good band we saw when we were there lined up. $600 for an hour. These guys are worth it.

The Storm Prediction Center has now issued a HIGH RISK for Oklahoma for severe weather. HIGH RISK is a relatively rare proclamation from the SPC and should be taken VERY seriously.

I’ve never seen this map marked with a 60% hail chance before. That’s not good. - http://twitpic.com/1p5a5q

May 19: John Hopkins (entrepreneur, philanthropist, and abolitionist) was born on this date in 1795.

Wedding in New Orleans late next year.

May 18: Mount St. Helens erupted on this date in 1980. The pyroclastic flow traveled up to 670 mph and the mountain lost 1300 feet off the top.

Could hardly sleep with my back being this way. Who knew flailing your arms about for two days straight would hurt your back so.

At the Richardson Wildflower Festival.

Time to go work campus graduation… in a quite heavy rain storm. Yays.

Tony Hayward, BP’s CEO, says to not worry about the oil spill. It’s small compared to the whole ocean. (paraphrasing) Wow… just wow.

May 14: Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination on this date in 1796.

Deepwater Horizon spill is now believed to be leaking 70,000 barrels a day. 2.9 million gallons a day! One Exxon Valdez per 4 days. FUCK!

“In order to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe.” - Carl Sagan

May 13: Large groups of students occupy Tiananmen Square and begin a hunger strike on this date in 1989.

FOX News does present both sides of the story: Propa AND Ganda.

Evolution is a fact! Celebrate that we know our origins in such detail. Wallow in ignorance no more.

I’m such a nerd sometimes. I’m reading about HTML 5 and CSS 3 … and getting quite excited about it.

May 12: National University of San Marcos is founded in Lima, Peru on this date in 1551. (Oldest university in North and South America)

Did you know that, as a student in public schools, you have the same constitutional rights as adults? Growing up, the administration and some teachers at my school had - on a few occasions - told us we did not have those rights.

May 11: The first contraceptive pill was made available on this date in 1960.

I left my phone at work. Son of a monkey’s great uncle three times removed. I’m not going back up there to get it. If you try to call me or text me, you’ll know why I didn’t respond.

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill could possibly be dumping 1 million gallons a day; spill could already be more than the Exxon Valdez.

So I have this Formspring thingy now. I guess people should randomly ask me questions now, eh? http://www.formspring.me/Dubhghlas

Looks like Kansas and Oklahoma are expected to get nailed by severe thunderstorms and tornadoes today.

May 10: The National Gallery in London opens to the public for the first time on this date in 1824.

Betty White on Saturday Night Live. Epic.

May 7: Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky), Russian composer, was born on this date in 1840.

I am anti-Microsoft and anti-Apple. Give me Linux any day. If I can’t have control over my own system, I’m not buying it.

May 6: The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris on this date in 1889.

My name has changed on Twitter. You will find me now under the name Dubhghlas. http://twitter.com/Dubhghlas

May 5: An arrest warrant for John T. Scopes was served on this date in 1925 for teaching evolution; a violation of the Butler Act.

Halo: Reach, better than Halo 3… and it’s only a beta.

The few minutes I’ve been able to play Halo: Reach has been kick-ass. But, Beta is Beta and server downtime always happen.

Beginning tomorrow is the Halo: Reach beta test. If you’re trying to get a hold of me, I’ll be long returning messages. I have a game to play!

I’m broken.

Gulf Oil “Spill” (its actually a non-stop flow) is incredibly tragic. It WILL take decades to recover parts of the coast.

May 1: International Workers’ Day, also known as May Day, celebration of the international labor movement and left-wing movements.

If you are driving down the road and the wheels fall off of your canoe, how many flapjacks does it take to paint a fence? Answer… 7, because there are no bones in ice cream.

Unloaded the rest of the UHaul today. Pretty soar, but was worth it. We have a real entertainment center now. Hizzah.

Lifting done. Washer and dryer now sitting in our living room awaiting placement. Wasn’t as hard as I thought it might be. Three flights of stairs still sucked, but it was cleared in no time and all I got was a few blisters on my hand. Now… to sleep.

I’m about to move a washer and dryer (amongst other things) up to the apartment this evening. Oh, and I’m supposed to be the “muscle”… This can only end in victory for those betting on my humiliation.

It would appear that the oil leaking from the well in the Gulf is 5 times worse than originally thought. Est. 210,000 gallons a day.

Apr 29: Adolf Hitler married Eva Braun on this date in 1945. I hope those kids have a long and hap- oh, they committed suicide the next day.

Director Peter Jackson has been knighted. He’s now Sir Peter Jackson to us commoners now.

Make any webpage look like it was created on geocities in the late 90’s. Hilarious. http://is.gd/bLLUo

Apr 28: Canadian National Day of Mourning, to commemorate workers killed, injured, or suffering illness from occupational hazards/accidents.