January 31, 2006

CNN/Democratic Party, One in the same?

Will they never be satisfied? Will their bloodlust never be quenched? While not a big fan of G-Dubbya, I thought that todays speech was a very good one, and that the proposed initiatives for reducing our dependancy on foreign oil were nothing short of a masterpiece. I think that the oil lobby may be a little upset about it, but tough!

I say, let's completely erradicate the need for foreign oil, and let it flow like a sea across the desert. Let OPEC swim in their sea of black gold until they are willing to pay us to take it. On that note, cut ALL foreign aid to Palestine. Let them work it out on their own.

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January 27, 2006

You too?

Ala the ever-so-creepy movie "Misery," I could walk up to the band U2, and say, "I'm your biggest fan!" Way back in '86, my license plates were "Broch U2"

I heard them for the first time in 1984, as a freshman in high school. I have followed them faithfully since, through the great music, and the not so great music. In my opinion, they are on an upswing right now. I saw them on their most recent tour, and can safely say that it was the best tour I have seen them on. I haven't missed a tour since The Unforgettable Fire, in either 84 or 85.. It HAS been awhile.

I'm generally a political moderate, a Libertarian, but despite believing that we are each responsible for our own destiny, Bono has always reminded me to stay grounded and remember that we truly are our brothers keeper, and that it does take a village to raise a child.

Bono has been in the news a lot in the past few years, especially as of late. It appears that he has come to a crossroads in his life, and that he has been feeling squeezed and perhaps over extended by his rock star commitments conflicting with his "Causes." Heck, don't your rock star commitments conflict with the other stuff going on in your life? Mine sure do! ha ha ha... A troubling quote was in an article I read, one I hope was taken far out of context. "They (the rest of the band) just don't like the high profile, and they don't like me hanging around with really uncool politicians." What I have to say to that is, "Bono, get a grip." The only cool factor that Paul Hewson(Bono), Dave Evans(The Edge), Adam Clayton, or Larry Mullen Jr. have, is that they are so completely uncool. They are immensely popular becase they aren't "Rock star cool," rather, people can relate to them and are made to feel that they are part of the performance, not just observers.

I sincerely hope that they aren't going to begin to take a holier than thou approach, that would wreck it for me.

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January 26, 2006

Four Things

I blame Derek


Four jobs I've had

1. Full Service Gas Station Attendant. I was the greasy gas station attendant. This was in 1987, and I was sporting a great mullett, and driving a '72 Camaro SS350.

2. DJ. I was spinning some down and dirty old school Chicago House mixed with a little bit of VERY early techno and trance. At the time, it was called "New Beat." This was from 88-92. I had lost the mullett.

3. Photo Lab Tech. I worked in a commercial photo lab from 1991-1997, and can easily say that this was my favorite job so far. The owner, Ed, taught me a lot about the photo industry, as well as how to be a professional and ethical business owner. Although he has retired to Arizona, we still stay in touch.

4. Y2k Mainframe Code Analyst. This is the first job where I ever made some serious moolah. I worked at this job from 1996-1999. I broke into the IT industry at the height of the Y2k/Dot com era, and have NEVER made as much money since.


Four movies I can watch over and over.

1. Hackers
2. Fight Club
3. High Fidelity
4. The Matrix


Four places I have lived.

1. Madison, WI
2. Dallas, TX
3. Ashland, OH
4. Bloomington/Normal and Chicago, IL, I know that counts as 3, but oh well.

Four Shows I love on TV.

1. CSI, only the original
2. Law and Order, SVU
3. Trading Spaces
4. Law and Order, the original

Four places I've vacationed.

1. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2. Rome, Italy
3. Berlin, Germany
4. Dublin, Ireland

Four of my favorite foods.

1. My mom's/grandmothers spaghetti
2. Pizza from Lucca Grill, Bloomington, IL
3. Quesadillas from Uncle Julios, Dallas, TX
4. Jackies brownies

Four websites I check daily.

1. April

2. Pam

3. Derek

4. Heather

Four Placed that I would rather be right now.

1. Cabo, baby!
2. Banff
3. Monterey, CA
4. Burlington, VT

Four people getting tagged!

1. April

2. Pam

3. Tony

4. Art


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January 23, 2006

Dear.....

Dear J, R, M, and T,

Do you ever sit down and wonder why bad things happen in your life???

It is because you f***ing deserve it!!!

Posted by Broch at 09:43 AM| | Comments (0)
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