Holz: Fortunate Son?
I don't think I ever mentioned this before, but I have some political blood flowing through my veins. My great-great-great-grandfather, William Rufus deVane King was Vice President of the United States, for Franklin Pierce.
Last weekend, Andy Rooney mentioned him on 60 minutes in a section on vice president. Here's the link if you care to see it.
And yeah, I read the gay rumors, too. Make all the jokes you want.
...ETA: according to this link, King died un-married, and I haven't found any mention of children. I'm wondering if he's only a great-great-great-granduncle. If so, that's a family story alot of us have taken for granted.
...hmph. I actually found his will online, and there's no mention of children. He was pretty generous though. His nephew got 65 of his negroes.
Holz For President!
Since it seems nearly every other member of the Democratic Party has entered the race, I thought I'd throw my hat in. Sadly, seeing as I'm only 27, the rules say I can't. Oh well.
But anyway, what the hell is up with the Dems? Every day there seems to be another one announcing his/her... well, announcing they are planning to annouce they'll be running for president. I'm all for the primary season, it's good to get *some* different ideas out there, but this early, it just clearly shows the American people that the Democratic Party are in a word, splintered.
The fact is, it's gonna come down to Obama, Hillary, and Edwards (and in a long shot, Gore). Anyone else in the race this early is simply diluting the discussion. Me, I'm currently backing Edwards, and will be joining his campaign shortly. I like Obama and Hillary, but Edwards' beliefs have always been fairly close to mine, so I'm starting from there.
Thankfully though, hacktacular of all hacks, Joe Biden, appears to have just had the shortest presidential run of all time.
He Was Delicious
Sad new about Gerald Ford dying yesterday, heard about it as we were falling asleep last night. Here's a video of a great SNL skit from a decade ago:
NonYoutube of The Day
It's not on YouTube yet (amazingly!) but I thought I'd link to the newest Weird Al video, over at JibJab, to one of my favorite songs on his new album (his best album since Bad Hair Day!)
Best. Commercial. Ever.
I don't know why, but this commercial entered my head last night, and the song started going around in my head. I wished I could find it, and lo and behold, there's YouTube in a jiffy. I even remembered it was attached to my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles tape... enjoy, Right Field:
Watching: Lost, Heroes, 24, Criminal Minds Listening: Brobdingnagian Bards Reading: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Playing: Final Fantasy XII Eating: Healthy...er Doing: Running... hopefully Wishing:
Comic Quote of the Week
"It's trying to end the suffering of everything. Do you want to discuss our options? Maybe together we can, you know, workshop?"
"Okay, best way to stop a ten-story godlike monster from destroying existence? I'm gonna go with hitting, you have anything?"
"You took mine."
Wesley and Angel, Angel: After The Fall #15
Who Am I?
Name: Holz Home: Sonoma County, California About Me: I'm a comfortador. See my complete profile
AKA: Ozymandias, DrOzymandias, Darth Angelus, Darque Feonix, Trip McNeely Kicking ass for: 29 years Job: UWing Systems Design Specialist Walking Theme: Believe It Or Not by Joey Scarbury Most watched movie: The Princess Bride Most read book: The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King
"Let a man get away with fuckin' you once, you stay bent over so's he can fuck you again whenever he damn well pleases. An' if one man can do it? Another will too. An' another, an' another still. So's being fucked, that's yer life. 'Til who you were, you ain't. 'Cause all you are is an asshole." 100 Bullets #42
