M.A.W.B. Squad

Catching Up

A month since my last post and you guys haven't given up on me?  Careful, that almost left me speechless.  Then we'd be in a real pickle.  Me all choked up you havent forgotten the glory days, but unable to tell you that I appreciate it.  It's a delicate balance.

So here's some stuff that hopefully you haven't already seen in 100 other places.

-  The M4 project has cracked the Enigma code used by Germany in WWII.  Even better, you can download their application and help them out.

-  This Apple household was underwhelmed with the big meeting announcements yesterday of the iPod Hi-Fi and the Intel Mac Mini.  (The boy's iPod is busted and he's considering either a new one or a PSP.  Leaning towards the PSP.) I am interested to see that the MacBook Pro, (spits 'cause the name just sucks), is shipping.  One thing that never gets old though is making fun of Microsoft.

-  I've got a mouse friend running around the office.  So far he's smart enough to evade the traps.  Coincidentally, the Boy's field mouse that he dumped out of the boat in the barn died this week.  Maybe I'll get him to build something like this to catch our visitor.

-  We're definitely going to need to hire these folks to put all the tricksies into the MAWB compound.

-  While I was tucked away at the undisclosed location MAWB Squad passed its one year anniversary on February 16th.  To celebrate, I rescued the domain name yesterday.

-  On a more serious note, apparently the Flight 93 Crescent memorial isn't dead.  Check Gall and Wormwood here and here.

Do You Want to Know a Secret?

Do you promise not to tell?
Whoah...Closer

Kevin thinks he's on to something.  Unfortunately for him, Nordeaster and I have both been at Keegan's at the same time and we were both at the last blog bash. Nice try, youngster.  (Irony alert.  I used Nordeaster's real first name in this post until it occurred to me to go check and see what name he posts under.)

But, everyone loves a mystery, no?  This entry about Secret sites at kottke caught my eye.  Apparently there's a whole lot of anonymous blogging going on.  Now, I don't use my last name here.  Some friends know about the site. (Not that they actually read it mind you. Don't you find that some people are just into the web and others aren't?  That, or we've all staked out our own little piece of it....a favorite game site....deviant art...things like that.) However, I don't generally tell people I work with that I have a blog.  Not that I write about work. 

I do feel constrained in what I write here though, because I would never feel comfortable invading someone else's privacy by writing about them on the web.  For the most part, not even my kids. It just wouldn't be polite.  Maybe it's too much time under the influence of Minnesota Nice.  That, or my parents were successful in some areas where they attempted to raise me with proper manners.  (With failures marked for "learned ability to write thank you or Christmas cards.") Just as it would be foolish to write about my work.  It's not like my identity is a secret when I'm showing up at trivia or blog parties after all.

Who are these people in the comments of this post.  Some not only keep blogs, but multiple secret sites?  How can they possibly have the time?

Writing a totally anonymous blog has occurred to me.  A place where you could vent about anything and anyone.  I can see the attraction. It would suit my naturally super-secretive nature.  ("What's for dinner, Mom?"  "Wouldn't you like to know.")

But reality is that I came within a hair's breadth of abandoning the M.A.W.B. in the last couple weeks. I even sent an e-mail to the rest of the Squad to notify them of my retreat to our bunker at the Undisclosed Location, (the back booth at Keegan's.....oops!) So far though, I Just Can't Pull the Trigger. I guess you're stuck with me for now.  (Don't worry though.  We'll never abandon our plans for world domination, even if they do underground temporarily.)

If you want to blog anonymously, but it's just too much effort, someone else has done the work for you.  You can post at Anonyblog.  Go ahead.  Tell the world your secrets.  Everyone else is doing it.

Let me whisper in your ear........

KAR: Enemy of the State

This has gone too far!  First, Foot can't take the M.A.W.B. Mayoral win, calling a run off.  Then, when we lead the run off, he accuses the M.A.W.B. of stuffing the ballot box and throws us out of the race.  He uses a comment meant as a joke as evidence?  (My own family couldn't even vote for the M.A.W.B. because we're all on the same router.)

I cry foul!  The way Foot changes the rules to suit his own agenda proves he's a closet Democrat and this whole voting scheme is only a ruse to keep the electorate happy.  This is war and KAR is our first official enemy of the state.

Vote for the appropriate punishment for Foot on the sidebar. In fact, pick more than one!  Comments will also be considered.

Update:  Let's see.  Dementee has 45 votes since Foot put up the poll this morning, but we're the ones accused of stuffing the ballot box?  Then Foot goes for the diversionary tactic:

"BTW, it's interesting to note that the voter "turnout" is somewhat lower now that the Broads aren't in the running."

Sorry, Foot.  We took math and despite your biases, it wasn't too hard for us.  Busted.

Get Out the Vote

The M.A.W.B. Squad won the race for Mayor of the M.O.B.,.  You know what that means.  Unable to accept their crushing defeat, the home team decided to have a run-off vote.

Our competition?  A serial killer named Dementee.  Eating people is wrong, even if they are Moonbats.

Are they afraid?  Of course. KAR posts nothing but lies about us at the polling site.  (Note the subtle change from MAWB chicks to MAWB broads?  You can just hear their hands shake as they type.)

Let them know you're not fooled by casting your vote for the M.A.W.B. Squad.

Oh, I almost forgot.  We're the party of ideas.  (O.K. Threats come in a close second.)

M.O.B. Link of the Day:  That's right, as Mayor(s) of the M.O.B. we'll post a M.O.B. Link of the Day

More Fun at M.O.B. Parties:  Has Dementee ever shown up for a M.O.B. Bash, let alone in his pajamas?  For all we know, he's Foot's evil alter ego. You're going to vote for that?

We Know More than One Joke:  Dementee has one line, eating moonbats.  The M.A.W.B. has an endless supply of topics to amuse you.

There's much much more, but I trust the intelligence of our base to use logic to make the right decision.  It's fine to be fond of Dementee, but Mayor? Puh-lease.

Props to St. Kate

For winning the Fall 2005 Rock Solid in the Blogosphere Award.

I foresee a cozy appointment for Sisyphus in the M.A.W.B. administration.  He might be aiming for Ambassador to Fiji , but with his talent for flattery, I predict we're going to want to keep him closer at hand.  The Dems have it easy now with four letter Rove to demonize.  What fun we'll have tracking the mis-spellings of the moniker of our own Evil Genius.

I Need a Break

So, I'm taking one.  I'll be back later.  Maybe next week.  Maybe later.

Quick Links

That's all I've got for now:

For new-dad Chad:  Daddy Types, the weblog for new dads.  I have only glanced at the site, but I noticed they have some electronic gizmo that's supposed to analyze the pitch of baby's cry and tell you why they're crying.  Leave it to the men to come up with a power tool.

Stossel on Gun Control:

A study funded by the Department of Justice confirmed what the prisoners said. Criminals buy their guns illegally and easily. The study found that what felons fear most is not the police or the prison system, but their fellow citizens, who might be armed. One inmate told me, "When you gonna rob somebody you don't know, it makes it harder because you don't know what to expect out of them."       

What if it were legal in America for adults to carry concealed weapons? I put that question to gun-control advocate Rev. Al Sharpton. His eyes opened wide, and he said, "We'd be living in a state of terror!"

In fact, it was a trick question. Most states now have "right to carry" laws. And their people are not living in a state of terror. Not one of those states reported an upsurge in crime.

Finally:

My blog is worth $68,873.88.
How much is your blog worth?

Perspective and Soda

From the department of, "How Did I Miss This?"

(Actually, I can tell you how I missed it.  I've been trying to wrap my brain around this whole Harriet Miers fiasco.  Looking at the bright side.  Starting posts recommending withdrawal. Wishing I didn't give a shit. Working.  More working.  And did I mention working?  And school conferences?.........)

Anyway I SWEAR I have been to Steve's site recently.  I'm sure.  I'm fairly certain.  There's no possible way it's been this long.  Why do the Senate Republicans have to be such brainless wimps, anyway?  I could throttle McCain.  I swear.

Did I wander?

Anyway.  I've been harping on Steve Gigli to redeem his site from the name GigglePundit for a long time now.  It really deserved so much better than that.  I like Steve.  Even if he is a young punk headbanger. (Hey, he called us MOBsters old folk.) He's an engineering type.  I get engineering types, seeing as how I married one and all.

He finally killed the Giggle meme.....on September 27.  Maybe since the link hasn't changed I just didn't notice the new title bar?

Anyway, the blog with the moniker thrown to the ash-heap of history is now known as Perspective and Soda, as in...Sometimes we just need a big ol' glass of Perspective and Soda.  I heartily approve.  Even though I personally drink mostly water.  Lots of water.  Except with meals.  Then it's Diet Coke with lemon. Of course, Diet Coke is soda.  Notice Steve chose "soda" instead of "pop".  His Wisconsin roots are showing through.  You can take the boy out of Wisconsin......

Of course, I noticed just as he went on vacation.

Sexist?  They really think it's a good idea to call their base sexist?

Katie Makes the Big Time

In case you missed it, Katie at Yucky Salad with Bones, (also the most recent addition to the M.A.W.B. Squad.....I may not have talent myself, but at least I can recognize it by the jealousy it inspires.), has been discovered by Eric Zorn of the Chicago Tribune.  Of course, their shared interests may have something to do with it. From his "About Me" link:

Interests

Old-time American string-band music, American and English country dancing, golf, running, politics, singin' parties, communications technology gadgets and pointless, idle gossip and speculation.

Who knew that Katie's recent karaoke lovin' was all about courting the MSM?  Bloggers with ambition would do well to warm up those pipes, or at least learn to be adorable a la Cameron Diaz when making a fool of themselves. By the way Katie, Happy 13th Birthday Anniversary!

We Loves Them

Because they understand the way it should be.  From the Top 11 Episodes We'll Never See on TV, Not In  a Million Years:

2. The West Wing
The public is so outraged at the election of another liberal Democrat to the fictitious presidency that millions march on the studio and install the M.A.W.B. Squad as dictators.