The TempestThe TempestRants and raves. Political. Religion. GLBT. Australia. News. Satire. Technical advice. Our writings. Articles
Final Incarnation?(this time I promise it?s the last time)
2008-12-07 07:09:00 Due to the ginrmous traffic glut the redirect caused, I’m sending you to the following page…And I PROMISE there will not be any more “new sites”…after this…hehe: Go to: More About: Time , Final , Promise , Incarnation
Redirect
2007-07-13 08:26:00 The Tempest site has moved to http://thetempestonline.com/wordpress Please update your links to reflect this change. If you are not automatically redirected to the new page, please click the link above. More About: Redirect , Dire , Rect
Redirect
2007-06-01 04:26:00 The Tempest site has moved to http://thetempestonline.com Please update your links to reflect this change. If you are not automatically redirected to the new page, please click the link above. More About: Redirect , Dire , Rect
This Blog Is Now Closed
2007-05-25 15:03:00 Now that the new website is up and running, this site will no longer be updated. Please add the following link to your blogroll: http://thetempestonline.com All of your links and mentions are now listed on the new site. Many thanks for the support of this blog over the past 17 months…and we will strive to make The ... More About: Blog , Closed
The Visit - Chapter 2
2007-05-25 02:31:00 Never enough time…there’s just never enough time. Yesterday (Wednesday) I drove my Mom and sister Tracie to the airport for their flight back to California. As I watched them boarding the plane, I was struck with a heavy dose of melancholy. I was missing them already, and it was all I could do to refrain from ... More About: Family , Visi , Visit , The V , Chapter
We?re Baaaaaaaack!!!
2007-05-24 14:17:00 Okay, I know that the posts here have gotten a bit thin of late, but now that the family visits are over, I can actually get back online and fill you all in. There are tons of pictures I have that need to be posted and, as is always the case, several really funny stories to ...
The Visit - Phase One
2007-05-19 01:16:00 It’s hard to believe…two have come and gone…two are yet to come on Sunday. My oldest brother, Terry and his wife (my BFF), Teresa, were seen off at the airport today, on their way to Arkansas for my nephew’s graduation. Two and one half days of laughs and catching up. Now just a memory. It’s always over ... More About: Visi , Visit , The V , Phase , The Visit
Six Months For One Week
2007-05-14 13:30:00 Well, it’s here. The final countdown. Twenty-four hours until the first plane lands to deliver the first wave of family visitors. For the next eight days, this newly-redone house will play host to a long-overdue family reunion, of sorts. First my brother and sister in-law…then my Mom and youngest sister. I’m about as nervous as I ... More About: Week , Months , Month , Mont
Brownback Fumbles?Then He Mumbles.
2007-05-13 15:29:00 Note to Sen. Sam Brownback : In Packerland, it’s not cool to diss Brett Favre.The GOP presidential hopeful drew boos and groans Friday at the Wisconsin Republican Party convention when he used a football analogy to talk about the need to focus on families. “This is fundamental blocking and tackling,” he said. “This is your line in ... More About: Politics , Media Matters , Then
May I Suggest Crawford, Texas?
2007-05-11 12:30:00 Texas State University’s plan to build the nation’s largest “body farm” of cadavers is on hold over concerns that buzzards could endanger nearby planes.The university’s scrapped its proposed site and began scouting a new location for what would be only the third body farm in the United States. The farms are used by scientists who ... More About: Texas , Crawford, Texas
Listen To Your Filthy Mouth!!!
2007-05-07 08:01:00 Well, it’s official. I have a problem with words. Not actually speaking them…rather I tend to use the more colorful ones a lot more than I thought. Subconsciously - that’s my story and I’m sticking to it - I never really knew just how much I cuss when I get worked up. And, I’ve come ... More About: Listen , Mouth
What?s Next?Locust??
2007-05-07 04:54:00 Okay…this has been a very weird week here at chez Anderson-Howard. If I were a religious person (and I most certainly am not), I’d swear we’ve somehow incurred the ten plagues. I think as of today, we’re working on either #3 or #4. I’ll backtrack a little to explain. Now that it’s finally warming up in this area, ... More About: Locust , Locus
Is Hating President Bush A Hate Crime?
2007-05-04 12:42:00 The White House has threatened to veto a bill passed by the House of Representatives on Thursday that expands hate-crime laws to include attacks based on sexual orientation or gender.Under current law, hate crimes are subject to federal prosecution only if the acts of violence are motivated by race, religion, color or national origin. Federal ... More About: Politics , Bush , President , Crime , President Bush
Bush vs Dems?Why Neither Can Back Down Now
2007-05-03 01:44:00 Amid all the media spin and armchair political quarterbacking, I believe there will be no winners in the current game of ‘chicken’ being played between Bush and the Democratic-led Congress. There can only be losers, and I think both sides know this. So the question for them as each day passes is, “How can I ... More About: Politics , Back , Down
Now On An ?Internets? Near You?
2007-05-01 08:01:00 The day is now upon us. All of the hard work is (we hope) about to pay off. The new site… …has come online…and we can’t be more excited. The Tempest Online has teamed up with Wordpress, Vanilla Forum, Coppermine and WPDesigner to create a more streamlined and user-friendly place for us to call home. Our new ... More About: Intern
I?ll Give You A Quarter For The Little Fuzzy Guy
2007-04-30 08:01:00 Garage Sales are madness. And the only other time (outside of the Wal-Mart parking lot) that I see such a large concentration of my old arch enemy, the MINIVAN CARAVAN!! But so long as they are actually buying our crap, I can deal with it. This year’s sale was pretty good, I must say. We managed ... More About: Little , Give , Litt , Quarter
I Just Made a Lemon Cake, and I?m Tired
2007-04-29 14:02:00 Hi! Remember me? Yeah, that’s right, I’m Revel, stalwart (?) other half to the Tempest. I haven’t been able to post for quite awhile, and I have missed it. Not that ideas haven’t floated in and out of my cerebrum on a regular basis–they have. The Great Idiot still pisses me off ... More About: Lemon , Cake , Made , Tired , Tire
Look Mom?I?m On Stage!!
2007-04-27 13:45:00 Last night’s Democratic Presidential Primary Debate was anything but. It was one of those times when you feel there is just no good candidate out there in the Democratic field. And this is one of the reasons so many people are disillusioned with our party. Disclaimer: I understand that this is just the first of what will ... More About: Politics , Stage , Look
One Man?s Trash Is Another Man?s Treasure
2007-04-26 14:02:00 Sure, but what if it’s not one, but two men…and they’re gay…and they have great taste…and… Okay, so this Saturday is the annual Spring Subdivision-wide Garage Sale. A chance for people to come and buy all the shit I bought at their garage sales last year. So here is how it goes at this house: We start ... More About: Another , Sure , Trash , Treasure
She MUST be talking about straight men?
2007-04-25 08:01:00 Some things I’ve been told by my jealous hag… Men Are Just Happier People … What do you expect from such simple creatures? Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack. You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park. Hell, you can wear ... More About: Talking , King , Stra , Straight , Must
It?s About Time
2007-04-24 08:01:00 The Wiccan pentacle has been added to the list of emblems allowed in national cemeteries and on government-issued headstones of fallen soldiers, according to a settlement announced Monday.A settlement between the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Wiccans adds the five-pointed star to the list of “emblems of belief” allowed on VA grave markers. Eleven ... More About: Religion , Time
A Great Lady Passes
2007-04-23 20:33:00 Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald, a seven-term congresswoman from southern California, died late Saturday of cancer.Millender-McDonald, who was 68, died at her home in Carson, California, said her chief of staff, Bandele McQueen. McQueen could provide no details on what form of cancer Millender-McDonald had. He said she had been receiving hospice care. The congresswoman had asked for ... More About: Politics , Great , Lady , Pass
Caution: Gay Construction Ahead - Part 10 - We + Wind = Whoopsie!!!
2007-04-22 17:51:00 There are just some things that I am not good at. It’s a bitter pill to swallow (take it from an expert) and really throws a crimp into my whole theory of just how creative and clever I am. And as sometimes happens, someone or something must pay for my ineptitude. Take yesterday, for instance. On what ... More About: Wind , Construction , Part , Head , Const
Could THIS Be The Reason Alberto Gonzales Fired Them?
2007-04-21 16:18:00 ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active? WITNESS: No, I just lie there. ________________________________ ATTORNEY: What is your date of birth? WITNESS: July 18th. ATTORNEY: What year? WITNESS: Every year. _____________________________________ ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact? WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks. ______________________________________ ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all? WITNESS: Yes. ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it ... More About: Alberto Gonzales , Fire , Reason , Them
Lies - Lies - Lies - Get Out
2007-04-20 12:58:00 Attorney General Alberto Gonzales confronted a fresh Republican call for his resignation Thursday as he struggled to survive a withering, bipartisan Senate attack on his credibility in the case of eight fired prosecutors. ?The best way to put this behind us is your resignation,? Sen. Tom Coburn bluntly told Gonzales ? one GOP conservative to ... More About: Politics , Get Out , Lies
Urban Legend - With A Twist
2007-04-18 08:01:00 Steve is SO the white unicorn on this video. (sing along…you know the words…) Oh when you?re down and looking for some cheering up Then just head right on up to the Candy Mountain Cave When you get inside you?ll find yourself a cheery land Such a happy and joy-filled and perky merry land They?ve got lollypops and gummy drops ... More About: Urban , With , Legend , Twist
No More Moles - This Mo Needs To Mow
2007-04-17 08:01:00 It’s been a looooong winter, Puppets. And like you, I am so ready for some warmer weather. I’ve been itching to get outside to work in the yard for weeks now and at one point thought I was going to be able to do just that. We’d dragged Audrey II (our overbearing Bird of ... More About: This , More , Need , Mole , Needs
Monday Funnies?Because I?m Old and Forgot To Do These On Sunday
2007-04-16 08:01:00 A very elderly gentleman, (mid nineties) very well dressed, hair well groomed, great looking suit, flower in his lapel smelling slightly of a good after shave, presenting a well looked-after image, walks into an upscale cocktail lounge. Seated at the bar is an elderly looking lady, (mid-eighties). The gentleman walks over, sits alongside of her, ... More About: Fun , Funnies , Sunday , Because , Cause
No Really?SLAP John Howard!!!!
2007-04-15 08:01:00 Prime Minister John Howard said Friday that people with the AIDS virus should not be allowed to migrate to Australia, and that the government was investigating whether it could tighten existing restrictions.The comments triggered anger among AIDS workers, who accused Howard of xenophobia and of blaming sufferers for their illness. Asked in a radio interview whether ... More About: War , John Howard , Real
Hey?Cheney FINALLY Killed A Real Bird!!!
More articles from this author:2007-04-14 08:01:00 Air Force Two carrying Vice President Dick Cheney struck a bird as the plane neared O’Hare International Airport on Friday.The aircraft landed safely. Mechanics checked the plane while Cheney spoke at the Heritage Foundation’s annual leadership conference, but the incident did not delay his departure from the airport to return to Washington. Isn’t irony delicious? “A ... More About: Final , Real , Finally , Bird 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
 |
|
 |
