Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
What looks bad when your life is goin’ good, but looks better than anything you’ve ever seen when you’re completely fucked?
A man, built by the Good Lord from stem to stern to stop bad situations from getting worse, endowed by Him with the muscle and brains to make that happen.
The link behind the picture goes to Gerard, who editorializes:
In a land where neuters, unicorn riders, and moonwalking molesters are deified and canonized, we can forget that there are real men still walking the American earth. Here’s one. Do you think she was glad to see him?
“A construction worker, suspended from a crane, rescued a woman who fell into the Des Moines River in downtown Des Moines Tuesday. A man who also fell into the water died.” — Photo Journal
And then, for the man reaching out his hand, Jason Oglesbee, and the others involved in the rescue, it was back to work on Wednesday, “We have a bridge to build here,” the supervisor said as his men went about their business. — Des Moines Register
Step back in the “real” world, of Gerard’s moonwalking perverts, airhead girls with their dogs-in-purses, banks that are too big to fail, overpriced iced mocha drinks, iPods, iPhones, iPresidents, “climate change,” Appalachian hiking…and smelly Jason is just in the way. He is the priceless coin that is artificially devalued when life goes on just a little bit too long being a little bit too sanitized. We forget how much men like him mean to us. We forget there is no other human denomination with quite the same value.
If we make a real commitment to that ignorant mindset, we are completely screwed. We deal a sustained assault on our own abilities to cope. With life itself. If we don’t, then maybe we’re not screwed.
Time will tell.
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That guy is so hot. I’ve got a serious thing for construction workers.
- Daphne | 07/03/2009 @ 15:40It’s like I once said about Duke Nukem. “He makes the fellas cheer, and the ladies swoon.”
Funny how this is the kind of guy that women really like, even if they won’t admit it. I think the point here is not that he’s a construction worker (or any other kind of blue-collar worker), muscular, or anything else of the sort.
It’s that he is seen here “doing the right thing.” At some risk to his own person, to aid someone who is not only a complete stranger but likely who also cannot offer anything in return except “thanks.” He’s stepping into the line of fire, so to speak, and laying it on the line for what he knows is right.
THAT, my friends, is a real man. Not the guy who eats his meat raw, or puts 9 rounds of 10 into a 6″ circle at 100 yards, or the one who bench presses 400 pounds.
It’s the one who does what’s right, even when that isn’t popular.
- cylarz | 07/05/2009 @ 02:19