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Be Back Soon....

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:18:46 +0100

Ive been out of town for a couple of weeks and will return shortly....

Qutoes-President Nixon's Farewell Speach

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:46:00 +0100

I always liked this one...
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Cool Link- Prosper

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:39:00 +0100

Prosper- Online People-to-People Lending

People who need money request it, and other people bid for the privilege of lending it to them. Prosper makes sure everything is safe, fair and easy.

Dear Alcohol

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:49:46 +0100

From an email:

"Dear Alcohol,

First and foremost, let me tell you that I'm a HUGE fan of yours.

As my friend, you always seem to be there when needed. The perfect post-work cocktail, a beer at the game and you're even around at the holidays (hidden inside chocolates as you warm us when we're stuck in the midst of endless family gatherings).

However, lately I've been wondering about your intentions. While I want to believe that you have my best interests at heart, I feel that your influence has led to some unwise consequences:

1. Phone Calls/Text Messages: While I agree with you that communication is important. I question the suggestion that conversation after 2 a.m. can have much substance or necessity. Why would you make me call my ex's? Especially when I know, for a fact, they DO NOT want to hear from me during the day, let alone all hours of the night.

2. Eating: Now, you know I love a good meal. But, why do you suggest that I eat a taco with chili sauce along with a big Italian meatball and some stale chips (washed down with wine & topped off with a Kit Kat AFTER a few cheese curls & chili cheese fries)? I'm an eclectic eater but, I think you went too far this time.

3. Clumsiness: Unless you're subtly trying to tell me that I need to do more yoga to improve my balance, I see NO need to hammer this issue home by causing me to fall down. It's completely unnecessary, and the black & blue marks that appear on my body mysteriously the next day are beyond me. Similarly, it should never take me more than 45 seconds to get the front door key into the lock.

4. Furthermore: The hangovers have GOT to stop! This is getting ridiculous. I know a little penance for our previous evening's debauchery may be in order. But, the 3 p.m. hangover immobility is completely unacceptable. My entire day is shot. I ask that if the proper precautions are taken (water, vitamin B, bread products, aspirin) prior to going to sleep/passing out (face down on the kitchen floor with a bag of popcorn or wherever). The hangover should be minimal and in no way interfere with my daily activities.

Alcohol, I have enjoyed our friendship for some years now and would like to ensure that we remain on good terms. You've been the invoker of great stories, the provocation for much laughter, and the needed companion when I just don't know what to do with the extra money in my pockets.

In order to continue this friendship, I ask that you carefully review my grievances above and address them immediately. I will look for an answer no later than Friday 3 p.m. (pre happy hour) on your possible solutions. And hopefully we can continue this fruitful partnership.

Thank you,
Your Biggest Fan

P.S. Please take a moment or two and note the following items below that I think may be of some interest to you.

THINGS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:
1. Innovative
2. Preliminary
3. Proliferation
4. Cinnamon

THINGS THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:
1. Specificity
2. British Constitution
3. Passive-Aggressive Disorder

THINGS THAT ARE DOWNRIGHT IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY WHEN
DRUNK:
1. Thanks but I don't want to have sex.
2. Nope, no more beer for me.
3. Sorry but you're not really my type.
4. Good evening, officer. Would you like a soft taco?
5. Oh, I couldn't. No one wants to hear me sing

A Candidate's Biography Doesn't Matter

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 08:49:03 +0100

"A candidate's actual biography doesn't matter; George H.W. Bush flew fighter palnes when he was a teenager, and he couldn't overcome the "wimp factor" against Ronald Reagan, whose primary combat experience was battling his way to the bar at the Brown Derby. In the three major national elections of his life, George W. Bush, who couldn't find Alabama while he was serving in the National Guard, defeated three men- Al Gore, John McCain, and John Kerry- who had volunteered to go to Vietnam, and he did so by out butching them. Kerry's awkwardness in hunting clothes somehow trumped Bush's fear of horses."

- Esquire, August 2007- "The Beauty Contest"

Racism At ICE, Other Federal Agencies

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:09:55 +0100

ICE's Julie Myers & blackface; "Mexican" costumes at Customs; BATF & the KKK; Neo-Nazis working in Customs; discrimination against Hispanic agents at ICE in El Paso:

Read this excellent NarcoSphere article (here)

The Truth About Local Law Enforcement & Immigration

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:00:58 +0100

Jay Koester from the Best of Times once again punks out an LEA, the last time for fear mongering for dollars, this time for wasting resources hunting for undocumented immigrants (and pisses off a lot of ~~mexican~~ err, illegal immigrant bashers in the process)- and all he had to do was point out the truth:

"When the El Paso County Sheriff's Office was hit with evidence that their "anti-crime operations" arrested very few criminals but somehow netted many, many undocumented immigrants, they just tried to claim that was the natural outcome of their police work. The county was just overrun with so many undocumented immigrants, that's who they naturally found while driving around.

Otero County sheriffs used the same excuse, but the stories above show their own reports make clear they were spending their days hunting undocumented immigrants. They weren't fighting crime at all. They didn't even have the sense to keep what they were really up to out of their reports!"

My take on the issue (from this piece):

"Why is it interesting you ask? It is interesting because the very same newspaper has researched the issue and found that increased funding for border security translates to more funds to pay for overtime for local law enforcement which yields a lot of undocumented immigrants but little else. (here and here and here and here and here and here ).

A blog post on racism within ICE and other feds: here

Halloween Fun- Carve A Pumpkin.

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:40:36 +0200

Carve a pumpkin

Blackwater on The Border? Be Afraid, Very Afraid!

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:32:29 +0200

"When questioned at a public hearing with the Potrero planning group on Sept. 13 about Blackwater West, Brian Bonfiglio, a Blackwater spokesman, said, "I don't think there's anyone in this room who wouldn't like to see the border tightened up." Blackwater currently had no contracts to help with border security, Bonfiglio said, but he emphasized that "we would entertain any approach from our government to help secure either border, absolutely." ... Lutz also asked Bonfiglio if Blackwater West would be used as a base for deployment of Border Patrol agents. "Actually, we've offered it up as a substation to Border Patrol and U.S. Customs right now," Bonfiglio replied. "We'd love to see them there."

See the rest of this scary Salon story (here)

Joke- The Wailing Wall

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 13:56:07 +0200

A journalist assigned to her paper's Jerusalem bureau rented an apartment overlooking the Wailing Wall. Every day when she looked out, she saw the same old Jewish man praying. Curious, the jounalist went downstairs and introduced herself to the old man.

"You come ever day to the wall, how long have you been doing this? What are you praying for?"

"The old man replied, "I have come here to pray every day for 25 years. In the morning I pray for world peace and the brotherhood of man. In the afternoon I come back and pray for the eradication of famine and disease from the earth."

The jounalist was touched. "How does it make you feel to come here every day for 25 years and pray for these things?" she asked.

The old man looked at her sadly and said, "Like I'm talking to a wall."

How Many In A Year?

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 13:53:20 +0200

About 1,000.... and for what?

I wrote the following about 1 year ago (10/24/06):

Iraq War- Death Count

Americans killed for what? as of today: 2804

Toll Road Horror Stories, Part 975

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:48:06 +0200

From The Newspaper.com:

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Link- MySpace Deaths

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:54:44 +0200

View deaths of myspace members-

http://mydeathspace.com/map/

Quote- Religion in Public

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:33:54 +0200

Back Next Week

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 06:43:05 +0200

I had to take an unexpected trip out of town and barely got back yesterday... thus the lack of posts here. Things should be back to normal next week.

Another El Paso Forum- CityData

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 06:26:49 +0200

Yet another El Paso Forum- City-Data

Music- Julieta Venegas

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 05:54:58 +0200

Saw her on Emiril Live yesterday, awesome!

25 Signs That You've Grown Up

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 05:51:05 +0200

I remember I read this in college and laughed; I'm not laughing anymore:
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Excellent Commentary on Hispanics By Ruben Navarraette

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 23:03:09 +0200

Link- Stop Cornyn

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:08:19 +0200

Link- Stop Cornyn

Joke- Bush Library

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 22:57:38 +0200

Funny- "300" Mexicans

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 22:54:20 +0200

http://www.jibjab.com/view/177921#login_popup

Excellent Post on Chapparal Roundup

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 22:44:22 +0200

Link- Mexicanos Sin Fronteras

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 22:41:01 +0200

Link- Mexicanos Sin Fronteras

Link- WikiScanner

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:27:28 +0200

Link- Wikiscanner

The Wikipedia Scanner, invented by Virgil Griffith, a Cal Tech grad student, reveals the IP addresses of those altering pages, something previously anonymous to the majority of the population

ooo You Gotta Love This Site- Link- Melissa Data

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:52:42 +0200

Link- Melissa Data

Now if only my ex Melissa would have been half as useful as this site....

Link- Texas Ethics Commission

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:37:45 +0200

Link- Texas Ethics Commission

Link- Cool Name Search Engines

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 23:05:36 +0200

Link- Spock

Link- Wink

Quotes- Another Definition of Terrorism

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:41:25 +0200

From, Baghdad Burning II, by "Riverbend". p.44
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Hands Across El Rio

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 21:17:54 +0200

Hands Across el Rio...a 1250 mile...
16 day protest against the border wall

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Who Let The Dogs Out

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 12:15:30 +0200

On Religion

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 12:08:43 +0200

From, "When you ride Alone, you ride with bin laden" - By Bill Maher
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Link- Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:33:47 +0200

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

*should also go under "War On Drugs Absurdities"

The Best Page in The Universe

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 23:42:18 +0200

Link- The Best Page In The Universe

Link- Pet Owners Rights

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 18:14:00 +0200

Link- Blue Dog State

Link- Zippity Doo Da

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 13:31:18 +0200

Link- Zippidy Doo Da

I'm not stupid, I'm from Texas

Quotes- Nixon's Resignation Speech

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 13:28:09 +0200

I just kinda always liked this one:

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Link- Texas Law Help

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 22:33:45 +0200

"TexasLawHelp.org is a website dedicated to providing free, reliable legal information to those who cannot afford legal help. TexasLawhelp.org can answer common civl (non-criminal)legal questions related to situations that many of us face, including family law, housing, public benefits, elder law and much more."

www.texaslawhelp.org

Link- American Observer

nospam@example.com (Jose Tortilla) — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:02:02 +0200

Link- The American Oberver (Jaime Perez's new project?)

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Qutoes-President Nixon's Farewell Speach

Cool Link- Prosper

More Cool Links

Dear Alcohol

A Candidate's Biography Doesn't Matter

Racism At ICE, Other Federal Agencies

The Truth About Local Law Enforcement & Immigration

Halloween Fun- Carve A Pumpkin.

Blackwater on The Border? Be Afraid, Very Afraid!

Joke- The Wailing Wall

How Many In A Year?

Iraq War- Death Count

Toll Road Horror Stories, Part 975

Link- MySpace Deaths

Quote- Religion in Public

Back Next Week

Another El Paso Forum- CityData

Music- Julieta Venegas

25 Signs That You've Grown Up

Excellent Commentary on Hispanics By Ruben Navarraette

Link- Stop Cornyn

Joke- Bush Library

Funny- "300" Mexicans

Excellent Post on Chapparal Roundup

Link- Mexicanos Sin Fronteras

Link- WikiScanner

ooo You Gotta Love This Site- Link- Melissa Data

Link- Texas Ethics Commission

Link- Cool Name Search Engines

Quotes- Another Definition of Terrorism

Hands Across El Rio

Who Let The Dogs Out

On Religion

Link- Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

The Best Page in The Universe

Link- Pet Owners Rights

Link- Zippity Doo Da

Quotes- Nixon's Resignation Speech

Link- Texas Law Help

Link- American Observer