Happy Thanksgiving!

I am thankful that I am not a turkey.

Eye For An Eye...

DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO UNTO YOU!

Exodus 21:22 - Exodus 21:25
If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.

Leviticus 24:17 - Leviticus 24:21
And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death. And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast. And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him; Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again. And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.

Deuteronomy 19:16 - Deuteronomy 19:21
If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong; Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days; And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother; Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you. And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you. And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

Matthew 5:38 - Matthew 5:39
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

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These are passages from the books of the Bible but these are universal truths...We are within our rights to deliver equal justice to those that have wronged us. "An eye for an eye", This literally means that if one was to damage our eye that it is our right to damage thiers in return...but this is also meant to be taken figuratively, as in if one was to take our eye then we have the right to collect equal compensation for that eye in the form of either money, material possession or service. The latter is obviously a more "civilized" approach. But the MOST civilized approach of all, as stated in the last chapter, is to turn the other cheek...

A RIGHT man will take an eye for an eye...but a RIGHTEOUS man will turn the other cheek...me, I am not a righteous man, I will reciprocate any unjust action taken against me. So do unto me as you would have me do unto you! If I am in the wrong then turn your other cheek and I will reply in kind and turn mine. I will do unto you as you have done unto me...If you have treated me with respect and compassion I will treat you the same.

Top 10 (FREE!) Programs I Couldn't Live Without

In no particular order...

1. Mozilla Firefox web browser http://www.mozilla.com

This is an excellent browser that's real easy to navigate and not super cluttered with a lot of junk. The coolest thing is that you can add more features of your choosing by adding widgets. This browser is way better than Explorer (what isn't though?) and of course Netscape. (Does Netscape even exist anymore?) Although I'm sure that it's just my dumb luck it seems to be safer than Explorer when it comes to malware and similar infections. I browse a lot of sites that I probably shouldn't be and I have yet to have a significant problem with this browser...now with Explorer it seems like my browser was getting hijacked on a consistent basis.

2. Trillian IM client http://www.ceruleanstudios.com

This little program is great. It puts all of your instant messaging services all in one tidy place as if they were all actually the same, one, service. It handles most of the major IM services including AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, and ICQ...I'm not sure what others, if any, it handles but who needs anything more than AIM, MSN and Yahoo! anyway?

3. ePrompter email notification & retrieval program http://www.eprompter.com

This is awesome. It is like Trillian but for email and not as fancy looking. It allows you to have multiple email accounts in one, easy to use, program. I don't know if it does pop3 accounts as I don't use pop3 but I have a couple Hotmail and Yahoo! accounts that I use with this program.

4. Skype VoIP service http://www.skype.com

Now what can I say? If this was an ordered list this would definitely be #1! This is internet phone software that allows you to have free voice conversations with anybody in any country who also has this program. If they don't have the program you can still call their mobile or land-line for hella cheap (just a few cents domestic and only 2 or 3 dimes a min. internationally).

5. Joost internet TV http://www.joost.com

Joost turns your computer into a digital television service with a booty-load of content. Simply awesome, especially if you do not own an actual TV like myself.

6. Maddie keyboard pounder http://www.download.com

Now this program was designed for the curious little ones who always seem to want to randomly pound away at your keyboard. What it does is open a screen that shows the letters as they pound to their heart's content without messing anything up on your computer....however it is also great for cleaning your keyboard.

7. Google Earth global satellite map http://earth.google.com

A lot like Google Maps but way cooler. You can even explore the galaxy with it. You can literally waste hours flying around the World and exploring different places.

8. Ad-Aware SE http://www.lavasoftusa.com

This is a great free program for detecting and removing spyware, malware and adware from your computer. Not much more to say about it, it does what it's supposed to do.

9. Qlock World clock http://www.qlock.com

A simple little desktop widget that allows you to simultaneously view times from any city around the World. I mainly use it in conjunction with my Skype so I know when is a good time to call my friends and family around the World.

10. Lime Wire file sharing service http://www.limewire.com

I don't use this program nearly as much as I used to but it still comes in handy on occasion when I need to find a particular file. You can download music like crazy but don't get too carried away or you might attract the attention of record label attorneys looking to sue you for "stealing".

2 Girls 1 Cup Song

This is a song made in reference to the now infamous "2 Girls 1 Cup" video. I posted an article about it here on this blog a few posts down. The original website has been taken down (due to some beef?) but if you're savvy enough I bet you can find it somewhere...I did a quick Google search and all I came up with was reactions and links to the original site...It's probably best that you do not see it anyways...that is unless you have already seen it in which case you would have ripped your eyeballs from their sockets so it wouldn't matter anyways.

UPDATE: AS I'M WRITING THIS BLOG THE WEBSITE HAS BEEN PUT BACK UP...

ILLMACULATE PRESENTS: "THE RAIN CHECK"HOSTED BY DJ VLAD THE BUTCHER

I have to say that this album was surprisingly good. Not that I wasn't expecting it to be good, it's just that it's SURPRISINGLY good! For those of you that are still stuck in the first phase and don't know who Illmaculate is, a few years back he was making some noise around the local Portland battle scene. After winning his very first battle he went on to consistently crush MC's around the town in battle after battle. He eventually took his skills onto the national battle circuit winning Scribble Jam 2004 and last year, with his partner The Saurus, taking the ring in the World Rap Champion battles. Now that you're up to date, let's review his debut album...

WORLD RAP CHAMPION ILLMACULATE PRESENTS:
THE RAIN CHECK MIXTAPE HOSTED BY DJ VLAD

The concept behind this album is that this is just a little something to hold us over until the real album drops (hence the title "Rain Check", which I also think might be a little homage to Puddle City) but with 20+ solid tracks I'd say that IS a real album.

There are a number of other dope MC's that make cameos on this album but by no means are they there to carry him. I feel that this album would have been just as dope with or without them. There is an understanding in the HipHop world that good freestylers and battle MC's don't generally make good albums and good artists who know how to write great lyrics and make good songs are mediocre at best when it comes to freestyling and battling...Illmaculate seems to be on a mission to crush that stereotype. And so far, at least in my opinion, he seems to be accomplishing that mission.

I could review this CD track by track but I suggest that you cop that ish yourself and form your own opinions...I'll even leave y'all a link where you can cop it... 360vinyl.com

PEACE!

(PS - Click the "random videos" at the top of this blog for some Illmac in action.)

Toys linked to date-rape drug recalled

Now I've heard it all! Better lock the toy box before the frat boys get to it. I betcha can't guess where these toys were made? I mean what's going on over there? Is this some kind of c - o - n - spiracy? Unsafe amounts of lead is one thing but toy roofies???

Click HERE for the article.

Dr. Orgasmo & His Orgone Energy Machine

Mad Scientist Willy Reich

What's orgone energy?

It's a universal life force hypothesized by Wilhelm Reich, supposed to emanate from all organic material that purportedly can be captured with a booth like device and used to restore psychological well-being. (Thanks Answers.com)

Pseudo science or legitimate research? Who knows until it's thoroughly studied...

HERE is an MSNBC.com link to an article on Physician-scientist Wilhelm Reich and his crazy cosmic life orgasmic healing device.

Bless the mic with the gods...

This image is not from Portland

Rakim KILLED it in Portland last night to a packed house. The town represented and Rakim did his thing as only he could. Brother Ali and Ghostface Killah put on great performances as well. DJ Juggernaut was playing the cuts between acts and Starchile was holding it down with the hosting. The Bboys (Mighty Mooves, TipToe & Shilo to name a few) were out in force as well giving the crowd an extra dose of some real HipHop shit. Also in attendance but not performing was the World Rap Champion & 2004 Scribble Jam winner Illmaculate repping St. Johns. Also repping P-Town was King Cool Nutz (New album dropping 12/4!). Even Trail Blazer Greg Oden came out to show some love. Also in the house was the family of Ol' Dirty Bastard (R.I.P.) keepin' it raw as usual.

And Now for Something Completely Different

What are these people reacting to? Click HERE to find out. But I must warn you...any crumb of innocence you may have had left will be forever gone once watching this video. The usual restrictions, warnings and disclaimers all apply - Do not open around children, parents, at school, at work, at the library or anyplace that it may get you into trouble or where people may view you as a sicko perv. Click at your own risk...you have been forewarned.