Sorry this post was so delayed. I've been REAL busy with...um, stuff.
Well, I don't know about you, but I had one heck of a holiday!
As we all know, the most important part of Christmas is the presents. Yes, that's right, the presents completely surpass the birth of Christ by a mile. No, I'm just kidding, but anyway, here's MY loot check:

XBOX. Yes, I finally got an Xbox - with one game (that I got rid of). I also rented Halo 2 and GoldenEye Rogue Agent^(tm).

PlayStation 2. That's right, I received a PS2 as well and an Xbox.

Driv3r. Driv3r is a PS2 game that I have been waiting to play for a VERY long time.

Clothes. Who doesn't get clothes on Christmas?

A couple of Catholic books (including Where Is That in the Bible?); need I say more?

Well, anyway, I'm sure YOU had a great Christmas, but I had a BETTER one. So unless you got $100,000,000 in cash, I win. HA!

NOTE

You may have read my previous post (Straw Man). If so, you would have noticed it made no sense. That is because I uploaded the WRONG file. Sorry, I'll get to it later.

correction::

some of you may have thought I meant that Catholics worship the saints and angels.

nope.

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In other news...
Who cares.

Once again, here is a post, by yours truly, that has absolutely nothing to do with anything. Once again, I'm simply posting it because I found something entertaining in some way and wanted to share it with y'all. This particular little gem was found while surfing over at BlogExplosion and it was posted on one of the blogs (I have no clue which).

I've finally installed Halo Scan to BlogHogger. I've been at it for a while now...
Well, anyway, I have saved some of the long and boring commenting arguments that we have conducted. I'll create a page for them later, but for right now, oh well.

Also, if you view the sidebar, you will notice that I have included a bunch of blog links. I'll try to add more later (the blog listing is provided by BlogRoll.com).

That's it. I'm growing weary of the BlogBack commenting system. Unfortunately, most of the comments will die...for good. BUT, I have taken the liberty of archiving some of the more serious comment arguments.

I will be installing a HaloScan.com commenting system SHORTLY. If you are reading this, you may want to save some of your "less important" comments NOW!

Sorry for any inconvenience. Thank you.

Lately, I've been checking out some blogs that claim the Bible is historically inaccurate. Typically they say the Bible is constructed out of "fairy tales." They also state that Jesus is a concept and not a real person.
What I'd like to know is: WHY do they think Jesus is a concept, WHAT proof do they have that the Bible contains "fairy tales."

Why is the Bible less accurate than any other ancient text?
Jesus is not a concept. No one just decided to create an imaginary character named Jesus. Jesus is VERY historical. I mean really, you've got multiple ancient books that secularists accept as historical that state that Jesus was real.
Why do they accept Herodotus is real and Jesus isn't? Is it because Jesus' teachings conflict with their behaviors so they try to discredit Jesus' teachings by labeling him as "fictional."

I really would like to know.

This time, it's a parody of Gilligan's Island.
The premise of the show is very simple:

THE REAL GILLIGAN'S ISLAND features two complete sets of castaways: two real-life skippers, first mates, millionaire couples, movie stars, farm girls and professors all competing to be the only castaway of his/her kind on the island. Once a series of elimination challenges have whittled the castaways down to one set, they'll work, as the original castaways did in the 1960s sitcom, to get off the island. The show was cast from thousands of people who took part in a nationwide casting call.

Wow, how original. Let's see now, how many OTHER reality shows have the "elimination" theme? I've just counted 3...Wait,4...5! 5 shows.
I've seen an episode or two of this new reality show. I'm not impressed. It has no similarities to the original Gilligan's Island what so ever. Just take a bunch of snobbish people, dress them up, and then send them to an island to reenact many of the original show's scenarios.
The only difference between the reality show and the original is apparent:
The people in the original version actually had likeable personalities. They were funny, witty, and smart. The people of the Real Gilligan's Island are stuck up, argumentative, grumpy, rude, nasty, vile, and just not nice to watch.
It's basically a cynical rehash of the REAL Gilligan's Island.

read more 'bout it here.

TBS, very stupid!

NOTE: Before reading my post, you may want to check out this article

This is a stinkin' outrage!! I'm sure a lot of you have heard the latest news about the Denver Holiday Parade (Yes, I know the title of this parade makes you wanna puke. Also, the official title of this parade is "Parade of Lights"). The parade officials/managers want to ban anything that bares the word "Christmas" on it. Not to mention Christmas carols or anything else that may offend a miniscule minority. Before I continue, I would like to reveal some startling statistics: 90% of Americans celebrate Christmas in some way (whether it by a Christmas tree, Christmas gifts, Christmas lights etc).
Ask yourself, "why is Christmas such a taboo thing if the majority of America celebrates it?" There's a simple explanation: Anti-Christian agenda. Yes, NO doubt this parade is being co-operated (or operated) by those wacko folks who want to take Jesus (or anything that pertains to Jesus) out of America.
A lot of the news I'm about to comment on came from this article (you gotta check it out!)

The one-hour parade, a glittering spectacle mounted by a private nonprofit group, the Downtown Denver Partnership, doesn't allow any religious themes. The event features marching bands, cultural groups and floats with secular yuletide symbols such as Santa and gingerbread houses.

Hold on a second, "Secular yuletide symols such as Santa and gingerbread houses...?!" If we're not celebrating Christmas, why do we have an icon that is directly linked TO Christmas?

"We apologize to anyone who may have been offended or misunderstood that the Parade of Lights is 'anti-Christmas,' " Basey said. "We will continue to listen to all community concerns."

Translation: "doggone it, we got caught."

The parade's no-religion policy evolved over the past 10 years or so, said Bill Mosher, the partnership's president and CEO from 1990 to 1999.

Yep. Notice how America's moral values are slowly decaying?

... Groups in the International Procession include Belly Dance Concepts, Colorado Mestizo Dancers, Denver Taiko Drummers, Mudra Dance Studio, Shaolin Hung Mei Kung Fu, T.E.V. Edelweiss Schuhplattlers, and Two Spirit Society of Denver.

I have recently discovered that the Two Spirit Society of Denver is an organization that honors gay and lesbian Indians as being "holy people." HOLD ON! The Two Spirit jokers are honoring and displaying their affection for thier "holy" people, right? Well isn't Christmas honoring a holy person as well? Hmmm, strange...this is conspicuously anti-Christian.

Do you know what really bothers me? The Parade of Lights just happens to occur in the Christmas season. If this parade isn't about Christmas, then why don't they move it to Independence Day, or Thanksgiving, or perhaps Easter?
Here's some more interesting poll: 500 people in the metro area showed that 75 percent said the church should be allowed to enter its (Christmas Christian) float. Twenty-one percent said it shouldn't and 4 percent weren't sure.
If the majority says it's okay, then why are they still trying to ban Christmas? I feel real sorry for the Christian pastor who has to deal with the discriminations against him.

This will just be a little snippet post for the purpose of entertaining any poor, bored souls out there. My last snippet was the "101 Ways to Annoy Sauron," which was supposed to make y'all laugh. Now my purpose is to scare the bleep out of all of you.

I don't care if you watched Silence of the Lambs, the Ring, and the Excorcist all in one night, this is probably one of the scariest things you'll ever see. Was for me. Anyway, click here and enjoy.
And don't say I didn't warn you. >:)

I have yet to discover an interesting news article to comment on. I have yet to discover an interesting (or shocking) blog to criticize or promote. Life is rather boring these days, wouldn't you say? I logged on to Fox News.com, but all that displayed on the home page was boring war information.
I DON'T have ANYTHING to post about! I'm in the ultimate stuck! What am I to do?

May I ask for anyone's help? Or is that a crime...?

How 'bout someone email me an interesting "something" they have found (NOTE: interesting in your eyes). Email me hog_the_blog@lycos.com...
PLEASE!!!

Also...

I'm attempting to invite Sponsz to Blog Hogger.

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You all have probably checked out Sorry Everybody.com, you've seen pictures of people holding signs that call President Bush a war-monger. Well, if I understand correctly, John Kerry was going to carry on with the war (motivated by his own mysterious agenda of course).

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Check out James's new blog at here.

Dude, Tom Clancy's new GR2 just came out, like, last week I think, or the week before that, anyway it is so awesome looking!!!! They have improved a ton on the graphics, the game play, its more of an intense action third person shooter game (sort of like the Socom US Navy Seals games), it is supposed to have an excellent multi-player mode, and you can even get the new M8 carbine assault rifle!!!! It received an overall grade of 8.5 at, www.gamespot.com, which is a Great!!! (And if you prefer the good 'old' fashioned first person view, you can simply just go to options and press the button.)
It is supposed to be one of the best games of the year next to Grand theft auto: San Andreas and, of course...Halo 2.

There is only one minor detail that kind of stinks..and that is, you can't switch to different soldiers in your squad. If you die.....The mission does to. (But thats just a small point). But you can still give your fellow teammates direct orders, and their AI( Artificial intelligence) is also supposed to be very good.

The Storyline:

The game's storyline is straight-up Tom Clancy, and although it takes place in the year 2011, there are elements that feel like they've been ripped out of today's headlines. A megalomaniacal, yet oddly charismatic, North Korean general has decided that he doesn't like the way that his superiors have been handling the country's affairs. Taking matters into his own hands, he stages a coup with the help of his disgruntled countrymen, wresting control of the government, as well as the nation's sizable nuclear arsenal. With the free world in jeopardy, the Ghost Recon squad is sent in to clean up the mess and save the world. The way the story is presented is very interesting, told via flashbacks and interviews courtesy of a documentary that one might see on the History channel. Before each mission, you'll meet the team that was involved, and they'll tell you about their objectives and the challenges they faced. It pays to listen, as you can pick up some tips that might mean the difference between life and death. There are a lot of changes in Ghost Recon 2 the biggest of which is the change in perspective. The previous game was played from a tight first-person view, with only a reticule and minimal information, such as health and ammunition, on the screen. It was often too close, offering very little in the way of peripheral vision, and it was tough to know if you were fully protected by any cover you were hiding behind. Thankfully, the developers decided to make this the focus of the game play changes, and you can now see your soldier's body, with the camera positioned just behind his shoulder. This dramatically changes the game play, allowing you to confidently take cover, peek around corners, and generally see more of the environment around you. You can still zoom in with the left trigger, at which point you'll go into a first person view. The move to third person is a welcome change, but the Ghost Recon purists out there will be happy to know that you can switch to the original first-person view by pausing the game. Another major upgrade is in the game's command system. In the last game, you were forced to bring up a map, set points for your men to travel to, then tell each individual soldier what to do when they go to that point. It was cumbersome and annoying, but the worst part was having to take yourself out of the action to set everything up. It really hurt the flow of the game, and it made giving commands during firefights a potentially deadly exercise. Everything has changed this time around, and the new system is effective, efficient, and more importantly, a breeze to use. The commands are almost all context sensitive, so all you have to do is point your reticle in a direction (or at an object) and hit the button to give the command. Pointing at at location will tell your team to advance, while moving the reticle over an object will bring up the possible command. You can order your men to man mounted turrets, attack vehicles, place charges, or even open doors and clear rooms, Rainbow Six-style. It's an extremely well designed system, allowing you to give commands on the fly, even when you're pinned down by enemy fire.

Pretty cool, huh? You can also go to www.ghostrecon2.com to view everything.

Get this game!!!