Day-By-Day is back on the presses.
Welcome Back Chris, you have been greatly missed!
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I found this over on Allison‘s site, I hope the creators don’t mind, I mirrored the SWF file here on Jeremy-Gilby-dot-com.

Its a pretty average book review of “To Kill A Mocking Bird”, it was on the level of the kind of book review I had given it in the 10th grade when the Pennridge High School English Department force fed me this book in 1990.
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Hey, remember the Media Porn addiction with the Abu Ghraib prison incident in Iraq? The Media couldn’t talk about that story enough. And remember all those people calling for Donald Rumsfeld to resign, because the incident happened on his watch?

Well, lets fast-forward to today. Kofi Annan, the Chief-Moral-Authority in the “Moral Authorty” of the great establishment of the United Nations seems to have a conflict of interest in this whole Iraqi-Oil-for-food Scandal.

Where is the opposition calling for HIS resignation?
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Let me share some observations I’ve had regarding the Christmas Season; something changed this year, and I can’t quite put my finger on it…

After September 11, 2001, I noticed a strange trend. Lots of people were greeting perfect strangers with “Merry Christmas” – they were almost emphasizing the Christ part. (I visited the East Coast that year, and both in Arizona and Pennsylvania, the same was true: people were tacitly emphasizing Christmas.) Was this due to the national tragedy that just occured? (Which is a valid reason, and I respect that.)
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I don’t know if this is a normal occurance, but I thought I would throw it out there to see if this a regular thing.

A few weeks ago, I was entertaining a visitor from another office. He made an interesting observation about our cubicle jungle. He noticed that there were two castes of people. The Cubicle Managers, and the Cubicle Grunts.
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You may remember my previous post on the Official-Jeremy-Gilby-dot-com Christmas Music; I recently added a new CD to my collection, so its time for an update.

I just picked up Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Lost Christmas Eve. This is part three to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra Christmas Trilogy.

I’m giving it a listen, for the first time, today, and so far I really like it.
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Okay, we can forget about that 4th and 26 thing. Green Bay failed to show up for this “re-match”. Now the numbers to quote are 47-17. Tonight, I celebrated an Eagles victory over the Green Bay Packers with hotdogs and Saurkraut. It was yummy. So was this victory.

I’m sad that I missed the game. By the time I turned it on, Koy Detmer was throwing incomplete passes.

But thanks to ESPN, I can see how amazing the NFC leaders were in this supposed clash between quarterbacks.
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At long last, the November edition of Searchy Fun

For those of you who came in late, these are the top 20 search strings used to find Jeremy-Gilby-dot-com through the various search engines around the world wide web.

Let’s get to checking!
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Dad, I thought of you when I read the last paragraph of this Opinion-Journal-dot-com Extra.

Specifically, what you said to “The Thinker”, Back in the Day.
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I know the White House sent millions of these things, but I was tickled to receive a Christmas card from President George and Laura Bush.
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Is it me, or are there a lot of “experts” out there on the subject of Intelligence Reform?

Granted, I’m pretty ignorant on the subject. I know a little of how the CIA and other intelligence agencies operate today (I at least know about the Committee on Central Intelligence and the areas of government they oversee.)

I know NOTHING about what the 9/11 Commission has suggested for Congress to do.

But why are all these groups talking to the press as if they do know what is going on, and are ashamed and afraid that the government isn’t doing anything about it right now?
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Once upon a time, a great President said to remember this day. It was before I was born, it was before my father was born.

But I remember…

I know I don’t have a huge football readership at Jeremy-Gilby-dot-com, but I have to talk about the insane Playoff possibilities in the National Football Conference this year.

However, I’ll limit myself by talking about the Philadelphia Eagles to this front teaser:
There are two kinds of teams in the NFC right now: The Philadelphia Eagles (11-1), and everyone else.

Now to the rest of the story…
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There is a reason why Best of the Web Today is strongly considered the Best Media/Journalist Blog of 2004. They write something like this on the subject of this new leftwards luminary and his brilliant idea to give a cosmetic facelift to the language of the Democratic Party, to appeal to the Red-State-Heartland.
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Its no secret, there is a wall of animosity between the United States and the country of France. There is a cultural separation, there is a disagreement of opinion, and there is some unthankfulness. I’m not one to beat a dead horse, but France has got to lighten up.

Once upon a time, after this whole escapade with France and the Second Gulf War, Bill O’Reilly called upon his viewers to Boycott France. As a consumer, I joined in this boycott, along with other people I know. We targeted one specific area where we knew we had a lot of impact.

French Wine.
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There are a few certainties in a typical cubicle jungle.

Your job is not a certainty
Your Desk is not static
You will attend lots of meetings.

Once upon a time, I talked about an article on Agenda Detection: How to avoid useless meetings. I took a lot of it to heart, and added a few more criteria from experience.
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This is like the waning days before a WWE Professional Wrestling Title Match!
The reigning Champion, the Democratic National Committee.
The upstart challenger, Move-On-dot-org.

Let’s get ready to rumble!!

From Powerline and Yahoo!
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From Ace of Spades H.Q.:

Top Ten Mandated Changes to Make Christianity More Politically Correct and “Inclusive”

10. “Christian fish” logos must be certified by the EPA as dolphin-safe

9. Key lyric of Martin Greenbaum’s hippie-Christian anthem, Spirit in the Sky, changed from “I’ve got a friend named Jesus” to less-divisive “I’ve got a friend named Walter”

8. Good Friday officially renamed “Passable Friday;” Ash Wednesday officially renamed “the Day Before Thursday”

7. Placards displaying “John 3:16″ outlawed at sporting events; spectators wishing to display their spiritual beliefs may substitute oversized foam-finger bearing the corporate slogan “Dude, You’re Getting a Dell!”

6. The requirement that an actual belief in Christ is required to be a Christian ruled discriminatory; churches must offer alternative methods of qualification, such as “celebrating the magical joy of a baby’s smile” or “just sitting in the park, thinking about Nature and shit”

5. Christ’s words are modified to make them less “harsh” and “hostile” to non-believers; “I am the Way and the Light” changed to “I am the Way and the Light, if you believe in that kind of thing, and assuming that’s your bag”

4. By government fiat, Christian Heaven becomes history’s first open-enrollment paradise; no particular belief system is required for entry, but applicants must have either a high-school diploma or eight weeks of N.E.A.-approved adult education (in cooking, basic automotive maintenance, or modern Spanish flamenco guitar)

3. Common name “Christopher” — from the Latin for “Christ-Bearer” — declared intolerant and offensive; by court order, all men named Christopher have their first names immediately changed to “Mitch” (also acceptable: Walter; see Number 9 above)

2. New Testament rewritten to delete references to Caiaphas and other Jewish priests; henceforth, Christ is accused of blasphemy by Hans Gruber and the German mercenaries from Die Hard
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Disclaimer: Identities have been changed to protect the innocent

Last month, I got a couple of strange voice mails, they went soemthing like this:

Hello, my name is Miranda Forbes, and I’m looking for Jerry Gilby. I heard you just got out, and I wanted to talk to you again as its been awhile since we talked. Please call me at 555-555-3454. If you are the son of Rosalie Forbes, and are my brother, please contact me.

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Talk about a defensive game. Both offenses were miserable to watch.
But those Redskins sure did know how to hit. Todd Pinkston was running scared for more than one play. Even T.O. got outmuscled, and was stripped of the football.

But it was the Eagles defense that won the game.
(I think I celebrated that Brian Dawkins interception more than Dawkins did)
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Michelle Malkin pointed me in the direction of this online article:

We Red Staters can get offended, too

D.F. Oliveria

Its a good sounding board of what “the Red States” see as “wrong” in America today.
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So what do you get when you compile the corporate donations of consumer retailers, and derive the political leaning of the “bluer” Democratic Ones, so that you can support them?

You get a coverse list of the “red” ones as well.

Choose-The-[Red]-dot-com

Hattip: Little-Green-Footballs-dot-com
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What do you want for Christmas, Jeremy?
I hear it every year. (And I always have trouble answering the question. I don’t really know why.)

But that is what Wishlists are for, yes?

The Jeremy-Gilby-dot-com Amazon-dot-com Wishlist

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Joe and G.B. sent me some Christmas photos of the most wonderful niece in the whole world… Rachael.

Its her first Christmas!
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Okay, Dad threw down the gauntlet and Offered a Trivia Question.

Where did the “Jeremy” of “Jeremy R. Gilby” come from?
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Well, Jeremy-Gilby-dot-com was offline for almost 24 hours. Looks like something at my Webhost threw up.
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For the third year in a row, the Philadelphia Eagles have homefield advantage in the playoffs. Now at 13-1, Donovan McNabb and company have a secure command of the NFC Conference.

(Even though this latest win over the most-hated-team-in-football, was nothing close to pretty.)

But its always nice to see a game where your two favorite teams are playing at home.
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Microsoft Security Patch blocks Firefox Downloads – I saw this subject line in my newsreader and I almost panicked.

But then I saw the website name: Scrappleface
My dyslexia half read that as Slashdot
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“Sometimes you’re defined by your critics,” he says. “My presidency is one that has drawn some fire, whether it be at home or around the world. … I don’t expect many short-term historians to write nice things about me.”

George W. Bush – Time Magazine’s Person of the Year: 2004
…a President who tends to measure his progress by the enemies he makes
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It’s over, and like Texas Governor George W. Bush running for President in a Ukranian Election, G.B. stole the victory with her second guess. (Already people in Maryland, and Arizona are protesting the decision and crying for a recount.)
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People who read-my-site/know me, know that I appreciate a Customizable Vocabulary.

Which made me appreciate this news item:

101 Years in 101 Words

Its a list of buzzwords and when they first became popular in the common tongue.
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In the year twenty-fourteen, news was beginning…

epic 2014

This took a lot of imagination.
Very George-Orwell-esque. (I don’t want to say “Orwellian”, because it really isn’t.)

I’m impressed!

Hattip: The Politburo Diktat
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Hey, remember when my website decided to have a stroke? Well I finally found the answer.
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Have you been watching what is going on in the far-eastern Europe? I have, and I’m slightly worried.

The Ukraine. Most Americans probably do not know where it is, or they probably don’t care, for that matter.
Its not the largest of the old Republics, but it was certainly one of the most influential.

Behold! The Ukraine.
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Banking on his Political Capital he gained in the 2004 election, George W. Bush is already planning on his plot to destroy the Earth. Today, the latest item in his Manifeto-against-Humanity was revealed as Dubya unveiled his plan to re-nominate the anti-environement judges whom were defeated in their confirmation by the true heroes of the United States Senate, the fallen Democrats.

Without unsung heroes like Tom Daschle, how can the world be safe from the evil empire of the Bush Administration?
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1 Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth.
2 This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria.
3 And everyone was on his way to register for the census, each to his own city.
4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,
5 in order to register along with Mary, who was engaged to him, and was with child.
6 While they were there, the days were completed for her to give birth.
7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
8 In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night.
9 And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened.
10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people;
11 for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
12 “This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
13 And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
14 “Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.”
15 When the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds began saying to one another, “Let us go straight to Bethlehem then, and see this thing that has happened which the Lord has made known to us.”
16 So they came in a hurry and found their way to Mary and Joseph, and the baby as He lay in the manger.
17 When they had seen this, they made known the statement which had been told them about this Child.
18 And all who heard it wondered at the things which were told them by the shepherds.
19 But Mary treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart.
20 The shepherds went back, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as had been told them.

Luke the Physician

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They called him the Minister of Defense.
He was the foundation of the Gang Green defensive line.
Quarterbacks feared his name, and even worse, feared his footsteps.

He was epitomized with a poster, I saw in a college dorm room.
“This man is Reggie White.”
“He leads the NFL in sacks.”
“You can’t stop him.”
“You can’t run away from him.”
“Do you hear footsteps?”

“… I do.”

So in tribute, sports fans, I give you, Reggie White

You might remember last year about my cubicle culture adventures with only artificial incandescent light. Because of some personnel changes around the cubicle jungle, today, I begin my Winter Solstice a week earlier than I expected.
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60 years ago liberal Democrats fought to expel supporters of communism from their party and reject totalitarianism, or as the reform Americans for Democratic Action put it, America should support “democratic and freedom-loving peoples the world over.” Today that would be Afghans, Iraqis and soon Iranians. But the leftist core of the Democratic Party supports none of the above, and until it does the American people will not support its candidates.

Read the Whole Thing

I’m watching the pre-game analysis for the Eagles:Rams matchup tonight. It looks like Reid is taking my advice. The starters are not going to see much game time tonight.
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We had to change accounts for our Precious TV-Internet-Cable Cable serivice yesterday.

This transaction seems simple enough, but alas, it is not.
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Read it and weep… er, chuckle.
John L. Kerry, our Fourty-Fourth President

This kind of thing makes you remember how many companies go out of business when they print all sorts of shirts/caps/foam-crap for one team, and the OTHER team wins the Super Bowl.

Hattip: Michelle Malkin
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The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, amoung several other flattopped vessels, are on the scene in South East Asia, providing support with her 4.5 Acres of turf. So where are the other carriers in the wake of this naval event?

Sources:

Global-Security-dot-org
Navy-dot-mil

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I didn’t think I had any creativity for a post today, but just now, in the closing hours of the year; inspiration came.

This past year was a lot of strife, turmoil, opposition and conflict. (There were other things, but the ebb and wake of the November election has left a definite impression on our nation, and the world.)

Tommorow begins a new day, a new year, and a new beginning.
So today is time to take stock some things we’ve picked up, this year; examine them; put them down; let them go; and put them behind us.

Will you join me in this exercise?
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