If the American dream involved someone owning an SUV and a house that they couldn’t afford, then fuck the American dream. No one’s lifestyle is going to be significantly different by owning a smaller car instead of an SUV. If someone bought a house they couldn’t afford, they simply don’t deserve the house. Houses aren’t free, despite what the bank loans in the last couple of years were making them appear to be.

Whose American dream is this anyway? It certainly isn’t mine. I’m 22 years old and far more concerned about the environment and US economic policies than my parents ever were. I have a feeling this American dream belongs to the Baby Boomers, grown-up hippies and soccer moms who enjoyed the spoils of winning a world war without even having to fight. Now that it’s my generation’s turn in the societal and economic limelight, I’m fucked because of the carelessness and greed employed by my parents.

If that’s what the American dream is like, good riddance to it. We’ll be better off without it. I only hope that when the Baby Boomers are all gone within the coming decades my generation can reverse their ways and proudly say to them: “At an end your rule is… and not short enough it was.”

What I’ve done with alot of my sites is put the Adsense ads at the top of single blog posts.  That way the visitor is sure to see the ad right away and cannot avoid it.  Since I’ve implemented the changes across my sites I have increased my Adsense revenue by 10%.

Do not be afraid to show your ads, you worked hard to produce the content and it’s your site and you can do what you want with it.

While attending college these last four years, whenever I bought a case of bud light or natty I was proud it was a symbol of my country.  I even bought stock in the company because I knew nothing could beat it.  So I was caught off-guard when I read the small headline on the CNN website that said of the buyout.  I couldn’t believe what I was seeing, I had to read it twice.

I suppose that’s what happens in a weak economy.  I’m sure the current economic status of America could have something to do with it, maybe the business was just trying to bail out before the economic shit really hits the fan.  With the Fed bailing out Bear Sterns, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac, this is probably the first of many companies in America that will jump ship from a sinking economy and dollar.

One of the reasons why America is so powerful and influential is because of its companies.  As evil as they are, when we lose them we lose our cultural reach and soft power around the globe.

I seriously did not know what the heck was going on with my SERPS. I just figured that Google had just given up on me, discarded me for better content. If that had anything to do with me losing my pagerank then I am going to be terribly upset. This blog had a pagerank of 2, with a future pagerank of 5, and now it is zero. My other blog, a 4, now zero.

I am now definitely paranoid about if they’ll change it back. Does that mean I have to check all of my sites everyday in fear of my hosting company blocking me?

The people that make up the New York Tolling board, who set toll prices every person has to pay, drive New York toll free for life. This is despicable. How can a rule be fair when the people that make them don’t have to abide by them? The board members get free tolls for life, even after they leave their position. And it’s not like they can’t afford it. Former Chairman Peter Kalikow owns at least eight exotic cars, one being a a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder; a similar model sold recently for $10.9 million dollars.

Who is going to stop the corruption? How can it be stopped when the people abusing their power are making all the rules?

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I just realized today that my actual pages aren’t even in the search results.  If you were to look for “dicklogan”, it would take you to my Digg, Stumbleupon, and other online media sharing accounts.

I was hoping that the links from Digg and some forums would be at least strong enough for the Googlebot to want to save the pages, but I guess that’s not the case.  It looks like I’m going to have to become a more aggressive link exchanger if I want to see any results.

But it’s getting hard.  Sites are becoming more competitive than ever.  It is not uncommon now for even a blog to have a group of two or more people working on it constantly.

Gotta keep drudging along and doing what The Man wants I guess.

Senator Specter is looking into legislation that would make legal the purchase of brains from freshly dead corpses in hospitals and accidents.

10. Resurrection

During the fermentation of the first batch of this beer, the yeast “died” and was “resurrected,” in much the same way people outside the house are dying and becoming resurrected, only in a much more literal way and without the quotation marks. Made with five types of barley malt and plenty of sugar, the beer is quite strong and flavorful, without being too sweet.

9. Black Death

The Black Death was not a happy time for mankind, but at least back then they didn’t have to worry about fighting zombies. Viewed from this perspective, the Black Death beer can bring back memories of the good ol’ days, before people rose from the dead and hungered for brains. Because of this, Black Death beer makes a great addition to your post-apocalyptic alcohol collection.

8. Dead Guy Ale

It was originally created to celebrate the Mayan Day of the Dead on November 1, so it’s comforting to know the beer has already proved itself worthy on the battlefield. According to their website, Dead Guy Ale is a German-style Maibock made with a malty aroma, rich hearty flavor and a well balanced finish.

7. Gravedigger

I can’t imagine why you would be digging a grave during a zombie siege, unless it was your own. If that’s the case, it’s perfect for giving that extra buzz while you dig a deep hole to rest your cranially damaged head into, so as not to come back a zombie yourself. Brewed by DogFish.

6. Immort Ale

This beer is only sold in the spring, so if you would like to have it on hand during a zombie attack at any other time of the year, please plan accordingly. Pours a little reddish hue in color.

5. La Guillotine

Although it is not likely that you would have the physical contraption, you can still at least have the beer. It tastes so good that, when reinforcing window planks, some zombies seem more interested in grabbing it out of my hand than my hand itself. They seem to lose their head over it.

4. Orkney Skullsplitter

Named after Thorfin Hausakliuuf, the seventh earl of Orkney, who single handedly protected the town of Orkney against the first recorded zombie attack of 1769. It is important to note however that the supposed zombies were Frenchman and his strength came from the “spirits” he drank.

3. Trompe La Mort (Mistaken Death)

Mistaken Death can take on a variety of meanings. The mistaken assumption that a zombie is dead and will not rise is the most dangerous. To check if a corpse is truly dead or not, sprinkle a little bit of this beer on the lips. If the body starts licking its lips, be prepared to bolt.

2. La Fin Du Monde (The End of the World)

We can all agree that sometimes during a zombie attack we can become discouraged, feeling almost as if it were the end of the world. So, what better way to accept the end of the world than by drinking the beer of the same name? La Fin Du Monde is a delicious Belgian-style triple fermentation golden ale, which will leave you feeling fine all the way to the end.

1. Ale Of The Living Dead

What do you do when the last of the barricades have been broken and legless corpses are crawling at your feet? Bust out a bottle of Ale of the Living Dead, of course! This beer was brewed for the “Night of the Living Dead” / 7^th birthday party bash at the Magic Hat brewery. It’s made with 80% domestic pale malt, 15% carared malt, 5% melanoidin malt, and garlic to say the least. It’s definitely a beer you’ll keep coming back for, even after you’re dead.