waka of budouadana: Play

PlayWhen the words won’t come,When the blank page seems to sneerWith its mute demands,The writer must lose herselfIn verbal play: her sentence.thisn wuz writ fer a fine writer i know, witch tiz fer the book she orderd. once i git my hands on her new book (hot offn the presses), i will revue it here fer yall.mean while, thays still a chants to git one of the furst 49 of shoot the devil, witch i

pomes of buddy don: Make It Big

Make It BigOur justice system teaches us that weIn these United States have got two tiersTo use to punish criminalityAnd yet protect the “haves” from their worst fears.The lower tier’s for common criminalsWho might steal hub caps or sell bags of potOr even get in fights and bust some skulls —They’ll be imprisoned long enough to rot.The higher tier’s for those whose crimes are great,Such as

waka of budouadana: Time (writ fer Buck)

ye probly dun notissd how Buck give me permisshun to print the waka i writ fer eem after he bought his copy of shoot the devil. he had menchunned how it mite could be his epitaf, witch that led me to doin sumthin thats common in the ritin of waka (generly called tanka). tiz whar ye to vary the line a lil bit, witch i tuck add vantage of that in the third line with hisn, lettin it have 7 silabulls

novels of buddy don: bout a waka writ fer Buck

i dont know whuther ye read the comments on this here blog, but ifn ye do, ye mite coulda seen the comment Buck made, witch tiz about the best pay innybidy kin git fer thar ritin:My personalized Waka was worth the price of the book Buddy Don.Thanks a whole, whole lot!it dont git no bettern that!tiz also proof that them books is a'gittin to them that orderd em. i ast Buck whuther he wood mind ifn

waka of budouadana: Patience

PatienceWhen great rivers freeze,Blocking all ferry trafficWith huge ice boulders,Travelers must be patientWhile waiting for the spring thaw.by the way, ifn ye wonta do yer part to hep git the economy a'goin agin, to hep thaw out the frozen debt markets, why dont ye buy yer copy of shoot the devil whilst ye kin still take add vantage of the special offer, witch ye git a numberd copy of the book,

Here Is Your Chance to Be a Nuclear Technician!

The NEI blog posted something interesting today. Over at NEI they found a nuclear power plant simulator. It is an interesting little flash game that lets you set the control rod and coolant levels as you try to produce as much power as possible without causing a nuclear meltdown. You have two settings to choose from. "Normal" simulates a normal reactor, while "Difficult" simulates a reactor that has fallen behind on maintenance.

The demo version of game itself can be played at AE4RV by following this link. You can also play the full version of the game by downloading it. Consider this a small little indulgence at work or at school when you should be doing other things.

waka of budouadana: Migraines

MigrainesMigraines eat your life,Poisoning precious hoursWith anxiety,Harsh irritability,Nausea, blank nothingness.

mizry of buddy don: they dont never quit

them migraines, that is. i been lucky most of this season, but this past long weekend has been a battle that i am finely losin.

waka of budouadana: Dream

DreamFalling freely downInto the river’s cold flowBeing lifted upPlaying in the miracleRealizing our shared dream

pomes of buddy don: Two Crashes

Two CrashesThe two plane crashes serve as bookends toThe long hard journey through the wildernessOf government by gut without reviewOr calm consideration of what’s bestOr even curiosity about what’s really true.The first was masterfully executedBy men whose twisted minds could justifyDestructive tactics planned and only suitedTo spread religious hate, to terrify —As if by evil, truth could be

Biology is in BIG Trouble

Creationists are causing a nuisance again. This time, they managed to get the Louisiana Science Education Act passed. This forces the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to let instructors teach whatever nonsense the instructors want to teach in place of established scientific theories. In other words, you can bet that this will be the perfect opportunity for intelligent design and other disguised forms of creationism to rear their ugly heads in the public classroom again. As if to drive the point home even further, the book Explore Evolution, by the Discovery Institute (A well-known creationist organization) is expected to be selected as the biology book of choice all across Louisiana. Shame on you, Bobby Jindahl!

Texas is about to fuck itself over as well. The Texas Board of Education spends massive amounts of money on textbooks every year. If the nutty creationists who sit on the Texas Board of Education get their way, this will have a negative influence on the entire biology textbook industry geared towards high school and grade school. This is because publishing companies will start producing more books that espouse intelligent design and other creationist nonsense in order to appeal to their main customers.

To all Louisianians and Texans reading this post, I suggest you go to your state government and public education representatives NOW and RAISE HELL! The future of science depends on you. Creationists are trying to dismantle science in an agenda to impose their narrow-minded ideology on the entire country.

Do not give up without a fight! The Texas Board of Education votes on this matter next week! The details can be read here on the Bad Astronomy blog.

futzin of buddy don: trine to up grade

as ye kin see, thays bin sum changes made round here. i finely give in n up graded my blogger temp late, witch they kindly force ye into it after a while. tuck me the better part of the nite to git it fixed more or less on a counta ye lose ever thang whenever ye up grade.thays sum nice thangs bout the new temp late, but i aint figgerd out how to make the wandering hillbilly banner wurk yet. fack

novels of buddy don: shoot the devil

furst off, i wood lack to thank them folk who have bin kind a nuff to order thar copy of shoot the devil. i real eyes that the price is a bit hi ($25.99), but fer that ye git whut could be a grate bargin on a counta each book sold frum this here furst batch will be unique: individually chopped, sined, etc.best of all, ifn ye ast fer it, ye git a waka hand writ in yer copy.point is, ifn this here

chores of buddy don: mailin books!

today i had the grate honor of spendin my mornin hours perparin books to mail. meant ritin a lil waka or two fer them that wonted em n putting numbers, chop n signachurs whar thay blongs. at lease one reader has dun red it cumpleatly n he thanks twill be a classick ... witch ye mite speck as much frum yer own bruther, ceptn he wood never say such a thang ifn he dint bleeve it, n i have the

eggscuses of buddy don: overslept agin

i wish i could say twuz on a counta havin a big ole birthdy party, but twuz more lackly due to me bein 'a little bit older and a litter slower'. fack is, me n miz bd enjoyed a quiet evenin at home. then i gut to readin The Tale of Genji n jes couldnt putt it down (ye wood be amazed at how inneresting the worl's furst novel is!).speakin of grate novels, did ye git a chants to pick up yer copy of

waka of budouadana: End

EndThe work of dyingIs what we came here to do,Though it’s the last thingWe wish to face or admit:Let life justify its end!as ye mite dun alreddy know, today marks the 57th time i have ridden this lovely blue ball of earth completely around the sun.even ifn i aint sellin minny of them books (not that i dont have hopes to sell a few more), twuz verr importunt to me to have shoot the devil dun ere

novels of buddy don: nuther note about shoot the devil

on fridy i found out that the banner ad fer shoot the devil dont show up a lots of places that hides behind firewalls n websense blockers n such.so to make it verr simple, ye kind buy ye a copy of the book by clickin rite here! dont fergit to give me two wurds of deescripshun fer the waka ye wood lack to have writ by hand in yer copy.thankee to them few thats dun alreddy orderd. heres hopin the

Impressions of AREVA

I attended the conference call hosted by AREVA on the 9th and it was a very interesting experience. AREVA was looking into setting up a blog of its own detailing its activities and was looking for feedback from members on the Nuclear Advocacy Webring. AREVA's representative allowed us all to ask questions and converse with each other in order to come to a consensus about the direction that it should take as part of its outreach policy.

I was thoroughly impressed with the friendly and open atmosphere during the conference call. All of us shared an interest in the future of nuclear energy and combating the idiotic and silly myths that have surrounded this valuable energy source. AREVA hopes to schedule more meetings like this in the future based on the success of this one.

Finally, I offer my thanks to the nuclear advocacy webring for being so supportive to all of its members. It is important that we work together to help combat the anti-nuclear hysteria that is so prevalent in some parts of the developed world. If we ever hope to take the challenge of helping the environment seriously, then nuclear power is the way forward.

novels of buddy don: that thar chop

yesterdy i owned up to havin a novel name of shoot the devil published n menchunned that ifn ye wuz to buy ye one, i wood sine it n chop it. not only that, ifn ye give me two wurds to deescribe a waka ye wood lack to have writ by hand in yer copy of the book, i will make one up jes fer yew n rite that waka in yer copy of the book.whenever i menchunned that, i sed that a book bein chopped woodnt

Areva Conference Call

I have been contacted by Areva today regarding a conference call meeting regarding bloggers supporting nuclear power. This is an honor, as I am very grateful for the opportunity to expand my knowledge on the subject by listening to some of the most knowledgeable people on this subject anywhere. I thank Areva for its consideration and for noticing my humble blog.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with AREVA, it is a French-based multinational corporation that specializes in nuclear energy production, nuclear fuel mining, spent fuel disposal, and fuel reprocessing. The majority of AREVA is publicly owned and traded by the French government, so it is largely a public company. AREVA is also part of the Global Energy Partnership Alliance (GNEP), so this is a very high profile company.

AREVA has a presence in several countries across the world. It owns uranium mines in Canada, South Korea, and Niger. It manufacturers reactor components for several countries with an active nuclear infrastructure, including the US. As part of a recent deal, AREVA has even started working on construction contracts with the surging Chinese nuclear power industry.

Once again, I sincerely thank AREVA for contacting me. I am glad that our efforts in the Nuclear Advocacy Webring are not going unnoticed. I will make every effort to attend the conference call.

novels of buddy don: shoot the devil

ifn ye look real keerful lack, ye mite could notiss a new lil banner ad on the left hand side of this here blog.tiz fer a novel i writ that has finely bin published name of shoot the devil, witch tiz the furst book of life n pinions of buddy don, hillbilly.(by the way, ifn ye dun alreddy red the draft of it here as i wuz a'ritin it, ye will see how i dun cleand it up n rewrit sum of the ruffer

pomes of buddy don: The Listener Will Understand

The Listener Will UnderstandI try to write something everydayA habit I’ve nourished for years,But what do I write with nothing to say,When silence has filled up my ears?Sometimes, I suppose, one should simply desistAnd let the day go without words,But when they are swirling, who can resist,Pretending that they might be birds?O fly away little words, land in an ear,Sing whatever you can,Although

pomes of buddy don: Make No Mistake

Make No MistakeHe cannot admit a single mistakeCannot understand why we might be upsetAt losing our surplus, at losing our stake,At seeing how much more “them that’s got” can get,At watching Katrina destroy a great cityWhile he clowned around with his friend’s new guitar,At seeing his glee as he failed to show pityTo those he condemned to cruel fates most bizarre,At big brother eavesdropping all

waka of budouadana: Resolutions

ResolutionsResolutions made,Ready to attack the yearWith best intentions,We know our adversarySelf alone might trip us up.

waka of budouadana: Subdued

SubduedOur celebrationAt the ending of the yearWas somewhat subduedFor we could not help knowingThat the new year threatened much.

waka of budouadana: Brew

BrewMy morning coffee,Bitter brew of wakefulnessAt new year’s dawning,Provides this hopeful momentTo reflect and look forward.