Seanitude Version 2.0 This is the personal web outlet for Sean McDonald. Now serving 25% more Auburn, Bama and Ole Miss hatred.
Monday, October 06, 2003
11:54 PM
So I've been seeing these commercials all the time for a site called eHarmony.com. I was bored tonight and decided to spend an hour or so filling out their personality profile. This is what it spit out for me:
eHarmony is based upon a complex matching system developed through extensive testing of married individuals. One of the requirements for it to work successfully is for participants to fall into our rigorously defined profiles. If we aren't able to match a user well using these profiles, the most considerate approach is to inform them early in the process.
We are so convinced of the importance of creating compatible matches to help people establish and enjoy happy, lasting relationships that we choose not to provide service rather than risk an uncertain match.
Unfortunately, we are not able to make our profiles work for you. Our matching system is not suitable for about 20% of potential users, so 1 in 5 people simply would not benefit from our service. We hope that you understand that we regret our inability to provide service for you at this time.
Yep, I'm unmatchable.
Friday, October 03, 2003
12:26 AM
OK time for my ballot for Saturday. I'll comment where necessary
Governor
"Bobby" Jindal, Republican, Ballot # 10
Lieutenant Governor
Kirt Bennett, Republican, Ballot # 20
Former LSU SG President and has been very active in youth programs in Baton Rouge. Was the Keynote speaker at the Div 8A/8B Key Club Rally last year. He's a Rotarian, but don't hold that against him.
Secretary of State
W. Fox McKeithen, Incumbent, Republican, Ballot # 29
Someone that's been around forever and not gone to jail. That's good enough to get my vote.
Attorney General
Suzanne Haik Terrell, Republican, Ballot # 31
OK I am torn here. Foti's a cop, not an attorney general. Terrell I've never really liked since she came to speak at Country Day. But her family did go there and she is a Republican. Guess I'll stick with the party and the Alma Mater and vote Terrell
Commissioner, Agriculture and Forestry
"Bob" Odom, Incumbent, Democrat, Ballot # 33
That's right, a Democrat on my ballot. Odom's done a pretty good job.
Commissioner, Insurance
"Dan" Kyle, Republican, Ballot # 38
I was torn between Kyle and Wooley. I'm voting for Kyle in part out of sympathy for the failed governor run and in part out of knowing he was an internal auditor for so long. Hopefully he'll use that background on the insurance companies.
BESE, 6th District
Polly Broussard, Republican, Ballot # 52
I honestly had no idea on this one, but I've heard Broussard's name before and she actually has a billboard up. I guess that's something.
State Senator, 16th Senatorial District
1 to be elected
Jay Dardenne, Incumbent, Republican, Ballot # 54
Chris Warner, Republican, Ballot # 55
OK, for you non-LSU people, Warner is a massive tool. He writes books on SEC history and has a doctoral degree in "urban planning" from UNO. Not a knock on UNO, but he sticks his head in on lots of development discussions around here and throws around his Ph.D. with a little too much pride. He got himself kicked off LSU's Arts and Sciences Advisory Council for being an ass to the Dean. He's spent the last few months in his patented khaki shorts and white polo holding up placcards on major corners in town. Sad thing is, that's the only sign I've see for him. I'm voting for Dardenne, who should win with about 80% of the vote.
Sheriff
"Mike" Burns, Republican, Ballot # 69
Elmer Litchfield, Incumbent, Republican, Ballot # 70
I think I might vote for Burns after all the fun we had with that serial killer. Way to go BRPD! Still looking for that white male the profile said it was. I think he's hiding with the real OJ murderer.
Assessor
Valery "Val" Lowery, Democrat, Ballot # 71
Brian Wilson, Incumbent, Republican, Ballot # 72
After a few months on the appraisal job, I've learned one thing. The Baton Rouge Assessor's Office is incompetant. Val Lowery is an appraiser and wants to get some fair assessments on residential properties so that we have more funding for schools, police, fire, etc. Wilson's solution since his election last November, doubling the number of field appraisers from 4 to 8. That's for assessing all of the property in Baton Rouge. We have 8 appraisers in our office. Here's a tip, the city probably needs at least 20 field appraisers. Read some of the fun involved here.
Coroner
Shannon Cooper, Republican, Ballot # 73
James S. Osterberger, Jr., Democrat, Ballot # 74
Jerry Sanders, Democrat, Ballot # 75
Alfredo Suarez, Republican, Ballot # 76
I'll vote for a Republican, I guess. Will someone please tell me the reason one is even elected? I mean what policy does a coroner make?
CA No. 1 (Act 1302-2003), $35 Million ann. to Wetlands Con. Res. Fund
FOR, but this should be legislative law, not an ammendment.
CA No. 2 (Act 1300-2003), Establishes LA Coastal Restoration Fund
FOR, this takes tobacco settlement money and puts it towards coastal restoration. Works for me, we can't spend too much on restoring the coastline.
CA No. 3 (Act 1295-2003), Aut. Leg. limit recovery aff. Coastal Wetla
AGAINST. If I'm reading it right, it lets the legislature limit thejamount paid for suffered property values due to coastal restoration. I'm all for restoration, but if they're going to condemn part of your property to do it, or devalue your property, you deserve to get fair market value.
CA No. 4 (Act 1293-2003), Auth. BESE to oper. failing elem/sec public
FOR. Tell BESE to pack their bags, they're moving to New Orleans!
CA No. 5 (Act 1294-2003), Rev. mbrshp. Bd. of Dir. of LA Workers' Com
FOR . Anything taht takes away power from the Insurance Commissioner is good.
CA No. 6 (Act 1301-2003), Chng. certain TIMED project descriptions
FOR. Fix the damn roads!
CA No. 7 (Act 1299-2003), Auth. a state infra. bank to loan infra. pr
FOR. HELL YES! FIX THE DAMN INFRASTRUCTURE!
CA No. 8 (Act 1297-2003), Exemp. offshore drilling rigs from pro. tax
FOR
CA No. 9 (Act 1305-2003), Lottery Pro. Fund monies go to edu./comp./p
FOR. More money for education. yay.
CA No. 10 (Act 1298-2003), Auth. leg. creating a sys. of Admin. Law
FOR
CA No. 11 (Act 1307-2003), Budget Stab. Fund - mineral rev. class. chn
FOR. This is good accounting, it should be done. If a company wasn't doing this, the SEC (and I'm not talking about the premeir collegiate athletic conference) could get pissed fast.
CA No. 12 (Act 1304-2003), Clarifies const. pro. pri. ownshp. not cont
FOR. If you have somehting illegal, your right to have it isn't Constitutionally protected. Why is this even a question?
CA No. 13 (Act 1303-2003), Auth. local gov'ts to use rev. to acq. immo
FOR. Economic Development = GOOD
CA No. 14 (Act 1306-2003), Prohibits leg. aud. from pol. act. for 2 yr
AGAINST. Damn petty State Senators still pissy over Dan Kyle.
CA No. 15 (Act 1296-2003), Jud. reaches mand. retire. age to finish te
AGAINST. You're seventy. Go to Florida, retire, play with grandkids.
"If we must take this war into their homes and burn them to the ground, we will do so."
-Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
President, Louisiana State University
