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Just put some pictures online of my sister Sheila’s visit to IL; you can find the gallery here. Sorry, it’s password protected for family viewing only.

Oooooh - the Horde or the Alliance?

Recently I tried the two new flavors of Mountain Dew themed on the World of Warcraft. Now, unlike some other people who write and post online, I’m not a pro and I didn’t get any Dew comped to me. Instead I had to trudge out and buy it myself. I got the Alliance Dew (the blue one, it’s Dew with Wild Fruit flavor) at 7-11 and the red Horde (Dew with Cherry Citrus flavor) at Walgreens. Not sure why each store only had one, but I’m OK with it since they are only a block or so apart from where I work.

Once I saw that brilliant blue color, I decided to try the Alliance Dew first.   I cracked into this wild fruit dew and was impressed.  It had a mild fruit flavor that overlaid the normal Dew taste.  I found this to be a refreshing drink – not too heavy or sugary.  The only drawback is the deep blue color – it can dye your insides.  You can get the drift of where this is going – and how it comes out in the end.

The Horde Mountain Dew is red, a deeper red that Code Red Mountain Dew.  I tried this flavor a day later so I had a fresh take on it compared to the Alliance blend.  The Horde Dew is Cherry Citrus flavored and I found that mixture to be very enjoyable.  It hit the tongue well and was more refreshing than Code Red.  Though I like Code Red at times, it can be too sugary and sweet for my taste. I wouldn’t mind if the Pepsi people decided to replace Code Red with this flavor blend once the GameFuel flavors are off the shelves.

Overall, I was pleased with the taste of these two special Mountain Dew blends.  I am planning to buy them again over the summer for as long as they are available to spice up work and summertime activities.  Still, neither one of them is as good as Baja Blast Mountain Dew.

From guardian.co.uk

. . . corrupts absolutely.

As I read about the unrest in Iran, I just have to look at the irony of it all.  I remember back in 1979 when the current regime came to power.  They said that they were overcoming oppression from the Shah.  They said they represented the people.  They said a lot of things, but over time, they have proved to be just the same as the Shah’s corrupt administration that they replaced – maybe even worse.

The mullahs came to power because they said they were persecuted and used religion as the opiate to get the masses on their side.  Once in power, they started to crack down and enforce rules and laws that they thought were best, not necessarily what the people wanted.  They used terrorist methods and supported terrorist causes to further their agenda and to build power.  Over time, this arrogance and desire for power led to the unrest we’ve seen lately.

It’s tragic to see that these religious rulers who run Iran are so power hungry that they can murder their own people in order to maintain their power.  They accuse their own people of using terrorism (when they did so openly and with pride when they came to power) in protesting against what they feel is wrong.  They send armed forces out against unarmed civilians.  And I’m sure they’ll find some passage from the Koran that could be perverted to back their power play here – they’ve been perverting it for years.

This regime has to go.  The people must be heard.