Today's Onion Radio News has a story about a "New Bill Will Send Illegal Immigrants To Iraq". I know this was posted as a joke but why is this a bad idea? Why not have a new path opened up to US citizenship for any qualified candidate that signs up for four years of military service. I would keep the existing paths to citizenship, and would just use this as an alternate path. I know this is not a new idea, since it was used as the motivation to join the service in Starship Troopers.
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Palin Drome's 101 in 1001
The Mission (as seen on Triplux):
Complete 101 tasks in 1001 days.
Complete 101 tasks in 1001 days.
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- Read 52 books in a year
1 - DC Universe: Inheritance - 8/1/2007
2 - Myth-Told Tales - 8/6/2007
3 - Wolverine: Road of Bones - 8/9/2007
4 - DragonLance: Dragons of the Dwarven Depths - The Lost Chronicles Volume 1 - 8/13/2007
5 - Frank Miller's Daredevil Omnibus - 8/21/2007
6 - Cryptnomicon - 9/24/2007
7 - The Accidental Time Machine - 9/30/2007
8 - Baltimore or The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire - 10/8/2007
9 - The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus - 10/15/2007
10 - The Devil You Know - 10/29/2007
1 - Obsidian Alliances - 1/2008
2 - The Road - 1/2008
3 - Captain America Omnibus - 1/2008
4 - Patriot Acts - 2/5/2008
5 - Inside Straight - 2/11/2008
6 - X-men: Watchers on the Walls - 2/14/2008
7 - DC Universe: Trail of Time - 2/16/2008
8 - J-pod - 2/18/2008
9 - Eternals Omnibus - 3/2008
10 - Soon I will be Invincible - 3/2008
11 - Interworld - 3/23/2008 - Don't eat "The Usual" when I eat out for one month
- Organize my home office
- Build all unbuilt Lego sets
- 38 as of 8/1/2007 - Get tickets to any event at 2010 Olympics
- Contribute five new words to the Visual Dictionary
Make a batch of Monster Cookies- Go to a Seattle Storm game
Visit Dad in Wyoming- Move to a new comic database
- Redo: Join a dating service and go on three dates
Help Jim D. complete one item on his 101 listGet a postcard from Devil's Tower- Get to the highest level in Wii Sports tennis
- Visit Central Park
- Get unwatched DVD percentage down to 25%
- 40.6% as of 8/1/2007 Post this list- Visit the Fremont Troll
- Get updated contact information for all friends
Paint condo interior and maybe re-carpetWatch them make Krispie KreamsBut a new PCGet all of the Katamari Damacy soundtracks- Buy a pair of comfortable shoes that are not tennis shoes
Redo: Not to drink soda for one month- Get artwork framed
- Sort/organize all Lego pieces
Go to one Mariner's game each homestand for a season- Take a martial arts class
- See a Jerry Joseph show in a new State or Country (Montana, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Netherlands)
Earn one Xbox 360 Achievement every day for a monthReplaced: Go to a taping of Wait Wait Don't Tell MeVisit my good buddy Shawn- Do 20 miles a week on exercise bike for a month
Get a "next gen" DVD player- Get a Physical
- Take the Lego Inside Tour
- Visit nieces wherever they are in 2009
See a Presidential candidate- Read all books on auxiliary bookshelf
- 50 as of 8/1/2007 - Find a local supply of stoopwafel
- Make an entry or edit on Wikipedia
- Fix Wizard pinball game
- Attend a SeaLUG meeting
- Relearn engineering mathematics
Shave with a blade razor everyday for one month- Digitize the Cabin Run video
Find a place that can cut my hair without the stupid flip- Map out everywhere I have been
Visit nieces in MiamiReturn to the San Diego Comicon- Buy a pair of Heelys
- Average a DVD a day for one month
- Make CD versions of the Totally Osen CDs
Buy a new BarbecuePractice (10+2)*5 everyday for a monthSee something at the Paramount Theater- File all unfilled comics
- 19 Short boxes as of 8/1/2007 - Redo: Only eat out if I am with a friend, working or walk to the restaurant for a month
- Visit Time Square
- Go skiing again
- Buy a new bike
- Read 5 non-fiction books
- Get a plant
- Get a new alarm clock with Gentle Wake Up feature
- Visit the World Trade Center site
- Redo: Build an original Lego project
- Go to the Sci-Fi Museum
- Fix Lady Luck pinball game
- Eat at 25 local restaurants I have never been to before
1 - Sushi Misoya - 8/20/2007
2 - Chevy's Fresh Mex - 9/1/2007
3 - Toshi Teriyaki (Everett) - 9/21/2007
4 - Himitso Teriyaki and Sushi - 9/24/2007
5 - Yummy Teriyaki (Everett) - 9/30/2007
6 - Romano's Macaroni Grill - 10/5/2007
7 - Almonte - 10/6/2007
8 - El Taco Boom - 10/25/2007
9 - One Twelfth Street Diner - 10/30/2007
10 - Romios - 11/2007
11 - Berkshire Grill - 1/18/2007
12 - Bento Time 3/1/2008 - Buy a Lotto ticket for every drawing for a month
- Go to one tourist location on every work trip over a one year period
- 8/5/2007 - Walking Tour of Downtown Boston - Make your own ringtones
- Godzilla Theme
- Zombie Nation's baseball theme
- Road Show Jackpot theme Help Quiana complete one item on her 101 list- See the Northern Lights
- Take a picture of the Empire State Building
Help Jim H. complete one item on his 101 list- Complete the entire storyline in Typing of the Dead
- Do a Suduku puzzle everyday for three months
- Go to work for a month without wearing jeans
Help out at a Calgary Comicon- Stop hunt and peck typing
Complete home cabling project- Do a Brain Training session (Brain Age, Big Brain Academy, etc.) everyday for a month
Go to Seattle Sandfest- Finish garage projects
- Eat something other than Pop Tarts for breakfast for one month
- Go to an Everett Aquasox game
- Make a new Totally Osen CD
Play a round of mini golf- Take a picture of the Statue of Liberty
- Go to the New York Comicon
Go to Fenway Park- Ride Every Ferry in the Puget Sound
Get 8 hours of sleep every night for a month. Okay, fine, a week.- Complete the Magic: The Gathering deck collection
Write one blog entry a day for a monthApply to be on The Amazing Race- Finish Magic deck selection website
Get a PDA phone- Make my own Google Map Mashup
- Start a new list starting in 2010
1 comment:
I find I really don't want to like this idea, but if it is completely voluntary and they are still getting some money to send home to their families, why not? Although it certainly sounds like it would just be the military outsourcing for cheaper labor, which is the American way, and probably inevitable anyways ;)
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