…..is beaten.”—Napoleon

Not much….planning on a bike ride today up to Brents Deli for lunch in Westlake Village and then maybe a swim over at Marias. Waiting to hear from our good friend Scott on some business…some of it very cool and some of it pure chicken-shit…I’ll do some writing again this weekend…If I’ve gotta keep breathing the same air as these blood-sucking suits, I’ll get stuck in a puke loop. Going on the air and doing my show is one thing..that’s fun..getting off the air and taking a whiff of the business side can make you pass out from the stink..Honest to God…So the idea is to keep moving and keep earning in a lot of other ways…..

It’s Abby Sunderland night on the Phil Hendrie Show. First off, high school teacher Vernon Dozier doesn’t believe a girl has the strength to sail around the world…He doesn’t think women are this inferior but he uses a comparison between humans and monkeys to say that men are humans in terms of ability and women are monkeys. “Sure, once a monkey gets near Africa he’ll realize he’s near home and make a run for it but that’s about it…” Justin McCelroy, 17 year old student from LA Canyon High School believes Abby Sunderland is trying to make other teens look lazy and disorganized by attempting the solo sail around the world. “She’s just trying to suck up to the adult political establishment. Other teens are dealing with global warming and meanwhile she’s bobbing up and down, doing her nails and waiting for the French navy to bring her breakfast..” Joran Van Der Sloot joined Phil for an “As You Like To Hear them” interview.

Here she is….

The uncensored pre-feed begins at 9pm PDT on video…the radio show begins at 10pm and goes to 1am PDT Monday through Friday…..Our Leader

 SEARCH and rescue crew members have described how stricken 16-year-old yachtswoman Abby Sunderland remained “in good spirits” after being spotted from the air yesterday.

A crew of 11 SES and FESA volunteers that were on board the ‘spotter’ airbus returned to Perth just after 7:30pm last night after successfully locating the troubled vessel in the Indian Ocean.
FESA taskforce leader Will Blackshaw said the crew had a very brief period of contact with the young sailor, but said she remained positive despite the setback.
“Abby is in very good spirits,” he said.
“She’s obviously keen to have some assistance, but she is in very good spirits.
“The window of opportunity to speak to her was very short, so we had very brief, direct conversations about her health, the condition of the vessel, and her communications.
“The seas are very rough indeed, and there is a lot of wind, and she is obviously going to have a very uncomfortable night of sleep.
“He said the plane was conducting its first pass of the area and had been searching for Abby for only 10 minutes when she was spotted from the air.
“It was a very happy moment for all of the people on board the plane,” he said.
“However, it was a very serious moment as well, and we were all concentrating on the job at task which was to make contact with Abby.
“The crew then made radio contact with the young sailor, with the first words conveyed being “This is Abby”.
Mr Blackshaw said the crew instructed Abby to activate two further EPIRB devices tomorrow afternoon to ensure a continuous signal for rescue crews to spot her.
FESA spokesman Chris Lawson confirmed a second, smaller plane would leave Perth Airport early this morning to conduct another sighting and ensure Abby was okay.SES volunteer Michael Wood, who spotted Abby’s vessel from the airbus, said he had been excited to locate the boat.
“Because I was at the front of the plane, I just happened to spot Abby as she came into the field of view,” he said.
“It was very nervy at first, but very exciting that positive contact had been made.”
We’re all mindful that Abby’s got a number of hours left so we’ve all got our fingers crossed.”
Sgt Mike Wear, from WA Water Police, said Abby sounded “very upbeat and very strong” during the brief contact.
“It certainly was a very emotional event to be able to speak to the young girl Abby today and see her in that predicament out there,” he said.
“It was just a very small dot on the ocean – she was on the back deck (and) she was very hard to see.

A neutral America is prodded in World War One by this telegram to von Eckhardt, the German Ambassador to Mexico:

“To the German Minister to Mexico

Berlin, January 19, 1917

On the first of February we intend to begin submarine warfare unrestricted.  In spite of this, it is our intention to endeavour to keep neutral the United States of America.

If this attempt is not successful, we propose an alliance on the following basis with Mexico: That we shall make war together and together make peace.  We shall give general financial support, and it is understood that Mexico is to reconquer the lost territory in New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona.  The details are left to you for settlement…

You are instructed to inform the President of Mexico of the above in the greatest confidence as soon as it is certain that there will be an outbreak of war with the United States and suggest that the President of Mexico, on his own initiative, should communicate with Japan suggesting adherence at once to this plan; at the same time, offer to mediate between Germany and Japan.

Please call to the attention of the President of Mexico that the employment of ruthless submarine warfare now promises to compel England to make peace in a few months.

Zimmermann”
(Secretary of State)

Zimmerman, imbecile

The British intercepted the message and presented it to Woodrow Wilson. Next stop, Hun Country.