What is with some of these sports parents?! Number one they are kids. They are not professional athletes. They are not collecting a paycheck. They are learning the game. They are supposed to be having fun. You are not watching your favorite professional sports team, live or at the local bar. Those kids CAN HEAR YOU?!? In this instance, these kids are in second grade! If you can't say anything nice, then shut the hell up! Did you e...
I don't understand how seemingly rational people can innocently bat their eyes and ask the question "What's wrong about using a candidates middle name?" Come on! It is not about middle names. It is about trying to invoke an image of a Muslim fanatic when using Barack Obama's middle name. It's about trying to intimate that if someone has a muslim name, well then dang it, they just must be a Muslim. Yes, his middle name is Hussein. Yes, the same as the dict...
Not everyone loves Hillary. That is fine. Not everyone has to love Hillary. What would be nice if everyone could just turn off the sexist dialogue for one whole day. I don't think the sexist media coverage of Hillary can be denied. It is extremely common to use descriptives for Hillary that would never be used to describe a man.
Hillary has been called hysterical, a bitch, emotional, ugly, witch, vindictive, a castrating shrew, an ice queen, screechy,...
Some great alternative/indie type tunes. My enbeds didn't work probably because I suck but you can click on the links to see the videos and hear the songs. Some feedback would be good, especially feedback of the "that song is fabulous and I never heard it until I saw your fabulous playlist" variety.
Oh Valencia by the Decemberists ~ Romeo and Juliet for Generation Y? Are we on Generation Y now?
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I just had to share this cartoon. I could see myself in it. The problem is that I never seem to convince those "who are wrong on the internet" that they are REALLY wrong and I'm right (of course). They go on thinking I'm wrong and I go on thinking they're wrong. It's a vicious circle, I tell you.
Both funny and instructional, check out this video on how to behave on an internet forum. There was nothing on the how to behave on an internet forum that said I couldn't just post a link but they did say to only post things that people might be interested in so be interested.
Manufacturing jobs are disappearing - blame NAFTA except it isn't really because of NAFTA. For one thing where are most of our goods manufactured in Mexico? Canada? No? They are manufactured in China because labor is even cheaper there than it is in Mexico. There was a time when people in this country made a choice to buy the cheaper foreign made item over a more expensive American made item. There are consequences to these decisions. Now we very se...
For all you fellow bored people out there in the interweb, I thought I would share a few websites that I liked, thought were interesting, will change your life etc. Don't worry no two girls one cup or anything similiarly disgusting. This is for all the people who have better things to do with their time than surf the web. I've been on a surfing safari. Yes, I thought that was funny. Yes, I am bored. I surf the lame sites so I can tell you about the cool ones.&...
"If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man." - Albert Einstein
I have been reading about the disappearing bees for a few years now. I had read that it was caused by mites but I guess that isn't definitive. Well now we are reaching a crisis point because Haagan Dazs says that it may begin to effect what ice cream flavors are available. I ...
Okay this was going to start off as a list to keep myself focused when I go to Goodwill or a garage sale or an antique mall. What became apparent as my list kept growing is that there's a reason, I have adult ADD in these situations. I like too many things. The thing is that I'm cheap so I don't want to spend too much. I never seem to have the great finds that my online friends do. I am so jealous of their tales of getting a whole basket of vintage shiny-brite Chris...
I often wonder who the people are who think abstinence only sex education is a good idea. This post on McSweeney's cracked me up and I had to share it with you. What do you think?
Loca movie quote quiz - Irish edition
Erin go braugh! I'm in the Irish spirit this morning. This quiz has some quotes from movies that actually took place in Ireland and several that have Irish-American characters. Have fun.
1. "Do you not get it, lads? The Irish are the blacks of Europe. And Dubliners are the blacks of Ireland. And the Northside Dubliners are the blacks of Dublin. So say it once, say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud."
2. "Then, a toast: M...
Just a humble observation, voting for someone BECAUSE of their race or sex is just as racist and sexist as NOT voting for someone because of their race or sex.
Peace out.
Well it seems that I am not the only one who has reservations about the Obama mania that is sweeping the nation and the past ten states. The question is will this have any impact on the Obama crazy apostles? Is it too late for Hillary to make a comeback? She will have to have a big win in both Texas and Ohio to be considered viable. Are people really so hungry for the proverbial change that they will follow someone even if they don't know what he really stands for? ...
Some of Hillary Clinton's Accomplishments
United States Senator 2000-2008, served on the Armed Services committee and advocated for proper equpiment, healthcare and treatment for military members and their families, advocate for middle class families, worked to expand children's healthcare, worked to help create jobs, protect Social Security from privatization
1983-1984 - chaired Arkansas Education Standards Committee
served on the boards of TCBY and Walmart
1988, 1990 National ...