in the news

This is disgusting, sad, and makes me really angry: Teen girls from cult were impregnated
And they were up in arms about their rights being violated and how they had the right to practice their religion and their traditions.  Well, I am sorry, but horny 50 year old men creating a religious cult just so they can fulfill their fetish to have sex with young girls is not ok.  I don't care what the religion is, someone needs to step in and protect these girls from this abuse, not to mention the fact that they got pregnant and supposedly carried their babies to the full term...

Bad idea: More Accessible Viagra

I think in general, the idea of Viagra is a bad one, but making it freely and readily available... I don't see that ending well.  Granted, I am not in the position of some of these men (or their wives for that matter) so I can't really speak to it or identify.  But... I think at some point you have to think about why there are so many people having trouble.  Is it psychological or maybe emotional?  Maybe they just aren't as turned on by their wives as they used to be but want to pass the buck and blame something or someone else.  Having a disorder to point to and a pill that fixes it seems to be the easiest way.  I don't know.  If it is increasing intimacy and enriching the relationship of older couples, then I guess that is great.  I just wonder if we really can or need to fix everything by popping a pill and over-medicating.  Maybe there is a reason for the problem and a pill isn't going to fix that.

That darn global warming... We are surely doomed: Record snowfall in Alaska | Rough winter in Michigan | Famous meteorologist getting cut off for his views

Now, I am not going to go off on a tirade about global warming or Al Gore making millions of dollars and receiving a Nobel Peace Prize for what could turn out to be brainwashing propaganda, fear-mongering, and lies.  In my opinion, the jury is still out on this whole issue.  There is too much conflicting evidence, too many scientists and meteorologists on both sides to know which is right.  And since Gore's movie came out and made such a huge splash (aka the public sat and gobbled up what they were spoon-fed) more and more scientists have come out against global warming and climate change.  It is hard to know what to think when very respected experts in the field say that global warming is false, or claim we are about to go into a severe cooling trend, some calling it the "greatest scam in history."  I am just skeptical and don't like that one person takes his opinion and presents it as fact, when the experts aren't in agreement...

rainy monday lyrics

I don't mind
You're someone who ain't mine
But someone that I'll get
And you don't know how hard I've tried
To convince myself that I
Can easily forget

But you left this feeling here inside me
One that never fails to find me...

On a rainy Monday ...a feeling inside me
Like the days of summer

On a rainy Monday ...I feel it inside me
In the hopes of one day

I won't lie
I still can't say that I
Admit we went too far
And you won't see me change my mind
But I really wish that I
Could forget the way you are

But you left this feeling here inside me
The battle in my mind still fights me

I can see that you're not beside me
But I still feel you shine inside of me

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I will dig a hole
Savin pennies for a rainy day
I'm not scared

I will build a wall, sensing trouble from a mile away
I will build a wall, saw it comin from a mile away
I'm not scared

I will just play dumb
I won't hear a single word that's said
I will bite my tongue, never sing another song again
I'm not scared

Try wearing my insides out
I don't even try, I know I have seen the best I'll have
I don't even try, never been one to take my chances
I don't even try

Clouds are comin, air gets heavy
Looks like trouble on a rainy day

Sun starts sinking, can't see my shadow
Looks like trouble on a rainy day

Holes uncovered, walls will crumble
All spells trouble on a rainy day

Face-off

The ultimate head-to-head comparison to answer once and for all which one is better.

Mac vs. PC Performance Review

And not to ruin the surprise, but here is what the PC-lover Popular Mechanics people had to say:

"In our speed trials, however, Leopard OS trounced Vista in all-important tasks..."

Trounced.  I like the sound of that.

a few things...

Are you allowed to refer to someone as "some dude" when you are working for a news radio station? I mean it is one thing if you are some trying-to-be-cool-and-hip disc jockey. Then, of course you're going to throw out every word you can think of that will give you street cred (like saying everything is "so hot" or adding "izzle" to the end of every word).

But if you are on the radio, a news radio station, and on top of that, you are the traffic lady (I use that term lightly), you can't say "dude," I'm sorry. That is completely unprofessional. And I know you are trying to sound younger than your 50 year old self feels, but what if your kids were to ever actually listen to you on the radio. "Mom, did you say 'dude' on the radio this morning? Everyone at school was talking about it. So embarrassing."

Even worse, Miss Jive Talker, this was in the middle of a serious traffic report... for people going to work and sitting in rush hour traffic. And then in the middle of your report you go "oh yeah and over on 270, some dude is getting arrested in the right lane, so watch out for that." And then continue to say dude three more times! Ridiculous!

Moving on.
I will once again contend that the workplace should not become your daycare center. This stance was supported by none other than Jack Bauer and the CTU team. Chloe had to bring her baby into the office in the middle of a crisis (surprise) and she got reprimanded for that behavior. If Jack were actually there in the office (and not out saving the world, getting caught by terrorists, and killing people like he always does) he probably would have dropkicked the baby out the window and said something like "Goddamnit, Chloe!! We are at war here! If you bring a baby to work, the terrorists win! Not today, Chloe. Not today." Classic.

And thanks to a tip off from a co-worker, I started watching a new tv show called Top Gear. It airs on BBC America, so not everyone gets it I guess, but it is an awesome show. The hosts primarily test new (amazing) cars from all over the world and talk about how amazing they are (salivary glands activated) but then also try to be objective and actually find things wrong with the cars, ie the things you would notice after driving it for a couple months and the glow of how awesome the car looks has worn off. They also usually have a celebrity on the show, talk about cars, and then send the celeb out on the track to do a lap in an economy car (everyone drives the same car) and see how they stack up against the other celebrity guests. And then sometimes they have shows that are fun, crazy challenges (like buying a 2WD used car in Africa for under $1200 and then driving it across Botswana) that are really entertaining to watch. So, if you get BBC America, you should go check it out. Cause you can only watch so many re-runs of Pros vs. Joes before you get sick.

i know you know

So, we're talking forever
and you almost feel better
but, better's no excuse for tonight
you see, it's never bad enough
to just leave or give up
but, its never good enough to feel right

Now I'm lying on the table
with everything you said
it will all catch up eventually
well, it caught up
and honestly, the weight of my decisions
were impossible to hold
but they were never yours...

Drop everything, start it all over
remember more than you'd like to forget
Would you like to forget?

tuesday lyrics

I can prove anything
I'll make you admit again and again

I have no idea how you know
When I dip my toes
In other people's oceans

I've got wider knowledge of the world
I just can't face another argument about the rent,
It all seems so important
In the grander scheme of things
But I was purpose-built
To not feel guilt

Slow-ly end-ing at the end...

When the heat dies down,
I'll be back in town,
But until that time,
I'll be round at mine

Though the ghosts of redemption
might whisper odd promises,
I for one don't put much faith in them specters.
Now the blueprint for sorrow
is just to put off the hurt
'til the price of tomorrow becomes
more than love's worth.