Bigotry

I'll miss hearing him as Chef on South Park but based on this article I'm going to have to call shenanigans on Isaac Hayes. Considering South Park's long history of skewering everybody equally, I side with the show's creators when they find it hypocritical for Isaac Hayes to speak up about this topic only after his own religion was lampooned.

So who's the real bigot here?

Mood: Disgusted
Music: The Lovin' Spoonful: "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?"

Signs

Some of the signs of spring are beginning to appear, though part of me thinks they are too early. We had some beautiful weather over the weekend. Saturday was gorgeous, though Sunday was cooler. Yesterday was fairly nice, if windy. Today will be about the same. We'll be getting some snow later in the week though. Considering the first day of spring isn't until March 20th, then that's fine by me.

This morning, though, I got quite a surprise. I looked out the front window and saw a robin across the street. There were four more of them in the back yard. I suspect the goofy weather has them out of sorts, and they may be back earlier than normal. The real sign of spring's arrival will be the redwing blackbirds. That and when the bulbs I planted last fall start poking up.

Mood: Thoughtful
Music: The Zombies: "Time of the Season"

"So many fantastic colors"

Take the Glidden Color Test.

Mood: Thoughtful
Music: Hootie & The Blowfish: "Dream Baby"

d20

I've seen things like this before, but this one actually puts some thought into generating its results.

Mood: Amused
Music: Led Zeppelin: "When the Levee Breaks"

Titillating

Salma Hayek dancing in From Dusk til Dawn.

Aw yeah.

Mood: Pleased
Music: John Mellencamp: "I Need a Lover"

M.O.

There's a guy I work with whose desk is located near mine that annoys me. It seems like almost daily he's placing a personal call on company time to complain about something he's bought. Currently it's a problem with the carpet he had installed. Another time it was some Bose speakers he wanted to return after having used them. Another time it was some eye surgery he had done.

This makes me think... can't he do this on his day off? I don't see him here every day, so I know he has days off.

It also makes me think, "You get what you pay for." In the case of the laser eye surgery, it is rumored that instead of investigating various surgeons for things like experience and reputation, he literally shopped around for the lowest price. I suspect something similar happened with the carpet, or at least the installation.

When I told Maryanne about this guy's modus operandi, she simply said, "Dumbass."

Mood: Annoyed
Music: The Jimi Hendrix Experience: "Gypsy Eyes"

Testy

Even if it was over ten years ago, this makes me glad I took the ACT and not the SAT.

Mood: Disgusted
Music: Muddy Waters: "(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man"

Tune In

Gone are the days of the innocent purple nurple.

What have we come to?

Mood: Irritated
Music: Bad Company: "Rock and Roll Fantasy"

Nag a Ram

Here are some interesting anagrams of famous people's names.

Mood: Amused
Music: The Fabulous Thunderbirds: "Tuff Enuff"

Comic Relief

At least Jews can have a sense of humor about themselves.

Mood: Amused
Music: Head East: "Never Been Any Reason"

Closeted

Could Fred Phelps secretly be gay?

Mood: Thoughtful
Music: Sweet: "Love Is Like Oxygen"

Human Shields

It's a shame that a group of motorcyclists has to do something like this to begin with, but I'm glad they do.

Mood: Thoughtful
Music: REO Speedwagon: "Golden Country"

Eminent Something

Here's more on the eminent domain issue, this time in the form of a bank standing up for what it believes in.

Mood: Intrigued
Music: The Kentucky Headhunters: "Dumas Walker"

"If you build it..."

Anybody who knows me well knows that I'm a bit of a LEGO enthusiast, but anything I've ever created pales in comparison to this and this.

Mood: Awed
Music: The Black Crowes: "Lickin'"

Jenni, Jenny

To elaborate on a previous post, it seems that (Madison) Jenni is not the only one concerned about my lack of posts about my daughter Sarah. (Minnesota) Jenny has also shown some concern about this. This raises two issues:

1) I'm glad to hear people are actually reading my blog.

2) If people are so concerned about the content of my blog, why aren't they leaving comments on it or using the mail link (that mailbox icon at the top of the page) asking me directly?

It makes me think of junior high. "Can you tell so-and-so about this...?" Nobody could talk directly to any one else. There always had to be some kind of go between.

Seems kind of... juvenile...

Mood: Bemused
Music: Bad Company: "Ready for Love"

Tagged

As a solution to repeat DUI offenders, a number of states have looked into somehow marking the vehicles owned by these people.

There is some resistance, of course: "I think the answer is certainly more treatment and rehabilitation..."

That's obviously why 45% of Maryland's traffic fatalities are related to alcohol.

Mood: Irritated
Music: Cheap Trick: "Dream Police"

Real?

After reading this article, and the names of the people involved, I was indecisive for a moment as to whether it was a legitimate story.

It turns out it is. My guess is the unusual names are a good indicator of how screwed up things really are.

Mood: Perplexed
Music: The Beatles: "Oh Darling!"

Accuracy

Who in their right mind would ever consider an animated Disney movie to be historically accurate?

Mood: Irritated
Music: Collective Soul: "Listen"

"It ain't fair"

That an op/ed piece like this gets written at all is just another sign of the problem of political correctness and lack of common sense that is plaguing our society.

Mood: Annoyed
Music: The Commitments: "Try a Little Tenderness"

Land of Idiots

Here's documented evidence that Illinois is full of idiots.

Not only is the governor an idiot, but only idiots could have elected him to begin with.

Mood: Amused
Music: Eric Clapton: "It Hurts Me Too"