If you don't have HBO, I'm sorry, but the Flight of the Conchords is probably the funniest thing on TV this summer. I have a weird sense of humor, and it cracks me the hell up.
See for yourself?
Showing posts with label opinion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label opinion. Show all posts
Friday, August 10, 2007
Monday, May 21, 2007
Feminist Monday
A few articles that I found interesting...
Michelle Obama quits her job to do the expected thing. Sorry - I think she's a very attractive woman, but that picture makes her look like a Jedi knight.
The marriage - industrial complex - the modern American wedding and how it's become a monster.
Michelle Obama quits her job to do the expected thing. Sorry - I think she's a very attractive woman, but that picture makes her look like a Jedi knight.
The marriage - industrial complex - the modern American wedding and how it's become a monster.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Wired Wednesday
Once again, I’m all over the place this morning.
1) General Pace. WTF were you thinking? I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. You can (and should) have your own religious beliefs. BUT. You are a SECULAR leader, not only to the military, but to our nation. You cannot call an entire portion of our society “immoral.” I know conservatives decry political correctness, but there is a reason for it. It’s also called common courtesy, showing respect, not trying to tick people off for stupid reasons. You and I agree on one very large thing: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is an idiotic program. But in 2007, the military’s got some larger problems on its hands right? Women are getting raped, harassed and beaten in the military, never mind what’s happening to Iraqis, Afghans and detainees. What two consenting adults do off the job is no one’s business, and should not even be on your radar right now. Take care of some of these other items, then we’ll let you tell Americans what is “immoral.”
2) It’s Spring Break. Parents and tourists, do NOT ride the light rail during rush hour, or I will hate you and give you and your croc-wearing, denim short-sporting, Teddy Graham-eating self the evil eye. People use the rail to get back and forth from WORK. We value our quiet time. We do not want to hear your children asking “how many more stops until we get home?” And, “What’s the stop where we get off?” for the 100th time. I don’t want to hear your theories on the “inner city” and how “they should do something about that old building [Dallas High School].” I REALLY don’t want to hear you tell your preteen son (who’s old enough to stand up and let someone take his seat, BTW) how smart he is every time he COUNTS the number of stops on the train map.
1) General Pace. WTF were you thinking? I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. You can (and should) have your own religious beliefs. BUT. You are a SECULAR leader, not only to the military, but to our nation. You cannot call an entire portion of our society “immoral.” I know conservatives decry political correctness, but there is a reason for it. It’s also called common courtesy, showing respect, not trying to tick people off for stupid reasons. You and I agree on one very large thing: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is an idiotic program. But in 2007, the military’s got some larger problems on its hands right? Women are getting raped, harassed and beaten in the military, never mind what’s happening to Iraqis, Afghans and detainees. What two consenting adults do off the job is no one’s business, and should not even be on your radar right now. Take care of some of these other items, then we’ll let you tell Americans what is “immoral.”
2) It’s Spring Break. Parents and tourists, do NOT ride the light rail during rush hour, or I will hate you and give you and your croc-wearing, denim short-sporting, Teddy Graham-eating self the evil eye. People use the rail to get back and forth from WORK. We value our quiet time. We do not want to hear your children asking “how many more stops until we get home?” And, “What’s the stop where we get off?” for the 100th time. I don’t want to hear your theories on the “inner city” and how “they should do something about that old building [Dallas High School].” I REALLY don’t want to hear you tell your preteen son (who’s old enough to stand up and let someone take his seat, BTW) how smart he is every time he COUNTS the number of stops on the train map.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
All over the place
Back to the princess phenomenon: See how I'm not the only parent to resist, and how totally commercial, contrived and evil it is? And how parents will have to eventually justify the tiaras as some sort of post-feminist reclamation of grrrl power? Oy vey.
Here's my latest in the paper. I'm not all that proud of this one, but whatever. It's published. It's got my name on it. I better get proud.
Many of you that are on Google Talk have seen my away/here message and asked about it. Yes, someone ate my burrito. And yogurt. And healthy choice frozen dinner. There's someone at work that steals food. They've stolen food from me before in my 3 years here, but never this much, all together. I alternate between being royally ticked off to just feeling kind of sad that not only has someone stooped to this level, but that I have to work with that kind of person. Plus, Mrs. Dallas K told me a story about someone who purposefully set out to steal the food from an officemate who they didn't like, just to f#ck with them, so I'm trying not to get paranoid about that.
Here's my latest in the paper. I'm not all that proud of this one, but whatever. It's published. It's got my name on it. I better get proud.
Many of you that are on Google Talk have seen my away/here message and asked about it. Yes, someone ate my burrito. And yogurt. And healthy choice frozen dinner. There's someone at work that steals food. They've stolen food from me before in my 3 years here, but never this much, all together. I alternate between being royally ticked off to just feeling kind of sad that not only has someone stooped to this level, but that I have to work with that kind of person. Plus, Mrs. Dallas K told me a story about someone who purposefully set out to steal the food from an officemate who they didn't like, just to f#ck with them, so I'm trying not to get paranoid about that.
Friday, December 29, 2006
New Year's
Yes, how can I post about 2007, when I haven't yet blogged about Christmas?
Well, I DID, TWICE and it wasn't published. So I'll try to whip something up later with all my cute pictures I was going to post.
Anyway, I need to get cracking on my resolutions. And taking down Christmas decorations. And getting ready for our Rockin' Lutheran NYE Party.
Regarding resolutions, here's my published view on that.
Well, I DID, TWICE and it wasn't published. So I'll try to whip something up later with all my cute pictures I was going to post.
Anyway, I need to get cracking on my resolutions. And taking down Christmas decorations. And getting ready for our Rockin' Lutheran NYE Party.
Regarding resolutions, here's my published view on that.
Monday, November 06, 2006
Voting is your Civic Duty
Blah blah.
Ok, I'm saying this now, the day before Election Day so you all can make appropriate plans to go VOTE tomorrow. Even if you live in Collin County, Texas, and your vote may or may not make any difference at all.
I've been thinking about a radical new idea, and just wanted to know what other people's opinions are. In other "democracies", voting is required and I know in Australia, Election Day is a federal holiday. Now I don't think voting should be required. We have free speech here, and a non-vote is a statement that all Americans should be free to make. However, I don't believe all Americans have the choice whether to vote or non-vote because most adult Americans have some sort of job they have to go to on a TUESDAY, which is normally when election day is.
I know all sorts of economics studies would have to be made, and having more voters would wreak havoc on the slightly unstable election system we already have (see, e.g., Florida 2000, Ohio 2004, hanging chads, et. al.) but what kind of a democracy do we have when so many can't exercise that right because the boss might get pissed?
So yeah - make it a holiday, or change election day to a Saturday or Sunday (then evangelicals can make organized field trips to the polls after church) but make the polls truly available. And then we'll have no one to blame but ourselves when we have a 16% turnout rate.
Ok, I'm saying this now, the day before Election Day so you all can make appropriate plans to go VOTE tomorrow. Even if you live in Collin County, Texas, and your vote may or may not make any difference at all.
I've been thinking about a radical new idea, and just wanted to know what other people's opinions are. In other "democracies", voting is required and I know in Australia, Election Day is a federal holiday. Now I don't think voting should be required. We have free speech here, and a non-vote is a statement that all Americans should be free to make. However, I don't believe all Americans have the choice whether to vote or non-vote because most adult Americans have some sort of job they have to go to on a TUESDAY, which is normally when election day is.
I know all sorts of economics studies would have to be made, and having more voters would wreak havoc on the slightly unstable election system we already have (see, e.g., Florida 2000, Ohio 2004, hanging chads, et. al.) but what kind of a democracy do we have when so many can't exercise that right because the boss might get pissed?
So yeah - make it a holiday, or change election day to a Saturday or Sunday (then evangelicals can make organized field trips to the polls after church) but make the polls truly available. And then we'll have no one to blame but ourselves when we have a 16% turnout rate.
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