Ponderances, Inanities, and other Nonsense
Archive for May, 2007
Pure Drivl
May 16th
I found a website that I find quite amusing, which is rare these days. MySpace and other sites like it have squeezed a turd onto the face of the internet.  Drivl is refreshing, though.  Its users login and write a rant about something that grinds their gears. It is profane, mucky, and outrageous…just what I look for in a blog. Without further ado, their 25 Worst College Mascots.
Global Warming
May 15th
The biggest problem with Al Gore’s book (among many other small problems, such as lack of real statistics and numbers) is Al’s overzealous promotion of the problem. There is, of course, that whole hypocrisy thing with his house energy bill being like $1200/month or something like that, but what I mean is if you push too hard people will feel helpless.  I thought about this some time ago, after looking at that coloring book of his, but here is someone else’s explanation.
Recycling
May 15th
For the most part, recycling is useless. The burden should be on the seller to reduce the amount of packaging, and not the consumer. And some stuff is just ridiculous to recycle, as with paper (farm-grown trees), and glass (it’s sand). The only thing you really can recycle that is worth the trouble is aluminum cans. And, if you are in a municipality, you can count on your local bum union to extract these from the trash for you. It keeps them gainfully employed, and if they work hard can make some change. (Spare some change? a la South Park)
Now, there is one other thing that is worth mentioning–that is the necessity of recycling hazardous wastes. You can find your hazardous waste recycling facility by zip code look-up on Earth911. Take your batteries (automotive and electronic) and your CFL (compact fluorescent lighting) bulbs to these places for proper disposal. Don’t just chuck them in the trash. The bums hate that.
To help illustrate the reason for not recycling, please watch Penn & Teller’s Bullsh*t, Season 2 (Episode 18).
Toofies
May 11th
Sophia is really starting to cut teeth. Last night, she woke up every two hours and does what she does to deal with it…play. I guess she is trying to take her mind off the pain. Either way, it doesn’t make for a restful night of sleep for any of us. I have no idea how long it takes for teething, but I cannot wait until it is over. I have described recent restless behavior to others and they would say, “She is probably teething,” but it simply cannot have gone on for five or six months without tooth #1 to show for it. My sister says her daughter’s teeth came in en masse, so maybe that also is happening with Sophia. I don’t really know.
Not the Diet I was looking for
May 2nd
First, neither is this: Cults are not the Way to Lose Weight
Second, neither is food poisoning. I lost 5 more pounds in 3 days. I couldn’t eat, nor could I stand to smell someone else’s food.Â
I just felt horrible. I figured it was from bad shrimp. It tasted good, though. It wasn’t as if it tasted rancid or something. It was quite tasty. In fact, I had as leftovers next day. Afterwards, I felt even more sick. I figured out it was probably the shrimp, so I tossed it out.Â
It took a total of 3 days to run its course, during which I tried to eat protein bars and drink Gatorade and water.
All said, though…I have now lost 24 pounds in 1 month. Not too shabby.
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