In the post about spam I mentioned about how spam wreaks havoc on the lives of IT admins. Here is first hand evidence.
Also on the post on the Michael Pollack article in the NY Times Magazine I said I'd talk to my friends of whom one went vegetarian and still is and the other is now vegan. Well anyway both of them talked to me via email and they both said that they've never really felt a deeper need for meat. When they initally went veg. their meals felt incomplete and they stopped eating while still "feeling" hungry but not really being hungry. They figured out that to stop that feeling they had to eat real substantial veg. food like veggie burgers or rice and beans and meals with a strong tofu or soy meat component. Salads, breads and cheese didn't cut it for them. However both of them admitted that they still find the sight/smell of meat rather appetizing and sometimes they really want a large meal with lots of meat, but its more a craving then a deeper hunger like for water or something more basic along those lines.
Hey get a look at this story about the Christian right. Bloody morons. As one of my friends put it, "...even Bush is smarter than that."
Get a load of this bullshit about citizen information compilation. (More.) I cannot believe that this type of implementation is even being considered seriously. But after watching Bowling for Columbine, I should have learned that it makes sense. Pump Americans so full of unbased fear, that they consume anything you feed them to make them feel even falsely safe or anything to make them feel detached from the reality that scares them so much. Check out the video clip of Michael Moore's interview with Marilyn Manson. That Manson is far far smarter than anybody gives him credit for. I guess the whole judging books by covers thing comes to mind. Also on that same page with links to the Manson interview is the wonderful animated short, "A Brief History of America." If you have the time, give that a go, its well worth the few minutes it runs.
That is all. Enjoy the below random goodness. Its creamy, but fat-free.
Tee hee Quoteses:
"If he gets a girlfriend, he is going to cease to be." - Daniel H.
"...those motherfucking average bears!" - Juan R.
Tee hee Linkses:
T-shirt Keyur should get.
"It is, truly, The Tie of Ties. The One Tie To Rule Them All And In The Hallways Mock Them..." - Godpimp Frank
West Punjab. - A to the motherf'in K
I love Arnold.
Good advice.
P.S.
Ode to sleeping bag
oh sleeping bag
how i sleep in thee
let me count the ways
oh but i cannot
for snuggling in your faux plaid
after a long day
is like being in a womb
your warmth and comfort
shall i forever remember
even though your filling
is no longer evenly distributed
you sleeping bag
are my only true shield
from the world of man
oh sleeping bag
how i sleep in thee
let me count the ways