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To all of the idiots out there (not just Michelle Bachman) who think that natural disasters like the eastern earthquake and Hurricane Irene are God’s way of trying to tell us something: God is more interesting than the “Most Interesting Man in the World” from those clever beer commercials. If God wants to tell us something, and requests airtime from all the networks, He’ll get it, when he wants it. Plus, if God wants to tell us something, and get it across immediately, He can just tweet it.
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First, President Obama decided to address a joint session of Congress at the same time as the next scheduled debate for Republican presidential candidates. House Speaker Boehner suggested the following night. Then President Obama agreed to the following night but reassured the nation that he will be done speaking before the first NFL football game of the season kicks off at 8:30 EDT. Personally, I don’t have a conflict since I don’t plan to watch the debate, the speech, or the football game.
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I’ll become interested in the 2012 presidential race when one of two things happens: when it becomes interesting; or when it becomes a whole lot closer.
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During August, I attended two information sessions on New York State’s recently enacted two-percent tax-levy cap. That thing is going to be a whole lot of fun!
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My cable provider just started providing BBC America. Good! I’m about as big a fan of the British sci-fi series “Doctor Who” as anyone who doesn’t collect memorabilia, go to conventions, and dress up in costumes, but if BBC America is going to keep showing episodes three times a day, I don’t think I’m going to be able to keep up.
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Doctor Who fans who do collect memorabilia, go to conventions and dress up in costume are generally called Whovians, but I think it would be funnier to call them Whoers.
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I got another good idea for a business. It’s a combination coffee house and comedy club. I’m planning to call it “Brew Ha Ha.”
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If you have any age on you at all, one thing that has improved a lot in your lifetime is adhesive or glue. Why is it better? A far greater degree of control over how well it sticks. For example, toilet paper. There was a time when the end of a roll of toilet paper was glued down so securely that freeing the end resulted in destroying a lot of the product. Recently, preparing a roll of toilet paper for use has become much easier because the glue they use these days is nowhere near as sticky, but I encountered a retro roll today.
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And speaking of toilet paper, softness is a very useful trait to have in toilet paper up to a point, after which it becomes a real problem.
