my observations on everything right and wrong with the world - starting with myself.
Monday, June 27, 2005
...and for today's bit of pseudopatriotism, I present this:
I can't STAND those stupid magnets! They do nothing to support the troops. They do nothing to express patriotism.
Want to support the troops? Then enlist in the army and relieve them. How about sending an anonymous care package to a platoon in Iraq? How about sending all of your previously-read magazines to the troops?
Putting a stupid magnet on your car only gives China more money to invade Taiwan in the near future, which will lead the US to deploy more troops.
you know what's even worse? stupid yellow rubber bracelets!
Come on! Nike and Lance Armstrong have more than enough money to fund cancer research themselves, but nope, they have to make a profit somehow. Did you know that only 20% of the proceeds of those stupid bracelets actually go to research?
I read somewhere that there's footage of insurgents in Iraq wearing those bracelets! Come on! the bad guys are wearing the stupid things!
If that's not bad enough, I'm starting to see PINK bracelets and ORANGE bracelets. I'm sure they're for some stupid cause, but damn, it's becoming more of a trend to wear the bracelets and supporting the cause has just become a secondary reason.
You know that the trend has horribly gone wrong when Thinkgeek has a "think geek" bracelet!
anyway, people are idiots. Don't go through a third party to support a cause. Don't make a fashion statement by supporting a cause - testicular cancer awareness should not involve attention to your wrist, it should involve attention to your crotch and I can do that for free by keeping my fly open and putting a post-it saying "support testicular cancer research" on my boxers.
damn.
I can't STAND those stupid magnets! They do nothing to support the troops. They do nothing to express patriotism.
Want to support the troops? Then enlist in the army and relieve them. How about sending an anonymous care package to a platoon in Iraq? How about sending all of your previously-read magazines to the troops?
Putting a stupid magnet on your car only gives China more money to invade Taiwan in the near future, which will lead the US to deploy more troops.
you know what's even worse? stupid yellow rubber bracelets!
Come on! Nike and Lance Armstrong have more than enough money to fund cancer research themselves, but nope, they have to make a profit somehow. Did you know that only 20% of the proceeds of those stupid bracelets actually go to research?
I read somewhere that there's footage of insurgents in Iraq wearing those bracelets! Come on! the bad guys are wearing the stupid things!
If that's not bad enough, I'm starting to see PINK bracelets and ORANGE bracelets. I'm sure they're for some stupid cause, but damn, it's becoming more of a trend to wear the bracelets and supporting the cause has just become a secondary reason.
You know that the trend has horribly gone wrong when Thinkgeek has a "think geek" bracelet!
anyway, people are idiots. Don't go through a third party to support a cause. Don't make a fashion statement by supporting a cause - testicular cancer awareness should not involve attention to your wrist, it should involve attention to your crotch and I can do that for free by keeping my fly open and putting a post-it saying "support testicular cancer research" on my boxers.
damn.
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
can't decide on what to use to search for something online?
well, why not try both of the most popular - at the same time!
I guess this used to be called Yagoohoogle, but now it's called "twingine" (get it...twin engine?).
try it out by entering your search term here:
...or by going to the site itself:
Twingine
well, why not try both of the most popular - at the same time!
I guess this used to be called Yagoohoogle, but now it's called "twingine" (get it...twin engine?).
try it out by entering your search term here:
...or by going to the site itself:
Twingine
Thursday, June 16, 2005
so I'm officially an eBay whore...check out what I got in my eBay MessageBox:
Congratulations!
You are on a roll! You're halfway to your Blue Star. We want you to know that we noticed how busy you've been on eBay, and we appreciate your business. Achieving a feedback level of 25 is great.
Thank you for contributing in such a positive way to the overall success of eBay. We hope you'll continue to do what you're doing so well--and before you know it, you'll have your Blue Star!
If you have never tried selling on eBay, it's a great time to start. You can take a short Seller's Tour to get the lay of the land. Have questions about buying & selling and want answers from other experienced eBay members? Check out eBay Workshop Events.
Learn tips and tricks from the experts...it's online and it's easy.
We want you to know how happy we are to have you as a member of the eBay community. People like you make and keep eBay strong. Keep it up!
damn.
Congratulations!
You are on a roll! You're halfway to your Blue Star. We want you to know that we noticed how busy you've been on eBay, and we appreciate your business. Achieving a feedback level of 25 is great.
Thank you for contributing in such a positive way to the overall success of eBay. We hope you'll continue to do what you're doing so well--and before you know it, you'll have your Blue Star!
If you have never tried selling on eBay, it's a great time to start. You can take a short Seller's Tour to get the lay of the land. Have questions about buying & selling and want answers from other experienced eBay members? Check out eBay Workshop Events.
Learn tips and tricks from the experts...it's online and it's easy.
We want you to know how happy we are to have you as a member of the eBay community. People like you make and keep eBay strong. Keep it up!
damn.
Thursday, June 02, 2005
so I'm officially an American.
I think the three things that make you American are the following:
-paying income taxes (been paying them since 8th grade)
-being blind to world events and most social problems, in general (I live in Southern California, a vacuous cesspool of selective ignorance)
-compulsory jury duty
now the third item, I've always managed to get out of for some reason or another...and technically, coming up with an excuse to avoid jury duty is a very American thing to do, but let's not get into technicalities.
however, for the past two days, I've been sitting in a courtroom in Orange County as a member of a jury. I know, I know...in a previous post, I had mentioned that jurors are the twelve most ignorant people in a courtroom.
well, let me retract that statement. jurors are the twelve most ignorant people in a courtroom...according to the defending and prosecuting lawyers in the case at hand.
so yeah, I guess you're made doubly ignorant.
right now, I can't talk about the case. but trust me, if I owned this shirt, I'd wear it to court every day.
...and I thought my experience in the army allowed me to fully be immersed in egalitarian society.
nope. there's nothing that makes you realize how you fare against other normal everyday people like the jury selection and questioning process.
anyway, I've got another week of jury duty. at least I'm not sequestered and at least I don't count Pauly Shore as a fellow juror...
I think the three things that make you American are the following:
-paying income taxes (been paying them since 8th grade)
-being blind to world events and most social problems, in general (I live in Southern California, a vacuous cesspool of selective ignorance)
-compulsory jury duty
now the third item, I've always managed to get out of for some reason or another...and technically, coming up with an excuse to avoid jury duty is a very American thing to do, but let's not get into technicalities.
however, for the past two days, I've been sitting in a courtroom in Orange County as a member of a jury. I know, I know...in a previous post, I had mentioned that jurors are the twelve most ignorant people in a courtroom.
well, let me retract that statement. jurors are the twelve most ignorant people in a courtroom...according to the defending and prosecuting lawyers in the case at hand.
so yeah, I guess you're made doubly ignorant.
right now, I can't talk about the case. but trust me, if I owned this shirt, I'd wear it to court every day.
...and I thought my experience in the army allowed me to fully be immersed in egalitarian society.
nope. there's nothing that makes you realize how you fare against other normal everyday people like the jury selection and questioning process.
anyway, I've got another week of jury duty. at least I'm not sequestered and at least I don't count Pauly Shore as a fellow juror...
