- I know I should drink more water, but the water in this building tastes disgusting. I have to add Emergen-C to it to make it palatable. Even then, I can taste the staleness. Ugh.
- Why do all libraries smell like pee?
- I’m still getting more traffic to my pets’ website from some damned Usenet post about Puggles, than I am any other source. Puggles, I tell you!
- Dark chocolate covered espresso beans are a gift from the gods.
- I’m sick of the political bickering on various art mail lists. Specifically, I’m fed up with people who freak out at the merest mention of anything that might be even remotely political in nature. I’m amazed at the amount of time and effort that gets wasted in whinging about it. Person Y says X. Twenty people are loudly offended by it and rush to put the smack-down on Person Y, claiming that she’s stomping all over their right to have a peaceful list experience. Hello? Who, exactly, is creating an unpeaceful list experience? Yeah, that’s what I thought, too. So, anyway, I started an art and politics/social issues Yahoo group, wherein discussion of art and social/political debate will be welcomed. I’ll post details soon. Aside from canning spam, I don’t intend to do any other moderating. I’m a big fan of the Usenet “free speech” model. (I’ve often said that, if I ran the world, things would be different.)
- Gas is up to US$2.65/gallon. I don’t even want to think about what my heating bill is going to be this winter. Last winter, which wasn’t terribly cold, I went through two tanks of propane. At ~$500/tank, that was harsh. This winter is sure to be even worse.
- Big Brother is on tonight. I’m not amused that Kaysar was nominated for eviction. The guy was only just returned to the house, for Jeebus’ sake! Worse, he gave the Head of Household win to the person who nominated him. She made a deal with him, promising she’d nominate the two people he’d chosen, if he’d throw the competition. She lied, which is not unexpected, but she and the rest of her alliance have spent the entire game insisting that they will play honestly and with integrity. M’kaythen.
- Offensive ads. Specifically, this recentish Mt. Dew ad (#3). I don’t even know where to start. It’s as bad as all those Hardee’s Food Porn ads.
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