I have to be honest. I don't get into Black Friday so much. But I do really like this SNL "ad" about Black Friday. If you're out there, be safe.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Happy Thanksgiving!
This is my favorite holiday. Which is why I'm eating food and spending time with my family. Well, I'm on the couch alternating between sleeping and talking to family. And I can only eat mashed potatoes, stuffing, soft cheeses and pie. And maybe some turkey cut up small. The hazards of having all four wisdom teeth out the day before Thanksgiving.
I hope you are enjoying a similarly satisfying day.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Image via Wikipedia
I hope you are enjoying a similarly satisfying day.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Image via Wikipedia
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
I've Been Outed. And, Apparently, George Soros Owes Me Money.
You really do have to have tough skin to express your opinion on the Internet. Mainly because people who disagree with you are likely to call you Really Bad Names. I've been called lots of things. I'm used to it. Sometimes it bothers me a little bit, but mostly I get over it and move on.
However, something happened recently that has me thinking of the nature of insult. I know that someone on Twitter was trying insult or upset me, but all it's done is given me a funny story to tell around the dinner table. If you haven't noticed, I am a progressive. That puts me toward the liberal end of the political continuum. So, since all liberals are evil, some clearly non-liberal on Twitter is making lists. Just so you know who the terrible people are.
One of the lists this person put me on is of people who are "gay". I am also on a list of "George Soros paid stooge bloggers". Clearly, there is some code going on here. Because, of course, for some folks both of those things are the height of wrongness. I could only laugh. I'm not insulted by being called gay, and I wouldn't complain if George Soros wanted to pay me to write for him.
However, while these statements aren't insulting, they are inaccurate. And, while I think it's amusing that someone thinks I should be insulted by these things, it is kind of depressing that we're so uncivil as a society that we have to take people and turn them into insults.
However, something happened recently that has me thinking of the nature of insult. I know that someone on Twitter was trying insult or upset me, but all it's done is given me a funny story to tell around the dinner table. If you haven't noticed, I am a progressive. That puts me toward the liberal end of the political continuum. So, since all liberals are evil, some clearly non-liberal on Twitter is making lists. Just so you know who the terrible people are.
One of the lists this person put me on is of people who are "gay". I am also on a list of "George Soros paid stooge bloggers". Clearly, there is some code going on here. Because, of course, for some folks both of those things are the height of wrongness. I could only laugh. I'm not insulted by being called gay, and I wouldn't complain if George Soros wanted to pay me to write for him.
However, while these statements aren't insulting, they are inaccurate. And, while I think it's amusing that someone thinks I should be insulted by these things, it is kind of depressing that we're so uncivil as a society that we have to take people and turn them into insults.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Happy Veterans Day
Image via WikipediaA big thank you to all the Veterans who have helped protect our country. I really think that we can't do enough for the brave men and women who serve our country in the Armed Forces.
Happy Veterans Day
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