Time for More Random Thoughts
As I am at work right now, I am being subjected to Laura Ingraham doing an interview with Ann Coulter. I'm thinking of rolling tape on it because I could always use a new car alarm...
Looking ahead at the weather forecast for this week that includes a stretch of three days where the HIGH temperature will not hit double digits, I first think of my classmates from down South who are going to freak over this. I then think of the ESF professor who wrote in to the Sub-Standard, errrr, Post-Standard last week and basically said that this frigid winter is causing us to ignore global warming. He then went through the theory behind this (which is only that, a theory, as it has NOT been universally proven) and of course being an environmentalist put the ultimate blame on the industrialization of America. This is just plain getting ridiculous. To even think that humanity has the power to change the natural cycles of both our planet and our universe just shows the overwhelming self-importance shown by many on the left. And yes, I said universe, as there is just as much evidence that points to solar cycles as the cause of climate change as there is evidence blaming humans, but funny how you never hear about the impact on our climate that comes from the sun. Ya know, the thing that is the earth's major source of HEAT! Now pardon me while I hunker down for the -10 to -15 degree nights we have coming...
As I always say, if you're pissing off both liberals AND conservatives, you must be doing something right. That's what President-elect Obama seems to be doing with this stimulus package. The Dems don't like the tax cuts and the Republicans don't like the size of it. Well, I'm not a fan of the fact that this package exists, period. However, it's gonna happen so why not make it as beneficial as possible. The House swears there will be no pork added to this bill. Hopefully, Obama holds them to this AND sticks to his guns on the tax cuts. There will be other tax battles to fight later, most notably on the possible expiration or revocation of the Bush tax cuts, but for now, it's a good start for the soon-to-be-44th president. That and the fact that Obama was asked by a supporter this morning if he would prosecute President Bush and his administration for all of their supposed crimes against humanity, and Obama said that he wanted to look forward, not back. I had pleasant visions of the 23% Crowd angrily throwing things at their TVs when he said that...
No matter how many times I see the Bridgestone tire commercial with the forest animals screaming, I have to laugh...
Speaking of commercials, I've been seeing all the "American Idol" promos with that show coming back next week, and I've noticed one thing missing: the BAD singers. Every previous year, they sold the show as much with the promising future finalists as they did with the godawful people who couldn't carry a tune in a bucket. Now, it's only the good singers. I wonder if this, along with the trimming of the "pre-Hollywood audition" episodes, is part of a strategy by Fox to re-image the show. It's now all about the best singers, not the Sanjaya types who crash the party (thanks to merry pranksters like "Vote for the Worst"). The fact that Fox feels that it needs to make changes to stop the sliding ratings will at least in the short term cause more scrutiny of the show (if not more viewers), but will it cause the "Worsters" to go away? Not likely...
Let me stay on the commercial topic for a moment while once again mentioning that I am presently stuck listening to right-wing talk shows... it seems like every other network commercial during Rush, Hannity, etc. is for either Irritable Bowel Syndrome products or something that gets rid of colon problems. From this, I can only deduce that people must think right-wingers are predisposed to having digestive issues...
I'm sure by now you've seen the list of "banned words and phrases" that Lake Superior State put out at the start of the year. Of course, it's just silly because there is a little thing called freedom of speech in our constitution, but if I had the power to ban certain words and phrases, I would certainly ban the use of "everyone knows" or "we all know" when making an argument (which I have written about before). Also, I would ban the use of ANY comparison between Israel and Nazi Germany...
Lastly, all I can say is thank god "24" is back... that and "Scrubs". "American Idol"? Eh.
Looking ahead at the weather forecast for this week that includes a stretch of three days where the HIGH temperature will not hit double digits, I first think of my classmates from down South who are going to freak over this. I then think of the ESF professor who wrote in to the Sub-Standard, errrr, Post-Standard last week and basically said that this frigid winter is causing us to ignore global warming. He then went through the theory behind this (which is only that, a theory, as it has NOT been universally proven) and of course being an environmentalist put the ultimate blame on the industrialization of America. This is just plain getting ridiculous. To even think that humanity has the power to change the natural cycles of both our planet and our universe just shows the overwhelming self-importance shown by many on the left. And yes, I said universe, as there is just as much evidence that points to solar cycles as the cause of climate change as there is evidence blaming humans, but funny how you never hear about the impact on our climate that comes from the sun. Ya know, the thing that is the earth's major source of HEAT! Now pardon me while I hunker down for the -10 to -15 degree nights we have coming...
As I always say, if you're pissing off both liberals AND conservatives, you must be doing something right. That's what President-elect Obama seems to be doing with this stimulus package. The Dems don't like the tax cuts and the Republicans don't like the size of it. Well, I'm not a fan of the fact that this package exists, period. However, it's gonna happen so why not make it as beneficial as possible. The House swears there will be no pork added to this bill. Hopefully, Obama holds them to this AND sticks to his guns on the tax cuts. There will be other tax battles to fight later, most notably on the possible expiration or revocation of the Bush tax cuts, but for now, it's a good start for the soon-to-be-44th president. That and the fact that Obama was asked by a supporter this morning if he would prosecute President Bush and his administration for all of their supposed crimes against humanity, and Obama said that he wanted to look forward, not back. I had pleasant visions of the 23% Crowd angrily throwing things at their TVs when he said that...
No matter how many times I see the Bridgestone tire commercial with the forest animals screaming, I have to laugh...
Speaking of commercials, I've been seeing all the "American Idol" promos with that show coming back next week, and I've noticed one thing missing: the BAD singers. Every previous year, they sold the show as much with the promising future finalists as they did with the godawful people who couldn't carry a tune in a bucket. Now, it's only the good singers. I wonder if this, along with the trimming of the "pre-Hollywood audition" episodes, is part of a strategy by Fox to re-image the show. It's now all about the best singers, not the Sanjaya types who crash the party (thanks to merry pranksters like "Vote for the Worst"). The fact that Fox feels that it needs to make changes to stop the sliding ratings will at least in the short term cause more scrutiny of the show (if not more viewers), but will it cause the "Worsters" to go away? Not likely...
Let me stay on the commercial topic for a moment while once again mentioning that I am presently stuck listening to right-wing talk shows... it seems like every other network commercial during Rush, Hannity, etc. is for either Irritable Bowel Syndrome products or something that gets rid of colon problems. From this, I can only deduce that people must think right-wingers are predisposed to having digestive issues...
I'm sure by now you've seen the list of "banned words and phrases" that Lake Superior State put out at the start of the year. Of course, it's just silly because there is a little thing called freedom of speech in our constitution, but if I had the power to ban certain words and phrases, I would certainly ban the use of "everyone knows" or "we all know" when making an argument (which I have written about before). Also, I would ban the use of ANY comparison between Israel and Nazi Germany...
Lastly, all I can say is thank god "24" is back... that and "Scrubs". "American Idol"? Eh.
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