Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Santorum: Parking Meters "Satan's Collection Plates"
In a startling press conference, former Senator Rick Santorum has called parking meters "Satan's collection plates". The claim was made that parking meters are only found in cities, which is also where the majority of colleges in this country are located. "Therefore by the mass transitive property," he said, "it's either pay up to the Satanic dark lord, or be forced into such liberal activities as taking the bus or even walking. Michelle Obama has advocated walking, and we all know she wants to run our lives. In fact, she wants us all to run for our lives." In point of fact, the First Lady has said we should be active for at least a half an hour a day, including running. Previously, Senator Santorum has said, "That's eight minutes, five times a day [sic], and you know what activity she means. Seriously, you don't? You know, a prayer rug, bowing... C'mon people, this is code. You should know it by now." Some of the traveling press corps have speculated that his high poll numbers may be an actual sign of diminishing educational standards in this country. But, as Santorum has said, people who learn stuff are "snobs".
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Intentions to the Gates of Hell (original demo song)
This was originally called "Love is Not Enough", but there are way too may songs with that name. The audio file was lost in a virus, so this is all I've got left. Close your eyes while listening.
Attacks paid for by big business are 'driving science into a dark era'
Over on One Good Move, an atheist/liberal/science blog I follow (ahem) religiously, they had a link from an article in The Guardian that disturbed me:
Most scientists, on achieving high office, keep their public remarks to the bland and reassuring. Last week Nina Fedoroff, the president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), broke ranks in a spectacular manner.
She confessed that she was now "scared to death" by the anti-science movement that was spreading, uncontrolled, across the US and the rest of the western world.
Go here for the rest of the story.
Most scientists, on achieving high office, keep their public remarks to the bland and reassuring. Last week Nina Fedoroff, the president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), broke ranks in a spectacular manner.
She confessed that she was now "scared to death" by the anti-science movement that was spreading, uncontrolled, across the US and the rest of the western world.
Go here for the rest of the story.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
So here are some questions on the works of Ayn Rand
1) How many backers did they have to go to for the movie version of Atlas Shrugged? And
2) are they all being paid the same? In gold?
Side note: The only things I learned from AS are that "please" and "thank you" are signs of moral weakness, and that she *really* hated Frank Capra movies.
Wait, I have more questions:
3) If Howard Roark is allowed to blow up the building he designed (previous book, The Fountainhead), then is Dagny Taggart allowed to wreck the rails going through liberal cities?
4) Dagny slept with a couple of guys, one of whom slept with an unfaithful wife. If she had gotten an STD, would it be okay if she used a cure developed by the CDC?
Last: 5) Why are any Ayn Randians on the US government-created internet?
I have more, but they'll wait. For the record, I did watch the movie, because I have a pretty good life and I wanted it to suck more.
2) are they all being paid the same? In gold?
Side note: The only things I learned from AS are that "please" and "thank you" are signs of moral weakness, and that she *really* hated Frank Capra movies.
Wait, I have more questions:
3) If Howard Roark is allowed to blow up the building he designed (previous book, The Fountainhead), then is Dagny Taggart allowed to wreck the rails going through liberal cities?
4) Dagny slept with a couple of guys, one of whom slept with an unfaithful wife. If she had gotten an STD, would it be okay if she used a cure developed by the CDC?
Last: 5) Why are any Ayn Randians on the US government-created internet?
I have more, but they'll wait. For the record, I did watch the movie, because I have a pretty good life and I wanted it to suck more.
A lot of blogs attract attention
by the bloggers being all over the net and commenting on everything. Unfortunately (?) I keep a low profile, since most of the time what I have to say won't add anything to the conversation.
My one exception is when Ayn Rand followers stick their heads out of their little corners of the Internet. She is my bete noir, the person who has done more to ruin this country than any other. I half-believe the Russians sent her here as a sleeper to take us out from within.
My one exception is when Ayn Rand followers stick their heads out of their little corners of the Internet. She is my bete noir, the person who has done more to ruin this country than any other. I half-believe the Russians sent her here as a sleeper to take us out from within.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Monday, February 6, 2012
So they get the right ads
By the way, I'm a member of the Horror Writers Association (HWA for short), a fine group of writers, both professional and working towards being professional. If you are a writer of Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Horror, or bloody-minded Science Fiction, check it out. http://www.horror.org
They didn't ask me to do this. Clickable is in the links. I'll get a banner there as soon as I figure out how.
They didn't ask me to do this. Clickable is in the links. I'll get a banner there as soon as I figure out how.
A laughing streak ended
I have trouble writing funny. Were you to meet me, and you could get over the fact that I'm an arrogant elitist, you would find me extremely funny and smarter than you. See, that wasn't funny. Told you so. My type of humor is reactive, dependent on another to make the first move.
On most days, it's my goal to make everyone I meet laugh at least once. One day last month, I had a streak going. 13 in a row! Just one more, an extremely friendly cashier. While in line I busied myself trying to read him, trying to write the perfect line that would have him howling. And I utterly failed. I was so busy trying to play the game that I forgot the players. It would be nice to stop trying so hard and just be.
But I'm suffering Early Onset Asshole.
On most days, it's my goal to make everyone I meet laugh at least once. One day last month, I had a streak going. 13 in a row! Just one more, an extremely friendly cashier. While in line I busied myself trying to read him, trying to write the perfect line that would have him howling. And I utterly failed. I was so busy trying to play the game that I forgot the players. It would be nice to stop trying so hard and just be.
But I'm suffering Early Onset Asshole.
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