Random Thoughts

I would get on facebook twice as often if I didn't feel the need to come up with new status updates all the time.

In the Tennessee governor's race, the Democrat is trying to convince everyone he thinks just like a Republican, and the Republican is trying to convince people he's not really one of those Republicans. So, as a political independent, who do I vote for?

Speaking of which, I followed the 2008 election closely, but I can't build much enthusiasm for the election this November. Politicians are worse than lawyers, and I should know...

In 2010, my favorite college football team won the national title for the first time in 18 years, co-favorite NFL team won the Super Bowl for the first time ever, co-favorite hockey team made the Stanley Cup Finals, and favorite baseball team is going to playoffs for the first time in 15 years. Did I make a deal with the devil in my sleep without realizing it?

I was flipping channels this morning, and I heard Pat Robertson say that the U.S. would feel God's wrath if we negotiated a settlement between Israel and Palestine. I'm not sure if I'm more surprised that Robertson's program is still on the air, or that people still watch it.

I'd always heard that the Lord of the Rings books were a Christian allegory. I understand that comparision in some respects, but now that I'm reading them, they are really about World War II, right?

Don't get me wrong, I think the Islamic Center near Ground Zero is in poor taste. But I don't see how you can oppose their right to put one there unless you'd also oppose a church near an abortion clinic.

If I got to choose my own hours (and had to work an 8-hour day), I'd pick 10-6. No one ever accomplishes anything before 10 anyway, and it's not like there's anything happening between 5 and 6. Whoever decided on 8-5 is an idiot.

Is it just me, or is August always mind-numingly boring, but September always filled with more stuff than one could possibly fit in? Surely someone can fix this...

I've had pre-existing, out-of-town, non-holiday related plans on Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day this year. I don't get Columbus Day off. But no one on Earth (who hasn't served in the military) is going to be happier about Veteran's Day than I am this year...

I will spend far more time trying to re-adjust, blow on, or put a voodoo spell the batteries in my faulty remote than it would take to walk to the kitchen and get some new ones. There's something wrong with me...