Thought of the day

Paul Ryan and other Republicans have been saying that President Obama is incredibly partisan and has changed the atmosphere in Washington more than anyone in recent memory. When asked if they thought it was really fucking stupid and a sign of an inability to ever compromise to sign a statement pledging to never raise taxes, blank faces filled the room.

Thought of the day

It wasn’t so much the excitement of the actual landing on Mars that got the public going – though, hey, it was exciting. No, instead I think it was the passion and vigor of the scientists behind the landing.

Thought of the day

Scrabble > Words With Friends

Thought of the day

Whenever I need to use a bogus, overly broad definition of a word, I close out of dictionary.com and head on over to merriam-webster.com.

Thought of the day

I think Yellowstone is one of the greatest national parks, but there’s something to be said of Acadia in summer.

Thought of the day

There are a lot of shows from my childhood that don’t hold up under scrutiny in retrospect. Boy Meets World is one of the shows that does.

Thought of the day

Just remember: The tragedy in Colorado was part of God’s plan. So if you want to place blame on anyone, I guess it’s his fault.

Thought of the day

World cooks:

1. Italians
2. French
3. Who cares?
4. My cat’s butt
5. Mexicans

Thought of the day

Why isn’t there yet a law against back-to-school campaigns prior to August? I saw an entire section filled with backpacks and whatever sad excuse for Trapper Keepers kids have nowadays at Target just last week. That’s absurd. Worse yet, I recall seeing one campaign a number of years ago in June. June! School doesn’t even get out until the second week of that month, sometimes the third. None of this particularly affects me anymore, but I’m still against it on general principle.

This is why terrorists don’t like us.

Thought of the day

If Bush and his ilk could tarnish Kerry as a flip flopper based upon one or two votes, then I don’t see how Romney could ever hope to shake the image he has.