Leagues of extraordinary egotism
They weren’t taught how to behave correctly. WRONG They are the best at what they do; cut them some slack. NOPE They aren’t paid to be role models. FAIL Say what you like, but it won’t change the truth. [Just like my ranting about it won't change it.] Once again, the consummate arrogance and sheer [...]
Various & Sundry VII
Whoa, I slept in until 6:25! Half the day’s gone now. OK, what’s in my reptilian brain this morning? I have six tabs open in Firefox. What’ll it be? Ahh…. Kanye West. I remember the first time I heard the Auto-Tune vocal processor on a recording. It was ten years ago (I looked it up), [...]
Music at random
As I enjoy my quiet time on this day after Thanksgiving, sipping my DD coffee and listening to 60s/70s music on pandora.com, my neurons precipitate many random thoughts, resulting in random comments as the tunes roll. What the world is the meaning of the song, “Mrs. Robinson,” by Simon & Garfunkel? Put it in your [...]
Shut up already.
Yes, I know it’s uber-hip to hate Barry Manilow. Usually, when people behave in that type of pile-on manner, they know a lot less about the one they’re piling on than what they think. I saw a Reuters blog post with the tag line, Warning: readers who are easily disturbed or offended should not read [...]
Inasmuch as you have done it to the least of these…
You might have read that Michael Vick, former NFL quarterback doing 2 years at Leavenworth, plans to file for reinstatement to the league after pleading guilty to running a dog fighting ring. He hopes that his admission of guilt will shorten his sentence. Now I believe that someone can do wrong, then rehabilitate. If NFL [...]