Unconditional Love

I found this link on a political blog; the guy said it made him tear up (me too). It's a video, but I couldn't get the URL so I'm linking to the blog post. It's a returning soldier being greeted by his dogs. I had a similar experience when I returned from my language class after being away for several months. You just can't beat dogs for unconditional love.

It's a sad day indeed...

...when Paris Hilton makes sense.

See the video for yourself.

Palin Again

What can I say, the woman bugs the shit out of me. Is it just me, or is Palin always in a dress/skirt? Has anyone seen her in pants? I didn't think she was Pentecostal, but now I wonder (not that there's necessarily anything wrong with being Pentecostal). My husband thinks it part of the pageant-queen background. Wear a skirt and show off your legs, etc. Or maybe she truly is just Republican eye-candy.

Oh - here's a neat article about Palin from the London Review of Books.

WTF: Palin

I will try to restrain the invectives leaving my mouth as I get an aneurysm from the vice presidential debate. Sweet fucking lord Palin gets on my nerves. "I'm just a sweet folksy person who's one of you, so you should, like, vote for me, because I'm from a blue collar small town background and I know how you think, you betcha!" Argh!!!! It was bad enough listening to W for the last 8 fucking years. I cannot take any more of this crap. I was reading an article about how many people actually like Palin because she's "one of us." So they'll vote for her because of that. Personally, I don't want Joe down the street running the damn country, I want someone who actually has a fucking clue! Her main qualifications seem to be that she's personable and one of us. All she seems to be doing during the debate is showing that she's a regular Joe, to reinforce that. And, of course, regurgitating talking points. Sarah hon, you're not qualified, you're not a maverick, and just because you say something doesn't make it true. Oh yeah, and your accent gets on my nerves.

The Latest 419 Scam

(Not sure where this originated.)

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Please reply with all of your bank account, IRA and college fund account numbers and those of your children and grandchildren to wallstreetbailout@treasury.gov so that we may transfer your commission for this transaction. After I receive that information, I will respond with detailed information about safeguards that will be used to protect the funds.

Yours Faithfull,
Minister of Treasury Paulson

Rant Update

My husband says that tilapia has gone from about $5.00 for 2 lbs to $3.84 a pound.

WTF: Now I'm pissed!

Okay, this has absolutely nothing to do with school, but I'm going to rant anyway. WTF happened to the price of meat!?! I don't mean the price hike from gas, etc. I'm talking about a different kind of problem. Many years ago, in a world before fajitas, skirt steak/flank steak/whatever was really freaking cheap. Then behold - the mighty fajita reached public consciousness and the price went up.

Last week on Good Morning America, they held a segment about how to save money in the kitchen. And they mentioned two of my favorite items: Tilapia and Chuck Roast. I have been eating tilapia since c. 1995, before it hit big. And my husband and I love to cook chuck roasts in our crock pot. Well, within a few days of that GMA segment, prices sky-rocketed. I don't have the exact price for tilapia, but I did note the price of chuck at our local grocery. Chuck used to be $2.29-$2.49 per pound. The new price of chuck? $4.19 per pound. What the fuck.