- The cheating New England Patriots. Yeah, they cheated. And I can't stand all the sports commentators on ESPN declaring that "Cheating or not, Belichick is still a Hall of Fame coach, if not the best ever!" and "If you ain't cheating, you ain't trying." Yeah, they say that. Then, in the next breath, they talk about Barry Bonds and his asterisked home run record, and some say he doesn't even deserve to be playing, much less in the Hall of Fame. Now, I'm no Bonds fan, but let's be fair. Cheating is cheating, whether the cheater is well liked (Patriots, Belichick) or not (Bonds). And you should treat them both the same way. How about we put some asterisks on the Patriots' Super Bowl Wins? I never thought they were much of a "dynasty" anyway.
- This is kinda older news, but... well, I guess that Ted Nugent has been "speaking out" against Barack Obama, Hilary Clinton, and the rest of the democrats. Of course he's pro-war, pro-gun, and pro-lotsa talk. What isn't normally reported about him, and what most people don't know, is that he dodged the Vietnam War. Ted Nugent literally pissed and shit himself to get out of being drafted. "By his own admission, Nugent stopped all forms of personal hygiene for a month and showed up for his draft board physical in pants caked with his own urine and feces, winning a deferment." Rock on, dude!
- Storm Watch 2007! OK, being a transplant from a different state... a different area, one that actually had "weather" (as opposed to the seasons here - warm and beautiful, or a little cooler and beautiful). I say this because, without fail, every time there's a storm coming, the news makes a huge huge HUGE fucking deal out of it. "Storm Watch 2007! There could be rampant flooding! Head on down to Home Depot and get yourself some sandbags, before they're all out!" And then what happens? A few inches of rain, deposited over a span of a few hours, over a span of a weekend (it wasn't HARD rain). No winds. Really, no storm. Just rain, and really, not that much of it. Gah, people just go fucking crazy here when there are clouds.
Seriously. Sandbags? Really? I suppose if it were really bad, they'd tell people to start building arks.
But... during the storm, there were some interesting developments off shore... waterspouts. Nothing dangerous, from what I gathered, but cool nonetheless. - Hibiscus. I've been on a hibiscus kick lately (and so has Joelle). I like them. They're pretty, they come in hundreds of different colors, and, most importantly to me, they're hearty. Yeah, I've been known to kill a few plants in my life. But these actually survive my care. I have a collection of seven different types so far. If you'd like to see, you can check out my flickr. I don't have them all in one set, though, so you'll have to wade through the recent days. Or search my tags for hibiscus.
Dammit, I was trying to remember more so I could have a substantial post, but... yeah, I can't remember anything else that I wanted to say. Must not have been important, huh.
Well, Happy Monday!
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