Daylight Madness

I know they say that Daylight Savings is to preserve energy; but I know the truth:

They do it just annoy me.

A value greater than...$165 million

First off, I want to acknowledge the outrage my fellow Americans are feeling about the AIG bonuses. If you look at it from the angle that they helped drive our economy into the ground, begged for our hard earned money, then just handed out $165 million dollars to their employees, some of whom no longer work there, it is a very frustrating picture.

But that's not the full picture, America.

We are now experiencing something far greater than national outrage; we're experiencing Unity. Doesn't matter if you're a Democrat or Republican, rich(ish) or poor(er than the AIG folks), we all feel that the money belongs to us. We are a Nation United. (Not to be confused with the UN - that has more vowels).

Is $165 million really so much to pay for Unity?

(Now excuse while I go e-mail my resume to AIG)

A post for St. Patrick's Day

Remember that old addage "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all"?

In the spirit of fair play, and being nice, here is my tribute to St. Patrick's Day:

...

...Caramel Frappucinos are delightful.

(See? I can be nice...)

Maybe it's time to form the EDA...

EDA standing for Elf Detection Agency, naturally.

According to an article in Vanity Fair (well respected by both the scientific and political circles), there are still some people in Iceland who believe in elves, and feel that these impish creatures are responsible for their nation's bankruptcy. Slate.com posted this article on Elf Hunting 101, and I think it's worth taking note of. I predict these elves will soon jump state side and start making their presence known. One country's scapegoat is another's new government agency.

Just a word of caution to GM: I reccomend coming up with a new character and not just copying the Gremlin from
those 40's Looney Toons. People might begin to question the authenticity.

Pride and Prejudice and Nerds

(Because Pride and Prejudice and Zombies has already been done.

We are not pleased. )

Ms. Elisabeth Bennet was a smart, witty Systems Analyst assigned to work with the proud, disdainful Portal consultant Mr. Will Darcy. Elisabeth was working on re-launching the company's website. Darcy was full of over complicated ideas, and was driving Elisabeth crazy. To makes matters even more complicated between the two of them, Elisabeth had just discovered WCM...*

(*WCM = Web Content Management, pronounced "Wickam". This might be a pun worthy of Pratchett...)