"Pro vs Con" - I LOVE this ad

Few ads make me stop in my tracks and really watch. This is one of them. I kept wondering - Who made this? And also unlike most ads I hoped to see it again.

The second time I saw it I made it a point to write down the "paid for by..." line at the end. It is from the Center for American Progress. Luckily they have a website - and I can share the ad with you.


This country needs to change their way of thinking - I'm glad a group is working to do that, or we will ALL be in a world of hurt.

Go USA.

How can we be surprized that everything is falling apart? Endless recalls of unsafe food that kills our pets & toys that poison our children. If you shut down factories, lay off workers and send the work to other countries in order to keep rolling back our standard of living, you cant expect much for our future.

It's official - I'm "old."

Something slapped me in the face this weekend, not letting me deny that I am now approaching (or in, depending how you look at it) the category of "old".

I just learned of something that had me shocked. (also an indication that I'm getting older - that I JUST learned about this today - I'm sure all of the teens & 20-somethings have known about this for quite a while...) It is the "Mosquito Ringtone".

One "short version" of the definition is this:

"...A tone outside the audible range of hearing of most people over 30. This means that you can get phone calls and receive text messages in class or school without teachers hearing it."

Of course when I heard of this I thought: "Not ME... I'm sure *I* could hear it..."

So I tried it. But nope. Nothing.

Just to make sure it wasnt some sort of gag (and that the MP3 I downloaded wasnt actually silent) I called my 5 1/2 year old upstairs to the computer.

And there was the proof - HE COULD HEAR IT!

(Of course, He thought it was pretty funny that I couldnt...)

Check it out for yourself. Here is a link that has various tones that are limited by different ages. I unfortunately cant even hear the one that "39 & younger" could hear.

(I'm 37 by the way).

DAMN YOU MATTHEW SWEET! I'm sure it was that concert at Shank Hall that had my ears ringing for days.... yah, that's it. It CAN'T be that i'm getting older.

ha.

Aha! That's what's going on...

Just saw an article about ominous fortune cookies... and after that LAST one I'm a bit more hesitant to open mine.

Side note: I actually SAVE all of the fortunes I get - i suppose i should be a bit more organized about it though & keep them in one place, since as-is I often run into a fortune while digging through a drawer, etc. At least up until now they were good ones....

I might as well admit it...

THIS is what my fortune read tonite...



Unfortunately, I can think of several areas where this could actually apply...
eesh.

The Circle of Life?!?

Now, I am not a biologist nor do I claim to be an expert of what is best for the environment, but when I read about the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plan (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Article :: Graphic ) to release three species of imported Chinese wasps this summer to "solve" the Emerald Ash Borer problem I couldn't help but think this is a bad idea.

It also triggered a memory from a few years back of a Simpson's episode back in 1998 where a similar situation occurred, but in their case with lizards.

Kent Brockman: Our top story, the population of parasitic tree lizards has exploded, and local citizens couldn't be happier! It seems the rapacious reptiles have developed a taste for the common pigeon, also known as the feathered rat, or the gutterbird. For the first time, citizens need not fear harassment by flocks of chattering disease-bags.

[Some time later, the city honors Bart for his work.]

Mayor Quimby: For decimating our pigeon population, and making Springfield a less oppressive place to while away our worthless lives, I present you with this scented candle.

[Away from the speech, Skinner and Lisa talk.]

Skinner: Well, I was wrong. The lizards are a godsend.

Lisa: But isn't that a bit short-sighted? What happens when we're overrun by lizards?

Skinner: No problem. We simply release wave after wave of Chinese needle snakes. They'll wipe out the lizards.

Lisa: But aren't the snakes even worse?

Skinner: Yes, but we're prepared for that. We've lined up a fabulous type of gorilla that thrives on snake meat.

Lisa: But then we're stuck with gorillas!

Skinner: No, that's the beautiful part. When wintertime rolls around, the gorillas simply freeze to death.

The Cirrrrcle of Liiiiiife ...

The circle of life? In this case I don't think there are wasp eating gorillas to clean up the mess we are about to make.

How strange when a pop culture cartoon predicts the future.

Productive Mess

I just read that messy people such as myself may ACTUALLY be more productive than those who are "neat-niks", who may spend from one to four hours a day simply cleaning or tidying up.

Check it out here.

please note: Although mostly anything horizontal in my home becomes more of a "shelf" for things, I have to say the health dept. wont be coming by... my issue is with clutter, not with grime.

iRack

A friend of mine posted this & I cant help myself to do the same. Enjoy.

You know the current president sucks when...

... among other things, items like this are made:



Yep, it's a keychain that counts down the days, hours, minutes and seconds until Bush is out of office. I tell you - whatever the number is right now it isnt soon enough.

(if you want to buy one for yourself, i found it here.)

Lucky

This morning on my way in to work, I did as I usually do - drive downtown, find a spot in the parking garage, take the stairs to the walkway, etc.

But today on my path something surprized me.

I happened across someones bed. At least that's what I assessed it to be. There it was, in the stairwell of the parking structure - a large cardboard box was flattened out on the landing to buffer the concrete & dirt & wet. Newspapers were spread at one end, to provide another "clean" layer before putting one's head down. And an abandoned plastic bag, poised as if more of a useful vessel than garbage, with what looked like a wonderbread wrapper sticking out was sitting there, as if its owner placed it there deliberately and intended to reach in again.

I passed this same setup on my way out of work - everything still in place, except now a muddy path from wet feet trampled across the cardboard bed.

I know that homelessness is a reality for many. But seeing this today once again reminded me just how lucky I am.

No Gym Membership Required.

Put your money into purchasing a push-type snowblower instead & move to Milwaukee.

It's been a great weekend for this form of exercise – you can work most main muscle groups (if you aren’t aware of the ones you’re using you’ll know it the following day) and while you are at it, you can get some "fresh" air (with bonus of exhaust odor).

Personally, I’d take doing this sort of thing anyday over visiting the gym. No offense to my Y membership, but it is somehow satisfying to see the progress I’ve made as the pavement slowly shows itself, as opposed to walking on a conveyer belt going nowhere.

and oh yah – it seems that the first blog post anyone makes has to have a comment such as “gee, I decided to start a blog, so here it is…”

so here it is.