Conversation At Work

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When talking to someone about an event I will be planning for March, and how we’re getting a late start again this year, I commented, “… and it’s almost February already.” Apparently, it is February. I guess I didn’t get the memo. I will have quite a bit on my mind this month (you know, people, places, things) on top of school work keeping me busy. The type of school work I’m doing could very well change by the end of the month, however. We’ll have to see about that.

What?

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I don’t understand this at all. It’s just a fcuking sport! Get over it. And when you go about getting over it, get over it without running other people down or killing people or rioting. Crazy drunk idiots. How can we, the mighty Americans, bring peace to the world if we don’t know how to live in peace ourselves?

Sorry, sometimes I have to just let things out. Is there anything today that can restore my faith in humanity? Someone give me some good news, please… And by good news, I don’t mean the fact that Janet Jackson showed the world her Super Bowl Half Time Nipple.

Can’t Stop Looking

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I was trying to do some school work last night, but the television landed on The Surreal Life. I didn’t want to watch, really, I didn’t, but they make these shows so that you’re just a little curious about these celebrities. The “celebrities” for the evening included Ron Jeremy, Trishelle from The Real World Las Vegas, Tammy Faye, some girl from Baywatch, Rob Van(illa Ice) Winkle, Erik Estrada, Gary Coleman, aluminum, copper, iron, and many others.

I actually spent time away from my writing to ponder the irony of Vanilla Ice, who was trying desparately to escape his past (he is a much different person now), giving Gary Coleman a hard time by trying to convince the diminutive former California gubernatorial candidate to say, “What you talking about, Willis?” to Todd Bridges who happened to show up.

I did eventually return to my studies after forcing myself to at the least put the television in mute mode. I could have just turned it off, but if I did, I wouldn’t be able to glance up occasionally just to check to see if any more ridiculous former celebreties had entered the picture.

At least now I know I never have to watch it again, nor will I want to.

Global Warming – Our Problem

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This article does a great job in the first few paragraphs of explaining what global warming is, what it will do, what new research says, and why it’s going to be our problem, not our kids’ or our grandkids’. It’s kind of scary and kind of exciting to know that there’s a possibility that within the next few decades there will be a dramatic — not gradual — change in the climate. The scenarios described in the second and third pages, even though they are by no means worst-case scenarios, are amazing.

The entire article is reprinted below without permission because of Fortune.com’s unsightly habit of protecting their content. Sorry. Anyway, if the link above doesn’t let you read the full article, click below.

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Sixth? I Didn’t Know There Were Five

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U.S. scientists create new form of matter. It has something to do with matter being one billionth of a degree higher than absolute zero. Apparently, there already were five states of matter beofre this one was discovered. I had only known about four, but I guess this is why I’m not a scientist. In fact, when I was in school, science teachers would always get mad at me. I’d always have something to say when they were trying to teach the class that there were only three.

I Believe in Magic

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Don’t you? There is magic in this world, in even mundane things. I was packing up to leave my office to head out for the cold, dark, wet trip home. As I went to shut down my computer, XPN, which I listen to online, started playing Rufus Wainwright’s version of my favorite song of the last few months, Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah. It must have been magic. Now I have to go or else I’ll miss my train.