Talked to a number of people over the winter who, somehow, still want to believe that climate change is some sort of liberal ruse to accomplish… well, really, no one has ever specified what the point of that would be (kind of like faking a Moon landing), but there are still plenty of folks who aren’t interested in believing the words of scientists.
I'm Not Dead Yet
Please do stay tuned, as a major overhaul of the soloshoots web presence is due this spring..!
Meanwhile, I found a fantastic joke at McSweeney’s, that more or less encapsulates my experience with financial aid.
Now go forth, and follow baseball.
Energy Crisis!
Some tidbits from a New York Times article:
Gas Prices Soar, Posing a Threat to Family Budget
“For ordinary Americans like Phyllis Berry, a 31-year-old factory worker for General Motors in Cleveland, gasoline costs are starting to hurt.
“‘I used to fill it up pretty regularly, but now I drive it until the tank is almost empty, looking for the cheapest place to buy gas,’ said Ms. Berry, who drives a beat-up Dodge Caravan.
“She said that she used to take her four children to the movies four or five times a month. But with the cost of gas, tickets, popcorn and soda adding up to $70, they now go only once a month.”
Glad I don’t have kids. I can’t imagine what they would do to me if I couldn’t afford to go to the movies FOUR OR FIVE FRACKING TIMES A MONTH. These are tough times, ladies and gents. Tough, tough times…
Life-Campaign-Hacking
Lifehacker once again offers up a nice link:
http://lifehacker.com/353817/verify-campaign-claims-at-factcheckorg
… I’ve used factcheck.org myself recently, but haven’t really mentioned it to anyone else. Seems as good a time as any to bring it up.
Still Extremely Close
I think the way that CNN is tracking the primary delegate count is probably the easiest to digest.
I think the race for the Republican nomination really came into focus last night– John McCain is looking like the front-runner, with the others remaining (Romney and Huckabee) splitting up a portion of the leftovers.
I haven’t tried to hide the fact in this space that I’m a lot more focused on the Democratic race up to this point. Hillary is hanging on to her lead, but it continues to be pretty slim. Obama is still racking up more ‘pledged’ delegates (the ones that are decided in these primaries), and he continues to pick up more and more financial support (and from people like me, if you can believe that).
I have some friends in Minnesota and California who I know went out and voted for Obama yesterday, and now I’ve got a chance to do the same thing in two weeks. When the primary season started, I didn’t think Wisconsin would matter much, coming after this ‘Super Tuesday’– now it’s clear that the campaign is going to go down to the wire, and if we want a change, a fresh perspective, and a person in the White House who can bring people together, we have to get out there and make it happen.
Take a look at this, too, and make sure you get the polls on the 19th, or whenever you have the opportunity to vote.
We {heart} TV!!!
Realized earlier this morning that today is the season premiere of the 4th season of LOST. My prediction that what little audience they were left with last season is going to dwindle even more (the 9-month hitatuses don’t help), but for anyone that IS planning to watch, and maybe you missed something, here is a recap that I offered to Mundscahu today (I think it’s pretty thorough, and effective encapsulates the series):
“they’re on the island, they’re off the island, there’s a submarine, there’s a plane, there’s a boat, there’s a hatch, it’s the future, it’s the past, people come back to life, they don’t come back to life, they’re ghosts, they’re crazy, they’re pregnant, they’re not pregnant
“they’ve got a lot of irons in the fire”
Prom Night!
Finally, a prom movie that ends the way they should– violently.
Get It Ready
Packers unceremonious post-season exit got you down?
This faux headline from this week’s Onion cheered me up:
‘Dallas Area Suicide Hotline Operators Get Their Popcorn Ready’
It’s nice to think that, as shitty as Green Bay’s loss at home to the Giants was, the Cowboys loss at home to the Giants was even shittier.
Digging a Hole
First week of school.
Assuming I survive, I’ll catch you on the flipside.
I would really like to ski this weekend. Some fresh(er) snow, cold, but not unbearable– yeah, that would be nice.
I’m kinda sick, too, so we’ll see.
… and Spring Training starts in 25 days.
NFC Championship Recap
Well, hey– maybe ’08 will be the year that the BUCKS– ah, fuck it.