Current Events and other Happenings

"If English was good enough for Jesus, it's good enough for us."

This quote was revived in a recent article, as well as a friend's facebook status, and since it came from a gem in the long line of great TX governors (that includes Good Hair or as I like to call him "ass-clown"), I deemed it appropriate to start this post. 

The tragedy in Norway is unbelievable. A terrorist attack in Norway?!?!? By a Norwegian? What is the world coming to? My thoughts go out to the families of the victims and the citizens of Norway. 

The other big story of the summer is the debt ceiling showdown. I don't think I can even go into this because it  enrages me. So I'll just point you to some great pieces that sum up my feelings, here, here, here, and here. If I hear the right say, "We can't tax the job creators!!", one more time...

But hey, if the multi-millionaires  (billionaires) of the NFL can make a deal, so can our leaders!! Right? Right?

 ...crickets...

My summer has been good, full of swimming, birds, data, writing, reading, and movies. The cats STILL haven't cleaned the apartment while I'm away, but I read an article recently that light house cleaning apparently decreasing the risk of breast cancer, so at least there is a bright side! Thank the Universe for technology because Netflix streaming is one of the best things ever, even though those bastards are changing the plans and raising the prices. I watched "Being John Malkovich" for the first time. It was weird but I enjoyed it.

Pandora Internet Radio has become a favorite of mine lately. I was jammin out to 80's pop radio on Pandora when "Hungry eyes" came on, which reminds me that I made Blake watch Dirty Dancing about a month ago. It was one of my favorite movies when I was growing up. And it stars Patrick Swayze. But Blake made fun of it and predicted the ending while telling me that every cartoon he watches has made fun of it. Sigh. Well at least I get some payback for seeing Alien vs. Predator 2 in theaters. Speaking of movies, I decided to watch "Unborn in America" the other day, a look at the religious right and their fight to end abortions. I should have known from the start that this was a bad idea (if you didn't already notice, yours truly is an atheist liberal aka Rush L.'s nightmare), but I went forth anyway. 

UGHHHHHH!!!!!!! and AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! 

accurately describe my reaction. 

I turned it off half way through. I just couldn't finish it. Most of the speakers shown (they interviewed 2 women), including the founders of the group in focus, are men. What's the probability of a man getting pregnant this year? Zero. If it is impossible for men to get pregnant, then why are the even leading the conversation? And the wonderful male governors of states such as TX, FL, OH (just to name a few) have signed into law policies that are surely to increase the number of unwanted pregnancies (and therefore abortions). 

The religious zealots seem to have a large influence on today's Republican leaders (and policies at the local, state, and federal level- Intelligent Design anyone?). They seem to be taking us backwards in time. I thought we were living in the 21st century. I could rant on and on about this issue, but I'll just to direct you to a wonderful article on Alternet that sums it all up.

Ok, enough of the "controversial issues". My adventures of the VS swim suit continue. What can I say? If you got it, flaunt it! Right?