Out of the quarrel with others, we make rhetoric; out of the quarrel with ourselves, poetry. -- William Butler Yeats
3.5.2007
collection?so, i often give karen a hard time about being a pack rat. she refuses to throw away anything. our house can be a mess of misplaced items. she keeps every card someone gives her, every magazine, etc. as much as i kid her about it, i have my little items too. take for example the detergent collection in our laundry/storage room.
notice there are 8 detergent bottles there, each one empty. we just seem to forget to throw them out. after awhile, they started collecting & it became a joke. we've actually thrown some out before but 8 may be the largest the collection has ever been at one time. would this be considered airing our dirty laundry in public(that pun was for angela since she liked the loaded potato)? don't even get me started on the nearly 10yr old can of golden hominy that has lived in our cupboards.
anyone else have anything like this in their house? please tell me you do so i feel better.
2.28.2007
but the previews are the best partthis is re-freakin-dicuouls. is illinois such a well run place that these are the type of issues tying up their legislatures? well, pack my bags & call me gone. ohio can't even run a decent election & illinois is shaving minutes off their citizens wait times. amazing.n't you just hate it when you get to a movie theater on time, only to sit through a bunch of previews and commercials? So does Illinois state lawmaker Jack Franks.
He is proposing a law that would require theaters to list two starting times. One for trailers and commercials and the other for when the movie actually starts.
He said the real starting time is important information, especially for parents who have to arrange for baby sitters. Theater owners don't like idea of dual starting times, fearing people won't be in their seats for the trailers.
Franks admitted his issue isn't of the earth-shaking variety. He said he won't fall on his sword for it.i would like to point out that mr. franks may be a bit out of touch w/modern parents. did he actually have a hands on approach to parenting? i'm guessing not because any parents i know would gladly sit through previews in a movie as long as the kids are w/them. if they are out for a night & the kids are w/a sitter, waiting through previews w/o kids in a dark room is not something they are complaining over.
if illinois wants to debate something to help their citizens in their action packed lives, how about a law putting a cap on the amount a daycare can charge per week.
2.27.2007
most dreaded night of televisionand so it starts. the pre-show for the oscars are rolling in the background. i now begin my general roam of the house looking for something to do while karen watches the oscars. i HATE award shows. it's just a whole bunch of self-absorbed circle jerking.
when did jamie foxx become a serious actor? i don't mean that he dropped comedy for more dramatic roles. i mean when did people start taking him seriously?
why are my wife & her sister discussing halle berry's hair extensions over the phone in between pending baby shower talk?
star jones' cleavage looks like ass crack.
renee zelwegger is one scary, pale constipated lookin' woman.
that's enough for now. as the wise cracks add up, i will be adding more.
should i or shouldn't i? i got an invite to join the ACLU this week. i'm going back & forth about whether or not to join. on one hand, i want to have the card so i can say i'm a card carrying member of the ACLU. on the other hand, i'm not a big door to door canvasser. i just have a feeling that my membership will someday include me going door to door for a cause. i'll help in any other way, but no canvassing.