bald rhetoric

i blame the medicine

when my pc was gone, i was jonesing for the ability to post. now that it's back, i've been too sick. i've got this nasty little head cold thing going on. i don't even know which way i'm going. even so, i felt the need to throw a few things out here.

saw a headline on a local news site today that read 'former rock band memeber plans to run for mayor of cincinnati.' guess who they're talking about? one of the guys from 98 degrees. now, i know i've been listening to xm radio for awhile now, but when did 98 degrees become classified as music, not to mention rock music?

i went grocery shopping last night while karen baked assorted goods for her sister's baby shower this weekend. while perusing the cereal aisle, something caught my eye. on a box of honey smacks was samuel l jackson as mace windu, and the prize...a.lightsaber.spoon!! of course, i bought a box. after the kids went to bed, i opened the box to dig out the spoon and guess what? they don't bury the prize in the cereal anymore. that takes all the fun out of finding the prize. my dismay was soon replaced by childlike giddiness as i opened the plastic pouch & put together my spoon. i flipped the power switch & hit the button to reveal my red(VADER!!) glowing spoon. awesome. i even took it to work to eat some yogurt & stir my coffee today. i'm such a geek.

what is that noise?

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l:base="http://www.baldrhetoric.com" xml:space="preserve">i constantly listen to my ipod while working. i hate it when a favorite album comes on & you feel the need to sing along. you have to stifle it so as not to look foolish. i'm no american idol. i'm not even michigan j frog. sometimes i break down & utter a few bars under my breath.

one word...schiavo

i was contemplating if i wanted to touch on the terri schiavo situation. the politicians involved in drawing this out are dispicable. while trying to catch up on some of my favorite blogs i was directed toward this post. it describes my point of view to a tee. i have a living will already set up so this could never happen to me. if i'm not coming back, i don't want people holding out hope & taking care of me for the rest of my life. i want it clearly stated. if you don't have one already, get it.

UPDATE - i just found this on cnn

PINELLAS PARK, Florida (CNN) -- A Florida state judge will rule by noon Saturday on a motion filed by Terri Schiavo's parents, who contend that their brain-damaged daughter has expressed the wish to live.

"She managed to articulate the first two vowel sounds, first articulating AHHHHHHH and then virtually screaming WAAAAAAAA," the motion said.

wow. i've seen grasping at straws, but this is crazy. there is no rational reason for a reversal based on two utterings, if they occurred. how does ahhh waaaa mean i want to live? couldn't it also mean i want to die? i think we missing some key info here people.

was this an episode of friends?

guys, what's the worst thing you could possibly forget to pack in your gym bag? give up? underwear. that happened to me this week. i went down to the fitness center at work, started getting in my workout attire & realized i didn't have any underwear except the boxers i wore to work. now, the dilemma. do i keep the boxers on to workout & go commando afterwards or go commando to workout & put them on afterwards? keep in mind i would be doing cardio, so the boxers would be in no shape to wear afterwards. plus, i was planning on doing the recumbent bike(you pedal out in front of you) which is in front of a mirror. i could just see my baggy black nike basketball shorts showing off everything in all it's glory. i opted for the boxers during workout & commando for the rest of the day.

of course, the story doesn't there. after the shower, what do you think the chances of the locker row i'm in being deserted so no one sees me going commando? those odds would be zero. not only was it occupied, but there was hardly any room to move. now, i'm the guy that goes commando. wonderful.

more toilet humor

an interesting thing happened in the fabled 3rd floor work restroom this week. i'm standing there, doing what you do in the bathroom(ok, so girls don't stand, but you get the idea w/o me explaining) when i hear this swishing sound. repeatedly. swish, swish, swish. i glance to my left & see the guy at the urinal one over(actually two since all guys know the empty urinal rule) is brushing his teeth while peeing. yuck!! does anyone really need to save that kinda time? plus, correct me if i'm wrong here guys, but don't we use the same hand for both? if i were trying to do both at the same time, i'd either be smearing toothpaste across my face or pissing all over the wall.

finally, civilization

from looking at the cobwebs & tumbleweed around here, i'm guessing this place has been deserted since i've been gone. i've been w/o a pc for over 3 weeks due to some big problems w/the one at home. after all, you don't wanna blog from work right?! anyway, the pc is fixed & running better than ever. i'm gonna keep publishing here in hopes people show back up. i've been jotting down ideas while i was incommunicato & i'll post those too, even though they will be wildly out of date.

i've spent today home w/maya who was sick yesterday. so far, i've seen the incredibles & the spongebob squarepants movies today. the day off has given me the time to get all the software back on track here. the itunes was a mess, but it's back. i got the new nin single this morning. WOW. that's all i have to say, WOW. it looks like the album is going to be more lyrical that the past few, more like PHM. the whole album comes out may 3rd. yippee!!! there's a listening party in cleveland this monday night. i'm thinking about going(c'mon todd w/those passes), but i'm afraid i will be the oldest guy there. the one they stare at & wonder who brought their dad!!