Giving the world a hand since February 3rd, 2002. "If you're gonna dine with them cannibals, sooner or later, darling, you're gonna get eaten."




Comments by YACCS

 
From This Modern World:

"Something else that should, but often seems not, to go without saying: I do not criticize this country because I think it is an evil, vile place, without hope of redemption. I criticize this country because I believe in its promise, and find the betrayal of that promise maddening beyond belief. Ken asks, "Wasn't MLK Jr. an optimist? Bobby Kennedy? FDR?" Well,yes, they were--but they were also very harsh critics of the injustice they saw around them. King, in particular, has undergone a sort of Hallmark card revisionism, which does no justice to his memory or the things he really stood for."

Amen.
so wrote Leper around about 11:26 PM

 
Here's an indication of how big a wuss I've become: I got a blister today. From eating pizza with a fork. Yep, you heard right, a blister. From. Eating. Pizza. With. A. Fork.

I don't understand why my body is so out to get me. Two years ago, I had a kidney stone, a real big sucker, too (the doc, upon seeing what I had passed after the surgery to break it up said "wow, I'm impressed"--not a phrase you want to hear from your urologist). Last year, I found out that I had a very severe case of Acid Reflux Disease (and damn near a series of ulcers to boot). What is this year gonna bring? I mean, I'm not old (being only 30), I'm single, never married, no kids (which in some circles means that I'm either gay or homely--which I'm neither). Granted, I don't get out & exercise as much as I should, but I'm not fat, either (I'm a svelte 170 lbs). Is this merely another indication that my warranty is about to expire?

How much is an extension on said warranty? Best Buy offers extensions on their crap, why can't I get one for my body?

I've always been firmly convinced that my last words on Earth would be "what bus?", or something equally stupid & spectacular. Should I start crossing more streets blindly in an effort to hasten the inevitable? Just this once, I'd love to know how long I'm going to live, so that I can plan accordingly. Is it a week of debauchery in Vegas, filled with hookers & beer, or do I live a life of paucity, stuffing my 401K for the future?

<DrEvil>"Someone throw me a frickin' bone here.....need the info...."</DrEvil>
so wrote Leper around about 10:45 PM

 
Had something interesting happen to me the other day. While cleaning my tub (yes, a bachelor that actually cleans his tub! Snatch him up, ladies! He's a keeper!), the cold water knob came off in my hand. Of all of the possible things to happen while doing such a mundane task, having a piece of a major appliance come off in your hand is a little shocking. Luckily, it was only the knob that broke, & not anything that would cause water to go squirting all over my bathroom, making me feel like I was in a submarine that had been hit. In order to take a shower, I now have to use a pair of vice-grips. [Here's a mental image for those of you that know me: me, in all my manliness, naked, covered in water, holding a pair of vice-grips. Sounds kinda kinky, doesn't it?] [Now I'm imagining all of you imagining me like that. Heh.]

Sorry, no explosions, no bloodshed. Maybe next time I'll destroy someting more impressive, like a Central American dictatorship. Or a Plymouth Valiant.
so wrote Leper around about 2:56 PM

 
Via Cockeyed.com: all of those work-from-home signs you see posted on the roadside are from a single company!
so wrote Leper around about 2:51 PM

 
Ok, I've got a problem with Ashleigh Banfield on MSNBC. She is quite possibly the most self-serving reporter this side of Geraldo Rivera. An example: a couple weeks ago, she climbed to the top of the Brooklyn Bridge (or was it the GW?) to report on how vulnerable bridges were to terrorist attack. Well, they must be very vulnerable, if they'll let any old reporter climb up there for a publicity stunt. Try reporting the news, not yourself, bhubie. Grrr.

....which reminds me of another point. When was it ok for news anchors to moralize about the news they are reporting? The worst offenders of this are the anchors on MSNBC. Watching a segment on the suicide bombers & how they portray themselves as martyrs, the anchor was visibly disturbed, almost in a B-movie way. Look, if I wanted bad acting, I'd rent a Mickey Rourke movie. Stick to the news, leave the moralizing to the viewers.

.....and another thing, has anyone else noticed how much FOX News is in the back pocket of the Dubya administration? I can't even watch them interviewing any member of the Palestinian Authority, as they get so combative and accusatory it reminds me of a bad courtroom scene. What happened to the impartiality of the news?

Does it show that I'm a political news junkie?
so wrote Leper around about 2:38 PM

 
Taking a small break. Back in a few.
so wrote Leper around about 9:58 PM