My Son Is Dry

Nog, this morning, to me:

“Dad, wanna hear my construction joke?”

Me:  “Sure, let’s hear it”

Nog:  “Sorry, I’m still working on it.”

FGF: Worth It For The Woolly Sweaters

A Glimpse Of The Future?

Hell yes, as long as someone figures out a way to make us pay for sunlight.  Seriously, where could this technology be in ten years?

I mean, it ain’t Guitar Hero, but still.

This Is Where We Lose The Moral High-Ground

Unbelievable.  There cannot be a good reason for opting out of this ban. If you scroll down the article, theres a video of the damn things at work.  Christ on a cracker, we can be so cowardly sometimes.  Pathetic.

Let Us At Least Acknowledge The Glass Isn’t Full

Thats actually a line written by Sorkin for The West Wing.  The line is offered in response to a character being told he was a “glass half-empty” kinda guy.  I laughed when i heard it, and I stole it and use it when I am accused of being negative.  For over two years now, I have watched comfortable people here in Nashville’s tiny blog community ridicule the idea that the economy was anything but strong.  I’m certainly no economist, but I know enough to listen to people who have no stake in the outcome, rather than paid shills from Wall St.

The video is long.  Its roughly ten minutes.  Take the time.  Seriously.  Peter Schiff endured being the butt of jokes on national television for saying that the fundamentals of our economy were weak.  Its a little scary just exactly how accurate he was.  Its like he wrote the script for this.

Nostradamus was a piker.

H/T Ezra Klein

My Parents

There Is Definitely Smoke…

So, yup, I’ll assume there is fire as well.  I think four pet deaths is a lot for one groomer, even over a long span.  The trauma should tip off the authorities.  The other thing I’m wondering about is the number of heat-related deaths.  How hot is that room?  Dogs are pretty tough, they can take a fair amount of abuse, even the little guys.

I’m pretty pragmatic about pets.  They live, then they die.  I’ve said before that I’d rather see my dog live a short life, full of outside exploration and people food to eat, than a long one stuck inside and fed dry dog food.  I realize that doesn’t work for everyone.  BUT.  When a business takes charge of a family’s pet, they had better damn see to it that the animal is treated like gold.  People get very invested in their pets, financially and emotionally.  I just think a groomer worth his/her salt would keep that thought front and center.