Eric's House Of Ego

Jim Rutz says that soy makes you gay. I don't know about the science here (especially since this is from wnd.com), but I think that when he says "Homosexuals often argue that their homosexuality is inborn because "I can't remember a time when I wasn't homosexual." No, homosexuality is always deviant.", well, that says it all.

A young man found a pellet gun. He gave it to the assistant principal, who expelled him. Sure he probably should have left the gun where it was and went to get the principal, but ... expelled?

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Bob Kearns, for his work in Peace, Love & Understanding

This weeks poll has just been posted

I have not done a Foreman Award poll in ages, but this week I felt the need.

( The Let's-Just-All-Come-Together-As-People Edition )

Ok, we all know who won last week (like there was really a choice), but I hope that this weeks gives you more of a challenge. Because in honor of having a week off next week, I am offering not one but two (yeah, count 'em, two) Foreman Awards this week. One is about national "news" and the other set is a bit more personal.

( A double dose of that Foreman Love )

Welcome back edition

My apologies for not doing one of these for a month or so now, but life and work and the new CD have been getting in the way pretty constantly.

I have two wildly different contestants this week. Each masters of the Foreman form in their own way. First is the one we shall call

Space is deep, you are not.
There is a woman in Russia is suing NASA for the Tempel 1 experiment. Her case? She is an astrologer and they are interfering with her business. She is suing NASA for 300 million dollars.
http://www.physorg.com/news4927.html

Ok, the next one is a little more down to earth. I call this one

Suicycle
There are a lot of bikers around Ames, a lot of them. Most of them are pretty decent and know how to handle the roads around the town. I am heading out of town on the 65 mph highway and going the other way are two bikers. On the freeway. Riding. Slow. Uphill. Illegally.

UPDATE Those being bicycles of course ... not motorcycles, which of course would be legal on a highway.

In-Convenience Store Week

So, these were things that happened to me last week, both of which struck me as deeply silly.

The root of all dumbness
I never understand the idea of carrying around one's life savings at all times. Especially when it consists of many many 100 dollar bills. I was getting a soda one morning and the fellow in front of me was attempting to buy a Mountain Dew and a donut with a 100 dollar bill. It wasn't so much that he tried to buy them, but that he was genuinally pissed when the woman told him that she couldn't give him 98 dollars in change for his purchase. He then reached into his wallet and pulled out two ones and stomped out of the building.

There aren't supposed to be cars on the street
SAME DAY, yup it was a special day. As I headed into town to go to work I realized I was low on gas, so I stopped to get some. This particular gas station is on what passes for a major corner in Ames IA. The north south light went red and a guy squealed into a turn and through the gas station parking lot. He came to the other side to find ... guess what ... MOVING TRAFFIC !!! Yup, he got stuck there for longer than he would have if he had waited for the light. The language coming from his car was wonderful.

These are both things that happened to me this week. Of course it is not the first time for either but who cares ...

( We'll be right back with more stuff )