a few disjointed ramblings around the date

I never gave a darn about St. Valentine’s day, even when I was dating, courting, and first married.  being an old-married, has freed us from even noticing the day.

but
my 13-year-old niece has been staying with us since last year,  being that middle school in Seward, Alaska is quite subpar.
she seems happy here, but is conflicted about her parents and sister being so far away.  there is a bit of tension as she wants to stay here for H.S. and her mom wants her back home.
teh LK and I are doing our best to stay out of it.

but we thought at least we can provide her a little Valentine’s cheer

went to Krogers, bought a few handfuls of yellow, spring-looking flowers.
chocolate-covered strawberries
and a card.
I was the only woman walking around with flowers – placed was packed with men of all ages and walks of life, clutching dozen roses.               so that was amusing.
since I don’t normally shop for gifts on V-day, I don’t know how recent this phenomenon is:
clamshell containers full of rose petals.
“petaled for your convenience”
I saw two teenage boys each grab one container and giggle.
they soooo think they are getting laid tonight

the Arnold thing

I thought the “master-of-the-house-has-sex-with-a-female-household-staffer-producing-a-child-that-is-hidden-for-years” trope was the exclusive dominion of south American soap operas.
way to prove me wrong, Arnold.

…perhaps the fault lies with cable companies: has anyone checked whether the Schwarzenegger-Shriver household had access to Telemundo and/or Univision?

Guv. Perry issues a Pray for Rain Proclamation

…under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Statutes of the State of Texas, do hereby proclaim the three-day period from Friday, April 22, 2011, to Sunday, April 24, 2011, as Days of Prayer for Rain in the State of Texas. I urge Texans of all faiths and traditions to offer prayers on that day for the healing of our land,

via Rain Proclamation.

right. screw all that “separation of church and state” nonsense in the U.S. Constitution. I reckon the Texas Constitution and Statutes don’t include that bit.

New Edition of Huckleberry Finn to Have All the Bad Words Removed

New Edition of Huckleberry Finn to Have All the Bad Words Removed.

ok, this sucks.  this sucks hard.

Twain wrote in the vernacular.  to substitute the word ‘nigger’ for the word ‘slave’ in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is whitewashing (heh) and ridifuckinglicious.

if schools are not capable/willing to teach Huckleberry Finn in the context of its time and place, it shouldn’t be taught at all.  a sad commentary on the state of teaching/education in this country.

reason # 348 why I never had children

mortal fear they’d turn up like this one:

what. a. little. snit.

worst of the year – John McCain on the repeal of DADT

a more pathetic, self-serving whine, you are unlikely to hear:

 

 

no offense to my fine Arizonian friends, but how can you keep this doddering idiot in the Senate?

Top 25 Gawker Passwords

Top 25 passwords used by Gawker media commenters in descending order

oh my.

there we go, blithely ignoring ALL THE RULES (8+ characters, alphanumerical, MiX OF cAPs AnD LoweRCAsE)

except for you, trustno1 – but you lose almost all your cred by using the universal password of 12-year-olds.

 

via buzzfeed News.

deep thoughts

“According to the TSA, most of the people protesting the new body search procedures are men. At last they’re getting to see what it’s like to be groped by someone who won’t take no for an answer.”

wrd.

I’m making an exception to the “Jay Leno sucks” rule for this one.

read the comments!

I recently found Food Network Humor and it is quickly becoming a favorite. here’s a reason why:

Food Network Humor » The Most Ridiculous Food Network “Recipe” Of All Time.

Food Network Humor » The Most Ridiculous Food Network “Recipe” Of All Time.