BLEPHAROSPASMODIC

Link: Why people believe Americans are stupid

It’s pretty sad when people confuse France and Australia on a map…

I miss Amanda and Lily… although, I have had a relaxing day since they left yesterday afternoon; I watched movies, took a small nap, read some Bukowski, surfed the net, ate cheese curls and Strawberry Fig Newtons, etc, etc, etc.

I also started thinking as I tend to do during these times. You know, the average person male lives to be somewhere around 75 years old. That sounds like a pretty long time, but then I started thinking how that computed to only 75 summers, and that I’m closing in on halfway there. I’ve used up nearly half of my Falls - half of my Springs, my summers, my winters. Then I started thinking that I need to take more vacations. So I started surfing expedia.com and other vacation sites. Then I realized that we need to save more money. Then I started thinking about paying for private school for Lily, and for college, and retirement. Why does my brain have to work this way? *stabs brain…

Anyway, some places I’d like to go and see before I die:

• Alaska / British Columbia
• The Caribbean
• The Mediterranean
• Mexico
• Boston / New England
• Thailand
• Arkansas (ah-hahahaha - yeah, right)
• Egypt
• Ireland

Of course, I can’t really complain too much: I’ve skied  the Alps, hiked the Andes, traveled much of Europe…  Now I just need to do it with  my family….

Ever sat around and suddenly had the urge to watch reruns of Alf or The Young Ones? Here you go:

PeekVids - Watch Videos Online  and  TV Links  and Televee

I’ve just got done watching the UK version of “The Office” and “Superman Returns.” I really should be doing more with my life…

It’s just like.. It’s just like.. it’s just like a mini-mall

Word.

Post-Edit: Here’s a follow up (almost as good) of this guy on the Ellen Degeneres Show And why you’re at it, why not get a shortened version of the rap as a ringtone and impress/annoy all of your friends/coworkers?

…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST TUESDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SLEET TOWARD MIDNIGHT AND TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW TOWARD DAYBREAK. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON ON TUESDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IS EXPECTED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

[*does snow dance*]
[*thinks*]
[*also does the “please let the power stay on” dance*]

Lily: Daddy, i wanna see ‘din-sers murching’
Me: What??
Lily: i wanna see din-sers murching
Me: You wanna what??
Lily: um, see din-sers murching. I wanna watch din-sers-murching, p[l]ease
Me: You wanna watch what now? Din-sers murching???
Lily: yeeeaas. I wanna watch Din-sers murching on the TV!!
Me: Lily, what is “Din-sers-Murching?”
Lily: uuuuumm… I wanna dance - Din-sers - murch.. TV (begins marching and stomping around the room)
Me: Oh… You want to watch “Dinosaurs marching?” (Laurie berkner video/DVD)
Lily: YEEEEAAAAASSSSS!
Me: Well, why didn’t you say so?
Lily: Oh, ok. Din-sers murching on TV now, oKAY daddy????
Me: Yes, ma’am
—————————————-
Lily:Daddy, I want some Cer-der (cereal)
Me: Ok, which cereal do you want? This one?
Lily: No - I want the cer-der my school.
Me: say what now?
Lily: I eat cer-der my school - I want cer-der my school
Me: Lily, we’re not at school; were at home…
Lily: [big overextended fake cry]
Me: What’s wrong Lily?
Lily: I sad.
Me: You’re sad? why, what happened?
Lily: [sniff] I miss my school

SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Serial numbers and markings on explosives used in Iraq provide “pretty good” evidence that Iran is providing either weapons or technology for militants there, Defense Secretary Robert Gates asserted Friday.

CNN Link 

I’ve been seeing some articles in some underground papers suggesting that a US-Iranian War is not too far off in the future.  Not that I believe everything I read, but you never know with this administration…
I’ll be very glad to get bush out of the White House.  i don’t know what has happened to America since him coming into office and 9/11, but i don’t like it one bit.  “I’m a uniter, not a divider”  yeah not really, Bushy