evolution

mailbox: “Hot out here.”

me: “Yup.”

mailbox:

me:

mailbox: “So… waiting for something?”

me: “Nope.”

mailbox: “Cause all I got is KFC coupons and an order form for checks with Looney Tunes characters on them.”

me: “You got a snort of cognac, or maybe a nice Cuban cigar in there?”

mailbox: “Nope, just the KFC.”

me: “Then I’ll see you back here in six months, bucko.”

Occasionally, I attempt to engage the world around me. When I don’t fail utterly at it I usually live to regret trying, and this time is no exception.

Scanning the cable listings I came upon a show titled “I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant”.

Seriously?

You know, I never liked Sublime’s music. Ever. Put that in your paraphernalia and smoke it.

Also: internet was down, but it’s back for now – evolution’s seventh birthday was one week ago today.

MEMORANDUM
TO: People of Earth
FROM: j.d.
RE: The Iranian “revolution”

So a bunch of young, smart, technologically capable Iranians are protesting¹ a crooked election that re-installed the mullahs’ golden boy once again. While that’s a healthy response and all, wake me up when something new happens. You people realize that the other guy, Mousavi, doesn’t even get to the position he’s in unless he passes the mullahs’ muster at some point, right?

There is also no reason on Earth to believe that any government that the people of Iran would be materially different save for the corruption, especially vis-a-vis the United States.

So, count me among the people that aren’t getting too worked up over something that will ultimately amount to nothing.

1. 1979 called, and wants its story back. [↩]

I saw them as I was leaving the ballgame (a 10-5 Royals loss) last night — people wearing St. Louis Cardinals shirts, with Nebraska Cornhusker license plates on the front, and on the back… Saline County, Kansas tags.

Would a KBI agent tow their trailer house over the state line, please?

I should watch what I say about health care and health insurance, but let me point you to the results of an essay contest on the topics put on by the Society of Actuaries. The Barry essay probably aligns most closely with my own views.