I'm going to start right off with politics because a lot has happened recently. Here is an article:
Critic: ABC "Clear Loser" Of Pennsylvania Debate
There was that horrendous debate on ABC. The candidates did well, but the questions were not germain to the real problems of our nation. Why do they keep asking about shit I don't care about? I mean, it was the equivalent of, "Why are you a secret Muslim?" type question Colbert jokes about, which is just lies and gossip. Even the questions that were based on fact, were just less important than how they will deal with the war, fix education, the credit crisis and the gas prices that are making me poor and some people really rich. There are a lot of editorials and articles on this debate, but here is the first one I read.
Fox & Friends' Steve Doocy Congratulates His Son For Asking McCain Question About Hillary's Drinking
I actually saw that question happen in real time. I was watching TV and didn't know the background story. I just thought the kid was an idiot and that maybe they should vet questions, not to discourage free speech, but stupid questions like that with ridiculous assumptions. "Hitting the sauce," how juvenile is that? Later, I read the article and found out that there was more to the story. Seriously, that kid was such a douche. I've never seen a more smug, obnoxious ass, second to his father. I'm glad he got called out on wasting my time when he had a chance to ask a presidential candidate any question in the world, maybe even one pertaining to policy.
I enjoy learning new things and one thing I really like is studies. I know that studies are not always reliable, but sometimes they give you important insight.
Study: Men More Forgetful Than Women
This seems so very true. I feel like I forget a lot of things and I would rather take, I'm stupid than, I just don't care enough to remember when your cat's toy's birthday is. I think overall though, comparatively, I have a really good memory when it comes to things I should remember. Which is funny because you set a higher bar for yourself and when you don't meet it, people get upset, yet they would expect so much less from someone else.
Now more house talk since this is always on my mind. I love my new place. I have to tell you one of my favorite things is my shower. I wish I had a single standing shower long ago. So much better than that tub hybrid I've had my whole life. Now that I think about it, I had one in Ithaca that I shared with Sonya. I like that one too. Either way, having the garden tub separate is so much better. I probably need to get some bubble bath stuff and candles and such, but that will be some time.
One thing I will say that I'm not happy about with my place is the light switches. They are all just placed in very inconvienent places. Very counter intuitive. You move to turn on the light where it should be and the switch isn't there, it is in another place. I wonder how much people think about these things. I'm sure I'll get used to the weird placements, but I don't like them.
There are a few things I need for the place before I feel it is somewhat complete. First would be a TV stand for upstairs, and some coffee tables. [Plus the couches Abram should bring up for me.] Then there is a TV stand for downstairs and a table for our formal dining room. Probably some art for the walls, but that will come much later.
On Thursday I left work and ran some errands. It is really cool how timing worked out just great. Abram invited me to see a band named Pepper at Stubbs. I hadn't heard of them before, but Abram likes them a lot. We arrived there and met up with some of Abram's friends. I was apprehensive to going because I was still feeling sick, but I was better. So the opening band we saw wasn't very good. They were not bad, just not great. Nothing special. Then Abram's band came on and they were pretty darn good. We were near the front so I tried to hold on to my beer as people crashed into me from all sides. I was doing great, but the cigarette smoke was killing me. The pot smoke I could deal with, but with all the cigarette smoke I decided to go get another beer and enjoy the concert from more of a distance. What I don't get is all the girls that smoke. There are more unattractive things, but that is a deal breaker. We had a pretty good time and it didn't rain like the weather report said.
After the concert we dropped by Oscar's house to pick up the dogs. We put them in the back of the truck and took them over to the new place. After feeding them, I went to bed. So now it is 4am in the morning and I'm asleep and I hear a noise, there are two dogs in my room. The dogs opened the door and got in during the night. Luckily they ran right up to me, so they didn't have time to do damage. I took them out and thought, wow all their dog kicking paid off finally. I thought it would take longer to go back to bed, but it didn't. I woke up 20 mins later with the dogs inside again. I need to check that door. This time I locked it.
I have to tell you about the dogs homeward bound story. They keep digging out. They dug out one night and oh my, it was crazy. We couldn't find them all night. The next day Abram got a phone call and they were back at the old house. Not only did they travel 3 miles, they also crossed a highway (I-35) without getting hit. Brooks did it with a hurt leg, meaning he walked on 3 legs. I guess dogs have a crazy homing sense.
Here is a video that Cynthia sent me:
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