Rapid Fire

Lotto Fever

I always think its funny when the nationwide lottery jackpots get really big and everyone rushes out to get a lottery ticket. We all know why it is.. its because the media coverage reminds most of us non-gamblers 'Hey, why don't you go buy a lottery ticket?' but it still strikes me as stupid. I mean, so when the pot is going past the $100, $150, $200 and $250 million mark are all these people saying 'No, its not really worth the effort.. after taxes and the lump sum.. its only worth about $38 million anyway.' There's not really any harm to it, unless you standing in a line for 15 minutes at some 7-11 and then you really need to evaluate your self. Besides, its always the crazy rednecks that win those things anyway.

Fighting For My Right to Post This

Heard something today I've heard a few times on talk radio lately and it gets me riled up. It was on Sean Hannity and this guy said something he didn't like in reference to the war and the host says basically: 'we'll your ignorant and those guys over there are fighting for your right to say ignorant things'.
Whoa there. We're we that close to being overrun by Iraq? Was Saddam really planning to invade New Hampshire at any minute? Look, if you want to say they were fighting to protect us from harm, I don't necessarly buy it, but I can see how you could make that argument. But the idea that the War in Iraq is what's keeping the 10 Commandments from being burned to tiny little ashes is a gigantic leap.
If you want to say that someone signs up for the military to protect the Constitution I'll agree any day, but people aren't dying in Iraq so that I can watch South Park.. that's just ignorant.


Arrested Development

God this is a good show. Just bought the DVD of Season 2 and laughed my ass off. Its no wonder the show doesn't do well in the ratings, its way to complex to catch up with while you're flipping through the channels. That doesn't mean that you have to be some comedy genius to get the jokes, but like those british miniseries about the 18 hundreds on PBS.. if you haven't been watching for a while, you're way to far out of the plot to get anything. Highly reccomend Seasons one and two.. Ask for them for Christmas.

Go Beavers

Beavers will beat the highly over-rated UCLA Bruins this weekend. Check the Bruins' schedule, they haven't beaten anybody good. No way UCLA is No. 8 in the country.