October 22, 2004
TGIF
This has been a very productive week, work-wise; not quite so for blogging, or anything else (you should see the pile of laundry in the bedroom). My brain is rather fried at the moment, so here's a list of unrelated things - some education-related, some definitely not - going through my head.
Do any colleges in Oklahoma cover "Lessons Learned From The Debacle That Was Prohibition" in history class?
Hey, I'm a fan of Febreze, too - but I'm tactful about it. What is it with crazy teachers and their obsessions with smells?
The California College Republicans - talk about a marginalized group - have had it with Rock the Vote's alleged "non-partisanship," and their fake draft scare.
According to Common Sense and Wonder, a French deputy believes that English as the primary world language won't last, and recommends that all French schoolchildren be taught Arabic instead. Yeah, that'll fix things.
If you're going to take a shot at Ann Coulter, you'd better have good aim. Because if you miss, all you're going to do is enrage her.
I'm a cat-lover. But even I think this is a tad much. Then again, I thought "Friendster" was silly, too.
Bittersweet has the best response to those Brits who think they need to tell us how to vote.
The Cranky Professor notes a growing disenchantment with the PTA, and I don't blame him for wondering why only "one voice" can be heard.
FInally, I just have to say that the current crop of movie actors doesn't do much for me (and no, it's not just because I'm getting old; I've always been this way, more or less). Brad Pitt does nothing for me. Johnny Depp just looks messy. Viggo Mortensen is too much of a peacenik. And few of them could turn my head, even for a second.
But the old-time movie actors - back when men were men, who could sing and dance as well as act - really turn my head. If Colin Ferrell approached me at a party, I wouldn't be distracted. But if a man who looked like Gene Kelly walked through the door - and smiled at me:
...my affianced fidelity vows would be seriously put to the test.
Posted by kswygert at October 22, 2004 05:46 PM