The flood of news from Russia such as their new anti-gay legislation, the seizing of Konstantin Altunin art depicting Putin in lingerie, and the denial of poor Selena Gomez' tour because she spoke poorly about Russia's stance on gays can only lead one to this inescapable conclusion:
Vladimir Putin is gay.
But, really, who's surprised? Anyone who goes out of there way to be topless all the time and flaunt those pecs would kind of make you wonder, wouldn't it? I'm just sorry that Russia beat us to the punch by electing the first gay president! I think the world would be a better place if Putin just owned his homosexuality and came out of the closet - in an a-line skirt and a nice pair of pumps that showed off his gams.
Friday, September 20, 2013
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Can I Get a Ruling Here?
Is there any irony to the fact that we're enthralled with the Paula Deen debacle while pretty much ignoring Nelson Mandela's final days?
Dear George R. R. Martin
Seven books?
Nope, sorry, I just can't do it. I've invested way too much time into this but don't care have this dragged on for the remaining three books that are apparently left.
Nope, sorry, I just can't do it. I've invested way too much time into this but don't care have this dragged on for the remaining three books that are apparently left.
Friday, June 21, 2013
Paula Deen
The train wreck just keeps a coming and there doesn't seem to be an end to it for poor Paula. A large part of it is due to her candor and our inability to excuse anyone in the limelight for any transgression.
Y'all need to put this in perspective: Paula is from THE SOUTH. In spite of what our enlightened media would want you to think, there is literally butt loads of prejudice still alive and well here. Yes, yes, we're all equal under the law now and skin color doesn't matter and blah, blah, blah. But the ugly, warty reality of these great United States is that we're not as enlightened as we pretend.
Paula is 67. During her childhood, blacks were not allowed to vote. They rode in the back of the bus. Had their own water fountains and bathrooms and entrances to restaurants et cetera. And attitudes in the south were much more distilled than in other areas. Hate existed. The Klan thrived. Should ANYONE be surprised that Paula used the "n-word" during her life? I'd be surprised if she hadn't.
What's really surprising is she was honest enough to admit it.
Now, I don't know Paula. For all I know, she may be abusive and discourteous to anyone darker than the color of white bread. She might actually deserve all the derision she's getting. But before you round up the torches and pitchforks, take a moment to see exactly how clean our collective pot is: about the same as Paula's kettle, I'm guessing.
These things don't disappear just because Congress passes a law. It takes generations for hate, bigotry, racism and the like to die away. Generation Y is more tolerant than those that came before. Future generations will shake their heads in wonder that the right for gays to marry was such a big deal in this age. Just as it's hard to imagine women not having the right to vote now. Those folks swept up in the changing of the tides cannot be expected to change their viewpoints overnight. Culture is stubborn that way.
Y'all need to put this in perspective: Paula is from THE SOUTH. In spite of what our enlightened media would want you to think, there is literally butt loads of prejudice still alive and well here. Yes, yes, we're all equal under the law now and skin color doesn't matter and blah, blah, blah. But the ugly, warty reality of these great United States is that we're not as enlightened as we pretend.
Paula is 67. During her childhood, blacks were not allowed to vote. They rode in the back of the bus. Had their own water fountains and bathrooms and entrances to restaurants et cetera. And attitudes in the south were much more distilled than in other areas. Hate existed. The Klan thrived. Should ANYONE be surprised that Paula used the "n-word" during her life? I'd be surprised if she hadn't.
What's really surprising is she was honest enough to admit it.
Now, I don't know Paula. For all I know, she may be abusive and discourteous to anyone darker than the color of white bread. She might actually deserve all the derision she's getting. But before you round up the torches and pitchforks, take a moment to see exactly how clean our collective pot is: about the same as Paula's kettle, I'm guessing.
These things don't disappear just because Congress passes a law. It takes generations for hate, bigotry, racism and the like to die away. Generation Y is more tolerant than those that came before. Future generations will shake their heads in wonder that the right for gays to marry was such a big deal in this age. Just as it's hard to imagine women not having the right to vote now. Those folks swept up in the changing of the tides cannot be expected to change their viewpoints overnight. Culture is stubborn that way.
Monday, June 17, 2013
He's Dead, Jim
Occasionally, I surf Blogger.
See up in the left hand corner, where it says "Next Blog"? Click it and off you go to all sorts of strange, wonderful places. I've been noticing though that most of them are abandoned sites. Ghost blogs from the not so distant past. It occurs to me that the interwebs are probably full of dusty old blogs, websites, comments and reviews. It's hard not to think of such as actually having mass...
It makes me wonder if someone will someday stumble into one of my digital ghosts.
See up in the left hand corner, where it says "Next Blog"? Click it and off you go to all sorts of strange, wonderful places. I've been noticing though that most of them are abandoned sites. Ghost blogs from the not so distant past. It occurs to me that the interwebs are probably full of dusty old blogs, websites, comments and reviews. It's hard not to think of such as actually having mass...
It makes me wonder if someone will someday stumble into one of my digital ghosts.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Jodi Arias
I don't believe in the death penalty but after hearing Jodi Arias' pleas for mercy during the sentencing phase I'm willing to reconsider it.
Locks of Love?! HA!
Locks of Love?! HA!
Dan Brown's Inferno
I have to admit, somewhere in the middle of this book I began skipping over the history lessons. And, frankly, you could guess within the first half dozen chapters (they're short) some of the plot twists - that inkling you get that THIS character might turn out to be a bad guy is probably spot on.
But here's the major issue I have with the book: once the major plot device is fully revealed, I was left with a 'meh' sort of attitude. The antagonist is guilty of monologue-ing to the extreme: if he really felt that way he'd not risk mucking up his nefarious plans by leaving obscure clues hidden about Florence. The book doesn't sell the reasons for the historical wild goose chase well at all. And, frankly, it's a bad thing when your readers actually AGREE with the evil scientist. If I were Robert Langdon (and I'm not, I don't dress that well) I'd have called off the scavenger hunt just as soon as I figured out what the deal was. Crazy Evil Scientist is also spot on.
I hope this doesn't make me any more of a sociopath than I already was.
But here's the major issue I have with the book: once the major plot device is fully revealed, I was left with a 'meh' sort of attitude. The antagonist is guilty of monologue-ing to the extreme: if he really felt that way he'd not risk mucking up his nefarious plans by leaving obscure clues hidden about Florence. The book doesn't sell the reasons for the historical wild goose chase well at all. And, frankly, it's a bad thing when your readers actually AGREE with the evil scientist. If I were Robert Langdon (and I'm not, I don't dress that well) I'd have called off the scavenger hunt just as soon as I figured out what the deal was. Crazy Evil Scientist is also spot on.
I hope this doesn't make me any more of a sociopath than I already was.
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