Did you know astronauts are trained to wear diapers?

Just a few quips and quotes about some things...

The Deranged Sex-starved Astronaut - This one must be filed under one of the all time “best” examples of Falling From Grace. How sad. Even though she was very familiar (and experienced) with the wearing of diapers (astronauts wear them during re-entry)...that piece of this morbid story is the most bizarre. Drive-thru gas stations are in development, but not widely in use as yet. And, I don’t think there is a standard equipped vehicle that can drive from Texas to Florida on one tank of gas.

How to Work for an Idiot: Survive and Thrive Without Killing Your Boss by John Hoover (2004) - During one of my recent visits to Barnes & Noble, I picked up this book on the bargain table. I didn’t actually buy the book, I just picked it up and flipped through the pages. What a great title! I will return to B&N and buy it. Everyone will find something in this irreverent, satirical book that hits home. Hoover’s approach includes how to “play”
I-Bosses to your advantage. And since these idiots are not in touch with reality in the first place, they are easy marks. This was on the best-seller list a few years ago, so you should be able to find it on a bargain table.

Gin Blossoms - They are categorized as an Alternative Rock band. All so-called categories of rock are blurred generalizations thought up by pop spin doctors who couldn’t even play a tune on a kazoo. The Gin Blossoms are a great sounding, under-appreciated Pop/Rock band. Formed in Tempe, Arizona in 1987, they were in the late 80’s (and are still today) one of the true pleasures to play very loudly in your car’s CD player. No B.S. No sampling. No computerized synthesizers. No whining. Actual playing of instruments and singing of heartfelt songs about unrequited love and growing up. Tight, lush harmonies...hard drum lines...and extremely catchy guitar hooks. Play them loud. By the way...a gin blossom is a large, bulbous, gin-ravaged nose. The most famous gin blossom: on W.C. Fields. I’m still working on mine...but it will be called a Bourbon Blossom. Hey...I think I just thought up a name for my cover rock band!

Microsoft’s new Vista operating system - Couldn’t tell ya’...I’m a Mac guy. And, since recent Mac’s come with dual processors and the capability of running XP...I guess I’ll wait until Vista comes installed on a new iMac. But, for anyone who has already jumped on the Vista bandwagon: it’s probably ready for some bug fixes, updates, plug-ins, and may already be out of date.

iPods Banned in N.Y. Crosswalks - I must say, although this outwardly sounds like a stupid idea...maybe not. Some New York senator is introducing legislation to ban the use of cell phones, video games, iPods, and the like while crossing street. Seems that several poor slobs have actually been killed in crosswalks while using devices such as these. Why not? Stranger things have been proposed by lawmakers.

Calling Miss USA courageous for entering rehab - When this piece of Pop Poo Poo hit the news a few weeks ago, it dominated the headlines. My thoughts: Calling a spoiled, party bimbo courageous for admitting she has a problem with addictive substances is totally absurd. You want to know who is courageous? An American soldier walking down a neighborhood street in the outskirts of that shithole called Baghdad...that’s courageous. A fireman running into a huge skyscraper that has just been hit by a terrorist attack...that’s courageous. A county sheriff deputy stopping a car on a lonely country road in the middle of the night...that’s courageous. But some snot-nosed little party girl checking into an alcohol and drug rehab center? Hardly! I would simply call it sad and disrespectful...nothing more.