Something's Wrong

With this clipart.



I just don't know what it is.

I shouldn't have napped through geography classes, y'know?

gubernatorial

gubernatorial \GOO-ber-nuh-TOR-ee-uhl\, adjective:
Of or pertaining to a governor.

That's the Word of the Day for Aug. 31 (at this writing, still the day's date on the feed)

Nothing earth-shattering, but I'm wondering if this particular word was planned in advance, or because McCain picked Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his vp. If it's the latter, then kudos to the website for picking a word that was sure to generate some hits. If it's the former, then it's one of those odd coincidences that make life a bit more interesting.

Every time I see the word "gubernatorial" and especially when I hear it used on TV, I always think of Jimmy Carter, our former president who was also a governor.

Not because gubernatorial means "of or pertaining to a governor", though.

No, it's because Carter raised peanuts before entering politics.

He was very goobernatorial.

Ch-ch-ch-changes

Seeing all the visits on the more "esoteric" subjects in this blog has made me wonder what people think of them, hence the change.

It's always frustrated me to want to comment in a forum and then find out there's a detailed registration process that requires a valid email addy...and which will suddenly be filled with spam as soon as you click the "enter" button to complete the process. Perhaps that's the reason folks don't want to comment in here: they don't want to go to all the trouble. (although I can't understand why anyone wouldn't want a Gmail addy and the features that go along with it, all free.)

We'll see. If people get too hateful, I'll go back to how it was. This is really just a place for my friends and family to visit, featuring this area and of course, starring ME. (I recently read a post that complained most blogs are "ego-centric". Well, duh.)

I had also considered using a template for the posts I make. I could, I suppose, use a background hosted at Photobucket, or I bet I could get one to work out of a Picassa album, just haven't tried. My pal G has even offered up some space on his own domain.

Using a simple table has crossed my simple mind.

Instead, I've decided to stay with the stark look, black and white, some shades of gray, a spash or two of color; it matches the content of this blog, why not?

You Rock, Kid!

Kid Rock staying silent over US election

Kid Rock has claimed that celebrities should keep quiet about their political beliefs.

The musician claimed that it would be "irresponsible" for him to publicly back either Barack Obama or John McCain as they fight to become the next US president.

Rock spoke out after stars like Scarlett Johansson and George Clooney voiced their support for Obama's campaign. Sheryl Crow, Christina Aguilera and Ben Affleck have also been vocal about their preferences.

"I think celebrity endorsements hurt politicians," Rock admitted. "As soon as somebody comes out for a politician, especially in Hollywood, when they all go, 'I'm voting for this guy!' - I go, 'That's not who I'm voting for!'

"I truly believe that people like myself, who are in a position of entertainers in the limelight, should keep their mouth shut on politics because at the end of the day, I'm good at writing songs and singing.

"What I'm not educated in is the field of political science. And so for me to be sharing my views and influencing people of who I think they should be voting for - I think would be very irresponsible on my part."

Rock has been a hit worldwide in recent weeks with his latest track 'All Summer Long'.

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While I'm not a fan of Kid Rock's (although his duet with Bob Seger "Real Mean Bottle" is great), and while I might have to differ that he's "good at writing songs and singing", I'll have to say I admire him for his views on this subject.

I've railed for years about this very thing, namely that celebs have this built-in soapbox that allows them to influence their fans towards a particular candidate or issue. I'm a firm believer in free speech but I resent the bias they get to have along with their fame, and that it allows them to have an audience that us regular folks could never hope for.

(I can think of at least a hundred people I know, ordinary folks, conservatives and liberals, that have much more common sense than do these entertainers)

A few years ago when the Dixie Chicks said on a London concert stage that they were "ashamed Bush is from Texas" I didn't mind that they had an opinion, only that they chose that particular venue in which to state it. If they'd had the audacity to say the same thing in...oh, Lubbock...then THAT would truly be the "courage of one's convictions".

"Shut up and sing." has been the fan's mantra towards these entertainers lately, so I'm not the only one who feels that way; the fantastic actor Robert Duvall, when asked how he felt about a particular candidate, said actors should just shut up, period.

We don't need jet-setting celebs telling us how to save the world when they're the last ones to practice what they preach. Sheryl Crow made the asinine - no pun intended - statement that we could help stop global warming by using only one square of toilet paper.

We need at least TWO sheets, Ms. Crow: one to do the job, the other to cram in your mouth. Love your music, babe, but c'mon....

I can separate the entertainer from their politics, as long as they don't abuse their fame to tell me something they know very little about.

Anyway, here's Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow singing "Picture".

(the picture I get from people using only one square of TP...)

Bull Jumping

I've shot the bull, thrown a lot of it around, but never did anything like this!


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Free Coffee Sample

While visiting my Start Sampling site, I discovered they were offering a free sample of Seattle's Best Coffee.

I love samples and love free stuff and love coffee...
... especially free coffee.