The Magic That Is Me

I just speared the last two pickles out of the pickle jar because I couldn't stand leaving one of them alone in the juice. It just seamed more humane to eat them both together rather than subjecting one to the crushing loneliness that must come from being the final survivor. I mean those pickles had been together in that jar a LONG time.

I got a comment from Dr Goat the other day about celebrity culture and the media. It made me remember a time when I was teaching and I attended a kindergarten graduation. I was their gym teacher so I got a special invite. The teacher read a small blurb about the kids as they got their 'degrees' - things like their favorite color (all the same - blue) and what they wanted to be when they grew up. TO A KID, they all wanted to be POWER RANGERS. Now THAT is media saturation - or one kid said it and they all thought it was a good answer on the survey. They have a 'herd mentality' like that.

I love it when I learn something new despite how obscure the fact is. I never understood the nonsense line in the Beatles song - ACROSS THE UNIVERSE - but now I know that it's 'Jai Garu Deva Om' which is now stuck in my head. GAH! The price I pay for knowledge.



Again, I have to bitch about how awesome today's LEGOS are and how none of the kids who complain about them are worthy of ever putting another two pieces together for the rest of their lives. When I was young we had TWO SHAPES - square and rectangle and we LIKED IT! Maybe we had a window and a door so our houses didn't look crappy. Look how awesome these Samurai are? I would have died to be create a diorama of the fate of the 47 Ronin and have them look half ways like actually Japanese Warriors. I could just stop bitching and get into today's LEGO sets but what fun would that be?



Nothing sucks as much as leaving positive comments on a blog that hasn't been up for very long and not receiving anything back. You support this person because they write interesting posts and you are left feeling like some goof when they totally ignore the gesture. Sure, that person may not understand yet that responding to comments is respect and it is one of the best ways to build an interesting fan base that responds to your stuff because they understand your stuff. I hate to stop leaving comments on this persons just because my feelings are hurt but I have been doing that lately. Why do I need the validation in the first place?