Shipwrecked & Comatose

Backin the early days of blogging my blog would always be full of random thoughts and observations. Sometimes I miss those prolific days.  So today I present to you a compilation of some of the dumb stuff that's been on my mind lately. The Paradox of Men I'll never understand why some situations bother guys and others don't. Brown ring in the toilet and yellow stains on the rim?  No problem! Inch-thick layer of dust on the furniture?  What dust? Mildew all over the ceiling?  It's a garden! A pair of stockings hanging out to dry in the shower?  EW YUCK!  HORRIBLE!  TAKE IT AWAY NOW! Pet Food Am I the only one scratching her head at these commercials for seemingly "gourmet" pet food? They're always showing these beautiful cuts of meat and fresh vegetables (odd considering cats and dogs are mostly carnivorous).  We're talking about animals who will eat garbage, rodents, feces, and vomit.  Cats are gross.  Dogs are even g...

Nearly 10 years later, Osama Bin Laden is dead. Okay guys.  Pack it in.  Turn off the lights and close the door behind you. Wait a minute.  Every child knows that when Mommy and Daddy turn out the lights and close the door behind them, the monsters come out of the closet and out from under the bed. 10 years ago I watched a news special where Pakistani and Afghani intellectuals were interviewed about Islam's hostility to the west.  Where does it come from? The answer was pretty universal.  The US likes to help, likes to intervene, but only to pursue its own ends.  The US was more than happy to help Afghanistan rid itself of Soviet rule, but once they accomplished this, the country was thrown to the wolves. In order to overthrow Soviet rule, in its single-minded puruist of defating communism, the US supported the very people who made Afghanistan what it is today.  Our policies had a lot to do with the creation of Osama Bin Laden....