real shabby dee

Some people see things as they are and say, “Why?” I dream things that never were and say, “WTF?”–Me (with apologies to George Bernard Shaw)

“Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one’s own sunshine.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Let me see if I have this straight: when Obama was running for office, he was a socialist and now that he is in office, he is a Nazi? That’s really quite some turnaround. Is this what passes for rational thought among conservatives? It is a sad testament to our educational system that so many people can graduate high school without knowing those two political philosophies couldn’t be more diametrically opposed.

It never ceases to amaze me that the majority in the US simultaneously wallow in ignorance and yet hold strongly, even proudly, to their opinions. Look at the health care debate as an example. Single-payer health insurance, regardless that it is accepted the world over, is looked upon as a monstrous government takeover to be feared, yet Medicare, one of the most popular of all government programs, works pretty well.

Except for hydrogen, every atom in our bodies originated in the supernovae of ancient stars. We are literally the children of other suns.

“If you care about the environment, it is actually better to eat a salad in a Hummer than a cheeseburger in a Prius.” — Bill Maher

If your only experience with children was through XBox Live, you’d think that they were all loud, angry, racist, little morons. It makes me wonder if abortion should be free, safe and legal through the SEVENTY-THIRD trimester.

Letting someone else use your computer is the equivalent of loaning them a pair of underwear.