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I just read a well-written insightful article from Atlantic.com. No matter what side of the political spectrum your beliefs lie, this article is still worth a read.

"Goodbye to All That" by Andrew Sullivan, Antlantic.com

Gizmodo has posted about a great idea: a fake beer belly that can be filled with your favorite liquid. Since most American males already have these lovely lumps of lard, the target market is for the slimmer public. However, this device would be great to avoid paying for high cost beverages at the ball game.

Don't let anyone ever tell you that the past won't come back and haunt you, because it will. My hysterically devious friend Thad provided a photo of me back in the day in a hometown Iowa bar, Tony's. As hard as this is to say in retrospect, I believe I may have found the situation depicted even funnier now than back then.

A special shout out to other lady I'm not being forced into a dance with in the picture. Katie, who's the special guy you were dancing with?

Apparently the world as we know it has crumbled into a dust of inhumanity. A star revealing her self in such a way rips the moral fiber of society so strongly; it is right and decent that the news media focus on the event so fully. Consequentially, the great amount of coverage has caused other stars to act similarly.

After watching the State of the Union Address, I am sorry, but I'm going to divulge a political rant...

This statement was made by President Bush in defense of the war in Iraq, "America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our country." First, America did seek a permission slip from the UN before declaring war on Iraq, but when the administration did not receive it, they went ahead anyway. Second, with this mentality of bypassing international resolution, how is our government acting any different than that of a villainous country such Iraq? The war on Iraq was based on supposed weapons of mass destruction and not complying with UN inspectors. Can someone name another country that doesn't comply with UN resolutions and has weapons of mass destruction?

"This republic will lead the cause of freedom." (Bush) Funny, a republic who will lead the cause of freedom has a leader that calls for the continuation of The Patriot Act which directly imposes on the freedoms of its citizens.

President Bush also backed the No Child Left Behind Act which he states will guarantee all students learn basic reading and math skills. It is just too bad that all the other students who were not going to be left behind will have to work at the same pace.

There's a whole bunch more I'd like to say, but I have become tired of writing.

Just in case you are moving to Georgia anytime soon, I found any interesting medical coverage for a health plan in the state. Morbid obesity surgery coverage may be necessary if you are so fat you may die. Of course, if you are that fat, your cost just to move to Georgia would be pretty high considering the cost of renting a dump truck and everything.

I came across this interesting site today. It is any online contest to produce the best anti-Bush commerical. The panel of judges consisted of Michael Moore, Donna Brazile, Jack Black, Janeane Garofalo, Margaret Cho and Gus Van Sant, and the commericals are pretty funny; though, I don't think we will be seeing any of them on T.V. anytime soon.

I finally purchased a digital camera. Now I can post pictures instead of limited text excerpts of my life. My first attempt at this is to describe my place.

Prompted by a recent dinner conversation and given the adequate amount of free time I have had lately, I put some thought towards the topic of fate. I personally do not believe in fate / predestination, but to those who do, I question if I understand the idea correctly.

Fate is the idea that events in our lives have been predetermined, and our life's objective is to uncover what fate has planned for us. Essentially, the belief in fate is the disbelief in free will. I find this view of life rather pessimistic as our lives are mere paths determined by some other force.

I guess VH1 learned how to count, because that's all every show on the channel does.

I was doing some shopping for some clothes at the largest mall in america and happened to make a purchase at what could be considered an upscale clothing store. While removing the tags from my newly purchased jeans, I read an attached tag/micro book that took me a little off guard. The following are some excerpts from "a pants romance" written by Chip Kidd:

Although this bit of prose was very well written, is its presence needed on a pair of blue jeans? Mr. Kidd should consider selling his work to more appreciative audiences. I expect this sort of morality in other works, but not attached to a pair of pants. Not only is this writing encouraging causual romances, it is advertising that the jeans pocess special powers that were only previously held by Casanova himself. If this was indeed true, of course my closet would be lined soley with this brand. But since I have test drove these pants, the powers appear to be falsely advertised.