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Ok, I’m really trying to make sense of what one Utah sentator has to say about evolution:

“I don’t believe anybody in there really wants their kids taught that their great-grandfather was an ape, and yet you try and clarify that and they confuse the issue saying that it was going to challenge all of science,” Buttars said.”

This Buttars guy put forth a bill saying that teachers must explain to students that evolution is just a theory and cannot be proven or disproven (mind you, even if the bill did pass, teachers could continue this statement with “but it can be continually supported such as in the case of…”)

Is he saying that because evolution is confusing we shouldn’t teach it? It really sounds like that’s what he’s trying to say. So should we leave out grammar too? Because really, I still get confused about the who/whome thing. And what about affect and effect? or/nor? And really isn’t congugation highly overrated?

Of course I don’t think we really need to go into the whole, great grand-daddy being an ape. I mean seriously, simplifying evolution like that is like saying “God did some stuff” for creationists, except at least that statement is considered true. We all know that nobody’s great grand anything was an ape, or a monkey for that matter. But I know I don’t need to explain that to you folks.

Fortunatly the bill was not passed because enough people know that if we single out the theory of evolution, then legislators might need to weigh in on other scientific theories, like say, the theory of gravity. That’s always a good one. I love it when scientists get to remind the creationsists that gravity is just a theory too.

The Motion Picture Production Code of 1930 aka The Hays Code.

I find it very telling that they put Rape and Seduction in the same line - as if there is no difference, because evidently folks back in the ’30s couldn’t differentiate.

No white slavery? They actually put that in writing, black, yellow, green, purple, red and blue are okay, but no white slavery!

Brutatliy, and cruelty, well we can have those, so long as we handle it carefully - BUT NO SEDUCTION!

I love Target, really I do. But they really upset me today. I feel betrayed almost. Though I suppose I shouldn’t, I knew this was coming. If you love Target like I do, never buy pharmaceuticals from them again!

I’m sure you all heard how they voluntarily put all products containing pseudoephedrine behind the counters? Yeah, well I sorta forgot about it. And I didn’t really realize how much stuff has this meth source product in it. Basically anything for colds and sinuses that does not contain anti-histamines is behind the counter now. And not only did I have to go wait in line to pick up a product that I DO NOT need an RX for, but I had to show my DL, which they had to enter all the information (apparently since it took the girl like 5 mins to type all my info in), and then I had to sign a receipt.
I mentioned to the girl (not that it’ll do any good) that the product I was buying (Aleve Cold & Sinus) did not require an ID or anything at wal-greens. And also made a snide remark about it being easier to pick up an RX than to buy an “over the counter” product.
I have an unnecessary amount of anger built up inside me over this, and I don’t think even a stern letter to Target is going to help any. (Though a few letters to Arby’s about my dissatisfaction over them removing potato cakes and French Dip from their menu, did appear to have some effect, since both are back on the menu now.) And by letter I of course mean email.
I am very angry about this inconvenience. It is already illegal by Federal Law to purchase more than 3 packages of any pseudoephedrine product within a 24 hour period. Can they not just flag the people that buy 3 at a time? Cuz really, while I’m sure all the meth heads are annoyed that they now have to go to wal-greens or CVS instead of Target for their pseudoephedrine, I would imagine that the limit of 3 is annoying enough, but having to also show ID when they purchase those 3 would be just as much as a deterrent as the current show ID for 1. And it wouldn’t be as annoying to us non meth heads.

I think the pseudoephedrine is kicking in now, because I’m having trouble making sense of what I just said. But I know what I mean dammit - and well, if they have to show ID for 1, they might as well buy 3, but if they only have to show ID for 3, then maybe they’ll buy less, thereby forcing them to go to more stores and making it way more inconvenient, and really that’s about all their doing - inconveniencing everyone, and us normal folks ain’t gonna buy 3 boxes at a time - one box lasts a couple days if you take it as often as it suggests on the box.

Ok - my ranting as turned into rambling. Stimulants are cool.
Not really when you’re trying to maintain one thought process though.

Anyway.
Yesterday I witnessed an accident and “stopped to render aid” as required by TX law. I offered both drivers my business card, so they should contact me should they need a witness. (Can I hear an AMEN, brothahs, and sistahs…nm, bad tangent there)
Anyway - I then wrote in a little notebook approx. what I saw.
I think the one I would consider at fault, was not completely sober.
He was probably hording Sudafed in his trunk.

Tonight: Company Quarterly Meeting
Tomorrow: Geek night w/ the boys
Friday: to Tulsa
Saturday: BridalShower
Sunday: back home

3/1: fly to Vegas
3/2-3/3: Meetings in Vegas
3/3-3/5: Fun in Vegas

And guess what!? I’m through with school for 2 whole months!

Of all the business word lingo, I think I hate “utilize” the most.
I received the following in an email today:

“You can still utilize the same phone and fax numbers that you used to reach…”

Serioiusly folks - use the phone and fax all you want to reach whoever you want - there really is no need to utilize either. I think in most cases when you use a number to reach someone, you have effectively utilized it - there’s way too much redundancy in the lingo of the business world.
Even wikipedia refuses to recognize the word.
Dictionary.com has a nice usage note about it (note that it does not call it a utilization note!)

You see that? 35* cooler today than yesterday! See yesterdays hi and lo? Yeah, that’s not so abnormal here in TX.

It’s Thursday. It’s slow here at work. I’m not at all motivated. I have a paper to finish tonight. I MUST finish it tonight, so I can go have fun tomorrow night, and study on Sat. and Sun. for my final on Monday.
Yesterday our so called wedding coordinator thoroughly pissed me off. I so do not need this crap from her this week. I have too many other things going on right now. I really wanted to be able to think about nothing but school for just this one week. After next Monday I’ll deal with other crap. After my final and my paper is turned in, I will be through with school for 2 months while I then focus ALL my energies on the wedding.
Without Phlome I would not have made it through this week.

To make matters worse, this morning I took a different route to work (because I had to stop by the post office) and got lost. After driving around a bit, wanting to go north, but going west, I stumbled upon 360, which I then took north to 183, which was just stopped at a standstill. ARGHHH.
It took me about an hour to get to work today.

However, today at work, things have been going pretty well. So I guess I’m getting my balance from yesterday and this morning. Today I’m just cruising through the day working on my paper some, and looking forward to being done with the day. I’m working from home tomorrow - yay!

I got these from Phlome for Valentine’s Day. Then he took me shopping for a new dress (ok, so the dress was for his daughter for the wedding). And out to a real old fashioned 50’s style diner for burgers and shakes (ok so it was Johnny Rocket’s at the mall, and we didn’t get a shake - but we did have chili fries!)

But he still got me pretty flowers, delivered to my office!

You know you’re a bad parker when you walk out to your car and are surprised to see that you actually managed to park between the two white lines and are perfectly straight.

Wow - two days in a row even - I’m on a roll!

Ok boys, you can move along now. There’s nothing here you’re going to want to read. I promise. It’s all annoying girley stuff that you will probably regret reading.
So carry on.
I said go.

Ok, ladies, you may or may not find this interesting, but I’ll share nonetheless. Afterall, it is my blog:

This month I switched my BC method. I’d been on Ortho-Evra (aka “the patch”). As I’m sure many folks heard, there has been some concern lately about our skin absorbing too much hormone, as opposed to the pills. So I’d been debating on switching, especially since I don’t generally have that week where I skip the patch in order to have my period. So I was doing the 3 - 4 periods a year thing. Most of you are also probably aware that docs have been prescribing the pill in dosages that allow you to skip your period, much like Seasonal is now marketed (and officially approved by the FDA).
At the first of the year, my insurance changed, and I learned that Aetna put all the Ortho RXs onto “brand name” since they now have equivalent competitors. Um, hello!!! There is only one Patch. But they just through all the Orthos into the “expensive formulary” category. So instead of the $20 a month on the patch I’d been spending, they’re charging me $35 (of course it used to be $15, but I’ll not go there).
So I called my doc, told them they’d changed my insurance covereage, did some research, and learned that Seasonal is on the cheap copay list, so I asked the doc if I could switch. By the next day he’d called in an Rx (no appointment necessary! - yay!).
Now Seasonal comes in 3 month packages. So I expected to have to pay $60 for a 3 month supply.
I was quite pleasantly surprised when I picked up my Seasonal Rx and only had to pay the normal $20!!!
So rather than paying $35/month, I’m now paying $20/3months. It’s a great deal.
I just have to get used to taking a pill every day instead of changing my patch once a week. But really, that patch was getting annoying anyway.