Meanderings 14

More to come later . . .its late, and I'm tired. I just watched the most exciting hour of TV possible (The Unit and NCIS) and its time for bed

1. Who the heck is "following" all those construction vehicles so much so that they needed to put up a sign that says "construction vehicle-do not follow" on the back of dump trucks? Who are the people who have so much time on their hands that they get in their own cars with the sole purpose of going to stalk a pickup?

2. I saw one of those drug commercials the other day where they tell NOTHING about the drug at all, but they tell you to ask your doctor is "Zinathol" is right for you. How the hell are you supposed to know if the drug is right for you, if you dont know what it does? I dont know about you, but I am much to busy to go pay a 10 dollar co-payment just to ask if a drug is "right" for me.

3. On a different drug commercial, the ever-so-altruistic drug companies admonish you to "tell your doctor if you have liver disease before taking Dirkadirkanol, as serious side effects can develop." Shouldnt your doctor KNOW if you have liver disease already? Isnt that why you have a doctor? And furthermore, shouldnt you sort of get that liver disease taken care of FIRST before you go on Dirkadirkanol for "restless leg syndrome" or seasonal affective disorder, or whatever other stupid disease they just invented because now they have the drug for it? Just struck me as kind of odd . . .

4. I watch the TODAY show during the summer, and sometimes right before school. Al Roker is a cute little guy who does a useless job at doing the weather. All he does is show a map of the USA, highlighting what is going on, weatherwise, in the country. What's funny though, is how they use little "icons" to represent different things (lightning bolts for storms, clouds for clouds, and little mini-suns for sunny areas). What's even MORE odd is that, in these little cartoon pictures, the SUN is wearing SUNglasses. Isnt that funny? The sun can't hurt the sun's eyes, silly--all that light is going the opposite way from the sun's eyes. That crazy Al Roker.

5. Are the digital clocks on camcorders and VCR's ever right? Just curious

6. You never see American cheese presented or sold in any other form EXCEPT slices. You can buy blocks of cheddar, wheels of Swiss, wedges of provolone--but not American. Its time to take the power back. There is a whole cheese culture out there (no pun intended) and I think they want their American.

7. I wonder if people with only one arm are better and more effective decision makers than people with both arms--when dealing with a difficult problem, the whole "but on the other hand" argument is moot. I surmise they are much more effective, and get crap done faster.