Meanderings 64 first

1. The educational and business consulting world has seen its explosion of technology being integrated into all facets of their craft over the past ten years or so....blogs, twitters, wikispaces, online bulletin boards and newsgroups, and more make both professional development AND research and development more possible and productive. HOWEVER, NOTHING in the consulting world would happen without the MOST important technological innovation of our time: Glue. Yes, glue. Think about a seminar you have ever been to where glue (in the form of sticky notes, sticky newsprint, etc) was NOT involved--if not THE MAIN EVENT--of what you did that day.....can you? Nothing in the business, education, marketing, or PR world would happen without sticky notes adorned with glue. All the best BS decisions and conversations in the world have happened because of glue. Glue makes it possible.

2. Ideally, a geography class should be in a different place each day. Sometimes kids will be told where to go....and sometimes they figure it out themselves....

3. I want to punch anyone who says, when I say "can I ask you a question?" the reply of "you just did." That being said, it makes no logical sense when people raise their hand (or not raise their hand) and say "can I just interrupt for a second" or "if I could just interject here for a moment..." Both of these sayings are stupid, because, if you SAY that, you really arent doing what you are asking permission to do. Get it? The whole point of interrupting is that you DONT ask permission, and the whole idea behind interjecting is that you just DO IT. That is the INTERJECTION part. You need to have the guts to make sure you are being honest in your language.

4. Scientists and economists can never get along, and here is why: Right now we are involved in the worst recession of all time. There is no money. People keep saying that. "No money....there is no money coming in....there is no revenue.....all the money is gone...." etc. But as any scientist will tell you, one of Newton's laws states CLEARLY that "matter can neither be created nor destroyed." So where is all this money??? It has to be SOMEWHERE. Someone go get it! It cant REALLY be gone...because the laws of physics say it cannot be. And dont give me all the crap about inflation or whatever.....just get the PHYSICAL dollar bills. All money is good money, and it has to be somewhere. All that stuff about how a dollar isnt worth a dollar anymore is just bullcrap. If I have a five dollar bill and I go into McDonalds, I know they are going to take that five dollar bill and treat it like a five dollar bill. "Inflation" or not. The only ones who care about inflation are the people who make a bajillion dollars anyway....it doest affect me AT. ALL. So....unless someone someplace has literally burned all the paper money in the world, there is NO EXCUSE for their being "no money" anywhere. Someone has to have it. Send in the SEALS if you have to....

5. IF there are still going to be MEN'S and WOMEN'S bathrooms (which is stupid...get over it already) then I suggest there be men's and women's water fountains. Let's call a spade a spade, huh? Feminists will say they dont want to see a guy naked or have a guy see them naked or something like that. Sorry, but bum cheeks touching a toilet seat are a LOT cleaner and more sanitary than some women's mouths and the saliva, etc they emit onto the fountain. Especially the ones who are known as being "morally casual." Who knows where those lips and tongues have been? Also, a lot of these chicks wear layers upon layers of makeup on their mouths, eyes, and cheeks, and this stiff can flake or drip onto my water fountain mouthpiece. These makeups are probably carcinogenic. Mouths are WAYYYY more unsanitary than bum cheeks. And what other reason is there for segregating us? Oh no...is some guy going to see you go to the bathroom??? Are you the only one in the world who goes the bathroom? Are you special?

6. I love the NFL. Sunday night FOOTBALL IN AMERICA is one of my favorite television shows. I watch a lot of football. So, therefore, I have a question: Why does a kicker EVER need to drink Gatorade....or even water for that reason? When they show field goal kickers practicing with their cute little nets....or when they show field goal kickers after they have kicked, etc, they are always chugging down their green Gatorade bottles. I saw this recently, and I had to ask WHY? What do they do to possibly warrant (or even EARN) a drink. If you add up the amount of time they actually "work" in a given game (field goals and kickoffs included) the total active time MIGHT come out to 53 seconds. Where are they working up this thirst??