Friday, June 29, 2007
Random thoughts while the cable is out....
Thunderstorms knock out our cable. Given it is so ugly outside, we aren't going out tonight. So, I'm going to just give some random thoughts which were bouncing around my head a chance to see the light of the internet.
Autism and testosterone do not mix. My eldest son is mildly autistic. Meeting him for the first time, you'd never have a clue. But he is fully in the throes of puberty. Hence, he can have a meltdown with testosterone, and when he does, it really isn't fun. It's really not fun to see a 12 year old nuts like that. I highly suggest avoiding it.
During the 2004 election, everyone ignored the what effect re-electing Bush might have on the Supreme Court. Well, let me introduce you to the new, amazingly right-wing court. Where Brown vs. Board of Education is a precedent which can be footnoted and ignored. So, let's just all re segregate and allow separate but unequal to be the law of the land. Only a short-sighted and intellectually bankrupt person (this time Chief Justice John Roberts) can say in an opinion "The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race." Such words are inane in the real world.
One of our favorite shows of all-time was the wonderful "Picket Fences". We've been without it for years as no cable network was showing it (sad given some of the absolute crap that makes it on basic cable). Well, the first season finally came out on DVD. We had pre-ordered it months ago. We are now working our way through the entire season, show by superb show. I am so enjoying seeing the Frog Man, Jenny, Max, Kenny and the Brock family again. And Lauren Holly in her underwear is quite nice indeed (the episode of "Bad Moon Rising).
The swimming season is finally over. No more Wednesday nights spent sweating and sitting as I wait for my boys to swim in their events. I love watching them, I hate the actual meets. And the food sold at these meets generally sucks.
Tomorrow is my last official day as a Board member of Temple Kol Emeth. A deep breath will be released as I turn over my duties next week. It's not that I didn't enjoy it, it's just that with everything else I'm doing I can't give it the time which is needed. I'll just serve on a whole bunch of committees now.
The Braves don't score a run for a week. Now they can't stop scoring. Baseball is a weird game.
Time for a list...my 10 favorite songs of all time:
1 - "It's the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine)" by R.E.M. It is a wonderfully strange song from my favorite group ever. I have made Tracey promise to play this song at my funeral.
2 - "I want you to want me" by Cheap Trick. If this song had been recorded in a studio, it just wouldn't have worked. But singing this song live in front of a huge gathering of Japanese girls just made this song fly.
3 - "I don't like Mondays" by the Boomtown Rats. "and the silicone chip inside her head gets switched to overload...oh...and nobody going to go to school today she's going to make them stay at home" It's just a great song.
4 - "Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats. Is there a better dance song from the 80's?
5 - "Eternal Flame" by The Bangles. Suzanna Hoffs beautiful soft voice was absolutely perfect in this wonderful love song. I could listen to it 1000 times in a row.
6 - "Vacation" by The Go-Go's. My favorite song by my favorite girl group ever.
7 - The Opening Overture to "Tommy" by the Who. Rock music made amazingly classical. Just listening to it is uplifting.
8 - "Epic" by Blind Faith. One of the first marriages of punk rock and rap. If your head doesn't bang during this song, you are dead.
9 - "What a wonderful world" by Louis Armstrong. When you think that life sucks, listen to this song.
10 - "Turning Japanese" by The Vapors. It took me years to finally figure out that they were talking about masturbation. Made the song even better.
Autism and testosterone do not mix. My eldest son is mildly autistic. Meeting him for the first time, you'd never have a clue. But he is fully in the throes of puberty. Hence, he can have a meltdown with testosterone, and when he does, it really isn't fun. It's really not fun to see a 12 year old nuts like that. I highly suggest avoiding it.
During the 2004 election, everyone ignored the what effect re-electing Bush might have on the Supreme Court. Well, let me introduce you to the new, amazingly right-wing court. Where Brown vs. Board of Education is a precedent which can be footnoted and ignored. So, let's just all re segregate and allow separate but unequal to be the law of the land. Only a short-sighted and intellectually bankrupt person (this time Chief Justice John Roberts) can say in an opinion "The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race." Such words are inane in the real world.
One of our favorite shows of all-time was the wonderful "Picket Fences". We've been without it for years as no cable network was showing it (sad given some of the absolute crap that makes it on basic cable). Well, the first season finally came out on DVD. We had pre-ordered it months ago. We are now working our way through the entire season, show by superb show. I am so enjoying seeing the Frog Man, Jenny, Max, Kenny and the Brock family again. And Lauren Holly in her underwear is quite nice indeed (the episode of "Bad Moon Rising).
The swimming season is finally over. No more Wednesday nights spent sweating and sitting as I wait for my boys to swim in their events. I love watching them, I hate the actual meets. And the food sold at these meets generally sucks.
Tomorrow is my last official day as a Board member of Temple Kol Emeth. A deep breath will be released as I turn over my duties next week. It's not that I didn't enjoy it, it's just that with everything else I'm doing I can't give it the time which is needed. I'll just serve on a whole bunch of committees now.
The Braves don't score a run for a week. Now they can't stop scoring. Baseball is a weird game.
Time for a list...my 10 favorite songs of all time:
1 - "It's the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine)" by R.E.M. It is a wonderfully strange song from my favorite group ever. I have made Tracey promise to play this song at my funeral.
2 - "I want you to want me" by Cheap Trick. If this song had been recorded in a studio, it just wouldn't have worked. But singing this song live in front of a huge gathering of Japanese girls just made this song fly.
3 - "I don't like Mondays" by the Boomtown Rats. "and the silicone chip inside her head gets switched to overload...oh...and nobody going to go to school today she's going to make them stay at home" It's just a great song.
4 - "Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats. Is there a better dance song from the 80's?
5 - "Eternal Flame" by The Bangles. Suzanna Hoffs beautiful soft voice was absolutely perfect in this wonderful love song. I could listen to it 1000 times in a row.
6 - "Vacation" by The Go-Go's. My favorite song by my favorite girl group ever.
7 - The Opening Overture to "Tommy" by the Who. Rock music made amazingly classical. Just listening to it is uplifting.
8 - "Epic" by Blind Faith. One of the first marriages of punk rock and rap. If your head doesn't bang during this song, you are dead.
9 - "What a wonderful world" by Louis Armstrong. When you think that life sucks, listen to this song.
10 - "Turning Japanese" by The Vapors. It took me years to finally figure out that they were talking about masturbation. Made the song even better.
# posted by Kevin @ 10:00 PM 
