Reading: Good or Evil?

I admit that, for me, reading is an addiction. I use it the way other people use drugs: to shut my brain up. I'd rather read the cereal box than eat my cereal in the mornings. It's a plus if the box actually has something on it other than ingredients.

My dh tends to view my reading addiction the way most people veiw drug addiction or alcoholism. He'll joke (at least, I think it's a joke) about the evils of reading. In some ways he has a point- when I'm deep in a book, I'm likely to neglect things.

I told him he should blog here about the Hogwarts Headache article above. This, to him, is just another manifestation of the evils of reading.

I have no plans to cure myself. But I do promise I will never, ever, read and drive. Well, hardly ever. There are those alluring road signs they just stick out there in front of you, after all...

If you can't beat 'em, Sue 'em

Forget O.J., I think this will be an interesting trial to watch.
And one I hope the plaintifs win.
*cough cough cough*

But of course, these are the same folks who are trying to convince us that global warming is just a bunch of hooey. I dunno, the evidence sure isn't supporting their claims...

But then, these were never people to let facts get in the way of what they want to say...

Ah yes, I remember it well...

Holy George Orwell, Batman!
That Joker, he's a terrific guy, if I recall correctly...
Says so, right here.

Sorry, no amount of retroactive memory morphing is going to convince me I ever liked diet soda.

How long before it's being used in political commercials, though? Any bets?
Hey, that corrupt pork-dishing governor, he wasn't so bad after all. What's a few bribes between friends? Let's get him back in office and get back to the good ol' days!

I love Big Brother!

You ate what for lunch??

Ok, I don't know if I think this is funny, pathetic, or scary.
My favorite line: "By the time the afternoon lessons began, there was no hiding what they had done."

Maybe they intended to swim in Lake Michigan after school?

Speaking of viagra, I've decided that all the viagra spam is sponsored by our current administration. Bread, Circuses, and Viagra. Keeps people too busy to ask pesky questions like "The Patriot Act says what again?" and "Why did we really invade Iraq?"

Hey, wonder if this post will show up in tons of google searches now...

Loose Methane Sinks Ships?

I see a new use in naval warfare for all that methane generated by cows...

Use genetic engineering to build cows that can swim, and who will need torpedos?

(Wow, two posts in one day... Ups my average a bit there...)

Plant to keep condoms out of Lake Michigan

My question is: How did they get in there in the first place?
Do people flush them down the toilet or something?
Wouldn't that clog up the toilet?

Inquiring minds want to know!

(Added later this evening:)
The Lake Michigan condom mystery explained!

Here are some clips from this week's episode of Smallville....
Maybe all those condoms are SUPERcondoms!

When everyone says "Don't blame me, I voted for What'shisname," maybe they'll all be wrong...

Well now.
Who knows what government lists I'll end up on by linking to this...

But at some point, enough is enough.

I don't know what to do, but I want to do SOMETHING.
Have to contact a rep anyway about another problem I'm having, so maybe I'll add this to the list.