Things that Annoy Me 8/24/08

This is the first in what can be a weekly or biweekly post. Just a random aggregation of what happened to annoyed the hell out of me. Hope you like it. The fact that Cookie Monster is a vegetarian. That the Nation Action Against Obesity organization is pissed Michael Phelps is on the Frosted Flakes box. That people are pissed…

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NTY: Blog Hysteria

I dislike the New York Times for a number of reasons. Running the ‘General Betray Us‘ ad is one reason. Another, less political one is that you have to register for their website in order to read some of their content, including this article, which I’d like to take a moment to talk about. The headline is In Web World…

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Colorado School bans…

Tag Yeah. The game tag. Because kids were getting hurt and being ‘forced to play against their will.’ Here is an idea- Don’t run if you don’t want to play. I don’t know about you, but I think kids are supposed to get hurt. It’s in the job description for being a kid. If schools keep doing this and coddling…

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Indulge Me

I try to steer clear of rants on here anymore, but there have been a couple things that have been bothering me. So if you could indulge me for this one post, that’d be great. If not, I’ll be back to my regularly scheduled blogging tomorrow. Pop Tarts– This is a term borrowed from Fox News, but I like it….

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Death by Veganism

Death By Veganism A New York Times article by Nina Planck on the dangers of giving your baby/infant a vegan diet. I don’t usually post links in the fashion (or any fashion really) here, but this is a topic that has on multiple occasions sparked serious discussion on this blog. I felt it was good enough to post this. Nina,…

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Why Must We Attack WiFi?

What’s wrong with this picture? Well besides some poor design decisions I’m seeing, let’s take a look at the main, in your face story. “WiFi: Children at risk from ‘electronic smog’.” What now? First of all, why is it just kids? Adults aren’t? O wait- This UK magaize, The Independant on Sunday, needs to sell the story. Not to mention,…

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The Imus ‘Saga’

Don Imus Everyone invariably knows about the ‘controversy’ surrounding Don Imus. He made a comment about The Lady Rutgers basketball team (on a side note, one most of the media shuns him for saying, but repeats it every chance they get). Now he’s been on Al Sharpton’s show and has been suspended for two weeks. Many are calling for him…

“Awareness” Weeks do Nothing

This week at the University of Scranton (and perhaps others) is “Homelessness and Hunger Week.” It’s a week to raise awareness. I have serious gripes about these sort of things. What exactly is proactive about telling people the homeless exist? We know that. But what really bothers me is the “Solidarity Sleep Out” they are having tonight. This is basically…

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Comcast Sucks

Recently (after I left school for Christmas, but before I got back on Jan. 2nd), all Adelphia customers were switched to Comcast’s service, as Adelphia was bought out by Comcast. From the time I got back, the internet was noticeably slower, but I thought at first it was my router, which has also been functioning incorrectly. However, I got the…

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Fall Music

In the last couple of months I have picked up a bunch of new albums, went to a few shows, and heard some of the worst music in my life. While I would love to just rip into the bad/ugly, I guess we will start with the good. The Good Of all of the music I have been listening to…