Stating the obvious

I've found out in the past week two of my ex-girlfriends are now engaged.

Yep, I'm so far unmarriageable.

Duck Soup

Non Sequitur of the week (and it's just Sunday):
So I was discussing with V about a mutual friend, who for the sake of his girlfriend, was trying not to associate him with the word sketchiness, even though he's had contests to see who is the sketchiest.
Me: If it looks like a duck, acts like a duck, sounds like a duck, it's a sketchy friend.
And then suddenly, an MBTA Cop came out from behind us and interjected,"So is it a duck?"
My stunned reply, "Yes... it's a duck."
Lesson - I need a softer outside voice.

Happy Chinese New Year everyone! (Year of the Pig for non-Asians).

I blame E! Stop the Histrionic Personalities.

1) Continuing secretarian violence and civil war in Iraq.
2) Democratic Congress challenging the Executive Branch on Constitutional war powers.
3) Palestinian coalition government still not officially recognizing Israel.
4) Escalation of offensive warfare from the Taleban in Afghanistan.
5) Nations meeting together to discuss how to stop global warming from worsening.
6) Iran being defiant on nuclear aims and its growing hegemony in the Persian Gulf.
7) Growing anti-immigrant sentiment in the United States.
8) Darfur peace talks stalled.
9) Aging baby boomers placing strain on the current health care system.
10) The 2008 Presidential primaries.

There. 10 relevant issues that deserve more press coverage than Anna Nicole Smith. The woman is dead, she didn't change America, and the course of this country will not divert knowing the father of her damn baby. GET OVER IT! I usually don't agree with Bill O'Reilly, but he's correct in pointing out the only value of her story is a warning about the irresponsibility of seeking attention. Don't start me on Britney Spears. Just go to obscurity in peace, woman.

Alexander Hamilton's Ghost is Shaking His Head at Me

Is there anyone out there, either of noble stock or born in the 18th Century, who wants to officiate a duel?

I forgot how this rake has impugned my dignity, but I know it shall not go unpunished.
His mistake that Boston Common is near the Charles shall also not go unpunished.

For anyone not interested in dueling, here's a comic strip demonstrating the cheap way of presenting in the science world.

Portrait of the Artist on Speed

riverrun. rivering run. river running running. trains running. rosebud was his sled. truck tires screech when stop. stop lights blinking. sirens wailing. must leave south boston. boston crazy. parents crazy. think i would randomly pick up lighted packages left on sidewalks. i know what aqua teen is. indonesian hobbits. p ≠ np? only the central time zone cares about this years super bowl. need whiskey - sour, mahattan, straight, neat, no rocks, no chaser. story of my life. boy meets girl. boy tutors girl. boy loses girl. cold. no snow. nhs4ever. minimum wage. bite and bark, but biting wrong people. caddy smells like trees. caddy's drawers are muddy. benjy i is gonna climb the fence. aughhhh! you see, william faulkner, its writing like that which is why youre burning in hell. like d lost generation books better. boats floating gatsby. running bulls in pamplona. chicago thinks i have money. alumni association hires friends from old house to track me down like a dog. cant even get own online account. weird. science. feel itchy - scratch-scratch-scratch - legs numb. nerst equation always there. med school cares about the nerst equation. got to her heart through the nerst equation. need sleep. badly. first sleep, then md diploma, then girlfriend, then kids, then revolution, then safecracking. explosions first sleep. wimper first, then bang. really wet and hot wimper.