Political question

I try not to get political here. That said, I think the Supreme Court confirmation process is interesting- it’s history. Okay, I’m a nerd. Anyway, my question: we outlaw torture, right?

Well then why are we forcing these nominees to sit through a whole day of speeches from a group of windbag Senators? I thought the whole point of the confirmation process was to learn about the nominees, not to listen to the senators regurgitate the party line.

If the idea is to submit them to the feats of strength, well it’s too late. Festivus was last month.

King Tom

Obviously, it’s Monday.

Only half of the reading audience will “get” the title of today’s column (Needless to say, phrases like “Obviously, it’s (insert day of the week here)” and “Welcome to (insert day of the week here)” still ring in my head every day). But trying to please your whole audience is like herdin cats.

Damn, same half.

But anyways…

I was looking at the weather for this week and it’s supposed to be in the mid-40s all week here in central Ohio. I guess someone forgot it was early January. I’m not complaining, but I hate the cold. I do wish that this non-stormy week would actually wait till next week, when I’m on the road for work to (most likely) the most remote regions of the state. With my luck, we’ll have a four-day blizzard. Or five days of 80-degree weather, the way things are going.

In other things:

-My brother, who sent me a really cool coffee-table book on lucha libre for Christmas, has his face on a t-shirt. I have yet to see the shirt, but he said he’ll try to send me one before he goes to France for the next four months.

-Finally saw a preview for 24, which starts next week. The season looks interesting, but I feel like they’re going to have to kill off Jack soon. Although, I also thought that at the beginning of season three.

-The other show I watch, Lost, also starts up again this week. It’s about time. There were many times throughout this two-month hiatus that I was tempted to open up a book.

King Tom

Put down your chainsaw and listen to me

Weird Al Yankovic is now eligible for the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame.

I should sign the petition, but it actually requires you to print it out and send it in. That must be why they only have three people on it so far. At least if I were to sign it, my name wouldn’t be joined by the likes of I.P. Freely, Mike Rotch and Homer Sexual.

I consider myself a fan- I do own more than a few of his albums/tapes/CDs (okay, no albums) and I know the words to some of his parodies better than the songs they’re based off of, and I think that UHF is one of the funniest movies ever made. But I never realized Al has been around this long. I don’t know why, but this makes me feel old.

But I figure he deserves it as much as that Elvis guy.

King Tom

Because I can

Inspired by the other day’s posting about the Safety Dance and Tony‘s comment:

We can dress real neat from our hats to our feet.

I hope everyone out there has a happy New Year. Let me be the first to wish you all a happy 2007. I plan on not doing much today or tomorrow. Sounds like fun.

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Things we said today

At today’s weekly lunch at Tommy’s Diner, the gang and I were talking about the rash of pop radio stations given one-syllable male names. The Ted in Columbus, the Bob in Cincinnati, and I’m sure there are more of them in other cities.

Anyway, these stations play a mix of pop music ranging from the 70s to today, but they have zero personality, hence the Ted/Bob/whatever naming scheme. Sometimes I do listen to the Ted in Columbus, and during the discussion, I said something to the effect of the following:

“Hey, if I’m flipping around and I hear the Safety Dance and Can’t Touch This back-to-back, I’m going to stop flipping.”

I didn’t think it was that weird a statement, but apparently everyone else did.

For those of you out there in Internet land- are there other stations similar to these in your area? With the naming scheme?

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Are you talking to me?

So tonight I went with an associate to dinner at Damon’s. This associate, for reasons which will soon be clear, will remain anonymous. Anyway, the waitress was chatty, and the following exchange occurs:

I finish placing my order
The anonymous associate: Dude, that’s whack.
Chatty Waitress: Did you just tell him he had a nice rack?
Me: I hope not!

Well, that’s it for now. I’m headed to Cincinnati for the weekend. Have a great Christmas everyone!

King Tom