Random Thoughts 9/15/06

• Al Gore was born March 31, 1948, about nine months after the "UFO crash" in Roswell, New Mexico. That makes me giggle – and explains a lot.
• Reason #128 Why I Don't Eat Spinach: I'm trying to avoid E. Coli… no really, that's my reason.
• Venezuela's Hugo Chavez believes we blew up the World Trade Center ourselves. I hope all of the conspiracy theorists out there enjoy the company they're in. Such as…
  
• …Sean Penn, who thinks Bush is a fascist. Sean Penn doesn't seem to know what fascism is. If Bush is trying to take over the world, or take away our rights, or whatever, he's doing a poor job and needs to hurry up. Six years and all he has is a temporary Patriot Act?
• Gas is down quite a bit. The best price in the nation today was in Branson, Missouri at $1.85. Why isn't this a bigger deal in the news?
• KU lost tonight to Toledo in overtime. That's right, Toledo. They have a school. With a football team. That beat KU. They were 0-2 before tonight. Good grief. Fortunately KU head coach Mark Mangino has a big fat wallet to cushion the blow.
• The weather lately has been absolutely gorgeous – cool and clear September days. But my allergies have been the worst in years. All I want to do is sit about six inches from an air conditioner blowing full blast. Open windows and cool summer breezes are the bane of my existence right now.
• Did you notice that on Survivor: Diversity Island, 13 out of 20 contestants come from California? The other 7 all hail from the East Coast (NYC, DC, etc).