1st Black Super Bowl Referee

This Sunday Mike Carey will become the first black referee in NFL Super Bowl history.
Who cares? Isn't he just a man? We ought to judge people not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. I have absolutely nothing against Mike Carey. Shoot, I don't even know him. He may be a real stand-up guy. In fact, to go 18 years as an NFL official I think he probably is a man of character (all "ref" jokes aside). Good for him! But who cares what color his skin is? It seems demeaning to look at his accomplishments over the past 18 years and rather than say, "The man has earned a spot in the Big Game." to reduce his career to color. "Oh look! The black man did something good!"

I wish we could just say, "The man did something good." without noticing the color of his skin. That'll be progress.

Candidates Schmandidates

At work a few days ago, during a discussion about politics (I know- What was I thinking?), someone told me that I should feel insulted by the Republican party, because after all the years that they controlled the White House and congress, they never followed through on their promises to outlaw abortion, shrink government, lower taxes, outlaw gay marriage, and a host of other non-accomplishments.

He has a point. Although I did put up some minor arguments about abortion being constrained somewhat and a few steps toward lower taxes, I completely see what he was getting at. But having conceded that the Republican record isn't exactly impressive, I wasn't persuaded to abandon ship and vote for easier abortions, bigger government, higher taxes, gay marriage, and a host of other "accomplishments". His arguments didn't convince me that the Democrats are a better choice than the Republicans, only that politicians in general don't accomplish much. And he didn't really "convince" me, I already was convinced of that. Maybe he just highlighted the fact that I'm disappointed in our choices for candidates. But still, I know I'll be voting for a Republican for president come November, because what else can I do? I'd rather vote for someone who touts values similar to mine and then hope he (or she) stays true to their word, than to vote for someone who touts values contrary to mine and hope they're lying. ALTHOUGH... Man, that just might work!

3 Quadrillion Dollars

"Three Quadrillion Dollars!"
That's what Doctor Evil (of Austin Powers fame) should have demanded as ransom for the world, instead of "One Million Dollars!".

And the goofball who filed this lawsuit against the US because a hurricane came and we didn't stop it, should have filed the suit against Al Gore. He's the one who claims he can control the climate!