when i hear one, my first reaction is, "oh, i wonder if that's someone i know?" when i see a cop, my first reaction is "holy crap, am i doing anything wrong?" both the car horn and hiding police cars have been abused to the point where neither serves a purpose. please unite behind me in calling for their abandonment.

So, why are strip clubs legal, but prostitution isn't?

If I go downtown, and give a "lady of the night" $250 to go home and NOT sleep with anyone for money that night, is that prostitution, too?

"The Republican Party has had its success over the years, because it's supposed to stand for something, whether or not it ever does. The reason the Democratic Party never stays in power is because it stands for everything." If I asked you what the idealized Republican Party stands for, you'd probably say something to the effect of small government, low taxes, strong defense, right? If I asked you what the idealized Democratic Party stands for, I'd get a thousand different answers. That's a huge marketing problem. If you don't believe me, let's try it.

...as a political end game. A democracy simply allows for the tyranny of the majority, rather than the whims of a single man. In the democracy of the United States, this leaves us with a fairly free nation. In the democracy of Palestine, this leaves us with Hamas. Even our democracies must be checked by a limited-government constitution. One that does not allow for the many to vote themselves money from the few. One that does not allow for the many to strip the rights of the few. One that does not allow for the many to make decisions for the few. It is up to us to not allow our constitution to "evolve" to meet the needs of the present. That's what love is for.

This commercial has been out for a while, but I want you to look beyond the physical comedy this time and listen to the message. The First Diet Cola for Men. It's brilliant. Because that's precisely the messaging someone like me needs to hear. Seeing a male drinking a Diet Pepsi out of those old sky blue cans literally made me feel uncomfortable. Obviously this is silly, and a character flaw on my part, but it's reality, too. And bravo to Pepsi for trying to exploit it. In fact, I was so impressed by this commercial that I actually picked up a 2-liter of Diet Pepsi Max the other day at the store. But, after seeing it contained aspartame, I quickly put it back. It gives me headaches.

Seriously? As people are becoming more and more health-conscious, you design a breakfast food that looks like a twinkie? Everything about this idea grosses me out.

"I always give persistence a try. And if doesn't work out, I move on to something else."

Let's say the U.S. starts to regulate carbon emissions on individual motor vehicles, and new catalytic converters are developed and mandated on new model cars in order to meet these regulations. Now, let's say you could, with some technical know-how, manually remove this converter and save 10% on your fuel efficiency. However, your carbon emissions go up ten-fold. Would you do it?

Here's the problem. I don't believe anything my politicians or media personalities tell me anymore unless I want to hear it. If they tell me a politician I dislike has been caught in corruption, I am quick to accept it because it fits the mold I have in my head. If they tell me there's a dangerous pandemic on the loose, I don't take it seriously beacuse a) they usually grossly exaggerate these things, and have a good incentive to do so in the case of media (ratings), and b) i don't want there to be a dangerous pandemic on the loose. So, if one actually comes, will we even believe it?