Morning musings

[weaktwos]

syreene is doing an excellent job on passing on the news. Of particular interest to me is this New York Times editorial:

Psst...Justice Scalia...You Know, You're an Activist Judge, Too

Sarah Bunting had me in stitches last night with this little gem: Ronco Dependent

Here's a snippet:
Product: The Mouthwash Dispenser

Problem "solved" by product: Having to hide "that ugly, old mouthwash bottle"
Pre-existing solution to "problem": Cabinetry; remembering that it's a bathroom

There is, I am certain, a thesis in American consumer society's frank fear of/refusal to acknowledge what really goes on in the bathroom. Toilet-paper cozies…scented plug-ins…bleach-soaked towelettes…it's like those ads for the Clorox Toilet-Cleaning System or whatever where the lady is staring all horrified at her toilet brush, like, it's a toilet brush. Unless you're using it to stir pancake batter, who cares how germy it is? It's used to clean the place where people pee, shit, and barf, okay? Find a way to live with it already, my God.

On the Environment....
Mother Jones has some interesting articles here.

Most interesting is a round up of conservative think-tanks that fund the "debunking" of global warming evidence.

Comments

Thank you! :)

[syreene.livejournal.com]

I do my best. ;)

That Ronco article is hillarious, by the way....thanks for the link! :)

My mother-in-law has an addiction to the Home Shopping Network, so she'd always buy all these kitchen gadgets and end up giving them to the family...I've got various salad choppers and cookie decorators and things stuffed in back drawers because in the end, a knife and a little work does wonders. ;)

Re: Thank you! :)

[weaktwos.livejournal.com]

You're welcome!

Exactly, all those gadgets are essentially cheap toys. :-)