More Hurricane Stupidity

This from the venerable New York Times. puke.

In Florida, Turning a Blind Eye to Hurricanes

First of all, nice grammar jerks.

Second, so sorry to not provide media outlets with a photogenic freak out every time a hurricane is predicted to come near Florida. We'll work on that.

Third, the article quotes various emergency management and government officials who basically state that for various reasons Floridians have become complacent regarding hurricane preparations. None of those reasons indicate anybody turning a "blind eye" to the existence of the goddamn things. We're not buying the National Hurricane Center (motto: let's make some shit up, huh?) and it's wolf crying bullshit anymore and also? We. are. broke. It's kind of hard to buy a bunch of extra stuff when the necessary stuff is barely within reach.

Either you're wealthy enough to piss off to your other home when your oceanfront mansion is threatened or you've got a package of dollar store batteries & a cheap flashlight somewhere in a box in the garage. Either way we're just fine, thanks New York Times, and you can turn your condescending concern to something else. Your vacation homes will be just fine and as soon as the storm passes you can come back to Disney World and stand "on line" and complain loudly about everything.

Source, schmource
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/16/us/16hurricane.html?hp

Happy 40th Birthday!

to Chris.

For the next 7 months I get to tell people my husband is "in his 40's" while I am "in my 30's".

Oddly, he doesn't seem as excited about that as I do.

Go figure.

Oh, Misery

I stayed up til the wee smalls last night re (re-re-re-re etc...point belabored, move on)reading Misery by Stephen King.
It occured to me this morning that I'm really, at this particular time, indentifying with someone who's TRAPPED in the HOUSE by an INSANE person (or, in my case, PERSONS) and FORCED to PERFORM tasks for their cockadoodie AMUSEMENT.

I'm just saying.

In good news, pre-planning starts next Monday. Or, to continue the parallel, that's when the deputy finds my car in the spring runoff & comes to investigate.

I shouldn't complain...they're my number one fans.

Second stupidest headline of the '08 hurricane season

Tropical Disturbance Forms South of Florida in Northern Gulf

Say what? How the hell can it be south of Florida but in the northern Gulf? Seriously, you need to turn the map the other way 'round, Margot Habiby. Yeah, I called her out by name. Ignorance hates the light.

Source of Nonsense

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aep0FncCtVJA&refer=us

Wisdom from a father to his oldest son...

On the topic of developing good grooming habits with the onset of puberty

"Clean your chassis cause you smell like Lassie"
- P.C. Nix

That bitch WISHES she was me

Do you think Angelina Jolie ever spends Tuesday afternoon arguing with one of her kids about whether or not Jedi are allowed to show their nipples*? How about scraping dog shit out of their sneakers with a bamboo kebob stick?

No? Just me then.

* The discussion arose when Connor came downstairs in a Harry Potter costume robe, no shirt, Batman underwear & last years clone trooper mask- yelling 'I'm a Jediiiiii! Diiieeeee!'. I told him I was almost positive the Jedi were forbidden to show their nipples in public. I stand by that statement.

Stupidest hurricane headline of the season (so far)

The award goes to Reuters UK for this geography ignorant gem

Bertha to remain out of Gulf of Mexico this week

Oh, do you think? Considering it's in the Central Atlantic and expected to pass about 800 miles from the east coast of Florida? Well spotted there.

Also this;

While a hurricane does not form in the Atlantic every year in July,

No shit? Wow. That's some hard edged reporting, Captains Obvious.

I know this news agency is based in the United Kingdom and shouldn't be expected to care about the finer points but....damn ya'll, get a map.

Source
http://uk.reuters.com/article/burningIssues/idUKN0739701820080707