“Someone who goes around saying, ‘I’m enlightened,’ is almost categorically not.”
– Robert Thurmon

I’ve just discovered Uma Thurmon’s dad, Robert Thurmon, is a fascinating human being. He’s a professor of Buddhist studies at Columbia, and he was the first American to become an ordained Tibetan monk. An hour ago, I hadn’t even thought about Uma Thurmon’s dad, and now, I want to meet him in person.

Since that’s unlikely to happen, at least any time soon, I guess I’ll read reviews on his many books and see if there’s one I might want to splurge on next time I decide to splurge on a book or two.

“If your lawn can’t survive children playing on it and dog pee, it is a pussy lawn.”
– Orb

July 2, 2008:

“As for oil, Bush said: ‘I’ll remind people it took us a while to get into the energy situation we’re in, it’s going to take us a while to get out of it.’

He added that ‘here in the United States, that we can help alleviate shortages by drilling for oil and gas in our own country, something I’ve been advocating ever since I’ve been the president. I’ve been reminding our people that we can do so in environmentally friendly ways … It makes no sense for — to watch these gasoline prices rise when we know we can help
affect the supply of crude oil which should affect the supply of gasoline prices.’”
–George W. Bush

And I repeat, using George’s own words, from January 31, 2006:

“Here we have a serious problem. America is addicted to oil, which is often imported from unstable parts of the world. The best way to break this addiction is through technology.”
– George W. Bush

I guess the technology he was talking about was oil wells and breaking our addiction to oil by getting our hands on more oil.

Addicted to oil, indeed.

January 31, 2006

“Here we have a serious problem. America is addicted to oil, which is often imported from unstable parts of the world. The best way to break this addiction is through technology.”
– George W. Bush

June 18, 2008

“Our nation must produce more oil. And we must start now.”
–George W. Bush

Two years ago, we were told we were addicted to oil and had to break our addiction to oil. Now we need to get our hands on more oil. Now that, my friends, is the language of a true addict.

“I have a cocaine problem. I am out of cocaine.”
– Jon Stewart, The Daily Show

“If they’re forced to wear a suit that they feel they’re not fastest in, then it will affect their performance.”
–Brenden Hansen, US Olympic Hopeful

And why would a swimmer be forced to wear any particular suit? Oh, because they signed endorsement contracts with swimsuit companies! I’d say they don’t have much room to complain, seeing as no one forced them to sign contracts with companies. It would be their own fault they can’t wear any suit they like, seeing as they chose endorsements over doing as they please as an athlete. I’m not crying any tears for their troubles.

But I might watch some of the swimming events at the Olympics. The new style of suits look interesting and, well, sexy.

The whining caught my eye while reading this news story, and I just had to share.

“There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.”
—George Carlin

Joey Michaels made a post today I would like to point you all at. My brain is chewing on it, and I always like having something for my brain to chew on … especially since my teeth can’t chew on anything and I’m getting obsessive about wanting solid food.

A snippet to whet your appetite:

If everything is potentially good depending on the viewer, then “good” has no meaning. If good and bad have no meaning, then it stands to reason that “quality” - also a subjective term - has no meaning.

I even left a long and babbling comment over there, because I am in that sort of mood. I’d babble here and now, but the Daily Show is on, and I haven’t been able to stay awake and coherent late enough to watch it for a couple of weeks now. I got to go get my Daily Show fix.