Ol' Blue Eyes

There was a blurb in the paper today, about two lines dedicated to a weird story from China. It was a weird medical case about a kid with glowing eyes. This is the kinda stuff from tv shows like Eleventh Hour, the good one with Patrick Stewart , or the pseudoscience seen on Fringe. I mean this individual can see perfectly in pitch black.

I barely know where to start with this one. I guess the loose environmental regulations have yet another benefit. Now the Chinese don't only have an edge in terms of the cost of labor and components but now their special brand of polluting has led to mutation.

I can see the programs that will spring from this starting with trials on the prison population. Before we know it there will be a red army of mutants who can see in the dark. At this point Chinese production will go through the roof as their child labor will no longer even need light to perform their tasks.

Generation ill

It is cold out and I think I have the sniffles.
Cold medicine here I come.

There I just twittered. I know it seems ridiculous but micro-blogging is all the rage. If I micro blogged my previous post I would be about a year's worth. Hey twitter, micro-blogs are useless if I want to write a short blog I will.

Things that happen and others that didn't...

Holy weekend Batman. Anne came to town this weekend, long planned follow-up from the fun and frivolity from last month. I attempted a world wind tour of the NYC. I skipped my favorite borough of Brooklyn but made it through a third of Manhattan.

NYC, from my eyes, is friendly and easy to just walk and enjoy. There is an ebb and flow from one neighborhood to the next as you go cross town or make you way North.

The views from the top of 30 rock give a good idea of the city's size and density, Central Park is the exception that proves the rule; I find the view towards the north with Central Park is absolutely breathtaking especially when things aren't gray.

The highlights...
Touring the statue brought me back to my teen years when I visited lady liberty twice a summer for many a summer. Much of the fun of visiting the monument is halted by security checks. Long gone are the days of spiraling through lady liberty now it is down to a sanitized view through the looking glass. No souls are allowed to brave it up to her crown, the yellow lines mark you best view of the path other trekked.

For my money's worth we made it to two of my favorite spots for pizza: John's and Totono's. John's was solid as usual and Totono's was all kinds of delicious. You don't know someone till you've ordered pizza with them. I'm a topping minimalist and found myself at odds with the number suggested pizza additives. I love sausage. Garlic is always good. Mushrooms are fantastic. You get the joke., but, no more than two of these should be combined on you pizza. As a matter of fact two toppings should only considered for your second pie.

Liberals are Losers

Progressive, Liberal, and dare I say socialist ideas are the platform that brought the Democrats into power this time around. People voted on putting an end to the Iraq debacle. They voted for government supported health care. People voted for higher taxes on the super-rich in order to spread the wealth.

The conservative, Dems abd Repubs alike, have handed this administration and the 111th Congress a hot mess. I know that wasn't exactly a technical term but is probably the best description. Conservative supply-side policies have ruled the day since Reagan stumbled into town.

We have had a chance to test their free trade business/rich first trickle-down policies. The Jury is in after 30 years of deliberations and without a doubt it can be said that bubble economies and a decimated middle class makes the verdict self evident.

So why are the Democrats giving in to conservative voices pushing tax cuts and denigrating spending on social programs. Why is it that over 40% of the stimulus devoted to tax cuts? Obama did promise middle-class tax cuts but that should not be in the stimulus bill.

The bill should be strictly money for infrastructure and aid to states. Infrastructure "shovel ready" and long term projects such as expanding broadband access and improving the power grid are no-brainers. Reinforcing unemployment, welfare and helping states meet their shortfalls should also be obvious must-dos. States need this aid as fewer people and businesses are spending and employing. People need the extra help in tough times.

I understand why having bipartisan support important to some; its politics 101, people want cover in case things get worse. It is time to grow a spine and make good on the promises made. It is the time to stand firm on your beliefs and put Liberal policies in place. Doing it half-way will only lead to failure and the party in power will be blamed anyway.

Liberals aren't losers but they will be in 2010 if they keep this up.

Netflix:Round 2: Charlie Wilson's War

This kind movie is right up my alley. With strong performances by Tom Hanks and that other guy; the character played by the other guy was especially interesting. Charlie Wilson as played by Tom Hanks was a colorful congressman from Texas who had accepted his station in life.

He was not ashamed of being a mainly regarded for his flaws. This movie had everything from women, scantily clad women, espionage, politics and historical significance. Its a story that is not often told and a lesson we have not learned as a society as yet. I can now officially accept Mr Hanks apology for that island movie.

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On a slightly different note... While cooking breakfast I thought to check out Dare Devil. FX always has some movie on but for once it was not X-Men 3. I had some good will stored up for the Afflecks after his brother's performance in Jesse James; big brother Ben officially used it all up in 15 minutes.

I took in a couple minutes of my day and it felt like I lost a lifetime. Jennifer Gardner didn't help either. How did they think Electra was a good idea after this steamy load?

Trial size

Since the reemergence of liquid bombs the trial/travel size lobby has been hard at work to fill their once minute coffers. These modern day Robber Barons hold the flying public hostage at every turn. These unregulated corporate behemoths are so closely aligned with shady TSA deals that they have created a trial seal of approval to flaunt their connections.

The Trial Size World Dominate Institute (TSWDI), founded in 1993 after the first bombing, has been hard at wok behind the scenes since then. Its your job and mine to rage against the machine before we are under their rule forever. Its not too late to bring to light the actions of this powerful group.

"We seek to replace all known products with their trial version. It is not till we have proliferated the market with our tiny goods will we be able to complete our plans for world domination." the President of TSWDI recently said to the nytimes blog. "Oh. Did I let that slip?"

Say no to trial sizes, say no to unrivaled control of the products we buy.