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January 31, 2007

You call this supporting the troops?

Fox News personality Bill O'Reilly has opened up his heart and made an offer you can't refuse: Buy his new book, "Culture Warrior," and he'll send a free copy to a troop.

WWII soldiers had the famous Betty Grable pin-up, and we offer our servicemen and women a book of rants by a guy clad in a windbreaker? Our grandparents' generation really DID have it better.

Leave aside the fact it's a shameless marketing ploy ... does Bill have any idea how disappointed our fighting forces will be when they open the box and see his pasty face staring back at them? Then they'll double-take and ask, "Isn't that one of the guys who beat the drums about WMD that got me here in the first place?"

Please folks, leave politics and book sales behind. Send these kids some DVDs or video games, along with heartfelt letters. As for the whole pin-up thing, does anybody have Ann Coulter's number?

Posted by Greg Sidor at 12:43 AM | Comments (1)

January 23, 2007

Money (what I want)

There's a story in today's paper about the extreme materialism of today's youth, who seem to value getting rich above all else.

The article is incredibly biased against the youth, however, as it portrays them as a generation more money-hungry than any before. The parents are only blamed for quenching their thirst for designer clothes and pricey gadgets.

Excuse me, but who works in the companies that manufacture and shamelessly promote all these needless products? Methinks it's mom and dad. When commercials try and convince people only a Lexus is a suitable Christmas present (don't forget the bow), it's not so surprising that a lot of kids develop more materialistic views.

So before you gripe about how greedy/spoiled today's kids are, consider this: Unless you're part of the clergy or work at a soup kitchen, you're probably part of the problem.

Posted by Greg Sidor at 04:45 PM | Comments (0)

January 19, 2007

Flawed report?

From today's paper:

WASHINGTON - That age-old stereotype about dangerous women drivers is shattered in a big new traffic analysis: Male drivers have a 77 percent higher risk of dying in a car accident than women, based on miles driven.

What if they're being hit by women? It seems the researchers conveniently failed to look into that ...

Posted by Greg Sidor at 01:34 AM | Comments (0)

January 16, 2007

I'm controversial

While surfing the net tonight, I was hit up by two faith-specific dating sites, Jdate.com (for Jewish singles) and Catholicmatch.com. Apparently the Internet doesn't know I was raised Lutheran.

I've never been particular when it came to my girlfriends' faith. Heck, I'd commit to a goat-slaying pagan if she cleaned up nicely.

So who's really limiting themselves? A Catholic who won't date a Jew, or an Internet blogger who appreciates a pretty face? Are they both sides of the same coin?

Do you think someone who will only date another of the same faith is the equivalent of someone who refuses to date outside their race? And will I get hate mail in both English and Hebrew? Only time will tell...

Posted by Greg Sidor at 02:22 AM | Comments (0)

January 08, 2007

Crazy talk

Quote of the day, from Rosie O'Donnell, on Donald Trump's less-than-supportive comments about her weight:

"He wounded millions of women by saying that I was fat, you know?"

Apparently, millions of women were basing their self-esteem on Rosie's appearance, and Donald's comments brought the whole thing crashing down.

Personally, I think this whole tit-for-tat thing was planned out ahead of time. And, between you and me, I look better than Rosie and Donald - combined.

Posted by Greg Sidor at 03:14 PM | Comments (0)

January 04, 2007

Panda-monium!

The good news: China has 30 new pandas after a "baby boom" last year. The bad news: most were born to unwed panda mothers.

Kudos to CNN.com for their innovative headline: Baby pandas! Baby pandas! Baby pandas! Long, but to the point.

According to the story, one of the reasons pandas are endangered is that they just aren't that into mating. CNN says:

Giant pandas have a very low fertility rate because they are sexually inactive. Female pandas become pregnant only once a year and deliver two cubs at most each time.

The fertility of captive giant pandas is even lower because they do not move much, experts said.

Imagine that... an animal so lethargic it's only barely passing its genes onto the next generation. That's a level of laziness that even I respect.

An interesting fact about the panda: until the late 1950s, researchers though the giant bears were simply overweight zebras. True story.

Posted by Greg Sidor at 05:14 AM | Comments (0)