Alternative Energy

Everywhere the hydrogen fuel cell is held up as they technology that is going to save the planet from the ravages of global warming. The only thing that is expelled from the tail pipe of a car running on hydrogen is water. This is suppose to be a wonderful improvement over hydrocarbons.

One has ever thought about the unintended consequences of that much water added to our atmosphere.

What happens when the temperature drops below freezing? Are they going to heat the roads? The rest of the year is going to become very moist with all the vaporizers on wheels. Since the atmosphere will never get a chance to dry out, metal will rust, wood will rot and mold will be growing everywhere. Welcome to your bright new future.

Ikea Boy

I have to admit living in the hinter lands of the twin cities my first reference to Ikea was when the film of Palahniuk's Fight Club first came out in '99. Right away I knew if Ikea was enough to symbolize one of Chuck's central themes there was something there.That Palahniuk thought Ikea a negative influence on contemporary society was all the impetus I needed. I immediately signed up to receive their catalog.

This weekend was the first time I actually went to the large Ikea near the Mall of America. I have recently come under the vague notion that I would like to sell my hovel in South Minneapolis and move to the promised land in Golden Valley. Toward that end some lighting would help the MLS photos so a trip to Ikea came about.

Ever wonder why the stuff looks so nice in the Ikea show room and once you get it home and assembled looks like crap in your place? It's the lighting. Look at the show rooms, some of them have almost twenty specific light sources. How many does your room have, two? three?

So I'm at Ikea to buy a table lamp. A nice little lamp caught my eye that wasn't in the catalog. Buy it, take it home and it doesn't work. Take it back and buy another but this one has weird manufacturing marks (although it does work). So I take this one back also. Returns are pretty easy which is good because Ikea's quality control is almost nonexistent. Eventually I have a lamp that works and looks nice.

Here's a tip the next time you go to Ikea. Pick up a bag of the frozen Swedish meatballs, they're really good.

Happy Politicians

The only happy politicians are the corrupt ones and they're only happy until they get caught.

Man Up

Men today live in such a throughly feminized society that they occasionally need to remind each other of their masculinity.

When Victory Comes

When the war against the insane jihadists finally ends I wonder if anyone in our government will have the courage and political fortitude to actually declare victory.

Why We Fight

We fight to defend the rights of couples as diverse as these to be together.



And as with Hilary, for lesbians everywhere.

Readymades

Reciprocal readymades - using a Rembrant as an ironing board.