One of my personal pet peeves was just visited on the world over the weekend. Stop the madness!

Tipper falls on her sword for all our sakes: (by way of Salon)
Voters in the state who aren’t necessarily excited by the thought of seeing Gore for years to come got a clear message from the vice president’s wife at a later Michigan stop. There, Tipper Gore addressed the problems some voters may have with her husband’s personality. “It’s not ‘The Dating Game,'” she said, stressing that Gore’s major selling point is his experience. “You don’t have to fall in love with Al Gore. I did that.”

Soaring upward, propelled by his own weightlessness
Dubya’s stupidity is a good strategy this year, apparently.

Not going to vote for Nader but wish I was quote of the day:
“Bush is essentially and generally and fundamentally nothing more than a corporation running for president disguised as a human being.”
-Ralph Nader, by way of Salon

How often have you looked at a piece of modern art and said, rightly or wrongly, “I could do that”?

Learning mental health issues with The Simpsons:
Miss Hoover: “You see, class, my Lyme disease turned out to be (spelling on the board) P-S-Y-C-H-O-S-O-M-A-T-I-C.”
Ralph: “Does that mean you’re crazy?”
Student 2: “No, that means she was faking it.”
Miss Hoover: “Actually, it’s a little of both.”

One of the most disturbing exchanges from the last presidential debate was watching Dubya’s eyes light up when he thought of executing the three men convicted of a racially-motivated murder in Texas. “You can’t make the punishment any more severe once they’re dead!” he exclaimed with thinly veiled glee. Even people who support the death penalty should surely not take pleasure in ending another person’s life. And that’s all I have to say about that.

Sad but true quote of the week:
“Britney Spears admitted she is going out with Justin Timberlake from ‘N Sync, and Britney said that when she and Justin are together in a room, they’re so comfortable that they don’t need to talk. Apparently, they both just sit there and stare at her boobs.”
-Conan O’Brien

“Simpsons” song lyrics of the day:
Hens love roosters
Geese love ganders
Everyone else loves Ned Flanders!

Yes, I have been watching “Survivor” again. And it’s in some ways more entertaining than the first time, although the general excitement about the vote is gone. Another guilty pleasure this week was taping the episode of “Live with Regis” where our favorite cement truck driver, Susan Hawk, was guest co-hosting. Amazingly from a pop culture standpoint, Susan was co-hosting the day our favorite non-dyslexic presidential candidate, Dubya, was a guest. So the tapioca-loving truck driver, in one of those planet-aligning events, was interviewing Bush on his tax policy on morning TV. My brain almost exploded.

Even more amazing, Sue was poised and definitely comfortable in front of the camera. Even her accent didn’t annoy so much when we’re not stuck with her on that island. Who knows what strangeness awaits.