bumper sticker wisdom

OK, so today I was driving and got behind an older, baby-blue Ford pickup -- with a bed-topper thing -- like a camper box thing? You know, the kind serial killers have?

Anyhow, this guy (if you go by his bumper sticker choices) was pro-Gun, but also pro-Choice. Weird. He had a sticker that said, "Criminals like victims without weapons" and then a bunch of other political ones like, "Keep your theology out of my biology" and "I was born OK the first time," and another one about the last time religion and politics mixed you didn't get a Reece's peanut butter cup or something to that effect. After last week's visual assault by the pro-Life Subaru, the following stickers made my drive:

"If you can't feed 'em, don't breed 'em"
"6 billion "miracles" is enough"
"Condoms are easier and cheaper to change than diapers"

As I passed this older gentleman, I gave him a big thumb's up -- not that he saw... or if he saw, he might've thought I was flipping him off, but still. His bumper sticker collection made me smile.

ernie of the day

Little winky winker... I'm off to submit my ballot! Tomorrow is election day... and I might have jury duty!

some things make little sense

So last year there was a big to-do over a woman who wanted this on her license plate:
The DMV said that it could be misconstrued... misinterpreted... deemed offensive and denied her custom "vanity" plates. OK, sure... "I Love Tofu" could also be read as, "I Love to FU" but when you put in your application, I'm pretty sure they ask for an explanation. The rest of her car was plastered with pro-vegan bumper stickers so it's pretty clear what her intent was, right?

Well. I was driving behind a 4-Runner with this plate today:
I think it's equally offensive... I think they were Jesus freaks, but I'm kinda surprised that this plate could get approval. Just sayin. I'm also incredibly tired... so, grain of salt.

master procrastinator

I should be packing right now, but I'm surfing the web and about to make some cookies... I also need to clean house since I'm leaving town for a few days and I HATE coming home to a messy place... but I choose to be lazy now instead.

I needed to get some Whoppers for the Malted Milkball Cookies I'm making to take to Maine tomorrow and I got stuck behind a car plastered with anti-abortion stickers. Some were pretty offensive: A baby doesn't have the CHOICE to live... Abortion Kills...

One sticker, in particular, caught my eye: "Abortion causes breast cancer." Really? Is this a scientific fact? I could've parked next to her and said something like, "having three kids under five causes cancer" -- I'm sure that there's a study out there somewhere that would show that the increased stress three small children places on a person can cause a number of different diseases... but I didn't, because it would be rude and you can't win an argument with some people.

On the abortion issue, I've always taken what I think is a neutral position -- and that's the pro-choice position. In countries like China where they've instituted mandatory birth control (via abortion... or cash incentive... or whatever) I would classify that as the extreme. The opposite extreme is no abortion and so the choice option, in my mind, is in the middle. It's where the State stays out of your bedroom... out of your body and you have the choice, which is surely not an easy one. When I see people pushing their anti-abortion opinions on others in a way that's not diplomatic, that's not kind and is meant to intimidate, I take pause.

So yeah, to go from cookies to abortion in under a minute... that must be a record. I'm going back to cookies now.

not a kid anymore

When you mix:
Red and Blue, you get Purple.
Red and Yellow, you get Orange.

It's no coincidence that when you mix Red and White, you have to reach for the pink stuff. Blergh. Didn't even get drunk.

ernie of the day

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzft!

No, this wasn't a drunken frat-house prank; he's just growing back the hair the vet shaved off to take his bloodwork sample. Poor bug.

channeling julia

Not really. Maybe just 1/8 of a teaspoon... I recently saw "Julie and Julia" and after a friend told me that they have Mastering the Art of French Cooking at Costco, I decided I needed to buy the book and try the Concombres au Beurre that Julie had success with.

I've got to preface this by saying that I have a really difficult time with cucumbers; as peppers do with many people, they repeat on me, so I tend to avoid eating them even though they're one of my favorite fruits. Well, it was a small success with me, too -- I made them on Saturday night and the flavor was not unlike a warm dill pickle -- mind you I didn't make any of the sauces that Julia Child recommends serving these with, but I think they're lovely just out of the oven. It's definitely a recipe I'll revisit! Don't be fooled by the photo, this is delicious.