I’m not a happy writer today. It’s the curmudgeon in me. It’s time to vent. Here are a handful of things chewing on my psyche like termites on a rotted log.
Why can’t Internet browsers all work the same? – My fantasy football league works better on Internet Explorer than on Mozilla Firebird. Canon Fodder opens just fine on Mozilla but has a slew of issues on Internet Explorer and Opera Mini. I spend a lot of time attempting to get the formatting right just to have users of one browser or another send me hate mail. Cripes!
WordPress is an 800 lb gorilla. – Are you listening Mr. Canon Fodder Sponsor? I’m not saying the WordPress tools package is archaic, but it rivals the Gutenberg Press for ease of use.
Why can’t women adapt to an unfortunate situation? – You’re a woman. You’re at a ballgame with your beau. The kiss-cam comes on the Jumbotron and highlights the two of you. Before you know it, you’re man is on his knee with an engagement ring. 50,000 fans are waiting for you to A) accept the ring and kiss Mr. Proposal or B)… well, there is no ‘B’. Why? Because you’re supposed to go with option ‘A’ in every circumstance. Instead, some chick in Houston flips out. Ladies, whether you want to get married or not, take the ring, kiss the dork and accept the cheers from the crowd. Oh, your big moment wasn’t everything you thought it would be? Welcome to every aspect of every day of my life. Suck it up. You were nice enough to go with Mr. Not-Good-Enough-to-Marry, the least you could do is stomp on his heart privately.
Michael Vick isn’t being unfairly punished. – This mentality drives me nuts. Vick is basically going to prison for snuffing dogs. Pacman Jones, Ray Lewis, O.J. Simpson among others were (possibly) involved with the murders of actual human beings and have never seen a day behind bars. (Well, sort of.) So the theory goes that Vick should be set free because of this inequity of justice. Huh? He did it. The Feds caught him. He admitted to his crimes. Now Vick should be let go because others have perverted the justice system luckily avoided prison? How does this possibly make sense?
Five was a cop-out from the ten I had originally envisioned and I’m still one short! – What did I say about things not turning out how you wanted? Deal with it. Life’s tough. Wear a helmet.
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