What the hell did the city of Green Bay, Wisconsin ever do to be dragged into the idiotic, moronic, pathetic Cortislim commercials? Poor Green Bay residents…having to listen to “Dr” Greg Cynaumon compare the entire population of their fair city to the suckers who have bought the snake-oil that he hawks.

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As much as I *love* the cold weather and the snow, it does present a few challenges. For instance, the heated garage that the Better Living Wife and I spend quite a bit of time in (our smoking lounge) is much LESS heated these last few days…when the temp outside is -12, there’s only so much that the heater can do, after all. And Elder Daughter’s vehicle is being balky…I told her to start it up every few hours during the weekend, but did she listen…? So I have to head over to Home Depot to buy a long extension cord to plug into her block heater, which I am told will give it enough “juice” to start. And my car…well, it runs fine, but the heater is spotty at best. Blows hot air for about two or three minutes, then begins blowing progressively colder air. Turn it off. Wait for about four or five minutes, then turn it on again, and it blows hot air for another few minutes, and then turns cold again. Grrrrrr… So off to the service station tomorrow – the consensus among my car-savvy friends is that the thermostat needs to be replaced. Sigh. So, there are challenges involved with sub-zero weather, but I still wouldn’t trade the cold & the snow! Oh – and some big, fluffy flakes have been falling during the last couple of hours…got my fingers crossed!

You think YOU got it bad, with another bottle of Aqua-Velva under the tree? Go see what Mr. Sun received for Christmas and be thankful for whatever you got.

And closer to home, my kids wanted their very own laptops computers, but what with the economy and the current status of the dollar against the Euro and such, I think that they’ll enjoy their Bluetooth-enabled Etch-A-Sketches just as much.

The story of the cloned kitty has been sweeping across all the news channels today; sure is a cute little cat. But there is something troubling about this story. No, it’s not the cloning aspect, and it’s not the cost ($50K); it’s the freaking “holier-than-thou” critics of the woman who wanted her cat to be cloned. For instance:

“It’s morally problematic and a little reprehensible,” said David Magnus, co-director of the Center for Biomedical Ethics at Stanford University. “For $50,000, she could have provided homes for a lot of strays.”

Excuse me, Mr. Magnus, what business is it of yours how she spent her money? I don’t presume to tell Mr. Magnus that he should donate money to “Meals On Wheels” for senior citizens, rather than spending it on dining out with his family several times each month. Further, what on earth makes you think that the woman’s choice was either (a) clone a cat, or (b) donate the money to animal shelters. The woman wanted to purchase a service, paid for it using her money, and got what she wanted. She’s happy, the company is happy, and the new kitty is happy. One other beef: Linda Vester, on her show “Dayside” today, was interviewing a spokesman for Genetic Savings & Clone (which did the cloning), and the last question she asked him, in a very deep, serious voice, was, “Aren’t you playing god?” Sigh.

(a) Tacoma. Santa Fe. Montana. Dakota. Tahoe. Durango. Tucson. Sedona.
Naming vehicles after locations in the West: Good.

(b) Wilmington. Boston. Tallahassee. Frankfort. Albany. Bangor. Cleveland. Little Rock.
Naming vehicles after locations in the East: Ain’t gonna happen.

Heck, they don’t even have to name it after a specific place – just a word that captures the spirit of the West is enough.

EDIT: As pointed out in comments, Little Rock is WEST of the Mississippi, so may not qualify as “East” to some people…but I usually consider WEST to be anything on the LEFT side of, say, Interstate 35. Roughly. MORE: Whoa – Geo is correct in comments – there is, indeed, an “Eastern” car: the Chrysler New Yorker…and I should have known that, seeing as how my very first car was a ‘73 (or ‘72?) Chrysler New Yorker. Good catch, Geo!

Anyone else remember the “Gentleman Prefer Hanes” commercials from the 70s (maybe even early 80s)? I still get the jingle stuck in my head from time to time. Do you think that the tagline would survive in the year 2004?