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I did something really stupid.
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Apr. 29th, 2008 @ 10:26 pm
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Today I had to take a test so I could be considered for a county job that doesn't exist yet. (Long story.) It lasted about two hours during which time I had nothing to eat. Now, I did have a snack before I left, so I thought I'd be okay.
I was wrong.
About half way or two thirds, I'm not really quite sure, I started feeling funny. My stomach was growling and my fingers felt tingly like they were falling asleep. The test itself was pretty easy, but getting through it sure wasn't with the discomfort my body was going through.
By the time I finished the test my elbows ached and my legs felt like jelly. My head felt kinda wobbly, too. There was no way I was going to drive in that condition but what was I to do? I needed to find a vending machine and hope for something edible.
Well, there was one that offered lemonade, but that item was sold out. I went for a pop instead. First item on the ingredients list: high fructose corn syrup.
Hoo-boy. I drank just enough to feel semi-normal and then drove home.
I am so going to pay for that. Actually, I think I already am. Headache and some nausea to be precise. It's actually a little like a hangover without the fuzzy tongue.
From now on I line my pockets with me-friendly snacks. ~.~Current Mood:  hungover Current Music: (watching Forensic Files) |
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Stupidity and Water Treatment
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Nov. 26th, 2007 @ 04:29 pm
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Okay, I just finished watching a documentary on the criptospuridia (sp?) outbreak in ... Oh crud I forgot the name of the city. It was on the shores of Lake Michigan, as I recall. (Really bad with names.)
Anyway, I won't bore/disgust you with the details but there was one bit that caught my attention particularly.
After the outbreak that city started using ozone rather than chlorine to sanitize the water because that's the only way to get rid of the parasite (aside from boiling the water, which I suppose is cumbersome for the volume of water run through every hour).
That city is now the only city in America to use ozone to filter water.
Why? What is so great about using chlorine?
Let me give you a run down of my thoughts on the subject:
1) Chlorine is toxic. Chlorinated pools always give me pink-eye and usually an upset stomach.
2) Chlorinated water tastes nasty.
3) Did I mention that chlorine is toxic?
Seriously, why don't we just give up on chlorination as a really bad idea and use this ozone filtering thing? To me it seems like the choice between bleach and vinegar in cleaning. Vinegar kills just as many nasty bugs and things and doesn't have the toxic effects on the user. (Unless your Kittenlark, vinegar smell makes her nauseous.)Current Music: (watching Forensic Files) |
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Of all the stupid, irresponsible stunts...
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Feb. 1st, 2007 @ 03:25 pm
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I suppose most people who keep track of national news have heard about the incident in Boston. You know, I'm getting increasingly displeased with Cartoon Network.
First they took most of the shows I watched and put them on Boomerang.
Then they started randomizing their schedule. I noticed this first with Case Closed, which they bopped all over the map until finally canceling it.
They also started making their website more and more unusable. At least for people who don't have the absolute latest in high speed connections. Good grief, I think it's at the point now where the main page won't even *load* with dial-up no matter how much time you give it. (And last time Dad or I could check, even their on site schedule didn't match reality.)
And then there's Adult Swim. Ugh. Not only has it become a breeding ground for the crude, the vulgar, and the poorly animated, but most of new shows don't even have the redeeming quality of imagination. (A talking butt? Are you kidding me? At least Venture Brothers has some interesting character sketches. Twisted, bizarre, and highly disturbing character sketches, but still.)
I think I'd give up on CN and AS entirely if it weren't for the anime. And Ben 10. I really like Ben 10.
Man, I wish I had enough money to buy these shows on DVD. At least then I wouldn't have to deal with the viagra commercials.
Anyway, this was going to be a rant on Adult Swim's latest foray into the tasteless. Guess I got a little carried away. ^^; Is it really necessary to point out the stupidity of strapping electronic devices of unknown nature to bridges in a heavily populated city? Particularly near places like hospitals?
Of course it's just a couple of flunkies who get cuffed. I'm a bit disturbed at how pleased they looked while being dragged into the courthouse, though.Current Mood:  aggravated Current Music: none |
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Stupidity and strange luck
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Jan. 12th, 2007 @ 01:55 pm
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This is, what, the third time I've tried to update my journal in the past two days? Both previous times Firefox 'encountered a problem' and had to close. Crazy.
Thank goodness a copy got saved on the site.
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This country's leaders are nuts about avoiding controversy and/or insulting someone. So much so that they actually start controversy and insult people.
I think the best example lately was what happened at the New York City fire department. The firefighters were forced to get rid of a bunch of American flags and 9/11 memorabilia they had in their lockers. The reason was that it was potentially offensive and controversial.
Excuse me??!!
Since when is displaying the flag of the country you live in, *in* the country you live in, offensive and controversial? And don't these firefighters have a right, almost a duty, to honor the memory of their fallen comrades?
Oh brother.
A little closer to home (my home, anyway), I heard that a kid on a St. Paul, Minnesota, school bus got kicked off for -- get this -- speaking English.
I didn't believe it either, but my Dad did some checking. Turns out this school has a bunch of 'academies' in it that are separated by country of origin. The academies are there to help students from other countries learn English and cope with their new homeland.
The students are not allowed to intermingle with students from other countries and they are not allowed to mingle with English speaking students.
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And how is this supposed to help them learn English, let alone cope with their new homeland?
Now, the kid who got kicked off the bus did get kicked off because he said something in English. Thing is, his family had also recently moved outside that school district so technically he wasn't supposed to be on the bus in the first place.
Still, this is just crazy. Brings to mind the old segregation days with black and white water fountains.
This has become something of a rant column, hasn't it? ^^; I just keep running into such stupid, brain-dead idiotic stunts!
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I've got a real nasty cold. Maybe that's why I'm in such a ranting mood.Current Mood: my nose runneth over Current Music: occassional noseblowing, by me |
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What to say...
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Dec. 6th, 2006 @ 02:32 pm
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Everytime I've thought of updating this journal all I could think about is all the incredibly stupid things our congressmen have been saying. (I say congress*men* only because it is convienient and I haven't heard any female congressional types make asses of themselves lately.)
Good grief. The rants I could spew.
Then this morning I heard something really dumb.
In San Francisco the 'Got Milk?' people started an ad campaign using scented billboards in subway stations and trains. The scent was of chocolate chip cookies, which was supposed to make people think of getting some cookies and milk.
Great idea, except for one thing. They had to take the ads down because some agency over there said that it might be offensive to the homeless who can't buy milk and cookies and the lactose intolerant who can't drink milk.
Give me a break! If it was a health concern I'd be okay with it since there are odor related allergies. (I have some, though it's hard to tell since my conscious isn't aware of odors.) But this?
One: If you're that worried about offending the homeless, then you better ban all advertizing everywhere. (Do I hear chearing?)
Two: I'm lactose intolerant and I'm not offended. Then again, I don't have a working sense of smell. Still, seeing milk products isn't offensive to me because I'm aware of my own limitations and if I really want something with milk in it I just have to take some Lactaid.
So what gives?
Well, it *was* in wacky SanFran, looney bin capital of the free world. That could explain a lot.Current Mood:  need----sleep Current Music: old pipes |
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I'm sneezy...
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Apr. 7th, 2006 @ 12:22 pm
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My cold appears to be getting worse. Of course that's nothing to what my little brother is going through. He can barely talk, he doesn't want to eat because everything he puts in his mouth tastes bad, he's got an upset stomach, and he has to go to school.
Why?
Because the stupid powers that be in Minnesota have decided in their infinite wisdom that children can only be sick from school a certain number of days out of the year. If that number is exceeded then the parents get in trouble and a social worker has to come and evaluate the situation.
>< grrrrrrrrrrr
The rational is that some children are abused and parents will keep them home as if they're sick to hide the evidence. Understandable, I suppose, but if what they're worried about is child abuse couldn't they come up with some other way?
I mean, yeah, the situation could be solved by getting a doctor to look at my little brother and tell us what we already know. The school would be happy but we'd be out a lot of money that we don't have. Finances are kinda tight here and we just can *not* afford a trip to the doctor.
But that's what the State of Minnesota wants. Either make the kid go to school or present a signed notification from a doctor that the child is indeed sick. Yeah. I'd like to give them that notification and shove it right down their throats.
Seriously, I've had it with the school system. First the superintendant gave my folks hell because they had me homeschooled (among the top best things they ever did for me, BTW), then all the stupid State issued learning packets with problems even my Dad couldn't solve (mainly because there were no real answers), and now this.
It's times like this that I really wish I could turn into a big narly animal with fangs and claws. Particularly the fangs. For some reason incredible stupidity like this makes me want to bite things.Current Mood: enraged Current Music: none (people are napping) |
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