Wow... having one of these just makes you feel like you should have the power to tell why you're right and everyone else is wrong, huh?

Kind of like your manifesto destiny. And on top of that, if someone disagrees with you, you can just tell them to "Blog off" I still love this word... it's like a fake new curse word like Conan O'Brien's "crunk" or whatever it was. Ah, back in the days when I stayed up that late. It's gray outside and cold in here. It's mid-November and I'm already having those Christmas-holiday-burnt-out feelings.

Well, I've taken a moment off from work to come on here and post a few headlines that I found to be interesting. As luck would have it, it looks like the internet connection is going down. In my last job, that was the time to go back on the clock and save the break-time for when the internet was working. Of course, then there was a big huge merger and my job was deemed unnecessary. So now I make my own time, keep my own books and will eventually have to pay my own taxes. Good thing I'm not working too much.

So, here's the interesting news... Clear Channel, which owns, like, every single radio station is now going to allow you to buy music over the internet to listen to. And Lexus wants to bribe people to watch their commercials. A neat enough idea in theory, but if I had TiVo, I might be willing to consider participating. I don't know that it would really influence my decision to buy a Lexus, in that they cost way too much (though I have been known to drool over them unhealthily), but a chance to win a Lexus? Pretty cool. Personally, I hate commercials. If I could get the third VCR working correctly, I could pretty much tape everything and watch it all while skipping the commercials. Lastly, MSNBC has another article about oil and SUV's and conservation. You're probably thinking "been there, done that", but it's got some interesting things to note.

TV Guide has a good article on how they hope Friends will end this season. I couldn't agree more. Don't do the Mad About You death march. Please. And a Tennis Channel? But they have yet to launch my All Pursuit Network idea... all car chases, all the time. As always, more great headlines on TV Barn.

Malcolm in the Middle will get an hour-long episode after the Superbowl....saw Monsters, Inc. yesterday and I think I liked it better than Toy Story (I'm sorry, I'm sorry!)...Was it merely a coincidence that Jane Kaczmarek was on the Simpsons last night as a judge who lived on a houseboat only to be followed by an episode of Malcolm in the Middle where they took a vacation on a houseboat?

One last quick question... how come when we were kids we could just go over to our friends house and hang out? Maybe watch some cartoons, play some video games or Uno and just chill? And now-a-days you have to have a plan in advance, you change shirts, comb your hair, make sure you've got your wallet, keys, cell phone, organizer and that you've turned off lights, set your IM to away and then have to drive 10-20 minutes to see your friends for a pre-established dinner or movie viewing? Is it the pace of life or just the facts of getting older? Because if it's the facts of getting older, I hate it. Way too much planning involved. We're not even penciling you in these days, we're looking for a free time-slot on our handhelds. Ugh.