Carpe diem, eh?

Also, it is not wise to rub your eyeballs when they itch. That temporary feeling of relief is all a lie. No good will come of it!

(My eye hurts now… damn it.)

Some sordid bout of writer’s block, I reckon.

Nonetheless, I’m alive and, well, alive.

Cheers.

So basically, the vendor responsible for selling the racist merchandise has apologized.

“It’s just been crazy,” said Jonathan Alcox, who runs republicanmarket.com and had buttons and other items for sale at the GOP gathering. “The point is we made a mistake. I realize that now. And I apologize.”

The Republican Party of Texas announced today that it will donate to charity the $1,500 it received for leasing the booth to Mr. Alcox. The offending pin stated: “If Obama is president…Will we still call it the White House?”

…Um.

How can you even conceptualize this slogan, create lots of these buttons, and sell them without stopping to think that maybe, just maybe, you’ve made a gross mistake that will raise a lot of eyebrows? To be blunt, that’s pretty stupid. Especially when it comes to politics. Let’s be honest: in this game, we must stop and think about what we’re going to say before we stand up and say it.

As a Republican friend of mine pointed out, things like this are really not conducive to the spirit of unity that’s supposed to be present at conventions.

Well, I suppose we can look at the bright side: $1,500.00 will be donated to charity. Still, you’d think the Republican party could up the ante a little, in the spirit of avoiding any additional negative press. Small price to pay, really.

I wonder if the person who thought up the idea for this button feels clever?

Why do I get the feeling that this election season is going to be even more of a headache than the last one?

Here we go again… !

If George Bush can have a War on Terrorism, can I have a war on zipper-fly jeans/pants?

Embrace the button-fly, people!

What an unexpected surprise! I love to save money and stock up on useful things at the same time. Good fun.

Yes, it’s true- I turned one quarter of a century old on 06/06/08.

Somehow, I don’t feel any different.

At least the cake and the company were amazing!

If you’ve already spent your stimulus package, then you may want to submit a picture and a story for publication.

Inquiring minds want to know: what did you do with your money?

She informed her bosses of her intentions before she did anything. Since they gave her their approval, you’d think everything would have been alright. This wasn’t even a frivolous, rebellious thing- it was done in the spirit of supporting a friend, of raising awareness for a cause.

At least this story has a happy ending. Come on now, folks- this is 2008. A woman shaving her head should not be this shocking.