Things I Learned On Facebook Today #2

Part Two in an ad infinitum series. As always, not recommended.

Thing 1: It can be misconstrued if you "like" that Jaime Escalante passed away. Mr. Escalante is the real person portrayed by Edward James Olmos in "Stand and Deliver." Probably people mean that they like Mr. Escalante, but you know, context and whatnot.

Thing 2: The radical right is more likely to create domestic terrorists than the radical left.

Thing 3: No one takes you seriously when your status is "Dying. Please help."

Thing 4: People tend to post a lot about their children. Will this cause anti-Facebook backlash in the next generation? "I refuse to take part in social networking--or society at all--because my parents subjected my entire life to the entire Internet."

Things I Learned On Facebook Today #1

Part One in an ad infinitum series. As always, not recommended.

Thing 1: Picking up hitchhikers can be fun, exciting, and rewarding. However, if there is one fear that most people seem to cling to, it's the fear of picking up hitchhikers. A casual "this is what happened to me today" status update turned into a torrent of harsh scoldings with short breaks of praise for the original poster (hereafter, "OP"). The OP stuck to her guns, which I found inspiring. Will I pick up a hitchhiker any time soon? Probably not. But I'll at least consider it more than I did before.

And in general I agree that hitchhikers get a bad rap. I mean, I've watched an unknown number of Criminal Minds episodes, and there are tons of creepy dudes out there, but very few of them have been hitchhikers. And since art is holding the mirror up to life, it must be that there are very few hitchhikers who are also serial killers/rapists.

Might I remind you that analysis like this is why you either came here in the first place, or ignore this website like hitchhikers. Please reread the warning before you proceed.

Thing 2: It's OK to argue the Wal-Mart broadcaster's right to free speech should bar him from arrest, then join a group that is petitioning to get another group kicked off of Facebook for exercising their free speech rights. If you can do it in the same session, kudos to you.

Thing 3: Health care: people care about it. There are all these... um, opinions, or something, floating around. I don't even know what's going on. I can't tell if it's one more thing to throw on the pile of evidence that proves "Obama is evil, he will destroy this nation, he eats shakes composed of children for breakfast and lunch, then has a hearty child for dinner, and I swear I saw some stray hairs form the mark of the beast on his forehead," or if it's something I should seriously be concerned about.

(Sidenote: it's ok to hate Obama with the fire of a thousand suns, for the same reason it was ok to hate Bush with just as much intensity. But you should know that your hatred muddies the real message (if any) and you lose credibility. I think I've posted about this before, though I don't know if that was here or elsewhere.)

Thing 4: Nancy Pelosi is a zombie, and it's always ok to make fun of zombies, especially if they hold political office.

Thing 5: There is some uncertainty as to the true definition of MILF. I didn't check Urban Dictionary to verify; I can only imagine it will only make the issue worse. Anyway, don't just go throwing around the term MILF and expect everyone to know precisely what you mean. I guess there are variables to consider.

I guess those are all the things I learned on Facebook today.

But don't take my word for it!

More Posts For The Post Throne!

That will make sense to about 10 people; hopefully none of them waste their time here.

Anyway, I said I'd post more so here it is. Unfortunately, I don't have a whole lot to say. Things have happened to me and around me, but I don't have anything clever to say about them. I guess. Or whatever.

My office sent me and three other attorneys to Phoenix for training. This is the fourth such training, and each of them have been quite good. Even better, each time we go we make new friends. The first time, well, we met each other, because we had all just started working in our office. The second time, we met a delightful young fellow named RJ. He's just super. The third time, I didn't go--this was when we lost Hope. The fourth time, I got to know some other folks a little bit better than the last one or two times, such that I feel comfortable talking to them again.

Unfortunately, the Phoenix training is finished. However, because we're all indigent defense attorneys, we will have lots of opportunities to run into each other again, specifically APDA. Something to look forward to.

"Jesus Thinks Farts Are Funny"

I am not the theologian behind this statement, but I subscribe to it. More later.

(Incomplete thoughts and incomplete posts, all part of the new Res Ipsa Loquitur!)

Lowering Quality, Increasing Quantity

My posts on this blog are too sparse. I am so demanding of myself; I only allow perfect posts to slip through here. So, from now on, I'm lowering the quality of my posts so that I can increase quantity. More posts! More drivel! Less thought! Less editing! Which means, more opportunities to offend others and embarrass myself!

Everyone wins.

OK, obviously quality was never the issue, and it would probably take more work and thought to make the posts worse than they are. Ending sentences with "are," however, is a good start and foreshadows what's to come. Nevertheless, expect more.