So uhm, I've been a little inactive...

Sorry about that. My sisters were sick for about a week, and we're kind of in the height of baseball season right now, so my internet life has been put on hold momentarily. Forgive me.
And I would have posted some stuff last night - was planning on it - but then, of course, our internet connection was out all day, and half of today. Finally came back though. There are five computers in this house and none could get online. And it wasn't just us. Neither my neighbor nor aunt and uncle had access either. Damned Verizon.
Kind of retarded week or two. But I'm back, no worries, haven't dropped off the face of the planet. Yet.
So I'm watching the Rays/Orioles game.
Baltimore scored six in the first, now we're in the top of the fourth with one out, and bases loaded. SOMEBODY GET A HOME RUN. Which would make it a two-run game. Which would be a hell of a lot better than a six-run game. Last night they won their first-ever doubleheader. So that was cool. Scored six in the eighth.
Boston though is now also in the post-season. Which sucks.
My dad made a brilliant little comment last night when they won. "Can't Boston just like...die?"
Hm. Clearly not.

Aaaaaaaand....Walk for Gross,
WHOO. Base hit for HINKSKE-SKE-SKE. 6-2.
EEEEH. ROUGE THROW. 6-4.
I love baseball.

....There's a bug on my screen..

Palin vs the Polar Bear [amongst other things]

Officially cannot stand Sarah Palin.
By now everyone's heard of her: The Governor of Alaska - for just about two years, mind you - chosen as the VP pick on Presidential nominee John McCain's ticket.
The first time I heard her speak, I wasn't particularly impressed. Simply didn't really like her, but didn't have much of a reason to dislike her.
Oh. But now I do.
Soo.
She doesn't think humans are causing global warming.
Really? So who is? The mayflies?
Cars and big buildings and plants and everything. [For the record, I mean plants as in buildings, not as in flowers and trees.] But uhm, gee, if I remember correctly, I do think that cars and buildings were actually INVENTED, but uh, what's the word again....Oh, humans, wasn't it? Yeah. You can see where I'm going with that.
And better yet: She's against putting polar bears on the endangered species list.
Someone please explain to me how you can live in ALASKA - AKA Polar-Bear-Heaven - and be against putting polar bears on the ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST. How exactly does that work?
Probably would just interfere with her hunting season, because you know, no one can shut up about her hunting and fishing priorities.
Hockey mom? Whoo, that's cool. Five kids, hockey mom-ness rocks. Why not go back to that?
Point in short: I completely loathe Sarah Palin.
Deal with it.

Lengthy but worth it.

Without a doubt one of the saddest things I've ever read.
But it gets better.
I promise, it gets better.
http://www.tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/article750838.ece
Read that.
The entire thing. I know it seems ridiculously long, but once you get into it, there is absolutely not stopping.
Horrific story. Absolutely, disgustingly terrible. Vile.
But it does get better.

[[Raven - Remember Lane DeGregory from Poynter in June? She's the author - not a surprise once you read it. I clicked the link, then saw who wrote it and had to read it. Definitely good.]]

What exactly were you eating?

Horrific little story here. [But aren't they all?]

There's this lady who supposedly killed her two year old nephew. His mother was out, and the boy was staying with his aunt. Apparently, the kid was seemingly hit twice in the head.

Sad, but not completely out of the imagination, right?

Ooooh. It is now.

Could she even hit him at all if she's nearly 1,000 pounds?

You decide, because thaaaat's what she is.

Her lawyer claimed she was simply too fat to kill the boy. The child's mother said she may have just rolled over him.

Like I said, horrific story.

But really, 1,000 pounds? How could you even move?

She probably just sat on him.

Yeesh.