Sweetest Day - 2nd Dumbest Holiday Ever

One Valentine's Day is enough per year

Wow! It's Sweetest Day tomorrow!

Are you kidding me? Who, besides zit-faced teenagers, celebrate Sweetest Day? Sweetest Day has to be the dumbest holiday ever, except for Bosses Day, which is even more asinine.

Finish: Sweetest Day - 2nd Dumbest Holiday Ever

Worst Day Ever - Rate your worst day ever

Same person destroyed me twice

The wost day ever. We've all had bad days. Lot's of them. But, what is your worst day ever?

For me, it would probably have to be my breakup and divorce from the same damn girl. That's right.

Finish: Worst Day Ever - Rate your worst day ever

Great Ideas - What's your great idea?

Has your light bulb gone on?

World peace? The end of poverty?

Those aren't great ideas. Great ideas have real world plans behind them. Great ideas are more like solutions, not fantasies. A real vision for something new.

My great idea is to......

Finish: Great Ideas - What's your great idea?

Rate, tell and show: Examples of hypocrisy

STOP Bush?

How about you stop your gas-guzzling first, you hypocrite?! If not for gas guzzlers like your Mercedes ML 320, we wouldn't be in Iraq.

Read more. Tell us and show us your examples of hypocrisy.

My dog is better than yours - Rate yours

Rate my dog

My dog's name is Gypsy. She's some kind of terrier-mix that I was lucky enough to pick up from the humane society.

Got any good pictures of your dog? Show us!

Lottery can be predicted?

A Wisconsin couple thinks and they have winnings for proof

With more than a million dollars in their pockets, a Wisconsin couple believes they've figured out a way to predict the lottery.

Finish: Lottery can be predicted?

Dogs have morals?

Living with humans has changed dogs

Dogs have morals according to recent scientific research. Does your dog act like it has morals? Does it communicate with you?

Finish: Dogs have morals

Facial hair and sex appeal- Rate your beard

Rate facial hair

I hate shaving, so I've been growing out my beard longer and longer in-between shaves.

Now, however, my lover is warning me that I'll be cut off if I don't shave, or at least trim my beard.

What should I do? Obviously, I'll shave. Still, I've noticed some ladies really are attracted by facial hair. Does your girlfriend or wife like your beard?

Finish: Rate your beard - Facial hair and sex appeal

Is Randy Moss a victim

Can women victimize men?

"OK, I'm not going to speculate on how Washington and Moss (Randy) hooked up when she was 24 and he was a 19-year-old tender "Roni," but I will reference two nameless, 2007 college football stars who were high school phenoms," writes Jason Whitlock on Fox Sports.

"One got plucked by a 25-year-old mother of two while he was in high school. The other got scooped up by a 37-year-old flight attendant while he was a freshman in college.

Obviously men have been preying upon emotionally immature and insecure young women since the beginning of time. We've captured their minds and hearts with words, money, sex and calculated deeds. And when the young women mature and the leverage evens or swings the other direction, the weakest among us have resorted to threats, extortion or things far worse.
Hasn't Randy Moss matured this season? Aren't modern women as capable of mental cruelty as men?"

Is Randy Moss, therefore, a victim? Aren't many men victimized by women, but since they are men, society doesn't accept their victimization?

Rate victimization: Can a woman victimize a man?

Dumb story of the day: Drinking games increase drinking

No way! Drinking games might make you drunk?

Way! Believe it or not, drinking games lead to more drinking at a party compared to not playing drinking games at a party. I know it's almost impossible to believe, but it's true.

That's the result of a new college study according to MSN. Wow! I guess the person that came up with such a brilliant study must have been playing a drinking game the night before because only a drunk could be surprised by such results.

Rate this story: Is it the dumbest of the day, or do you have a better one?

Is Scientology about to destroy the world?

Destroyed by Scientology?

I think Tom Cruise is dead, at least as an actor, and his religion killed him. Yes, Tom has done and said some weird things because of his religious beliefs. So what? Almost anyone that has any religious affiliation has done and said some weird things in the name of religion.

What I don't get, however, is why the world is so much more concerned about Scientology than other religions. Fundamentalist Christians, Jews and Muslims seem much more of a threat to the world than Scientologists. In terms of beliefs, is Scientology really so much more far-fetched than the beliefs of other major religions?

So, what's the big deal? Is it the connection between Scientology and celebrity that causes so much interest?

Rate the threat of Scientology: Is it just media hype or reality?

Amy Fisher: Everything wrong with America?

An American tragedy?

Amy Fisher, aka Long Island Lolita, is back in the news promoting a sex tape with her husband.

Fisher, who served time in prison for shooting the wife of her lover, a man more than twice her age when she was 16, claims she initially had nothing to do with the tape, but has now accepted money rather than fight the tape's release. Yeah, whatever.

Is there no limit to how low people will stoop for money and fame? Are sex tapes the new path to fame and riches in America? Or, is it about time America relaxes when it comes to sexuality?

Rate Amy Fisher: An American tragedy or the tale of a hard-working American woman?

Will 2008 be better than 2007?

Will big brother be watching you?

Now that it is 2008 I'm left wondering whether 2008 will be better than 2007. Is the world becoming a better place or a worse place, or is it, as it has always been, relative?

I want to believe that the world is becoming a better place, but I don't see it. And my belief isn't based upon US foreign relations, but life in the US. When I was shopping over this Holiday season I couldn't believe how many rude people I encountered. I remember when the Holiday season used to be so refreshing because rude people stopped acting rude for a few days - not any more.

Rate 2008: Will it be better than 2007?

Strip club trip gone bad

Ever blow your wad at a strip club?

Man, I have a few friends that love going to strip clubs, but I don't get it. The other day I met my buddy for Happy Hour. The weekend before, my friend told me, he blew $1800.00 at a strip club (he still doesn't know how).

Now, I know it's not unusual to blow a few hundred bucks at a strip club, but $1800.00? That hurts. "An unforgettable kick in the nuts," I think my buddy called it.

Internet porn viruses, $1800.00 strip club tabs. How's a man to have fun anymore?

Rate your strip club experiences: Has it gotten out of control?

Why New Years Eve is the Best (Worst?)!

Tis the Season!

Ohh, my favorite time of year! Blahhh!!! So, what's the best thing about New Year's Eve?

Is it just the best party ever? Is it getting drunk? Is it the cheap, meaningless sex that you can't remember? Is it the hangover? Is it the one time of year that you find religion and pray to the porcelain god?

CHEERS!

Rate your New Years Eve!

Rate your crazy neighborhood

Got 420 in your neighborhood?

Wow! So I go to McDonalds and I see this big marijuana sign.

Weed. McDonalds. Weed. Mcdonalds. Which is bad for me?.

Rate your crazy neighborhood.

Are you going to make a New Year's Resolution?

What's your New Year's Resolution?

Are you going to make a New Year's Resolution this year? I don't always make a Resolution. It seems a New Year's Resolution is too often the first step towards failure. My Resolution, which I'm beginning today, is to fearlessly go after my dreams and to always try to do things a little bit differently.

Are you making a resolution this for the 2008? Have you lived up to any of your previous New Year's Resolutions?

Rate New Year's Resolutions

Has Christmas been destroyed by commercialism?

What is the meaning of Christmas these days?

I'm getting ready to finish off my Christmas shopping. Fortunately, I have just one thing left to buy, but Christmas has been a bit of a pain. Gift-giving has become a necessary form of social networking, and I can't stand it. Additionally, even some extended family members have gone crazy, telling people what they want for Christmas, and they aren't asking for cheap things.

Sure Christmas is about giving, but it shouldn't be just about giving gifts, rather it should be about giving time, compassion and cheer.

Rate Christmas: Has it been destroyed by commercialism?

Concerned about Jamie Spears's pregnancy? Get a life

The first 16 year old girl to get pregnant?

Jamie Lynn Spears is pregnant. So what? So are a million other 16 year old girls. Yet, according to People, this fact has "generated an immediate groundswell of strong opinion, much of it negative, with many suggesting Spears may have lost all credibility as a teen role model."

If a TV character is your child's top role model, then maybe you shouldn't be a parent. The condemnation of some parents and their inability to forgive mistakes is a far worse message to send kids.

Rate the Jamie Spears condemners: Time to get a life or am I missing something?

Rate PETA's use of Michael Vick holiday card

PETA has no class?

PETA is using a picture of Michael Vick behind bars as a Holiday eCard.

"We're having a bit of fun, but prison is no lark and we're hoping that Michael will use his time behind bars this holiday season to think about goodwill and peace for all," PETA assistant director Dan Shannon said in a statement Tuesday.

So, is this an example of how PETA expresses "goodwill and peace for all"?

Rate PETA's eCard: Shameless or a gesture of "goodwill and peace"?

Office romance: Ever had one?

Did you keep the affair under the table?

Don't dip your pen in company ink. That's always been the word in my office. Yet, I've had an office romance that didn't lead to any problems. In fact, it mad a crappy job a little bit more enjoyable.

However, I've witnessed some pretty nasty office romances as well that led to people quitting their jobs and even some getting fired.

Is the office a good place to find your next girlfriend or boyfriend? Or is it just trouble?

Rate your office romance: Cool and casual or did it spin out of control?

Time for a better girlfriend: Dangers of online porn

Porn spam is just the beginning

So your girlfriend doesn't fulfill your needs, therefore, you surf the web for ever better porn to squash your sexual desires?

Well, then you've probably noticed an increase in penis-enlargement ads in your e-mail box. But, it can get worse. Stolen credit card data and viruses are another common problem. Lately, however, extortion has been added to the dangers of online porn.

"Now comes a scheme some researchers say amounts to extortion: One site's threat to disable visitors' computers with relentless pop-up ads if they don't pay for a subscription they were automatically signed up for after a free trial." (more)

Rate online porn: Are the risks worth the reward, or is it time for a better girlfriend?

Would you try a Cafe Mocha from McDonald's?

Ready to take on Starbucks?

McDonald's has significantly improved their coffee, so much so that it was given favorable reviews by Consumer Reports. Drip coffee is a pretty easy thing to make and serve, but what about lattes, mochas, cappuccinos and espressos?

Well, soon you'll be able to try your favorite type of latte from a McDonald's near you. So, will trust your local burger flipper/barista for your next speciality coffee?

Rate McDonald's new coffee venture: Can it succeed?

Did Madonna go too far by dyeing sheep pink?

Dyed sheep a big deal

At a recent photo shoot for Madonna, a number of sheep were dyed with a temporary dye that did not harm the animals in anyway. Nonetheless, animal activists are up in arms.


An RSPCA spokesperson said: "Why is it necessary and what are they trying to prove? It is an irresponsible publicity stunt. It sends out the wrong message about how to use animals."

Rate how is crazier: Madonna or the animal rights activists

Proof the NYTimes protects the Clintons?

Is there any such thing as media objectivity?

I'm a blogger and I'm not objective. I usually report an issue and then offer my perspective. I'm not really reporting the news. I'm commenting on the news.

Should the NYTimes be considered the same as just an opionated blog, or should they be held to a higher level of objectivity?

Case in point. Bill Clinton is now trying to claim that he was anti-war, as was his wife, from the beginning. But the facts are far less convincing. Covering this story, the NYTimes chose a quote from a 2004 Time article that goes, "I would not have done it until after Hans Blix finished the job,” referring to the weapons inspections there before the war.

So, maybe he did or did not support the war according to that article. The NYTimes is questioning Bill on this point, but is it objectively reporting the facts?

There are other quotes in the same article cited by the NYTimes that offer a much more convincing perspective. "That's why I supported the Iraq thing. There was a lot of stuff unaccounted for. So I thought the President had an absolute responsibility to go to the U.N. and say, "Look, guys, after 9/11, you have got to demand that Saddam Hussein lets us finish the inspection process." You couldn't responsibly ignore [the possibility that] a tyrant had these stocks. I never really thought he'd [use them]. What I was far more worried about was that he'd sell this stuff or give it away. .........So that's why I thought Bush did the right thing to go back. When you're the President, and your country has just been through what we had, you want everything to be accounted for............"

Ultimately, Bill claimed he didn't agree with the "timing of the attack", not the attack itself.

That certainly sounds much more supportive of the Bush's position, and it also sounds far from anti-War. So, why did the NYTimes choose the soft quote? Why not call Bill out on this? To protect Hillary Clinton?

Rate the NYTimes: Should they be held to a higher standard of objectivity?

Kill all the pregnant people!

Kill all babies!

"Having children is selfish. It's all about maintaining your genetic line at the expense of the planet," says Toni Vernelli, 35, a self-described eco-warrier whom had an abortion to save the planet.

"Every person who is born uses more food, more water, more land, more fossil fuels, more trees and produces more rubbish, more pollution, more greenhouse gases, and adds to the problem of over-population." (more)

If Toni is so concerned about over-population, maybe she should stand up for what she believes and kill herself! Or, maybe Toni should become a terrorist and kill as many people as possible to protect the planet!

Rate Toni Vernelli: Is she an idiot or just a fool?

What do you think about $4.00 gas?

$3.50 this winter?

Now that oil is heading back towards $100 per barrel some energy analysts told CNBC's Bertha Coombs this morning that gasoline prices could easily hit $3.50 per gallon this winter and $4.00 per gallon by this Spring.

Imagine gas prices if Israel or America take any sort of military action against Iran. OUCH!

Hybrid vehicles might not be the greatest way to save money, but over time most hybrids do pay for themselves. Moreover, if you keep your car more than 5 years your car might actually become an investment, a hedge against rising gasoline prices.

Rate the price of gas: Are you worried about $4.00 gas?

Also, have a hybrid car? Rate you favorite hybrid car.

Thanksgiving horror stories

Sometimes too much family can drive you crazy

Do you have an aunt or uncle that always gets drunk at the family Thanksgiving dinner and puts on an embarrassing show?

Ever had a badly cooked Turkey? How about a good 'ole fashioned Thanksgiving fistfight? Or, an 'I'm pregnant' shocker?

Rate your favorite Thanksgiving horror stories

What is environmental hypocrisy?

What's worse: gas-guzzling or eating meat?

Recently Heather Mills showed up for a photo shoot to make the connection between global warming and eating meat in a gas-guzzling SUV. While Ms. Mills is right about the meat eating and global warming connection, there is also a big connection between gas-guzzling and global warming.
So does Mrs. Mills have a leg to stand on? Sadly, she does not - no pun intended.

Nonetheless, the point Mills is trying to make is a strong one, one that shows just how much of a hypocrite many environmentalists, such as Al Gore, are in the real world. Gore talks about how dangerous global warming is and buys carbon credits to offset the massive amount of pollution his mansion and jet-flying causes, but he could probably have a bigger effect on global warming by going vegetarian, yet this isn't part of Gore's inconvenient truth. Why?

Maybe the goal to being a good environmentalist is to do less lecturing and more living by example?

Rate environmental hypocrisy: Are most environmentalists hypocrites or is it just the stars of the environmental movement - those from Hollywood, etc - that give environmentalists a bad name?

Is America going to "crash"

Will the declining dollar bring down America?

"Soon we will not talk about dollars because the dollar is falling in value and the empire of the dollar is crashing," Chavez said in comments translated into Farsi from Spanish.

"Naturally, by the crash of the dollar, America's empire will crash," Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said at a joint news conference with Ahmadinejad.

Rate America: Is America set to crash or is Chavez just a loud-mouth?

Is 'gringo' a racist term?

The Gringo Gazette can be found in some parts of Mexico

A furniture store in the U.S. that caters to Spanish-speaking customers is offering credit "without gringo papers". This, the store claims, means no social security papers, etc.(more)

Rate the term, gringo. Is it offensive or racist?

Do you re-gift?

Is re-gifting cool?

Re-gifting is pretty common, especially in workplace environments, and as long as the gift fits the person, then I say it's a fine practice. However, some people just give trash when they re-gift, and that's not too cool.

Rate re-gifting: Is it cool if done right, or is it always wrong?

Is the government hiding the truth about UFOs?

Is there a government UFO cover up?

It seems like everyday politicians are taking their turn to talk about their UFO experiences. The latest is Former Arizona Governor Fife Symington who was one of the thousands to view the well-known Phoenix sighting in 1997.

Having also experienced one very convincing UFO sighting, it seems obvious to me the government is involved in some kind of cover up. Either the government has developed almost unbelievably advanced spacecraft and they are trying to hide that fact, or another country, alien community or whatever, has developed such spacecraft.

Rate UFOs: Is the government involved in a cover up?

Why do dolphins save people?

Are dolphins smarter than we think?

Over the years I have read numerous stories of how dolphins have saved the life of humans. Earlier this year, dolphins saved surfer Todd Endris.

Why?

Are dolphins smarter than we realize? Do dolphins, for whatever reason, feel an affinity towards humans versus other animals? Are many animals more than just dumb animals?

Rate dolphins: Why do they save humans?

Do you lie about sex?

How often do you fake it?

Do you fake an orgasm? Do you lie about the number of sexual partners you've had? Are you afraid to discuss your sexual fantasies with your partner?

Experts say the best sex is honest sex. When you are honest with your partner about sex, then you'll have a better sexual relationship with your partner, which will make both of you happier.

Rate sex: How often do you lie about sex?

Do you hate Hollywood?

The people we love to hate?

I just finished reading Beware: Next comes the Oscars' 'smear campaign'? in the LATimes. I'm not sure why I read the article. I don't watch the Oscars. I frankly find them pathetic, and I think most of the garbage coming out of Hollywood is a waste of time.

When a movie as crass, obvious and stereotypical as Crash can win an Oscar for best picture with its John Grisham-eque expose of racism, then it's obvious the Oscars cannot be taken seriously. Just because a movie is about a serious subject does not make it a serious movie.

Certainly, many great movies do come out of Hollywood - diamonds in the rough. Nonetheless, the comments to the Beware story seem to display a deep hatred of Hollywood. If true, why even comment? Why pay attention to Hollywood?

Rate Hollywood: An institution we love to hate?

It's hump day: How's your day going?

Almost over the hump

So, how's your damn day going?

I feel like I'm on the verge of a cold, probably thanks to the hangover I was nursing all day yesterday. Getting drunk just isn't worth it, especially when you forget to eat dinner.

Damn, the world is annoying. Politics, politics, politics. Does it ever end? Now that the Hollywood writer's strike is on, TV is going all reality and all politics, or reruns. Hopefully, all of this will build up Internet entertainment?

Speaking of which, anybody see any good Internet videos, shorts, etc? I'm gonna check out some of my favorite web video portals later today, so check back later.

Oh yeah, and how's your day going? Anybody need to bitch about anything?

Liar! How often do you lie?

Everyone lies once or twice per day

Lying is one of the great facts of social life. Most people lie sometimes—about once or twice a day, as often as they brush their teeth. And some people lie often. People tend to lie more in phone calls than face to face (more).

Rate lying: How often do you lie per day

Halloween: No treats, just tricks?

Someone else for a day?

What does Halloween mean?

Many schools have scaled back Halloween celebrations. Few people even trick-or-treat in my neighborhood anymore. Yet, many adults I know seem more excited about Halloween than most kids.

What's up?

Rate Halloween: About trick-or-treating or a day to freely act like an idiot?

Victoria's Secret and the "slutification of America"?

Is American culture creating "Lolitas-in-training with lollipops"

I just finished reading the Karen Heller article Naughty - and definitely not nice about the "slutification of America". As an example of that slutification, Heller points to these Victoria Secret dress-up dolls that are part of the Pink line.

Is there anything wrong with these dolls? Do these dolls represent everything that is wrong with American culture?

Rate the 'slutification of America': Is it real, an exaggeration, the end of puritanism?

Picture proves Bigfoot is real?

Bigfoot or a bear?

Seeking deer pictures, hunter Rick Jacobs got a picture of this long-legged creature using a camera with an automatic trigger according to the AP.

Some call it a juvenile sasquatch, others just a mange bear.

Rate bigfoot: Real or not?

Would you have a funeral in your home?

Green funerals are growing in popularity

There is a move in the U.S. towards more simple funerals. Wood caskets. No embalming. No chemicals. Just a natural dust-to-dust death.

Besides, funerals are expensive and, in the end, do they really help with closure, or do they just line the pockets of funeral home directors?

"The home funeral is part of an emerging trend that some believe will change the way Americans deal with death........called "green" funerals because they avoid preservative chemicals and steel and concrete tombs, all designed to keep a body from decomposing naturally." (more)

Rate green funerals: Would you do it?

Was 9/11 a conspiracy?

The government did it?

During a recent Bill Clinton speech, hecklers disrupted the gathering shouting out that 9/11 was inside job.

"An inside job? How dare you. How dare you. It was not an inside job," Clinton said. "You guys have got to be careful, you're going to give Minnesota a bad reputation."

Thanks, Bill.

Personally, I'm so tired of these people. Such accusations require undeniable evidence, none-of-which exists.

Rate believers of a 9/11 conspiracy: Wackos, a-holes, morons, etc?

How stressed are you?

Can't sleep? Over-eating and over-drinking?

A new study suggests that Americans are stressed out, with 48% of Americans claiming to be more stressed today than 5 years ago. Money and work, the study indicates, are our biggest worries.

The stress is so bad we can't sleep. We're over-eating, hitting the bottle harder than over and cancelling those trips to the gym.

Now I gotta go get a drink. Cheers!

Rate your stress: Is it getting worse?