Ice Found on Mars Surface – If the Mars Lander has taught us anything, it’s this; Mars is BORING. I mean, come on? Ice? Billions of dollars of tax payers money, and the lead is, “Scientists are reporting what they call compelling evidence that the 
robot craft has found ice while digging on the Martian surface”? Not exactly “One small step for man…” I love how the AP writer says, “what they call compelling…” HA! I’ve visited my freezer a million times in my life to grab a cube, and needless to say, the experience isn’t particularly compelling. Now, I don’t know if NASA ever made it to the moon or not, but if the astronaut geniuses were ever inclined to stage something, now’s the time. Just give us something? It doesn’t have to be an army of Martians forming rank to invade Earth, but at least a grainy Big-foot like shot from the corner of the screen. I mean really, the Mars Lander totally sucks.
David Beckham’s new Armani adds – I’m telling you, a hundred years from now, some student is going to write a paper about the equal rights movement and the thesis will be something like, “David Beckham did as much to equalize gender rights as the WCTU and suffrage movement combined.” And how? By bringing down the world’s collective view and respect for men. I don’t even think Knut the Polar Bear let himself be objectified as much as David Beckham. Can we please just let this dude get naked and play a soccer game? I think we all know that’s where this is heading…
Jamie Lynn Spears Gives Birth – I really think we’re on the brink of something special here. It’s entirely possible that Jamie Lynn will be the first female actress to make her post-baby Playboy comeback appearance on her 18th birthday.
McCain touts Canada-U.S. Ties – Why are we still making a big deal out of this? Wasn’t the cat out of the bag when the whole Obama/Clinton/Staff Member leak about possible changes in trade was just brushed off as “campaign rhetoric?” What happened to that? I feel like that episode of The Simpsons where we found out Principal Skinner wasn’t the real Principal Skinner – but after realizing the real Skinner was a buzz-kill they all just let fake Skinner reclaim the false identity – and at the end of the show everyone in Springfield agreed they would never mention it again. Did we do that about NAFTA campaign rhetoric? Of course this is all hocus-pocus. Whenever I listen to Obama and McCain I take what they’re saying about as seriously as the presidential election on The West Wing (only neither McCain nor Obama are as convincing as Alan Alda). I will admit I’m really looking forward to when they announce their running mates. Although it’s not so much the political ramifications of the decision, it kinda feels finding out who’s going to be the next Batman! 
BONUS CODE TRIVIA!!!! Let’s try to combine two parts of today’s bullets. I guess I mentioned the WCTU and The Simpsons in the same entry – well done me! Here we go, try to follow along. In an episode of The Simpsons, Rex Banner was brought in to enforce a law that, as it turned out, was still in effect in
Springfield. Coincidentally, it was the WCTU who was highly responsible, in the real world, for this law being in effect in the first place? What law are we referring to?
