Fred Thompson is Stalking Me

I obviously mentioned him too much and now he's in my city- in MY company! Arrrgh!


Dell to Host Former U.S. Senator Fred Thompson at Austin Manufacturing FacilityTuesday September 18, 2:33 pm ET
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL - News):
MEDIA ADVISORY
Former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson Wednesday, Sept. 19, will become the first 2008 U.S. Presidential candidate to tour a Dell U.S. facility. Senator Thompson will visit the company's Topfer Manufacturing Facility, which manufactures commercial and consumer desktop computers.
The company plans to extend invitations to the major Presidential candidates to visit its U.S. operations in the coming months.What: U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson to Tour Dell Factory;
First of Presidential Candidates to Visit Dell U.S.
Facilities
When: 9:15 a.m. -- Photo opportunity at factory
Wednesday, Sept. 19
Where: Topfer Manufacturing Center
301 West Howard Lane
Austin, Texas

Starting to sound like a broken record?

Republican U.S. Justice Department official John David R. Atchison, 53, an assistant U.S. attorney from the northern district of Florida, has been arrested on suspicion of traveling to Detroit over the weekend to have sex with a 5 year old child. An undercover officer posed as a mother offering her child to Atchison for sex, according to police. In deposition, detectives said Atchison suggested the mother tell her daughter that "you found her a sweet boyfriend who will bring her presents." The undercover detective expressed concern about physical injury to the 5-year-old girl as a result of the sexual activity. Detectives said Atchison responded, " I am always gentle and loving; not to worry, no damage ever, no rough stuff ever. I only like it soft and nice." The undercover detective asked how Atchison can be certain of no injury. He responded, "Just gotta go slow and very easy. I've done it plenty," according to detectives.

Ick, ick, ick!

Researching this story led me to a great website: http://www.republicansexoffenders.com/ . Looks like the most dangerous people for every possible reason are Republicans. Don't leave your child- or anyone you care about- alone with one.

Chuckle

Report: Colorado Child Bride Reunited With Husband 20 Years Her Senior

OK, move on folks, nothing to see here...

Yeah, I saw the headline and put in another photo. I'm sure Homeland Security will pick me up soon...

Here's another I did quite a while back:

Mrs. Bush: "Theresa, how dare you wear the same outfit as me to the debate."
Mrs. Heinz-Kerry: "Darling, mine is from Milan, yours is from Wal-Mart".

I'm not sure why I keep picking on Fred Thompson. It's not like he's Sam Brownback but something about him oogs me and I'm gonna keep an eye on him- and his schoolgirl wife.

There's Geek and then there's GEEEEEK!

I'm currently trying not to listen to a protracted discussion in the next cube of the nuances of online role-playing games. I think it's WoW. Considering I'm quite geekly inclined, I have surprisingly little patience for such things.

Examples of said conversation:

"I'm a level 76 warlock, and then my other characters include demented dwarf, agro warlord..."
"My daughter named my character Hera and I get a lot of compliments on it..."

I try to recognize my revulsion for such things as narrow minded. I'm self-aware enough to know that something is not of low value just because I don't care for it, but my inner voice screams "Dang these people are losers!" This is extremely hypocritical of me considering I actually participate in a live-action role playing game with my lover and a group of friends. It's kind of like turning your nose up at someone playing online solitaire when you use a real deck of cards.

Honestly though I do worry about a society that allows whoever can afford it the opportunity to create a whole society for themselves with no actual human interaction, social lessons or peer modeling. The cube neighbor that is going on about gaming appeared unbidden in my cube yesterday as I was playing a clip of Pavarotti for a co-worker. He mumbled something about "Too bad it wasn't Barbra Streisand who died. I hate her music." We both stared at him blankly until he shuffled away.

My question is this: Do online role-playing games cause people to be less socially savvy or do they just give that population something to do and talk about?