Some Thoughts, Profound and (Mostly) Otherwise

There is a very light coating of snow this morning in Colorado Springs, with a promise of more to come. According to news sources, this is the latest date for a first snow on record. We've been having a drought lately, and shouldn't equate local weather with climate change, but I can't help thinking our lack of snow is one more straw in the wind (note weather metaphor) of global warming.

Commercials for Cialis are all over the airwaves. They always conclude with a man and woman sitting side-by-side in bathtubs in some very scenic setting. All I can say is that if I had to carry those tubs down to the beach or to some woodland glen I'd be so tired I'd have to say, "Not tonight, honey," to my wife. There's also the matter of filling the tubs with water, and I don't see any spigots near the tubs in those ads. That guy must have hauled the water to the tubs by the bucketful. By the time they get into the water, it would be the same temperature as the air, and unless they're in Miami that means the water is most likely cold. Which would not help with the problem that prompted all that work in the first place!

Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina is quoted this morning as saying, "You can't be a fiscal conservative without being a social conservative." I wonder what the Libertarians will think of that! As almost always happens, political success leads to a fracturing of the winning coalition, and moderation in their goals. Republicans always seem more cohesive than Democrats, but they will have their own problems figuring out what they want to do.

If the girl in the song's bikini was so itsy-bitsy and teeny-weeny, how would anyone know it was yellow polka-dot? Perhaps close inspection?

Recently I had a dream in which my wife and I were living with Colin O'Brien. At least I think it was Colin. He had red hair and kept singing "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling."

With Christmas on the horizon, I have a suggestion for our material society. Rather than ship gifts long distances why not make a contribution to a charity in the name of our intended? We'd save postage, not have to worry that the gift is unwanted, and help people in need.