Is it just me, or does it seem that TV service is becoming the new cell phone plan - it's a full time job to decipher all of the freaking ins and outs. Of course, you've got your HD vs. analog television, then you have to decide if you want a DVR, which in some cases you buy yourself, in others, you lease. An of course, then there's the daunting task of deciding which channels you want. Not that you get to pick and choose your channels, mind you. If you want animal planet (Kahlua's favorite), you also have to get home shopping network, TNT, and something that whenever I turn to it looks like someone shoved a camera directly into a microscope.
And the Solution? "Marc?............"
It came to my attention today, through a series of conversations with my coworkers, that perhaps my political and societal views aren't as obvious to everyone as I thought. As such, I thought I would clarify things for anyone out there who might still be wondering:
I am a card-carrying, capitalist-loving, government-minimizing conservative.
I am pro-life, anti-social security, anti-affirmative action, and marriage-preserving
I believe that freedom of religion does not mean to ignore it completely and that the solution is to respect other peoples' beliefs instead of being forced to believe other peoples' beliefs.
I do NOT believe that the solution to a problem is to create a countering problem (affirmative action), nor do I believe that the way to refrain from offending people is to not do anything (Political Correctness)
I believe that those people who have been handed a bad lot in life should receive help, but that the government is in no capacity to manage such an undertaking.
I think it's a shame that hotly-debated topics such as these are avoided like the last mozzarella stick on an appetizer tray. As such, I would like to open the floor to any comments, questions or countering thoughts you may have.
FYI - Tony is a woosie. He won't drink as much as I am.
Thursday was my first ever geek seminar. I went to the "unvailing presentation" of Microsoft's SQL 2005. It was a guy standing in front of everyone who knew less about the product than those in the audience who had looked at the Beta version.
Despite this disappointing presentation, however, I did learn a few things about geek gatherings, such as:
1 - The women always find each other and sit in a row towards the center, about 3/4 of the way back from the front.
2 - There is never a problem with all of the women fitting into a single row.
3 - There are still people out there who where thick glasses, pocket protectors and pants that hike up to mid-calf when seated (I swear, they looked like capris)
4 - Joking about a server being down is like yelling 'fire' in a crowded theater - you just don't do it.