Tuesday, 31 August 2010 - Well folks, this is it. This is the end of August. Tomorrow it is September and you know what that means right? Christmas decorations will begin appearing in a retail window near you. Indeed Costco has had their Christmas decorations, trees and outdoor lights in stock and on display for over three weeks already. Soon, the city will be out putting up new fall and winter banners, and school will be back in session.
How was your summer? Did you get enough time in the sun? Did you soak up a year's allotment of Vitamin D? Did you commune with nature enough to give you your warm and fuzzies until June? How about all those fishermen and campers? Did you get out there a sufficient number of times so as not to say next year I will try and get out more? I know I didn't get nearly as much golf in as I had wanted to this season, and so I will attempt to play a few more rounds in the fall - when all the kids are back in school and the weekdays on the course can return back to the adults. But, no doubt I will be vowing to play more next year.
I thought this year I would spend some time hiking on not so level terrain in hopes of getting a bit more physical and maybe get ready for a larger hike in a foreign country. I was ready to stock up on hiking boots (ooh... an excuse to buy shoes), and get one of those handbags that have two straps and are worn on one's back that these outdoorsy people all seem to have. I've been told to hit the trail a few times, and this summer I fully intended on doing just that. I even developed my own trail mix blend that not only tasted good, but was loaded with both healthy good stuff and a requisite amount of dark organic chocolate chunks. Hmm... maybe a trip to Whole Foods is in order. My trail mix is actually pretty good off the trails, and it is Trail Mix Day. Organic almonds, dried cranberries, pecans, walnuts, chocolate and mango is as good as it gets. Add to that a cheese plate and a glass of red, and you have the kind of dinner or dessert that says "I have taste, but not too domestic." With this, I can live.
Alas, as we say good-bye to August, and we near the end of baseball, boys in tight white pants, and summer vacation, we look forward to the fall. A new collection of fall sweaters in the latest colours and warmer trousers is always good. I don't look so out of season in the fall when I'm bundled up in a sweater or two. I bet that I could pair this seasons latest colours with a pair of hiking boots and matching trekking jacket and hit one of those trails yet. After all, if we were to take that trail stroll in that foreign country, I'm thinking it wouldn't be so warm at the top of the hill. I'll go get the nuts.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
Holy Holistic
Monday, 30 August 2010 - The Internet has changed much about how we approach life. Even for the simplest of questions, we no longer look to a book, or a dictionary, or our thesaurus. Instead we go to Amazon.com, Dictionary.com and Wikipedia.org. When we think about vacations, we no longer go in to a travel agent, we hit the web and look at Travelocity.com, TravelBestBets.com, PriceLine.com, CheapFlights.com or Expedia.com. Amazingly, we know not only where to look, but we know the web address and no longer go looking for the phone book. Hell, if you need a phone book, we go to 411.com, Canada411.com, YellowPages.com, WhitePages.com, or DexKnows.com. When is the last time you opened up a cookbook? Myself, I go to recipes.com, FoodNetwork.com, epicurious.com, or food.com and spin the laptop around on the bar.
I can't remember the last time I went to a book store for the sole purpose of buying a book. A trip to a bricks and mortar bookstore for me is to browse to see what I will order online and have downloaded direct to my Kindle, and to sip a 'quad grande Americano, easy water non-fat misto'. Do you remember the last time you were at the movies and an actor on screen reminded you of another movie they acted in but you couldn't remember the name of the movie? I do, and on my phone, I quickly opened by imdb.com app and got the name of the movie.
When I'm out grocery shopping in a real store (something I could be doing online at Stongs.com or NetGrocer.com), I often rely on google.com, celiac.com or the MayoClinic.com website to ensure the foods I'm about to purchase are indeed gluten free. The Internet has certainly changed the way we do 'everyday life.' Even the common cold is researched before a trip to the Doctor's office.
The internet has had a massive impact on the way we are diagnosed, and our interactions with the medical community. Today, patients are going in to their physicians armed with intelligent questions, ready for a consultation and discussion, not just a diagnosis and a prescription. The recent focus on holistic and alternative therapies, partially driven by our urge to self diagnose and often self treat (thanks to all those zero's and one's) has also contributed to a big boom in natural treatments. When I have any symptom, I go straight to the net to see what it could be, and what alternatives there are to treat the same. I don't just do this for myself. I do this for my dog as well. Rex has hip displaysia. There are traditional veterinary options to treat this, ranging from NSAIDs and cortisone to pain control. Fortunately, my DVM is also a firm believer in alternative therapy. Instead, she's recommended natural joint lubrication and anti-inflamatories, and I've gone online to find massage therapists and chiropractors that will treat my dog. Add to that a little water therapy (beach time!!), and Rex is on the path to a better life. As it is Holistic Pet Day, I think Rex is on the correct path indeed. We can avoid a whole whack of unpleasantries by looking for alternatives. Shame it isn't also Holistic Human Day. There are a whole whack of us who could perhaps use a new outlook. Just search it out online.
I can't remember the last time I went to a book store for the sole purpose of buying a book. A trip to a bricks and mortar bookstore for me is to browse to see what I will order online and have downloaded direct to my Kindle, and to sip a 'quad grande Americano, easy water non-fat misto'. Do you remember the last time you were at the movies and an actor on screen reminded you of another movie they acted in but you couldn't remember the name of the movie? I do, and on my phone, I quickly opened by imdb.com app and got the name of the movie.
When I'm out grocery shopping in a real store (something I could be doing online at Stongs.com or NetGrocer.com), I often rely on google.com, celiac.com or the MayoClinic.com website to ensure the foods I'm about to purchase are indeed gluten free. The Internet has certainly changed the way we do 'everyday life.' Even the common cold is researched before a trip to the Doctor's office.
The internet has had a massive impact on the way we are diagnosed, and our interactions with the medical community. Today, patients are going in to their physicians armed with intelligent questions, ready for a consultation and discussion, not just a diagnosis and a prescription. The recent focus on holistic and alternative therapies, partially driven by our urge to self diagnose and often self treat (thanks to all those zero's and one's) has also contributed to a big boom in natural treatments. When I have any symptom, I go straight to the net to see what it could be, and what alternatives there are to treat the same. I don't just do this for myself. I do this for my dog as well. Rex has hip displaysia. There are traditional veterinary options to treat this, ranging from NSAIDs and cortisone to pain control. Fortunately, my DVM is also a firm believer in alternative therapy. Instead, she's recommended natural joint lubrication and anti-inflamatories, and I've gone online to find massage therapists and chiropractors that will treat my dog. Add to that a little water therapy (beach time!!), and Rex is on the path to a better life. As it is Holistic Pet Day, I think Rex is on the correct path indeed. We can avoid a whole whack of unpleasantries by looking for alternatives. Shame it isn't also Holistic Human Day. There are a whole whack of us who could perhaps use a new outlook. Just search it out online.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Lay off the salt
Sunday, 29 August 2010 - Life without flavour would be a terribly dull place would it not? What about life with only one flavour? Or one food that gets presented day in and day out? My dog has been eating lamb and apple for the past 40 days. I'm sure that gets a little hard to swallow after a while, so today I switched out the lamb for Salmon and Herring. He was drooling more than the usual small puddle at brunch, so I'm assuming he was excited about the change. I doubt he will still be as excited in another 39 days.
I had rice cakes and peanut butter for dinner last night. For breakfast this morning, I had rice cakes and peanut butter. Funny enough, they tasted just as good today. I have a sneaking suspicion that if I try for the same again tonight, I might not find them as delicious. North Americans have really become spoiled for variety, even though many of us have a fairly habitual eating regime. Take away our flavours and even the most habitual of eaters will take notice. In the summer, fresh basil is my favourite flavour. Thyme and lemon are also pretty spectacular. In the winter months, garlic and oregano seem to fit best. At work the other night a whole baggy of oregano was found... I can't imagine anyone wanting to carry around their herbs, but perhaps they were going home to make a little Italian fare, no?
Hmm.... you mean that wasn't oregano? Here I thought he was a Chef d'Cuisine.
Today is More Herbs Less Salt Day. If you are going to be burning a few herbs today, perhaps you need to snack on fruit and stay away from the salty munchies.
There is a move on to make 'herbs' legal. I don't know that this will necessarily accomplish much. In Vancouver anyway, police will rarely do much for possession of a small personal amount of herb. There are legal, medicinal marijuana locations, that those who have a prescription can obtain their herbs. For people with particular disorders and diseases, and those going through difficult treatments, it turns out a little oregano can be very beneficial. So what would legalizing really help? Perhaps you could collect herb taxes, similar to tobacco taxes but I would bet they would be much much higher. If you legalize it, are you actually going to then issue business licenses to grow ops? Would the government become grow ops or would the houses with the tinfoil curtains merely become industrial, cheapen the process, decrease the THC content, increase prices, and start short changing the baggy size all in the name of profit?
I'm guessing that you would never eliminate black market sales - like reservation cigarette sales - where 'herb'alists will be looking to avoid paying the grossly inflated taxes. The grow-op next door won't actually lose the tinfoil drapery, but they could put a nice bright neon sign on the roof advertising their business hours. Now you not only have a mold issue, but light pollution, which could lead to a whole new area of neighbourly strife.
Legalizing oregano could lead to another type of roadside breathalizer, and new traffic woes. Instead of speeding and weaving drunk drivers, you would have way too mellow drivers. The posted speed limit signs would need a new set of minimum speed signs to ensure traffic continues to move. Imagine how pretty those traffic lights could really seem. Red light? What a great colour. Did you see how red that light was man? Wow, that's amazing. Oh yeah, where was I going? Oh, I'm late. Oh well. I'll get there soon enough. Ooh.... Yellow. Yellow is a really great colour. Did you see how yellow that light was man?
Hey... it is Sunday today. Relax, take a load off. Pull out your herbs, and lay off the salt for the day.
I had rice cakes and peanut butter for dinner last night. For breakfast this morning, I had rice cakes and peanut butter. Funny enough, they tasted just as good today. I have a sneaking suspicion that if I try for the same again tonight, I might not find them as delicious. North Americans have really become spoiled for variety, even though many of us have a fairly habitual eating regime. Take away our flavours and even the most habitual of eaters will take notice. In the summer, fresh basil is my favourite flavour. Thyme and lemon are also pretty spectacular. In the winter months, garlic and oregano seem to fit best. At work the other night a whole baggy of oregano was found... I can't imagine anyone wanting to carry around their herbs, but perhaps they were going home to make a little Italian fare, no?
Hmm.... you mean that wasn't oregano? Here I thought he was a Chef d'Cuisine.
Today is More Herbs Less Salt Day. If you are going to be burning a few herbs today, perhaps you need to snack on fruit and stay away from the salty munchies.
There is a move on to make 'herbs' legal. I don't know that this will necessarily accomplish much. In Vancouver anyway, police will rarely do much for possession of a small personal amount of herb. There are legal, medicinal marijuana locations, that those who have a prescription can obtain their herbs. For people with particular disorders and diseases, and those going through difficult treatments, it turns out a little oregano can be very beneficial. So what would legalizing really help? Perhaps you could collect herb taxes, similar to tobacco taxes but I would bet they would be much much higher. If you legalize it, are you actually going to then issue business licenses to grow ops? Would the government become grow ops or would the houses with the tinfoil curtains merely become industrial, cheapen the process, decrease the THC content, increase prices, and start short changing the baggy size all in the name of profit?
I'm guessing that you would never eliminate black market sales - like reservation cigarette sales - where 'herb'alists will be looking to avoid paying the grossly inflated taxes. The grow-op next door won't actually lose the tinfoil drapery, but they could put a nice bright neon sign on the roof advertising their business hours. Now you not only have a mold issue, but light pollution, which could lead to a whole new area of neighbourly strife.
Legalizing oregano could lead to another type of roadside breathalizer, and new traffic woes. Instead of speeding and weaving drunk drivers, you would have way too mellow drivers. The posted speed limit signs would need a new set of minimum speed signs to ensure traffic continues to move. Imagine how pretty those traffic lights could really seem. Red light? What a great colour. Did you see how red that light was man? Wow, that's amazing. Oh yeah, where was I going? Oh, I'm late. Oh well. I'll get there soon enough. Ooh.... Yellow. Yellow is a really great colour. Did you see how yellow that light was man?
Hey... it is Sunday today. Relax, take a load off. Pull out your herbs, and lay off the salt for the day.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
A short trip
Saturday, 28 August 2010 - Summer seems to go by at the speed of light. It was only a couple of weeks ago that the rainy spring was finally breaking and the sun was out to grace us with its presence. And then, lo and behold, the last week of August is about to appear, and I'm not sure I've even begun to appreciate summer. I've worked a lot this past couple of months (no big change there huh?), and spent very little time out enjoying the warming rays. Here I sit, at the kitchen bar, laptop open, towel on my head, *thinking* about maybe sauntering out to enjoy a bit of Sol.
Hmmm Sol...... isn't that a light refreshing beer? Ok, change in plans. I will saunter off to the closest patio, take my Kindle, and have a Sol in the Sol. I'm reading a book that is staged in Thailand in the sun and heat. That is three checkmarks in the sunshine category. Perhaps I will call a few bubbly friends with sunny dispositions and see what kind of revelry will ensue. Isn't this what summer Saturdays are for?
Sadly, this will all take place in my head, as I will again be at work today. I will spend my afternoon and evening sometimes above ground, but often times below ground. One thing is for certain, there are many many other people out there soaking up the Sol while soaking in the Sol. There will be many a beveraged buddy out there tonight to deal with. On the up side, I won't need to be there until late afternoon.
I will indeed saunter down the road, find a cafe, bring my kindle, and my dog and bask in the sunshine for a short while anyway. I don't know where you might find yourself today, but where ever it is you go, be sure to take the slow road. Meander meaningfully, and enjoy Sauntering Day. Take it easy. There is only so much summer left and you had better take it in... fall is around the corner and she takes you on a very short walk straight in to winter.
Hmmm Sol...... isn't that a light refreshing beer? Ok, change in plans. I will saunter off to the closest patio, take my Kindle, and have a Sol in the Sol. I'm reading a book that is staged in Thailand in the sun and heat. That is three checkmarks in the sunshine category. Perhaps I will call a few bubbly friends with sunny dispositions and see what kind of revelry will ensue. Isn't this what summer Saturdays are for?
Sadly, this will all take place in my head, as I will again be at work today. I will spend my afternoon and evening sometimes above ground, but often times below ground. One thing is for certain, there are many many other people out there soaking up the Sol while soaking in the Sol. There will be many a beveraged buddy out there tonight to deal with. On the up side, I won't need to be there until late afternoon.
I will indeed saunter down the road, find a cafe, bring my kindle, and my dog and bask in the sunshine for a short while anyway. I don't know where you might find yourself today, but where ever it is you go, be sure to take the slow road. Meander meaningfully, and enjoy Sauntering Day. Take it easy. There is only so much summer left and you had better take it in... fall is around the corner and she takes you on a very short walk straight in to winter.
Friday, August 27, 2010
What does your car say about you?
Friday, 27 August 2010 - The world is full of anomalies. There are things that just make good sense, and then there are things that make you go 'hmmm.' How about cars? Make good sense right? They get us were we need to go, and they get us there quickly. They come in a variety of styles ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime. My current favourite is the Dodge Charger... It is like sex on four wheels. I think laying on the hood of it and revving the engine might be as close as you could come to 'auto'erotica. There are minivans for transporting all those kiddies which make you wish you hadn't had sex in four wheels. There are convertibles that leave you hoping there is a brush in the glove box, and there are sedans for when we get old. In reality, our cars tell a lot about who you are... practical, emotional, yuppie, under-endowed, family focused, egoist, tree-hugger, asian, student (you know you had one of these cars once... held together with duct tape), workaholic, drug dealer, pimp, or in the midst of a mid-life crisis.
My car is a cross-over... part mini-van, part hatch-back, part car. Any way you slice it, my car says practical - which actually doesn't say much about me at all. I have this car because it gave the Dog his own space. Fortunately, it is also good on gas and still fits well in to the small car spaces in the parkade. Of course this doesn't say much. There are many SUV's and trucks parked in these stalls, so close to the other cars that you have to hope the Mini Cooper next to it has a sun-roof so the guy can get back in to his car.
So in this era of reduce-reuse-recycle, why is it that you still see so many giant new vehicles on the road? Other than the obvious need to pump up their munchkin member, what must the fuel bill be like for these beasts? Are the car companies getting a kick back from the oil companies to continue to produce such unnecessary vehicles? Maybe today there will be a large sale on Suburbans and Expiditions in celebration of Oil and Gas Industry Appreciation Day. We can all celebrate this one today. Let's rev our engines, idle for hours, and then fill up and thank the Oil and Gas Industry for all they have done.
Seriously, it isn't as though the large majority of us are going to give up our cars for Mother Earth, but we can learn to drive smarter, less often, and whenever possible, move to more fuel efficient cars. Perhaps then we can stop the rushed raping of the earth's oils and avoid some of the greatest environmental disasters we've seen - thanks to the Oil and Gas Industry. BP and Exxon have caused enough damage in this lifetime I'm sure. So yes, today we appreciate this industry, and at the same time, we scratch our heads about the damage they cause. How can you appreciate BP, especially if you live along side the Gulf of Mexico? Today is also Global Forgiveness Day, so maybe we don't appreciate BP at the moment, but we can forgive them could we not? After all, we still drive cars to go to 6 blocks. Perhaps Mother Earth will forgive me when I trade in my practical and fuel efficient car on my black Dodge Charger with a V8 Hemi. Keep pumping that oil folks, I'm gonna need it
My car is a cross-over... part mini-van, part hatch-back, part car. Any way you slice it, my car says practical - which actually doesn't say much about me at all. I have this car because it gave the Dog his own space. Fortunately, it is also good on gas and still fits well in to the small car spaces in the parkade. Of course this doesn't say much. There are many SUV's and trucks parked in these stalls, so close to the other cars that you have to hope the Mini Cooper next to it has a sun-roof so the guy can get back in to his car.
So in this era of reduce-reuse-recycle, why is it that you still see so many giant new vehicles on the road? Other than the obvious need to pump up their munchkin member, what must the fuel bill be like for these beasts? Are the car companies getting a kick back from the oil companies to continue to produce such unnecessary vehicles? Maybe today there will be a large sale on Suburbans and Expiditions in celebration of Oil and Gas Industry Appreciation Day. We can all celebrate this one today. Let's rev our engines, idle for hours, and then fill up and thank the Oil and Gas Industry for all they have done.
Seriously, it isn't as though the large majority of us are going to give up our cars for Mother Earth, but we can learn to drive smarter, less often, and whenever possible, move to more fuel efficient cars. Perhaps then we can stop the rushed raping of the earth's oils and avoid some of the greatest environmental disasters we've seen - thanks to the Oil and Gas Industry. BP and Exxon have caused enough damage in this lifetime I'm sure. So yes, today we appreciate this industry, and at the same time, we scratch our heads about the damage they cause. How can you appreciate BP, especially if you live along side the Gulf of Mexico? Today is also Global Forgiveness Day, so maybe we don't appreciate BP at the moment, but we can forgive them could we not? After all, we still drive cars to go to 6 blocks. Perhaps Mother Earth will forgive me when I trade in my practical and fuel efficient car on my black Dodge Charger with a V8 Hemi. Keep pumping that oil folks, I'm gonna need it
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Creativity and caffeine...
Thursday, 26 August 2010 - There are days when the words spew off my fingertips without much thought or consumed energy. There are times when after consuming liquid creativity the words fall off my fingers and spew. Then there are days like today. I know there are words trapped in the grey matter, I am just uncertain how I will get them from my closed net to the public net.
Perhaps I need coffee. BRB.
Ok, so while the coffee brews, let me see what spills out. When I was in school, creative writing was not my strong suit. In fact, writing was one of those things that I dreaded. Book reports and essays were surely going to kill me. As it turns out, they didn't, and when I thought I had handed in pure crap, I would still come away with a good mark. It is entirely possible that I have much higher expectations of myself than I need to have. Yet, time in and time out, when I hear those words "good job" or "nice work", I have a real difficult time swallowing the compliments. I am always sure I could have done much better and still don't feel I've accomplished 'good.' That is the perfectionist in me, and it isn't necessarily a positive trait.
Perfectionism translates in to feelings of mediocracy. If you can't reach perfect, does that make you mediocre? Seems a long way apart, but in my mind... if you don't have one, you have the other. The flip side of that is, if I feel like there is no perfection achievable, I just don't bother. Now I'm not saying these posts are perfection, and often times I don't know what to expect when I start typing (just like today), but they are a channel for some of the thoughts and ideas in my head that I have no place else to put. Many days, they are the melding of thoughts and ideas that don't really get filtered, but just put on paper. Imagine if the Seattle Post or the Vancouver Sun were written this way? I might actually start reading the papers again. Give me a stream of consciousness about that shooting in Burnaby, or the beating by transit officials of a couple of street kids in the Seattle underground. I'm sure there would have been far more insight (or incite??) to the stories.
Mmmm... coffee.
Ok, so today, I have a couple of topics, and I have no idea how to string them together without being rude, degrading, or just off the mark. So maybe I should stop aiming for perfection and just let it out.
Today is Dog Day, yes it is an entire day dedicated to your dog. Isn't every day a day for your dog? My dog has the best of everything every day... a bed from LL Bean, a Dogirondak Chair that houses his water and snacks, lots of love, and a dog-walker who is very kind to him. When we travel, he usually travels with me, and gets much love and attention away as well. It helps that he is a remarkable dog. But today you should be extra kind to your four-legged buddy. It is Dog Day. I would like to make this very clear... it is NOT the Dog Days of Summer. The traditional Dog Days of Summer are related to the rising of Sirius (Canis Major) or the Dog Star. They are typically from July 3 to August 11 - or 40 days in that vicinity. No, today is just a day to spoil your dog. So go ahead, spoil those bitches.
Speaking of spoiled bitches, today is also Women's Equality Day. This is one day we just don't need. Every day seems to be about women't equality... still. I get it. We want to be treated like men. Well, here's one for you... I'm not a man. I have no interest in being treated like a man. I sit to pee, and I will likely always sit to pee. Now don't get me wrong - I still believe in equal pay for equal work. Indeed there is nothing wrong with wanting to be treated with equal levels of hostility when you screw up. But if we are going to be treated as equals, then there are a few ground rules that need to be put in place.
First, be equal in everything. Second, be equal in everything. Third, be equal in everything.
I think the coffee kicked in!
Perhaps I need coffee. BRB.
Ok, so while the coffee brews, let me see what spills out. When I was in school, creative writing was not my strong suit. In fact, writing was one of those things that I dreaded. Book reports and essays were surely going to kill me. As it turns out, they didn't, and when I thought I had handed in pure crap, I would still come away with a good mark. It is entirely possible that I have much higher expectations of myself than I need to have. Yet, time in and time out, when I hear those words "good job" or "nice work", I have a real difficult time swallowing the compliments. I am always sure I could have done much better and still don't feel I've accomplished 'good.' That is the perfectionist in me, and it isn't necessarily a positive trait.
Perfectionism translates in to feelings of mediocracy. If you can't reach perfect, does that make you mediocre? Seems a long way apart, but in my mind... if you don't have one, you have the other. The flip side of that is, if I feel like there is no perfection achievable, I just don't bother. Now I'm not saying these posts are perfection, and often times I don't know what to expect when I start typing (just like today), but they are a channel for some of the thoughts and ideas in my head that I have no place else to put. Many days, they are the melding of thoughts and ideas that don't really get filtered, but just put on paper. Imagine if the Seattle Post or the Vancouver Sun were written this way? I might actually start reading the papers again. Give me a stream of consciousness about that shooting in Burnaby, or the beating by transit officials of a couple of street kids in the Seattle underground. I'm sure there would have been far more insight (or incite??) to the stories.
Mmmm... coffee.
Ok, so today, I have a couple of topics, and I have no idea how to string them together without being rude, degrading, or just off the mark. So maybe I should stop aiming for perfection and just let it out.
Today is Dog Day, yes it is an entire day dedicated to your dog. Isn't every day a day for your dog? My dog has the best of everything every day... a bed from LL Bean, a Dogirondak Chair that houses his water and snacks, lots of love, and a dog-walker who is very kind to him. When we travel, he usually travels with me, and gets much love and attention away as well. It helps that he is a remarkable dog. But today you should be extra kind to your four-legged buddy. It is Dog Day. I would like to make this very clear... it is NOT the Dog Days of Summer. The traditional Dog Days of Summer are related to the rising of Sirius (Canis Major) or the Dog Star. They are typically from July 3 to August 11 - or 40 days in that vicinity. No, today is just a day to spoil your dog. So go ahead, spoil those bitches.
Speaking of spoiled bitches, today is also Women's Equality Day. This is one day we just don't need. Every day seems to be about women't equality... still. I get it. We want to be treated like men. Well, here's one for you... I'm not a man. I have no interest in being treated like a man. I sit to pee, and I will likely always sit to pee. Now don't get me wrong - I still believe in equal pay for equal work. Indeed there is nothing wrong with wanting to be treated with equal levels of hostility when you screw up. But if we are going to be treated as equals, then there are a few ground rules that need to be put in place.
First, be equal in everything. Second, be equal in everything. Third, be equal in everything.
I think the coffee kicked in!
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