Stolid State Dives 2 February 1999

7:25 PM: The worst part about reading about people who are quitting smoking is that it makes me want to have a cigarette, and that's usually something I don't think about during the day. But once I do, it's pink elephant¹ time. Aargh. And of course this would be a day where I didn't get any donuts out of misguided virtue.

On the other hand, Snack! was Eskimo Pies, and that makes up for a lot.

You know that isn't at all what I started out to want to talk about, but damn it now if I don't have the faintest clue of what was.

8:47: Quack.

High horses, get off em, all of youse. I see that the editor of Maxim is taking over at Details now. My Prediction: More breasts. I'm not afraid to take a stand. Take the stand, sure, but who wouldn't be, these days?

I was talking to someone I've known for a while now, who works at a company that we do business with, about some possible trademark violations:

She: "Well sure, but they wouldn't do anything that would violate the contract."

Me: "I don't know. Have you seen the news lately? All these guys are breaking the Constitution left and right, and nobody seems to worry too much about that. I don't think a piece of paper is going to stop anybody from doing whatever they think they can get away with."

She: "But this is a legal contract between two companies. That's a little more serious than the Constitution."

Me: " ..... "

So when you're going over your 401k fund allocations, and your mortgages, and your five-year agrarian plans, just remember: right now we are twelve old white guys away from a coup. Tomorrow? Next year? Ten years? You never know.

Speaking of which, I found a page about emigrating to New Zealand the other day. Looks a bit more straightforward than Australia. But unless you're planning on investing a pretty big chunk of capital, you have to qualify under the "General" category according to this system of points. And I'm about to lose 2 points in 3 months, because 40-year-olds are worth less than 39-year-olds. Jerks. You can't even apply at all if you're 56 or older. What's really odd is that being 18-24 is worth less than being 25-29. I'd like to know by what criteria. Do they want a country with good taste, or a country that tastes good?

¹As in, "Don't think about a pink elephant."

Willfully blind self-indulgent nebbish or amusingly quirky old coot? And how bout that local sports team? Discuss among yourselves.

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