I wonder how much this will hamper the push towards more hybrid cars or the improvement of Toyota’s hybrid technology.  On a side note whenever you hear about a death of someone you don’t know do you even consider the thought of whether that person was a believer or not?  It’s odd … sometimes I do and sometimes I don’t.  In this particular case I did. 

We sure do worry about a lot.  I think I may buy this issue of Time just to read the full story.  Here are some excerpts:

We agonize over avian flu, which to date has killed precisely no one
in the United States, but have to be cajoled into getting vaccinated
for the common flu, which contributes to the deaths of 36,000 Americans
each year.

We wring our hands over the mad cow pathogen that
might be (but almost certainly isn’t) in our hamburger and worry far
less about the cholesterol that contributes to the heart disease that
kills 700,000 of us annually.

We pride ourselves on being the
only species that understands the concept of risk, yet we have a
confounding habit of worrying about mere possibilities while ignoring
probabilities, building barricades against perceived dangers while
leaving ourselves exposed to real ones.

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Stupid me, I never bothered to check Time.com for the story; which can be found here.  There are a few interesting tidbits.  Such as the use of statistics to further a point and depending on how the stat is displayed have different emotional responses.

I found this interesting only because this is true for almost everything in our lives.  If we can wait til tomorrow to do something then tomorrow will never come.  It’s not until panic settles in that we wished today was not tomorrow but yesturday when we should have done something.  Finishing the replacing bedroom doors?  Bah.  I think I’ll blog some more, well maybe after I find something to eat.

Chewy and I were invited to see Corteo, a Cirque du Soleil performance at the site of the old DC Convention center, tonight.  The tickets also included access to the Tapis Rouge area.  I don’t think I totally got the meaning of the show because it was partially in Italian but it was enjoyable.  Tthe VIP treatment was good too. 

If only I had saw this sooner!  What a bargain!

Was it political or religious?  Today is the start of a three-day mourning period for Lebanon’s assassinated Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel.  A Christian in power position in a mostly Muslin country.  Was his assassination political or religious?  In a dangerous place for Christians why do they take the risks to state that Christ is their savior?  Yet in a country where Christians are the majority why are we (we collectively) unwilling to make a peep in helping spread God’s word?  Why are we timid and not bold?  Even still are we even thankful for living in a country with religious freedom and no fears of assassination for being a follower of Christ?

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Why doesn’t this surprise me?  Not to lay blame on human nature but some of the excuses just seem lame and yet sooooooo many people vote for them!    I still wonder why this didn’t come out before the election.  Of course I know why but I’d be blamed for conspiracy theories against the Democratic party.  It’s not like there haven’t been any theories against the GOP before the election.  Yeah, right before the election as opposed to after it like this one. 

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More USB gadget goodness.  I believe this tops the USB Missile launcher. 

Got cold feet?  What about a cold mouse hand?  Check these neato USB gadgets out!  Reminds me of the USB WMD.

I think I’ve had too much caffeine today …

From what I can tell I’ve had about 362 milligrams of caffeine based upon Pepsi and this other site.  Now I’m just trying to drink enough water to rehydrate myself before going to sleep.  Me tired but awake. 

Pretty cool fan made online Transformers comic.  Check it out here: Communications.

T.J. is no Teddy Ruxpin.  Can’t people come up with any new ideas?  Wait.  Bell bottom pants and butterfly collars did come back into style.  As did He-Man, TMNT, Strawberry Shortcake, My Little Ponies, and Voltron.  My childhood is just flashing before my eyes all over again.  I wonder if they’re going to revamp Jem.

These Jesus dolls look and sound pretty cool.  Too bad Toys For Tots aren’t going to accept them.  However, they do sorta remind me of Colin Farrel.  Maybe I’ll go buy a few Buddy Christ Bobbleheads to donate. 

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Looks like the Colonel is our ambassador to the space aliens.  Neat idea by KFC; especially how it’s also the launch of a new design logo for them.  I still prefer Popeyes fried chicken over KFC.