Random Thursday
Category: Random Thursday...
Posted Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 08:50 AM [GMT-6]

I don't have time for this, you know. In fact, I actually turned down a project yesterday because I couldn't make the deadline requested by the client. If you could see my pathetic cash flow statement for the year, you'd understand the significance of that decision. But the blog must go on, so...

  • I was looking up the definition of "hypocrisy" this morning and imagine my surprise to find a picture of Geraldo on Fox & Friends protesting the exploitative sleaziness embodied in O.J. Simpson's new book (which I won't dignify with either a link or a title).

  • To his credit, however, Geraldo did take his employer to task for allowing the publishing company -- apparently a subsidiary -- to do the book deal in the first place.

  • One can only assume that the apparently racially-motivated jury that acquitted Simpson in the criminal case is still proud of itself for sticking it to The Man, unless, of course, they now realize that Simpson has succeeded in placing them into the "The Man" category as well.

  • Still, as we saw a week or so ago, "sending a message" is really more important than actually dealing with issues.

  • Just for the record, there's absolutely no truth to the rumor that Nicole Simpson's family has hired Bobby Knight to pay OJ a visit. Wish it was true, but it's not.

  • Sorry. I just realized my Rhetor-O-Meter was inadvertently pegged in the red. Let me dial it back here a tad.

  • First hard freeze of the season for us here in lovely west Texas. I even pulled out the nerdy earmuffs for the morning walk. But Abbye loves it, now that her coat is back with a vengeance. She was willing to actually touch her rear end to the sidewalk during a "sit" while waiting to cross a street, instead of hovering inches above it as she did last February when she was sporting an unfashionably balding butt.

  • Now that Emmitt Smith is the new champeen of Dancing With the Stars, look for an increased supply of professional athletes to join the cast of future editions. I can't wait until Yao Ming's schedule clears enough for him to participate.

Just for the record, I'm pretty sure that the preceding post can be chalked up to an administrative error.

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Yao, dude.

It didn't surprise me a bit when my first reaction to the news of Orenthal J's book was a cynical "Oh, like when someone writes a non-fiction book but calls it fiction to avoid getting sued." I'm just that way.

What set my Spockish eyebrow to arching was when I heard that his publisher is reported to have publicly stated that she considers the bog roll... er... book to be O.J.'s confession.

Even more amazing, upon reflection, is that no one has seen fit to give O.J. a fatal case of lead poisoning, after all this time.

Posted by: Foo at November 16, 2006 01:01 PM

Foo, I've wondered that same thing myself. I guess God really does watch out for fools and little children, although, frankly, I think He's got something "special" in store for Mr. Simpson.

Posted by: Eric at November 16, 2006 01:15 PM

It reminds me of how we used to taunt other children when we were young:

"Did you take my toy??"

"No, I didn't."

"You didn't?!?"

"No, I didn't."

"Oh, ok."

".... But if I did, there's not much you could do about it," as the bully produces the toy that was hidden behind his back all along.

Is there anyone else who just feels like O.J. is just taunting everybody now that he can't get convicted? And is there anybody who honestly believes he didn't do it?? Yeah, I didn't think so.

Posted by: kyle at November 16, 2006 09:55 PM
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