JusWondering… Am I A Follower?

The other day, as I was walking into the office, I realized something.  Although I had parked in a far spot and the quickest route to the building’s entrance would have been over the grass, I followed the concrete walk.

But am I not a trailblazer?  Am I not a man of my own convictions?  I thought about this for a bit once I got to my desk, and I chalked it up to being “green” and worrying about “the environment.”

Then later, as I was logging into Twitter to do some Tweeting, I thought about how popular the micro-blogging site seems to be getting since I joined in the fun, and it lead me to wonder… did I sign up before I started hearing about it everywhere, or did I sign up because I started hearing about it everywhere?

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(via Unemployed Dad)

Then later still, I found myself taking a survey… and as I awaited the results, I hoped I was in the majority.  I longed for getting mixed in with the masses.  (Sure, it was a survey about Chris Brown and Rihanna, so of course I would pray that the majority was thinking like me.)  But I always thought of myself as a guy that lived outside the box, not in it (unless perhaps I am the box… doubt it).

So who else out there thinks this commercial is funny enough to make it their voice mail?

JusWondering… Government And Its Euphemisms

Welcome to the United States of America.  Are we states united?  Last time I checked there was a whole bunch of Blue States and a whole bunch of Red States, and together these states sure don’t make Purple.  But it’s where we live, for better or worse, for sicker and poorer.

I just think it’s time we got a couple new euphemisms from the guys and gals in charge.

Here’s a few Classics:

  • When America Invades a Country = Pre-Emptive War
  • Project Scare Americans = Terror Alert Chart
  • We Have No Idea Who We’re Fighting = War on Terror
  • We Want To Spy on Everybody = Patriot Act
  • Shut Everybody Up About the Poor Education in this Country = No Child Left Behind

Here’s a few Modern Classics:

  • Man, is it Getting Hot or What? = Global Warming
  • Wannabe Hippie = Going Green
  • Perpetual Pipe Dream = Universal Health Care

And no doubt, here’s some Future ones as well:

  • $700-billion Bailout = Troubled Assets Recovery Program
  • Tax on the Rich = Investment in Middle America
  • Abortion Clinics = Instant Angel Factories (?)