Now for some opinions from me
Time for me to deviate from my gaming discussion and attempt to be controversial. I have two things to discuss here.
First off, politics. As the Democratic primaries draw to a close, it looks like Barack Obama is going to be their frontrunner. Let me be frank - I couldn't be happier.
Let me point out right now that I'm not sexist. I'd have been fine with a female president. In fact, upon looking at the track record of both candidates a little more closely, I realize that I actually can't hold anything against Hillary Clinton, despite everything my parents (specifically my father) have taught me. There's maybe two things that could make me happy about Obama being the frontrunner and not Clinton.
1) Clinton's not originally from New York State, which is where I happen to reside, and she's one of the state's two senators (this was true when I was too young to vote, and I believe I voted for the opposing candidate in the second term). I'd actually like to know of any law related to Senate/House candidates and residency to maybe help clarify this point.
2) Rather embarrassingly, before I actually looked up the candidates, I told some people I knew well that if Hillary was the frontrunner, I'd be voting straight-ticket Republican. With Obama as the frontrunner, I can put this foolish embarrassment behind me; if Hillary suddenly was the frontrunner I'd have to either follow through with a very stupid idea (I HATE voting straight-ticket in any way) or renege - and the idea of reneging on a promise frightens me.
Second, the environment, specifically littering issues.
While I am not opposed to laws regarding recycling and (discouraging against) littering, I would like those people who go so far as to say that our trash unquestioningly harms wildlife to stay quiet and actually watch animals near trash sites. Take a look at the species that actually get harmed by our trash, and realize that those victims represent a small fraction of the species as a whole. Even better, realize that wildlife is extremely adaptive, and there's some species that will find a use for that trash.
(Note: I have an old habit of cutting up the plastic that holds six-packs together in a way that eliminates any individual holes. I guess my old logic was that I didn't want animals getting stuck in it. But while I doubt the truth of my old logic, that's something I've done since I was a kid, and I see no reason to stop doing it.)
I was going to add something about global warming, but it's getting late and I can't come up with something completely explanatory and intelligent, so I'll just mention that I feel the phrase is being used as a terror weapon. If we are really in THAT deep, we're all already doomed.
First off, politics. As the Democratic primaries draw to a close, it looks like Barack Obama is going to be their frontrunner. Let me be frank - I couldn't be happier.
Let me point out right now that I'm not sexist. I'd have been fine with a female president. In fact, upon looking at the track record of both candidates a little more closely, I realize that I actually can't hold anything against Hillary Clinton, despite everything my parents (specifically my father) have taught me. There's maybe two things that could make me happy about Obama being the frontrunner and not Clinton.
1) Clinton's not originally from New York State, which is where I happen to reside, and she's one of the state's two senators (this was true when I was too young to vote, and I believe I voted for the opposing candidate in the second term). I'd actually like to know of any law related to Senate/House candidates and residency to maybe help clarify this point.
2) Rather embarrassingly, before I actually looked up the candidates, I told some people I knew well that if Hillary was the frontrunner, I'd be voting straight-ticket Republican. With Obama as the frontrunner, I can put this foolish embarrassment behind me; if Hillary suddenly was the frontrunner I'd have to either follow through with a very stupid idea (I HATE voting straight-ticket in any way) or renege - and the idea of reneging on a promise frightens me.
Second, the environment, specifically littering issues.
While I am not opposed to laws regarding recycling and (discouraging against) littering, I would like those people who go so far as to say that our trash unquestioningly harms wildlife to stay quiet and actually watch animals near trash sites. Take a look at the species that actually get harmed by our trash, and realize that those victims represent a small fraction of the species as a whole. Even better, realize that wildlife is extremely adaptive, and there's some species that will find a use for that trash.
(Note: I have an old habit of cutting up the plastic that holds six-packs together in a way that eliminates any individual holes. I guess my old logic was that I didn't want animals getting stuck in it. But while I doubt the truth of my old logic, that's something I've done since I was a kid, and I see no reason to stop doing it.)
I was going to add something about global warming, but it's getting late and I can't come up with something completely explanatory and intelligent, so I'll just mention that I feel the phrase is being used as a terror weapon. If we are really in THAT deep, we're all already doomed.
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