Amazons & Idiots

So I'm driving at lunch today, listening to my bootleg cd of a show Patty did for a radio party and loving her new tune Riding With the Amazons. Before she plays she mentions that she recently heard/read about new findings that the Amazons really did exist. Something about fossils being more closely analyzed and have become proof that these giant, powerful women and a matriarchal society may really have existed. I never doubted it - not since I used to jump around in my underoo's singing the praises of Wonder Woman. I did some hunting and found an article from the UK's Times Online which you can read here. It's really quite interesting.

In other giant women news, I found some dirt on the continuing stupidity and arrogance of Ann Coulter. From the site This Is Rumor Control, I read this:

Canadian Clobbers Coulter: How to Talk to a Fool (If You Really Must)

At last, Ann Coulter had to face a journalist who is more than a blow-dried, talking-head-news-thingy -- someone who actually knows about history -- and Coulter totally flamed out. Last night, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's excellent investigative news program, "the Fifth Estate," broadcast a one-hour special on the hijacking of the American media by conservative bullies -- whose knowledge of foreign policy seems to run the gamut from A to B and tends toward scream-o-ramas in which dissenters are accused of being unpatriotic. Of course, it included Coulter who gloated to correspondent Bob McKeown about how her side is "winning and they're loosing." But in the next segment during a rant about how Canada is disloyal for not sending troops to Iraq -- Coulter was finally exposed -- it just isn't clear from the exchange if she is genuinely confused or purposefully misrepresenting the truth. We'll report so you can decide.

Coulter: "Canada used to be one of our most loyal friends and vice-versa. I mean Canada sent troops to Vietnam - was Vietnam less containable and more of a threat than Saddam Hussein?"

McKeown interrupts: "Canada didn't send troops to Vietnam."

Coulter: "I don't think that's right."

McKeown: "Canada did not send troops to Vietnam."

Coulter (looking desperate): "Indochina?"

McKeown: "Uh no. Canada ...second World War of course. Korea. Yes. Vietnam No."

Coulter: "I think you're wrong."

McKeown: "No, took a pass on Vietnam."

Coulter: "I think you're wrong."

McKeown: "No, Australia was there, not Canada."

Coulter: "I think Canada sent troops."

McKeown: "No."

Coulter: "Well. I'll get back to you on that."

McKeown tags out in script: "Coulter never got back to us -- but for the record, like Iraq, Canada sent no troops to Vietnam."

ahhh... i love it. she's such a stupid bitch. ooh! forgive! (but she is). i'm sad i missed the audio clip that Al Franken played on his Air America Radio show. But for other stupid fun, check out this picture & caption that was posted on Al's section of the site:

wachootalkin'bout, groundhog?

blah. so it's february and it's still cold and it's still gloomy and damn that groundhog and his shadow! in happier news, i've been on my elliptical and i LOVE it. Let's not think about the fact that I bought a bag of Reese's Peanut Butter cups (the bite size kind) and have had a few each day. OR the fact that Mark's dad (as part of an inside joke) bought me a 3 POUND box of cheezits. sigh. Still ... I've been fairly good.

I've also had some pretty bizzare-o dreams lately. One was really freaky and was about a ghost in my house who kept changing my decor and stacking things up around the house, just to prove it's existance. Which, of course, just freaked me out. It was one of those dreams that was SO scary in the dream but sounds lame when you tell it aloud. I also had a dream about Adriana and a purse. Let's just say that she would never have a pink suede handbag from Marshall Field's Spring Fling Clearance Sale (is there such a thing?) ... but she did in my dream! And I pissed her off by writing all over it in permanent marker. WHAT!? I dunno....

I'm excited to report that VLB will be in concert in March! She sings with a chamber choir, Vox Humana, and they will be performing in Royal Oak. I can't wait to see her! I've really got to do some "hanging out" with people soon. I've been basically a home-body the past few weeks, mostly with good reason, but I fear I'm becoming boring. egads. That cannot happen. For starters, I need to have some serious girl time with the chicks. I haven't seen my girls in eons, it feels like. Maybe another dinner party is in order? The pot-luck kind, like I had a couple years ago? That was a smashing success! Everyone brought such wonderful food and having the buffet style setup and the fire going and lots of wine was just delightful. Hmmm. I think I need to consider doing that one again.

Keep an eye on your inboxes, folks. You might be getting a evite from me soon!

Also Sprach Zarathustra softly plays...

*drum roll crescendo* TA DAH! It's here! The Pro-Form 800 is finally in my possession! Sitting at my house, 98% put together and (almost) ready to ride! Too bad my cold is still here and making me feel like utter shit. oh, AND i have a belly ache. But that won't stop me! I can't wait to get outta this place (work) and head home to finish up the last bit of installation and then WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH my cares away! eh... let's hope i feel that wonderfully about it tomorrow.

I also need to make it my routine to cook up good, healthy food - large amounts at a time - at the beginning of my week so that I can just reheat stuff when I get home from work. Part of the reason I never cook for myself, besides hating to cook for just me, is that I don't feel like it. But if I already have a vat of tofu/tempeh grilled up and have already chopped up whatever veggies I may want in advance, then I'm halfway there. It's true that bad habits are hard break. Very easy to fall into, though. I just need a new routine when it comes to eating/working out. And getting up in the morning for work. I'm awful about that.

eep. I probably shouldn't make myself too sore tonight; I have a massage with Angi tomorrow, and I hear she hurts so good like John (Cougar?)Mellencamp. hmmm.....

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