jimmy dean died. sausage will never be the same.

seriouslly...it's good sausage, yall.

am i the only person in the world that has not investigated one second into the van der sloot story nor read one article about the world cup? i didn't even watch the shakira video because that is soooo ricky martin of her. and i i know it's a heavy/serious thing with the van der sloot stuff...but van der sloot, really? that sounds like something straight out of rocky and bullwinkle.

my bad?

really CNN? this is the most ridiculous headline i've read on your site in a long time:

"The risk of being an 'angry black man"
'Critics have complained that President Obama isn't showing enough anger over the Gulf oil disaster. Who would have ever expected some white Americans to demand that an African-American man show more rage?'

to me, this is a racist remark to both black and white americans. as if all white americans assume black americans to be angry, volatile people...a nice one,two punch.

why would anyone want obama to come across as angry? presidents should never appear angry...they need to maintain dignity, class, and professionalism. yes, obama is known and cherished by many for his cool-guy, every-guy persona...but that doesn't mean he should want to "kick ass" and yell at people when things go wrong.

he's supposed to be tactful, non-stressed, and cool under pressure.

get a grip cnn. just because the tea-partiers antics are accepted by some doesn't mean this type of behavior is wanted by all.

enough sensationalism.

i go back and forth alllll the time.

what am i talking about? twitter.

sometimes its so painfully boring and typical. it's like rereading the same morning newspaper. the gays love gaga. everyone loves the iphone because it's shiny and has an apple on it. then there's the per-usual self-promotion of anything under the sun that you can make some claim-to-fame to. gag. and then, of course, twitpics of your food/meals. the highlight of my day - lettin me see the shit you're eating. how long did you prep the parsley before you took the shot?

at any rate, i've seen it all a hundred times. boresville.

but every now and again i get ground-breaking news from twitter. admittedly, it's definitely something i check to find out what's going on in the world, all in realtime.

how depressing.

#findmeaninginthisworldthatdoesntrequireaninternetconnection

this is perfect.

i see trees of green, red roses, too.



i see them bloom, for me and you.



And I think to myself...what a wonderful world.



i see skies of blue and clouds of white.



the bright blessed day,



the dark sacred night.



and I think to myself...what a wonderful world.



the colors of the rainbow - so pretty in the sky.



are also on the faces of people going by.



i see friends shaking hands, saying how do you do?



they're really saying: I love you.



i hear babies crying, I watch them grow.



they'll learn much more than i'll never know



and I think to myself...what a wonderful world



yes, i think to myself...what a wonderful world.






*all photos are from the AP, Reuters, MSNBC.com, and other online media outlets.

hey guys, just mowin the lawn. love that parker james.

if you're like me, you don't fully understand how the oil spill occurred. this helped.

don't forget to be mad, be informed, and be proactive in the future. this problem is irreversible, so get used to it and know everything you can about it.

i'm curious - are any of you ipad owners feeling complete and utter buyer's remorse yet?

of course you are.

by now you've surely realized your pretty yet frivolous gadget wasn't worth all the hype and money. ...right?

right.

this is hard, i know. you have my sympathy. and you will get through this.

although the real cherry here is that, in true apple form, those yutzs will put out a bigger, better, and more expensive ipad for us shallow americans to go further in debt for no later than 3 months from now, tops.

oh, you already pre-ordered?

of course you did.

stream of consciousness:

living in chicago, there are pretty parts and there are ugly parts. take for instance the uptown neighborhood. it's a blend of beautiful, pre-existing homes and business buildings that are, unfortunately, surrounded by poverty. and not only poverty, but violence, drugs, gangs, etc. and, on a smaller scale, with all of that comes loitering, trash, vandalism, destruction, and slow-moving, poorly funded maintenance and upkeep.

so let's gentrify the area. uptown is bringing in a super target that will hopefully foster more business for other businesses. with more business comes more revenue - tighter security, new streets, landscaping, public works, etc. the poor people that used to live in the area will be slowly pushed out due to increasing rents, new construction, gut rehabs, etc.

to not seem totally insensitive the city will build or establish a few section 8 housing developments to give the less fortunate a means to live and be stable amid a thriving and opportunistic area.

to me, that makes sense.

but at the same time i now come across as completely ignorant of the poor and homeless. as if we can just keep pushing them out, keep disregarding their needs by qualifying my own. i'm not, i just don't know what to do with them. nobody does. do i want to see homeless people sleeping on sidewalks and benches, begging for money, talking crazily as they wander down the street? no, of course not. but what do you do with them? what do you do with the establishments that are so poorly maintained and managed because they are overtaken by poor people? those type of establishments bring vandalism and violence to an area that is trying to rid itself of such setbacks. it's not only an eyesore but it's a safety issue.

while i know it's not easy to see, it is more importantly not something we can overlook. we're all people here.

the state has a dwindling budget to provide any sort of housing, food, or medical aid for the poor and homeless.

so what do we do? what do you do with the people who don't have the resources to do anything positive? what do you do with the people you want to make better, but can't?

i have no idea.

nuff said. boycott bp