Random Smatterings

I cannot motivate to blog lately, hence the myriad of short posts or music videos or cartoons or generally useless drivel I've been spewing. Not likely to change anytime soon unless the urge hits or the news becomes interesting. It's hot, everyone's lazy, and that's extending to the blogosphere too. But here's some crap I could blog about if I really wanted to:

* I think it's really cool that Georgia coach (and former FSU offensive coordinator) Mark Richt flew down to Tallahassee to attend Mickey Andrews' son's funeral. The ties obviously still run deep there. I also think it's fantastic how many former coaches and players made it a priority to be there in person to express their condolences. Coach Andrews has obviously touched many lives and now it is the turn of the FSU family to show him that support runs back to him when he needs it.

* As a result of the funeral yesterday, FSU did not announce their starting QB for the Clemson game. That announcement is expected today.

* My car is officially a piece of shit and it won't even be 4 years old until tomorrow. My 2003 VW Passat, which has only 44,000 miles on it, is just killing me. The air conditioner doesn't work when stopped in traffic now, which as you might expect in 100+ degree temperatures is a bit of a problem. Yesterday after trying to get home from Decatur in rush hour traffic and having to keep the windows down for most of the ride, I stopped at Alon's to pick up dinner. When I got out of there and turned on the car I got a message that said "STOP, turn off car" with a little temperature thing. The engine temp. indicator was in the red zone. So, I turned off the car, turned off the A/C, waited for awhile, and when I turned it back on again the temp slowly dropped and I was able to drive home. But as a result of this madness I am more resolved than ever to get a new car ASAP because this shit has got to stop. I've already gotten pre-approval from three companies and I'm going to use that to hammer VW to give me a good rate on a new Eos. Now I just have to decide between the 2.0L and 3.2L. This is where having a guy who knows something about cars would be exceedingly helpful.

* As a result of my sweaty ride home in temperatures that my car's external thermometer claimed him 108 degrees, I felt the need to take a cold shower. Much to my extreme terror, my parents arrived home from the airport after their trip to Italy at this very moment and my mother walked into the bathroom and loudly announced her presence. I was absolutely thrilled to see them both to hear all about their trip and to catch them up on the developments and drama of the past 10 days. They brought me some beautiful hand blow venetian glass shotglasses, and something mysterious which will apparently be a Christmas present. I'm pretty sure it's going to be a leather jacket to match the handmade ones that they bought, but I could be wrong. I'm glad they had a great time since they take far too few legitimate vacations.

* From Blog For Democracy, we have all learned that ACLU of Georgia has mysteriously lost all of its lawyers recently and when they need them the most, too. Not only do we have the implementation of the VoterID bill to fight, but the City of Atlanta wants to ban baggy pants. They better hire some legal staff, stat. If I married rich tomorrow or won the lottery, I'd volunteer. But alas, public interest law is not in the cards for me anytime soon.

* Yeah, no shit the drought is worsening. While in Helen, GA last weekend we were amused to see the tubers on the Chattahoochee getting continually stuck because the water level is so low they can barely pass through the rocks. Meanwhile my yard is in shambles even though I illegally watered it a couple nights this weekend. (Shhh, don't tell. My sprinkler timer was broken so I was making up for lost time.) I can't believe we have gone this long with 100+ degree temperatures and absolutely no rain. We need a deluge, hopefully this weekend. Remember when Drudge was constantly pointing to freak snowstorms to try and refute the possibility that global warming exists? How come he's strangely silent about much of the country being stuck in a ridiculously long heat wave this month?

* Speaking of Drudge, he's apparently preoccupied with topless photos of world leaders. Remember all that drama over Hillary Clinton showing a little cleav? Meanwhile, both Russia and France have seen their (male) Presidents photographed shirtless in the last couple of weeks and it's causing a stir there as well. I think it's just a little strange to see any of your world leaders in various states of undress, and I don't think it's a sexist issue. Because man, that photo of Putin is just weird.