Go-go's, VD, 69, and more...

Hmmmm..."news"...

How did I miss the "Go-Go's" at their Earthlink Live concert here in Atlanta? I'm old; high school senior year in 1982 is bookmarked with the earth-shaking advents of Diet Coke, Chicken McNuggets, and the Go-Go's. I saw them in concert at Six Flags in the late 80's (until it started raining and lightning-ing and thundering at the outdoor arena and they stopped the concert for fear of dying or some such crap and John McLean and I ran over to the Carousel, the only "ride" under cover except for the bumper cars which I used to think sucked but totally don't think suck anymore especially since they were so much fun during my 40th birthday week, and played cowboys and indians). I never saw them again...did see John McLean again...and again...and again...I feel sorry for the Go-Go's...

Not what to do for V-day but how to do it? How am I going to work up enough enthusiasm post-pumpkin bday to do a big dinner for him or grow him an orchid or make chocolate truffles or sew my own crotchless panties? He deserves it all, but look where Martha ended up.

$69 million for Cobb County students' laptops. Is this a joke? A laptop for every student? "Books are heavy" Wah, wah, wah! Books don't need tech support. Books don't crash. Book don't need log-ins. You can't doodle on laptops. You can't highlight your favorite passages on laptops. You can't stand on a pile of laptops to reach into the back of your locker. It's exactly like when my dad came home with the first calculator in the 70's; "oh, boy, math will be a cinch." "Nope. You might be allowed to use it to check your answers, but this isn't for homework; this will not teach you math." How does a computer teach you anything (he furiously types on his keyboard...)?

The King Center debacle - yeah, what Cynthia Tucker said. The King family is so protective of the site that they wouldn't let the National Park Service run it, but they are "generous" enough to want us to pay for it now that they've allowed it to fall into disrepair? Dexter King gets "$188,000 a year as a board chairman and COO" and the King Center that he is responsible for it collapsing from neglect? Jeez, what would he have to do to get fired? Who is his boss? What would his daddy say?

Arthur Miller, "hailed as America's greatest living playwright", has died. I'm sad. Okay, I'm ready to move on. Who holds that title now? David Mamet? Edward Albee? Neil LaBute? What are the credentials (besides "living")? When does title transfer? "America's greatest living playwright is dead! Long live America's greatest living playwright!"

"NASA: 'o5 could be the warmest year on record" say global warming alarmists. "Historically, climatic temperatures have always been cyclical" say the global warming non-believers. "Less pollution is good, no matter why" says Jeff.