What do you write about when you have nothing to say?

I really have no ideas. Nothing.

Nothing….

It’s winter. I hate winter. Winter “stinks.”

I bet you agree. Unless you ski. If you ski, you might not hate winter as much.

I used to ski. I haven’t in a long time.

My cats don’t like winter, even though they’re not outdoor cats.

They don’t like the windows being closed. When the windows are open this time of year, it’s too cold to sit on the sill.

I got a haircut this weekend. That was good.

I like coffee. I’m working on my third cup now.

I should have worn thicker pants today. It’s cold outside; too cold for these thin dress pants.

I should wear thicker pants in winter. I hate winter.

But I like thick pants. I wear corduroys by choice, not just necessity.

When you wear long johns under corduroys, they make more noise when you walk.

When you wear corduroys and squeaky shoes, it’s hard to sneak up on people.

Not that I really try to sneak up on people.

I’m just saying in theory…

The dress pants I’m wearing and slippers would be better for sneaking up on people.

But what would I do when I got there? Yell, “boo!” and giggle.

The winter is a good time for indoor projects. I have a lot of indoor projects to do.

I didn’t really do any this weekend.

I cleaned the kitchen. I worked through most of the leftovers in the fridge.

I didn’t have much reason to leave the apartment.

Cat food. Some soda.

Exciting stuff.

Asteroids are exciting. So are meteors.

They’re also dangerous.

I learned that a meteor is the object in the sky; a meteorite is a meteor that hits the ground.

Interesting.

Will I ever be able to use that knowledge?

I guess I just did.

I’m glad I don’t live in Russia. Not because of meteors; it just doesn’t look like a fun place to live.

BRB. Have to get a refill.

OK. Back. Still nothing.

Yahoo. Twitter. Facebook. Tumblr. Scrounging for something to get me fired up.

Story on Yahoo: “Some states start making the rescued pay” Interesting…charging people who climb mountains and get stuck for the cost of rescuing them…makes sense.

That’s about as much as I have to say on the subject.

I have to get money for laundry. Keep forgetting to do cash back at CVS.

I hate ATM fees. Does it really cost that much?

And don’t get me going on overdrafts.

I’d join Occupy Wall Street people in protest, but those people always looked so skanky.

And I can only take so many protest chants and bongo playing.

I’ll occupy my living room. At least it’s warm there.

The cats wouldn’t like it.

They don’t like winter.

But I think I covered that already.

Ha!

whitewhine:

You mean to tell me your yacht doesn’t have an elevator?!

My sad contribution to the happy news

witchyelf:

Ma knows what’s goin’ on.

LOVE,LOVE, LOVE the GG! Not only funny, but the show was such an early pro-LGBT advocate!

I posted a photo last night comparing Santorum and Bin Laden both supporting religion (albeit different religions) as the guiding principle of government. My sister, Diane Smith-Knowles, posted the following response. She is disciplined in body (she is a long-time runner now taking part in marathons), mind (she is a “system architect” for a software company….just her title is intimidating!) and soul (she, like me, was raised catholic but has pursued her faith on an in-depth and intellectual level catholicism discourages). Anyway, her response is considered, intelligent, reassuring, spiritual and rational. In other words, wow! Please take the time to read.

“Yeah, this whole topic rubs me the wrong way for sure. Christianity is not a political affiliation. I appreciate Santorum’s faith and desire to live a life worthy of the calling, but his faith can’t be foisted upon an entire country. We don’t live in a theocracy. God raises up leaders for the salvation or destruction of the country according to His sovereign plan, and a government can’t legislate morality. A desire to live lives pleasing to the Lord only comes through the *individual* accepting the gift of salvation that God provided through Jesus Christ. Only then is s/he a new creation - the old has passed, the new has come, then there is a strong desire to live holy and pleasing lives to Him according to His spirit and His word. A Christian’s responsibility while we are here in the flesh is to be subject to authority and the rule of the land (Titus 3, 1 Peter 2:13), unless those rules directly contradict the word of God such that the Christian cannot follow them without dishonoring/renouncing the Lord whom we serve. Countless followers of Christ have been killed over the past 2000 years for their steadfast devotion to God over state - (the apostle Paul said to live is Christ, but to die is gain. If I perish, I perish, said Queen Esther). We are to be light in a dark land. Pray for our country, our leadership and or president, but more importantly, pray for that your neighbor/friend/co-worker/family member that he or she might come to know the Lord personally through his Son’

hamburgerjack:

knowledgeequalsblackpower:

Clarence “Skip” Ellis was the first African-American to earn a PhD in Computer Science. He helped develop the concept of clicking icons which lead to the development of user friendly operating systems such as Windows or Mac. 

Most computer users, even highly proficient users, would not be able to operate their computer without this simple concept. Thank you, sir!

Learn more about Dr. Ellis here. (via University of Buffalo) 

HELL YEAAAAH

angelsdontbreathe:

Complain, bitch and moan about the writing, acting, lack of representation, etc. all you want-I’m right there with you most of the time-But I’d just like to share an example with you guys.

Glee changes people.

Over the course of a little over a year I have watched my mother transform from a “gay…