Shit that pissed me off this week – 3/23
Pro-Life Advocates are Now Pushing a ban on Abortions if you can hear a Heartbeat
Are you fucking kidding me?
I am unapologetically Pro-choice. I don’t write about it much because it is such a useless debate. Both sides are so entrenched (myself included) that there is nothing to discuss.
But look – abortion is legal. Just barely.
Passing a law that says, in effect, “yeah, you can get an abortion right up to the point you actually know you are pregnant” is pretty shitty, isn’t it? It’s like saying “yes, you can have this ice cream cone unless you actually want the ice cream cone.”
I’ve got an idea for pro-life folks. How about a companion bill that says you can’t execute someone so long as they still have a heartbeat?
Characters we know nothing (and everything) about – Moriarty and Irene Adler
While by no means a great cinematic achievement, I quite enjoyed Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows when I viewed it late last year. Following the film, though, the conversation immediately turned to the fact that we all knew the film was really just a placeholder until new episodes of “Sherlock” were aired.
Season one of the BBC series is streaming on Netflix even as I write this and if you haven’t watched it, you are missing one of the better interpretations of the Holmes character you are likely to see. That is remarkable given that there are so very many of them.
Princess Leia – Badass
In a discussion this weekend, the topic was raised as to who was the bigger badass – Luke Skywalker or Han Solo.
I must be clear – this discussion was only in reference to Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. All arguments that take other films into account will be considered null and void.
Dating Advice for Geeks
I was already writing the following post when I read this (which is from March 2011). In the wake of such a well written treatise, what I was writing almost seemed redundant.
Almost.
Given the article above, it seems to be the perfect time to give some advice to you geek boys out there who are interested in dating geek girls and haven’t quite figured out how to do it.
Look, I know that I’m not the best guy in the world to give this advice. I’ve been married for 21 years now and when I was dating, I wasn’t very good at it.
Take my word for it, though, after reading many of the male responses to elevatorgate in which they asked “Hey, if propositioning a woman I hardly know in an elevator makes them uncomfortable, what do you propose I do if I’d like to get laid” I feel that I am at least as qualified as any other guy who was smart enough to know the answer to that question without asking his wife/girlfriend.
A lot of very smart women have answered the question but I know how guys are. I know you guys out there really need the advice of another guy who understands what women want because, apparently, you don’t trust women to know the answer. So here goes, guys. Get ready for some super insightful stuff!
Grail Diary 