You probably are assuming that this blog is going to be about unimaginative titles.
You are wrong.
It's about kittens. Uh...kittens are cute...and...fuzzy...and eye-goopy smelly miserable wretched beasts that grow up into even more miserable wretched beasts. I wouldn't mind a bobcat kitten, but domestically bred bobcats are about two thousand dollars.
Ah, I lied. This isn't about kittens, although it briefly forayed into the topic of kittens.
My blog...is walking around naked. The subject is blatantly displayed at the top of the page. It's not eye-catching or clever or in any way spectacular. Here, let me give an example of another title that's no good at all. "On Brass Armadillo's Head Door Knockers" I give you three tries to guess what that'll be about. *
Oh, all right. Unimaginative titles are easy. Don't judge me. It puts the emphasis of the conent of the blog right back squarely where it should be: self righteous pseudo intellectual pundits.
Amen.
Seeing as how my brain is imploding, I think I ought to stop trying to write unimaginative blogs.
*It's not kittens, I'll tell you that much.
Friday, December 15, 2006
Word of the Day
Crinite- hairy
Please use in a sentance.
and a word for yesterday's mishap: Lauwine- to fall down
(hows that for a wag of your finger?)
Please use in a sentance.
and a word for yesterday's mishap: Lauwine- to fall down
(hows that for a wag of your finger?)
Thursday, December 14, 2006
This is a great idea!
A tip of the hat to Mrs. Ruger for setting up this cool blog site.
I look forward to sharing in what I am sure will be an informative and educational experience.
I look forward to sharing in what I am sure will be an informative and educational experience.
On Regifting
This being the Holiday season, a peculiar phenomenon has been popping up. This phenomenon? Regifting. The concept reaises some intriguing questions, some of which I hope to entice you with.
Situation 1: You are given a gift card to, say, Wal-Mart. You have your reasons for not shopping at Wal-Mart, small businesses being run into the ground, low wages, exploitation of labor, yadda. We could assume that the person who gave you the gift card should have known that, but we won't play that game. So...you decide to give the gift card to someone else. Is this regifting? Is it wrong?
Situation 2: You are poor. You love to give people presents, bringing people material goods gives you great joy, but you cannot afford to. Someone gives you a gift card, hoping to bring you joy. You go to the store, and spend the gift card balance on presents for other people. You get joy out of this situation, which is what the original giver intended, but the actual material goods are not to go to you. Is this regifting? Is it wrong?
Situation 3: Similar to situation 2 in that you are poor and giving gifts brings you joy more than receiving things. However, you do not know what to give someone, so you give them the gift card that was given to you. Is this regifting? Is it wrong?
Just some holiday-flavored confusing ramblings from some tech aide or another with too much time to think about meaningless things. I'd love to hear your opinions, though, and any other interesting situations that you can think of.
-Amy
Situation 1: You are given a gift card to, say, Wal-Mart. You have your reasons for not shopping at Wal-Mart, small businesses being run into the ground, low wages, exploitation of labor, yadda. We could assume that the person who gave you the gift card should have known that, but we won't play that game. So...you decide to give the gift card to someone else. Is this regifting? Is it wrong?
Situation 2: You are poor. You love to give people presents, bringing people material goods gives you great joy, but you cannot afford to. Someone gives you a gift card, hoping to bring you joy. You go to the store, and spend the gift card balance on presents for other people. You get joy out of this situation, which is what the original giver intended, but the actual material goods are not to go to you. Is this regifting? Is it wrong?
Situation 3: Similar to situation 2 in that you are poor and giving gifts brings you joy more than receiving things. However, you do not know what to give someone, so you give them the gift card that was given to you. Is this regifting? Is it wrong?
Just some holiday-flavored confusing ramblings from some tech aide or another with too much time to think about meaningless things. I'd love to hear your opinions, though, and any other interesting situations that you can think of.
-Amy
Word of the Day
There is no word of the day becuase I wasted my time away trying to get past the school blocks and download music for Mr. Rugers amazing video. Sorry. Yesterday's word was REDOLENT - having a pleasant odor; fragrant.
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