All about me

In a post last week, I said I would prefer gridlock over the "bipartisan approach" that "has led to the monstrosity we now have as the federal government." That moved regular commenter Doug to ask, "Voting third party then, are you?" I think the answer deserves a separate post instead of being just a reply in the comments thread.

I don't think they mean the same thing by American Dream as I do:

Just one in every four voters in 10 battleground House districts says the American Dream is “still there for everyone,” while four in 10 say the dream exists “only for some people,” according to The Hill 2010 Midterm Election Poll.??

Quick, somebody send Jerry Lewis to cheer up these grouches:

I am, A) at best an indifferent housekeeper prone to clutter and, B) someone who doesn't always pay the attention he should, so, C) once in a while I misplace something or even forget I have it. Still, this seems like a pretty big "oops" to me:

Time is running out to claim a $200,000 winning Powerball prize sold in Indianapolis.  The window of opportunity to claim the prize closes Monday, October 18th.

This book sounded so intriguing I had to download it to my Kindle:

A good idea for others to copy:

Bah, humbug. Scientists in Britain have done a study showing that age 52 is when adults become "more grumpy than happy":

It is then that both men and women begin to suffer a sharp decline in their sense of humour and get increasingly grumpy, according to scientists at the University of Glamorgan.

Don't mess with the hillbillies:

Republican campaign operatives are taking down an ad against West Virginia Democratic Senate candidate Joe Manchin following a report that the ad's casting call asked for actors who could look "hicky." 

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Love Italian, love Mexican, but this just isn't right:

I had just finished writing about unlikely combinations--mashed potatoes and rice, cheddar and pickes--unlikely at least to me, when I came across this New York Times article about Spaghetti Tacos, another unlikely pair.