Think back to the first time you and your friends tried mixing all the sodas in the pop fountain. You watched each different fizz cascade into the 64 oz. Big Gulp, mesmerized as the cola-colored puddle metamorphosed into a rust-colored, guaranteed gut-buster of a beverage. You thought to yourself, "Is this a good idea?"

And if you're anything like me, you said, "What the hell," and took a sip and even as you felt your Cheetoes and chocolate milk crawling back up your throat (with just a hint of Dr. Pepper), you swore to all your friends--you swore to God--that it was the "best thing ever made, try it, you gotta try it, just try it." And in the end, after fighting back your lunch, you decided it wasn't really that bad. And you took another sip.

That's what life is like in mredison's neighborhood. Welcome.

Sunday, August 26, 2007

Let's Start the New Week. . .

It's time for a new week. May we all do better in our tasks than Miss Teen South Carolina did in attempting to answer the question: why can't 20% of Americans point out the US on a map?

(Just in case the video doesn't work, I've taken the liberty of transcribing MTSC's response below. For a second, while I was typing, I felt I had my fingers on the pulse, like I was right in the mix of something important. . .like ah as therefore. And.)

I personally believe that US Americans are unable to do so because uh some people out there in our nation don't have maps, and I believe that our, ah, education such as in South Africa and the Iraq, everywhere like such as. And.

I believe that they should, our education over here, in the US, should help the US, er--should help South Africa. They should help Iraq and the Asian countries. So we will be able to build up our future. Therefore.
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