I don’t know. Fact is, I figure he DIDN’T actually cross the road because he got sidetracked with other stuff. Like how the hen next door is really cute, or the rooster in the next row keeps blowin’ smoke and pickin’ fights. Or how the farmer keeps threatening to get rid of all the chickens and find new ones who will do the job better or more efficiently. Yup, life happens that way.
I’ve never been good at keeping a journal, so I don’t know why I get discouraged that I post only rarely on my blog. 
I also noticed that almost all of my entries are in my “Just rambling…” category. Huh. Never knew I rambled that much.
Anyhoo, not much newsie stuff to share. Work sucks. School is going to kick my butt this class (the syllabus scared me into an altered state of consciousness). And it’s July in Texas. The only worse than July in Texas? August in Texas. 
(I read a joke on that somewhere, not sure where now, but it definitely works). At least we don’t have to worry about hurricane Emily! I suppose things could always be worse than they are.
On a side note, I’ve always enjoyed reading our small town newspaper because there are always fantastic grammatical blunders that delight a grammar nerd like me. For instance, in the June 28 issue of the Tomball Magnolia Tribune, you see a headline “Untimely accident results in fatality for Magnolia woman.” Ummm…. untimely accident, huh? That’s really overly redundant. Not to mention the fact that accidents are rarely timely, which hardly calls for calling one UNtimely.
I consider myself a moderate in politics. Not too conservative, not too liberal. I tend to be a fiscal conservative but social liberal. Not that those labels mean much any more, because the politics of our society have forever rebranded the extremes. But, I tell you what, living in this small Texas town has made me feel like a tree-hugging, pot-smoking, un-inhibited hippie compared to most of the folks here.
I wrote my first letter to the editor this week because one of our editorial columns just had my jaw dragging on the floor for a whole evening. I wish the paper was online or I’d link to the article, but to give you a small taste: “While it is true that not all followers of Islam are terrorists, it is, however, a fact that all followers of Islam are in solidarity with the extremists” (Tomball Magnolia Tribune, July 18 2005, page 2). Note: that’s not MY comment, but a direct quote of the paper (just trying to reduce the flames that could roll my way…)
WHAT!?!? Holy smokes, things like this really get my blood boiling. Why is it that religion seems to completely replace reason for so many people? The ignorance of that statement still astounds me. It’s akin to someone saying (and believing) that all Christians are ignorant hypocrites who have no qualms about publically renouncing the teachings of their religious texts because it’s just easier to be hateful and selfish than compassionate. Clearly, not all Christians reflect that misconception; I just wish the VOCAL ones didn’t! Grrrrrrrrr….
Okay, must be time to climb down off my soapbox. Sorry for the detour.
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