Things you learn through experience, part 1

Some things you learn by doing.

Some things you learn from books.

Some things you learn from your parents.

Some things you learn after you royally screw up and never forget to keep from doing it again.

The last category is the type I'd like to start a little running log about. These things occur to me all the time, and I figured I should probably write them down. Most of the time, these aren't the things that anybody will warn you about, because a) it's too nasty for polite company; b) they feel stupid for doing it; c) it just seems so obvious after the fact; or d) all of the above.

• No matter how bad it smells, don't breathe through your mouth when changing the kitty litter. Sometimes the litter scoop can 'fling'.
• This rule also applies to cleaning the toilet and changing diapers. I don't think I need to elaborate any more than that.
• If you don't have a tissue handy, you can take a piece of paper and crumple it over and over and over until it's almost soft and it sort of works.

More to come...

Don't let someone else think for you! Unless it's us.

Ah, for the good old days of proper churches. From the New Canaan Baptist church website of Lawrenceville, GA:

While the world scrambles and seeks the new and unique, New Canaan still preaches out of the Bible, still sings out of the songbook, still prays at the altar, still follows the Spirit, still gives testimonies, still believes in conviction and repentance, and still points souls to the Cross. When today’s trends are tired, it’s songs are stale, the seekers are scattered, and “when time has surrendered and earth is no more” at New Canaan we’ll “STILL CLING TO THE OLD RUGGED CROSS.”
- http://mynewcanaan.org/

This is what that means.

Um, yeah. I guess it's better to be someone else's slave then.

Nice kerning on the letters, by the way.

Remember: something something something TERRORISTS!

I got an e-mail from my work today, telling us about an upcoming college event with a guest speaker. The headline was "THE ATTACK ON CHILDREN". The focus of the event was informing the public about Child Abuse. I capitalized "Child Abuse" because it deserves that kind of recognition. This blaug is not joking about Child Abuse.

What is a joke was this byline:

"CHILD ABUSE is DOMESTIC TERRORISM!"

Really? Does everything have to be compared to terrorism now? It’s getting ridiculous. If they're not comparing something to terrorism, they're telling you that you are supporting it.

Do you buy drugs? YOU’RE SUPPORTING TERRORISM.

Are you not with us? YOU’RE SUPPORTING TERRORISM.

Do you have a problem with us reading your emails? YOU’RE SUPPORTING TERRORISM.

Have you forgotten to file your taxes? YOU’RE SUPPORTING TERRORISM.

Did you forget to take out the trash? YOU’RE SUPPORTING TERRORISM.

No wait, you just pissed off your significant other. But it could lead to a domestic dispute, which could lead to the police being called, and by extension that could be called YOU’RE SUPPORTING TERRORISM.

P.S.: I have to thank my coworker/Ubuntu buddy for the idea for this blaug. He's the one who actually pointed out the terrorism comment.