NYTimes: Rep. Allen West Concedes After Florida Recount Fight

Good riddance. I love it when reason triumphs over irrationality. – NYTimes: Rep. Allen West Concedes After Florida Recount Fight
http://nyti.ms/UcuT1Z

Channing Tatum the Sexiest Man Alive? I think not.

What? No!

Ugh. Let’s be real here: Channing Tatum could be all by himself and wouldn’t even be the sexiest guy in the room. I have no dog in this fight, per se, but I think it reflects badly on all of America when our foremost schmaltz-peddling magazine is incapable of accurately identifying truly sexy men to objectify.

So, to recap, People Magazine chose Channing Tatum:

Looking better, Charming Potato, but seriously?

Over any of these people who I came up with after .04 seconds of thought.

The Tater’s best is still not even in this guy’s league.

He’s too pretty not to post twice.

Or this guy’s.

Or this guy’s (fyi, Chris Pine is totally worthy of being sent a ham).

Also, I’m not alone in this opinion (tingly part warning: this post contains a squijillion pics of Ryan Gosling, fyi).

Bitter, party of one

Or, how Mitt Romney explains losing the election to Barack Obama.

Happy Monday.

Why I shouldn’t second-guess myself

Racist friend of friend is racist.

I said yesterday that I wouldn’t go to Facebook, due to the overwhelming number of heavily-partisan political posts people were making. And I didn’t, technically, since I saw this conversation in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, but it just goes to show that I really need to stick with my first inclination; deviating from the plan and winging it doesn’t seem to work out too well for me. Besides, everybody who knows my  way of thinking knows that it’s still the same day until I go to sleep and wake up again, regardless of what time that happens. In my defense, I was on my way home after watching the voting results come in at Dempsey’s Pub (don’t go there, btw), and riding NJ transit in the early AM isn’t the most scintillating experience.

The conversation pictured here has continued, with everybody else staying far away from the racially-coded land mine of Shaquita to focus on entitlements, the military, and how Obama will continue to ride around Virginia in his rap-blaring Escalade, snatching money out of old people’s hands and food out of children’s mouths. I may have extrapolated a little there, but I that’s my general reading of the subtext.

And let’s not even talk about the secession comment. Man, I was so tempted not to hide  some of those names.

I don’t want to hear it

I voted how I voted, and lots of other people are voting how they’re going to vote. I encourage all of my fellow registered voters to go cast their ballots, and then kindly not post a zillion partisan things on their FB timelines. Not like I’ve been going there much lately except for work anyway, but today is one day where you could not, for love or money, get me to go on Facebook. As usual, the ha ha guy says it best.

Donate to Sandy relief efforts

Wherever you are, you can help donate to Hurricane Sandy Relief efforts. If you’re near an effected area and can do something in person, consider giving of your time. If you aren’t, please make a donation. Many charities are accepting donations and helping those in need (although you should definitely be on the lookout for scams). The American Red Cross is accepting donations online, in person at their offices, and via text (text the word REDCROSS to 90999).

You may also donate items directly to those in need via Amazon wishlists that have been set up for specific neighborhoods.

Long Beach, NY

Breezy Point, NY

Staten Island

However you choose to do it, go out there and make somebody’s life exponentially more awesome.