January 2007 Archives
Every now and again I randomly chuckle to myself that Martha Stewart is an ex-convict. She can't vote, and had to wear a device to make sure she didn't leave your house. Sinner. I stop laughing soon after though, because I remember that she's a billionaire… not that money is everything, but it sure helps.
Somebody sneezed today and I wondered what my obligation to say "bless-you" was to them, considering the pysical distance and people between us. With that in mind, and in the spirit of the superb blog "Indexed" I came up with this:
I'm aware that there could be several more factors in this, but this is a good basis.
Some people use words that don't exist, yet the rest of us act like nothing is wrong. These non-existent-word users must be stopped. Three of the largest infractions which I have yet to talk about are when people use the pseudo-words “Supposably”, “Acrossed”, and “Ecspecially”.
I've witnessed a new all-time low in parenting. I know that people use the TV to help babysit their kids at times. I'm aware of the mind-numbing powers of the boob-tube. I can understand how some children are a little… testy if they don't get to finish a particular show, but the line has to be drawn somewhere. And that “somewhere” needs to be before you're willing to take a portable DVD player into a restaurant, ask for a seat near a plug/outlet, and you turn on a movie so that your toddler can stand on their seat and watch a movie throughout dinner.
They know that the person to put in the last piece of the puzzle somehow gets a bit more glory. While others are feverishly putting the puzzle together, and obviously doing more of the puzzle than them, they sneak a piece off of the table to be revealed later.
A hero. A legend. A modern-day and non-fictional Robin Hood. A destroyer of hunger. Ando Momofuku, the inventor of the world's first instant noodle, has died. He was 96. He shall be known for his hand in Cup Noodle (not "Cup o' Noodles" like some people like to say), Top Ramen and for helping the countless number of impoverished people that have looked to his food for a helping hand. In honor of his passing (unlike my memorial for Aaron Spelling) I offer this haiku:
Tasty Top Ramen
Makes me full for ten minutes
Then I need more food
And because I'm a little emotional about this all still, I offer this additional haiku:
Some little green peas,
Somehow in this Cup Noodle
I think they're gross
If you find time during your day, please be sure to observe a moment of silence in honor of him. My condolences go out to his family and others that he left behind.