Random Ramblings

Buckley has a stuffed octopus that he loves. Tonight, he carried it out in the pasture where he left it lay when he got distracted by something else. Bud noticed it, walked over, and started sniffing it. Buckley noticed Bud sniffing his octopus and went tearing back, barking at Bud. You could almost hear him shouting, "That's mine! Leave it alone!" Fortunately for Buck, Bud wasn't interested in fighting him for possession.

There is a show called Stargate Universe on the SciFi network - or I guess it's the Syfy Network, now. How stupid is that, changing the spelling from SciFi to Syfy so it won't seem so science fiction-ey? But I digress. Anyway, Stargate Universe stinks. It's an awful show. It's already been cancelled, only 3 episodes left. Yet, I keep watching it. I just finished watching this week's episode. Every week I watch and every week, I say, "That was stupid." But I just can't stop. Why? I don't know why. It's crazy. I'm hooked.

I finished the last of my March Amazon Vine Program books the other day. It was "2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America" by Albert Brooks. Yes, that Albert Brooks. Whenever I hear his name, I think, "flop sweat," from Broadcast News, although some of you might know him better as Marlin the Clownfish in Finding Nemo. Wait. I'm digressing again. Back to the book. The book is set in the year 2030, in an America that has never managed to get its budget under control. The country is broke, in hock to China so deep it will never get out, and young people are on the verge of declaring war on senior citizens, who insist on living longer and longer, sucking up the government's resources, and impoverishing the rest of the country. It's entirely plausible and kind of scary. I gave it 4 out of 5 stars in my review at Amazon.com.