1. The Wall Street Journal is read by the people who run the country.
2. The New York Times is read by people who think they run the country.
3. The Washington Post is read by people who think they should run the country.
4. USA Today is read by people who think they ought to run the country but don’t really understand the Washington Post. They do, however like the smog statistics shown in pie charts.
5. The Los Angeles Times is read by people who wouldn’t mind running the country, if they could spare the time, and if they didn’t have to leave L.A. to do it.
6. The Boston Globe is read by people whose parents used to run the country.
7. The New York Daily News is read by people who aren’t too sure who’s running the country, and don’t really care as long as they can get a seat on the train.
8. The New York Post is read by people who don’t care who’s running the country either, as long as they do something really scandalous, preferably while intoxicated.
9. The San Francisco Chronicle is read by people who aren’t sure there is a country, or that anyone is running it; but whoever it is, they oppose all that they stand for. There are occasional exceptions if the leaders are handicapped minority, feministic atheist dwarfs, who also happen to be illegal aliens from ANY country or galaxy as long as they are democrats.
10. The Miami Herald is read by people who are running another country, but need the baseball scores.

(Got this on our buildings internal mailing list, so don’t know the exact source)

I saw this poster in a store window last week. It perfectly captures the general attitude that Obamaniacs like me had regarding the historic nature of his run.

The text says:

Rosa sat so Martin could walk

Martin walked so Obama could run

Obama ran so our children can fly

Funny thing is, this was a poster in a sports equipment store window.

With a new year having arrived, and Arav nearing the 9 month mark, I thought I would throw out some random thoughts that have been knocking around in my head.

• The zippers on all baby clothes should be the silent kind. Nothing is worse than putting your baby to sleep only to have him wake up when you zip the wearable blanket
• Someone should make a mini dishwasher for baby bottles and stuff. Because (a) we wash the bottles way more often than we run the dishwasher and (b) we don’t want to mix his stuff with our stuff
• We have the spork already. Why don’t we have forks with a sharp, knife-like edge (a knork, or a foife, if you will) to allow for one-handed eating of food, while we try to control our baby in the other?
• Can anyone make socks, mittens and hats that the baby is not going to pull off within 2 minutes of putting it on? It’s annoying that his shoes are more useful as sock-retainers
• The head of the FDA should be made to drink their daily coffee with a dollop of BPA for 2 years. Then maybe the FDA will do its job
• Someone should make a crib attachment or mini recliner for babies that simulates the sounds, vibrations and feel of a moving car. It would sell like hot cakes to parents desperate for ways to help their baby sleep

• The NY Giants need to do a better job of merchandising clothes for babies. The Yankees are kicking your a$$e$ at this. Even the Mets and Jets have decent options
• You know those sprays you get that you use to keep dogs off furniture? Why isn’t there something like that to keep children away from, say, expensive home entertainment setups, or remote controls, or glasses, or cellphones, or …
• All baby toys should be labeled “May not be used by your baby the way you think it will”
• Someone needs to figure out a way to bottle baby laughter. It is the cure for all ills