Let's take a quick look at recent developments in the world of Conservative idiocy in memes, shall we?

Grocery Bags. What a volatile subject these days. But, why yes, you are correct, back in the day paper bags were using too many natural resources. The solution was to move to disposable, plastic bags. The good: less use of trees. The bad: couldn't cover your textbook with them. But since then we've discovered we have about sixty-nine brazilion tons of plastic bags in our waterways, and stuck in deciduous trees all over the northern hemisphere during winter because in a capitalist society, we never seem to account for what happens when we "dispose" of our inventions. So we recognized the mistake, and are working toward eliminating it. Shouldn't that be a good thing? Not according to conservatives that treat changes as if we're killing them to accomplish the change.

Contrary to conservative values, the banning of plastic bags doesn't mean you should use a hundred paper grocery bags on every shopping trip. I literally have dozens of clean, reusable bags, and when they get dirty, I WASH THEM. I have canvas bags, nylon weaved bags, and plastic blends. I've received them for free from vendors I work with, trade shows, liquor company promotions, public events, and even my gym. When I was a marketing representative for a liquor brand, I gave away hundreds of high-quality, reusable canvas bags. I take my bags with me on every shopping trip. Hell, Aldi has never provided bags. If you don't remember yours there, you can grab a box.

This isn't as inconvenient as you snowflakes are making it seem. It doesn't even cost you anything except the energy to remember to grab your bag before you go shopping, or just leave a few in your car.

Talk about getting your micro-testicles twisted in a knot over nothing.

Look, I get it. You conservatives pine for the "good-ol days" when we used natural resources to the point of depletion, and carelessly polluted the Earth with complete disregard for the future, but now you actually have to start being responsible for something. It's rough for your emotionally fragile, self-centered, ilk, who think the world is yours to do with as you wish, but I kind of, sort of believe you can at some point manage growing up, and being responsible for something..  really, anything. Responsibility, and accountability is the hallmark of maturity. Give it a try, at least one time.

The Corona Virus Conspiracy

Holy fuck, you people can turn anything into a conspiracy, can't you? Never really grasped the whole "Correlation doesn't equal Causation" idea either, I gather.

For the Conservative folks spreading (or trying to spread) the idea that pandemics happen every election year as a method of scaring voters, and trying to sway options - just stop. They don't just break out in election years, and since there are general elections on the federal level every other year (Congress - 2-year terms) there is a 50/50 shot that any disease outbreak will be a fucking election year. As evidenced by the chart from the World Health Organization, you can clearly see this is not the case. And even if you want to take a liberal view as to what constitutes an outbreak around an election, if there is any outbreak, it's still basically 50/50 that is happens within 365 days before an election.

Sure, more people do die from other sources than have died from Corona virus thus far. But the Corona virus is deadly, and stopping it from spreading will SAVE LIVES. As noted in this handy "I'm Conservative So I Think The Media Is Evil and I Only Listen To InfoWars and Rush Limbaugh" chart that proves nothing other than people die from many sources, people still die from other things. Duh.

The difference is, these other things aren't contagious. You're not going to contract Heart Disease by shaking the hand of someone with Heart Disease. If a diabetic sneezes on you, it's gross, and rude, but you're not going to become diabetic from the exposure. See the difference?  No? I have no hope for you then.

Yes, pause for a minute, and think about what you can do to prevent yourself from having heart disease, cancer, diabetes, or any of the mostly preventable diseases that afflict millions. And yes, WASH YOUR DAMN HANDS, but if you think Corona Virus is a hoax, or something you don't need to concern yourself with because you don't know any Chinese people, you need to stop listening to the reichwing propaganda.

The Bradley Effect

If you don't think men are sexualized, just peruse the female side of Buffalo social media from the past two-weeks while Bradley Cooper was briefly in town for a movie. Although people were excited if they got to meet Guillermo Del Toro, he hardly received the same recognition from the general public, and when it comes to the future of Hollywood Film Making in Buffalo, he would be much more influential. I honestly didn't even know Cooper was such a big deal until after A Star Is Born and women started acting like he was the best thing that ever happened to movies.  But after watching that movie, I can honestly say, if you replace the two main roles with better actors that aren't as pop-star famous, or as physically attractive, that's a Rotten Tomatoes Audience Rated 50% movie that no one is talking about.

Admittedly, when I hear the name Brad I instantly think of the awful project manager I worked with who thought CA was a general postal abbreviation for any place in Canada, and who sent a tech to Vail, CO for a hospital that was actually located in Wichita, KS. Enviously, Vail is a much nicer place to visit, but that was an expensive mistake.

He also had to take a medical leave of absence because he cut off his thumb with a miter saw. Yeah. When interview processes fail miserably...

I can't help it; the name still evokes bad feelings, and dread.

Why So Much Censorship?

Because I'm a writer, and kind of a word guy, there's this game I play called WordScapes. Like so many other types of games, the publishers do their best to censor out any naughty words that might randomly be part of their anagrams. This one got me. Absolutely should be included as a word, and obviously a perfect anagram of the word Subtext.

I mean, it's right there. If you can find it, you should get credit for it. 

Butt no, the butts at the publisher don't allow it.

So much damn censorship.

And yeah, I censored out the stupid ad that is on the screen. No free ads here unless I say so! You don't like buttsex? I don't like your damn car insurance ad. Piss off.

The Weigh-In

219. Not awful considering I still haven't really gotten back to the gym. I thought I would have more time for it, but my own anxiety and lack of time management is preventing me from making it happen. I'll get there.