Pollkatz is Back, and I hope He Stays Back

Well, after going almost two months without an update, Pollkatz has returned. Pollkatz, who has been cataloging Bush's steady drop in the polls ever since the post 9/11 heyday, expllained his absence thusly:

Bush's numbers just aren't changing
enough to be interesting. 30% of poll respondents still don't see
through the man, or do see through him and are too ashamed or stubborn
to admit it.

Anyway, I will be updating once in a while, but
don't expect much to change. He'll ride his 30% popularity through to
the end.

Well, that's good to know, and I certainly am in no place to put the heat on Mr. Pollkatz to provide me with new reading, but I disagree with him for several reasons:

1) Bush's approval ratings are still down from this time last year, so he's still losing ground. Why not document what will be his worst year ever, even he does flat line from here?

2)
There is plenty of time for our nation's real problems to catch up with
Bush's 30% hard tack supporters. I don't want to see bad things happen,
but I think they're going to, and I'd rather see them happen before
November than after.

3) Three recent polls - CNN/Opinion Research (3/14-16/08), FOX/Opinion Dynamics (3/18-19/08), and Pew (3/19-22/08) - have seen
Bush's approval rating drop to an all-time low (that his, all time low
in that particular poll). So thisan't over.

The Trouble with D&D

I loved the concept of Dungeons and Dragons when I first learned about
it, and I was always mystified by how boring it was to play. href="http://www.slate.com/id/2186203/">This article in
Slate sums up a lot of the problems. D&D, and so much of the
video/computer games that it inspired are all centered on killing and
looting. That's what you're there for. That's all you do.

It isn't just the moral aspect of it. It kills creativity. There's little room for character input and improvisation on the part of players.

Apparently
there are better games out there - The write mentions Steve Jackson (I
loved his Sorcery! books). Maybe I'll get to try one of those some day.

Also, I got sick of rolling a 12-sided die every time I wanted to zip my fly.

Split My Sides!

Watched a blooper show with the wife tonight, as we both love bloopers, especially British ones. The Brits have this thing about keeping their compsure which just makes the bloopers funnier.

Anyway, this one came in at #11, but we thought it was the funniest thing we'd seen since who knows when! I mean, the laughing got painful for me, and we scared the cat out of the room!

Fox News' Awesome Website

I was tracking Bush's approval ratings on the Fox News site when I noticed that the site has a running list of its most read news stories.

Here, according to Fox.News.com readers, are the day's top news stories:


* Video Captures Woman Abusing Girl in Car Wash Using High Pressure Hose
* Surveillance Camera Video Reveals Bicyclist Sought in Big Apple Bombing
* 'Death Star' Gamma-Ray Gun Pointed Straight at Earth
* Dad Who Burned Kids in Dryer: Thought They Could Have a Good Time Without Money
* N.J. Authorities Foil 'Military Style' School Massacre Plot
* Report: Baby Drowns in Tub After Mother Falls Asleep
* Man Dies When Wind Flips Mattress He Was Moving
* Earliest Photo of Helen Keller and Teacher Together Uncovered
* Florida Fisherman Nails Himself Enormous, 1,000-Pound Hammerhead
* Report: Syrian Man Butchers Baby Nephew in Supermarket
* 'Danny Boy' Banned in New York Pub for Entire Month of March
* Phoenix Teen Admits Killing Father for Restricting His Use of MySpace
* Pop Tarts: Courteney Cox Mocks Britney's Panty-Free Partying
* Police: Mysterious Death of Auburn University Freshman a Homicide With Witnesses
* Patrick Swayze Diagnosed With Pancreatic Cancer
* UNC Chapel Hill Student Body President Found Shot to Death Near Campus