Google Goes Black To Go Green

In a perfect example of pointless gestures in "raising awareness," Google has changed the background of their search page from black to white to combat the effects of man-made global warming. The idea is not for Google to shut down and stop using energy for a day-not even for an hour, as they ask their customers to do this evening. Google freely admits, " it saves no energy; modern displays use the same amount of power regardless of what they display." Besides, turning off your entire business for a day to combat something that no one can prove is happening would be stupid. They just want you to know that they care. They also want you to turn out your lights for an hour. Here's the plan, according to http://www.google.com/intl/en/earthhour/

"On Saturday, March 29, 2008, Earth Hour invites people around the world to turn off their lights for one hour – from 8:00pm to 9:00pm in their local time zone. On this day, cities around the world, including Copenhagen, Chicago, Melbourne, Dubai, and Tel Aviv, will hold events to acknowledge their commitment to energy conservation." Will it help save the earth from global warming? No....but won't it feel good to acknowledge your commitment? To show your friends and co-workers that you care? Well...it probably won't even accomplish that much. In fact, after about five minutes in the dark tonight, you'll probably begin to feel pretty stupid. And bored. You'll get tired of trying to feel like you've "done something" to combat global warming, switch your computer back on, and go back to chatting on My Space with other people who "care" about global warming. Google, having done nothing real at all to save the planet (by their own admission), can still pat themselves on their backs for making you feel guilty enough about the "threat of global warming" to turn out your lights. Meanwhile, the only proof that global warming exists is- the nightly news says it exists. No where have I read anything that shows conclusive evidence. Since I don't believe in participating in useless exercises in self-gratification (with the exception of my blog, of course), I'll be leaving my lights on. If you choose to turn yours off, well...then you really are in the dark. Just don't expect it to change anything.

Which "ism" Will Win The White House?

The fight for the Oval Office is getting serious now as Racism and Sexism duke it out in the last of the Democratic primaries. Racism can proudly say that it has a higher delegate count, as well as a big chunk of the popular vote, but Sexism remains confident that it's experience and name recognition will win the day. One of these contenders, of course, will eventually have to face Agism, the clear winner on the Republican side despite its' lack of support from Conservatism. Any one of these candidates would be one for the history books; Agism would be the oldest elected president, Racism would be the first black (ecsuse me- African-American) president, and Sexism would be the first female president, but most people will tell you they don't care about those things. No, most people will tell you thay care about the issues. They'll vote Agism for national security, or they'll vote Sexism on health care issues, or they'll vote Racism for....what was it? Oh, yeah...change. Well, no matter which "ism" you choose as the standard-bearer

for the issues that matter most to you, it's inevitable. Some poor "ism" is going to loose. Right now, we're all patting each other on the back, pointing out what an enlightened, high-minded society we are, so close to electing the first "ism," but when the chips are down, some "ism" is going to cry foul. So, if you don't vote for Hillary Clinton, you'll hear about the plight of Sexism. If you don't vote for Obama, you'll hear about the evils of Racism. If you don't vote for McCain, there will be talk of the sad state o

f Agism in America. So, get behind your "ism," folks! Just remember. When you vote for one, you'll be voting against another. Well, probably not you. You'll be voting on the issues.