I have no desire to do any work today, but that doesn't seem to stop people from expecting me to do some, and quite frankly, I like my reality better than theirs.

I want to slap my pain mgmt guy around. Took him an hour to see me, and then he'd only deal with what he wanted to talk about (which, being pain prevention, *is* important) and not pain management. While he diagnoses and scans and does procedures I'm still having daily migraines and currently have no home meds to treat them, since the last effective one now makes the pain worse.

Keep going to the ER, they say.

Keep going to the ER, they say.

The ER where you've been refused pain meds?

I want to slap my pain mgmt guy around.

I say go for it - it could really help him to see the situation from the opposite angle.

Oh, man, I'm reading a little about Jindal's speech last night. He really cited Harry Lee? Harry Lee was certainly a much beloved figure by a lot of people, but he was also fucking nuts.

Krugman Jindal Response: GOP Has Become 'The Party Of Beavis And Butthead'

So what did Bobby Jindal choose to ridicule in this response to Obama last night? Volcano monitoring, of course.

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The intellectual incoherence is stunning. Basically, the political philosophy of the GOP right now seems to consist of snickering at stuff that they think sounds funny. The party of ideas has become the party of Beavis and Butthead.

Harry Lee was certainly a much beloved figure by a lot of people, but he was also fucking nuts.

Well, Bobby is fucking nuts, and a much beloved figure by himself. So it's at least half a good match.

Britain's Most Unfortunate Baby Names

Across the pond, the British are coming to terms with the fact that some of their citizens are jerks. A study from parenting group at TheBabyWebsite.com found that parents are naming their kids with "humor" in mind in order to ensure their childhoods will be that much more awkward.

What are the names you ask? Justin Case, Barb Dwyer, Stan Still, Paige Turner, Mary Christmas Anna Sasin and Hazel Nutt all make the list.

Retired airman Stan Still, 76, said his name had been "a blooming millstone around my neck my entire life."

Turns out, we're jerks too. Parents here have chosen Annette Curtain and Bill Board as names. The actor Rob Morrow has a wife named Debbon Ayer and has continued the cycle of naming violence by calling his daughter "Tu Morrow."

This, of course, opens up the topic of celebrity baby naming. Here are the top ten offenders:

* Kal-El Cage (Nicholas Cage's son)
* Mars Merkaba (Erykah Badu's daughter)
* Pilot Inspektor (Jason Lee's son)
* Apple Martin (Gwyneth Paltrow's daughter and a name dangerously close to Apple Martini)
* Sage Moonblood (Sly Stallone's son)
* Blanket (Michael Jackson's son)
* Audio Science Clayton (Shannyn Sossamon's son)
* Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen Zappa (Franks' daughter)
* Moxie CrimeFighter (Penn Jillette's daughter--this one's actually kind of awesome)
* Bluebell Madonna (Geri Halliwell)

Harry Lee's response to a series of robberies:

"If there are some young blacks driving a car late at night in a predominantly white neighborhood, they will be stopped. There's a pretty good chance they're up to no good. It's obvious two young blacks driving a rinky-dink car in a predominantly white neighborhood -- I'm not talking about on the main thoroughfare, but if they're on one of the side streets and they're cruising around -- they'll be stopped."

At least we're making progress on the First Dog issue:

Michelle Obama In Depth On The White House Dog

So, when? In April, Mrs. Obama says - after she and the President take daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, on a vacation for spring break.

Here's a sample of a typical family conversation on the matter: "So Sasha says, 'April 1st.' I said, 'April.' She says, 'April 1st.' It's, like, April!," Mrs. Obama recalls. "Got to do it after spring break. You can't get a new dog and then go away for a week."

And what kind of dog will soon be frolicking on the South Lawn? Mrs. Obama says the family is looking for a rescue Portuguese Water dog who is "old enough" and a "match" for the family dynamic.