Well, due to some photo shop issues we'll have to do the god pics tomorrow. Since I was all prepared to write the god-pictures post now I really have nothing to say.
I have been working on a scientific theory lately, in the same vein of Einstein's failed "Theory of Everything", that explains all the problems and maddeningly ridiculous aspects of the world we live in.
I call it the "Bizarro World Paradigm".
If you will recall, in old comic books or on the old Justice League cartoons, there is a common theme of the Bizarro World. In this world everything that is good and right is reversed. Hence, Superman is evil, Lex Luthor is a good guy, etc.
The concept usually seems to assume that the world we live in is normal, and Bizarro World is somewhere else. Clearly, with even a cursory examination of most people's daily lives, the world we inhabit is, indeed, Bizarro World.
Observe:
1. The 2000 United States presidential elections-the largest case of voter fraud/mismanagement in U.S. history just happens to occur in a state in which one of the candidate's brothers is the governor. Most Americans view this as merely coincidence.
2. During my wife's hospital stay a few days ago this situation occurred: we wanted to know if she could breast feed on the antibiotic she was taking. Her OBGYN said, "ask your pediatrician". Our pediatrician said, "ask Poison Control". Poison Control said, "ask your pediatrician or your OBGYN". But, hey, at least with our insurance system we get to choose the liability-terrified, over-priced, crappy doctor of our choice (that is, if they are within the plan our company allows us to have, AND if you are lucky enough to work for a company that offers insurance at all). Now that is freedom.
3. Shit like the 1994 genocide in Rwanda happens all the time and no one in the first world gives a fuck. Oh, shut up. I saw "Hotel Rwanda" too. That doesn't count as caring.
Clearly I can (and will) go on and on. As anyone can see, my friends, this truly is Bizarro World.
And, by the way, the phrase "scientific theory" in the second paragraph should be translated as "idea pulled out of my ass".
And I don't even know what the word "paradigm" means. It just sounds smart and stuff.
I rule.
3 comments:
I have the same problem with the word "paradigm". I have had it explained to me time and time again, and I understand the meaning, but I cannot apply it to real life. I was asked to teach the concept to the overachieving selective school kids I teach, and I couldn't.
Now this is the part where you come back and say "Oh of COURSE I know what paradigm means you muppet!" and I stand brave and say I stand by my stupidity!
Hope Angela is getting better...
I didn't even see Hotel Rawanda.
I'm still trying to wrap my head around the doc telling you call poison control on the nursing question.
Um, fmkers: "Open up a physicians desk reference and stop being a lazy prick."
According to Merriam Webster online paradigm is defined as, "broadly : a philosophical or theoretical framework of any kind". I prefer this simple definition, seeing as the other one has words like, "conjugation","declension" and "inflectional".
Yeah, toyfoto, no doubt. Doctors in America are pretty amazing, but it seems the fear of liability oftern ties their hands-that, and the kind of high school rivalry that keeps doctors, nurses, lactation specialists, etc. from reaching some sort of concensus on nearly anything.
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