Checkout lines Sep 13, 2005
I like it when I ruin the system.  Sometimes I go into stores and go directly to the checkout line to get candy and soda.  Checkout line stuff is supposed to lure people into buying it while waiting in line.  I skip that whole part about shopping around and go right to the source.  Somehow I feel that this is my part in the anti-establishment fight for freedom. #business
Evangelical Sep 13, 2005
It must be said.  What's the deal with the term "evangelical"?  Ever since Mr. Bush ran for his second term and split the country in two (just kidding:  it was already split, and this word was used before then), this word has been applied to anyone and everyone who isn't something else.  You're not Catholic?  You're an evangelical.  You're not an abortionist?  You're an evangelical.  Where did this word come from?  Well it turns out that the word isn't new; it just has a new meaning.  To evangelize means "To preach the gospel to" or "To convert to Christianity".  But in our country, it has taken the place of "protestant" and "born-again".  I wonder what other word will come in the future to be the over-used expression that will originally mean "true Christian" but eventually turn into a political view?  I'm thinking "neo-Christian".  Or maybe "prophetic Christian".  Little by little, we take away the meaning of words by injecting them into politics.  Does anyone really know what a liberal is?  No.  We just know it's a non-conservative.  Instead of just ranting about stuff, I'll offer a solution:  destroy politics.  We must say no to this beast before it takes over our country. 

And my other point is this:  I'm a Christian.  I wish that word had a meaning. #religion
Acronyms Sep 13, 2005
I propose that the world stops using acronyms.  They obviously cause more trouble than they're worth.  You can't use acronyms without explaining what they mean.  And if you always explain what they mean, there's no point in using them.  Plus, if you misuse acronyms, you shouldn't be allowed to use them.  I hear this junk all the time.  "We need new NSN numbers."  "Let's finish up that TDP package."  Sometimes I think my co-workers are intentionally misusing acronyms.  "Can you get a new PAN number?"  I don't even know what PAN stands for.  But I have a feeling the N stands for number. #language
USPS Sep 13, 2005
Am I the only one that thinks it's weird that the United States Postal Service is a government-sponsored entity?  Based on its history, I guess I can see why it was originally created to be that way.  Our country didn't really have roads or communication, so this helped that.  But these days, it just seems like a slight waste of money to fund a postal service.  But I realize that because it's subsidized by taxpayer dollars, it only costs $0.37 to mail a letter to anywhere in the country.  If it was a private company, it could cost more.  But anyway, what's really funny about the postal service is that they have a section on their website called Setting the Record Straight, where they address and respond to every criticism of the postal system.  They write letters to newspapers, magazines, and TV shows who have portrayed the postal service in an "inaccurate, misleading or false" way.  Watch out, they'll get ya. #psychology
Adobe Acrobat Sep 13, 2005
I hate Adobe Acrobat.  Again I ask, why does it take such a big, complicated and annoying program to do a single, simple thing:  read a document?  It's not like it's a word processor.  It's not like it makes videos or translates things into Chinese.  It just reads a simple, uneditable document. 

But now for some useful advice:  if you have Adobe Acrobat Professional and want to get rid of those toolbar add-ins in Microsoft Office, here's what to do:  Open Registry Editor, go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE - SOFTWARE - Microsoft - Office.  Under each Office application (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.) go to Addins - PDFMaker.OfficeAdmin.  Double click LoadBehavior and change the 3 to a 0.  Bingo.  No more stupid annoying toolbar or menu.  The reason you'd want to do this is because big dumb Acrobat makes everything big, dumb and slow.  It slows down Microsoft Office, and that's no good. #technology