Another stupid invention we don't need...

Is the greeting cards that play music when opened. Every time I go into a card shop now I have to listen to some idiot opening every single one of these infernal things. As if it's not going to play the song listed on the label, or they need to hear "Bad to the Bone" or "Celebration" one more time. Not to mention the fact that the unadjustable volume on these things is set at a level that would make a deaf person cup their ears.

Bottled water is a joke

I had a rough idea of some rant I wanted to make about the stupidity of bottled water. Lo and behold, somebody did it better than I ever could.

http://www.effbombs.com/2007/08/03/stupid-waternazis/

This has even more relevance in Kansas City, where our tap water is routinely ranked among the best in the country. Add to that all the petroleum used to make the bottles and transport them to the stores where they are sold, and I just can't understand why anyone buys this crap.