Why?

It's interesting that some people have surgery all the time to improve their appearances. There are lots such as botox, lipovox, and others. Is it really the culture in some places that these things are totally necessary? Obviously tv personalities and models have an obligation to keep themselves looking a certain way to remain employed. Is that the start or is there more to this story? Clearly there are far more people doing it than just models and celebs.

USC

USC is in trouble again for "not noticing" that one of their recruits was getting money from a booster while still at school. Not only did they have a prior history of issues with the booster but it should have been pretty obvious that the kid was getting kickbacks. I'm not talking gold cufflinks everyday or anything but he clearly was living beyond his means. The school obviously turned a blind eye in my opinion and went for the "we didn't know anything" route which just makes them look ridiculous. I personally think that NCAA athletes should get some sort of sallary beyond tuition so as to deter stuff like this. With all the money they make for the school it only seems fair, but sometimes people turn a blind eye to the obvious solution.

Bad Business

Have you ever wondered how some businesses feel about their clients? For instance, a drug rehab clinic's main purpose is to drive itself out of business. Think about it. In order for them to succeed at their business objective, they need to eliminate the needs of all their customers. I'm guessing they didn't write it that way on the business plan, though. How many other businesses can you think of that operate in this way? It definitely seems strange when you think about it in that kind of light. Good ole modern times.

Houses

If you haven't heard, our house finally sold. Now the problem is finding someplace to live. Lately I've been shopping for a nice refrigerator box and a good dry spot under a tree in the park to put it. We've also been looking into more permanent options like foreclosure homes and short sales and general homes for sale in our area of interest. So far we have found a few that we like but nothing has really panned out for one reason or another. I found a house that we can rent month to month on Friday so assuming that it is still available, I think we will go that route and then we will be able to take our time and really look. It's a frustrating but when the dust settles it will all be worth it I think.

The Eyes Have It

Have you heard all the buzz recently about how Lasik isn't always as effective as advertised? Apparently there was a lawsuit recently regarding how the risks aren't always made fully aware to the people before hand. At least I think it was something about that. Even without that I'd be pretty nervous about having eye surgery in general. Thankfully I have 20/13 vision and don't need it but people like my wife have to make the decision everyday. When it comes down to it, our contacts really so annoying that you would take even a 1% chance (I'm making that up for point of conversation, I have no idea of the actual potential risk) of blindness or permanent eye pain/damage to get rid of them? It's a tough choice to make.

A Wrinkle In Time

Why is it that guys look distinguished and tough with wrinkles and what not and women fight them like the plague? What is it about us that caused things to be that way? Seems unfair that the precedent for women goes against nature and the one for men is the lazy way.

Of course men aren't generally as concerned about their appearances as women are. If they were, there would be wrinkle CAUSING creams for guys to use. I don't expect to be doing wrinkle cream reviews for that any time soon.

Have You Seen This?

I saw a commercial the other day for something called a walk in tub. My first thoughts weren't about how nice and convenient it would be to take a bath without having to worry about getting up. Clearly that is important for a lot of people and I'm not making light of it at all.

It's just funny how your current situation will skew your perceptions of things. My first thought was, "How would you possibly ever sell a house that had one of those?". It would definitely limit your demographic of possible home buyers.