The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

Rand Paul may have recently won the straw poll at CPAC, but if it were legally possible, I have a hunch Russian President Vladimir Putin would have been the big winner among conservative Republicans this past weekend. Don't believe me? Feel free to ask some of the supposed leaders of the conservative movement. "People are looking at Putin as one who wrestles bears and drills for oil. They look at our president as one who wears mom jeans and equivocates and bloviates." - Sarah Palin "Putin sees himself as a macho man who's going to do pretty much what he wants. The president sees himself as a renaissance man who wants to accommodate." - Bill O'Reilly "Putin decides what he wants to do and he does it in half a day, right? He decided he had to go to their parliament. He went to their parliament. He got permission in 15 minutes ... but he makes a decision and he executes it quickly. Then everybody reacts. That's what you call a leader. Preside...

In a new Men's Health poll, is was determined that Jennifer Aniston is the sexiest woman of all time. Sure, I think Aniston is attractive, but see her more as the cute girl next door as opposed to sexy. I suppose the recency effect played a part here, as she portrayed a rather sexy character in her most recent film - "Horrible Bosses". However, looking back at the history of sexy women, I honestly don't think Aniston is at the top or even near the top. Then again, this was a Men's Health poll. It's not like these were individuals trained in the art of grading a person's level of sexiness (are there such people?) or the history of sexy women. Chances are most of them know of sexy women from the past 10-15 years. I have to wonder if their picks for greatest film and greatest band of all time are Harry Potter and The Black Eyed Peas. Oh, it's a "men's" magazine. The movie selection would probably be more along the lines of 300. This is where...

Whenever taking a public speaking course, the teacher will utter three words he or she refer to as space fillers - like, uh and um. These words are typically spoken when the speaker pauses for a moment and to prevent silence, even if for just a second, the student will resort to one of these space fillers in an attempt to prevent the momentary silence, in thinking they'll sound more intelligent without pause. Unfortunately, it has the direct opposite effect and makes them sound anything but more intelligent. People whom are referred to as valley girls tend to utilize the word "like" in an abundance and as most of us have heard at least one individual whom says "like" in such a manner, I think we can all say with confidence that this individual came across as the polar opposite of a brainiac. As that label tends to refer to women (valley "girl"), I think I've come across a similar space filler for males. That space filler? "...and shit". I...