Because I am today filled with some sort of amorphous fatigue/yuckiness, I've kinda just slopped together this week's SynCast, but I've included some dandy music which you should enjoy. (If I hadn't said anything about being in a yuck-mood, would anyone notice anything different about the show?)

Image from (I hope you recognize it) Toothpaste for Dinner.

Why Acknowledge Facile Criticism?

Because I can't help it is why. A couple of posts ago, someone called him/herself only "dudefly" wrote: "Actually, what you are is a pathetic, slackjawed loser. Thank god I got out of Madison Public Schools before you got there...." Insofar as this individual doesn't realize that I teach in the Sun Prairie Area School District and not the Madison public schools, I must assume s/he doesn't know very much about me. So it doesn't make any sense for me to feel this comment at any significant depth.

Alas, it's who I am. I can take criticism -- indeed, I seek it out. So when someone makes a claim like this, I want to know more. In the unlikely event you are reading, then, "dudefly," please tell me:

1. What is your real name?
   
2. How did you come to visit my website?
   
3. What makes you say I am a "pathetic, slackjawed loser"?
   
4. Did you mean your comment as anything other than a meaningless annoyance? If so, what?

As I say, I should probably just ignore it. But what can I say? I care about what everyone has to say -- even flaming trolls.

TimeWaster™

Waste some time with BubbleGeorge. I'm not sure why it's GWB; but the effect is fairly mesmerizing. If he gets stuck, you can click and drag him through.

Today I'm listening to: Teh Cheat!