Recently my girlfriend's son lost his phone charger.  So, she got inthe car and went out in search of a new charger to fit his phone.  Most chargers were around $19 to $26 and we were unable to find one that definately fit his phone model.  Then she hopped on the internet to find the one we needed and find the cheapest.  Three or four minutes later she found the charger we needed for $4.99 plus $2.99 for shipping and handling.  Obviously she's very excited she found it and it is very cheap, so she orders it.  Today, the charger is delivered to the house.  It came from Hong Kong.  Why am I telling you about this.  Think about this.  It cost $7.98 for a charger that travelled about 9000 miles which is less than half of what it would cost to run to Wal-Mart and get it.  I get the sense that in Hong Kong and China they make everything for about a penny.  Cell phone, one penny, radio, one penny, toaster oven, one penny, microwave, one penny, new car, one penny, having a charger delivered with all of the cool little Chinese symbols on the label.......priceless. 

We are the land of free, home of the brave and the market for the most incredible mark-up percentages in the entire world and Mars.  I'm moving to Hong Kong.  You can feed a family of 20 there for like, $3.95 total.  And, it's probably a buffet. 

She was heard saying "I'm just no longer doing what I was doing before and not taking on any of those responsibilities any longer to make things easier in my life which might sound like quitting but it's really like taking a long vacation that you just kind of never come back from or like breaking up with someone who you never really officially call or talk about breaking up but you both just know that your no longer dating so it's not really quitting you know what I mean?"

NOPE.

So Mr. Rumsfeld has been let go.  Sounds like he has a lot of free time now.  Let's send him to Iraq to run around and dodge bullets, car bombs and friendly fire.  We'll make sure he has the best in military body armor.  I have some extra pots, pans and maybe some catcher's equipment.   

Governor Palin has announced that she will resign on July 26.  This has led many to speculate a Presidential run and perhaps a television or radio show in the mean time. 

Personally I am hoping that she had a mistress in Argentina and there are pictures and videos and posters and trading cards made of the two women.  Or, one of those 4 picture rolls you get from those photo-booths in the mall. 

TV Pitchman Billy Mays was found dead in his home Sunday morning.  Cause of death is still unknown.  However, Billy was on a flight that had a hard landing and hit his head very hard.  Billy also complained about not feeling well before going to bed to his wife. 

Devasted the Sham Wow guy was quoted as saying "I guess the German's didn't make that plane because you know they make good stuff." 

Recently I represented a paper I draw cartoons for at the Buffalo Comicon.  Obviously out looking for exposure and finding new advertisers for the paper. 

This may suprise you but some comic book people are what you might call....strange.  A lot of comic book people are well over middle age and appear to still live with their parents.  Now, I met a bunch of cool artists that have it together and may even rent their own apartment.  But, the comic book fans.....uh, a little cuckoo.  I could only compare it to a minor league trekkie convention. 

If you read this and say that I am lying, but you are reading this in your mom's basement surrounded by boxes of DC and Marvel comic books and no girlfriend in your near future, maybe you should reevaluate things.  Get out.  Get some sun.  I am a big Spiderman and X-Men fan.  However, my real life is not associated with the characters ever.  It's called.....reality. 

This happened today in Pakistan and it is very upsetting that this is the kind of thing they deal with on a daily basis. 

That being said, I was just wondering if it would be rude to call down to the front desk  and ask for more towels after something like this happens. 

McDonalds added the McJackson Burger on it's menu today.  It's 50 year old meat between 10 year old buns. 

I stopped at Wal-Mart yesterday for Shock for my hot tub.  As I was walking toward the pool section I noticed a sign on one of the endcaps.  The item that was for sale is not important, but, I thought Rollback at Wal-Mart meant "on sale".  If you can't read the picture I took with my cell phone, the sign says WAS $6.98, NOW $6.98.  Now, I am no accountant but that doesn't appear to be a big savings.  According to my calculations thats a 0% savings.  Sam Walton must have taken some crazy math class that we don't know about in Texas. 

I just picture Wal-Mart shoppers walking around like zombies grabbing the item because there is a big pretty sign above their head with big giant numbers.  And as a kicker, it was raining outside and they still had their sprinkler running on all of the flowers.  Must have extra money from all of those phantom sales they run.