Random thoughts about things and junk.

David Duchovny is addicted to sex.

"I have voluntarily entered a facility for the treatment of sex addiction," he said in a statement released through his lawyer, Stanton "Larry" Stein. "I ask for respect and privacy for my wife and children as we deal with this situation as a family."

Ugh. Another medically-created addiction designed to make people feel worse about the things they like. Sex addiction. Sure. I'm addicted to Tastykake apple pie and Wheaties. Can I enter a rehab facility? David, you'd get more respect and privacy if you didn't announce it to the world first. Who is all that interested in what Duchovny is doing unless he tells us first? I'm getting ready to use the toilet. Please, out of respect for me and my family, refrain from discussing it amongst yourselves. My poop is my business. Thank you.

Mobile phones work best when you stay in one place.

The bill came for the Phillies post-season tickets. Our bill for the potential 5 playoff and World Series games we could see came to just about a hundred dollars less than what we pay for 17 regular-season games. World Series tickets alone are $150 each. Fortunately I can get a refund for any games the Phillies don't play - like the World Series games. Unfortunately, they charge me for the whole thing at once.

Why do ice cream shops close in the winter?

While I was at the Phillies' 13 inning marathon on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning I was reminded of that stupid baseball song that contains the line "I don't care if I ever get back." Well, I cared. My alarm clock goes off faithfully at 5:30am, and when it is after midnight I start computing my sleep time in minutes rather than hours. Something tells me that "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" was written when people didn't have jobs.

Word is that John McCain has decided on his running mate. I'm all a-twitter. It's always nice to know who I'm voting against.

Here is an interesting perspective of life in America:

SAN FRANCISCO - A former San Francisco radio talk show host and former Roman Catholic priest was sentenced to more than seven years in prison Thursday for distributing child pornography. Bernie Ward, 57, pleaded guilty in May to one count of distributing child pornography. Prosecutors said investigators found dozens of pornographic images of children as young as 3 on Ward's home computer, including masochistic images of children bound and gagged.

So the word comes back from Ward's attorney thusly:

Ward's attorney, Doron Weinberg, had argued for five years, the mandatory minimum prison sentence. He cited numerous letters of support Ward received after pleading guilty and Ward's volunteer work. Weinberg has said Ward downloaded the child porn for journalistic research.
"It's clear that it ended in a dark place," Weinberg said. "Bernie Ward is a good man."

Research. Right. I think we've lost track of what constitutes "nice" in society. When you have to have pictures of naked children on your computer you've broken the boundary of a nice person.

We live in a society where almost any form of sex is available for people with enough money to pay for it. Men who have to keep photos of naked children on their computer are the worst kind of people.

What we really need to ask is: Who is taking these photos?