= Such Stupid Things =

A first here at jeffnye.org: an invite from the Po'lice into one of the many "tag" games that float around the blogging world. Though I have previously expressed my displeasure with the word "meme", (I've been pronouncing it wrong for years), the the premise is enjoyable enough. So I'll embrace my hypocracy. Here's my junk:

1. Of all the books that you have eventually finished after many starts & stops, which one took you the longest and how long did it eventually take?

I really disliked the Fountainhead, and finishing it took me almost a year. Someday, though, I'll actually complete de Tocqueville's Democracy in America. I've read the first ten pages five or six times since it was given to me at an educational event in early 1998.

2. What great band (or album or song) have you heard so often, you wouldn't mind never hearing again even though you still think the band (or album or song) is great?

I've spent many an evening with Marie and her roommates playing board games, and every time Johno chimes in with, "it's been a while since I listened to Guns and Roses!" As a result, we've often listened to Appetite for Destruction and Use Your Illusions 1 and 2 back-to-back-to-back multiple times in a week. I love G n'f'n R, but their Rock has been so indelibly etched into my mind, I could probably last a while on memories alone.

3. Which cliché or often cited quote needs to be placed in quarantine for a few decades?

Nanotechnology would get my vote. The science world is thankfully starting to accept its cliché status, but the fearful masses have yet to catch on. The only trouble is that the fearful masses are in charge of the dolla dolla bills.

4. During the 1990s "Compassion Fatigue" received a lot of press, now the media is giddy with "Donation Fatigue". What will be the next trendy fatigue?

I watch a lot of Food Network. I have Rachel Ray fatigue.

5. What percentage of respondents will answer "meme fatigue" to question #4?

92% would have if question #5 hadn't made them feel lame for doing so.

Eat it, Tommy and Catherine. Who comes up with these questions anyway? Maybe I'll offer up a salvo of my own... We've all wondered about Kevin Drum's favorite element. I'm guessing it's selenium.