Mental decline

So mental decline could begin as early as 27? Well that explains a lot then!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7945569.stm

Why The Simpson's are great

I have always loved The Simpson's, but I have never really watched The Simpson's with any form of commitment, maybe because it is always on or maybe it is because it is always on slightly earlier and so I am not always home in time, whatever. However with the help of one of the greatest invention ever, Tivo/DVR, I now have Simpson's recorded and whenever I am feeling low or I want to watch some fun TV I can always watch an episode of The Simpson's and I can fast forward the annoying commercial breaks!

With such great story lines as below (courtesy of The Simpson's website), it is amazing to me that The Simpson's is on at all, is on so early and is on the Fox Network, they are truly subversive but they do it in the best way possible; with humour and limited offence caused. So much TV nowadays tries to bend over backwards to appeal to the lowest common denominator and is so bland, I just love the fact that The Simpson's continue to provide protest and humour, and what is truly amazing it has been doing so for 20 years. The Simpson's are great, they are America's first family!

Bart mangled banner: When Bart accidentally moons the American flag and Marge accidentally says on national television that all of Springfield hates America, the Simpson family is arrested for high treason and sent to Alcatraz. They escape from prison and as they swim to shore, a French ship who takes them to France where they are free to hate Americans picks them up. Although France is lovely, they miss home and decide to return to America as immigrants.

The Monkey Suit: After visiting an evolution exhibit, Ned Flanders pushes Mayor Quimby to appoint Reverend Lovejoy as a "Morality Czar" in charge of spreading the theory of creationism. Darwin's theories are quickly outlawed and Lisa finds herself as the only supporter of the scientific theory. Lisa is later arrested for holding secret evolution classes and is forced to defend her beliefs in front of a judge. In the 11th hour, Marge stumbles across one of Lisa's textbooks, changes her view and helps her daughter to call Ned Flanders to the stand. Homer's antics cause Ned to crack under pressure and call Homer an ape which leads the judge to believe that Homer resembles the missing link that the prosecutors were basing their argument and the case falls apart.

International Women's Day

Sadly I only realised that it was International Women's Day late yesterday, but hopefully next year I will remember it and celebrate the day, March 8!