Slow Monday

Gorgeous weekend here in southwest Michigan. Fifties and sunny, and we celebrated my birthday. I declared yesterday "The Day of Eric" and sat outside and read most of the day, taking time out to play a little football and baseball with the kids and to sleep. We held my birthday dinner last night. I received an assortment of iTunes paraphernalia, cash, candy, a funny t-shirt, and other items. One of the most pleasant weekends in recent memory.

But today is a little slow. Just two things:

The always-enjoyable David Warren addresses the holier than thou greens. Excerpt:

Make a note of that, gentle reader: no more phthalates in your sex toys. And a shopping hint: Babeland.com now offers vibrators, soy massage candles, natural lubricants, and condoms that not only do not contain phthalates, but have never been tested on animals. Also, Greenpeace recommends S&M paddles made from sustainably-harvested timber. . . To say these people disgust me would be misleading. It would concede they might be from the same planet . . .

This reminds me of the joke, "What's the most common last words of people from Wisconsin? Answer: 'Watch this. Hold my beer.'"

A Wisconsin man ended up in hospital with burnt genitals after an attempt to duplicate a stunt from Jackass.

A second man was left facing criminal charges following the incident in Eau Claire, reports the Leader-Telegram.

The pair were trying to do a stunt from the Jackass movie, in which a character sets his genitals on fire with lighter fuel.