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Yeah, right. 100 days of Fox News attacks on President Obama.

Fair warning, Ann Coulter makes two brief appearances here. I don’t suggest watching this while you’re eating.

Facebook addict? You’re not alone. From CNN:

One day recently, Cynthia Newton’s 12-year-old daughter asked her for help with homework, but Newton didn’t want to help her, because she was too busy on Facebook. So her daughter went upstairs to her room and sent an e-mail asking her for help, but Newton didn’t see the e-mail, because, well, she was too busy on Facebook.

Wow, the poor daughter… at least the Cynthia has admitted she has a problem. That’s the first step.

Although there are no statistics on “Facebook addiction” — it isn’t an actual medical diagnosis — therapists say they’re seeing more and more people like Newton who’ve crossed the line from social networking to social dysfunction.

This doesn’t surprise me. From my observations, Facebook can be highly addicting, and is a giant time sink. While I don’t know anyone who has reached the epic level of dysfunction Cynthia has, I do have friends (who shall remain nameless) who can’t seem to make it through a meal at a restaurant without checking Facebook on their phones.

What are the clues that you may have a problem with Facebook? Well…read the article! Also check out “Seven Signs You May Be Ready for a Social Media Detox”.

Basically, it seems that President Obama is kicking ass in the pirate department.

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Ripped off from here, possibly ripped off from here before that.

Yarrr!

It’s technically been Spring for 3.5 weeks now, but it hasn’t really felt like it. I hate the transition from Winter to “Spring”! As I’ve said before, there are really only two seasons in Chicago: Winter and Summer. But things are looking up. For the first time the forecast is really looking nice.

Today: Partly Cloudy, 55
Tomorrow: Sunny, 62
Friday: Sunny, 67 (!!)
Saturday: Few Showers, 66

Of course, who knows if this will actually come to pass. You know how I feel about weather forecasts! What’s that? You don’t know? Oh, sorry I just assume everyone reads and remembers every word I ever write on here. So for the rest of you, here it is: Why Bother? and The Wonderful Windy City.

I sure hope the forecasts are correct this time. Or…that the weather is even better than predicted!