Gah.

I was already feeling unsettled and cranky. And then, of course, I let some self righteous Randian wheeze generator get me pissed off. I'm not going to sleep. I may as well get drunk. Or buy a gun. Or ride a rhinoceros through town daring anybody to look at me funny. Or some combination of the above. I like the word rhinoceros. It's fun to say. And there's no law against drunken rhinoceros riding. Is there? I don't think so, anyway. I wonder if the Detroit zoo has rhinoceri. And if they like being spray painted. Because you'd totally need to detail one before you took it out for a spin.

Winston! Saddle up Snuffles for a quick turn about the suburb! Look smart, man! And where the hell is my bourbon?

Beep beep, beep beep, yeah.

The EU declares that using gender as a determinant for auto insurance premiums is discrimination and will end by 2013.

I'm usually a big equality guy, but in this case I understand the reason for the difference. If you're going to charge for insurance based on population rather than personal performance (which is *my* personal burr under the collar--why am *I* getting charged for some bozo in Auburn Hills who can't go nine months without plowing into another car?) then it makes as much sense to discriminate according to gender as it does according to age or location. However, discounts for being married still make no sense. Brittany Spears did not become a demonstrably safer driver for the 45 minutes she was engaged in wedded bliss.
EDIT: I have been schooled here. Marriage discounts make as much sense as age, gender, and location.

Also--low fat experiment of the day:
Five servings of tofu (one cube) at 1.5g of fat each
One tin of roasted tomatoes
One tin of tomato paste
One tin of beef broth which says 0g of fat but we gave it 0.5 anyway
Black pepper, paprika, cayenne pepper, chili pepper, salt, to taste

Throw it in a saucepan. Simmer until you have to go to work. Works out to one gram of fat per ladle, or two grams per serving.

Beans would have been nice, as would have onions or garlic. (Or a nice cubed cut of beef, but.) It's kind of like chili but without the beans and meat. It's not great, but I'll probably eat a couple of servings today.