Two Things
One, I may have been somewhat over zealous in my broad brush condemnation of the Ivy League. I'm not against these special tier schools, they have produced some very important people and innovations.

But, since we just watched Orange County (which was much, much funnier than I thought it would be, a review may be in the offing) last night, they are also a glittering fantasy land in many ways. The kids who go to schools like Stanford, Dartmouth and Yale are raised to believe that they are the best and brightest when they are, oftentimes, merely from the wealthiest sector.

Sure, part of it is sour grapes on my part as there was no chance whatsoever of my getting into Dartmouth but its more than that. I know many people who have graduated from Dartmouth, Berkeley, Stanford and other "top" schools and they are, pardon the crudeness, dumbfucks. Dumbfucks with last names like Kennedy and Rockefeller. Wealth does NOT equal intelligence no matter how much they try to impress that upon you.

And two, I just got some take out lunch from one of the places near my office, Los Pinos, which is not a big deal in and of itself. But I got back to my office and started macking on the al pastor burrito (BBQ pork) with the combo of rojas (red) sauce and lemon (though I much prefer lime). As I started to squeeze the lemon out, with just a little bit of pressure, it sprayed, literally sprayed, lemon juice almost three feet! It nearly hit my computer monitor on my desk. As it is, I'll have the most lemony fresh wrist rest in Santa Cruz.

Just thought that was pretty amazing. But maybe that's just me.