Puppies and Kittens

I've gotten into this little habit when people ask me about politics. I begin to talk and after a few words I break down and admit that I spend my days (when I'm not being a serious working girl) looking at pictures of puppies and kittens on the internets. That is a half truth. I follow a few blogs (those are the infamous left wing blogs to some people) about federal politics, watch the daily show, and have fallen completely in love with Rachel Maddow.

So I do follow politics but for every minute of politics I have to spend at least 3 or 4 minutes looking at puppies and kittens on the internet, watching home renovation shows, or blogging obsessively about my garden. I just can't handle the reality of the situation so I bury my head in the sand and pretend that nothing is happening. I should warn those of you who are looking for a cure to your burn out reality blues that this method doesn't work. All is does is lead to excessive snuggling with anything furry, whining about wanting a dog, and rationalizations that you're really not that allergic to cats.

The funny thing is, as long as you don't go looking for it, you can basically ignore politics. After learning about John McCain's campaign suspension I turned on the local news to see what they would report. Fox 5 in NY had a 5 minute segment about the giants, 5 minutes on the Yankees not making the playoffs since 1995 (RIP), 10 minutes on the medical dangers of David Blaine's latest stunt, and a single sentence on McCain's suspension. I could easily have turned off the TV, gone to my dance class, and then fell asleep in my oh so pleasing narcoleptic slumber. But, I won't. I'll read the commie blogs, watch the lovely Rachel Maddow, and try to find solace in John Stewart's humor and then I'll go back to the puppies and kittens.

In case you need some puppies and kittens:
Kittens
Puppies
More pups, see the Daily Chuck

And your welcome.