Sometimes as you grow older you start to doubt the experiences of your youth.  Did it actually happen the way I remember, or are my impressions of the moment replacing the events?  This happens to me sometimes, as I've never kept a written record of my doings.
So it is with the certain topic I bring to you today.  I have often made the claim that I knew about certain musical acts before they became famous.  I used to receive a very fuzzy channel on TV called "The Box" which played music videos.  The programming featured a call-in function so that people could request their favorite videos and watch them.  Pretty great stuff, I thought.  I didn't know who any of the people were, however.  I'd never seen them on regular TV or heard about them from my friends.  So it was through The Box that I was introduced to Destiny's Child, in a video with Timbaland...I recall that they were wearing silver dresses and that Beyonce got most of the attention.  I believe I saw "Hit Me Baby One More Time" before Britney Spears began her rise and fall.  I remember clearly watching a segment on Eminem, profiling him as an up-and-comer...I was not impressed. 
And then a month after I saw them everyone started buying their music.  I did not.
Until now, I have not been able to verify with any degree of certainty that my claims to foreknowledge of banal music sensations were anything more than the befuddled memories of a troubled genius.  But I have just done five minutes of research, and heed you this: 

I was right all along.

I happened to find this site today.  I didn't understand any of it.  Suffice it to say, space combat is a lot less exciting than they would have us believe.

Anybody see this yet?  Someone sketched the cast of Battlestar Galactica as Simpsons characters.  I like the one of Helo.

My Post Piracy continues.  The victim this time is memtony, who probably didn't realize what a crook I was when he added me to his neighborhood.  Live and learn, new friend.

Your political compass

Economic Left/Right: 1.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 2.97

Authoritarian
Left		Right
Libertarian

Quite an interesting find from http://politicalcompass.org/index.

But what does it mean?  According to the site I am clustered near Jacques Chirac.  Pope Benedict is about where I am as far as "authoritarian" scores, but Left where I am Right. 
I am sort of dismayed.  George Bush is way higher than me in authoritarian!  I am sure that is only Bush Bias.

Did you know if you go the Hobbit Name Generator and type in "George Bush" it gives his name as Squinty of Simpleton?  Don't believe me?  Try it and find out.