Sometimes a good samwidge really hits the spot. I particularly enjoy the Quiznos bin 83 sauce, too.

Tits Up News: This isn't really "news" so much as it is "olds." Two years ago, Interstate Bakeries filed chapter 11 bankruptcy. IB is the company famous for making Hostess brand products such as Wonder Bread and Twinkies and Dolly Madison Brand products such as Zingers. As of January this year, the company is still in bankruptcy, however. So maybe this is just temporary tits up.

I remember as a kid watching the Peanuts cartoon specials on TV and they were always sponsored by Dolly Madison's Zingers brand snack cakes. Zingers always seemed exotic to me because for some reason my parents only ever got us Twinkies. And Twinkies, as I remember them, kinda sucked. Zingers had the delicious frosting and the cake had a more dense, interesting texture.

Someone once asked me which future technology I thought could benefit humankind the most. My answer was cheap space travel, accessible to the masses. The reason I think it would be the greatest benefit is because of the humbling effect it would have on people as they looked back at the Earth from space. To see it from afar, as the place from where you came, and to see the blackness of space in the other direction, it must be such a humbling experience. I know that wasn't the intent of the question. I know they were looking for something more like "solara powered cars so people can go anywhere without using gas." But if we could go to space, I think there would be a lot fewer assholes (myself included) in the world.

I watch developments in commercial space travel for this reason. Tickets cost $100,000 and there haven't even been any flights yet, but I hope this is just the start. I hope to see $1000 space flights in my lifetime. When I am 65 and retired, I think I will forego the RV and take a space flight instead.

I believe that, with the increase we've seen in the number of sexual predators and sex offenders in this country, it is time we elevate their status. From now on, these people should be referred to as sex pests. The new term is less offensive, so it recognizes their growing contributions to our society.

Isn't it amazing how far the Bush administration has fallen? Without the partisan yes-men controlling Congress, may we actually see some progress in this country after six years of backward slide? So much of this country has gone tits up, it will take a long time to reverse the trend.

It's funny, it seems like there is a retirement party going on at my place of work every other week. I've never worked at a place with so many retirees. Nothing against them individually, but I think it is hurtful to an organization to have such homogeniety. I'm 36, and I'm one of the youngest people here. If I stick it out long enough, I'll be running this place. Then I'll hire a diverse workforce.