What Happens When I Can't Sleep

me: Who was the voice of Wakko (from the Animaniacs)? Was it Ringo? I think he kinda sounds like Ringo (Starr). (Apparently the voice and personality of Wakko was loosely based on Ringo.)

wife: I doubt it was Ringo 'cause they probably didn't want to pay what Ringo would've asked.

me: Did you know that both Ringo and George Carlin played Mr. Conductor on Thomas the Tank Engine? But I think that was on PBS, so they probably did it for free or something. You know, for charity, or for the kids, or whatever.

I understand, primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary, quinary, but what's next?

wife: *sigh*

me: sextary? hextary? (I'm still not sure.) Also, if you've got the word ordinary, can something else be considered cardinary? Or is ordinary derived from a different root word than ordinal? (According to Dictionary.com they are both derived from the original Latin stem ordo, meaning order. Anyhow, I guess the etymology differs a little.)

sorry, baby, good night.

wife: good night.

*sigh* i love you.

me: i love you, too.

Right Wingers Should Embrace Bilingualism

As long as CEO's and middle managers still speak English, the jobs Americans want are safe. Try explaining to a dishwasher, who speaks very little English, why it's important that he learn to speak English. I told one such individual that if he were to learn to speak English well, he could get a job earning $20 an hour or more! His jaw subsequently hit the floor. Then I told him if he learned English it'd be easier for him to get "good" papers, and perhaps even bring his family over. And, free ESL classes abound, but you can pay to have classes that will fit your schedule.

All I'm saying is this; if you continue to cater to Spanish speakers by writing signs and documents, etc., in both English and Spanish, a whole generation of people will remain locked in their working class positions. Talk about job security! You can't very well manage any sort of logistics in the US without speaking English. That means that pretty much anything past unskilled labor is pretty much out of the question. So if you're worried that Spanish speakers are coming for your middle income job, stand up for bilingualism, and make sure Spanish speakers never advance past your lazy, white ass.