View From the Bushes

My brother-in-law mailed me a link to the "Star Wars Kid" video. I e-mailed him back and told him that I had mentioned it all the way back on the 10th and that he evidently didn't read "View from the Bushes." It's pretty sad when your own family doesn't even read your blog. Of course, he isn't a blood relative and he does like Kenny Loggins (an indication of his appalling aesthetic which needs no further comment).

Anyway, back to the Star Wars kid. They actually did an article on him in Wired. They haven't done an article on me in Wired. I think I'm going to have to start recording embarrassing videos of myself, because you know what they say, there is no bad publicity. The article in Wired is about how two sympathetic geeks who are raising money for the kid, whose name is Ghyslain, and plan on buying him an Apple iPod and some accessories.

As you might be able to tell from the name, Ghyslain is not your typical American teen -- he is, in fact, French-Canadian. If ever anyone had justification to resort to a genetic or environmental defense for their actions a French-Canadian teen would be at the top of my list. Second on the list would be anyone related to me, which gives my brother-in-law an excellent excuse from an environmental perspective, but not from a genetic for that he can only blame his grandfather, François.

Carpe Diem Quam Minimum Credula Postero,
Ross