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D-e-f-i-n-i-t-e-l-y

Dear Internet,

There is definitely no "definately," but there is definitely a "defiantly."

Thank you.

Dumb heads and Yankees

Sonny is not going to bring back the stars and bars and y'all should know rednecks don't vote:

"Nope. We don't none of us vote" he said, referring to his entire family. "They's all a bunch of crooks up there and we don�t want no part of 'em" he said.

I knew what he was going to say before he even opened his mouth. I remember this brand of perverse logic from routine visits to my mother's family in Picayune, Mississippi. The thing is, people like Jack don't drive issues because, fortunately for everyone, they aren't even in the game. White supremacists are anything but. All they do, and all they will ever do, is provide simplistic handles for dumb head Yankee reporters who enjoy belittling the South.

Best Reason to Live in/Leave Atlanta

Best Reason to Live in/Leave Atlanta:

The same thing that makes this city so exciting is the thing that makes it so forbidding: POTENTIAL. Look around at all the new construction in downtown and Midtown and Buckhead, from Decatur to the West End: Hey, in 10-15 years, Atlanta might have the densely populated inner core of an actual vibrant city. And with all the things that go with dense populations -- walking districts, mass transit, 24-hour amenities -- the city could truly become the cultural center it only hints at today. That is, if the next 10-15 years doesn't instead turn Atlanta into an environmental disaster area, bereft of clean water and air, endlessly sprawling and with no end to car congestion in sight.

And more!

It's true. I can't get enough of him.

You went to school for that?

First, there was the semen makes women feel good, for real! study. Now the men are afraid of commitment, for real! study. And they call themselves "scientists."

Well duh!

Presenting today's Well duh! Did we really need a study on this? study:

Study: Fast Food Piles on Calories

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Super-sized fast food meals may cost just a few cents more, but they are no bargain when it comes to calories, a study shows.

The report released Tuesday found that the so-called extra-value meals present a significant obstacle to overcoming America's growing obesity problem.

And, they've got the numbers to prove it!

"The survey found that a large order of fries at McDonald's cost 62 percent more than the smaller version but included 157 percent more calories. A Classic Cinnabon cinnamon roll costs 48 cents more than the $2.01 Minibon but packs 370 more calories — double the Minibon — and has three times the fat."