Who wants to know?

Ugh. I've always thought smoking was dumb--sure, everyone is entitled to kill themselves however they want, but why would you choose a way that SMELLS SO BAD? And now I shudder every time I see a cigarette. It's gotten better lately (the shuddering thing. The dumb and smelly will not change.)

YES. It is completely fucking unfair to transfer your own religious beliefs onto everyone else, and creating laws with a religious basis essentially does that. If there is a single country in the world where everyone has the exact same religion, they're either forcing everyone to believe in it or driving out everybody who won't, because there is just no way everyone is going to agree.

The only laws that should have any sort of religious aspect are laws forbidding religious discrimination, defacing of holy sites, and forcing people to do things their religion dictates against (assuming that in itself isn't discrimination; for example, if someone refuses to insemenate gay couples, he should try a different career.)

You really want to save money on gas? TURN OFF THE FUCKING CAR.

Oh, sure, there's other stuff--cleaning your car helps aerodynamics, turning off the air conditioning is always a plus, and doing all your shopping in one swoop helps too--but the fact of the matter is, YOU CAN WALK. And you can take a bus. You want to save money? SAVE THE DAMN GAS.

And for future references? Getting on your knees and praying for lower gas prices is bullshit. If there's a God, he's clearly not doing it. Maybe because you're destroying the world he created. Think about that.

And if you live in a hot place, turn off the dryer. It's really not that much effort to hang your clothes.

[OOC: God, I love using Rita. Technically, as a journalist, she could give a whole long shpiel on this whole thing, and articulately too, but she lacks the patience and I lack the skill. :P]

Ah, there's one particular zombie I'm pretty prepared for. I've got a gun, a taser, two bombs, and a whole lot of built-up post traumatic stress syndrome.

For an outright outbreak? Wing it. Always wing it. Preparing never works anyway. Besides, I hear zombies aren't so tough.