A bit of a slow news day, both personally and on the world wide web.

In a glimpse into the real Holden, I have a dog. It is by no means a smart dog, not particularly loyal and spends most of it's time trying to make itself smell as bad as possible. Recently I decided to hire someone to walk it once a week. The company I went with is locally owned and boasts LONG, energetic walks. Something that interested me greatly, seeing as how I work quite a lot and rarely have time for long walks.

Reason I bring this up is because today I got it's first walk "report card". No, that wasn't a typo, my dog actually receives report cards. Groomers, sitters and now dog walkers. I can't help but wonder, is this necessary? The following are just a few comments I have received on the dog's report card:

"Teeth are picture perfect!"

"Very well behaved"

"Everything went swimmingly! Went on a super looooong walk and she'll probably be very tired"

The last one in particular causes me concern. Was an email telling me my dog walked a long distance needed? My answer is no.

For my internet finds, please see below:

Replica Bladerunner Umbrella
Still undecided when best to use it without looking completely homosexual (not like that's a bad thing, just not my thing)

The next is an announcement from Cartoon Network for a new series entitled "Young Justice". SuperHeroHype.com has all the news, but to sum it up it features the likes of Robin, Kid Flash, Super Boy and a bunch of other B- super heros that you didn't know you were supposed to care about. (I mean come on, Aqualad?)

Finally, Earth Day is tomorrow. Now, I want to make it abundantly clear that this is not a political blog. I am not out to spout my political affiliations or use this to start a political movement. (I mean come on, I just spent 2 1/2 paragraphs talking about a dog) Having said that I feel that as a resident of Planet Earth you should learn a little more about it. Take a moment to skim through the Earth Wikipedia Page and just think of how smart you'll come off when you point out to your neighbor that the atmospheric pressure of earth is 101.325 kPa, whatever that means. Should you feel it's all a little too overwhelming for you, well, watch some shit blow up in The Losers movie trailer.

-Holden