I'll be honest with you. I can be snarky. All it takes is a quick perusal of my blog or Facebook page to see that I am not immune to snarkiness.

But also I'm sick of it. Really. I'm so tired of how everything in our culture seems to be based on irony and sarcasm and nastiness. I think we've gotten immune to it, it's so pervasive. Ever since 9/11, our culture has become far more cynical. Television comedy is a perfect example. Pre-snark shows like The Brady Bunch or even Three's Company (watch an episode; it's terrible, but at least it's optimistic) would simply not play to current audiences. We'd just get, well, snarky about how cheesy and optimistic those shows are.

For what it's worth, this may be changing a bit.

File this under "Bad ways to motivate young men."

Buffalo, Wyoming high school football coach Pat Lynch was forced to resign last week after a questionnaire he distributed to his players was made public. Suffice it to say his "Hurt Feelings Report," which included reasons for "hurt feelings" such as "I am a queer," "I am a little bitch," and "I have woman like hormones," did not go over well with the public.

Here's the full questionnaire.

1. As a society, it would be nice if we spent a little more time focusing on the alleged victims of Jerry Sandusky, and a little less thinking about the Nittany Lions. I get that Joe Paterno was a living legend and that he's been fired. I think it's terribly sad that this will be his legacy, and I don't feel comfortable judging exactly what happened since I wasn't there.

Given the general insanity of our current political scene, it's always dangerous to say that some new law or ruling is "the most ridiculous piece of legislation" ever passed. But it is hard to top what Senate Republicans recently did to alter an anti-bullying law.

Michael's Safe School Law, recently passed by the state Senate, was intended to keep kids safe from bullying. It was named after Matt Epling, a teen who committed suicide in 2002 after a gay-bullying episode.

I cannot overstate what an odd turn of events this is. While I have always enjoyed eating candy, I have never been one to enjoy kitchen-related hobbies. And yet here I am these days, learning to make fondant from scratch.

Here it is, my first batch of chocolates!

From left to right, that would be orange, peppermint, raspberry, and banana creams. And I'm clearly a biased source, but I have to say they are delicious! I especially like the banana creams.
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