"Monsanto, the Google of the food world" - these words came to me as I read an AP story about how not even Oregon, that bastion of all that's wholesome and natural, can pass GMO labeling regulations (in fact, this is the fourth time it's been defeated there). It's clear that Monsanto has the world's farmers by the balls (figuratively for any women farmers out there), and their "sterile seed" program forces all farmers to buy new seed every year (and is supported by appropriate legislation). Is it bad that there is reptile DNA in our corn? Hard to say, and what is "bad", I suppose. Will corn mutate into giant corn shaped lizards that roam the earth, devouring all in sight? I think Monsanto would say no, but decades of bad SciFi movies differ! The argument seems to have been "don't burden our farmers with additional regulation", which sounds good (as is probably true - I'm sure "proving" that you have no GMO in your stuff isn't trivial), but maybe we could just have the farmers admit whether or not they buy crap from Monsanto (of course, Monsanto might have something to say about that). But really, I think it is a Google question: it's not whether we want Google as our Overlord or not, that fight is over, it's whether or not Google will be a Benevolent Overlord or not - and even that we have no control over. So, Monsanto, are you going to be a Benevolent Overlord, or are you going to grind us all into the dirt? I guess only time will tell, you have had the upper hand for so long now, there really is no hope in changing your Overlord status...

OK, now I really want to discuss something, my reader stats:

Entry	Pageviews
United States	24
Germany	12
Spain	2
Hungary	2

Who are these people? I mean, I know that the whole point of this thing is that anyone (and everyone) can read it, but I quite honestly have told NO ONE about it. I guess people actually do search on S-E-X or something, since my first couple of posts had those letters in that order, and I also made this a "over 18" blog, but that's mainly so that I can practice my swearing. But Hungary? Spain? At least I actually know people in German (although I don't think any of them are reading my blog). Who are these people (if you get back on my blog, please feel free to leave a quick comment). And 24 pageviews in the US? I know that there are 300 some million people here, but are there really that many bored saps out there that anyone is reading this? Perhaps it's just bots searching the blog-o-sphere... Ah, to be young (or old) and idle again. I mean, I am a bit idle now, what with going to massage school and all, but I don't troll the internet for new blogs ever. However, many of the US hits apparently may be from Alaska, which makes more sense, since it's starting to get cold and dark up there, so staying inside and looking for something good to read seems like a reasonable pastime (not that they have necessarily found it in my blog). Sadly, I haven't had a shower in two days, so I really need to go now (my head is starting to itch) - perhaps I'll get something more entertaining written later (although don't count on it), hope you all, whoever you are, were mildly amused by what you have read to date...