Thumbs 3: Because 2/3 of a thumb is better than no thumb at all (or what I learned from playing with fireworks)*

Thumbs Up: Facebook. Last week they changed their design, and people have been bitching about it. Well, people bitch every time that Facebook makes even the slightest change. Those people need to calm down a little bit. I appreciate that Facebook continually tries to make itself better, even knowing that, at minimum, a vocal minority of its users are going to whine about it before even giving it a chance.

Thumbs Down: Matt Drudge. I realized recently that I would pay close to four hundred dollars for the opportunity to punch Matt Drudge in the face. He’s an asshole, and if anyone deserves to be hit, it’s him. Seriously, he lost his show on Fox News because that network was uncomfortable with how he was manipulating facts to support his anti-abortion agenda. Yeah, he was too disingenuous for Fox News. He’s an ass.

Thumbs Up – Suffering Idiots writers who write their Thumbs contribution on time. Thumbs, for those of you who may not know, is a collaborative effort among myself, Gimpy, and Dick. We collectively dropped the ball last week, but we’re limping along at two thirds strength this time around. Hey, last time I checked a tricycle that was missing a wheel was called a bicycle and that was good enough for our ancestors back in the Old Country, damnit!*

Thumbs Down – Ringback tones. Yeah, I didn’t think people still had them either, but they do. At my job, I probably make between 25 and 50 calls a week and a frighteningly high ratio of those calls involve Beyonce or Lil Wayne blaring in my ear. This is by no means a Thumbs Down to those artists; however, the ringback tones that feature them are often of poor quality and inappropriate volume. I would much rather hear a simple ring to let me know my phone is working than T.I. telling me that the person I’m calling is having so much fun chilling with him that s/he might not be as quick to answer as they would normally.

Thumbs Up: Sunshine. Apologies for this obvious thumbs up, but let'snot underestimate how terrific it is to be out of the winter woods.It's finally getting dark after 7pm. As a teacher who's in school by7am every day and out no earlier than 3, I was down to a measly 2 hoursof sunshine per day for a solid 2.5 months there.

Thumbs down: Chalk. I love March Madness, but I hate when the top seedswin. For the first time in the history of the tournament, all of the 1,2, and 3 seeds from every region made the Sweet 16. Beyond that, therehaven't even been that many exciting games overall. Some of the gameshave been close, but by and large the team that should have won has won. Where's the fun in that?

*At the time of this posts initial publication, Dick Gerber had not yet submitted his Thumbs. Although he did sneak them in this afternoon, let's make sure to shame him anyway.