I don't know to whom I should attribute this, as it was sent to me as is in an email, but I'm compelled to share it nevertheless, in the hopes that it will bring a smile to your face...

"A first grade school teacher had twenty-six students in her class. She presented each child in her classroom with the first half of a well-known proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. It's hard to believe these were actually done by first graders; their insight may surprise you!

1. Don't change horses...
until they stop running.

2. Strike while the...
bug is close.

3. It's always darkest before...
Daylight Saving Time.

4. Never underestimate the power of...
termites.

5. You can lead a horse to water but...
How?

6. Don't bite the hand that...
looks dirty.

7. No news is...
impossible.

8. A miss is as good as a...
Mr.

9. You can't teach an old dog new...
Math.

10. If you lie down with dogs, you'll...
stink in the morning.

11. Love all, trust...
me.

12. The pen is mightier than the...
pigs.

13. An idle mind is...
the best way to relax.

14. Where there's smoke there's...
pollution.

15. Happy the bride who...
gets all the presents.

16. A penny saved is...
not much.

17. Two's company, three's...
the Musketeers.

18. Don't put off till tomorrow what...
you put on to go to bed.

19. Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and...
you have to blow your nose.

20. There are none so blind as...
Stevie Wonder.

21. Children should be seen and not...
spanked or grounded.

22. If at first you don't succeed...
get new batteries.

23. You get out of something only what you...
see in the picture on the box.

24. When the blind lead the blind...
get out of the way.

25. A bird in the hand...
is going to poop on you.

26. Better late than...
pregnant."

1. Less white, please! The overwhelmingly bright background is so... overwhelming, I am going blind every time I come to the site.
2. More black, please! The grey text is so hard to read I am going blind every time I come to the site.
3. Bigger, please! The aforementioned grey text is so small, I am going blind every time I come to the site.
4. More blogs, please! The number of tracked blogs has decreased to 4, blinding me to the existence of other numerous and worthy blogs I would really like to read.
5. Less ad, please! That big, weird ad at the top of our profile pages is too big, too weird, and blinds me to what's important about the profile page--the actual profile!

But I'm not...

I stand in solidarity with Glenn11523 and countless others who felt blindsided by the new site design and it's badly timed rollout, so I won't be around in any way, shape or form on Tuesday, the 30th of September. I borrow from FarkleSparkle's great work of blog and say this:

1. IT'S NOT TOO LATE to show your support.
This is the URL for the avatar: http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd330/tjaman/tvdark.jpg

2. BLACKOUT IS the 24 hours for the time zone in which you live.

3. BLACKOUT MEANS not one visit to any CNET site during that 24 hours. Not logging in is not enough. If you drop by "anonymously," you still count as a visit and that still shows in the numbers.

4. BLACKOUT ALSO MEANS coming up with a list of Top 5 things you want changed regarding TV.com, and posting them in an October 1 blog, if at all possible. For the sake of unity (and to allow CBS's search to quickly find us), CALL YOUR BLOG: "Top 5 Changes."

See y'all on Wednesday...