Rumors are that Batman will have kryptonite in his gloves when he squares off against Superman. Yeah, kryptonite gloves, that'll work. Superman could just fly by and drop a truck on Batman. Why isn't the public more insulted by the low regard Hollywood has for it?

The buzz continues to grow over the new Batman vs. Superman movie. Photos have been released showing the new and improved Batmobile. Scott says that Batman doesn't need high tech cars, motorcycles, batterrangs, or a fancy costume to beat Superman. He needs kryptonite. If Batman can't get his hands on some kryptonite Superman will bend the new Batmobile in half and beat Batman to death with it. Batman doesn't have a chance. Superman could beat Godzilla. Batman will be a greasy spot on the road when Superman is done with him.

According to the results released at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Chicago recently, only 74 percent of the people in the U.S. know that the Earth revolves around the Sun. That means 26 percent of the American public is waiting for someone to take advantage of them. Scott puts a lot of the blame for that on occultists and New Agers.

Scott says that optimism, if taken too far, can become a disorder.

Scott doesn't trust any politician that is on a mission. Scott doesn't trust any politician that has a vision. Scott is wary of politicians in the service of a cause. Scott knows that the greatest horrors in history have been perpetrated by leaders committed to an idea.

Scott says one of the pillars of modern capitalism is trying to get people to buy things regardless of whether they need them. That is why they put so much effort into trying to persuade someone with a perfectly good automobile that they need to get a new one, or a person with a perfectly good flat screen TV that they need to get a bigger one, or that the hamburger they bought isn't tasty enough and they should pay an extra dollar to get the good one. If companies ever succeeded in selling every person in the world a new blender they would immediately get to work trying to convince those people that the blender they bought isn't good enough and they need to get a new one.

Scott just saw an ad on the Internet for Sonos Wireless that featured a video clip of the Dead Boys playing "Sonic Reducer". Scott is dumbfounded. Does Stiv know about this?

Ford just unveiled its sleek new "Equus Bass" Mustang. Scott wonders who Ford is trying to fool. "Equus Bass"? Why don't they just drop the charade and call it a Boss Mustang. Scott is sure that Ford spent a lot of money coming up with that name and they wasted every penny of it. Scott says Ford took one of the all time great car names and made a pretentious dandy out of it.

Scott says if music is the food of love, Justin Bieber is working at McDonald's.

In the news, stunning images from the Hubble Space Telescope were released on Tuesday. Using Einstein's concept that clusters of galaxies magnify and stretch light, scientists have been able to see stars 1/20th as bright as anything heretofore seen. Meanwhile, many people continue to consult those same stars for omens and hints to their future. If it weren't for pencil necked, pointy headed nerds like the guys at NASA, we would still be checking our horoscopes, looking for omens, and praying to the Moon. Well, that's not quite true. Some people will always check their horoscope, look for signs, and pray to the Moon no matter what science reveals to us. Scott reckons we need folks like that to preserve the curve.

The following are exempted from military duty in Texas: "Idiots, lunatics, vagabonds, confirmed drunkards, persons addicted to the use of narcotic drugs, and persons convicted of infamous crimes." In other words, pretty much all of my friends are exempted from military duty in Texas.

I don't know about anyone else, but I feel insulted by the garbage Hollywood is cranking out. Do they really expect people to line up to see a movie adaptation of Gilligan's Island? Evidently.

Scott says the NFL needs to make teams put stripes on the side of their uniform pants. It looks like they are playing in tights. Those aren't ballet dancers out there. Those are football players. Scott needs the illusion.

Scott says the worst thing about being poor is not how little you have. It's the constant threat that you might lose what little you have.

Scott says you know the world has changed when the "Made in China" label on your towel is printed in Spanish

More news on the new Superman movie. Rumor has it that Superman will be ditching the cape. Scott says it is about time. Scott understands how Superman can wear tights under his clothes. Heck, Scott has done it himself. What Scott could never understand is how Superman was able to tuck his cape under his clothes without ruining the line of his suit. And then there is the matter of whether Superman can take a leak without shattering the toilet, but that is for another time.

The buzz is growing over rumors that Batman and Superman will be squaring off in a new movie. Fans of each are weighing in. Now, Scott is not an expert on comic book superheroes but, from what he knows about Batman and Superman, Scott thinks that, if the rumors are true, the new movie had better have a lot of background and filler because the actual fight should only last about 5 seconds.

Hey kids, did you ever wonder what it would be like to be poor? Well, here's your chance. Collin College, in Frisco, Texas, is holding a poverty simulation next Tuesday. Guests can pretend to be poor in a shabby part of town replete with a pawnshop, a social security office, and a police station. Registration is required, so hurry up. You don't want to miss this, it should be fun.

Scott says the worst thing about being poor is not just how little you have. It is not difficult to live without things you have never possessed. The worst part is the constant threat that you might lose what little you do have.

It turns out that the new health care sign up is not going as smoothly as the government anticipated. Scott is not surprised. Scott has filed for unemployment. Scott has applied for Social Security.  Scott has sought government relief against unscrupulous employers. Scott knows how cumbersome and inefficient the government is. The only thing Scott is perplexed by is why so many thought that this time the government would do better.