On unisex bathroom courtesy: Is it up, or down?

As the lone male in the house, I learned long ago the sin of leaving the lid up.  Several factors have led to me to lid-lowering, an act that is just as customary as flushing or hand-washing.  First, there was the 80-pound lab who had no qualms with taking a drink from the big bowl if it was available.  Second, was a terrifying story someone once told me about how a toilet flush sends tiny particles straight up in the air like a mushroom cloud, causing bacteria and germs to settle all over, the bulk of which would undoubtedly land on your toothbrush.  Last, but not least, is the damning cry of any woman who has ever stumbled to the bathroom in the middle of the night, nearly fell in, and yelled "Who left the seat up!?!?"

So I have no problem with putting the lid down.  After all, it is a lid.  But I wonder about the unisex public toilet.  Should the seat go up, or stay down? Now before my female readers scream "DOWN!"  Consider this: 1.  It's not a lid, it is a seat.  It won't prevent stray dogs from taking a drink, nor does it block any toxic particles that may emanate from the flush. 2. Not every gentleman is as concerned about the seat as I am, and the temptation to just "thread the horseshoe" is often too great, inevitably leading to some sprinkle that YOU will have to wipe off.

So unless someone convinces me otherwise, I will from now on be leaving the seat up in the public unisex toilet.  So, should you visit one and find the seat up, remember, I did this for you.

The other Jeff Foxx

For as long as I can remember, I have enjoyed the #1 Google spot for "Jeff Foxx". Only today, I discovered that I have been overtaken by my nemesis: the other Jeff Foxx (TOJF). Please don't Google him, because that will only hurt my pagerank. Let me tell you what I know. TOJF is a DJ for an R&B radio station in NYC. I can't link to it, because again, it will only hurt my pagerank. Now Jeff Foxx dot com is sitting at second place and it is a testament to the power of the domain name. The page has no text on it, except for the navigation at the bottom. This blog is currently 4th.

What can you do to help? Google "Jeff Foxx" and click on my website. This will give my site false legitimacy. Don't let TOJF win this crucial battle.

Also, I'm very sorry to say that this is not me.

New Platform... Same bright blue goodness

I've decided to move my site over to the Blogger platform. Before it was on a proprietary system written by my friend, Rob. It was a great system, but Blogger just has so many cool new features that I was lured over by their seductive integrations. I'm in the process of moving all of my older posts over to Blogger, but it does take some time.

Next week I'll be in Italy, and hopefully will be able to blog some of my experiences on this new platform.