Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
If the shoe fits...
Have you ever been to Tyler? Explain why it is not a backwater, hick filled town. Explain why the news in Tyler should be taken seriously.
I've been to Tyler... I've lived in Tyler... No one in Tyler inspired me to view the town with any serious consideration.
I've been to Tyler... I've lived in Tyler... No one in Tyler inspired me to view the town with any serious consideration.
Monday, May 14, 2007
More common sense...
More common sense crap from the geniuses over at Yahoo! I can't believe someone is getting paid to write this stuff down.
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Friday, May 11, 2007
The Final Frontier
"Scotty" (James Doohan) was cremated (of course - they waited until after he had passed on). His ashes were then sent into space... er, the New Mexico landscape. The news article here had little-to-no information. I'm guessing they needed more power.
"I'm givin' her all she's got capt'n!"
"I'm givin' her all she's got capt'n!"
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Poor Judge sues Wealthy Dry Cleaner Proprietors
Actually, I'm willing to bet that this judge makes a little bit more than the proprietors of this dry cleaning business. And I'm certain that this pair of pants is not worth $65 million. What amazes me most is the quote from the article below:
"Because Pearson no longer wanted to use his neighborhood dry cleaner, part of his lawsuit calls for $15,000 — the price to rent a car every weekend for 10 years to go to another business."
If you don't want to patronize a business anymore... that's just fine. Take your business somewhere else. But don't ever expect the first business to pay for your inconvenience. That's bull$hit.
Try as I might, I couldn't find a link to any law that stated that residents in the District of Columbia have a legal right to a Dry Cleaner within a convenient distance from their home.
"Because Pearson no longer wanted to use his neighborhood dry cleaner, part of his lawsuit calls for $15,000 — the price to rent a car every weekend for 10 years to go to another business."
If you don't want to patronize a business anymore... that's just fine. Take your business somewhere else. But don't ever expect the first business to pay for your inconvenience. That's bull$hit.
Try as I might, I couldn't find a link to any law that stated that residents in the District of Columbia have a legal right to a Dry Cleaner within a convenient distance from their home.
Monday, April 30, 2007
Warning Signs.
So, this kid has jeapordized his future with the Marine Corps simply because he wrote an essay that states: "“Blood, sex and booze. Drugs, drugs, drugs are fun. Stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, s...t...a...b...puke. So I had this dream last night where I went into a building, pulled out two P90s and started shooting everyone, then had sex with the dead bodies. Well, not really, but it would be funny if I did.”
His lawyer states: “There was never any warning from the teacher that if she determined the paper to be offensive, she would then pass it along to the authorities.”
First of all... isn't that warning implied? Do our teachers really need to footnote every assignment with a statement indicating that the authorities will be notified if the student's actions are not in line with appropriate safety measures?
Second of all... if no one had been notified and this kid had come to school with "...two p90s and started shotting everyone..." wouldn't we be kicking ourselves for ignoring the warning signs?
Third... do we really want someone in the Marine Corps if he's made it to April of his Senior Year of high school and still hasn't learned that this may not be the most appropriate way to express himself on a creative writing assignment?
His lawyer states: “There was never any warning from the teacher that if she determined the paper to be offensive, she would then pass it along to the authorities.”
First of all... isn't that warning implied? Do our teachers really need to footnote every assignment with a statement indicating that the authorities will be notified if the student's actions are not in line with appropriate safety measures?
Second of all... if no one had been notified and this kid had come to school with "...two p90s and started shotting everyone..." wouldn't we be kicking ourselves for ignoring the warning signs?
Third... do we really want someone in the Marine Corps if he's made it to April of his Senior Year of high school and still hasn't learned that this may not be the most appropriate way to express himself on a creative writing assignment?
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