No one puts a spin on 24 like Rick over in the Right Wing Nut House. As I commented last week, it might be better than the show itself.
Archive for February, 2006
Tax Money Shouldn’t Be Spent to Baby-Sit Your Kid
Lawmakers to librarians — basically, anyone with a say — are clamping down on teens and pre-teens. Just five years ago, young Ohioans had more control over their time, what they wore and even what they could shoot.
Whether these teen laws are good or bad, to me is irrelevant. No one wants to address the root problem, the absentee parents.
When we were young, we all new kids whose parents let them do whatever they wanted. We were always jealous of those kids, because our parents were “so strict.” Looking back, we now understand why our parents did what they did, because (generally speaking) we are successful and that kid who could get away with anything (again generally speaking) is a looser.
It’s time America’s parents wake-up and remember, your child is your #1 priority. Too many people are more concerned with personal success, rather than the success of their kids.
Sure, if you spent more time with your kid you might only be able to afford a Toyoda instead of the Lexis. Maybe you’d only be able to live in a $200 house rather than a $300 house. But kids don’t need luxury cars and palatial houses; they need parents that take an interest in them.
And yes, before you ask, I am a parent.
How Worldly Are You?
This site allows you to vote for the “new” 7 wonders of the world. I found it through Pejman Yousefzadeh via Pajamas Media.
My seven are (one to seven) 16, 15, 20, 9, 7, 14, 6. What are your seven? It starts easy with the Giza Pyramids, Taj, etc. Narrowing down the last three is much more difficult.
The DaVinci Code – Rebuttal
The DaVinci Dialogue gives a historical rebuttal to a lot of the fiction portrayed in the book (and new movie) The DaVinci Code. Apparently many people believe the book to be fact rather than fiction, this site is meant to debunk the rumors.
I found this site on Hugh Hewitt.
Residency Laws
Gov. Bob Taft signed a bill Jan. 27 abolishing mandatory residency for municipal workers, and Newman and other East 185th Street business owners fear the law will cripple them unless Mayor Frank Jackson is successful in challenging it. The law takes effect in April.
This is from a very good article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer about how businesses depend on residency laws for city workers. Read the whole thing here.
My personal belief is that these laws are a copout on the part of poor/rundown cities. Instead of Cleveland paying for lawsuits to enforce its law (and fight the new state law), it should concentrate on making the city a place were people WANT to live.
Rest in Peace…
Don Knotts, who won five Emmys for portraying the bungling deputy Barney Fife on the hit television program “The Andy Griffith Show,” has died at age 81
He always made me laugh!
The Next Big Thing: The “Manwagon”
Seeking to lure speed-crazy guys with kids, car makers are trying to transform the dowdy old family hauler into something new: the manwagon. In perhaps the most extreme sign of the industry’s horsepower race, some of these wagons are quicker than a Porsche Boxster.
Read the whole thing in The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
This manly blogger definitely wouldn’t mind seeing himself in the 469 horsepower Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG. If I could just pony up the $83 grand… Maybe if I hit that MegaMillions tonight 
I’m Also a Big Wikipedia Fan
Unfortunately, some nimrods want to fix Wikipedia by doing what Americans do best: sue the crap out of someone that upsets them.
I agree 100% with this post on opensource.
Cleveland Mayor – Big Job
Cleveland’s newly elected mayor Frank Jackson gave his first “State of the City” address today, you can find a recap here.
…he wants Cleveland and its suburbs to stop poaching from each other.
After reading the recap, I’m note sure the mayor is focusing on the right issue. Petty differences between suburbs are the least of Cleveland’s problems. The big problem is that businesses are leaving the area all together! This is especially true for businesses in the technology sector. Just look in the classifieds of the local papers. The number of available IT jobs is pathetically low compared to other cities.
