03.14.07

Welcome to reality

Posted in Politics at 4:41 pm by JB

This story just chaps my hide.

During the morning rush hour on Dec. 5, the 53-year-old driver of a blue Dodge Caravan was traveling north on Interstate 5 outside Seattle when he took his eyes off the road to scan an email on his BlackBerry, the State Patrol says. And that’s how he hit the white Mazda, which clipped the green Honda, which rammed the black Toyota SUV before spinning into the other lane and plowing into a city bus.

Ok. Fine. Make it illegal to use your Blackberry, or cellphone, or car radio…. whatever. Pass all these stupid laws all you want. But really, is that the issue ?

If you are sending a text message when you are driving down the road, you are a moron. Plain and simple. I’ve done it, sure, but I’ve never claimed to NOT be a moron, and more than a few times when I realized more than an “OK” was needed I stopped trying to type-while-driving.

Dammit, we are losing our freaking minds in this country. Do the states and cities not have more pressing issues than this ? Oh, of course. We have more resolutions to denounce the Iraq War and call for impeachment.

And of course the same ridiculous folks who push for this are the people who bitch and moan about criminals not getting speedy trials. Of course, while a terrorist or a cop-killer sits in his cell waiting for his turn at the courtroom, we have to determine is Mr. Smith was reading the instructions to his Treo while he was going 80 down a 50mph street.

The problem with people typing-while-driving is not a problem of legal issue. It’s a problem of self-important morons who always want to be important, and think that somehow this furthers their ambition.

It’s sad. And silly. And the governmental and law enforcement agencies should have better things to do.

Watch Out, JB! Sleep With One Eye Open!

Posted in Crazy Academia at 12:59 am by JEG

I warn my good buddy JB in jest, although I’m a bit worried myself, even though I can’t claim to be a no-holds-barred Republican.

More follies from Academia!

OK, I’ll admit that this is most likely a frivolous (albeit lame) attempt at humor by another obviously left-wing Professor, but is it appropriate for a classroom setting? Of course not. When can we expect Academics to simply teach facts and impart knowledge? English Composition is such an important, straightforward discipline, applicable to writers of all political persuasions. Just teach the kids how to write!!!!

Nobody Wants To See Your Butt!

Posted in General at 12:42 am by JEG

OK, I’m all in favor of “art.” I’ll admit, I’ve never been a big fan of museums, galleries, or sculpture gardens. But I have a healthy appreciation for the arts (music, in particular), and I’m generally a defender of artistic expression, even the otherwise blank pieces of canvass that have random splatterings of paint thrown at them from ten feet away. Not my thing, but who am I to decide what constitutes “art?”

Gotta draw the line somewhere, however. When a teacher decides to drop his trowsers and show his butt in the name of art, I have to strenuously object.

Aside from the intimacy of your marriage or your committed relationship (or your one-night-stand, if that’s your game), nobody wants to see your butt. It’s not a pretty thing. It’s not an artistic thing. Certainly, nobody wants to see your butt exposed to High-School kids in the name of “art.”

Yet here’s the latest outrage put forth by an educator:

A part-time Florida high school music teacher has run afoul of the school district because he is baring his bottom in a community theater production of “The Full Monty.”

I repeat, nobody wants to see your butt.

Like most weirdos, this teacher cites the inalienable right to bare all.

“For me it’s the principle of the thing, because I’m not letting anybody stifle my art (emphasis added),” said Brenner, a fledgling musical director, vocal coach and performer who teaches music and chorus at the high school.

Thanks, but PLEASE stifle!!!!

Some things are just barely offensive (pun definitely intended). Some are outright disgusting. Butts need to be covered. Hiding behind “art” doesn’t cover your butt!

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