Hi Kids -- it's been a few days. Not that there has been very much happening, it's just that what little DOES happen coincides with my BLOG time.
Wild Weather last night! Severe Thunderstorm Warnings all over the place! We had heavy rain, high winds and hail! No tornadoes, though so at least that was a good thing.
Those of you who talk on your cell phones while driving, better watch out! The Feds are looking into banning ALL cell phone conversations in moving cars for teens with a learner's permit, or an intermediate license (some states give that type of license to folks under 18. Citing statistics (don't they always?) the government types say that the distraction of talking on a cell phone while driving is comparable to driving while drunk. I don't know about you, but I have no trouble talking on the cell phone while driving. It used to be a PITA talking on the phone while shifting gears -- then I got a hands-free device. However, a FEW folks have caused collisions while talking on the cell phone, and so the government, in the interest of keeping you "safe" wants to take the phones out of our hands while driving. Cell phones aren't the only distraction in the car, how about finding the knob on the radio? Re-loading the CD player? Or your new DVD player? Or looking at your GPS in car navigator? Not to mention eating, drinking, talking to passengers, screaming children, or REALLY having to go to the bathroom. TALK ABOUT DISTRACTIONS! In other words, once again the government wants to get inside our PERSONAL cars and tell us how to act in the interest of "our safety". Next, they'll be saying they are doing it "for the children". It's the slippery slope! The next thing you know, the government will be telling us what kind of toilet we are allowed to buy and use! (Wait -- they already do that.) LEAVE ME ALONE! I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR MY OWN SAFETY, THANKYOUVERYMUCH! Whew, I feel better now.
BAGHDAD BOB IS STILL ALIVE! This according to a London news source, Baghdad Bob, the spokes person for the Hussein regime, he of the "we are killing the infidels on the walls of the city" while American tanks cruise in the background of the picture, is alive and well and living in Baghdad. (He was reported to have committed suicide when Baghdad fell.) He is reportedly living with his family, and according to them, "Is slowly going insane." He still wears his uniform and Baret, and "spends his days pacing back and forth across the living room." We need to get him into the US, sign him to a network contract (my vote is Fox) and give him his own late night talk show! He would kick Conan's ass!
The guy who gave us the most memorable image from the Atlanta olympics, the bomber, has been caught! This should give Richard Jewell's lawyers more ammo. to take apart the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in his lawsuit. In case you don't remember, Jewell was the guard that found the backpack that contained the bomb and started evacuating people from the area just before it exploded. He was a hero! Until the FBI started looking into his possible connection to the bomb. (It was logical -- he saw the bomb and knew what it was right before it blew up -- thereby saving a lot of people. The FBI thought (at first) that maybe Jewell planted the bomb in order to be "a hero". The FBI dropped that theory pretty quick, but the Journal-Constitution didn't let go. They had Jewell convicted in the press! IF they printed a retraction and/or an "We're sorry, we screwed up" article, it was too little and too late to save Jewell's reputation for a long time! SIC'EM Mr. Jewell!
TOMORROW IS HUMP DAY! Enjoy your down hill slide toward the weekend! BLOG OUT!
posted by Eric at 5:47 PM
