Grandad has the scoop. Osama Bin Laden has thrown in his hat for the Presidency in 2008.
Category: Random
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Army Strong
Has anyone seen the new U.S. Army commercials with the slogan, “Army Strong”?
Did anyone besides myself think, “Army Strong. Army SMASH!”
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This Week in Traffic: 19 Jan 2007
Amusing Headline
This is only included for the Headline: “Zipper Repairs Snarls Traffic for Hours.”
Dancing Traffic Cop
Title says it all…
DUI vs. Non-DUI Fatalities
Russell Sadler has some good points regarding the amount of attention paid to alcohol-related traffic fatalities. However, one of his main points is off the mark. He says:
We are indignant over senseless deaths caused by drunk drivers. We are less indignant over senseless deaths caused by sober drivers.
There is a good reason for this. Alcohol-related traffic deaths have a firm plurality, if not majority, in most states. The remainder are harder to pin down. There are many causes which don’t lend themselves to singular solutions. Alcohol is a much easier target, receiving the lion’s share of the blame, rightfully.
Iran/Iraq Transportation Issues
Iran and Iraq have signed a Memorandum of Understanding concerning Air, Land, and Sea transport between the two countries. I’m sure there are lots of opportunities out there, despite the unpleasantness that is occurring as we speak.
Security
The new 110th Congress is addressing Transportation Security Issues. Good bedtime reading…
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Helm's Deep in Candy!
I don’t like to blatantly steal posts from people, so credit goes where it is due. Thanks to PZ Meyers for pointing me toward this post at MissedManners with a scale model of the battle of Helm’s Deep in candy (or is this the second battle of Helm’s Deep? Was it called Helm’s Deep immediately after Helm defended it? I’ll have to pick up my copy of the Lord of The Rings and Silmarillion and look it up).
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Over 50 Search Engine
Here’s a search engine that is age-relevant. Grandad may want to be aware…
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Wal-Mart is Not Evil?
I’ve never jumped on the “Wal-Mart is Evil!” bandwagon. I agree that Wal-Mart pursues some disappointing business practices, but they are hardly the first, or only, large company to do so. They get more crap because they are so close to the consumer.
But! Wal-Mart is pushing an eco-friendly way to light our communities! They want to sell 100 million compact fluorescent lightbulbs by mid 2007. I applaud this move. Even if their motives are horribly self-serving by trying to ride the green wave, it will still save millions of kilowatt hours of electricity and reduce greenhouse emissions during production. Go Wal-Mart!
If you don’t have any of these in the house, I strongly recommend that you put some in. They don’t do well in bedrooms or bathrooms or places where you need instant light—they take a minute or two to warm up to full potency. But for garages, and basements, and outdoor applications where they are on all the time, you can’t beat them.
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The Night Before Christmas…
…and all through the house, the trees are being decorated, by crazy felines who have owners who document their every move.
Happy Christmas Eve, everyone.
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Bunny Loving!
This one is for all the bunny lovers out there. Especially Annie.
Gacked from myconfinedspace via Pharyngula.
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A Traitor to her Sex
This evening on NPR’s All Things Considered, Nadia Colin (spelling uncertain) of Texas was quoted saying that women shouldn’t be elected president. She said, “Coming from Texas, I think the majority of us feel that with a male leader we feel safer. I would not vote for a woman president, ever.”
It is the year 2006. If anyone had uttered a sentence like that substituting “black” or “hispanic” for “woman”, they would be strung up and left to rot. The fact that anyone, anywhere still has these sorts of attitudes both depresses me and reaffirms my belief that all people are not created equal. They are indoctrinated from birth with preconceptions that they fail to question.*
What is wrong with America, represented by this woman, that they cannot conceive of a woman wielding effective power? The quoted woman must reexamine her priorities. If women are only for cooking and making babies, she is hypocritical being interviewed on the radio. She is not qualified; she is a woman.
Let us stamp out this stereotype. The best thing you can do for a woman is what you would do for anyone. Support their goals, don’t condescend, and above all, be aware that on average, 50% of women are smarter than you.
*All high school frosh should be issued this bumper sticker.
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Freaky Optical Illusion
Try this link on for size. You’ll have to look at the image before the rest of this post will make sense.
If you don’t believe that the diamonds are identical shades of grey (and I didn’t either), pull out your favorite jpg editor or color sampler and prove it.
Even knowing they are the same shade, I can’t see it.