A 49-year-old man in the greater Seattle, Washington, area learned a life lesson recently. Letting your ex live with you is not necessarily the best idea. There is likely a reason that person is "ex", and even compassion for the needs of another is not a great basis for continuing a post breakup living arrangement. Letting that ex get drunk and then trying for a little friends with benefits action just makes matters worse.
The gentleman in question had his lower lip bitten off by the object of his would-be affections while they were kissing in a bedroom. She was drunk, and took her little love bite apparently unexpectedly and without provocation.
Rescue personnel found his lip on the floor, but it was covered in cat hair and ultimately could not be reattached.
One thing the man should be thankful for: His ex was not Lorena Bobbitt.
Thursday, November 08, 2007
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
GE / NBC Universal Are Insensitive!
(Paraphrasing slightly): "Last July the cast of 'Heroes' gathered in New York to do something to save the planet we all have the power to do - Plant A Tree!!!!!"
That was one of the pseudo-public service announcements viewers of 'Heroes' were subjected to last night. How could such a sensitive and compassionate organization say such a thing? How could they possibly so completely dismiss the feelings of all those people on the planet who are multiple amputees or quadriplegics? Don't they realize they are mocking and dismissing the capacities of an entire class of people? Don't they care?
Seriously, going green is fine. I can't find any particular grounds for objecting to clean air or water. Heck, I've even been known to indulge in those resources on occasion myself.
There is plenty to object to in the manner it is being presented to us though. Few, if any of these mega corporations care about "global warming" or "saving the planet" or "being good stewards of the world we leave our children". The only motivating factor is corporate profitability, and the results are calculated efforts to retain the support and patronage of those who "care". The key giveaway is that the slogans are of a nature that wouldn't challenge the average two year old, and they are more often than not delivered in that tone of voice reserved for talking with two year olds as well.
NBC (et al.), present your message in meaningful, adult language. Propose real solutions to real problems rather than pretty pastel window dressings that let people feel good rather than accomplish anything purposeful. Tout the results of your actions once those results are achieved rather than telling me all the things I should be doing (but that you are to important to actually undertake yourself).
Give me some substance rather than trite platitudes. I think you would be amazed at the depth of the response.
And don't try to convince me that planting a handful of six foot tall trees in eighteen inch pots on Rockefeller Plaza in the middle of July is going to do anything other than quickly result in work for the mulch shredder.
That was one of the pseudo-public service announcements viewers of 'Heroes' were subjected to last night. How could such a sensitive and compassionate organization say such a thing? How could they possibly so completely dismiss the feelings of all those people on the planet who are multiple amputees or quadriplegics? Don't they realize they are mocking and dismissing the capacities of an entire class of people? Don't they care?
Seriously, going green is fine. I can't find any particular grounds for objecting to clean air or water. Heck, I've even been known to indulge in those resources on occasion myself.
There is plenty to object to in the manner it is being presented to us though. Few, if any of these mega corporations care about "global warming" or "saving the planet" or "being good stewards of the world we leave our children". The only motivating factor is corporate profitability, and the results are calculated efforts to retain the support and patronage of those who "care". The key giveaway is that the slogans are of a nature that wouldn't challenge the average two year old, and they are more often than not delivered in that tone of voice reserved for talking with two year olds as well.
NBC (et al.), present your message in meaningful, adult language. Propose real solutions to real problems rather than pretty pastel window dressings that let people feel good rather than accomplish anything purposeful. Tout the results of your actions once those results are achieved rather than telling me all the things I should be doing (but that you are to important to actually undertake yourself).
Give me some substance rather than trite platitudes. I think you would be amazed at the depth of the response.
And don't try to convince me that planting a handful of six foot tall trees in eighteen inch pots on Rockefeller Plaza in the middle of July is going to do anything other than quickly result in work for the mulch shredder.
Sunday, November 04, 2007
Follow This Link to the Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Police Department
Come and get me, Mayor Perez!
Mayor Juan Perez of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, had his city attorney send a cease and desist letter to resident Jeni Reisinger to remove a link to the city police department's web site from her own web site.
It seems Ms. Reisinger led a recall effort against hizzhonor in September of last year. She may or may not have engaged in racially derogatory tactics in her effort, and rightly or wrongly Mayor Perez may or may not have had his feelings hurt that one of his citizens was not one hundred percent in lockstep with his duly instituted regime. If she did, there is no question she deserves a chorus of raspberries and a resounding "shame on you!" The mayor just needs to get a thicker skin. If you think that all the world is going to love you and help advance your utopian ideals for a better tomorrow just because you garnered enough votes to win an election, politics is not for you.
Perez's purported concern is "People associate (Reisinger) with racism because of that website she designed during the recall when she had me holding a Mexican flag (with) 'Power to illegals?' captioned on it. They were calling me 'muchachito' and 'senor,' all these derogatory terms on that website, and she was the creator of that website," Perez said. "My concern was that people would have some concern over her linking to a city website." (Quote originally appeared in the Sheboygan Press, as noted in a story posted on WorldNetDaily November 3, 2007.)
The mayor is of the opinion that people must have permission to link to the city web site. That an outside web site linking to the city implies an endorsement by the city of that third party's views.
Mr. Perez, stop whining and start involving yourself with some meaningful business. As long as links are not using protected images or symbols you have no grounds for attempting to control access to a publicly accessible site. That a government entity would seek to exert such control is even more disgusting than if a private or publicly held entity were attempting the same thing. Government is an extension of the people, Mr. Mayor, not the other way around. Government exists and serves at our pleasure, not us at theirs. Politicians need to be reminded of that fact, loud and often.
For the record, I have neither received nor sought permission for any of the links recorded above or for those that are listed at the end of this article.
Come and get me, Mr. Perez, I won't go anywhere.
City of Sheboygan
Mayor of Sheboygan Home Page
City of Sheboygan Fire Department
Sheboygan City Attorney's Office (Since the mayor felt it necessary to involve the City Attorney in this, I certainly don't want to be accused of not being inclusive.)
Mayor Juan Perez of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, had his city attorney send a cease and desist letter to resident Jeni Reisinger to remove a link to the city police department's web site from her own web site.
It seems Ms. Reisinger led a recall effort against hizzhonor in September of last year. She may or may not have engaged in racially derogatory tactics in her effort, and rightly or wrongly Mayor Perez may or may not have had his feelings hurt that one of his citizens was not one hundred percent in lockstep with his duly instituted regime. If she did, there is no question she deserves a chorus of raspberries and a resounding "shame on you!" The mayor just needs to get a thicker skin. If you think that all the world is going to love you and help advance your utopian ideals for a better tomorrow just because you garnered enough votes to win an election, politics is not for you.
Perez's purported concern is "People associate (Reisinger) with racism because of that website she designed during the recall when she had me holding a Mexican flag (with) 'Power to illegals?' captioned on it. They were calling me 'muchachito' and 'senor,' all these derogatory terms on that website, and she was the creator of that website," Perez said. "My concern was that people would have some concern over her linking to a city website." (Quote originally appeared in the Sheboygan Press, as noted in a story posted on WorldNetDaily November 3, 2007.)
The mayor is of the opinion that people must have permission to link to the city web site. That an outside web site linking to the city implies an endorsement by the city of that third party's views.
Mr. Perez, stop whining and start involving yourself with some meaningful business. As long as links are not using protected images or symbols you have no grounds for attempting to control access to a publicly accessible site. That a government entity would seek to exert such control is even more disgusting than if a private or publicly held entity were attempting the same thing. Government is an extension of the people, Mr. Mayor, not the other way around. Government exists and serves at our pleasure, not us at theirs. Politicians need to be reminded of that fact, loud and often.
For the record, I have neither received nor sought permission for any of the links recorded above or for those that are listed at the end of this article.
Come and get me, Mr. Perez, I won't go anywhere.
City of Sheboygan
Mayor of Sheboygan Home Page
City of Sheboygan Fire Department
Sheboygan City Attorney's Office (Since the mayor felt it necessary to involve the City Attorney in this, I certainly don't want to be accused of not being inclusive.)
Friday, November 02, 2007
It's My Fault You're a Selfish Idiot?
I'm trying to understand this. Really, I am. I don't think I'm particularly stupid, but I'm just finding it darned near impossible to get my arms around this one.
La Raza, or more correctly the National Council of La Raza (I'd hate to be accused of insensitivity for not according the organization their proper name), released a report on the results of a study they commissioned the Urban Institute to perform. The study focused on three U.S. communities in which large raids and arrests were conducted by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement). In total, 912 adults are reported as having been arrested, directly affecting 506 minor children.
Apparently, having Mommy and/or Daddy arrested can be stressful or possibly even traumatic for the children involved. Schools as well as other private and governmental institutions and social agencies are forced to work quickly to care for these poor innocents whose lives are disrupted. Some children are fortunate enough to be left with a single parent or extended families able to help out. Unfortunately it can be difficult for those caregivers left behind to cope with the emotional, mental, and financial stresses this situation can create.
The study suggests that ICE, schools, Congress, and social agencies all need to get together to develop a compassionate safety net in advance of raids to ensure that the traumas, psychological challenges, and stigmas faced by these innocent children and their families are mitigated to the greatest extent possible if not in fact eliminated completely.
Hunh?
A parent or parents who have either entered or remained in this country illegally have made that choice of their own volition. No one forced them to do so. That their children or others are negatively impacted by the choices these individuals have made is unquestionable. What is completely questionable is that these perpetrators should be given special consideration or treatment just because the repercussions of their poor, illegal choices will have further negative impact on others.
Does the serial drunk driver whose license is finally revoked get to keep driving because losing his job might disrupt his family? Does the bank robber with young children at home get to keep the cash and walk free just because the young ones in his life might be stressed or saddened by being deprived of their Daddy?
Of course not.
The majority of illegal aliens in this country are of Hispanic extraction, purely because most citizens of the economically challenged nation on our southern border have that ancestry. Just because they have their very own special interest group going to bat for them, "The largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States (NCLR)", does not make enforcement of our immigration laws racist or discriminatory. It simply means that members of that racial background have the most convenient opportunity to violate those laws and so of course they will overwhelmingly represent the violators of those particular laws.
Adults, of all races, nationalities, and genders, make choices. Some of those choices are good, while others are less well conceived. Some of those bad choices have the potential to negatively impact others, even some who are innocent of any wrongdoing or ill intent. That happens. Life is not always fair. Equally unfairly, lucky breaks are also sometimes encountered.
The fact that some selfish, inconsiderate adult seeking personal advantage at the expense of others makes choices that are not in the best interests of his or her presumed loved ones though is not my fault. Nor is it my responsibility.
La Raza, or more correctly the National Council of La Raza (I'd hate to be accused of insensitivity for not according the organization their proper name), released a report on the results of a study they commissioned the Urban Institute to perform. The study focused on three U.S. communities in which large raids and arrests were conducted by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement). In total, 912 adults are reported as having been arrested, directly affecting 506 minor children.
Apparently, having Mommy and/or Daddy arrested can be stressful or possibly even traumatic for the children involved. Schools as well as other private and governmental institutions and social agencies are forced to work quickly to care for these poor innocents whose lives are disrupted. Some children are fortunate enough to be left with a single parent or extended families able to help out. Unfortunately it can be difficult for those caregivers left behind to cope with the emotional, mental, and financial stresses this situation can create.
The study suggests that ICE, schools, Congress, and social agencies all need to get together to develop a compassionate safety net in advance of raids to ensure that the traumas, psychological challenges, and stigmas faced by these innocent children and their families are mitigated to the greatest extent possible if not in fact eliminated completely.
Hunh?
A parent or parents who have either entered or remained in this country illegally have made that choice of their own volition. No one forced them to do so. That their children or others are negatively impacted by the choices these individuals have made is unquestionable. What is completely questionable is that these perpetrators should be given special consideration or treatment just because the repercussions of their poor, illegal choices will have further negative impact on others.
Does the serial drunk driver whose license is finally revoked get to keep driving because losing his job might disrupt his family? Does the bank robber with young children at home get to keep the cash and walk free just because the young ones in his life might be stressed or saddened by being deprived of their Daddy?
Of course not.
The majority of illegal aliens in this country are of Hispanic extraction, purely because most citizens of the economically challenged nation on our southern border have that ancestry. Just because they have their very own special interest group going to bat for them, "The largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States (NCLR)", does not make enforcement of our immigration laws racist or discriminatory. It simply means that members of that racial background have the most convenient opportunity to violate those laws and so of course they will overwhelmingly represent the violators of those particular laws.
Adults, of all races, nationalities, and genders, make choices. Some of those choices are good, while others are less well conceived. Some of those bad choices have the potential to negatively impact others, even some who are innocent of any wrongdoing or ill intent. That happens. Life is not always fair. Equally unfairly, lucky breaks are also sometimes encountered.
The fact that some selfish, inconsiderate adult seeking personal advantage at the expense of others makes choices that are not in the best interests of his or her presumed loved ones though is not my fault. Nor is it my responsibility.
Thursday, November 01, 2007
Question of the Day
Why is it that the overwhelming majority of individuals are highly rational and intelligent beings, but when placed in a group of more than about two people the collective IQ drops by 80 percent?
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