that's what really matters

Used to be, if you wanted your boy to grow up tough you'd just name him Sue. I like this Mental Floss website. Although this is the first time I saw the list about weird names. I can't believe they compared #5 Yazid to #6 Adolf. I feel sorry for that guy. That kid must've had it tough.

"We named you after your uncle, Adolf."

And it isn't a blessing that his name is Alexander either. "Is there an A. Hitler in here?"

As far as the pact to not have kids, which is a great idea, I don't think there's a better birth control method than the name. Well, besides from the Neo-Nazis. I suppose only they'd want to be Mrs. H.

Here's something that I would think of but not have the guts to do. Well, maybe I would because they really seemed funny, but well thought out plans.

Ah, crap. This isn't a good thing for me. Nope. This definitely falls into the category of "not good."

AMTRAK v. Car. AMTRAK 1, Car 0. OK, not zero because one of them survived. He's in critical condition but that's surviving when good money is on not surviving. What gets me is the comments people are leaving. Some are like mine, pointing out the obvious "speed and stupidity seem to be factors in the accident." The others tend to be the softer side of the story, focusing on the lost and families. AMTRAK v. Guy. AMTRAK 0, Guy 1.

Hehe.

Would you, could you?

It just proves the old saying, "You're not dead until you're warm and dead."

the birthday blog

Blogging to allow time for food to settle in between Thanksgiving meals. Had an interesting thought, people across the nation are giving thanks today and it's my birthday. Would it be narcissistic of me to assume that these people are giving thanks for my birth? Nah, I don't think so.

Let's see what stupid things people have done today on Thanksgiving. Here's a classic one. There's always one story like this every year. You'd think that people would learn and take precautions against this but then it wouldn't be a classic. Maybe Google should do something about that, like make the first link when you google (sorry, using it as a verb) "deep fry turkey" would be a news story like this. Or maybe a YouTube video. Get this info out there to the public. Deep fry + turkey = danger.

Tell me that this isn't wrong. Admission is food donations, you go in and throw food down an ice rink to try and knock over pins. I don't think that's a waste of food huh? And it's a wonder why other countries hate us. There's hungry people here and would eat the "discarded" turkeys. Heck, they'd probably still eat it after it's been bowled but that's not the point. We're literally throwing food away. Perfectly good food. What's wrong with us?

This isn't exactly the right thing to do. It took the use of the Jaws of Life to free the people, what the hell were the teens going to do? Probably nothing. Best to just stay out of the way. They're kids, probably in shock of what happened. Don't expect everyone to be a hero. On the flip side, you don't order food while you wait. That's just not cool, unless you're ordering for everyone. To the writer, you can't suffer from fatal chest injuries. You can die from fatal chest injuries but when you write "suffered from fatal chest injuries" it almost sounds like they're still alive. Kinda like how the elderly woman "suffered from abdominal and leg injuries" she's still suffering from them but the guy probably isn't suffering. Just saying.

It's people like this that make the criminal justice system what it is. I know it's bad, you got 4 days in jail. That's a tough break, but now you're looking at a much longer time maybe 7 days for tampering. Was the risk worth the gain? OK, he probably scratched it off so there was no record of him ever being in jail, that sort of black mark on a record would be bad for anyone. Still, you take your lumps and you move on. There's plenty of ways to justify driving with a suspended license, but you really can't justify tampering with public records (not unless you're James Bond).

Hope you had a happy Thanksgiving everyone!

this one's from the heart

It's a SCAM. Initials count as a name? Did you press for details of this long-lost relative? You're a moron, don't try to make excuses. As if the president would get involved with your family problem. Or the UN. Or the director of the FBI. Yeah, they might individually but together? MORON!

Um, I'm not saying that it's the right thing or the wrong thing. It's the criminal justice system, so it works for right now. I'm just wondering how the state expects the guy to pay his fines. Panhandling is good money, but I really don't see how he'd be able to pay off $101 million. At least before he dies, cuz you got to think that at 50 with a 45-month sentence. He'll probably be out in 22 months, so that's almost two years. He'll be 52 when he gets out. That's an old age to start working on paying off a multi-million dollar fine. Unless you know, they make him the CEO of an oil company or something.

Wow. That's kind of sad. It's good to know that the bill-collecting system works though. A whole frickin' penny. So I'm guessing everything else in it was just a form letter. Put a lien on a 1 cent overdue balance? $48 penalty? That's like 4800 times the value of the overdue balance. And she's blind, like she can be at fault for the oversight.

narf

Not exactly the same pain. Sure sometimes a person can feel like that, but really a gunshot wound (and death) isn't exactly the same type of pain like not being friends anymore. Yeah, not a big fan of gun violence or school violence. I'm surprised she hit something, most amateurs usually miss.

That's just disturbing. Not that I know what the exact stats are on foots that wash up on a shore anyway but I can't imagine that it's very high and certainly in that concentration is disturbing. Maybe there's some sort of undertow that has to be factored in. Remind me never to walk on the beach up on British Columbia, because I really don't want to see a shoe wash up. I know I'd be curious enough to look and see if there's a foot. I wonder if authorities put up a sign, "Warning: shoes may contain feet. Please take foot to local law enforcement."

And for my something political. Thank goodness it's about the money. Whew, I thought it was about equality for a second, but it's just about the money. Yup. Keep on truckin'.

OK. I'm not saying that it's funny because in that situation it is kinda just a reflex. It's a good thing. No, what I find hilarious is the description of the suspect. Really? You think that's not going to generate a lot of calls? Hey, I'm racist but you gave no identifiable features. Colored writing? Dark pants? Dark knit cap? Yeah, well I almost match that description.

From a legal aspect, I really don't think that's the spirit of the law. Yes, it's the letter of the law but dropping off a 17-year-old? Uh, yeah. That's just terrible, because I would've bolted long before that. How bad does a kid (or parent) have to be to use the Safe Haven law like that? 

poit!

So I believe in math, thus I believe in the lowest common denominator. Thanksgiving plans fell through. Birthday plans fell through. Date fell through. Christmas plans fell through. What is the common denominator? Me. Well, I'm a survivor. I think I'm going to head out to the Grand Canyon. Never seen it, one of those things on the bucket list.

Also, I've re-built the Ski-chair. It is now the Ski-chair Mark II. It's stronger, faster. OK, I don't know if it really is stronger, but hopefully it is faster because I measured out the angles of the skis and tried to balance the chair's weight. Now it needs to snow so I can test this out with friends. Me sit in that chair? No thank you, I built it and I don't trust its construction. I'm kidding. The Ski-chair Mark II needs finishing touches, but I will post some pictures later.

And natural selection weeds out another one. Define irony.

And remembering Veteran's Day. For those that gave some, and honoring those that gave all since 2001.

not all that common

Look, I don't want to perpetuate a stereotype but maybe this wasn't a bright idea. Not the lawsuit, but the boob job from the dentist idea. I mean, how dumb do you have to be to accept a boob job from a dentist??? I'm surprised she didn't get kidnapped from a kid, I mean that's like taking candy from a stranger or getting into a van with a creepy clown. Really, a boob job from a dentist? This sounds like the plot to a bad movie. Oh crap, it's going to be on Lifetime isn't it?

This is so true. I have several, is that bad? I don't think so, they don't get jealous. I also have one or two for school, it's pretty sweet. I highly recommend it.

It was great back then, but a reenactment today with the original cast? Not so much. Don't get me wrong, it was an iconic moment captured by the camera and will endure for the length of the human race, but please no more reenactments with the original cast. It's awesome that she's grand marshall of the Veteran's Day parade. It's a good day.

Remember to hug a vet tomorrow.

don't tell me that

OK. I'm not saying that this is right or wrong, but this is just stupid. No brain, no way to regulate respiration. No respiration, no live. I don't care what religion says, that's what happens. I hope they believe in souls because that boy's soul is trapped in a body that can't do sh*t. Not even sh*t. By their definition, if they start CPR they have to continue it forever. Hey, just because there's no blood pumping through their body doesn't mean they're dead.

Interesting. Not that I thought he should get any money, plus the idea that he's singling out iPod just means he wants some money. Why not Zune? Maybe because there isn't a lot of money in that? Well, not as much as Apple. Yeah, good luck with that buddy. Damn Brits.

It's got to be a slow news day in Boston if this is "news." C'mon, there's got to be some other sort of news out there. I mean, paint dries, or linoleum peels.

Car v. House. Car 0. House 1. Police say that they do not know if alcohol was a factor, but they do know that stupidity was. I swear, that house just appeared out of nowhere.