December, 2014 archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Great moments in polite parenting:
Kaysville police have released very few details about the shooting. But according to a search warrant filed in 2nd District Court, officers discovered upon initial investigation that “adults in the home were examining handguns.”
Clinger’s father placed a loaded 9mm handgun in his pants pocket, the affidavit states. That’s when a 10-year-old sibling “accessed the firearm and discharged the firearm,” striking Adelaide.
The investigation is continuing because these things take time.
Cry-Baby Geeks 1
David Cook has had enough Uber.
Someone had to put their foot down.
“Enough!” I yelled. “Quit acting like Uber!”
Uber is the business world’s spoiled child. It doesn’t play well with others, won’t respect its elders and seems to have forgotten everything it was supposed to learn in school.
Do read the rest.
Stray Thought, Christmas Shopping Dept. 0
Based on what I saw at Toys R Us, board games are going the way of T. Rex.
Nothing To Do, Nowhere To Go 0
Somewhat better.
(snip)
The four-week average of jobless claims, a less-volatile measure than the weekly figure, declined to 298,750 from 299,500 the week before.
The number of people continuing to receive jobless benefits dropped by 147,000 to 2.37 million in the week ended Dec. 6, unwinding the previous week’s surge. Insured unemployment had jumped to 2.52 million in the period ended Nov. 29, which was the highest since August.
Indoctri-Nation 0
The Florida State legislature is considering turning the state education system into a re-education system. Retired USF professor David Lee McMullen reports:
This is not the first time our state legislators have tried to mold the minds of young people.
Using the schools for partisan indoctrination–it’s a Republican thing.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The hunt for politeness continues apace.
Understand that I have nothing against hunters or hunting. I grew up with hunters who hunted.
It’s the stupid that gets my goat.
Brotherhood Is a Wonderful Thing 0
Then, again, maybe not so much.
The photo depicted 29 members of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity – none of them African American – posing with what was described as a Beyoncé sex doll. According to the Daily Pennsylvanian, one of the members had received the as doll a gag gift during a Secret Santa event.
How could persons so stupid get into an Ivy League Scho–oh, never mind.
Afterthought:
Open your eyes, see the racism. The distance between this frat’s antic and blackface minstrel shows is nil, and their apology is bunk.
They apologize because they got caught.
Pah!
The League of Extinguished Gentlemen 0
Please God, not another Bush.
