The Weekly Notes 2007
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Back to the Weekly Notes 2007 Archives Justice: I think
it’s time we had a uniform code of justice for the entire country. It
should be written by legal experts. It should define standard punishments for
crimes everywhere. Every state in the union could adopt the code. Judges
would no longer be able to be lenient or harsh based on their own prejudices.
Also parole boards would not be able to let murders walk. It should prescribe
life in prison without parole for murderers, pedophiles, identity thieves,
use of a gun in any crime, rape, and betrayal of trust. We are much too easy
on criminals, which is one reason we have so many. When I
watch the news each evening, most of what I see is crime, crime, and more
crime. I don’t believe this is unique to A
Change of Pace: If you
want a change of pace try this. Put ¼ tsp. of ground ginger and
¼ tsp of sugar in a 10-ounce cup. Fill with boiling water and stir. Try
it as a morning wake-me-up or an afternoon warm-me-up. You will either hate
it of like it. I tried it after Mrs. Gaffer found a blurb in an ARRP
publication claiming that ginger is useful in reducing arthritic pain. I have
not noticed any effect like that, but I do find it a pleasant change of pace
from coffee. Those
rabble buffoons voted to shut down most of their libraries. They refused to
renew most of the operating millage. Of course, who needs libraries when you
have so many bars and beaneries? Duh! A
Serious Problem: I
don’t care a great deal about football, basketball, or any other
spectator sport, but I do see a serious problem. Year after year, the star
athletes of many universities leave to go pro before they have finished their
education. It is not just the kid who looses. The coach and team that
invested their time in the kid are also cheated when he leaves early. I
personally think it is unconscionable of the pro leagues to allow this to
continue. It is unethical in the extreme. They ought to have an age rule that
makes it impossible for a kid to go pro before he could have graduated from
college. They need not tell a kid he must go to school, but they should not
bribe him away from the opportunity. To be
honest, George
Bush is Evil: He is
probably not evil on purpose, but by stupidity. In addition, he is using our
troops to get his way politically. If the Dumbocrats try to stop him, he will
claim they are against the troops. Most people in Steven
Hadley: He is
the man behind the Bush plan for a troop surge. He is the national security
advisor for George. When Stephanopoulos tried to pin him down on How Did
it Happen: The state’s attorney general has taken over the Duke
lacrosse case for Nifong. Now we will see how honest that guy is. I
don’t hold out much hope. He let this fiasco go on too long and he only
stepped in because the DA recused himself. If anyone goes to prison, it
should be the DA. He has committed the most serious of all possible crimes.
He is guilty of betrayal of trust. I have three questions. Why is this fiasco
continuing when there is no evidence against the defendants? How did a slime
ball like Nifong come to power in Big Tobacco: They are about as two faced as it is possible to be. Out
of their right mouth, they do a phony campaign to steer kids away from
tobacco products. Meanwhile, their left hand is slipping extra nicotine into
their products to hook the kids on smoking. Who is kidding who here? These
bums have not changed. Any way you slice it, they are dishonest and shabby. Consumer Report: They got challenges by the government on some baby car
seats and they had to backpedal very fast. This is one of those times when
being a feeble old man can be revealing. When I was younger and, can you
believe it, dumber, I used to believe these Consumer Reports. That was before
we bought our first refrigerator based on their reports. I forget the brand.
I only know it was a lemon from the get-go. That was the last time I relied
on their alleged reports. For those who do not know, they do not test many of the
products themselves. They farm the work out to subcontractors and often to
amateurs. Then they publish the reports with no first hand knowledge of the
products that were tested. They say they cannot reveal who did the actual
test on the car seats. Perhaps they don’t even know. My advice is
simple. On major purchase, it is imperative to do your own research if you
don’t want to get burned. Back
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