A great sight today and fortunately for me, he isn't one of my students because I would have had a hard time keeping a straight face with him in my class.
He was about 6 ft tall and maybe 120lbs and he was wearing East German (I doubt he was old enough to have been born before German reunification) combat fatigues. Shoulder length scraggly unkempt hair, wire-rim glasses and a black beret. The best part of the outfit was the black, pointy toe, high-heeled boots.
Long live the revolution comrade!
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
ABC World News
I got the chance to watch ABC's World News tonight. The lead story? Might it be one of our wars? Our economy? Iran? Haiti? Dubai? The stimulus anniversary?
Of course not. The lead story and 1st 5 minutes was devoted to Tiger Woods having a press conference on Friday.
Un-effing believable.
Of course not. The lead story and 1st 5 minutes was devoted to Tiger Woods having a press conference on Friday.
Un-effing believable.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
A Nod to The Chief
I was discussing The Chief/JB's recent feature of Capt Karl with a few JB readers. I'm not going to co-opt JB, go to The Chief for the link. Capt Karl is, as the English would say, a nutter. But read him and see for yourself.
Anyway, as we chuckled over the bizarre philosophy floated by Cat Karl someone mentioned Steve Quayle www.stevequayle.com. I'd never heard of him but after reading a few of his postings, he is far and away nut job #1 in my book. Capt Karl doesn't come close to the fear and paranoia floated by Quayle.
Any other blogs way out there? Post 'em here!
Anyway, as we chuckled over the bizarre philosophy floated by Cat Karl someone mentioned Steve Quayle www.stevequayle.com. I'd never heard of him but after reading a few of his postings, he is far and away nut job #1 in my book. Capt Karl doesn't come close to the fear and paranoia floated by Quayle.
Any other blogs way out there? Post 'em here!
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Green Campus?
I'm having hard time grasping this one: why parking services needed a brand new 8 passenger Suburban to cruise the parking lots in their never ending quest to issue parking tickets.
We don't have a very large campus, couldn't parking enforcement walk or bike? Likewise, couldn't a more fuel efficient vehicle be found in the campus fleet than an 8 passenger Suburban? I mean really, an 8 passenger, 4X4 SUV is needed to drive one parking enforcement guy around campus to issue tickets?
Someone please put a happy face on this story.
Our salaries are being cut and we say we are trying to have a sustainable, green campus but yet, we outfit a metermaid in a vehicle costing upwards of $40,000 and getting God knows what for fuel economy.
C'mon, please put a happy spin on this for me. Pretty please? I'm beggin!
We don't have a very large campus, couldn't parking enforcement walk or bike? Likewise, couldn't a more fuel efficient vehicle be found in the campus fleet than an 8 passenger Suburban? I mean really, an 8 passenger, 4X4 SUV is needed to drive one parking enforcement guy around campus to issue tickets?
Someone please put a happy face on this story.
Our salaries are being cut and we say we are trying to have a sustainable, green campus but yet, we outfit a metermaid in a vehicle costing upwards of $40,000 and getting God knows what for fuel economy.
C'mon, please put a happy spin on this for me. Pretty please? I'm beggin!
Friday, August 21, 2009
Kathleen Parker Channels Me
Where have I heard this before?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/18/AR2009081802849.html
Goes to show you, a good idea bears repeating.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/18/AR2009081802849.html
Goes to show you, a good idea bears repeating.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Sprouts, Tofu & Healthcare
What a great op-ed piece!
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052970204251404574342170072865070.html
John Mackey, co-founder of Whole Foods (if you don't know what Whole Foods is, try watching Emeril Green http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/emeril-green/), opines brilliantly on healthcare/health insurance based on what Whole Foods has done.
The problem though is that some Republicans will write it off automatically 'cause of Whole Foods' consumer demographics. Likewise, some Democrats will write it off because Mackey doesn't automatically embrace the Obama plan and he points out problems in Canadian and British plans. And, egad, he dares to suggest that perhaps, people should make better individual choices rather than have a government fix.
His approach is from the real world and approaches the healthcare/health insurance challenge in a very pragmatic fashion. That is why it won't gain acceptance: it lacks political ideology!
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052970204251404574342170072865070.html
John Mackey, co-founder of Whole Foods (if you don't know what Whole Foods is, try watching Emeril Green http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/emeril-green/), opines brilliantly on healthcare/health insurance based on what Whole Foods has done.
The problem though is that some Republicans will write it off automatically 'cause of Whole Foods' consumer demographics. Likewise, some Democrats will write it off because Mackey doesn't automatically embrace the Obama plan and he points out problems in Canadian and British plans. And, egad, he dares to suggest that perhaps, people should make better individual choices rather than have a government fix.
His approach is from the real world and approaches the healthcare/health insurance challenge in a very pragmatic fashion. That is why it won't gain acceptance: it lacks political ideology!
Friday, July 3, 2009
OK, A Recap
Let's see:
A Coup in Honduras.
A Velvet Revolution in Iran
Economy in the Tank
Unemployment Creeping Up
North Korea Going Nuclear.
Soooooooooo, what do we have the media reporting on? C'mon what? Potential global nuclear destruction. Ahhhhh, no! Better story! Economic meltdown. Nooooooooooooo! A Revolution in Central American. Naaahhh!
We are more concerned, according to what we are fed from the main stream media, the following:
the death of Michael Jackson;
the death of Farah Fawcet and,
Camp David is hosting a sleepover/birthday party for one of Obama's daughters.
Yep, got to love the third estate. Working real well. Got an odd story, hold page one, we'll get on.
Substance? Not needed
A Coup in Honduras.
A Velvet Revolution in Iran
Economy in the Tank
Unemployment Creeping Up
North Korea Going Nuclear.
Soooooooooo, what do we have the media reporting on? C'mon what? Potential global nuclear destruction. Ahhhhh, no! Better story! Economic meltdown. Nooooooooooooo! A Revolution in Central American. Naaahhh!
We are more concerned, according to what we are fed from the main stream media, the following:
the death of Michael Jackson;
the death of Farah Fawcet and,
Camp David is hosting a sleepover/birthday party for one of Obama's daughters.
Yep, got to love the third estate. Working real well. Got an odd story, hold page one, we'll get on.
Substance? Not needed
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)