This is the non-sports related post. If you’re into sports, the entry I made earlier today will be of interest to you. Otherwise, don’t bother.
First, I had mentioned I’ve got a new laptop for work. I noticed it was starting to get scratches on it from being in unfriendly environments such as backpacks, desk, and so on. This past Sunday I got a protective case for it. Very cool.
Secondly, today was international ride the subway without trousers day. Yeah. Seriously. It started in New York (2001) and continues to this day where many cities jumped in. London has added itself and you can read here in Annie Mole’s wonderful Going Underground blog. Read about San Francisco’s BART riders as well in the San Francisco Chronicle. I like the relative blasé attitude of everyone around the participants.
In news that surprised nobody Mark McGwire admitted today that he used steroids when blasting through all those records followed by his unexpected retirement when the investigations began. I already had little respect for baseball and I’m sure they’ll do nothing in this case either.
For fans of YouTube’s legendary Simon’s Cat, of which I am one myself, he’s now got a book out and it’s awesome. Worth every single penny. Go buy it now.
The heater in my house is toasted. I’m displeased as it was in the 30s last night. I mean, you don’t use something for over a decade, it works fine for two days, and then dies. WTF? Anyway, in theory they’re coming tomorrow to look and see what’s wrong. I’m suspecting the relay since the unit won’t come on at all, but the circuit breaker is not tripped at all.
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Lastly, this will probably offend some people, but I just don’t care all that much. It was originally going to be posted to my humour list but it’s just not that funny.
Security at airports continues to be a joke and remains more about making you feel safe than actually making you safe. I’ve said this repeatedly. This item that ends my post comes from Fran. I agree and it needs to be said:
(I am not the author of what’s written below, nor do I know who did write it. But it’s true.)
Absolutely No Profiling! Pause a moment, reflect back, and take the following multiple choice test. These events are actual events from history. They really happened! Do you remember?
- 1968 Bobby Kennedy was shot and killed by:
a. Superman
b. Jay Leno
c. Harry Potter
d. A Muslim male extremist between the ages of 17 and 40 - In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred by:
a. Olga Corbett
b. Sitting Bull
c. Arnold Schwarzenegger
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 - In 1979, the US embassy in Iran was taken over by:
a. Lost Norwegians
b. Elvis
c. A tour bus full of 80-year-old women
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 - During the 1980’s a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by:
a. John Dillinger
b. The King of Sweden
c. The Boy Scouts
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 - In 1983, the US Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by:
a. A pizza delivery boy
b. Pee Wee Herman
c. Geraldo Rivera
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 - In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year old American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard in his wheelchair by:
a. The Smurfs
b. Davey Jones
c. The Little Mermaid
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 - In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a US Navy diver trying to rescue passengers was murdered by:
a. Captain Kidd
b. Charles Lindberg
c. Mother Teresa
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 - In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by:
a. Scooby Doo
b. The Tooth Fairy
c. The Sundance Kid
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 - In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by:
a. Richard Simmons
b. Grandma Moses
c. Michael Jordan
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 - In 1998, the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by:
a. Mr. Rogers
b. Hillary Clinton, to distract attention from Bill’s women problems
c. The World Wrestling Federation
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 - On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked; two were used as missiles to take out the World Trade Centers and of the remaining two, one crashed into the US Pentagon and the other was heroically diverted and crashed by the passengers. Thousands of people were killed by:
a. Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fudd
b. The Supreme Court of Florida
c. Mr Bean
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 - In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against:
a. Enron
b. The Lutheran Church
c. The NFL
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 - In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by:
a. Bonnie and Clyde
b. Captain Kangaroo
c. Billy Graham
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 - Fort Hood Texas a soldier goes crazy, killing 13 people and wounding 30 some odd others. Who is he?
a. Conan O’Brien
b. Barack Obama
c. Dick Cheney
d. a Muslim male extremist between the age of 17 and 40 - The USS Cole was attacked and US soldiers were killed by:
a. Jay Leno
b. Halle Berry
c. Barbara Walters
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
Do you see a pattern here to justify profiling? So, to ensure we Americans never offend anyone, particularly fanatics intent on killing us, airport security screeners will no longer be allowed to profile certain people. They must conduct random searches of 80-year-old women, little kids, airline pilots with proper identification, secret agents who are members of the President’s security detail, 85-year old Congressmen with metal hips, and Medal of Honor winner and former Governor Joe Foss, but leave Muslim Males between the ages 17 and 40 alone lest they be guilty of profiling.