Whatever Happened to Discipline?
I am really beginning to wonder what happened to discipline. Every day I deal with kids who don't care. That's not unusual. Kids don't want to work, they want to play. I was like that too, but I alway...
Tag: rants
Breaking News! Leave My Show Alone
I really hate how whenever they need to interrupt programming for a news break or weather warning they always wait until the commercials are over. God forbid they lose out on their advertising revenue...
Thoughts on Emo
I was talking to a friend of mine, who shall remain nameless (ok, it was Lisa), about the musical genre emo. She was saying that because a songs lyrics are similar to lyrics to an emo song, then that...
Women Targeted by the Abortion Industry
Yes, you read that right. "Women Targeted by the Abortion Industry." At work today I was downloading a Catholic podcast for a client. Looking at the list of podcasts, I saw this title and it made me t...
New Missouri law protects killing of intruders
Woke up this morning to some interesting news. Well, interesting if you live in Missouri. Gov. Matt Blunt signed legislation on Tuesday allowing Missourians to fatally shoot intruders without fear of...
4th of July
I don't think I'm really doing anything for the 4th this year. I'm just gonna chill and enjoy a day off. Maybe play the Wii. I doubt I'll set off any fireworks. Last year, for the first time in the 10...
When in Rome, Do as Fanboys Do
So the web is full of fanboy talk after the long circle-jerk orchestrated by Jobs today. One of the biggest things Mac fanboys are heralding is Safari on Windows. Well, here's my thoughts. So what? I...
On Ringtones
Listen up! Yes, I'm talking to you, the person sitting near me in a restaurant with the extremely annoying ringtone. Knock that shit off! We don't care that you think you're super cool because Avril L...
DVDs and CDs Should be Obsolete
Well, CDs are pretty much obsolete now with the success of the MP3 player, but we should do away with them, and DVDs all together. Think about it. These have to be one of the worst media formats ever....
Flash... Go Away Already
This is directed to all the people and companies that still incorporate way too much flash into their websites. Come on people, what is this, 1998? I'm thankful that the majority of you have stopped c...
New Rules of Blogging
Reading a certain person's blog I can't help but wonder how they were accepted to the 9 Rules Network. The only conclusion I can come up with is that some of the rules have been rewritten. I will try...
Disgusting
I was browsing my stats and noticed an incoming link to my theme. Always curious as to what kind of sites used my theme I checked it out. I won't provide the link here because the site I found was dis...
With Friendship, Distance Doesn't Matter
About 6 months ago I met someone online. This person was a great person and quickly became one of my best friends. In the past, people with "best friend" status were usually reserved for people I grew...
Senator Talent Gets an F
From the NEA: Is Senator Talent working for public education? 'F' on report card says no It is report card time for lawmakers of all stripes and U.S. Senator Jim Talent has some explaining to do. He g...
Potty Talk
No, I'm not talking about the four-letter words we all love to use. This time, I am in fact talking about going to the bathroom, more specifically, urinating. I know this may seem like an odd topic to...
Special Education
Looking for a teaching job for High School social studies is hard work. Very few positions are open because the field is full of people just like me looking for jobs. I ask some advice from many peopl...
On Lost, and other such shows
Okay, I'm a little late on the Lost train. My dad and sister have come to love the show, so I gave it a shot. In about 5 days (one a sick day in which I spent all day watching past episodes while in b...
On Stupid People
Allow me to entertain you with a little diatribe on stupid people. The internet is a great place/thing. I've met many great people and increased my knowledge on a variety of subjects exponentially. Th...