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The Idiotic Charles Barkley
Madonna had an affair with Dennis Rodman?!? Ick.— January 4, 2009 7:39 p.m.
Signs on the Road
Because you are endlessly taking your foot off the gas pedal. Some genius suggested, when gas prices went through the roof, that you could save money by going slower - ON THE FREEWAY!! The stupidest, most dangerous thing imaginable. There was a period of about 3 months when people were literally going 40 mph in the fast lane, and basically being very defiant about it. I would go through Mission Valley and have to weave in and out of traffic to go 60. Some folks are still adhering to this principle, and if you are guilty of it, you will get tailgated until you get out of the way. Until national speed limit laws are passed to reduce the speed limit, it is very dangerous to go slower than the speed limit.— January 2, 2009 5:55 p.m.
San Diego Home Prices Back to Levels of March '03, Down 36% from '05 Peak
Prosecute them all, I say! Off with their heads!! Happy New Year, Don!!— December 31, 2008 4:32 p.m.
San Diego Home Prices Back to Levels of March '03, Down 36% from '05 Peak
I've said this before and I'll say it again. I have zero sympathy for those that used their home's over-inflated value as a piggy-bank, and continued to refinance and pull equity out as a source of income, only to find themselves with a mortgage of $750,000.00 and a house worth only $550,000.00. The worst part is these people then walk away from the house and renege on the debt. What about all the stuff they bought with the equity? Cars, boats, jewelry. They get to keep it. It is the equivalent of stealing and they should be prosecuted.— December 31, 2008 11:42 a.m.
Benjamin Button Bazooka Blast
I love it! I'm going to try it, and I am going to use the crazy-eye thing if I have to. I'll report back in the new year the results. Hopefully I will not get my ass kicked or shot.— December 31, 2008 7:32 a.m.
Teachers and Bumper Stickers
Back in the old days, much of our energy was focused on survival. There were many less of us as well. Maybe progress itself is responsible for rudeness and intolerance, because the quicker things come to us, the shorter our patience becomes. Leisure time was an unheard of concept until 100 years ago, if even then, so now we do not know how to use it productively. I will read that book. Thanks for the tip. I'm not usually so maudlin. I normally try to see the good in people, but have YOU been to a movie lately?— December 30, 2008 3:50 p.m.
Teachers and Bumper Stickers
You know something? Anti was on to something with those gross Carls Jr. ads. I always hated them and got the impression that they were trying to make being a pig cool. And you know what? It worked. When I see guys with their kids being belligerent and setting a horrible example I cringe. You know the ones? Little kid with a rat tail hair cut or a mini-mohawk and his jeans halfway down his butt and he is three. And he is a miniature edition of his father. Just a future loser in the making. If I was making millions of dollars a year, I'd wear a clown suit if you asked me. It is a very difficult thing to do, to have to tell employees that they need to adjust their appearance, because their response is usually defensive. When I was a manager, the dress code was becoming extremely casual. Flip-flops, tank tops, that type of thing. I had to have a meeting and tell people that when you are dealing with the public's money you must present a professional appearance and this would serve you well later in life. One starting crying, and most of them got angry. Go figure. I was a meanie taking away their individuality. My husband had to tell someone at work they were wearing way too much cologne. The guy was hurt. But if someone had a bumper sticker on their car and I told them to remove it because it makes a bad impression, I could get sued. It is a fine line.— December 30, 2008 3:08 p.m.
Benjamin Button Bazooka Blast
YEAH! Take back the night! I'm all fired up. Next time I go to the movies, I don't care if someone gets P-O'd because I tell them to quiet down. We need to all start standing up to bullies.— December 30, 2008 2:48 p.m.
Teachers and Bumper Stickers
Freedom of speech is not against the law. Keying cars is. As a country, we are devolving. The impulse to hurt someone or destroy something because you do not agree is no longer being repressed. This is a sign of the decline of civility, such as the example in your last blog. Who on earth would think to shoot someone in a movie theater? Why would you have a gun in the first place? And what's really disconcerting is that there seems to be no fear of repercussion. Didn't the guy with the gun know that he would be caught? This stuff freaks me out. It makes people afraid to leave the house. The shootings in shopping malls, etc. have become so commonplace that we no longer bat an eye when we hear of one. Remember how horrifying it was the first time we heard of one of these massacres? Not so much anymore. And when people put an offensive or inciteful bumper sticker on their car, or wear something that might cause someone to take offense, they are inviting negative attention on purpose. Again, the decline of civility.— December 30, 2008 8:52 a.m.
Benjamin Button Bazooka Blast
Yes, I thought that was strange that the daughter knew nothing of her mother's life. And where was the daughter when the mom was taking care of Benjamin when he was turning into a baby? Lots of questions, but I liked the movie. I enjoy movies that do not tie up everything in a neat little bow, and allow you to think about it and draw your own conclusions. Good idea, your soda spilling approach to obnoxious talkers. But you better be prepared for a fight. People that can't shut up during a movie show little restraint in other areas as well.— December 29, 2008 11:29 a.m.