Wussification of America

Colorado Springs School Bans Tag on Playground, Citing Conflicts
Thursday , August 30, 2007

An elementary school has banned tag on its playground after some children complained they were harassed or chased against their will. "It causes a lot of conflict on the playground," said Cindy Fesgen, assistant principal of the Discovery Canyon Campus school.

Running games are still allowed as long as students don't chase each other, she said. Fesgen said two parents complained to her about the ban but most parents and children didn't object. In 2005, two elementary schools in the nearby Falcon School District did away with tag and similar games in favor of alternatives with less physical contact. School officials said the move encouraged more students to play games and helped reduce playground squabbles.
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The wussification of America continues. I can only hope that Tag will be replaced with group hugs and art/crafts. The world of Nerf that these kids are growing up in is surely going to translate into more productive and well adjusted citizens. I think it is wise to keep kids away from all types of conflict. Who wants a kid that has faced and dealt with issues amongst peers? Who wants a kid that is competitive and wants to win? I think it is a much better idea to have a kid that looks for others to solve their problems and if that doesn't work just pass some laws to eliminate it.

Things I need.

This will be my next smoker to purchase. It is light enough for travel and cooks just as well as my Brinkman vertical smoker. The price has finally dropped on this thing to make it worth wild.

WEBER SMOKEY MOUNTAIN.

NASA: WE SUR IZ SMARTS

NASA Mulls Drug, Alcohol Testing for Astronauts

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

h and safety report recommends the space agency explore the idea of drug and alcohol testing for astronauts and other employees.

While the review released Wednesday found no evidence that astronauts were drunk or had been drinking heavily before any space launch — as suggested by an independent panel last month — it cited booze-buying runs made for space shuttle crews awaiting launch.

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NASA is suppose to be home to the smartest people in our country yet they do not follow the same standards of employment screening that the fast food industry utilizes for their employees? It is no wonder we haven't been back to the moon (if we even went to begin with).

Top 10 War Movies of all Time

This post was inspired by an idiot in my office that thought that Memorial day and Labor day were the same thing. When I explained to him the difference I swear I saw a 5 watt light bulb go off over his head.

1. We Were Soldiers
2. Saving Private Ryan
3. Patton
4. The Great Escape
5. Black Hawk Down
6. The Green Berets
7. Full Metal Jacket
8. Gettysburg
9. Glory
10. Sands of Iwo Jima

NExT MOTORCYCLE I OWN

2008 Harley Rocker

BBQ and BIKES

The Missouri state BBQ championships is being held in Blue Springs on September 8th this year and they are combining it with a Cycle show. Customs, Cruisers and even sports bikes. This sounds like a fun family event.

My I Tunes addiction

After two years of searching, burning, ripping and downloading I finally hit the 3000 song mark on my I Pod. The good news is that even with some movies and TV show I still have room for 7 more gigs worth of music and then upgrade (my wife will inherit my current I pod). In this time I have diversified my music listening and was surprised to see that I have 77 country songs, over 200 Blues, over 1300 Hip Hop and over 1000 rock songs. Throw in some of Disney's greatest hits, Grandma got run over by a reindeer and some Sinatra and that is my collection.

When I go through my collection the one thing that (regardless of genre) my preference seems to be music from the South. I attribute my taste in Rock music to my father, he may have the biggest rock & blues collection in the midwest. I grew up listening to Lynard Skynard, CCR, The Doors, Rolling Stones, Joe Walsh, Steve Miller etc... all courtesy of my father. When I hit Jr. High and High School my music tastes changed to groups like Guns & Roses(still my favorite) and Van Halen. Then 1988 hit and I got a copy of an Eazy E tape from a kid that transferred to my school from Los Angles and I was hooked on Hip Hop. Back then the Hip Hop section in the music stores was non existent and we had to wait for his cousin to come and visit before we would get the new music. We would make so many dubbed tapes for friends that the tape decks we used wouldn't last any longer than a month or so. When I met my wife she was into and still is into Country music. It took me awhile but I have actually found that if you look hard enough there is enough Country music out there with a rock influence that it has become one of my favorite genres (thank you Big & Rich).

Currently the top 10 groups in my rotation are

1. Lynard Skynard
2. Velvet Revolver
3. Young Buck
4. T.I
5. Big & Rich
6. Dropkick Murphy's (if you have seen The Departed you have heard them)
7. Lil Flip
8. Ludacris
9. Trace Adkins
10. Robert Cray

Midwest Floods

You would have to be blind or completely ignorant to not notice the differences. As I watch the news and see the video footage of peoples homes underwater, boats trolling through main streets, schools and churches being used as shelters and hospitals being evacuated something seems to be missing.

I keep waiting for the reports of rape and murder, video footage of victims shooting at rescue helicopters, Al & Jessie blaming George Bush, police officers abandoning there posts etc... yet it never appears. Why is this? I was lead to believe that the people of this country were completely helpless without the government yet these people who had NO WARNING are not crying for help, they know the help will come but in the meantime they are taking care of themselves.

Funny how the people that had nearly a WEEK OF NOTICE couldn't do the same.

Michael Vick: "I found Jesus"

Today as Michael Vick turned his plea in he proclaimed that he has found Jesus and is a changed man. It amazes me how many people find Jesus once they get into trouble. Has he been hiding the rest of the time? Do criminal defense attorneys have his cell phone number?

Just the other day I found Jesus with out even looking. He was in the Big Lebowski picking up the 7-10 split. Jesus Quintana

Smoker Chopper-Orange County Choppers

Orange County Choppers latest creation for Rub BBQ.

Owen Willson tried to kill himself?

Fox News is reporting that Owen Wilson had cut his left wrist and taken a number of pills on Sunday. His brother found him and called 911.

This is the last guy that I would expect to try this in Hollywood.

Safari of 2007.

Today we trudged through the Kansas City zoo. Armed with 2 cameras, cash, a stroller and sunblock we went head to head with some of the meanest animals known to man. Unlike the Crocodile Hunter I came back alive and able to pass along some photos of these vicious animals.

Yet another Chiefs mistake

The Kansas City Chiefs in their infinite wisdom have named journeyman backup Damn Huard as there starting QB for the 2007 season. This would only make sense if the Chiefs had a team suited to make a playoff run and as everyone can clearly see they don't. Instead of using this season as a rebuilding year and a year to get Croyle some game day experience and possibly finishing 6-10 they are going to make the big run at 8-8. This isn't a knock against Huard, I like the guy he just isn't what we need now.

What Carl doesn't realize is that it doesn't matter who is at Quarterback (so why not start the young guy). There are too many holes that haven't been addressed.


1. The Offensive line is terrible.
2. The Wide Receivers can not catch
3. Our corners are ancient and have both lost a step
4. The center of our D-Line is still not providing a push (with the exception of Tank tyler).
5. Our deep snapper is having problems putting the ball in the right place for kicks.
6. The Cover 2 defense is not catching on with the players.
7. The offensive coordinator can not game plan
8. Jared Allen is going to miss the first 2 games

This is going to be a long season.

Mystery of the Orange cookie

Why is it that at every buffet from Vegas to KC you can find orange cookies? These do not exist at Bakeries, Delis, Grocery Stores etc... yet every buffet you go to has freshly baked orange cookies.

Dave Chappelle makes you think

Indians.

Dave Chappelle may be one of the greatest minds of our time. For the past 6 months I have been trying to find more than 2 Indians(sitting bull not Ghandi) together in a non casino or reservation environment. On Tuesday I saw 3 homeless Indians digging through the trash behind Jeffersons and my mission was acomplished. But in 34 years I had never seen such a thing.

So how many have you seen together at once and where?