Before I get started, had a nice treat today. Stopped off at a bookstore to see about getting a copy of I Killed: True Stories of the Road, a new book out that's a collage of road stories from some of the most well-known comedians of today. Didn't find the book anywhere, but did see my book on the shelf! Two copies of God is a Woman: Dating Disasters were sitting on the shelf. Pretty cool considering that the "official" release is in Feb. 07, which means we will do our first big print run for bookstores then, which will include reviews on the back cover. This means that the store must have been getting enough requests about the book that they decided to stock it early. Sweet! Lots of marketing to do; this gives me a burst of energy, though.
Any rate, did you notice:
How many arabs and Iraqis were on the study group analyzing the U.S. strategy in Iraq?
That you can't buy lawn darts because some kids got killed by them years ago? (We played lawn darts as kids almost every day; great game and good for eye-hand coordination.)
You can't buy this horse racing game I had when I was a kid because some group complained that it taught kids to gamble? (It was the best game. The horses, eight of them, raced out of the gates. You never knew who was going to win and you just watched as they moved to the finish. It operated on batteries.)
A group wants to change cars, charging car companies millions (and thus consumers thousands each) because cars don't have safety features with keys in the ignition. Kids turn the keys in the ignition and shift the cars into gear, tragically rolling over a smaller sibling. Um... isn't the fact that you have to HAVE keys in the ignition THE safety feature? Why the hell would you put a key in the ignition then leave the car unattended with children around? Some new law takes effect in 2010 requiring cars to have some key-safety feature. Not a clean air feature but a safety feature, which cars already have.
That U.S. national parks are overrun with the construction of fences and barricades on cliffs and rises to provide safety and easy access to visitors, while the rest of the world leaves their parks as unfringed upon as possible? (It is ironic to build on protected land people are supposed to visit for its natural beauty.)
That dodgeball and tag are illegal in some areas because they are unfair to some children who aren't as skilled in the aspects of the game? (In which case they will soon have to outlaw baseball because it is an unfair sport to the Chicago Cubs for the same reason.)
Perhaps we should stop fighting for freedom and democracy in Iraq and start fighting for it here...
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yes we are morons who are not to be trusted with our own safety. I grew up swimming at a natural pool on a small creek; for years this place was used by many many children for recreation. One recent summer, an employee of the inn nearby, got plastered, stumbled down to the river, slipped on the rocks, rolled into the pool and drowned. Now signs litter the hillside, and it is prohibited to swim in (or even approach ) the river. You just can't take all of the sharp edges out of the world or off the top of most folks heads!
The car safety thing is stupid. Most modern cars already HAVE a safety feature in place...you cannot shift the car out of park unless the brake is depressed. Oh, and you're right...there's that little safety feature called don't give your kids the keys @@ Although which is it, the new Toyota? It has a push button ignition, because apparently we're too stupid to put a key in the ignition!
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