(Oh, they are really worried about kids being able to wear dreadlocks at LHSN)

Maybe if we concentrated on developing character and self-discipline rather than giving in to childish urges to "express" oneself via hair or clothing (instead of through accomplishment), these kids would be better off.  But hey, you're 14,15,16,17 or 18!  You know everything and I'm sure you and your complete lack of experience and knowledge means you have something really special to say to us all!  Please do go on!

Everybody is all in a tither about rights.  Does anyone give a damn that a moral and complete education is about teaching kids responsibility and that they are NOT the center of the universe?  We already have an entire generation of entitled whining crybabies demanding that they never have to suffer any consequences for the choices they make in life.  How many more do we need to turn out before we realize that what we have been doing over the past 20 or so years isn't working?

But that's OK.  You wear your hair however you like and wear whatever you want, kid.  I'm sure the world will really appreciate your originality and fresh perspective.  The world always adjusts to those who cry the loudest.

Yes, the dreadlocked are the new oppressed!  Someone, ANYONE needs to speak up for these poor misunderstood souls!  Perhaps we can do a march and a sit-in!  That would be a lot of fun!  Will someone bring cookies?  I ain't coming unless someone brings cookies! 

Seriously, if you want your kid to rise above his peers.  I would respectfully suggest you teach him about work and responsibility before you worry about his precious self esteem as achieved through self expression. 

Mike Rowe has a list that ought to be required learning  in every high school in America.  I'll leave with that and I'll stop following this thread.  I wish you all Good day! 

1. I believe that I have won the greatest lottery of all time. I am alive. I walk the Earth. I live in America. Above all things, I am grateful.


2. I believe that I am entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Nothing more. I also understand that “happiness” and the “pursuit of happiness” are not the same thing.


3. I believe there is no such thing as a “bad job.” I believe that all jobs are opportunities, and it’s up to me to make the best of them.


4. I do not “follow my passion.” I bring it with me. I believe that any job can be done with passion and enthusiasm.


5. I deplore debt, and do all I can to avoid it. I would rather live in a tent and eat beans than borrow money to pay for a lifestyle I can’t afford.


6. I believe that my safety is my responsibility. I understand that being in “compliance” does not necessarily mean I’m out of danger.


7. I believe the best way to distinguish myself at work is to show up early, stay late, and cheerfully volunteer for every crappy task there is.


8. I believe the most annoying sounds in the world are whining and complaining. I will never make them. If I am unhappy in my work, I will either find a new job, or find a way to be happy.


9. I believe that my education is my responsibility, and absolutely critical to my success. I am resolved to learn as much as I can from whatever source is available to me. I will never stop learning, and understand that library cards are free.


10. I believe that I am a product of my choices – not my circumstances. I will never blame anyone for my shortcomings or the challenges I face. And I will never accept the credit for something I didn’t do.


11. I understand the world is not fair, and I’m OK with that. I do not resent the success of others.


12. I believe that all people are created equal. I also believe that all people make choices. Some choose to be lazy. Some choose to sleep in. I choose to work my butt off.

No, The World is Not Required to Adjust itself to You

(On a page for my old high school, Lutheran High School North [LHSN], someone was complaining that the dress codes did not allow for dreadlocks and that such a prohibition was unfairly discriminatory and just plain unfair.  This was my response.)

Yep, people, fairly or unfairly, make assumptions about you based on your appearance and the way you carry, or comport yourself. You can cry and scream all you want but this will never change. Also, employers and schools have a right to demand certain sacrifices from their employees and students regarding their appearance. I don't care what color you are or how smart you are, I am not hiring anyone at our law office who has dyed hair, dread locks, visible tattoos, ear spacers or just anything else I think is inappropriate. A school has a right to discriminate in the same manner. (Anytime you make a decision, you "discriminate", the question is whether such discrimination is legal and not based solely on race, religion, etc, etc.)

There is a very nice young man who works at my favorite downtown coffee shop. He is Caucasian and he has a magnificent set of dreadlocks. He fits right in at the coffee shop and is obviously a considerate and dedicated employee. He is polite, prompt, competent and very well spoken. However, if he wanted to work in our office, even though I know him, I would demand the dreadlocks be cut off. My clients expect a certain professional appearance and comportment and so do I. It his choice, if you want to work here, here are the rules. That same is true of the school you attend.

Finally, this isn't about "power" or "hierarchies" or any "ism" or any other absurd theories about social structure; it's about how the human animal and how the world is designed. At some point, most adults realized this. If you want to stress your glorious individuality, I suggest we teach kids to do it through their accomplishments; any idiot can dress in a manner that is "different" or "expressive". It takes something more, and a lot more work, to actually go out and DO something that makes a difference.

LHSN has made a conscious and rational decision that certain clothing and certain haircuts are not acceptable at the school. This is a microcosm of the choices that the students will have to face over the course of their adult lives. The world does not need to adjust to you or make any special provisions for you; it was here first. This is a lesson one must learn if one wishes to ever mature.

I'll just close with an anecdote about legendary basketball coach John Wooden:

Coach wooden had a strict policy regarding long hair and facial hair. The policy was he didn't allow it, no exceptions.One day, All-America center Bill Walton showed up with a full beard. "It's my right," he insisted. Wooden asked if he believed that strongly. Walton said he did. "That's good, Bill," Coach said. "I admire people who have strong beliefs and stick by them, I really do. We're going to miss you." Walton shaved it right then and there. Now Walton calls once a week to tell Coach he loves him.

Cheers!

Only Idiots Like Capitalism...

Only idiots like Capitalism. Idiots who like freedom, property rights, modern dentistry, air conditioning, antibiotics, clothing and jewelry made from something other than f*&$% HEMP, refrigeration, good beer in plentiful amounts, whiskey that won't blind you, personal computers, Cars that go faster than 60 mph, not having to work 18 hours a day just to survive, rock concerts, hot wings, Baseball, decent restaurants, Las Vegas, Grocery stores with tons of extra sh%$, Quiktrips, and basically every benefit of civilization enjoyed by those academics who condemn capitalism and get paid to do it with......capital.

POTUS NICKNAMES

Someone on a forum in the Conservative Underground group on Facebook thought we should all come up with some cool nicknames for The One just like the kook left did for W. Here was my response:

The Obamiracle
Sweet, Sweet Barry
Barack Da O-Bomb
Barry Ears (mafia nickname)
Git Mo Done
MO MONEY! MO MONEY! MO MONEY! (from "In Living Color", OK, maybe that's a slogan)
Bailout Barry
Hussein the Most High
Historic Hussein
The Kenyan Menace
Bitch-Slap Barry (Chicago Pimp Name)
His Royal Majesty King Hopeicus, Lord Of Change-A-Lot
Dances With Hippies (Native American name)

more to come..................

A Conservative's Lament....

Lefties, be assured that the loyal opposition will be as courteous and respectful towards the Obamiracle worker as y'all was with chimpy mcbushitler!

But ya gotta love the demicans and republicrats! Each one claims to be sooo different from the other.

With one party I get:

-Tools who got beat up at recess who want to be my disciplinarian father - step out of line and "WHACK!"
-Constant federalization of criminal and family law and continual assaults on the 4th amendment.
-People who side with "law enforcement" no matter how egregious their conduct
-Men who fantasize that western values can be planted anywhere, regardless of the native soil, i.e, that the rule of law, free markets and religious tolerance are the natural state of affairs in the universe rather than the product of a long and painful cultural and political evolution in the West. (See the result of free elections in Gaza or the former Wiemar Republic - terrorists and Nazis were freely chosen by the electorate).
-People who think lawyers and lawsuits cause increases in insurance premiums rather than poor business practices by insurance companies and the lack of real competition
-People who think we should do away with the exclusionary rule
-People who have never read Robert Heinlein or Hunter S. Thompson
-People who listen to Jim Baker & Jimmy Swaggert
-People who like country music
-Women who who wear waaay too much make-up

With the other party, I get:

-a worrisome hand-wringing mother who thinks if she doesn't provide my sustenance, I'll just lay down and die, treating humans like cattle in need of nothing more than hay and a barn.
-Metro-sexual nancy-boys who fantasize that international politics is like high school, where pop culture popularity makes all the difference and who don't know that the current leadership in Iran, North Korea, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Venezuela, Argentina and Syria are dangerously insane.
-Continual assaults on the 1st & 2nd amendment, property rights and economic liberties
-People who think health care should be controlled by the same people who run the IRS, ATF, and Postal Service
-People who still think global climate changes are man-made
-Marxist wannabes who blame all the failures of government economic intervention and socialist policies on individual economic choices and the free market in general.
-People who think Che Guevara was something other than a psychotic murderer.
-People who look at their fellow citizens as members of a particular grievance group rather than as individuals
-People who have never read Ayn Rand or P.J. O'Rourke
-People who listen to Jeremiah Wright and Al Sharpton
-People who like indie, emo, screamo and Sean Penn
-Women who won't shave or wear make-up, but men who will shave (all over) & wear waay too much make-up

And both parties will gladly rack up the national debt & print money with impunity. Neither party will get rid of the income tax or cut the size of the federal government in any significant manner. Both will gladly pass on the tough decisions about Social Security to later administrations. As far as I'm concerned, they can both kiss my ass!

When do I get a government who will treat me like an adult and just leave me alone? PBBBBBBBBBBBBLT!

Caroline Kennedy Receives Endorsement Of Staff

Oh.........No.............He...........Didn't!

http://iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk/2008/12/senora-kennedy-is-make-very-good-senator.html

Senora Kennedy Is Make Very Good Senator

Iowahawk Guest Opinion
by Rosa Ortiz
Chief of Housekeeping Staff
Estate of Caroline Kennedy

Buenos dias! I am Rosa. I twelve years work for Senora Caroline Kennedy and her family so I am write for you today to tell you why Senora Kennedy is make very very good senator for Nueva York. Senora Kennedy is very busy now with party menus so she tell me to write this when I am finish with floors and make the bed for guest wing. I am now finish so I write this.

Senora Kennedy is very very sad that television man say he no think she is make a good senator in Washington. This is not right for you to think this too because Senora Kennedy is make very good senator! Here is the reasons:

Senora Kennedy she is from famous senator family. Senora Kennedy father was El Presidente. She have tio who is senator. She have many cousin who also is senator, even all the ones with the drug problems. Why she is only one who no is senator? This is no fair to her. In my old country was the law that all family of el Presidente is also Senator or Minister until the revolucion.

Senora Kennedy is many plaques. She have a diploma from the Senator school and many trophies. She have many famous photografias and autografias. I know this because I have to clean her office every Tuesday and is very hard for to dust all this many things.

Senora Kennedy have very many busy jobs. She is edit the book for the children and the poetry. She also choose the winners for the many awards she is boss for. It is make her very tired, but every day Senora is go to work for the volunteer to raise the money for the awards and the charity. She have many parties at the home and the museum. She work very hard to shop for the new gowns and invitacions. She is also make the seating arrange and hide the tequila from Tio Teddy so he not get borracho. This she do for the poor.

Senora Kennedy she is the good mother. She is raise her two girls by herself, with the nannies, and every night read the girls the poetry book she edit. The nannies are go now because the girls they also are go off now to Senator school.

Senora Kennedy she is always know the issues. Every morning she always tell me, "Rosa, where is my New York Time paper?" Then she read it before she go to Fifth Avenue for the shopping. When she get back she tell me to put it in the recycle because to save the planet.

Senora Kennedy is the good boss for the people. She treat everybody on the staff very nice and no yell. We all get one day off in the week and she give the $200 bonus this Christmas. Except Maria because she broke the crystal bowl in the office when she dusting.

Senora Kennedy knows how to call the taxi. Senora Kennedy say to tell you she sometime call taxi by herself.

This is why you should no listen to the people who say she no be a good senator. Senora Kennedy is make the best senator because she is the pure full blood of the Kennedy, and no one drop of mestizo. When she is senator maybe she give you $200 bonus if you no break anything or be disloyal. Extra $100 if you write a good blog about her.

I have to fold laundry now. Also Tio Teddy is come to the party tonight so I have to lock the liquor cabinets.

December 29, 2008

Christmas In Iraq

And he shall be called Prince of Peace....

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Christmas/ss/events/lf/122308christmas/im:/081225/481/217e7512202747df86732087d4a9ebf1/