Odd or Interesting Things

Things that strike me as odd or interesting...

Interesting - Multiple websites now have decried the book "Go The F*** To Sleep" which has hit number one on the NY Times best seller list. One says that "sometimes the biggest bully in the neighborhood lives in the same house you do.  Sometimes it's your parent."  Another talks about what kind of parent might say "F---- your stuffed bear, I'm not getting you s---" to their child. 

Both of these commentators completely miss the point.  The first point is that the book is funny!  The second point is that we, as a society, have lost our minds when it comes to our children.  We no longer allow them to explore their world.  They have to be coddled throughout their lives, sometimes now even into middle age.  If we were so afraid of our child getting a runny nose, or picked on by a bully, then maybe the parents of those kids should have thought harder about having them. 

Odd - There is a big bru-ha-ha going on in Washington now, with pundits from both sides talking about how the other side is ENDANGERING AMERICA by not coming to an agreement on the debt ceiling.  The latest salvo offered by Republicans is that they pass a "Resolution of Disapproval" - essentially saying that Congress does NOT want to raise the debt limit.  Obama can then veto the resolution, and without the votes to override him, he's free to increase the debt ceiling himself. 

All of this is about the next campaign.  Democrats point out that cutting spending isn't a good idea in a recession.  Republicans point out that raising taxes isn't a good idea in a recession.  But raising the debt ceiling isn't a good idea.  Ever.  So at the end of the day, here is the compromise they should make:  Cut corporate subsidies - ethanol, oil and gas, etc.  Make cuts to spending.  If you can now get by without raising the debt ceiling, then you're good.  If not, rinse and repeat.  Stop trying to raise taxes on the "rich".  Stop trying to save your pet subsidies.  Work for the people!

Interesting - Now that the prison guards have torpedoed the deal Dan Malloy made with SEBAC, the CT General Assembly seems to be poised to transfer even more of it's power over to the executive.  Maybe they should simply cede all of their power to him, and go home.  Maybe they already did and nobody noticed.  Hmmmmmm.

Interesting - There are 4 metals you will need when the zombie apocalypse comes.  Silver, Gold, Brass, and Lead.