Confusing "justice" in Jacksonville

So two cases in the news here are real puzzlers. First, a female teacher has numerous sexual encounters with her 16yo student...and only gets probation? What are we saying as a society here? If what she did wasnt punishable by jail time then why forbid her from teaching? Would the punishment be different if the teacher/student genders were reversed? Then there is this conviction which makes no sense to me. Was this woman mind controlling the guy? I really dont get how this woman is at fault unless the guy was mentally incompetent or she was forcing him to draw the weapon on the police somehow.

In both cases a judge should have stepped in and set things right. Course judges, being lawyers, are above most forms of accountability..

NovNewz x2

Florida 17yo denied abortion wins on appeal

I love how the judges rule that the 17yo is too immature to choose to have an abortion but apparently gives no thought to how mature she needs to be to actually raise the child once its born...or were they going to force her carry the baby to term then take it away from her?
Anyhoo more news..

Burger King testing out black buns
Its not so easy to up and move to Canada
Kids swim with -tigers- at Tampa area park
Judge caught beating daughter still a judge
Florida schools dont background check landscapers
Students use pee to generate power
Privatizing government isnt always cheaper
140 murders; just an average night  in Brazil
Cops taze homeowner for fighting house fire
"special" schools handing out felony charges too often
Stacked panel finds no problems with Stand Your Ground law
Uruguay President works for 12k, drive VW bug
Smurfette is dead
Russian floating city is sinking
Visit the body farm!
Florida man twists off 2yo's nipple
Hockey player arrested for dressing like cartoon character
Modern bread is toxic to humans

Big news from Mars?

I had reported in the November news links that nothing useful has been discovered as yet on Mars. Apparently that is no longer the case. The last "big annoucement" was over some planken in Antarctica that was silicon based..so I'm not holding my breath for space alien fossils.

John Grotzinger, principal investigator for the Curiosity rover mission, revealed to NPR that "This data is gonna be one for the history books. It's looking really good."

Woman post Resume on I95 Billboard.

Hmmm..what a great idea! If only someone would use these giant signs to attratch attention to reforming the foster care system...

Wilburn is paying $250 to post her information for 24 hours.

Great Yoda song

 The original Be a Man from Mulan is like one of my favorite songs.

Jacksonville Taco Lu is New!

The only restaurant in Jacksonville worth eating at has finally opened its new location. For those of you who havnt tried it, Taco Lu is an up scale "Cantina" that serves lots of alcohol and tacos. While you can get tacos anywhere..Taco Lu brings in unusual ingredients, fresh local fish, and manages to keep the bill fairly small. My favorites are the Scallop Avocado taco, Wahoo with wilted spinach taco, and the brisket royal with grapes and cubes of queso taco. They also offer excellent chips and salsa for free. The salsa is perfect mixed of having great flavor but not being too spicy. Total thumbs up..though avoid the mens bathroom in their original location..I guess they are trying to keep the name authentic.   

Canadian convervative plan leaked

The western wrold went through a bit of a wave of conservatism lately. Many government titled to the right, including Canada and Australia, based largely on oil and natural resource development lobbies. It seems the Canadain movement however is a one trick pony.

" For generations Canada has been a voice for peace and democracy in the world, but the prime minister is abandoning that proud legacy..The Conservatives' new foreign policy plan, crafted in secret, includes no vision for human rights, no vision for peace and security, no vision for aid and international development, no vision for Canada as an even-handed leader on the world stage.”

Lincoln Movie Review

I saw the new Lincoln movie tonight..it was - messianic. A good film..the ending was a bit truncated. You walk out wondering what this Christ guy had on Lincoln. Daniel Day Lewis, who I've heard of but never seen in another movie, played on Oscar winning Lincoln who you couldnt help but love. He was the Everyfather; a kindly curmudgeon who wandered around the Statehouse in a blanket telling stories while sipping tea. Lots of other great actors in this film - like James Spader (who didnt impress) David Strathaim (of Sneakers fame) and Tommy lee Jones. I started the movie out saying the Jones was too typecast to play the role he got..but he surprised me. I think we can expect a sequel called "Grant".

Kick the next doctor you meet in the nutz(ovaries)

I am so #$%^@#$# sick of doctors and clinics EXPLOITING people; demanding 100s of dollars and unnecessary medical procedures just to get scripts written for basic maintenance meds  you can get over the counter in any other country in the world. One reason we have such high medical costs in this country is because doctors are SCREWING their patients by charging for unnecessary "exams" or billing insurance companies at even more ridiculous prices. This causes people to go to the doctor less which means less preventative medicine and more costly procedures down the line that could have been caught early if doctors ddint act like car salesman trying to sell everyone the mystery "undercoat"

So please kick the next doctor you see in the nutz and/or ovaries. Its no wonder public clinics need bullet proof glass at the pay widows. RAWR

Want an offical answer from the Pres?

You can now file official petitions with the White house, and if you get 25,000 signatures they promise an official reply. Thus far its mostly petitions for independence from the United Sates. If we broke up into a confederation of states it would make wars much hard to start. I wonder how much tax dollars are going to pay the people who read and respond to these things.

Harold and Kumar Trifecta

In honor of Washington legalizing pot I decided download (Pirate Bay.se) and watch the three Harold and Kumar movies. Couple good chuckles..I think Go to Whitecastle is the best..the other two mostly recycle the jokes. One question - We just voted to get the government out of the Alcohol sales business so why are we handing them the keys to the Pot stores? And didnt we just sell all the properties..so now we need to buy them back to make pot stores..and hire all those people back..this was ill done.

Scary truth about "facilities" for children

The Tampa Bay Times ran a story recently about how children's group homes in Florida have a loophole enabling them to abuse the kids staying there and violate their civil right with impunity. While this seems shocking it really shouldn't be news to anyone. Government, police and the courts violate adult civil rights all the time. Usually out of sense of expediency but also to circle the wagons around themselves or punish naysayers. Those adults usually have lawyers and the ability to speak loudly on their own behalf. Children who end up in the care of the social welfare system are rarely knowledgeable about their rights or capable of speaking for themselves. So they get "processed" with expediency and the State's best interest at heart. This lack of value for the rights of American Children gets reflected in the quality of the facilities that care for them and the people who keep jobs there. Between weak legal protection, lack of accountability they end up attract employees and patrons looking for safe places to experiment with unorthodox, usually illegal methods.

We need to do better. 

Why I'm not voting for Obama 2morrow

My main reason for not voting for Obama tomorrow is military spending and weapon sales, The weapon plants, the jet builders, the tank manufacturers are still operating at full keel on Obama's watch. Without weapons to build and sell and wars to fight in those workers/solider would be unemployed. But thats the hard path I voted for him to lead us down in order to ween us off the teet of the military industrial complex.

November Newz

Some good ones this month!

New Jersey permits vote by email
Teacher wears maid outfit to reward students
School for Polygamist families closes in Canada
Coral orgy mistaken for chemical spill
Florida schools consider closing for Muslim holidays
Mars rover finds nothing useful on Mars
Poll worker rejects ballot; Judge rules voter cant vote again
Man gets 6 years in prison for failing to pay postage on mail
Florida the craziest state;Jacksonville still murder capital
Cops taze 10yo boy for refusing to wash patrol car
10 worst nuclear boo-boos
Movement claiming the Earth is flat gains momentum
Ferry system canceled 37 sailing due to AWL employees
Seattle removed hygiene requirement for Taxi drivers
Hanford radioactive wastewater leaking into groundwater
Teacher wants benefits, sickleave for being hit by fish
Business illegally dumps tons of Iron into sea off BC

Howls Moving Castle

Just saw this one on TV. Miyazaki, famous for creating Princess Mononoke (which I thought was a bit gory/scary/sad) continues to make interesting films. I like how gender neural many of his films are. A girl would enjoy watching I think just as much as a boy, which is good bacause girls need TV role models other than Disney and its Princesses.