We can never predict the outcome of our actions,
which is why every action must be acceptable in itself,
and not as part of a stratagem.
---------------------------------------
which is why every action must be acceptable in itself,
and not as part of a stratagem.
---------------------------------------
I often wish I could sort search results, especially news articles, by "latest updated". I also wish every web page had a date on it, so you'd know how old the information is.
----------------------------
Some people seem to consider Harry Reid's comment to be stereotyping and racist. I understand why some people are pushing it - because they hope people who don't think for themselves will think Reid is racist, and they want to hurt his campaign for reelection.
The statement that Obama stood a chance of being elected because he's light and articulate was simple truth. It doesn't show racism on Reid's part, but simply that Reid understands the inherent racism and/or colorism of many voters, and if anyone should be offended, it should be those who would NOT consider voting for a darker candidate. If there was a disrespected target, it was those voters.
I wish people would think before they react.
----------------------------
Asbestos is being blamed for all kinds of illnesses, from lung and bladder cancer to kidney failure. Class action lawyers have been trolling for plaintiffs for the past fifteen years, and they've expanded the job classifications that would have been exposed to asbestos.
The whole thing ticks me off. It's not like the manufacturers or suppliers of asbestos, or the companies or people who used it, were aware at the time that it was a problem. At the time, it was seen as a Very Good material, because it was safe and fireproof. People my age spent our entire childhood in schools with asbestos ceilings and floors, because it was considered a good thing in schools, because it was fireproof, and our parents demanded it.
Ok, it wasn't such a good idea. At the time, it seemed like a good idea. Nobody knew it could cause health issues. That was discovered later (and it's not as widespread or as bad as it's being painted), and I don't agree that people/companies who thought they were doing the right thing should be sued when it turned out to be a bad idea.
If that were so, we should all be allowed to sue our parents for bad decisions.
I wish 'lack of harmful intent' would work as a defense to lawsuits.
------------------------------
I accidentally landed on a PBS cartoon show this morning. It was supposed to be educational, I suppose, but their teaching method left a lot to be desired. I haven't the faintest idea what age group or educational level it was aimed toward. Anyway, they had a series of dashes that they were filling in with letters to make a phrase. The secret phrase was "growing up". There were secret letters the kids were expected to find. The secret letters were huge, like
M L D
in red, smack in the middle of the screen, in groups of three. Wow. "Did you find them? What letter is this? D! What sound does 'D' make?" At the end, kids who apparently weren't sure what sound "R" makes were eventually expected to sound out "GROWING UP". I began to suspect that there was some other purpose to the whole exercise, other than teaching phonics.The poor presentation wasn't what bothered me most. They were using "The Ugly Duckling" to illustrate the phrase. You know the story, "There once was an ugly duckling, with feathers all stubby and brown...." That one. The guy that turned into a beautiful swan.
The first thing I noticed was that the ugly duckling had yellow feathers, and the other ducklings were brown. That had to be a conscious choice, because swan cygnets are gray, and domestic duck chicks are more likely to be yellow or white.
I wondered what reaction the PC police would have when the
Then the first three secret letters were shown: "R N P", which I at first read as related to "RNC", and I started laughing.
It was along about then that I noticed that the dotted lines they were plugging the letters into reminded me of "Hangman".
Oh, PBS. I wish folks would review before distribution. And I wish the PC police would stop messing with my brain.
.
2 comments:
RE: Asbestos. I'm sorry, it is as dangerous as they are saying. My grandfather died of lung cancer in 1989 after having worked to build the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant on Long Island for more than a decade - working with asbestos when they didn't know it was bad, without a respirator or any other protection. His cancer was deep in his lungs and inoperable. I watched him waste away through chemotherapy and radiation, which I think can be worse than the disease it's trying to treat. But that's another issue entirely.
My grandparents could not sue anyone because they didn't find out about the "asbestosis" until 2 months after the statue of limitations had expired.
While I agree with you that the lawyers are trolling for victims, don't downplay the dangers of asbestos. When it is particulated into the air, that's when it causes problems. Sealed up in ceiling tiles, not so much.
When I said "it's not as widespread or as bad as it's being painted", I meant that not EVERY case of the various types of cancer is as a result of asbestos exposure, but the class-action lawyers want us to believe it is. Of course, all cancer, from whatever source, is bad.
The major point was that "they didn't know it [asbestos exposure] was bad", so why should they be held responsible.
Post a Comment