Giving a Raise by not Wearing a Suit

A novel idea indeed! I really don't care much for the Dallas Mavericks. But I love Mark Cuban. His latest blog entry against wearing suits is another reason why I love him. The fellow hits the issue on the head perfectly. Wearing a suit is simply done to meet the status quo or to give off an impression of some sort. It's pretty pointless and it's uncomfortable. I've always thought that wearing a suit is a tell-tale sign that someone is trying to hide something - either ineptness, or trying to hide their substance behind a visual impression. So again, I say Kudos to the owner of the Mavericks.

My First Democrat Gripe

Before I get into the jist of this gripe, I knew it was going to happen all along had the Democratic party gained control in the House and Senate. It's a necessary evil (and it will be come an irraidcable evil if either Lieberman or Clinton happen to be our next president).

Tennessee Senator wants to ban Girls Gone Wild commercials from television.

Yup, instead of Senator Doug Jackson focusing on real issues, like the rest of his party, he instead thinks posing legislature to remove what he considers filth from the airwaves.

"People feel like, as they sit in their living rooms, they just have to surrender; there's nothing that can be done."

"Most people and most parents in the state of Tennessee will cheer this bill because they know as long as (cable companies) are making money, it will only get worse," he said.

What Doug Jackson is failing to understand is that the cable companies wouldn't run these particular ads unless the companies purchasing these ads weren't making money enough to purchase the ad time- which indicates that "most people" (and I would even say most male parents) are watching this and wouldn't cheer this bill.

If Doug Jackson or any offended person/parent has an issue with what's appearing on their television they have three options:

1. Turn the channel
2. Supervise your children's television viewing
3. Throw away your television

So, in short, stop trying to dictate what can and can't be viewed on MY television over the cable/satellite packages I'VE subscribed to, all because you don't want to see it. You (and "You" can be any legislator) have the ability to exercise free will over what you watch and so do your constituents. Spend some time on real issues, not this moral posturing.

Back From the Dead

Time for a resurrection. This is the first post in months here. It will be brief.

The holiday season was a good one that now has me shaving my face with an electric razor, wearing new clothes, and playing a bit of Final Fantasy XII here and there when taking breaks from the job and my thesis.

In the beginning of the year I made a Super Bowl prediction of Indianapolis vs. Dallas. That prediction still stands a chance of coming to fruition, as both teams are in the playoffs. However, both teams have been floundering as of late - one team can't stop the run and the other can't stop the pass and one team has a cocky schmoe at QB who can't hold a candle to Drew Bledsoe and should have never replaced him. It's not Bledsoe's fault the Cowboys O-line is a substandard pass blocking Oline and that playcalling often 4-5 man routes with minimal blocking. I'm eagerly anticipating watching Romo throw the Cowboys hopes away in the playoffs just like he has in the past two games. Besides, it's looking like neither of the two teams will really make it out of the first round, let alone make it to the Super Bowl - Indy's D pretty much blows.

Now that I've blathered on for a few lines, it's time to go back to the thesis. Peace.