Month: August 2007

  • Breast-Feeding Part 7

    It is that time again.  Once again we have a breast-feeding issue in the news. 

    Brooke Ryan nursed her 10-month-old son, Michael, at her home. She says her goal is to teach, not to be provocative. Photo by David Stephenson | Staff

    Brooke Ryan went to a Applebee’s restaurant.  She sat in a booth in the back of the restaurant.  Her baby was hungry.  She began to nurse her baby.

    The waitress came over and told her that if she wanted to nurse her baby, she had to cover the baby with a blanket.  Brooke said it was so hot that she didn’t have a blanket. 

    Brooke asked to talk to the manager after the waitress persisted.  She gave him a copy of the 2006 Kentucky law that “prohibits interference with a woman breast-feeding her baby in public.  (Because all nursing women carry a copy of the law with them).

    The manager knew about the law but mentioned indecent exposure and said she needed to cover it with a blanket.  After being contacted by a lawyer, the restaurant chain is said to be considering keeping blankets in the restaurant so breast-feeding women can cover themselves.     

    Brooke said, “That’s like telling Rosa Parks she still had to sit in the back of the bus, but we’ll give her a blanket to make her more comfortable”  Her husband said, “Some women think it’s fine to cover up with a blanket, but a woman shouldn’t be forced to.”  Here is the link:  Link 

    Is it indecent exposure if the woman refuses to cover a breast-feeding baby with a blanket?   

                                                                     

  • Expectations

    I was watching the Today Show this morning.  They mentioned that women feel pressured to have sex in relationships.  They mentioned that people now get into relationships with an expectation of sex.

    Do you think there is an expectation of sex in romantic relationships now?

                                                             

  • Larry Craig and Gay Sex in the Restroom

    Republican Senator Larry Craig was arrested and later plead guilty to disorderly conduct.

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    The police report filed by the undercover police officer reported that Larry Craig knew all the signs of initiating gay sex.  According to the police officer, Larry Craig looked into the stall.  He then went into the stall right next to the undercover police officer. 

    He then tapped his foot (all of this is claimed to be the way a person initiates sex in the public restroom).  He then moved his foot over into the stall of the undercover police officer.  He then ran his hand underneath the stall.  Here is the link:  Link

    So the undercover police officer was in the airport restroom to catch people having public sex in the restroom.  This is not an issue of prostitution.

    Do you think it should be illegal for Larry Craig to initiate sex in a public restroom?

                                                                        

  • College Dorm

    Go to the post below and tell me how many guns you have.

    Here we go:

    We are getting to the time of the year where many are going back to college or going to college for the first time.  Students are faced with decisions about priorities based on limited income.

    If you had to pick between one or the other, would you rather have a computer or a fridge in your dorm room?

                                                           

  • Gun Ratio

    I want everyone to participate in this so we get an accurate number.

    I posted in my photoblog that the U.S. is the most armed country. The U.S. has 90 guns for every 100 citizens.

     
    One of the commenters made this comment:
     
    “I’m curious what the ratio is for guns owned compared to your subscribers.”
    8/28/2007 1:15 PM – This_Is_Important
     
    I am sort of curious myself.  So tell us how many guns you own.  Don’t tell us how many your dad or brother owns.  Tell us only how many you own.
     
    How many guns do you own?
     
                                                           

  • The New Laws of Fashion

    The following list was on msn.com to show men “The New Laws of Fashion.”  Here is the link:  Link

     

    1. YOU WEAR THE CLOTHES, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

    2. INVESTING IN QUALITY OFTEN MEANS INVESTING IN THE THINGS YOU CAN’T SEE.

    3. BLUE JEANS ARE GOOD; DARK-BLUE JEANS ARE BETTER.


    4. CELEBRITIES LOOK GOOD IN CLOTHES FOR TWO REASONS.


    5. YOU SHOULD DRESS FOR AIR TRAVEL AS IF IT WERE STILL A PRIVILEGE.


    6. A WELL MADE AND PROPERLY KEPT SHOE WILL LAST YOU THREE DECADES.


    7. WOODEN SHOE TREES ARE A GOOD IDEA.

    8. THERE ARE TWO WAYS YOU SHOULD STORE YOUR TIE:


    9. BROADEN YOUR COLOR WHEEL.


    10. IT’S BETTER TO BE OVERDRESSED THAN UNDERDRESSED.

    12. IN YOUR MEDICINE CABINET:


    13. BUY THE SUIT THAT FITS, NOT THE ONE YOU WISH YOU COULD FIT INTO.


    14. WOMEN ARE SEXY WHEN WEARING ONE ITEM OF MEN’S CLOTHING.

    15. WATERPROOF AND WATER-RESISTANT


    16. WET SHOES SHOULD BE DRIED IN A WARM PLACE NEAR AN OVEN (BUT NEVER IN ONE).


    17. “A WELL-TIED TIE IS THE FIRST SERIOUS STEP IN LIFE.” -OSCAR WILDE

    18. BE SUSPICIOUS OF THE GUY IN THE STATE U. SWEATSHIRT.


    19. YOUR EYEGLASSES SHOULD CONTRAST, NOT MIMIC, THE SHAPE OF YOUR FACE.

    20. IN THE NEW JEANS-AND-A-SUIT-JACKET ENVIRONMENT, A POCKET SQUARE CAN STAND IN FOR A TIE.

    21. ALWAYS CHECK MID HUES OF GREEN, BROWN, AND BLUE IN DAYLIGHT BEFORE PURCHASING.

    22. EVEN A WELL-FITTED TUX HAS ITS LIMITS.


    24. LOOK YE NOT TO RUSSELL CROWE FOR STYLE INSPIRATION.

    25. SHORT SOCKS ARE FOR ENGLISHMEN AND ITALIAN BUS DRIVERS    .

    26. WHEN IT COMES TO WATCHES, YOU ARE ONE OF TWO TYPES

    27. NEVER BE RUSHED INTO PURCHASING UNCOMFORTABLE SHOES, NO MATTER HOW SHINY THE LEATHER.

    28. LEAVE THE POCKETS OF YOUR SUIT JACKET SEALED, JUST THE WAY THEY CAME.

    29. WEARING THE SAME SHOES DAY IN AND DAY OUT WILL DRASTICALLY SHORTEN THEIR LIFE SPAN.

    30. YOUR TIE’S TIP SHOULD JUST REACH YOUR WAISTBAND.

    31. WHILE YOU’RE AT IT, LEARN TO TIE A BOW TIE.

    32. THE CLASSIEST COLOR FOR BLACK TIE IS BLACK.


    33. YOUR TIE KNOT SHOULD ALWAYS CONCEAL THE COLLAR BAND BEHIND IT.


    34. WITH A DOUBLE-BREASTED SUIT, IT’S ACCEPTABLE TO HAVE ONLY THE LOWER-RIGHT BUTTON UNDONE.

    35. NEVER BUY ANYTHING YELLOW.


    36. OPEN BUTTONHOLES ON THE CUFF OF A SUIT USED TO BE THE SIGN OF HANDMADE QUALITY. NO LONGER.


    37. NO ONE AT THE PARTY WILL EVER NOTICE IF YOU’VE LOST ONE OF YOUR CUFF LINKS.


    38. POLISH YOUR MID- AND DARK-BROWN SHOES WITH BLACK SHOE POLISH.


    39. A MAN SHOULD NOT SHOP FOR MORE CLOTHES; HE SHOULD SHOP FOR BETTER ONES.


    40. SOME COLORS ARE MEANT TO BE TOGETHER. SOME ARE NOT.

    41. WHEN IT COMES TO BUYING A SUIT, NO MATTER ITS PRICING, CHECK THE FOUR MAJOR ZONES TO SEE IF IT FITS.

    42. WHEN IT COMES TO PATTERN IN YOUR CLOTHING, LESS IS MORE.

    43. YOUR SHIRT COLLAR FITS PROPERLY IF YOU CAN JUST GET ONE FINGER BETWEEN IT AND YOUR NECK.


    45. NOTHING SAYS “JACK***” (edit)  QUITE AS WELL AS A CELL PHONE ON A BELT CLIP.

    46. YOU DON’T NEED TO BUTTON EVERY BUTTON.


    47. SUNGLASSES SHOULD BE WORN ONLY AS SUNGLASSES.


    48. CHECK YOUR FLY BEFORE ANSWERING THE DOOR.

    49. DESPITE THE STYLE FOLLIES OF THE ’80S, THEY DID GET A FEW THINGS RIGHT, LIKE THE POLO SHIRT.


    50. WHEN IN DOUBT, ASK YOUR TAILOR.

                                                                                             

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  • Public Funding and Arab Culture

    A public school is opening soon that has created a little buzz.

    AP Photo

    A school in New York has opened that offers instruction in Arabic and on the Arab culture.  There are those who are concerned that the school will teach radical Islam.  Here is the link:  Link

    Should the government fund a school that offers instruction in Arabic?

                                                                                     

  • Pope Benedict XVI and The Cover Up

    The Pope is being accused of covering up the sexual molestation of three boys.

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    The U.S. Justice Department has rallied to get him immunity from the lawsuit because he is the head of state of the “Holy See.”  The Assistant U.S. Attorney General Peter Keisler said that the lawsuit proceeding would be “incompatible with the United States’ foreign policy interests.”

    The lawsuit cites a letter that the Pope wrote before he was Pope saying that the sexual abuse of minors cases should be handled by “special church tribunals handling the cases” and that those cases were subject to “pontifical secret.”

    The plantiffs in the case believe that the “secret proceedings” were a conspiracy to cover up the sexual abuse.  Here is the link:  Link  I first heard about this issue on this site a year ago:  Link

    Should the U.S. give the Pope immunity from the sexual abuse case because he is the head of state of the “Holy See?”

     

  • Discipline

    A father felt his son was out of control.  So he restrained him to keep him out of trouble.  He handcuffed and chained him to his bed.  The police found him chained to the bed and arrested and charged the father with unlawful restraint and false imprisonment.

    The very next day his son was arrested with some friends for vandalizing a few cars and trying to steal a car.  Here is the link:  Link

    What can parents do when they feel like their child is out of control?