May
24
New Shoes
May 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Blogging about shoes – I guess anything goes. But I just ordered my custom shoes from Converse. Cool birthday present from the wife and kids. Now I just need to wait two to four weeks and hope that what arrives is what I ordered. The heel stripe is also customized and has the text “MAKENOLAWS”. [...]
May
22
Hooray for Independent Thinking
May 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment
It looks like some 8th grade students are fed up with the endless, mind-numbing testing that school children are forced to endure. Good for them, and it’s great to see kids taking some responsibility for their education as well. But it’s a shame that the school system continues to crush the creativity and independent thinking of these [...]
May
7
Alcohol Laws
May 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Laws regarding alcohol don’t seem to be very logical. Let’s forget the whole “You must be 21 to drink” issue since that’s an entirely different rant. I’m just talking about the random restrictions on drinking that are in place that are not related to being of “legal” age. For example, we went out to dinner [...]