Dr B says:::::::::::::>
A proposed boycott of Girl Scout cookies (because they're supposedly jumping down Americans' throats and killing them with obesity) -- nutty (the boycott idea, not the cookies). But, charges of child abuse against a parent who lets a child become morbidly obese -- not nutty, right-on in my opinion. In addition to all of the long-term physical consequences (Diabetes, heart disease, etc.), there are profound short- and long-term negative psychological and emotional consequences of childhood obesity. If adults want to blow themselves up with food to the point of explosion, I'm not really worried about it -- don't want to pay for it, but not worried about it. But kids are not competent to make that decision for themselves and should not be allowed to do so. Just as we don't allow parents to harm children by under-feeding them, we shouldn't allow parents to harm children by over-feeding them. Don't get me wrong here -- I don't want the government second-guessing the nutritional decisions made by every parent in the U.S.A. or some kind of government-sanctioned "weigh ins" of every kid in the U.S.A. -- but I would like to see mandated reporting (by teachers, school nurses, healthcare providers, etc.) to child protective services when a child is morbidly, grossly obese. One last thing, and this applies to both childhood and adult obesity -- I don't buy the "medical condition" excuse. We all took high school chemistry, and we learned that matter never gets created or destroyed; it just changes form. That means there's no way for 100 lbs. of fat to end up as part of a person's body unless 100 lbs. of food entered that body first. So, even if a person has a "medical condition" that prevents the person from knowing when he or she has had enough to eat, weight gain still can be controlled through the regulation of food intake and physical activity (and if a physician wants to add medication to that mix, I'm fine with it). Nobody has to be fat, especially not kids.
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Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Sunday, March 4, 2007
Randomness
In closing of a blurry weekend, here are a few random items:
1) I wish soccer was as exciting over here as it is in other parts of the world. This YouTube clip makes me want to watch more of the sport (it also leaves me disappointed that nobody in the NFL, like Michael Irvin, has tried this after a TD)...
2) Aren't there better ways to see your wife naked, especially if she's a stripper?
1) I wish soccer was as exciting over here as it is in other parts of the world. This YouTube clip makes me want to watch more of the sport (it also leaves me disappointed that nobody in the NFL, like Michael Irvin, has tried this after a TD)...
2) Aren't there better ways to see your wife naked, especially if she's a stripper?
Thursday, March 1, 2007
Different Standards
Why is it that when Obama comes out and says that lives in Iraq were wasted he is scorned by members of the American press and public, but when war veteran and American hero John McCain says exactly the same thing the headline remains that John McCain announced his candidacy for president. If any member of the blue were to have claimed the lives were wasted as Mr McCain did that would have been the story and it was when Obama did. For some reason there is a double standard, it is time to us as Americans to hold all candidates to the same standards. We are letting McCain distance himself to from the president with out holding him to the same standards the rest of the field is held to. I guess last night brought back the Straight Talk Express, and did he really need to announce his candidacy for president, i think i began the day McCain endorsed W and that worked well, didn't it?
The worst person in the world
Yeah i know i stole the title from a former sports center anchor who spends his days on the news, but what the heck this man is really the worst person in the world. Congrats Mike Nifong, you are truly the worst person in the world. You jeopardized the future of three young men who acted as college student do. Understand this, i am not excusing the semi-irresponsible behavior by these individuals, but in American society where we say that we believe in Innocent until proven guilty we did not show it in this case. The second the story broke the country slammed the Duke team for "out of control." Duke did a hell of a job too, cancelled the teams seasons really show support of your falsely accused student athletes. Now ask your selves the news directors of America, what are your college aged students doing on campus? I will contend that they have probably attended several parties that involved under aged drinking, i contend that they have probably been to a party where someone said or did something offensive to a member of the opposite sex, i will even contend that most college aged American males have been to a party where strippers danced for them and most of them have even received a lap dance from the entertainment. Are these good things that occur in our society, that is for people much smarter than me to figure out. These actions are not is criminal. Mike Nifong went on a witch hunt and the prey where the men of the Duke lacrosse team. These guys who where abused by Nifong will have to live with the baggage of that night for the rest of their lives, and therefore Nifong should be saddled with the baggage of his actions involving this case. First, when the men falsely accused go on a job interview the person across the desk will be thinking about the stripper party; chances are that the every time these men go to interview or meet new people in general they will be labeled for the actions of one night. . One night where the three accused men went to a party. A party like the ones many of us attend from time to time. Mike Nifong has branded a scarlet letter across the chests of these men. Second, men who use others to achieve there own ends are not men they are boys, and Mike Nifonf is truly a boy. He snatched freedom from these three men. He took their freedom to keep his job. He placed confidence in the story of a women who changed her story more times than we have seen anna nicole mug lately. He even let this women id the men who abused her, the line consisted of the team and only member of the team, not a lawyer but don't you need to put people in the lineup that are not suspects, otherwise we give accusers pick of the liter. Hopefully next time something happens at a party that you are attending the accuser doesn't pick you. Because the women who had enough dna in her vag to start sperm bank might say you were the one who rapped her. You don't even have to be at the party when she says it happens, you can have photo of yourself at an ATM when the event supposedly took place and you are still arrested.Third, college males beware, this case makes it okay to hunt you down like the withes of Salem. The great part is that people will never side with the accused they will put your face on TV and treat you as if you are guilty, the protesters on campus will picket you and call you names, and this is Innocent until proven guilty these days.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Tax Policy
A simple explanation of our tax system, courtesy of Prof. Kamerschen of Georgia...
Suppose that every day, ten guys go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100.
If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this:
The first four guys (the poorest) would pay nothing.
The fifth would pay $1.
The sixth would pay $3.
The seventh would pay $7.
The eighth would pay $12.
The ninth would pay $18.
The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59.
So, that's what they decided to do. The ten guys drank in the bar every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement, until one day, the owner threw them a curve. "Since you are all such good customers," he said, "I'm going to reduce the cost of your daily beer by $20. Drinks for the ten now cost just $80.
The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes so the first four guys were unaffected. They would still drink for free. But what about the other six guys - the paying customers? How could they divide the $20 windfall so that everyone would get his 'fair share?' They realized that $20 divided by six is $3.33. But if they subtracted that from everybody's share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer. So, the bar owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man's bill by roughly the same amount, and he proceeded to work out the amounts each should pay.
And so:
The fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% savings).
The sixth now paid $2 instead of $3 (33% savings).
The seventh now pay $5 instead of $7 (28% savings).
The eighth now paid $9 instead of $12 (25% savings).
The ninth now paid $14 instead of $18 (22% savings).
The tenth now paid $49 instead of $59 (16% savings).
Each of the six was better off than before. And the first four continued to drink for free. But once outside the restaurant, the guys began to compare their savings.
"I only got a dollar out of the $20, "declared the sixth man. He pointed to the tenth man," but he got $10!" "Yeah, that's right," exclaimed the fifth man. "I only saved a dollar, too. It's unfair that he got TEN times more than I!" "That's true!!" shouted the seventh man. "Why should he get $10 back when I got only two? The wealthy get all the breaks!"
"Wait a minute," yelled the first four guys in unison. "We didn't get anything at all. The system exploits the poor!" The nine guys surrounded the tenth and beat him up.
The next night the tenth man didn't show up for drinks, so the nine sat down and had beers without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important. They didn't have enough money between all of them for even half of the bill!
And that, boys and girls, journalists and college professors, is how our tax system works. The people who pay the highest taxes get the most benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy, and they just may not show up anymore. In fact, they might start drinking overseas where the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier.
For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those who do not understand, no explanation is possible.
Suppose that every day, ten guys go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100.
If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this:
The first four guys (the poorest) would pay nothing.
The fifth would pay $1.
The sixth would pay $3.
The seventh would pay $7.
The eighth would pay $12.
The ninth would pay $18.
The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59.
So, that's what they decided to do. The ten guys drank in the bar every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement, until one day, the owner threw them a curve. "Since you are all such good customers," he said, "I'm going to reduce the cost of your daily beer by $20. Drinks for the ten now cost just $80.
The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes so the first four guys were unaffected. They would still drink for free. But what about the other six guys - the paying customers? How could they divide the $20 windfall so that everyone would get his 'fair share?' They realized that $20 divided by six is $3.33. But if they subtracted that from everybody's share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer. So, the bar owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man's bill by roughly the same amount, and he proceeded to work out the amounts each should pay.
And so:
The fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% savings).
The sixth now paid $2 instead of $3 (33% savings).
The seventh now pay $5 instead of $7 (28% savings).
The eighth now paid $9 instead of $12 (25% savings).
The ninth now paid $14 instead of $18 (22% savings).
The tenth now paid $49 instead of $59 (16% savings).
Each of the six was better off than before. And the first four continued to drink for free. But once outside the restaurant, the guys began to compare their savings.
"I only got a dollar out of the $20, "declared the sixth man. He pointed to the tenth man," but he got $10!" "Yeah, that's right," exclaimed the fifth man. "I only saved a dollar, too. It's unfair that he got TEN times more than I!" "That's true!!" shouted the seventh man. "Why should he get $10 back when I got only two? The wealthy get all the breaks!"
"Wait a minute," yelled the first four guys in unison. "We didn't get anything at all. The system exploits the poor!" The nine guys surrounded the tenth and beat him up.
The next night the tenth man didn't show up for drinks, so the nine sat down and had beers without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important. They didn't have enough money between all of them for even half of the bill!
And that, boys and girls, journalists and college professors, is how our tax system works. The people who pay the highest taxes get the most benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy, and they just may not show up anymore. In fact, they might start drinking overseas where the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier.
For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those who do not understand, no explanation is possible.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Big Foot Sighting in San Fran
Today on the wonderful, and stylishly entertaining MSNBC Countdown with Keith Olbermann, he talked about Anna Nicole Smith........no seriously he did.......just like everyone else..........the body can be buried on MARS for Pete's sake..............who fucking cares anymore............
But he did talk about one of my favorite athletes over on the West Coast. This certain Arizona State University attendee, first round draft pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates, and single season home run record holder apparently had some shoe and hat sizing issues revealed today. When Barry Bonds, now 42 years old, came to San Francisco a while ago, his Equipment Manager issued the outfielder his numerous shoes, socks, stirrups, pants, shorts, sliding shorts, shirts, jerseys, workout gear, wet gear, gloves, and what not, just like everyone else. But this guy thought it would be a good idea to take note of a few things: his shoe size, 10.5, and his hat size, 7 1/8. To the ordinary mind of a Midwest American sports fan, this information doesn't sound very interesting. However, to a person that is a borderline conspiracy theorist and sports medicine enthusiast, I want to see those numbers for his hat and shoe size NOW!!
Testosterone supplements that were thrown around in the BALCO rooms by Victor Conti like Dianabols, Andros, Decas, and Durabolins, produce some serious effects on the body: LIKE GETTING FUCKING HUGE!!!! Human Growth Hormones, like the ones Landis lost his Tour de France Title for also produce paralleling effects: MASSIVE GROWTH!!!
An average male human being's feet and hands sieze their continued growth at the age of 19, while outliers to the stats stop growing at 21, or even 23 in rare cases. Sooooooo, Barry shouldn't be growing at the ripe old age of 42 huh???? Barry's current sizes.........................HAT........7 1/2.......... Shoe...............13.5........................ don't really help this argument. I mean, Barry managed to grow his feet three sizes and his hat size, after the shaved head, with the help of anabolic steroids. If you don't believe that, you must have voted for Nader.
With all the controversy that surrounded the Baseball Hall of Fame voting today, (nobody got in,) a real sports fan has to realize what the voters are trying to do: Make the Hall of Fame only for the true elitists. What about Barry?? Does he get in when it is his turn???He did hit some serious homers that he attests were not assisted by illegal agents.........really........i mean really.......... I don't know, but that's why i am not on the selection committee for the Baseball Hall of Fame.
But he did talk about one of my favorite athletes over on the West Coast. This certain Arizona State University attendee, first round draft pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates, and single season home run record holder apparently had some shoe and hat sizing issues revealed today. When Barry Bonds, now 42 years old, came to San Francisco a while ago, his Equipment Manager issued the outfielder his numerous shoes, socks, stirrups, pants, shorts, sliding shorts, shirts, jerseys, workout gear, wet gear, gloves, and what not, just like everyone else. But this guy thought it would be a good idea to take note of a few things: his shoe size, 10.5, and his hat size, 7 1/8. To the ordinary mind of a Midwest American sports fan, this information doesn't sound very interesting. However, to a person that is a borderline conspiracy theorist and sports medicine enthusiast, I want to see those numbers for his hat and shoe size NOW!!
Testosterone supplements that were thrown around in the BALCO rooms by Victor Conti like Dianabols, Andros, Decas, and Durabolins, produce some serious effects on the body: LIKE GETTING FUCKING HUGE!!!! Human Growth Hormones, like the ones Landis lost his Tour de France Title for also produce paralleling effects: MASSIVE GROWTH!!!
An average male human being's feet and hands sieze their continued growth at the age of 19, while outliers to the stats stop growing at 21, or even 23 in rare cases. Sooooooo, Barry shouldn't be growing at the ripe old age of 42 huh???? Barry's current sizes.........................HAT........7 1/2.......... Shoe...............13.5........................ don't really help this argument. I mean, Barry managed to grow his feet three sizes and his hat size, after the shaved head, with the help of anabolic steroids. If you don't believe that, you must have voted for Nader.
With all the controversy that surrounded the Baseball Hall of Fame voting today, (nobody got in,) a real sports fan has to realize what the voters are trying to do: Make the Hall of Fame only for the true elitists. What about Barry?? Does he get in when it is his turn???He did hit some serious homers that he attests were not assisted by illegal agents.........really........i mean really.......... I don't know, but that's why i am not on the selection committee for the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Monday, February 26, 2007
helmets off to the NFL
Sometimes people surprise you, today it came out that over the weekend members of the NFL players union meet and discussed the possibility of a three strikes and your out rule with regards to personal conduct. Yes pacman they were talking about people like you, guys who embarrass themselves on a regular basis. When you go to strip clubs throw around $81,000 dollars cash, and then get pissed when the strippers touch pacman's money you embarrass others in the league. Every time Chris Henry got arrested, i would give a number but i lost count sometime last season, others in the league gets a black eye. When lights out Merriam cheats to win players are wondering should i cheat? There are problems in the NFL, but when there are problems in the NFL the players take the appropriate steps to remedy the problem. Unlike the baseball players union who needs Congressional hearings to realize that they have a performance enhancing drug problem. The NFL players didn't need John McCain embarrassing their commissioner to say to each other, these guys are making me look bad, maybe we should do something. It is a pleasant surprise when athletes say to their peers, hey the shit you are doing doesn't fly here, change your lifestyle or get out.
Way to go players it is nice to know that some members of the pro sports world actually care about the behavior of others.
Way to go players it is nice to know that some members of the pro sports world actually care about the behavior of others.
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