Ban on Pledge of Allegiance Upheld
Posted by David | Filed under News & Politics
“In upholding its earlier decision, the court said it would be ‘wrongheaded’ to allow public outcry to influence court decisions. ‘We may not — we must not — allow public sentiment or outcry to guide our decisions,’ Judge Stephen Reinhardt wrote in the 46-page opinion.”
Just to repeat, public opinion no longer matters to our government.
Posted by David | Filed under Arts & Entertainment
While jotting down some notes for a script of mine, one of the many off-hand filmmaking proverbs crossed my mind: “anybody can come up with a great idea for a film.” With that in mind, what movie do you want to see in theatres someday?
Shopping Carts
Posted by David | Filed under Business
Many supermarkets here in NJ have a common problem: outdoor cart retrieval. In other words, all the shopping carts are parked outside, and you have to grab one before you enter. Why is this a problem? Consider a customer who wants to make a quick purchase (milk, say), but while shopping decides to go ahead and get groceries for the rest of the week — he has to return the items (or stash them) and go outside (weather permitting) to grab a cart, walk back in, and start over. Or consider customers (like myself) who are unaccustomed to looking outside for carts; not exactly great customer service.
Posted by David | Filed under News & Politics
Every American has the right of personal opinion, especially in politics, lifestyle and religion. The value of each opinion is not based on status or popularity — in essence, every citizen has an equal say. If this is the case, why are so many celebrities and superstars using their fame to influence the government?
Citizens Against Celebrity Pundits is an online petition that will at least bring the situation into the spotlight — whether you agree with Sean Penn and/or Barbara Streisand or not, they have no right to use their position for political policies. If, instead, they run for and are elected to an office, I’ll consider their opinion more important than neighbor Joe.
Ready.gov
Posted by David | Filed under Design, Personal
Regardless of its dubious necessity, the Homeland Security Dept.’s Ready.gov is one of the best government sites I’ve ever seen. The layout is clear, concise, and appropriate. I wish that could be said of FirstGov.
Posted by David | Filed under Arts & Entertainment
In lieu of studying for a history test, I’ve written up a full review for The Recruit, another of those box office favorites I mentioned earlier.
Posted by David | Filed under Technology
Google bought Pyra Labs, makers of Blogger. I will never cease to be amazed at the brilliance of that company; I just hope they don’t become a mega-corp along the lines of Yahoo!. (Hat tip: OnFocus)
Posted by David | Filed under Arts & Entertainment
In a rather impressive display of affection, snowflakes have shutdown the community. To celebrate the sudden holiday, I’ve begun writing longer reviews of the current box office favorites. The first, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, is now online.
Posted by David | Filed under Personal
It’s been almost a month since I’ve been able to post anything here, and you’d think there would be a lot to say. For instance, I could comment on the current political situation with Iraq and the disappointing lack of support for a rather necessary step of action; or, there’s always the tried and true personal reports about life, school, and finding the right local Italian restaurants; I suppose even a detailed look into HGTV and how its life-sucking design shows can influence a relatively sane person into a work-a-holic interior decorator.
Nah.
