Passenger Refuses Scan and Pat Down, Why Wasn't He Arrested?

So I see there was an airline passenger that refused to be scanned or have a thorough pat down. Cool, people are comparing him to Rosa Parks, the big difference being she got arrested. They should have locked his ass up, banned him from flying, and give him the maximum fine! When he refused to have either the scan or search he became an enemy combatant, he should have been treated as one. I'm all for free speech, but it comes with a price, that's why it's so precious.

What Does a Yellow Curb Mean?

Are yellow curbs universal? Does a yellow curb mean no parking in Abilene, or Spokane? It used to be mean that in MD, but they must have changed that to I'll only be a minute so I'm not parked? People are ignorant slobs, the only good people being the ones that read my blog! People of Baltimore, pay attention! Rules do apply to you, all of the time, even when you're in a a hurry! And you people that leave your car running with your kids in while you illegally park at an ATM are going to the 3rd level of hell!

Free Time, Forced Civility, and Oil Usage Restrictions

We are trying to figure out what to do with our time now that the boy is finished school. I really shouldn't say we, it was the wife that spent so much time making sure he stayed on task, but hey, I live here too! I have marked certain milestones, like retirement, with changes in my appearance. Grew my hair, cut my hair. Grew a beard, shaved my beard. Grew...you get it. Well I'm running out of things to change, it's hot, it's humid, seemed like an easy choice.



Graduation was great, the boy was absolutely glowing, right along with us. The school has it down to a science, 577 kids, they'd better. One thing bothered me, well lots of things bothered me, but this one was acute. They made an announcement to please hold all clapping, all cheering, and all outbursts until the end of the ceremony as a courtesy to those listening for their childs name. It didn't happen! When I take over the world this will be a thing of the past. Your name is called and there is an outburst, you come into school with a parent on Monday to get yours. I'd like to force a little civility on people, even if they don't want it.

This spill in the Gulf is horrible. How can it be that something like this doesn't have an answer? We make the coal people have a plan for when things go wrong, they don't work, but we make them have one. BP had a plan to save walruses, tons of those in the Gulf. Did the USA restrict things like travel, fuel consumption during WW2, pretty sure they did? Stop all non essential air travel, tonight! Give us coupons for gasoline, use your coupons and you either stay home, or you trade with someone else for theirs. These aren't big problems, just ones that need serious answers.

Got the Blues, Taking Over the World, and Pains Are Real Pains

Had the blues all week, just couldn't shake it. It would probably be considered more then just the blues, but who's counting? Things are looking up, but I still don't fell well, add to it that these periods now effect my eyes, and my overall health, it's not a fun thing. We will soldier on, do what needs to be done, cross all my I's, dot all my T's, see where it takes use. School is upon us, the boy got his electric bike, the girl is taking the semester off to build the bank account, and recharge. Bring on the next challenge!

I am getting ready to take over the world, look for me in a store near you. I'm tired of certain things, and I've decided if I was running the show, things would run more smoothly. I'm not starting with any of the big things, I'm thinking rules will be a good muster point. Got an automated call from the high school, it would be a big help to fill out the blue emergency cards, the ones they give you with a note, must be completed by such and such a date. No more please do it. Do it or your child gets sent home. They chase these people for months, not under my system! I never filled these cards out myself, told the kids I couldn't sign anything, against witness relocation rules. Tomorrow I'll solve the tinted window problem in Maryland.

I've been having pains, pains that would drop a sensible person to their knees. The pains are what I think are where my muscles used to be? They hit, and boy do they get your attention! It's a lot like a Charley horse, but not with as much cramping, just the pain. My arms and legs jump all over the place, twitching like a fat kid near cake! The pain is new, this didn't suck enough the way it was, thanks MS fairy. I will do what I can, and hope that it will go away, I've had great luck with THAT strategy so far!

Well Done Steelers, We Need Some Real Heroes, and Micheal Phelps Endorses New Bong

It was a sports filled day today. A really good football game, proof that replay should go away, and that superstars don't get thrown out when they throw multiple punches at guys on the ground! What a drive to end the football game, well done with the pressure on. Did they not look at the pass that ended the game? They look at really stupid plays during the season, and they chose not to check that one out? I think it was a fumble, but how did they decide to not review it? The defensive player of the year should have been thrown out of the game for throwing multiple punches. They threw the flag, so they definitely saw it.

Poor Micheal Phelps. It's getting so a 23 year old hero can't suck on a bong anymore without people raising a stink. He said he was sorry, and he wants everyone to know he is only 23, therefore you have to allow him to make childish mistakes. NOT! I wonder if he will lose his endorsements this time? Can we sue him to see about getting the money back Baltimore County spent on the 2nd Micheal Phelps day, and the naming of his Street to Phelps Acres, or whatever they called it? Maybe we should give him another Phelps day to celebrate he wasn't photoged shooting up Heroin?

Are we in this much trouble that we can't find regular people to be role models, we have to pick these guys, and Hollywood types? What's it say about our society that we can't find regular people to look up to? My father did a lot for the young people in his work, but also with volunteering as a coach for both me and the brother. That's something to be looked up to. What has Phelps ever done for me? Where is his mother now? She was quick to be in the parade, man up and take some responsibility in this part. To all you poor slobs who go to work everyday, make enough money to get by, don't have any endorsements, and have never had a parade but somehow manage not to crank on your bong, I tip my hat to you! I can handle mistakes, but I dispise outright stupidity!

NFL Celebrations

Did you see that moron for Philly celebrate before he was in the end zone? Jackson was his name, they said he is a problem child, can't keep his mouth shut, is a little bit of a trouble maker. Why didn't they throw a flag for taunting? Think about it, he threw the ball backwards at the guys chasing him. If he had spiked it at their feet, or screamed at them, like Owens did when he scored, that would be taunting, right? No it wouldn't, the league has no balls. They are letting the thugs have their way. God forbid they just play the game. I just think it's funny what an ass DeSean Jackson made of himself tonight.

English Only For The LPGA

Can you make someone speak English, especially if they aren't, you know, English? The LPGA announced today that it's English or get the Hell out! I find that very interesting. I don't know how they are going to get away with it, but it should be fun to watch. The women have until next year to pass an English test, so they aren't rushing them or anything. We make everyone speak English in this country, right? Hey, wait a minute, no we don't!

What do I care if the chick that wins a LPGA tournament can speak English or not? It makes no difference to me one way or the other. Is it because the sponsor's don't like the gals not speaking English in the interviews after the match? The LPGA denies that, but what else can it be? It doesn't matter in baseball. Nobody seems to care they have guys in the NBA you can't understand. Who decided to make the female golfers the example of Americanism?

The guy that put on my parents front steps spoke nothing but Italian. We have friends who's father doesn't speak enough English to give an interview. We went to a Mexican restaurant the other day and I'm pretty sure only one person there spoke English. Even closer to home, the people behind us only speak Polish. The place I buy German sausage from speak only German, except for the cash register girl, she speaks English. The guy that used to be the head of Baltimore County schools got sent home the first day of school when he was a kid because he didn't speak English.

Who cares if any of them speak English, I don't care! I think the important thing here is how we handle the other parts of English, the written parts. As long as the guy putting the front steps on did his job, I don't care what language he speaks. Same goes for the sausage people, our neighbor, and our friends parents. They can speak pig Latin for all I care. Same goes for all the sports people. Speak Spanish, Korean, anything you want. Just know that we speak English. We don't need to have things in Spanish too. We didn't do it for the Italians, Polish, Germans or anyone else, and I don't know why we are doing it now.

Naval Academy To Seek Out Minorities

I can't believe sometimes the reasons given for why groups do something. The United State Naval Academy has decided there are not enough minorities at the Annapolis institution. Are they currently being excluded? If so, are they the most qualified? They are changing the way they sound, so they say. No more stern male voice on there recruitment video. Is it that the voice was male, or was it that it was a white voice? They replaced the voice with a gospel choir. Do all minorities like gospel music? I thought I read that Hispanics are the largest minority in the US? If they aren't, they soon will be. Does the ad get redone to include salsa music next?

What's a summer seminar program? Do all plebes attend one of those classes? Half of the 83 blacks attending this years freshman class went to one. The total number of minorities this year is 351, a new record. Did half of them, or half of the total 1250 go to a summer seminar? How many blacks applied for the Academy this year? What was the race of the other 268 minorities? Do we need to trim some of them to make the numbers jibe? Who decides this kind of stuff? Isn't that kind of like a quota when you plan on increasing the numbers of one race at the expense of at least one other?

It looks like the current application process is a 10 step one, very impressive. Will that be replaced with one question, race? Are they going to take their new recruiting film to black schools and try to talk them into going? I thought if they wanted to go, they applied? How do I get someone to tailor a program that they seek out 40 something, handicapped white guys, because they aren't applying in high enough numbers? I have to admit, I'm confused. Is the AFL-CLO running the Navy now? How much did it cost us to redo the new films, posters, letters? Who wrote the new novel, yeah, they wrote a novel aimed at minorities. "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." Sorry Dr King, evidently we aren't there yet!

Baltimore's MTA Tries To Stop The Violence

The MTA is offering public service announcements and undercover officers on buses in order to make bus travel safer, 3 cheers for the MTA! This is being done because of the violence on city buses earlier in the year. I brought it up before, the MTA must have read it and taken action. Why are they doing this now? Are the prisons letting out a lot of bad guys and they are anticipating a problem? Are a bunch of these horrible illegal aliens I keep hearing about, you know, the ones you always see working, waging war on our mass transit? Of course not that's just silly. This is being done because school is getting ready to start and they have to brace for the little darlings riding to school! Whaaaa?

My wife rode the MTA to school everyday in Baltimore City. She talks about it when we get together with her posse from the old school days, or when she is trying to make the kids feel bad about how easy they have it. I don't seem to recall stories of her and the other kids beating people up just for shits and giggles. Why is it a problem now? Aren't the parents involved? can't the Principal make them behave? Where have the school safeties gone? Is there no order?!?! There must not be on the MTA buses.

My son has to swipe a card when he goes into school in the mornings. No more roll calls or attendance. Why couldn't they put those on buses? How about retinal scans and thumb print scanners? How about we send limos for these little thugs? I have to admit, I've never been on a public bus, or even been in a cab. I do know that people who do ride the buses on a regular basis shouldn't have to put up with these young animals, running in packs like wild dogs. It's also not right that tax payers have to pay for the extra measures in hopes of people feeling safe in public.

Does the MTA really think these kids are going to see a public service announcement and say, "Darn, I didn't realize I was causing a problem, I really should rethink my actions?" It's insulting that they even consider it an option. We are losing control of civilized society people. It's time to take action, or get off the pot. This, and many other things have to stop. Why are we pussy footing around? Do we like living this way? Do they like living that way? I don't know about anyone else, but I'm not interested in raising someone Else's kids. Stand up and do the tough part about being a parent, be responsible for what you have created, both literally and figuratively.

Dance Party NFL

This is just a quickie, but if the NFL is worried about gang activity, get rid of the dancing. I mean it's like a training ground for Dancing with the stars. Every play has a dance or a posture. Are they capable of just going back to the huddle? Instead of pissin and moanin about it, throw a flag on every play that there is a choreographed dance, stance, or prance. Every single play. It's getting so I am losing interest in the games. If I want to watch dancing I'll look up the Solid Gold Dancers or tune into Soul Train. Play ball fellas!

Are There Really Dead Zones In Our Oceans?

Global warming, wars all over the world, violence in our cities, and now I read about dead zones in our oceans. Dead zones? Sounds like something Stephen King should write about. Do they exist? How should I know? I don't have a dead zone test kit from Acme. All I can do is decide which of the 2 sides I choose to believe. Like most things the 2 sides are diverse in their opinions of if it exists, why it exists, and who is to blame for it. I sure wish I could believe our leaders, but you know.

So these said dead zones, why are they there? Are they a naturally occurring phenomenon, caused by plant life and small animals, martians who are waiting to colonize the earth, or is it runoff from our crops? Once again, it depends on who you talk to, or listen to. Did we have this problem back in the 50's, and did the government tell us truth about it then, or cover it up like they do now? How are we supposed to decide for ourselves? Should I believe what I'm told blindly because we have a Republican or Democrat in the White House, or in charge of Congress? Please, get real!

Are our fish and crabs going to be gone soon? Is it safe to eat what's left? Is it global warming making the farmers put nitrates into the water? Why don't we send Consumer Reports Magazine in to investigate, they are totally non biased, right? Can it be fixed? How much will it cost to not only stop it, but then to fix it and make it all better? Wow, I'm confused, and just a bit fed up. Do I need to make up some buttons demanding farms are forced out of business? Hm, that means no food, and that's a bad thing. If we can't trust the government, then who do we turn to?

I say we all start growing our own food. They want to make me responsible for my own social security, why not my own food. How much land do I need for my own food? Give each one of us a parcel of land to farm, if I do it wrong and it pollutes, I don't eat. OK, that doesn't make sense, but how about we make the people responsible follow the rules. Farmers have to do what they need to do to fix the problem. Builders can't build right on the water, no matter how nice the houses are. That means for everyone, even the rich. We stop polluting our streams. No more fines, you pollute, you go to jail. There, I came up with a couple of ideas, now it's your turn. Tell me what else we can do, make a comment to help us all.

Maryland Prisoners Get Satellite TV

Who do I have to kill to get satellite TV? That may be a sticky question now that some of Maryland's state prisons are adding it for the prisoner's entertainment. Is it for entertainment, or are they doing like many parents with small children do, as a babysitter? A spokesman for the Department of Corrections says it so the prisoners stay in their cells and the guards don't have to watch them. What about commercials and when there isn't crap on?

Am I paying for these people to watch satellite TV? Corrections say no, it is paid for by the prisoner's commissary and telephones. The prison commissary must have a profit margin like Exxon Mobile! I'm going to open a little shop selling Little Debbie's and tooth brushes just to watch the coin roll in! I thought the phones were all collect calls only? Did that change? Are they offering cellies at the prison boutique now?

Let's make prison a punishment again. First time in is what it's like now. Second time in is in a tent city in Western Maryland. No electricity, no running water. Third time is escaped from Hagerstown! Wall in the old prisons, turn off the power, and pull out all the guards. Escape attempts are stopped by machine guns and those winged monkeys from "The Wizard of Oz!" Let mob rule, it apparently is if they are placating them with satellite so they will behave.

Right now prison is better living for these people then home. Let's make it worse, much worse. Prison is supposed to be a deterrent, right? Let's make it less appealing then it is apparently to some. At the rate we are going we are going to spend a lot of money on prisons. Oh that's right, we already are! That's how you make it safer to work in a prison, pull all the guards out and let the prisoner's do their thing. In a few years I bet you don't have many 3 time losers, or 29 time losers like we have now! If we do, so be it.

Gang Signs In The NFL

I did not know that gangs had infiltrated pro sports. Where was I when that happened? I thought gangs were something that young minorities joined to have a sense of self? What was it the Celtic player did during the championship that caused such a ruckus? I'd like to know so I don't accidentally do it down to the Piggley Wiggley! I said a few posts ago I thought Kevin Garnett was speaking a different language. Was he gang talking? This is a pickle!

Don't these guys know gangs are a bad thing? It looks like the NFL is taking steps to stop this right here, right now. Did you know the NFL had an orientation for new players and a part of that orientation is to let them know they can"t be in gangs? I did not know this, but I'm glad I do now. The referees are going to now be like hall monitors in Junior high, or guards in prison, whichever one works for you. On top of calling the game, the refs are going to report any suspected gang gestures, or dances, or whatever looks gangy.

How do the refs know what is gang related? Are they going to watch the movie "Warriors" from 1979 and see what they do? No clicking beer bottles together in the end zone? Now I remember what they are going to do. The league hired gang experts to review films of NFL games to see if anyone is doing anything they shouldn't be. I wish this was a joke, but it's not. The player that got killed last year was shot by a gang member. Is this retaliation for that?

I know, this is crazy, but it just might work. Any player caught flashing gang signs gets banned from football, forever, has to pay all the money they earned back, and has to pay a fine for violating the rules of the league. How about they ban all the tribal dances after each TD and all tackles. No flexing, no posturing, no choreographed celebrations. Go back to the way the greats played. Unitas didn't have a Sharpie, and he let his play do the dancing. Don't give me any of that I'm black, I gotta dance crap either. This isn't about race, just ask Jim Brown. He had a pretty fair career and didn't dance, didn't pose. Didn't Walter Payton use to hand the ball to the ref after a TD?

Let's face it, things are out of control. These guys are making a ton of money, traveling with entourages, not living a normal life. The NFL leads all other sports in arrests. True, most of the guys playing are doing a great job. It's the old story, a few bad apples. Let's just get back to the games. Make it so we want it to be Sunday again. This crap continues and I'm going to flash the NFL a sign, and it wont be a gang one!

The Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth

Does anyone tell the truth anymore? Bill didn't sleep with that girl. George was going to fire anyone who outed Valerie. Raphael did not use steroids. Who can we believe? We are to the point that when some people talk, we should assume they are lying. Politicians lie. Crooks lie. Who else lies? How do you tell when someone is lying to you? It's hard sometimes. Some people are very good at it.

I'm pretty sure my friends don't lie to me? I'm real sure as a matter of fact. They told me I was a dumb ass once, and I was! They are a pretty straight forward bunch of guys. When I say guys I don't mean they are all men, they are just the guys! One of them looks pretty good for a guy! Anyway, they are a great group, but you had better not ask for their opinion if you don't actually want it! Come to think of it, we usually don't wait to be asked! They are a great bunch of people.

We have tried to teach the kids that it's easier to tell the truth and take your lumps then it is to lie and get buried in it. So far, so good. I'm sure they have with the little things, here's to hoping it is all in the past, and we don't have to worry about it anymore. I don't think it would be much fun to have a kid that you couldn't believe what they told you, and I'm sure they wouldn't appreciate me as their father for the way I would fix the problem!

Is lying a sickness, kind of like the flu? Can you catch it? Is it contagious? Are some people carriers? That would stink to go through life and be a liar and not be able to help it. Do you think some people can't help it, or do they just get used to it? I think some people have lied for so long they have forgotten how to tell the truth. I wonder what else they have forgotten?

Blackwater

What does 1.25 billion dollars buy these days? It looks like since 2000 it has been able to buy a private army. Blackwater just got their contract renewed. Does anyone know what it is they do exactly? I'm not talking about being pretty sure, or almost certain. Does anyone know for sure, and can anyone stand and say with certainty what they do? It doesn't seem that anyone can. US Commanders in Iraq have complained they have no idea who Blackwater is, and where and when they are operating.

The State Department has control over Blackwater, but what does that mean? Richard Griffin resigned when he couldn't answers questions about Blackwater. He resigned but his 2 aids that had oversight were promoted on the same day. Way to go Condie! Do you know anyone who has a job that has no checks and balances? Garbage me are more accountable than these guys! Where did Griffin go when he retired? Did anyone check to see if he went on Blackwater's payroll? Was he already on their payroll? Hmm, I wonder?

So Blackwater made 1.25 bil guarding and driving diplomats in Iraq. How many diplomats are there in Iraq? Are they guarding our diplomats or theirs? The State Department says they guard these diplomats, and drive them when they leave the green zone. Why are they leaving the green zone? Are they going to keggers off campus? How often do they leave the zone? What percentage of the 1.25 bil is earned while said diplomats are tucked safely in the green zone? Who guards them whilst hunkered down in the craddle?

I thought the brave men and women of the US Armed Forces were there securing the green zone? Why do we have mercenaries, ones paid by our government, doing jobs the soldiers are there to perform? Who do I call to tell them I'd like Blackwater out of Iraq? I have that right, don't I? Our elected officials are their to do what we ask of them right? Isn't it majority rules? If enough of us write, call, drop in to see our officials, they put things in motion to do what we want. I am a constituent! I want action!

Who decided to send these 1.25 bil private guards to Iraq? Was there a vote? A discussion? Did anyone offer a whatta ya think? How do I get in on a gig like that where nobody knows what you're up to? Did anyone actually ask, or was this another of those no bid, hush hush deals that our current administration loves so much. They are the ones that keep telling us we don't support the troops if we are against the war. What does it say to the troops when their own government brings in private muscle to protect the diplomats?

The Death of Civility

People tend to remember where they were when big events in their lives happen. Everyone knows where they were when JFK was shot and when the Cuban missile crisis ended. I was in a marina when Elvis died and in the student union of Essex community college when Reagan was shot, although that wasn't too hard to remember, that's the only part of the college I ever saw! I don't recall though where I was when civility died?

Why are we no longer civil to each other? Did Congress pass a law that said from this day forward we shall no longer be nice to each other? What about manners? Was that mandated out of society at some point, possibly while I was mourning the passing of the King? It must have happened that way, because it is as dead as our founding fathers.

It was definitely a generational death. The members of the "Greatest" generation still keep it alive. You hear 85 year old men say thank you in a store while the 20 year old clerk barks "NEXT"! When is the last time you saw an elderly man not hold the door for someone? My generation, the baby boomers, we let civility die because it was easier then trying to save it. Yes, I made the tail end of the boomer generation, where is my AARP card? We don't always say thank you, excuse me, and please. I had training in my job that told me not to open doors for the opposite sex, that was sexual harassment. Generation X is too busy texting about who slept with who on one of the reality shows to do much talking. When they do talk , most of the time it's so wrought with poor grammar and expletives, you could hardly confuse it with civility.

So who is to blame for this murder? Let's blame it on the kids, that's nice and easy. The old people don't like us because we're young, it's their fault! It certainly isn't my fault! I've got news for you Sunshine, we all did it. The elderly still do it, so they didn't let it die, right? Wait a minute, who didn't teach the boomers? The X'ers did it! We tried to teach them, they refused! Remember when you got you first job, probably retail or McDonald's, or something along those lines. You were expected to know how to be polite, how to be appropriate, both in apperance and actions. Do they still expect that? Do we still teach that?

I for one refuse to go quietly into that good night! Did we give up when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Nay I say! I learned from parents, who to this day appreciate good manners and kindness, and both practice same. Although I choose to not partake of much of the world, I do know to conduct myself in a courteous, polite way, and do so always. My children have been taught the same things I was, and they had better do the things we expect of them. So far they have and we are very proud of them. They say charity begins at home, so does the teaching and use of manners. Stop being a rude moron and do what is expected of you and the world will be a better place for us all!

Please?

Discount cards

Tell me the purpose of shoppers discount cards? If I have a card to say Super Fresh, I can save tons of money on their sale items, if I have a card. If I don't have a card, the check out persons has a card they use for me. OK, I suppose there's logic there some place, I just can't figure it out. The grocery stores almost all have them, so they must be the right ones.

Some of the stores give you incentives for shopping with them and using your card. Safeway lets you earn points for a bigger discount on gas. If I spend like $50 in one session I get 10 cents off my next fill up. That 10 cents makes a big deal these days. Safeway has their London broil on sale with a card and chicken thighs, all the time. With the card you can get 2 dozen eggs on a buy on get one deal. They are always twice as much as they were before the sale! Sounds like a scam to me

Weis is the King of the buy one get one sale, providing you have your card. They don't run a spare card for if you've left yours in your other kilt. They don't tell you how much you save, but if you're using you card it must be a huge savings. What happens if I lose my card, is my permanent record erased? Is it like I've never shop at their franchise? What happens to my roll over minutes?

I'm pretty sure Giants card is a way to tie into our library card to see if we are checking out Scott McClelland's new book or the Catcher in the Rye, I'm not sure which one. They run the same garbage as the others. Use your card and save tons of money. Why do we need them at all? With out the cards you will never get the girl and probably live with your Mom forever! We must need them, they all have them, right?

Wrong! The old time stores don't have them and they are doing just fine. Mars doesn't use it, they seem to be staying open. Shopper's is packed all the time with no cards. How is it working? Kingsville market doesn't even have scanners and they are one of the best. They are the best for the butcher shop. Good for carnivore's like me! Over all Geresbeck's is my favorite and they don't use cards, or codes, or retinal eye scans. They give you good product at good price, and they do it without a little plastic tracking device! Either give me an universal grocery discount card or just take my money and say thank you!

What's in a word?

"The state of being accountable, liable, or answerable", accountability. Does it exist anymore? Do we as a people expect it, require it, do we demand it? I'd say no, not even close. We see it all around us everyday, everywhere we look. We hear people of all ages, sexes, socioeconomic levels using language that once was strictly limited to prisons, locker rooms, and baldy houses. I know all those words, I've used all those words, and used them well! I also always knew there was a price for using them in the wrong place, time, or in the wrong company. I always knew they weren't used in school, in front of a teacher, around women, and never in front of my parents. You want to hear some innovative combinations of sailor-speak, go to a high school or a place that children that age hang out. You will see kids with their pants hanging off their rears, girls in cheerleader outfits, goth wear, parochial school uniforms, and jock wear using language that would make a death row inmate blush. When did that become OK? It obviously is OK, I complained to the administrator at my child's school, he told me there was nothing that could be done. I suppose he was right, I mean what could you do, call the parents in to talk about it each time it happens if they want their child allowed back in school? You can't do that, the parents are probably busy! It's not like they see it television or anything. You can see and hear just about anything you can imagine on regular television these days. Maybe that's why you hear the whine of everyone's saying it? Kids use it in front of parents, parents in front of kids, kids in school, teachers in school. I must be odd man out? I suppose it's too much to ask that I only hear a pretty young girl talk like a trashy hooker if I go to a cat house? Could my parents keep me from doing things if they set their minds to it you ask? I'm sorry, I fell right off the chair I was laughing so hard! They sure could, and I can too with my kids. It's all done with respect. Mutual respect, but mostly with respect for the parents and knowledge that there are consequences to everything we do. I would have been a real handful if there was no penalties for not following the rules, but there were rules. More importantly, those rules were enforced. We the adults, the parents, we've gotten lazy and complacent. It's easier to look the other way, pretend it didn't happen. Why can't we take back the hallways, the athletic fields, the malls? After all, it's only a small percentage of people who talk this way. Let's band together and say enough is enough! I will supply the buttons! There was a time that to hear George Carlin use his 7 words you had to buy a ticket and go to his show. Today you just have to go to high school!