Texting I personally would go further and get rid of all smartphones. I’m sick and tired of dealing with people whose faces are stuck in their phones. And, yes, I’m talking to you, my three children at the dinner table. “Huh?” “Did you say
www.KnowItAll.com blog. And Frazier is busy providing virtual psychoanalysis. Air Conditioning Yes, this would be tough on people who live in hot places. But it might be worth the sacrifice. A/C is what allows Washington to operate year-round. Ever been in D.C. in
the summer? The whole city used to come to a sweltering, sticky, sweaty, somnolent halt from June through September. But now the government agencies can, with the flick of a thermostat, ruin the country 52 weeks a year. As Mark Twain said, “There is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.”
something, Dad?” “Sorry, I was just texting grace. ‘bles us o lord 4 these yur gifts...’” Texting hits that “sour spot” between the
A/C is what allows Washington to operate year-round.
immediacy of a phone call and e-mail’s sped-up version of the Post Office. Put texting together with music and video delivered via personal electronic devices, and everybody’s face is stuck in the phone. Imagine the TV show Cheers set in 2017. Theme song: “Where Everybody Knows Your Username.” Sam and Diane, faces stuck in phones, never notice each other. Nobody yells, “NORM! or realizes that he’s arrived. Waitress Carla isn’t there because drinks are ordered on menu touch screens. Woody delivers the drinks but doesn’t have any funny Hoosier hick lines. Cliff is still a know-it-all but he’s posting everything he knows on his
(And every other branch of the federal government.)
Government Statistics A census is required by Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution. But the census is just supposed to count us, not ask us how many toilets we have. The hell with the other statistics the government collects. They’re just excuses for further legislative and regulatory interference
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