Thursday, July 15, 2010

A in law, F in composition

There's just something wrong about that sentence structure. Lawyers, despite all urban myths to contrary, write very well.

in reference to:

"We take pride in our clients' successes, and the confidence and trust they place in us."
- HARTBELL,LLC Attorneys at Law - Vincennes, Indiana (view on Google Sidewiki)

Friday, July 9, 2010

This does bode well

This county is on the Northeastern side of Florida, on the Atlantic. Reports from the gulf are that as the oil spreads, the sea life that live in the deep come nearer to shore. I wonder if this is just a first sign of problems on the Atlantic side.

in reference to:

"Sea wasps are usually found in deeper water, so staying close to shore is the best way to prevent being stung."
- RSOE EDIS - Biological Hazard in USA on 10.07.2010. EDIS CODE: BH-20100710-26899-USA (view on Google Sidewiki)

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

The odds are eventually going to be stacked against you

I drive over 100,000 miles a year, some of them for work, others for pure enjoyment because I simply like to MOVE.

I tell my friends that eventually the odds are going to be stacked against me and eventually I'm going to have a wreck. They claim I'm full of shit and that I have the minor wrecks I've had simply because I'm careless. I always knew they were the ones full of shit.

I'm going to have to point them to this article.

in reference to:

"Accidents are most correlated to the number of miles driven. To put it in in actuarial terms, miles driven is an exposure variable, and is multiplicative, while negligence is a class variable, and additive."
- .CSV » new developments in AI (view on Google Sidewiki)

Prove

I must write the big red "PROVE" along the margin. This could be the result of risk compensation--people feel they can take more risks because they're more secure-- or it could be the result of successful social engineering by seat belt laws.

in reference to:

"We could not simply look at people who already wear seatbelts and those who do not, because the people who naturally wear seatbelts are more likely to be naturally cautious drivers."
- .CSV » new developments in AI (view on Google Sidewiki)

Friday, June 11, 2010

Life amongst the clueless

Even a cursory read of England's historic behavior with its neighbors would answer this question.

in reference to:

"As the World Cup kicks off, many football fans from the UK's celtic nations say they will support ABE - Anyone But England. Why does this inflame so much passion on both sides?"
- BBC News - What's behind Anyone But England? (view on Google Sidewiki)

Friday, June 4, 2010

Three hots and a cot

I think it's very bizarre that mental health professionals would want to withhold treatment from some one who asks for it, but would want to shove treatment down the throat of some one who doesn't want it. It's such a Catch-22.

In the US, malingering, or whatever the DSM now calls it, is a recognized mental illness. Therefore, psychiatry can bill for it. However, this guy seems to be after three hots and a cot. If he violates his ASBO, I guess he'll get his way.

in reference to: BBC News - Man 'banned' from using the NHS (view on Google Sidewiki)

What all the fuss over cadmium?

It's all natural and a perfectly legit element on the periodic table. A little heavy metal never hurt anyone.

in reference to: McDonald's to recall 'Shrek' glass cups, citing cadmium health risks - latimes.com (view on Google Sidewiki)