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My normal visitors know I really don’t blog about children, public education, or anything really family related.  But I read a few news stories this week that have pushed me to publish this blog entry which will, undoubtedly, result in more stacks of hate-mail.  Whatever, I digress.

If you’ve read my blog on riding a motorcycle, you’re familiar with my “if you can’t afford gear, you can’t afford to own a motorcycle” stance.  Interestingly enough (right…) I feel the same way about education for children.

If you can’t afford to put your kids in private schools, you can’t afford to have kids.

Now, take a break from your KeyboardDevil shaped voodoo doll and let me justify my statement (or further anger you, whichever you prefer).

Modern public schools are over-crowded, dangerous, and seemly specifically designed to allow students ’slip through the cracks’.  Just read the news!

The numbers don’t lie.  See if you can name a single official in our government (from the President all the way down to your local school board administration) that allows their kids to attend public school… Yeah, I can’t either.

Tragically underpaid, over-qualified, over-worked, and under-appreciated Master’s graduates are being crammed with 30-60 kids in a classroom, and thanks to your political choices, forced to teach at varying rates so “everyone gets a chance” or some such shit.

Call me a pessimist if you like, but I just can’t see the sense in throwing an otherwise creative and intelligent kid into that mess.

Those of you who read my blog (I know right!? There’s actually a LOT of you out there!) know that I am an avid motorcyclist. This past weekend’s trip to the mountains of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee taught me (yet again) that I draw a very fat line between my riding and truly “fast” riding.

Now, in the defense of my ability (limited as it is), I was riding on worn-out tires that had no business on mountain roads. I really should have swapped them out before heading north. One ’sideways’ incident on the first day we rode on wet roads, and I scrubbed off 20% on every turn afterward.

Anyway, even with my tires being out of ideal condition, you can really get a feel for the difference between my riding and “the guys out front”. First, check out my video (remember, all of my video clips are sped up 125% – 150%):

Now, watch this one. This is one of the leaders on our last ride (this video is NOT sped up at all):

Yeah, I’ll stick to the back of the group. LOL

Although it’s probably not quite as bad as it sounds, MCA announced yesterday that he has an operable form of cancer.

Jimmy (xeno.la) put together a website for fans to sign. This could quite possibly be the best domain name idea EVER:
http://www.BeerDrinkinBreathStinkinSniffinGlue.com (these are lyrics for you non-Beastie fans).

So, head over there and leave a message.

Apparently, you are only overweight, if you think you are… Or some such bullshit.  Read this article on CNN’s website.

“…have scaled down the size labels on their clothing. “You may actually be a size 14 and, according to whatever particular store you’re in, you come out a size 10,”…”

Trust me, you don’t “come out a size 10″, fatty.  You’re still a 14, and now you’re being lied to.  This is exactly the kind of pussification I’ve been ranting on about.  Someone stop the train, I want to get off.

For years, the media and health organizations have been pushing the “drink lots of water” agenda.

But before you top off your glass, read this.

…Frogs, salamanders and other amphibians began to sprout extra legs. In heavily polluted Lake Apopka, one of the largest lakes in Florida, male alligators developed stunted genitals.

…Now scientists are connecting the dots with evidence of increasing abnormalities among humans, particularly large increases in numbers of genital deformities among newborn boys.

I live about 20 miles from Lake Apopka…  The next time my mom brings up grandchildren, I’m quoting this article.

Thanks to Steven Colbert (The Colbert Report) for raising awareness of this trend.

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