Nanny of the month

I'd been hoping for a bit more change. This is an issue area where the Ds are supposed to be better than the Rs.

The Surgeon General

Every time the surgeon general says something stupid like this, that is obviously not supported by the scientific evidence, it has a negative spillover effect on all other scientific claims the government tries to make, including the ones that are actually true.

There should be some sort of internal tax on this foolishness, or else, perhaps even better, this rather ridiculous office should be eliminated entirely.

Porch couches on fire at U of Colorado

More on flaming furniture from the student newspaper at Colorado.

Not sure why students who want a couch on their porch to use as a place to sit should be punished with a prohibition for the behavior of other students who do not properly dispose of unwanted couches when they move out.

Hat tip: Dann Millimet

Security fairy tales

The task:

Your task, ye Weavers of Tales, is to create a fable of fairytale suitable for instilling the appropriate level of fear in children so they grow up appreciating all the lords do to protect them.

Good stuff - I liked the Little Red Riding Hood parody the best.

Hat tip: Gulliver (the post is here)

Bad news for John DiNardo

Details here.

The university's spam blocker placed the email from U of Michigan president Mary Sue Coleman announcing the policy change in my spam box. It really is hard to get everyone in a big organization on the same page - or maybe there are some closet smokers in the university computing organization!

My one year old can tell a small bottle from a large one ...

The one inconsistency that never seems to come up regarding nanny state regulation is why it is that consumers who cannot even manage to distinguish between 0.5 liter and 0.6 liter bottles, a in this story of outrage from Denmark, should be trusted to vote.

Hat tip: Lars Skipper