Whoa Nelly

Well, another weekend has come and gone. Friday Night into Saturday was spent riding in a truck, eating the fine cuisine from a truck stop, and trying to drink coffee while bouncing all over the place. Mind you I didn't say the driver couldn't find the least bumpy path but those chuck holes that most cars miss, this truck found with unerring accuracy. All in all, it was a fun trip with a lot of time to talk.

Saturday's Mexican food feast was as good as usual. The funny part was that Lou fell asleep on the way over and slept all through dinner. So, we had to hit the MacDonald’s drive through for a kid’s meal with chicken. I do wish they would hire people that could speak the minimum of English to serve people correctly. I ordered the happy meal, she asked "for a boy or girl," I responded "Boy". Needless to say we got a girl's meal. Does Boy mean Girl in Spanish?

Virginia is considering a surgical castration procedure for violent sex offenders to stop these people. From what I have been reading they are wasting their time but placating their conscious. From what I read, they are slowed down but as one guy said, "When I want to (have sex) I can." Yes the drive is decreased but it does remain. They all said they are weaker, good for the victim but a gun, knife, or other object is a force multiplier. I continue to think these crimes are violent and provide a feeling of control and domination and the sex part is just a minor part used to debase the victim. So what do we gain? I would rather see the "single bullet between the eyes" method applied. We are really doing very little to protect our children, women and other vulnerable people. Let's get serious and stop these predators ... dead in their tracks.

Gee, I am surprised. With the price of oil hitting $70 a barrel, the Oil Companies would be struggling to provide us affordable gasoline. Well, they (Exxon) did struggle last quarter by only being able to post a 10.1 Billion profit. With this paltry profit they are feeling the economic squeeze that warrants the Federal Government support with tax cuts and subsidies. While I doubted the Governments logic, I now understand in the face of Exxon's near economic collapse. To preserve these business that have trouble managing in this volatile environment -- Regulate them -- this would minimize their exposure. Gasoline is an essential item for the survival of the family. We have regulated other industries so let's regulate this one. Regulate the price of fuel back to $1.50 a gallon; also mandate the Auto companies to produce vehicles (cars, vans and trucks) with an EPA rating of 50 miles per gallon (city). This mandate for vehicles would take effect in 2 years and the consumers would have 4 years to acquire a new vehicle meeting this requirement. This way everyone does their part.

How does the Government support this price of fuel? Stop all pork barrel projects (earmarks).

Yes, I know. These will never happen because of the lobbyist have our best interest in their thoughts. But that is the problem; it is in their thoughts and not in their actions.