Moving Education Forward

Well, it seems that, as a result of a lawsuit, the school district of Jackson, Mississippi has agreed to stop handcuffing students to stationary objects; and no students under the age of 13 may be handcuffed at all.

Remind me again what country we live in?

We're Too Old for Good TV

“Harry’s Law,” a TV show featuring an older star, was cancelled by NBC—not because of low ratings—in fact, it’s NBC’s second-highest rated show—but because viewers weren’t in the right age group, the 18-49 crowd. I guess we older folks either aren’t as susceptible to advertising as the younger ones, or we don’t want what they’re selling, so they don’t want us.

So I tried to figure out which products would appeal to people my age, so that NBC could get different advertisers; but all I could come up with was the Cadillac (because, let’s face it, it has a great ride, easy on aging bones). So as far as good TV viewing goes, I guess we’re doomed.

Call Me When You Get It Right

May 7, 2012

I test-drove car for a school fundraiser. 

The car drove like a dream, but it was a little cramped; and since I’ve been driving a small car with bucket seats for years, I was hoping that somebody, somewhere had realized that those things stink: the leg position is bad, they cramp the hips and leg sockets, and do terrible things to the shoulders.

But no: even in 2012, they’re still making bucket seats.

The survey they passed out afterward didn’t ask anything about the car; just how you felt about the company, and would you buy from them, and could they contact you about your next purchase. (Circle the likelihood between 1 and 10.)

Just to make my position clear, I hand-wrote, “When you make a car without bucket seats, call me.”