The Pirates of Eminent Domain

Scary stuff.

Train horns, Eminent domain, 20 questions

Some morons in Florida think it's cool to blast people with real train horns installed in their trucks. Can you believe it? Are some folks so intentionally disposed to disturbing others that they would spend over a thousand bucks to do it? Perhaps some people just have an unquenchable need to compensate for something they lack...

Apparently, some people think our right to own private property is not all that important, but tell that to Susette Kelo and six other homeowners whose homes may be taken by eminent domain. Here, it is private developers using the power of Government to take an unwilling seller's private property. Although eminent domain has been used by governments for many years to build railroads, highways and other public works, today it is being used to to enrich "connected" individuals. The local Governments doing this say that the increased tax revenues from the subsequent development are a "public good". I'm trying to figure out how the Government spending more tax dollars than it already is stealing is a public good. And what about the cost of public services resulting from the "growth" from the development? Anyway, the Supreme Court will hear this case. Let's hope they wake up, because your property may be next.

AI sure has come a long way. A web site called 20q.net beat me at a game of 20 questions. (It correctly picked a stapler.) See if you can beat them.

A google bomb?

Ever heard of Google bombing? Here is the definition

Anyway, how about doing a Google bomb so that when you do a Google search for "socialist world domination" you get the UN's web page. Just a thought.

Meanwhile, someone found a human ear in Manchester, the BBC reports. I wonder if someone is serving it for tea somewhere.

Irritated by that asshole yapping on his cellphone while you're trying to enjoy a quiet dinner in your favorite restaurant? Well now you can zap him to silence

Looks like cars are going to get "pedestrian-friendly" bumpers. When you get run over, the intitial impact won't feel so bad, at least until it propels you into the windshield of that car going in the other direction.

and...

Why do you always forget to give me ketchup?

What? nothing yet?

I really am wondering if this blog thing is such a good idea. Should it be personal? I am not sure if anyone cares if I wear white cotton briefs. Should I talk about politics or religion? That will just piss everyone off. On the other hand, does any of this make a difference? I bet no one is reading this anyway.

There. Now I have written something.

It's a Blog

Born this day of 16 Feb 2005, is the place of Harold's meanderings.