No time ...

Now that I'm back in school, regretably, I just don't have much time to blog.

Of course, as my employer sees me as a bottomless well of time, effort and productivity, I should be able to post hourly 24/7. The well is running pretty dry.

I'll continue to post on an irregular basis as situations permit and warrant.

A School District Money-maker?

Maybe school boards ought to take a lookat this potential source of revenue ...

Boxy buses that once carted American children now haul Congo's impoverished people, young and old -- and their loads of preserved fish, powdered milk, beans, onions and cassava. Charging breakneck around the capital, the yellow buses rattle fiercely, as they hurtle through the potholes peppering Kinshasa's roads. The blinking tail lights that had protected many a child are now either missing or broken. More ...

CNN.com - POSTED: 12:56 p.m. EDT, September 7, 2006

Nature's Wonders

This has to be one of the most absurd marketing strategies of all time!

Natural American Spirit is the only brand that features both cigarettes made with 100% certified organic tobacco as well as cigarettes made with 100% additive-free natural tobacco.

Our product line was created based on our belief in the traditional American Indian usage of tobacco—in moderation and in its natural state. We feel that tobacco is a powerful herb worthy of the respect it is given in American Indian tradition. Our name, Natural American Spirit, was chosen as a symbol of our respect for this tradition.

I learned of this product from a heavy-paper insert in Newsweek, probably a very expensive insert. Organic, natural, additive-free cigarettes. What will they try to sell us next? (Remember, arsenic, poison hemlock, and uranium are all "natural".)

BTW: If you visit their Web site, you must answer "Are you a smoker?", YES, to be admitted.