Meatier meteor

• Antonym is the antonym of synonym.
• "Martial arts" literally refers to the art of warfare. The name comes from Mars (AKA Ares), the god of war.
• Can temporary immigrants perform a citizens arrest?
• If you rub two pennies together, you’ll see a third penny between them.
• What would it be like to see for the first time?  Would a blind person be able to understand the concept of vision?  How would they do in a physics of light class?

• We never get a chance to reflect on our choices made in old age.

• Starlings are capable of using grammar with recursion.

“Man, with no support and no aid, is condemned every moment to invent man.”

“Something smells like Pokemon.”

"Mind, Drips" or "Red Bull & Cheerios"

I recently lost my cell phone. Or, more specifically, I tried to claw open the subway doors in a nervous panic as I watched it ride away on the green line towards Branch Avenue. Luckily, I was able to pick it up at a barber shop in DC, thanks to a man named Twin who found the phone.

It was very difficult not having a phone for half a week. This may not sound like a long time, but consider how often you use your phone. My cell phone is not just a phone, but an instant messenger, a clock, a notepad, a game system, a voice recorder, a flashlight, a paperweight, a phone book, and a calculator.

However, it was also very liberating not having a phone for half a week. For example, I was no longer a victim of Phantom Vibrate Syndrome, a disease that is sweeping the nation. If you have not been effected or affected by PVS, consider yourself lucky. Without a phone in my pocket, there was no need to check and see if I just received a text message, only to be disappointed.

In addition, I was without a notepad. Over the years I have become accustomed to typing my thoughts out, one QWERTY character at a time. Without a cell phone, I was forced to try to remember all of my stupid thoughts until I was able to access a notebook; this was surely a fruitless task and a waste of energy. It seems hardly worth it to focus my concentration on a lame pun involving scientific terms that no one uses. It's bad enough that I don't have a waterproof dry erase board in my shower, which is where I seem to come up with my "best" ideas.

The bottom line is that a cell phone is both an electronic leash and a multi-purpose tool. Now that I have one again, I am instantly contactable, for the better or the worse.

Guess the Group
This is a new installment of SITP, which will probably be discontinued shortly, just like all the other ones.  I give you the mission statement, and you "guess the group" to which it belongs.  When you give up, search the mission statement in Google.  Or don't.  I don't care.


Mission statement: "To serve as a resource to the parking industry and our members by offering access to quality education, networking opportunities, advocacy, products and services."


Musings

Albert Einstein was married to his first cousin.

Subjectivity: Math is better than English.

A computer can now detect sarcasm.  Maybe it was taught by the foreign guy from Family Guy.

The combined mass of humans is about 100 million tons.  The combine mass of ants is at least 9 times that number. (under dispute) 

Goal: Try to live nocturnally for one week.

You can’t put the equation “5.x” into a graphing calculator.

Is there any percussion in classical music?

Quotes

“The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.”

“It’s 4:30 in the morning.  It’s always 4:30 in the morning.”

“What would the opposite of a feminist be?  A masculist?”

“Hell is other people.”

“What are you doing Saturday night?”

“Committing suicide.”

“What about Friday night?”

Which title do you like better for this post?

Mind, Drips

Red Bull & Cheerios

myspace layouts

To Come Next Post

• A new Beyond Belief segment!
• A photo of the Golden Gate Bridge!
• A line graph with a positive correlation!

Chris, I lost my cell phone
(That means that we can't contact each other)
I liked your new blog post though.

A Stranger Stranger

Sidewalk, sidewalk, sidewalk
Don’t step on the cracks.

Sidewalk, sidewalk, sidewalk
Don’t step on the cracks.

Shoes, shorts, sunglasses
Sidewalk, sidewalk, sidewalk
Shoes, shorts, pupils
Ahh!

Sidewalk, sidewalk, sidewalk
Don’t step on the cracks.



Buddha taught his followers not to believe in luck.

When Ethan asked Phil on a date, he got anal.

Agoraphobia is the fear of public places. What is the name for the fear of Greek agoras?

The Spanish word “adios” comes from the phrase “A Dios vais.” This translates to “You’re going to God,” which appears in Don Quixote.

In West Virginia it is illegal to marry your first cousin. In Maryland and New Jersey, it isn’t.

Where do hamsters roam wild?

Occasionally when I type something into Google, I’ll minimize the tab without reading the results, just to build anticipation.

If it doesn't have a Wikipedia page, it doesn't exist.

What is the most important text message you have ever received?

I haven't heard the word "dowel" in awhile.

When citing God as a model for behavior, people tend to interpret God’s wishes as their own.

Information, misinformation, and disinformation

“Your capital letters keep me asking for more.”

"I wish people would spend as much time on their marriages as they would on their weddings."

Boring Politics

The fact that “police discretion” exists means that police officers are not required to follow a specific set of policies for any particular instance. For example, if you do not stop at a stop sign, the police officer may give you a ticket, or just a warning. In theory, this is the only real way that police officers can operate. If they were legally obligated to pull over everyone that went 66 mph in a 65 zone, it would seem counterproductive. However, the problem is that this discretion gives police a power that they should not have; the power to interpret the law.

The police force operates in the executive branch of the law. This is the same branch as the president. It is not the police’s responsibility to decide the fate of alleged criminals. (I do say alleged here, because even if you are under arrest, you are still innocent until proven guilty in the court of law). This is where the judge, a member of the interpretive branch, comes in. According to the way our system of checks and balances work, the courts should (and in theory, do) determine whether or not someone has violated the law; and, if so, how they will be punished. Giving police officers discretion to interpret the laws themselves is dangerous to the foundation of our government.

The truth is, laws are going to broken. If they would never be broken, there would be no need for the law in the first place. It is difficult to conjure up a human that will never break any laws (think about jaywalking, trespassing, littering, etc.). When these infractions occur, it should not be up to the police officer to decide whether to “do things the easy way, or the hard way.” I am not suggesting that at some point or another, everyone should be subject to prosecution: rather, I am suggesting quite the opposite. Our legal system needs to reflect on the fact that certain laws are either outdated or need to be only enforced in certain situations. These “amendments” should be enforced in a specific, predictable manner. For example, if you litter a napkin on the ground, you should either be forced to pick it up or pay a small fine. The police officer should not have the power to determine the severity of your punishment (or whether you will not be punished at all). This can transform decent human beings into power-hungry vigilantes, and force the public to fear police officers.

I consider myself to be a moral person. I try not to harm or endanger others. Though the legal system is designed to reflect good moral standing, there are always situations where normal citizens can find themselves in the gray area of the law. In these situations, police officers should “execute” the law according to a pre-determined code (AKA “the law”), so that the outcome of the incident is not reflective of the citizen’s legal prowess or the current mood of the officer, but the severity of the crime, as determined by the legislative branch of the law, not the police. I do not want to fear police officers. I want to respect them for protecting and serving the public. However, it often seems that police discretion morphs into police oppression because of the excessive powers that they are given.

Special Guest Blogger: Los pensamientos de "Columbo" en "Weeds" de HBO

Hola Muchachos?!

Como estan? Me llamo Columbo y soy un escritor nuevo de este blog. Voy a tener una blog post cada semana para los leedores a quien le gustan o solo entiendan el espanol. Este vez nos hablamos de la programa de television "Weeds" de HBO.

En mi opinion, este programa fue muy interesante a principio, habia relaciones interesantes entre todas las personas y todos aprendimos mucho del negocio de vendidiendo mota. El negocio de Nancy, la mama y charecter principal cambio y crecio mucho durante los anos, pero ahora la tema principal es diferente. Miramos mas de su relacion con su novio. A mi, no me gusta. Que piensan ustedes? Enviame su respuestas!

Hasta la proxima semana!
Con carino,
Columbo

Babies with Rabies!

You can never truthfully say "Today is Opposite Day." However, I do want to contradict myself. When you refer to Opposite Day, this type of speech lies outside of the speech that is affected by Opposite Day. By speaking about Opposite Day, you are forced to use a meta-language which would not require you to reverse your statements. Therefore, on Opposite Day, you would say "Today is Opposite Day." Also, can't you lie on Opposite Day?



(not mine)

It’s harder to forget something than to remember something.

Hot chocolate: Wanted for mass murder of taste buds.

“What if I could run like a cheetah?” is a rhetorical question.

Maybe it’s not the cult members that are brain washed, but everyone outside of the cult.

Would a “physics of light” class make any sense to a blind person?

Palindrome/occurrence at The Relationship Zoo: Dad pets step dad

"Is not a Quine's paradox" is not a Quine's paradox.

I waved and saluted Bill and Alex, respectively.

If a rock hits you in the head and gives you telepathy, it would be both phenomenal and epiphenomenal.

“What if ‘I could run like a cheetah?’ is a rhetorical question?” is a rhetorical question.

Could intelligent aliens, without the capacity to hear, appreciate sheet music?

Inefficient incandescent inflorescent

A capitonym is a word that has a different meaning when capitalized.

Albums to Listen to:

"Sung Tongs" by Animal Collective
"Shame, Shame" by Dr. Dog
"Psychic Chasms" by Neon Indian
"XX" by The XX

“A pro-choice vegan is a hypocrite.”

“What should I do my speech on: acid or baseball?”

BONUS WORD GAME:

What does "oculesics" mean?

A) The measurement of physical characteristics for identity verification.
B) A therapeutic system based on the interactions of the spine and nervous system.
C) The science of heredity, dealing with resemblances and differences of related organisms.
D) The study of eye contact as a part of non-verbal communication.