When was the last time All US Adults did the same thing? 

*crickets chirping*

Well, there’s a doctor working for the government who is stating for the record:

All U.S. adults could be overweight in 40 years

One must admire the chutzpah.  It’s beautifully done. Including a picture with a fat woman was a nice touch too. But you may wonder… what is the motivation?

It’s the government silly! They want what’s best for you. Just browse to the end of the article to find out what “they” think is best.

The findings highlight a need for widespread efforts to improve Americans’ lifestyles and keep their weight in check, according to the researchers. Simply telling people to eat less and exercise more is not enough, Liang noted.

Broader social changes are needed as well, she said — such as making communities more pedestrian-friendly so that people can walk regularly, or getting the food industry to offer healthier, calorie-conscious choices.

“It really needs to be more than an individual effort,” Liang said. “It needs to be a societal effort.”

A “societal effort” and “more than an individual effort” along with the word “make” means… the government will tell you what to do. What to eat, how much, when to exercise and how, everything. It’s all in the interest of making YOU a better person. Simple.

Now, don’t you feel so much better! Your government wants to take care of you. Gosh they’re just such terrific peeps. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.

And then, after we’ve had our five mile run to the grocery store through the lovely engineered neighborhood, bought our healthful food, run back home, cooked up our tofu and veggie stir fry, (no harmful animal products), we can form a circle, hold hands, and sing Kum-bi-ya.

Oh yeah, I can see it now.

What could possibly go wrong with this proposition…
Surcharge could fund NJ State Police patrols

The Democrat wants to tack a $40 surcharge on all motor-vehicle violations.

Half the money would be used to help towns pay for State Police patrols. The other half would go to towns that have full-time police department

All you peeps who live in New Jersey, get ready to be ticketed for anything and everything including any incremental speed over the posted speed limit. With a $40 per ticket bounty… I’m seeing the headlines now

New Jersey – Avoid Driving There At All Costs

or even

New Jersey – Rent A Chauffeured Limo While Visiting – Save Money

Good thing it hasn’t taken effect yet or Hairboy and the Usual Suspects would be in for a rude surprise on the drive home after their vacay.

This story out of Germany brings to mind images of a Wagner opera.

Policewomen get “bullet-proof bras”

I hope, for their sake, none of these police women are named Brünnhilde.

Actually, Mike, the computer maven, will have the Raptor for an entire week, as tomorrow The Usual Suspects will be in NYC to board the Norwegian Dawn for a seven-day cruise to Bermuda. We’ve done five or six cruises to Bermuda already, but this will be the our first “Freestyle” cruise – supposedly more casual with lots of dining choices. I’ll be skipping the sushi restaurant.

There are something like eleven bars on the ship. Yo ho ho!

Several excellent bloggers have keys to the place and they are invited to drop a turd or two into the punchbowl here while I am on the high seas.

Oh, and in preparation for our excellent adventure, Ken, my bodyguard and I (and one other of the male Usual Suspects) went for a manicure AND a pedicure.

Discuss.

I am doing this post from a borrowed computer (a laptop) and working with the annoying non-mouse. I can either use that little annoying nipple in the center of the keyboard (a bit like drunk driving) or the finger slidey thing at the bottom of the keyboard. I hate them both. Yeah, I know. I could hook up my mouse, but I’ve already plugged and unplugged enough stuff to give me an anxiety attack, so I’ll go with the nipple and the slidey for now.

So, Jimbo. What’s with the Raptor?

Damned if I know. My friend Mike, the computer maven, had it going, but it still decides to shut itself off and then announce that Windows cannot start. He took it home to see if he could figure out what the problem is. If he can’t figure it out, I guess it’s off to the H-P “authorized” repair place. Of course, the warranty ran out about a month ago.

So, that’s the story. In a nutshell, as they say.

Yesterday I experienced serious computer problems. Damned thing shut down and would not start. Windows “automatic fixes” didn’t fix anything. I thought my buddy Mike, the computer maven, had it fixed, but now the thing shuts down and may or may not re-start, depending on its “mood.” Looks like more work needs to be done.

Point is, if I disappear, don’t take it personally. It is just a case of the Cyber Gods dropping a major turd in my punchbowl.

Farookin’ computer.

I am 22% White Trash.

I, my friend, have class. I am so not white trash. . I am more than likely Democrat, and my place is neat, and there is a good chance I may never drink wine from a box.

Take the
White Trash Test
@ FualiDotCom

Of course, the part about “more than likely [a] Democrat” is troubling and deadass wrong.

Swiped it from Captain SQL

Over the years I have written about the Jersey Political Swamp until my fingers have damned near bled. Despite the festering pustule that is Jersey politics, nothing —nothing seems to change.

I give you the latest specimen of fetid political glop that has percolated to the surface.

Sure, he resigned (while pretending he’s nuts), but nothing will change. The Democrat party could put Daffy Duck in his place and ol’ Daffy would be swept into office.

We may have 126 miles of sandy beaches, but we also have 126 miles of Stupid.

As I listened to Barack ______ Obama’s Berlin speech, I could not escape the thought that it sounded like something I had heard before. This morning, as I was doing the morning ground pound, it dawned on me.

When I was in seventh grade (a few years after Newton figured out the gravity thing), the local Optimist Club ran an oratorical contest (they still do), the theme of which was “Optimism: Ingredient for True Leadership.” Many students wrote speeches on that theme and delivered them before a panel of judges. Those of us who did not choose to enter the competition (I believe I had discovered rock and roll by that time) also got to listen to the speeches.

Thinking back, I have to say that it would have been close, but Barack _____ Obama’s Berlin speech just might have nosed out the speeches of those seventh graders for the win.

I have never bought into the baloney that we shouldn’t be in Iraq, because the “Real War,” the one worth fighting. is in Afghanistan. Of late, this has become an important part of Barack _________ Obama’s Dog and Pony Show. I came across ten questions that one would think a real reporter, rathen than a media cheerleader, would pose to Senator Obama. They are as follows:

1. Why does Senator Obama advocate a surge of troops in Afghanistan though he considers a surge of troops in Iraq to have been a mistake?

2. Why is a stable Afghanistan crucial to US interests while a stable Iraq is not?

3. How long does Senator Obama expect to keep troops in Afghanistan?

4. Why is an open-ended commitment in Afghanistan manageable while the same in Iraq is not?

5. How much does Senator Obama expect to spend rebuilding Afghanistan?

6. Why is rebuilding Afghanistan affordable while rebuilding Iraq is not?

7. Why does Senator Obama consider the ethno-sectarian issues in Iraq to be nearly intractable while in Afghanistan they are something we can overcome?

8. If leaving Iraq will make the Iraqi government behave more responsibly, how will an increased presence in Afghanistan affect the Afghan government?

9. Why does Senator Obama advocate a “surge in diplomacy” and multilateralism in Iraq while simultaneously advocating unilateral action in the Pakistani tribal areas?

10. How large of a “residual force” will be left in Iraq and for how long?

I won’t be holding my breath waiting for the questions, and if they are ever asked, I won’t be able to hold down solid food listening to the answers.