June 29th, 2008 by Scott
Angie and I spent the weekend visiting friends and going to see Les Miserables since it was playing in Philly. Not only is Les Miserables a wonderful production, but it is also nice to see that a production that makes a big deal about doing what is right (instead of what is easy) and listening to God is still popular in this day.
The next day (after spending the night at Loews Hotel in Center City) we strolled down to a coffee shop for breakfast and hung out at Independence Hall.
I’m always in awe when I’m at Independence Hall. After all, we used to be the nation’s capitol for a short time and this city was where our great country was born. It seemed appropriate that on Friday, when the Supreme Court ruled against a gun ban and re-affirmed an individual’s right to bear arms, we were right down the street from the building that drafted the original document.
We can’t forget our Constitution, the Bill of Right and the history that has given us the freedom that so many today take for granted.
June 23rd, 2008 by Scott
Last night I had some free time to hang out at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor before a gig for a client at the Marriott. So I enjoyed the beautiful day, took a few pictures and then walked over to the hotel for the gig. These aren’t my best pictures, but I am trying to keep taking pictures more and more often.
The picture of the cleat was taken with a 50mm lens at 1.8 and ISO 200. I’ve alway’s loved the look of a 50mm and, especially, the fast 1.8 that gives me the depth of field.
And I’ve got to say that the view from the upper floor of the hotel was awesome. I took a picture from my iPhone from the room in which I was performing.
I should also mention, I’ve been updating the photostream at my Flickr page. You can find that here.
June 18th, 2008 by Scott
Ok. I have not a whole lot to say to this. First, the story:
LAND ‘O LAKES, Fla – A substitute teacher in Pasco County has lost his job after being accused of wizardry.
Teacher Jim Piculas does a magic trick where a toothpick disappears and then reappears. Piculas recently did the 30-second trick in front of a classroom at Rushe Middle School in Land ‘O Lakes.
Piculas said he then got a call from the supervisor of teachers, saying he’d been accused of wizardry.
(Source)
This is what we get for allowing people to sue schools for prayer, religion, and any other reason.
This is what we get when the PARENTS sue the schools because THEIR kid didn’t pay attention and then failed a class. The result? Now we won’t fail kids, we’ll give everyone a passing grade so as to not make the kid “feel bad” or be “embarrassed” that they failed.
Thank you liberals. Thank you to everyone out there who has forced THEIR belief on us because OUR beliefs “offended” them.
Teachers can no longer even do a stupid magic trick to entertain a bunch of kids without fear of losing their job. They must fear every parent out there who said THEIR kid was “offended.”
I say this to these left wing parents: GROW UP. Our schools have sunk to this level because of YOU.
June 14th, 2008 by Scott
Pennsylvania just passed a ban on smoking in most public places. It also imposed a $1,000 fine for offenders. They did this in the name of public health. Who can argue with that?
Now I’ve never smoked in my life. A few of my friends do. Most of them do not.
I am not going to dispute the harm of smoking. I know it is bad.
The problem is that congress knows it is bad for you, too. Yet, they tax it so much that they are making HUGE profits from someone’s addiction and unhealthy habit. How is it ethical to profit off of someone else’s cancer?
To me, there is one answer. Congress is just as addicted. Except they are addicted to the money they rake in from this poison.
Ethically, congress had only two options.
Option one, get rid of all cigarette taxes, thus getting rid of blood money. I’m all for congress reducing taxes in any form.
Option two, ban cigarettes altogether. Classify it along with Cocaine or Heroin and make it illegal. If tobacco is as bad as congress says it is, why don’t they just ban it all instead of doing this wimpy “no smoking here or here, but there is okay.”
Personally, I don’t care which option they take.
So the question is: Congress, can you kick your own addiction?
