Snowball Fight!

Has the "You Tube" age that we live in claimed another victim?

As unusually high amounts of snow fell in Fairfax County, Va school officials made the unpopular decision to keep classes in session, forcing many kids out of their snow forts and onto the bus. Outraged by this, Senior Devraj "Dave" Kori placed a call to Dean Tistadt, the Chief Operating Officer for Facilities and Transportation of Fairfax County, and left a unpublished message in Tistadt's voicemail.

To his surprise, (and I'm sure overwhelming glee) Kori's call was returned by Tistadt. But oh no...not by Mr. Tistad, but by an infuriated Mrs. Tistadt.

Here is the message:








In this Internet power age where a photo of you drunk at a party can be seen in homes of everyone you know before you have the chance to sober up, a death of a celebrity can be broadcasted before the ambulance has left the front of the building, or a enraged message can be sent to an entire school district before the 3 o'clock bell rings, where does the line get drawn?



I have lived through some extremely embarrassing moments, participated in excruciating adolescent performances and even though I swear I have tried to destroy the evidence, some video footage may still exist out there. Thank God, these moments are fleeting. I can't even image having to re-live some of the asinine stunts I've pulled, along with people in Oklahoma, Alaska, the Today Show audience and China.

Is there any such notion anymore of the private citizen? The privacy protection laws seem null and void when any joe with a camera and a computer can make anyone, including them self, an over night Internet sensation. And when that happens, TV shows get wind of this and suddenly a new demographic is introduced to these everyday "You Tube" superstars. Is it only a matter of time before the peeping Tom creates a website dedicated to his daily findings from around the neighborhood? Who cares if they can sue, if their private life has been seen by people in places that they have never dreamed of travelling to? At what point is too much information, too much information?

Sugar We're Going Down

Thanks world! Things are not looking good... The housing market is in CRISIS.

To me this is sort of a valubale lesson in kharma. Selling sub prime mortgages to people that can not nearly afford it and making them think they can is wrong. People were taken advantage of in a BAD way. This is wrong. Becoming more rich by taking advantage of the middle class and lower middle class is WRONG.

It is sad because even though the very rich are feeling it now its those families just scrapping by that are going to feel and are feeling the brunt of it. It is not right to dangle the "American dream" in front of people's face and say this can all be yours. Give them the means to think they can have it then rip it away. EVIL.

President Bush Breakfast with Life Suporters Marchers

photo by: Elaine Thompson - AP

President Bush voiced his support yesterday for the March for Life Rally, an annual anti-abortion rally that comes together to reject the Roe V Wade decision that was some 35 years ago and is still extremely controversial.

I don't understand why President Bush is standing up for the unborn fetus, but tolerates close to 4000 deaths in Iraq? I am not against the war, but I think it is a bit funny that people can reason why some killing is OK and other is immoral. Just a thought.