Monday, 14 November 2011
The State Congress in Michigan is trying to pass an anti-bullying law. Michigan is one of only a few states that has no anti-bullying law so they’re trying to correct that.
The problem is, some of the Representatives decided to slip in a passage that says bullying is okay as long as it is due to sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction. In other words, as long as you think God condemns the person, it’s okay to beat the shit out of them (as attested to in Exodus, Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel…).
The really crazy thing about this bill s that it’s called “Matt’s Safe School Law.” Matt, in case you don’t know, was a Michigan kid who committed suicide after being harassed about his homosexuality. So, basically, this bill – if it became law – would allow the continuance of bullying of gays. Way to honor Matt! This just proves my theory that politicians are assholes.
But wait – not all politicians are assholes all the time. Here’s Representative Gretchen Whitner giving an awesome smackdown to the House Republicans who think bullying is okay as long as your religion condones it:
Stephen Colbert gives a slightly less passionate (though way funnier) take on the matter HERE.
And here’s an article about the bill, which appears to have been edited due to the public thinking it was a really shitty idea to include that wording.
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
A woman stopped by today to purchase a couple of shelves I extracted from the dining room. She pulled up in her Prius, then hopped out and said, “I bet you took one look at my car and thought, ‘oh boy, she’s never gonna fit these shelves.'” I laughed and said, “Actually I took one look at your car and just thought, ‘oh well, this is her problem.'”
She laughed.
The thing is, her Prius had enough room to fit four shelves, but she had a lot of stuff in her car already. This included a new toilet seat, bulk items from Cosco, and two dogs. She ended up fitting in only on shelf, and then said she’d have to come pick up the other shelf tomorrow. She asked if I minded. No, I didn’t care.
Her purchase marks the fourth item we’ve removed from our property and sold for cash:
One large shelf: $80
One statue: $10
A refrigerator: $90
Two smaller shelves: $45