A Really Stupid Idea

Tonight's rant is actually something that I read early this morning.  After reading it there was no doubt in my mind what I was going to talk about.  This is probably the stupidest idea ever.  But what made this story even better is that it gives me two different things to complain about!

That's News

Once again, I had some yard work to do so I didn't see the world news.  I did, however, catch the local news.  They have been following this story for nearly a month and it has finally gotten me to the point of being completely annoyed.

Late Payments

I caught a little of the news tonight before heading out to do some yard work.  There was a story that caught my eye as one of those holy crap moments.  If the cost is this much for just New York State, imagine what it could be for the United States!

Immigration Law Ruling

Tonight I am going to revisit a something that I have ranted about in the past.  The reason it is coming up again is because of a ruling by the US Supreme Court today regarding Arizona's attempt to curb some of the problems that we are having with illegal immigrants.  Here is my rant from the time when Arizona first passed the law.

Amazing Inventions

I caught some of the news tonight but tonight's rant isn't about anything that I saw on the news.  It is about something that I saw advertised during the news though.  I really have a hard time believing that they could afford to pay to advertise for it during the prime time news!

Nutrition Labeling

No news again tonight as the heat and humidity were both way up again today.  However I did go shopping and noticed something that has bugged me for quite some time.  In all truth, I'm surprised I haven't ranted about it before now.

Actions of Children

I didn't catch much of the news again as it was a real scorcher today so I got to spend some time with the family splashing in the pool.  But what I did catch really annoys me and kind of ties in with something that happened while we were in the pool.

SiriusXM Auto-Renewal

I missed the news tonight and was really concerned what I was going to have for quality material for a post.  Well, thanks to SiriusXM, I got something that really ticked me off!  It is truly to the point where I have to really restrain myself to keep the profanity out of the post.  Not sure how many young ones read this other than mine so I try to keep it clean.  This may be a struggle!

The Sandusky Defense

I missed the news tonight because I needed to get some work done in the yard.  But I have one that I got on the news the other night.  I meant to write about it last night but completely forgot about writing a post.  Anyway, it has to do specifically with the Sandusky trial but seems to be the direction many defense lawyers are going.

Cost of Children

Tonight's news was loaded with stupid studies so you get the benefit of a bonus rant!  This study is something that has been calculated many times before.  Apparently this time though they figured out a "new" piece of the whole puzzle.

Liposuction Study

There was yet another stupid study that I'm sure used up more of the little funds that we have in the United States for truly important things.  This one has to do with liposuction, apparently the most common cosmetic surgery in the United States.  And this study has several problems from my perspective.

Bad Money Making Ideas

It's been a very busy day (for a change) but I did catch something that bugs me, this time from a post on Google+.  It is a common theme that is happening when a company acquires another, the problem is that it usually ruins the acquired company.

Dumb Rewards

Sorry I haven't posted over the last few days, wonderful weather that I didn't want to miss out on.  I'm not waiting on this one that I just saw on the news.  This is something that is going to set a precedent with people doing stupid things to get rewarded for it!

Oh That's a Disease

I've got another based on a pointless study.  This one is guaranteed to be funded by your taxpayer dollars. It is a study done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC for short but I don't get why it isn't CDCP).  What bothers me isn't that there was a study done by them, that is their function.  The bothersome part is the subject matter of the study.

Tsunami Debris

Finally a nice night out so I was able to cut the grass but missed the news.  No matter, I did some reading and was amazed at how stupid some people in politics can be.

Memorials

I caught some of the news tonight before going out to work on the pool (switch for the pump went bad).  And something came up that is a reoccurring thing now days.  And it is getting to the point that it is really annoying to see all over the place!

Graduation

I didn't catch a whole lot of the news tonight but I did catch something that annoyed me to no end.  It has to do with upcoming graduations and rules that are being put in place.  Many schools are preparing to keep things in check and keep them moving along.  And there are two issues that I have a real problem with.

Exceptions to the Rule

I had something really good to gripe about but I completely forgot about it.  For all I know it could be what I'm about to complain about!  And that has to do with a new law in New York that is similar to some in other states.  Every time I read about something like this it brings me back to one of the few books that I read in high school.

Outdoor Improvement Shows

I haven't watched much news programming today (or this weekend) but we did watch some home improvement shows this weekend.  I have a real issue regarding what they do with these yards.  Some of these transformations have some really amazing features in them.  Really gorgeous pavilions, outdoor kitchens, walkways, and much more.  And these are done in the front yard as well as the back yard.

Job Creation

A lot of rain tonight allowed me to catch the news.  What a huge drop in the major stock market indices that has finished eliminating the gains that had occurred thus far this year.  There are two factors that caused this, one that we (the United States) can and should do something about and one that we can't but probably will do something about.