Some kids grow up wanting to be lawyers or doctors or even teachers while others haven't even a clue, so it's a good thing when schools invite speakers to enlighten students about all the potential careers just waiting for them.
The thing is, I don't know what is more disturbing. The fact that the man was honest and told the students that strippers made alot of money, or that the mother of one student was incredibly angry because her son wanted a career in fishing. At least he wants a career!

So, is the new Chantico from Starbucks really that good? According to Imblognito, it's practically orgasmic, and I find myself debating whether to try one and indulge in that rich chocolate lovin' or go for the usual frap.
I'm not worried about the migraine I could get from this (though I do know someone who would suffer horribly so stay away), so could it be the calories? Nah. Seize the day. Drink chocolate and be merry... and then worry. 😉
Via Electric Venom

The Spanish voice actors who dub "The Simpsons" are in a labor disbute with a Mexican contracting company. If a solution can't be found, they stand to lose their jobs.
It would be strange if the existing Spanish voice actors were replaced by new ones after 15 years. You get used to the voices. It's not exactly the same voice. An English Homer isn't a Spanish Homer, but when you compare the two, it's almost uncanny.

What happens when you tell a bad lawyer joke in front of a courthouse?
You get arrested for disorderly conduct. (reg. req.)

A South Korean court of appeals has ruled that users, not websites, should be held responsible for copyright infringement. This comes from a lower court ruling where two brothers were aqcuitted for running a website called Soribada where millions of users could log on, chat, and swap music files.

The Yangs... denied any wrongdoing, saying their service only provides private channels of communication and that they cannot control or monitor users' activities.

See, some countries actually get it.

The bad news: I took down the Greymatter archives for this blog. I realized the archives had my email unprotected, and well, a little lightbulb suddenly went off in my head. People are just so evil! Only me, damn it! Only me.
Good news: I started my blog sometime this month or late last, exactly three four years ago. The muse is still around. She still hates me. I so rule!
Update: Let me see, if this blog was started at the end of Dec. 2000 beginning of Jan. 2001 that would make this place exactly four years old. I. Can't. Count. Another reminder of why I chose the legal profession instead of accounting! Besides, secretaries can add up the number of billable hours, right?

Former child abusers, felons, and drug abusers can be adoptive parents in Florida, but if you're homosexual then you're the spawn of Satan himself. The Supreme Court has let stand a lower court Florida ruling that bans homosexuals from adopting children.
I thought this was about the best interest of the child. Isn't it in the child's best interest to be in a caring and loving home? Every day more and more children are being lost to a system that doesn't care anymore. Social workers lose children, and Florida is obviously one of those states with this problem. God forbid they let gay foster parents adopt. They have such great track records as foster parents, how humiliating would it be if it were proven that they're wonderful adoptive parents as well.
These are children, not objects to be thrown around everytime we want to debate the merits of whether a child is going to grow up to be gay. So what? At least that child lives in a happy home instead of some orphange, or worse yet, raped and dead in a ditch.

Tomorrow is the last day to nominate a weblog for the 2005 Bloggies. So, if you have a few people in mind go on ahead and nominate them. There are prizes, and this one is actually a bit more legitimate than a few other award places I've seen.

First the obese, now the blind? The Department of Transportation wants to make people with guide dogs purchase an extra ticket if their canine friend is too big.
Aren't the majority of guide dogs, big? No, really. I'm confused. These dogs serve a vital purpose. They aren't pets. They assist and guide their partners who otherwise would be lost without them. As Josh points out, many of these partners can normally ownly afford their own ticket. Now they have to pay for two or wait for a bigger flight? What about holidays?
Be concerned. Apparently, our nation likes to forget what disABLED means. It all comes down to the green buck.
Send comments, written and/or electronic:

Docket Clerk,
Department of Transportation
400 7th Street,
SW Room PL-401
Washington, D.C. 20590
reference docket number OST-2004-19626-1
For sending email, the instructions are on the Dockets Management System web site found at http://dms.dot.gov

Comments don't work. Why didn't anyone let me know that comments weren't working!! Email, people. Unless a simple "test" is enough to get rejected, and I'm just a loser...
Must run more tests...
update: I am invincible!! Actually, it's kinda impossible to post when "http" has been blacklisted by accident. For shame. And here I thought the spammers had finally disappeared and forgotten my little blog. I guess I should upgrade.