As if anyone cares... My wife says, "you know it's not real, right?" I know, but that doesn't mean it is not fun.
#5 MU defeated #1 Nebraska in Columbia, MO 38-2. MU was bumped to #2 behind USC and will take on rival Kansas in what is sure to be another big win. MU is currently #1 in the bowl rankings.
Saturday, January 22, 2005
Blunt lets Insurance Companies decide who will regulate them
Read the story here: Insurance pick faced screening.
Apparently, Matt Blunt feels that the best people to choose the head of the department that will regulate the insurance industry here in Missouri is the insurance industry itself. Those chosen are also, of course, campaign contributors to Mr. Blunt. Am I crazy to think that giving the insurance companies the opportunity to put the chief regulator in their pocket is wrong?
Apparently, Matt Blunt feels that the best people to choose the head of the department that will regulate the insurance industry here in Missouri is the insurance industry itself. Those chosen are also, of course, campaign contributors to Mr. Blunt. Am I crazy to think that giving the insurance companies the opportunity to put the chief regulator in their pocket is wrong?
Friday, January 21, 2005
Matt Blunt is a little behind
Really, he is. He is governor now, right? Well, now that he is governor, he is making suggestions for voting improvements. If I'm not mistaken, that was his job as Secretary of State. Why didn't he do it then? Check out his suggestion.
Basically, he wants some changes to absentee ballots. He wants them available to any state citizen (which actually makes some sense). Previously, you could only cast an absentee ballot with an excuse (i.e.: out of the state on voting day). While this would make voting a bit easier for the citizens, it appears that he hasn't fully researched the cost of reasonableness of implementing such a process.
The part that is most fishy, however, is that he would like to remove the notary requirement from absentee ballots. Having an absentee ballot notarized is the only way to make sure the person casting the ballot is really the individual they claim to be. This would allow Bob, who knows John does not vote, to cast an absentee ballot in John's name and still vote in his own name, essentially voting twice. That sounds like a great fix!
Basically, he wants some changes to absentee ballots. He wants them available to any state citizen (which actually makes some sense). Previously, you could only cast an absentee ballot with an excuse (i.e.: out of the state on voting day). While this would make voting a bit easier for the citizens, it appears that he hasn't fully researched the cost of reasonableness of implementing such a process.
The part that is most fishy, however, is that he would like to remove the notary requirement from absentee ballots. Having an absentee ballot notarized is the only way to make sure the person casting the ballot is really the individual they claim to be. This would allow Bob, who knows John does not vote, to cast an absentee ballot in John's name and still vote in his own name, essentially voting twice. That sounds like a great fix!
Thursday, January 20, 2005
Real Beer
One of my interests is beer; real beer. I have always considered mass-produced products such as Bud Light to be utter swill. In fact, they often give me a headache due to their low-end ingredients after one bottle.
I hadn't thought much about this recently. That changed last night, when, just as I was getting home, I heard a story on NPR about the ongoing advertising battle between Anheuser-Busch and Miller. AB was claiming that Miller had been using 'unscientific surveys' in its ads stating that Miller Light had more flavor than Bud Light. Let's get one thing straight: neither one has ANY flavor. Period. End of story.
I'll try and put it in perspective. For this, I'll use another brew produced in large quantities: Sam Adams. While this certainly isn't the best stuff around, it is great for a national brew. If you were to take a bottle of Sam Adams and pour some into a glass, filling the glass approx 1/4 of the way, and then fill the rest with tap water, you would get a 'flavor' equivalent to that of the light beers previously mentioned.
I must apologize if I offend anyone who enjoys what I consider to be swill. To be honest, I feel like those beers are nothing more than a relatively cheap means for alcoholics to maintain a good buzz. In my opinion, their constant bickering over who has more flavor is silly, but also somewhat of an insult to real beers that actually do have flavor (and their's quite an array; go explore).
I feel better now that that is off my chest...
I hadn't thought much about this recently. That changed last night, when, just as I was getting home, I heard a story on NPR about the ongoing advertising battle between Anheuser-Busch and Miller. AB was claiming that Miller had been using 'unscientific surveys' in its ads stating that Miller Light had more flavor than Bud Light. Let's get one thing straight: neither one has ANY flavor. Period. End of story.
I'll try and put it in perspective. For this, I'll use another brew produced in large quantities: Sam Adams. While this certainly isn't the best stuff around, it is great for a national brew. If you were to take a bottle of Sam Adams and pour some into a glass, filling the glass approx 1/4 of the way, and then fill the rest with tap water, you would get a 'flavor' equivalent to that of the light beers previously mentioned.
I must apologize if I offend anyone who enjoys what I consider to be swill. To be honest, I feel like those beers are nothing more than a relatively cheap means for alcoholics to maintain a good buzz. In my opinion, their constant bickering over who has more flavor is silly, but also somewhat of an insult to real beers that actually do have flavor (and their's quite an array; go explore).
I feel better now that that is off my chest...
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