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Nov. 28th, 2009
post-Thanksgiving update
Nov. 28th, 2009 03:21 pmWent home to see my parents, was appropriately snarky at Mom. (The quote of the night, I think was "Just imagine what we'd be like if we were raised in a loving and caring household." to which her response was "Oh fuck you."
After that, went over to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
the_corruption's house. Goddamn his kids are huge. Seriously. His two-year old was almost the same size as one of his friends' five-year old. His one-year old is already walking, and the size I normally associate with two-year olds.
A funny bit came about when his oldest kid walked in the room, looked at my brother Eric (who is over there a couple times a month, usually), then looked at me, and asked "which one is Uncle Eric?", apparently completely missing the fact that I have a beard and mustache, and Eric doesn't.
I also saw the silliest thing ever.the_corruption has a TomTom with the voices of Beavis and Butthead on it. It will give the wrong directions. "Turn right here. No wait, left! Left!" Or just incredibly poor directions. "Your turn is um... in 300 something. Miles."
After that, went over to
the_corruption's house. Goddamn his kids are huge. Seriously. His two-year old was almost the same size as one of his friends' five-year old. His one-year old is already walking, and the size I normally associate with two-year olds.A funny bit came about when his oldest kid walked in the room, looked at my brother Eric (who is over there a couple times a month, usually), then looked at me, and asked "which one is Uncle Eric?", apparently completely missing the fact that I have a beard and mustache, and Eric doesn't.
I also saw the silliest thing ever.
the_corruption has a TomTom with the voices of Beavis and Butthead on it. It will give the wrong directions. "Turn right here. No wait, left! Left!" Or just incredibly poor directions. "Your turn is um... in 300 something. Miles."This would probably be an unpopular idea
Nov. 28th, 2009 06:02 pmMandatory retirement for Congress. I might have posted this idea before, but what the hell.
Think about it. We have mandatory retirement for jobs that require certain levels of physical and/or mental activity, such as airline pilots. Nobody wants an 70 year-old surgeon operating on them. But we entrust the making of our federal laws to, well, anyone who can win an election, regardless of their age.
The average age of the Senate is 60.4 years old. You have to be at least 30 to be a Senator, but the youngest one is 41 years old. The oldest is 88.
House of Representatives? Average age of 55. You have to be at least 25. The youngest is 31, the oldest is 82.
Now, sure, it's possible that the older ones in Senate actually do have a clue about modern technology and so forth, but you wouldn't know it from some of the things they've said, such as former Senator Ted Stevens' famous "I just the other day got...an Internet was sent by my staff at 10 o'clock in the morning on Friday. I got it yesterday [Tuesday]."
Actually, terms limits on all these assholes would accomplish it.
Think about it. We have mandatory retirement for jobs that require certain levels of physical and/or mental activity, such as airline pilots. Nobody wants an 70 year-old surgeon operating on them. But we entrust the making of our federal laws to, well, anyone who can win an election, regardless of their age.
The average age of the Senate is 60.4 years old. You have to be at least 30 to be a Senator, but the youngest one is 41 years old. The oldest is 88.
House of Representatives? Average age of 55. You have to be at least 25. The youngest is 31, the oldest is 82.
Now, sure, it's possible that the older ones in Senate actually do have a clue about modern technology and so forth, but you wouldn't know it from some of the things they've said, such as former Senator Ted Stevens' famous "I just the other day got...an Internet was sent by my staff at 10 o'clock in the morning on Friday. I got it yesterday [Tuesday]."
Actually, terms limits on all these assholes would accomplish it.