Thursday, July 03, 2003

Cruelty for Money From Boing Boing Blog: ...They must renounce their old self, espouse the programme's belief system, display gratitude for their salvation, and police fellow students who resist. This reminds me of another camp with an entrance bearing a false promise: Auschwitz No, this isn't as severe, but it was a place where one part of society that deemed themselves above others sent it's "problem children". It's disgusting that some think that you can buy your way around a human behavior problem. Brainwashing. How long will that really work? What kind of kid will you get back? Why is child something that has to be solved with this kind of school? Where's the parent's responsibility? More about Auschwitz here, here, and here. 11:26:05 AM    comments []

Test Post for WW Category Here's a test post for the WW Category 10:15:56 AM    comments []

Radio and Category feeds I'd like to take a moment and thank Userland for adding the category feature in Radio. Right now, I'm using it for the main site (Home category) and a separate feed for Pottery (My Hobbies category). Today, I'll spend time added two new catagories: Austin-Healey Sprite restoration and Weight Watchers. Frogeye I'm in the process of purchasing a 1960 Austin-Healey Sprite, a "frogeye" from a trusted member of the local car club. It's in pieces (of course) so I'm going to give the restoration a go. Parts are cheap and most anyone with patience and general mechanical aptitude can reassemble one. Most of all, it will bring back some of the glory days of my youth (I'm not that old--I'm in my 30s) when my dad rebuilt a Triumph TR3B. Weight Watchers I've been attending Weight Watchers meetings in my area now for about six months. I've lost 20 pounds of weight and trained myself to eat less and enjoy it. The problem? The groups are 95% women and, being a man, I find it hard to relate to them when I need to share my frustrations or successes. I'm starting this category to give me an outlet and maybe others too. Most technical people I know are overweight and don't exercise. Some are moderate (by conventional standards) and others are worse and that scares me. As a society consumed by bigger is better (don't get me started on SUVs) we've fallen face forward and mouth open into Super Extra Value Meals and All You Can Eat food bars. I'm hoping that this category will change things a bit for someone. One person helped will make the difference in my own life. Read this from Chris Sells to understand that teaching someone helps you to learn something yourself. 9:17:17 AM    comments []