Taco Bell will now serve Big Macs after Law suit..

Ok...well not really. But they might have to one day.

I heard about this story. Basically a man filed a lawsuit against eHarmony.com because they don't offer a same sex service. Unfortunately, eHarmony buckled and is settling by offering an alternative service for homosexual people, and I heard that the guy that filed the lawsuit is also getting $5000. Basically getting away with a silly lawsuit. 

:::Shock and Disbelief::: 

I mean how crazy is that. eHarmony was founded by Neil Warren, and he's a man who had a goal of bringing the divorce rate down by 1% before he died. It was intended to build lasting Hetero relationships. For those of you not hip, eHarmony basically asks you a bunch of questions and based on your priorities, values, likes/dislikes, it used a database to match people. The idea being that if you're honest, you'll be matched with someone who you are compatible with at the core. The idea was mainly to get people together and stay together forever. 

So my issue with it is that there are plenty of other companies that offer homosexual service, but let’s sue this company because they don't offer it. I'm sorry but if I want a Big Mac, I don't sue Taco Bell for not having it. If you want that service, then go somewhere that offers it. I know many people think that this has nothing to do with them, but this is ridiculous. It seems small at first, but then the next thing you know someone will sue other because they don't offer something that that person wants. 

I mean if someone doesn't have what you're looking for, you don't sue them to make them start doing something they don't have. What people don't understand is that it'll get more and more ridiculous and cause all kinds of stupid law suits. Would you sue a restaurant that when you ask for a Sprite, they tell you they only have Sierra Mist? Can I sue Porsche for not making a truck? Can Caucasian people sue the government for not having a Caucasian history month? I mean there is a Hispanic and African American  History months, why not one for Caucasians or people with mixed heritages. Would you sue a steakhouse for not making available a tofu steak? Should women’s clothing companies be sued for not offering Men’s sizes? Bras for men? Jock straps for women? Perfume for Men and Cologne for Women? How come Men can’t play in the WNBA? Isn’t that discrimination. So if you think these kinds of ridiculous lawsuits have nothing to do with you...think again.  

I'm not bashing homosexuals. I'm bashing silly lawsuits that people do to put pressure on our courts/legal systemthat have "real" problems to tend to. There was no crime here. It's not against the law to not offer services to everyone. You cater to your market. 

To me this is as dumb as the lady that complained that the Coffee was too hot at McDonalds, or the one where the parents of a drunk driver sued Honda because their seatbelts aren't designed for drunk people to unfasten them. Coffee is supposed to be hot, and people aren't supposed to drive drunk. I'm sorry that the lady was burned, but it was an accident. I'm also sorry that their daughter died, but their Daughter drinking and driving drunk was not Honda's fault. Instead of suing Honda, ask them to make a donation for an anti-drinking and driving campaign.  

If you want something that someone doesn't have, you take your business elsewhere. It's not hard to figure out. It's not like eHarmony is the only online dating service. I guess if I was eHarmony, I'd argue take it to court and make that argument. They’re not the only site out there and they shouldn’t be forced to offer something they don’t want to. It's unreasonable. Why doesn't the guy take the initiative and start a site for homosexuals. That's the American way. It's called an opportunity and that's what America is all about. Don’t cry about your rights, get off your duff and use your right to start your own business. To make others offer something they choose not to is violating their rights to offer goods and services that they choose. eHarmony doesn’t advertise that they are only for straight people, or broadcast that gay people can’t join. They’re designed to match people of opposite sex together. It’s just not their business model. So take your business to the many other sites that do. 

Take a stand against stupidity…

Solar Flares

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A Tribute to John Williams

This is awesome and clever.

Nuff said....

H-O-R-S-E

Check this Out.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Warehouse-worker-destroys-LeBron-at-H-O-R-S-E?urn=nba,105511

I guess it's probably only funny to me. Maybe the guy that beat him can get an NBA contract. I'd be a little embarassed if i was LeBron, but then I'd think about how I love that I can play basketball for money and the other guy has to go back to his job.

Paper Money Burns!!!

I thought that this was interesting because he has a point. I never really looked at things this way.

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Man buys Chevy with small change

James Jones' new Chevy

An Ohio man with a hatred of paper money slapped down $8,000 in coins at a car dealership to buy a Chevrolet pick-up - then paid the rest by cheque.

James Jones, 70, produced 16 coffee cans full of coins to buy his new Chevrolet Silverado in Cincinnati and staff spent 90 minutes counting it.

But his coin hoard only covered half of the $16,000 (£8,500) price tag.

The man's son said the most amazing thing for him was his father deciding to replace his 1981 pick-up at all.

As far back as he could remember, Dennis Jones told the Cincinnati Enquirer, his father had always had coins.

“He gave me lunch money in coins and each time he ever gave me money it was in coins,” he recalled.

Paper money will burn, but it is hard to damage coins James Jones

“I am amazed that we were able to talk him into buying a new truck, because he is pretty tight with his money.”

According to the paper, James Jones walked into the Jake Sweeney dealership, plunked down his cans and said: “I want that Chevy truck.”

"In my 19 years in this business I have never seen anything like this,” said Biff Arnold, finance manager for Jake Sweeney.

“I have seen many buyers come in with a lot of cash money, but never this much money in coins.”

Salesman David Crisswell said the coins included "dimes, quarters, half-dollars, silver and Susan B Anthony dollars".

The new owner of the Chevy says he does not trust banks or paper money.

“Paper money will burn, but it is hard to damage coins," the retired engineer pointed out.

"I bought four or five rolls of coins each month. I don't know how long it took me to save this amount, probably all my life.”

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7559881.stm

The funny thing about it is..

The last 24 Hours have been a bit depressing. I had a long day at work, and was really tired. I was on my way home and I stopped at Albertsons. On my way out, I see this guy sitting down outside looking at the door and waiting to ask someone for money. I think we’ve all seen it before, and I don’t know why it makes so uncomfortable. Anyway, the man asks if I have some spare pennies, and I tell him that I don’t because I used my debit card. I keep walking away, and maybe it was because I was so tired, but I really felt sorry for the man. I began to wonder how people end up in those kinds of situations. I’ve never ever had to do that, and I would like to think that I never would do that, and maybe I’m stuck up, but for me, that would be worse than dying. If the Man had asked for food, I think I would’ve helped him, and I almost offered, but didn’t. I feel a little guilty like maybe I could’ve helped him if even for a night. Then I realized that I’ve maybe been taking things for granted.

I think that many people are in the same boat. The biggest worry I have most days is what am I going to eat? This guy has way more to worry about than I do. Even the drama that Sarah and I had the last 2 months must pale in comparison. What is the right thing to do? I mean I can’t change the world, but I can change myself and my attitude. I got up this morning and thanked God for my Life. I could’ve had a much worse life and sometimes I need to be reminded of that.

After I thanked God, I left for work. I turned the corner at Foothill and Garey, and I see a Bus pulled over on the side of the road. Not unusual, but I did see the display on the bus displaying : “Emergency, Please Help, Call 911” I was puzzled because I’ve never see this before. I drive past the bus, and I look inside. The bus driver is slumped over the steering wheel. I keep going and pull over. I called 911 and told them what I saw. Then I continued on my way. I think and I wonder if I should’ve pulled over. Would I have made a difference. Could I have saved someone’s life? Or did the bus driver get shot? I didn’t see people standing outside of the bus, or any people on it. Did they get shot? Did I want to be the one the found out? I don’t think that I am a coward, but I would say that I am into self preservation. It made me think about the fact that I could go at any second. I prayed again, and went to work.

It’s just depressing. But I also know that these are the times that we need to focus on the Lord. I’m not always the best at that. I wouldn’t even say I’m good at it. I would say that I try, but suck at it.

You might as well be surfing on the Sun..

Thought that this was kinda cool. Scary, but cool.

June 17, 2008

Giant Solar Tsunami Viewed from NASA's STERO Spacecraft

Just as earthquakes can set off huge tsunami waves on the surface of our oceans, a coronal mass ejection or flare can cause a tsunami on the Sun's surface—and it did on May 19, 2007. The waves generated by the explosions can travel at over a million kilometers per hour. The event was captured by NASA's twin Stereo spacecraft and was observed by a team at Trinity College, Dublin.

The event lasted for about 35 minutes and ultimately covered almost the full disk of the Sun. “The energy released in these explosions is phenomenal, about two billion times the annual world energy consumption in just a fraction of a second,” stated Long.

A previous observation of a solar tsunami was recorded by the SOHO spacecraft almost a decade ago but these images were misleading to scientists. Theorists were unable to match the anticipated behaviors of the tsunami to the observation because theory suggested that the solar tsunamis would travel much faster that observed. According to their calculations, tsunamis on the Sun should have had phenomenal speed due to the influence of the Sun's magnetic field on the solar material—making the waves magneto-acoustical in nature. With the improved capabilities of the Stereo's Extreme Ultraviolent Imager (EUVI) instruments they in fact measured speeds in agreement with the theory. In addition, by monitoring the Sun at four wavelengths which penetrate different layers of the Sun's atmosphere, astronomers could see how the wave moved vertically as well as horizontally.

“We were able to show for the first time that this wave actually propagates almost all the way from the surface of the Sun to high up in the Sun's atmosphere,” said Dr. Gallagher, a colleague of Long.

The researchers even saw the pressure wave reflect and refract off different regions of the Sun's atmosphere exactly as Earth's tsunami's do as they crash against land. This past April it was reported at the RAS National Astronomy Meeting by David Long.

Posted by Dr. Chandra Walker

Source Links:

http://www.physics.tcd.ie/Astrophysics/tsunami/
http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/stereoimages/195SolarTsunami.shtml
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7326097.stm
http://nam2008.qub.ac.uk/press/2008-15-release/