Its About Education.

Joe Piscopo says he wants to be governor. In that CNN interview, he says he doesn't understand why Florida, Texas, and Nevada have no income tax, but New Jersey has a huge income tax. Ok, maybe its been a while since Joe has been in a public school, but that's where the money is. He named 3 of the worst public school states in the nation, so its no wonder there is no income tax. Sure in New Jersey it doesn't help that there are 612 school districts and only 566 municipalities, or that 3 whole school districts in this state don't have any schools, but New Jersey must be doing something right since our public education system is ranked 4th in the nation for math and reading. So suck it up and pay your taxes. Isn't better to pay for education then have uneducated poor people robbing you?

Princeton Tigers

Princeton issued a statement saying administrators there "were pleased to be recognized as one of many outstanding universities" but that formulaic rankings "cannot capture the distinctiveness of any institution or whether one or another university might be an appropriate match for any individual student." (source:CNN.com)

The Princeton statement also added, students wishing to apply to Princeton should recieve at least a 1550 on their SATs and have at least a 3.8 GPA. Students who don't meet this strict formula are wasting our time. The statement also added, professors at Princeton are prohibited from administering more than 35% of A's to a class, and this formula is necessary to curb grad inflation. But we don't believe in formulaic rankings at Princeton.

Can The Catholics Afford this?

CNN.com is reporting that a NJ girl's first commnion was declared invalid because her wafer contained no wheat. The girl is allergic to wheat and dogma requires wafers to be made of wheat. The Catholic church, with so many hordes of followers has proven once again it can afford to be more discriminating than other religions.

The Metuchen dioceses created a stir several months ago when it said politicians, in particular Jim McGreevey, who support abortion rights should not recieve communion. This practice alienated many moderate parishoners. In retrospect the Catholics really only needed to wait until last week to excomunicate McGreevey when he revealed he was gay.

Catholics have also come out against people who oppose kid touching. While pedophiles are a welcome addition to any church, those critical of the church's weak disciplinary policies can expect letters damning them to hell.

Win One For the OCD

GE, a maker of Washers and Dryers, conducted a survey showing that women do the laundry 70% of the time. But apparently, 77% of ALL respondants said that they did not do laundry because their partners refused to allow them to do it.

Obsessive compulsive disorders might keep you from having to do laundry.

Welches Wino

My brother has started making welches wine. I'm tempted to give it a go myself. We'll see.

Cape Cod Photos

I took some digital pictures while at the Cape. I've posted some of them Here. I have more that I took with my new, old camera, but I need to get the film developed.

Archaic Laws restricting the sale of wine in grocery stores may shut down the liquor store in the Whole Foods in the Time Warner Center. WTF? Its an entire seperate store within the whole foods, with its own seperate doors and cashiers, and operating hours.

The NY ABCs are saying the wine might fall into the hands of minors. For christs sake, its not a lunch line at a public school! Its not like its a Mister Frosty truck (also now illegal in NYC, thanks Bloomberg!) hawking frozen pina colladas to twelve year olds!

It seems to me Republicans want a free market economy only free enough for them to regulate it with their bedroom laws.

Sunday in The Park?

Mr. Bloomberg is under increasing pressure from the largest protest group, United for Peace and Justice, which is demanding the right to protest in Central Park, a request the city has repeatedly rejected. As a result, the city faces the prospect that the largest rally, planned the Sunday before the convention, will be an illegal gathering. source: NYT.

Central park, while in the heart of "Republican" New York, is an open space best suited for thousands-- millions of people to gather. So why is Bloomberg acting like a communist?

Who wants to go to Central Park?

Style Sheets

style sheets are something I've avoided / toyed with for a while. I think maybe its time to give them a fresh look

More Money!

Another way for me to earn more money.

Living The Dream

Nathan Sawaya really is living the dream. We all wish we were as good as him.

Asses in My Future

Ass-vertise-ments is part of new trend in guerrilla adertising, placing logos and ad campaigns on women's panties-- and then having attractive women show it off in the middle of New York.

With the way things are going, I'll probably be designing a pair of panties for a candidate for public office; Just imagine a pair of undies with "McGreevey for Governor '05" over the ass of a hot, cut man butt.

Don't Mess With New Jersey

NJ Senate President Dick Codey and US Senator Jon Corzine met to discuss “the direction of the state” yesterday, though neither mentioned the hand basket. Codey and Corzine are both considered successors to McGreevey, Jon Corzine because he is a popular US Senator with a personal fortune and Dick Codey for no better reason than a lack of a lieutenant governor.

Republicans of course are hoping to push McGreevey out before September 2. If McGreevey resigns before that date, a special election would be held where a Republican candidate could shine. So far, interested Republican candidates include Bret Schundler who lost by only 17 points in 2001 against Jim McGreevey. There is of course former acting governor Donald Difrancesco in 2001 lost his state senate seat and dropped out of the Republican primary for governor.

Christie Whitman could run for governor again, just as long as residents forget the whole frisking incident in Camden. It’s likely though she would find support with the Catholic Church.

These aren’t the only contenders the Republicans have for Governor of course; there is a whole handful of candidates with name recognition so low I don’t even know who they are.

What the Republicans really need is a popular statewide office holder—a US Senator perhaps—who would have the personal fortune to fund a race with only 60 days in the contest. Of course, Jon Corzine fits this description, the only trouble for Republicans is that he’s a Democrat.

McGreevey has cited his prolonged transition period—more than two months or twice as long as Whitman’s transition when she resigned—because of homeland security. McGreevey is of course very concerned with homeland security. Foreign national and extortionist Golan Cipel can tell you all about it. In fact, for enough money, he probably will tell you all about New Jersey’s homeland security. How much you got?

Now though it seems security officials at both the national and state level are saying that McGreevey doesn’t need more time to transition New Jersey’s security to Dick Codey. Republicans, who really, really want a special election in November have attacked McGreevey for politicizing terrorism. The Orange Terror Alert issued on the day after the Democratic National convention, of course, was not political.

McGreevey of course, in the tradition of New Jersey politics, could revive his career in the near future. Asbury Park has a large gay population where McGreevey might actually be less corrupt than the local political leaders who embezzled tens of thousands of dollars over the last decade.

The other alternative would be Lambertville, also known for a large gay population, and more importantly, welcoming failed politicians like Bob Torricelli. The Torch and McGreevey were once good friends and political allies until Torricelli challenged McGreevey in 2001 for governor during a 12 day primary blitz. Democrats are left wondering if McGreevey’s win really was the better end of the bargain.

Cape Cod

I spent the last six days in Wellfleet MA., on Cape Cod. Highlights:

I bought some books at several excellent used bookstores, including Berryman, Frost, and a hardbound copy of The Merry Muses. Also, on Patrick's recomendation, I bought Emma, and on Clayton's, Lolita.

I did not see the governor in Provincetown.

I ate two boiled lobsters, though on seperate occasions.

I drove past Mungerstown Road, Exit 60, CT., I-95