My first post - topics I'll be writing about

As my first post to my first blog, I wanted to set the expectations, if you will, for my readers on what they can expect to read about here. This is not a news blog; if you want current events, go to CNN. This is not an entertainment blog; if you want to know who got kicked out of American Idol last night, well, you're the sort of person I'll be writing about here.

No, this will be a blog to highlight the stupidity of people around us, some done intentionaly (read politicians), but most of whom are oblivious to it. By talking about these, I hope to get people to use that amazing thing inside all of us called "common sense" and rationally think about the issues. Of course, most issues worth talking about aren't black or white; there are always arguments supporting both sides. But those are not the issues I care about. I'm talking about the "what the fuck were they thinking by doing such a thing" kinda issues. For example, a government school takes sexual harrassment to such a degree as to punish a 7 year old boy by branding him as a "sex offender" for lifting the skirt of his classmate! That's the kind of dumb, irrational thinking that I'm trying to point out so that the rest of us can stay clear of it.

I am very interested in politics; where else can you get your daily dose of "I can't believe these numbnuts hold any sort of office or power" news? My being a foreigner gives me the unique ability to be completely unbiased when it comes to political affliations. I'm neither a Democrat, though I'm pro-choice nor a Republican, though I'm pro-2nd amendment. If I have to lable myself, I'm an Independent. I like that word since it has the least amount of government attached to it. A lot of my posts might revolve around government or some of the stupid laws and regulations that are being passed by our elected officials, but I also have other non-political pet peeves that you might hear about from time to time (like slow drivers... boy, how easily they piss me off!!).

Hope you enjoy reading my blog and I hope it'll make you stop for a second and think to yourself "hmm... maybe I should use my own common sense more instead of going along with the rest of the crowd".

Cheers!