Question

So if it's $7,500 if you injure/kill a road worker, and traffic fines are doubled in work zones, does that mean you automatically pay $15,000 for such an offense? Please comment on this, as I am curious.

News Lately Seems Incredibly Relevant

Let's check a quick list of news items that are definitely a step above the usual drivel that the news media likes to affix itself to:

• Olympics
• Iran Vs. The World
• China Vs. Freedom
• Canada Vs. China
• RIAA Vs. Freedom

To make it short because that is a large list for one post, I'll try to exercise extreme brevity.

Olympics - Eternally the measure of human physical ability combined with the most cutting edge technology. Why do you think developed countries take home the most gold? Anyone who wants to get a quick assessment of the true world structure should watch the winners and the trends in the Olympics. What's sad is that American Idol gets better ratings than the Olympics.

Iran Vs. The World - Of course any time an insane ruler backed by an insane religious figure-head get the idea that they want to test the resolve of the World, we should all get worried. Nuclear power or not, Iran is a threat to everyone in one way or another. We need to give them non-negotiable rules for behavior and follow through with strict punishment when they try to push the line. Such is the only way to deal with animals, juvenile delinquents and lunatics.

China Vs. Freedom - They like to control their people in many ways, and one very important keystone to that control is censorship. China knows that the free-flow of information on the internet is the greatest threat to their communist dictatorship.

Canada Vs. China - I love it. A Canadian company is developing a little app that will allow anyone in an information controlled state (specifically China) to bypass the government firewall anonymously. I'll have to test it out myself. Hey, you never know...

RIAA Vs. Freedom - Now the RIAA is saying that copying the music off the CD that you bought for either backup or media-shifting purposes is NOT fair use. Media shifting meaning taking the music from the CD and converting it for use on another device such as an iPod or computer. If this idea gets any traction, I might start to get mad at all the people that still buy music. If you are willing to give up your rights that much you need to get your head examined. RIAA definitely needs their collective brain-cell examined because even an amoeba knows that you can only leech so much from your host before you kill it.

Job hunting online gets trickier

Federal regulations kick in today that will make Internet job hunting more complicated. Here's what candidates need to know -- and change -- now.

Well, you can say another goodbye to good ole opportunity. How does the old addage go? "When opportunity knocks, answer the door." Something like that. Now opportunity is knocking on Death's door. Let's see how long it takes for him to answer.

All these regulations are going to do is create a more complicated system that less people are going to be able to figure out, and those lucky enough to HAVE the 3 years of experience that is required for nearly every "entry level" job are going to be the only ones working. I hope they enjoy supporting the inflated population of unemployed citizens.

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Pizza Rolls Are Best Deep Fried

There are no instructions on the pizza roll box, but TRUST me when I say that deep frying them is by far the best way to prepare these little crunchy self contained morsels of cheesy goodness. Our deep fryer does not have a temperature setting, but I imagine it's pre-set about in the middle of the usual range. You cook your foods for longer or shorter time frames with the one we have, and it works fine. Pizza rolls? About 2-3 minutes depending on how dark you like the crust, and how much heat your tongue can take. These are so good made this way I would serve them at any black tie event as hours devours. Do yourself a favor and go buy some RIGHT NOW, then deep fry them and enjoy. If you do not have a deep fryer, you are missing out on some of the best tasting (even if they will clog your heart) treats that life has to offer.

One note: If you don't like the idea of swallowing fresh magma, let anything you take out of a fryer sit for a few minutes first. Then at least it will be partially cooled and more like day-old magma which still burns you, but the flavor is much more detectable.