Happy Spring!

Mrs. Bubba and I started the season off correctly this morning with a brisk, cheerful waltz.  By the way, the song actually does commemorate an actual effort by the city of Boston to eliminate some of their "flying rodents".  All the world is in tune on a spring afternoon...

 

More on Planned Parenthood

Apparently some Planned Infanticide Parenthood affiliates are starting to provide cosmetic procedures  because the current bidness isn't paying the bills.  Now there is a reality that in an industry that actually uses infant foreskins for cosmetics, the distance between cosmetic procedures and abortion is not as great as it ought to be, but on the flip side, if pro-life activists can persuade people that they don't want other procedures done by abortionists, then the widespread availability of abortion outside of big cities (and maybe a few D1 university towns) will be gone.

Now here's something encouraging

    My employer's wellness program sent an "assume the best" encouragement, and it brought this bit of cinematic glory to mind:

 Happy Pi Day Eve!

How things ought to be handled

This case in my area, where apparently protesters attempted to disrupt the arrest of a man wanted in Iowa on charges of child sexual assault, is a brilliant example of the kind of case that President Trump ought to be making.   Let's start arresting the protesters and make clear; 

You were interfering with the arrest of a person indicted for child sexual assault.  Are you guys seriously telling me that you think we need more child rapists on the streets in Rochester?

And really, a few large fines and convictions for interfering with law enforcement are exactly what is needed in this situation.  I don't condone everything ICE has done--at times they have been too confrontational IMO--but there need to be some limitations on what the progressive left is allowed to do.  At a very minimum, have a few extra copies of the warrant and state loudly 

We are working to apprehend individuals with a record of rape/murder/aggravated battery/whatever.  Do you need more of this kind of person in your neighborhood?  We'll be willing to let your neighbors know that you think they need to live with more criminals in your neighborhood.

As I predicted

Back in October 2024, I observed the "investigation" by the New Zealand Navy that found that the sinking of one of their ships was "not the captain's fault" was rather hasty, and that their statement was pretty much a statement that it was the captain's fault, and likely having something to do with her being a diversity hire.

Fast forward to today, and we find that the captain had the ship on autopilot while sailing near reefs.  It's a lesson I remember learning when learning to sail as a kid in the Florida Keys.  Autopilot is supposed to be used only when you don't have likely obstructions, and in the world's premier Navy, ours, crashing a ship into an obstacle generally leads to the commander being replaced.

Time for a new sign at Schembechler Hall?

 Back in the 1990s, one fun joke was that the "Welcome to Hot Springs, Arkansas" signs had another sign below them noting that it was the home of President Bill Clinton, and yet another sign saying "Per Megan's Law, the above is a known sex offender.".  

While sadly that was not the case, with Matt Weiss, Sherrone Moore, and LaTroy Lewis all being currently prosecuted for the consequences of their sexual behavior, maybe it's time to put that sort of sign outside Schembechler Hall (the home of Michigan Football).  For that matter, as there are witnesses suggesting that Schembechler himself used "Dr. Drop your Drawers" (Robert Anderson) as a way of obtaining compliance from players, there is a clear pattern that maybe ought to be noted.

Just Michigan?  Of course not--Spartans like myself cringed when it came out that Mel Tucker had decided that it was a great idea to start "sexting" Brenda Tracy, a consultant trying to help college athletes restrain their sexual behavior to reduce sexual assaults by players.  All over the country, there are clear examples of college football programs where basic moral accountability appears to be an afterthought.  Maybe....just maybe....it's long past time to rein this in.  

Limit NIL payments, require players to show up for class, institute Prop 48 with teeth.