Yesterday, I ranted about what age teens should be permitted to drive. In further researching the subject, I’ve found one answer is to put a black box in the car of the young driver (as well as habitual DUI offenders, etc).
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Licensed to Drive
Freedom. There is one little piece of paper that every 16-year-old desires: the license to drive. That one little piece of paper means a whole world of freedom to the young driver. But the question is should they have it? Are you really ready to drive a 2000 pound automobile at 16 or 17 years old? Should teens be allowed that much freedom?
The Runaway Bride Saga continues…
Tonight, Jennifer Wilbanks - the runaway bride from Georgia - is getting more media attention than she deserves once again. Katie Couric get’s the exclusive interview tonight and the TV teasers promise that Jennifer will answer why she ran.
Medical Marijuana
Recently, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that states cannot exempt medicinal marijuana use from Federal prosecution. While the ruling does not overturn the state law, it does allow the Justice Department to bring federal charges against those using pot, even if it’s for a “medicinal purpose”. This basically sets the stage for Congress [...]
Introducing SPC Alisha
Around Memorial Day, I decided to “adopt” a soldier that is overseas by using the services of AnySolider.com. I began by writing a simple letter, explaining who I was, what TheBisch was about, and that we’d like to hear about their experiences overseas.
Firefox Security Hole
I know a number of you (myself included) use Firefox as their main webbrowser. It has recently been discovered that the latest version of Firefox has reintroduced an old security flaw that plagued Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator.
You can check out the article here
While I’m thinking about it, my laptop has the version in [...]
Missing Teen in Aruba
Who besides me is sick of the media coverage over this? This high school senior goes on a senior trip to Aruba and then disappears the night before she’s supposed to leave? C’mon. It’s obvious what’s going on: She doesn’t want to leave! I mean, would you? Personally, I’ve never [...]
Black Death
I go away for a couple of days and when I catch up on the news, it looks like all hell is breaking loose. It appears that a bunch of birds over in Asia are going to cause the next Black Plague if we aren’t careful. The disease, currently named “H5N1″, this strain [...]
