That is my longest yet. Chalk it up to wanting to sleep more (new pillow + daily exercise = better sleep) and having not a hell of a lot to say. I mean, I always have things to say, but I don't want this to degenerate into a rant blog, or a recap of all the amazing (bleh) things I did in a video game, or a recap of my fitness (although this week I could advance my belt one more notch without discomfort).
Crazy knee-jerk reactions here about school shootings - not Columbine style, just punks with guns settling petty arguments - buy more metal detectors and x-ray machines. Disregard the fact that most schools have a dozen entrances or more, and kids aren't supervised sufficiently to make it impossible to get to one any time during the day (to either let somebody in or receive something from somebody outside). Even putting video cameras and a buzzer system at every door would not prevent the problem. Hell, in Brooklyn we had one entrance with a video system so tenants could let people in after checking them and we still had strangers walk in behind people, or tenants buzzing in anybody without looking or speaking.
Anyhow, predictably yesterday there was another incident of violence. This time, though, it was after school, slightly off school property. Look at that - these kids CAN learn. Instead of learning not to do it, they can learn to do it somewhere where the penalties won't be so harsh.
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