This And That — June 16, 2010

Note: This marks the first installment of “This And That,” a periodic blog post addressing multiple current events. (Of course, given my resistance to obligation, it could also be the last installment. Then again, given the abundance of absurd current events, it could be the first of hundreds.) 

BP Executives - Maximizing Shareholder Value 

On Wednesday, June 16, 2010, the BP Executives appeared in the Oval Office for a tongue lashing from a President anxious to show voting Americans just how truly in touch he is with their anger over the Gulf oil spill. During the meeting, the BP Executives agreed to create a

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Choose To Live - Barefoot Running and AA Meetings in Paradise

I was running along Waikiki Beach in Hawaii early this morning. Not on the sand...on the sidewalks and dirt trails that track the beach out towards Diamond Head. I was running barefoot, as I always do, and basking in the early morning tropical climate. Not too hot, not too cold. Not too dry, not too humid. I was surrounded by lazy palms swaying in the trade winds, rich, lush greenery and the sparking waters of the Pacific Ocean. I was beginning to understand why they call this paradise. 

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California’s Ban On Driving With Cell Phones—A Slap In The Face

Have you ever wanted to slap a police officer in the face? Or your kids? Or another driver on the road? Here’s your chance to do it...at least, metaphorically.  Stay tuned and I’ll tell you how. 

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Fruit and Beggars—An Anecdotal Look At The Arizona Immigration Law of 2010

The state of Arizona recently enacted a law requiring police, when enforcing another law, to ask a person about their immigration status. Of course, according to the law, the officers only have to ask about an individual’s status if there’s a reasonable suspicion that the person is in the country illegally. 

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