Rules, Hoooh, Good God, What Are They Good For?

Rules I hate:
1) Attendance Policies at Universities (I pay for the class, it should be up to me whether I go or not)
2) Don't Ask, Don't Tell
3) Married Soldiers get "Family Separation Pay" while deloyed, but single Soldiers don't (what, I don't have a family????)
4) "No dogs Allowed" at public places and most private ones
5) Contract time requirements for services such as cell phones, cable, and satellite to get a decent deal on the price

Rules I think should exist (some do, some need to):
1) Freedom of Speech
2) Rules to prevent private companies from firing employees for choices made and actions taken on personal time such as tobacco use, drinking, and religion. Many private companies have gotten away with some ridiculous crap.
3) Rules to make it easier/possible for single, worthy people to adopt children. Many states and countries still don't allow this.
4) Selection criteria for the armed forces (with the exception of #2 above).
5) Adjustment of drinking age and voting age to match again. If I am mature enough to fight and die for my country, and choose my leadership, why am I not mature enough to handle my liquor?

Class Response - 25 Jan '10

Yesterday's class was intriguing. It's definitely a change to "unplug" in a New Media class. Finding out my classmates' interesting aspects, instead of the traditional "name, rank, and serial number" was also a treat.

Thegg

So for the assignment, I have learned how to create a Ukranian Easter Egg. Interesting in and of itself. You use melted beeswax and a calligraphy pen to cover up what you don't want to be dyed. Then you dip it in a dye and let that layer dry. You use the beeswax again to cover up the areas of the first dye you want to keep. Kind of working in the negative space.


However, while melting the wax over and over again, it got me thinking. Using the beeswax is a lot like what we do to protect ourselves in love and friendship. We cover things up that we want to keep private. When we fall in love, we are covered in that color. It's indelible. We choose which parts of that previous love we want to keep and which we dye over. No matter how many times it happens, there are still parts that are the original white, and parts that are the various previous colors. We choose what we keep and what we cover up.

Missed Class

I missed the first class, but at least I've read the syllabus and assignments. I'm tryin'.