The One Minute Writer 3

Here's the prompt for today:

What one feature do you wish your car had? Be imaginative-- outlandishness is welcome

I wouldn't say this feature is outlandish, it would merely be practical. I would like an automatic curfew making feature added to my car.

I can write the book on making curfews, as I am often faced with the task of racing across town with insufficient time to get home. However, if my car could detect cops, and navigate the fastest routes, I wouldn't have to waste my time repeatedly checking the rear view mirror for police (aka. power rangers), and peeling down the tollway.

And, when you think about it, such a car feature wouldn't be "illegal", it would actually be for the greater good of society. If more kids met curfew, less kids would be grounded, and in turn the amount of animosity towards parents would decrease. Moreover, if fewer kids are grounded, the number of runaways would decrease substantially.

So, this upgrade to my car would not only save America's youth, it would also save my ass from getting in trouble.

There is no downside.

Let's make it happen,

ZMar

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Can't we all just get along?

I really like dolphins. And it would be great if the japanese could just.. ya know, stop slaugtering them. I get that the whole "sushi craze" is infecting the world faster than the bubonic plague, but this is unnecessary. I'm not making this up. I won't go into the nasty details, but basically, Flipper seems to be finding himself on the chopping board over and over again due to the unregulated activities of many japanese fishermen. Please do something about it. Sign the online petition. Maybe it'll do something, maybe it won't. But it's not like you aren't on the internet already. I mean, you're reading this...

Online petition http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/724210624

*Just clarifying, I do not mean to generalize the Japanese people or imply that I dislike Japan or it's inhabitants. I just disagree with some of it's citizen's activities. God knows I love Pei Wei (if that even counts as Japanese food).

Later,

ZMar

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This place

..is not Canada. It is Texas.

The land where it is not allowed to go below 75 degrees. Maybe 65 during December, but that is it. I am obviously a Texan. I own 2 sweaters. If I have to wear shoes that aren't flip flops, it's time to pull out the Snuggie and cancel school.

Speaking of which, there is a Snuggie for dogs now? What? The commercial says "your dog will love the Snuggie!" But I mean.. I seriously doubt dogs can tell the difference between a backwards dog robe and a Snuggie. My dog is a spaz. He would probably eat the Snuggie.

Also, speaking of Christmas, my holiday was kind of good and bad.

Good: I got the camera I wanted. Bad: Some douche bag stole my iPhone on Christmas Eve.

Let's say for example, some guy stole the phone so he could give it to his kid. What's he gonna say? "Santa lifted this iPhone from a teenager at the mall, honey, just for you. Because you've been such a good girl this year"? Or "My only crime is loving you too much"?

Well guy, I have a few words for you:

Mall security is taking you down. Happy Channukah, jerk.

Adios,

ZMar

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