the introduction of a new patch for Girl Scouts who successfully undergo Dept. of Homeland Security training

Aim for center mass ladies, aim for center mass. That and basic first aid is what you need most-terrorist, rapist, burglars or others- aim for center mass.

You do not need a Task Force, Obama, Biden or the Department of Homeland Security training but a .38cal/9mm is minimum as you aim for center mass ladies.

Many college degrees are simply not worth the money, but it’s your life and your money.

There is a difference between education and indoctrination. Caveat Emptor.

See, college doesn’t always give you the best spelling skills.

There are so many people that pay for not only an overpriced, but useless college education. I’ve had friends who’ve gone to prestigious colleges and universities and come out the worst for it. After college, you’re ill-prepared for the real world unless you have a highly desireable skill such as engineering, nursing, and the sciences.

Then, there are the humanities majors who can’t find employment after they’ve paid way too much for a degree that won’t get them anywhere. Their only recourse is usually graduate school or moving back in with Mom and Dad. These schools do such a disservice to these graduates, especially the ones with no useful “skills.”

Higher education is a scam. So many people are going into debt just to get a degree that doesn’t even help them in the real world. Many people don’t even use the degrees they get.

As someone who grew up in a college town, I’ve observed how higher education is big business… for the schools. Many kids and their parents are duped into the promises these schools make. A college education means nothing anymore because more and more people are going to college. And, more importantly, what you learn in college, like the humanities majors, doesn’t translate into the real world.

On September 9th, 2009 at 2:53 pm, bigboy said:

College loans that are federally guaranteed are a workable solution to this, but the repayment of them should be vigorously enforced and the repayment should reflect the real cost of the loan. College shouldn’t just be for rich kids, and middle class families shouldn’t have to go into hock to get their kids educated.

All these programs have done nothing but drive the cost of college up, and line the banker’s pockets with guaranteed income. Before the government passed out our money to college students, lots of colleges had their own programs that arranged very inexpensive educational loans from their endowmments.

Today’s kids don’t have a prayer of working their way through college like we did, because the government made funding too available and drove prices through the roof.

The intentions are honorable, but seniors graduating with more than $100,000 in debt before they’ve even started a career is insanity. (The bankers would, of course, disagree.)

Oh, and instead of partying your way through, get a job.

So the winning formula is:
1) Live at home to save room and board
2) Attend community or local state college
3) Work full-time to pay for it

Equals college degree earned and paid for, no loans, good self-respect, no alcohol or drug addictions, and it’s probably a much better education than Harvard.

The only real sacrifice here is sleep. As my sister says “You can sleep when you’re dead”. And it’s good practice for parenthood.

On September 9th, 2009 at 4:38 pm, SpeakEasy said:
Hangfire, your sister is in Congress?

Rimshot to you, Speak!!!!!!!!!!