Barking Cat

Governor Parnell doesn't know a good thing when he sees it.

Parnell still says he is going to cut the budget by $400 million. I wish he'd give up the heavy-handed threats. Alaska just went through a costly special session in May, partly because Governor Parnell threatened to veto capital spending projects for districts who opposed him.

Of course, I would like more education and social service funding, but this is the best budget our legislature could craft. Governor Parnell, do you really think your judgement is that much better than the collective wisdom of our House and Senate?

Oh, and Parnell... if you are so concerned about balancing the budget and maintaining our $11 billion budget reserve, stop trying to reduce our revenue with your flip-flopping 2 billion dollar-a-year tax cuts. Go ahead and sign the budget already!

Please don't baptize me after I'm dead.

Here is a funny list of Famous Dead Mormons. I don't want to be one.

"I'm sort of a logical person..."

James Verone has no job and no health insurance, so he decided to get arrested.  He wants the government to pay for 3 years of medical care, food, and shelter.

Given that our taxes are paying for his medical care, shouldn't we demand a cheaper and better alternative for James?

Man robbed bank for $1 to cover jail health care | 9news.com

 

This Pretty Much Sums Up The Midterm Elections

Via Davezilla.

Imagine If All Atheists Left America

Personal goals - keep them to yourself?

I read a shocking article in Newsweek via mental_floss today.

Announcing life goals publicly may have an adverse psychological effect on whether you actually achieve your goal.

According to the scientific study, it is good to have goals... but even better if you keep your goals to yourself. Keep that in mind when you start on you New Year's Resolution list.

So are we doing students a psychological disservice by encouraging them to make public announcements of their academic goals? (e.g., when students say, "I am going to graduate!" and then begin to slack off.)

More importantly, how do we create a psychologically effective sense of urgency and determination to accomplish their goal?

Or does a psychological study of adult behavior not apply to at-risk teenagers?