Cops and the Quake

I had the distinct pleasure of waiting in my car as a motorcycle police officer waved cars through from multiple directions while he was yelling into his cell phone. I didn't roll down the window to determine what the conversation was a about because I was trying to concentrate on moving up and out of traffic when it was my turn. I believe the traffic was moving slower than usual because drivers had less trust in their trusted official trying to sort out the jam while yakking on his cell phone. I mean, when the cops are idiots and they can't keep their head in the job; how the hell are we suppose to keep insurance rates down? This is a fool’s paradise and the fools are going to pay through the nose to the insurance companies, dragging the rest of us, kicking and screaming all the way, with higher rates with this kind of behavior (on-the-job).

On a more somber note, the earth quake in Japan is a tragedy of mammoth proportion and my heart and prays go out to the families in all of the countries who have lost people, homes, livelihoods and are now having to live this burden. We can take some, but little comfort that those people with cell phones have been taking video and camera shots of the quake as it happened and the aftermath, to show how devastating this event was. Cell phones are also being used to help find and rescue the thousands that stranded in the rubble and to let loved ones know they are safe. Truly the cell phone is a remarkable tool even though it is abused by many, a natural disaster makes this tools a must have by nearly everyone on the planet.