Captains Blog Stardate 04202013 10 Years From Now

Shoot, I have no idea what I'll be like in ten years. I was a totally different person ten years ago and I'll probably be totally different ten years from now. I mean sure, I'll still like Les Mis and making films, but I'll probably have a new obsession that outranks those two. Who knows, maybe I'll be into slasher films or historical novels...only time will tell. I wonder how different I'll look. I'll probably stop this whole "long hair thing". Honestly, if family history is any indicator, I'll probably be bald. Hopefully I'll have a decent job.

The clock is ticking! 

My Comment on Sassy Badger's Blog

Captains Blog Stardate 04182013 Guns In School

       Normally when you hear about guns in schools it's in a bad way. It's in a "some lunatic brought his gun to a school and now he's shooting people" way. We wouldn't have those stories if the teachers had guns. If teachers had guns it would be "Some lunatic brought his gun to school and when he tried to shoot people he got shot".
      Armed teachers are the only way to truly guarantee our kids safety. It sounds crazy but it's the world we live in. Stuff like shootings and bombings happen. If we act like practicing "lockdowns" are going to save us we're just fooling ourselves. No, there needs to be someone in that school (preferably in every class room) who can defend our children if that madman with a gun came in. We had problems with terrorists on flights, so we started putting armed Air Marshalls on flights. Why is it so hard to comprehend that we need someone with a gun to protect us in school. Bravo to the Fairview school for seeing this!

If a teacher had been armed this would have never happened...

My comment on Brett's Blog.

Captains Blog Stardate 04122013 Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher was the first female British Prime Minister. Her nickname was the Iron Lady. This was because of her hard approach to the cold war. She was a strong ally to president Ronald Reagan. She was portrayed by Meryl Streep in the film "The Iron Lady". Streep won an Oscar for that performance.

Meryl Streep with Her Oscar

My comment on Caitlin's Blog.

Captains Blog Stardate 04102013 Reporter

I think the media has an obligation to keep anonymous sources anonymous! If this reporter is forced to break confidentiality it would make all future informants worried about what they say. I've anonymously told reporters things before. After this story I'm not sure I would feel safe doing so. This could just be me being paranoid. I don't think the fact that people were killed makes a difference. They're already dead, her source can't bring them back. Here's a link to the story.

The Reporter In Question

Here's my comment on Travis's Blog.