Randomization at its worst...

Yesterday in the afternoon, I went on a perilious and daring journey to a Carl's Jr. (Hardee's as its known in the midwest) What was so dangerous about this journey you ask? Well, this particular Carl's has a reputation of spitting in people's food. So, when you visit there, you'll usually get something like what the cop got in his burger in the movie "Super Troopers." I was so hungry though, and I was not going to settle for some Mcdonald's hamburger, because I wanted to eat something that was actually tasty. So I ordered a Western Bacon Cheeseburger, one of Carl's best, and opened it up to find something amazing. They had given me... a DOUBLE... Western Cheeseburger. Now, I came under some speculation here, that maybe that extra patty was hiding a big ole' wad of spit underneath it; so I carefully examined the burger's sectors. I actually felt like I was in the middle of hunting down a wanted criminal or something.

Top bun - Clear

Top patty - Clear

Bottom patty - Clear

Bacon strips - Clear

Bottom bun and onion rings - Clear

After I had offically declared the burger 100% spit free, I proceeded to step two: Eating it.

And now I have learned how it feels to be a food inspector.

Posted by Riess at 7:16 PM | Permalink | Comments

Abraham Cherrix, a sixteen year old who has Hodgkin's disease, is currently in a dispute with the government over which treatment he will receive to help deal with his condition. Cherrix does not want to go through the grueling process of chemotherapy again, and I really don't blame him. Refusing to follow the "recommendations" that he received from doctors has put him into this mess, which makes me wonder; were these recommendations or, were they strict orders ? The situation gets worse when we hear that Abraham's parents may lose custody of their child just because they let their son make his own decisions. It is a very sickening case indeed.

Abraham says that he does not want to go through the chemo again because it made him weak, he was in pain, and it was just a very negative and grueling situation overall. Now, if Abraham says it, then it should be set in stone right there. If he does not want to go the way of chemo, let him choose an alternative treatment! He knows how he feels, so let him make the decision on how to deal with it; and don't try to interfere with this decision. The final straw is pulled when the government starts threatening to take Cherrix away from his parents. I see no laws broken, no child abuse, and well, nothing at all wrong with Abraham's choice to recieve the alternative treatment; and I do not see anything wrong with his parents supporting that decision. There must be a good reason for it; so let it go through.

The hilarity continues with the government's recent vote to ban Internet gambling and other hodge podge. For years, politicians have tried to ban videogames, gambling, and any small and menial thing that they can get in their crosshairs. They've spent more funds on these small, stupid, harmless things than they've spent on major issues; such as border control, troop protection in Iraq, and port security. If you want to ban Grand Theft Auto for having a sex scene in it, then why don't you get these porn sights (which are 100x more explicit) off of the net! These days, you see more on a commercial for a clothing store than you do in a videogame. Ridiculous!

By the way, the Cherrix family is awaiting a decision from the judge in this case by July 18. Let's hope that Abraham and his family can do things the way they want. I wish them the best of luck, and hope that luck comes through for them.

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