Mini Blind recall

Today my lovely son woke up at 6:20am. Not cool although all he really did was crawl into bed with me and say "mommy I wanna lay wit you." as he was crawling into the bed. After a few minutes he wanted me to turn on the tv which he complained about because it was too bright and then went to flip on the light. (makes no sense but that's how it happened) He then said he wanted his Christmas on which in his language means plug in the Christmas tree, so I got out of bed and he turned on the tv and I went back in my room after giving him his usual breakfast.

I am not a news watcher because the news frankly, pisses me off. The stupidity pouring out from the tv during the amount of time that the news is on makes me feel like a genius. I am not a genius by any means but man do I feel smarter when the news is on.

Today on the news, not sure what news show it was, but they reported that some unimaginable number of mini blinds are being recalled due to strangulation risks in children. I was thinking to myself what date was this story aired? What makes this news today, December 15, 2009? This is not news!! People, mini blind strings have killed or strangled children for a long time. It is stupid to recall something due to the negligence of the parents or person in charge of supervising a child! I will NOT be returning my mini blinds because I am a RESPONSIBLE parent and I DO NOT put my child's bed near the freaking window. Are these people stupid? I just don't understand why manufacturers have to change the way they make things that work great the way they are because there are a select group of people that are stupid. There is no good reason for this recall. Parenting classes? Yes! Recalling these blinds is not the answer. The kids will end up hurting themselves on something else because of irresponsible parents. I have blinds with the loop strings (which is the strangulation hazard)that I have (and this concept may be hard to grasp but here it is)wrapped around the safety hardware that came with it and is up high enough for my child not to reach!!! Come on people. Use common sense. If you have a window with the mini blinds on it in your baby's room, MOVE THE BED ONTO ANOTHER WALL AWAY FROM THE WINDOW!!

Twilight Cycles from Brandon Routh - Video

Twilight Cycles from Brandon Routh - Video

I came across this absolutely hilarious video the other day that was linked onto my facebook page. HILARIOUS I tell you!!!! If you are a Twilight fan, even if you aren't, this is worth a few minutes of your time!!!