Yep, I can feel another all nighter coming on, but the good news is that today is FOMC day where we can expect things to be quiet ahead of the announcement at 2:15PM Eastern so if I should pass out just as dawn breaks, you know what happened to yours truly.
Maybe it should be a New Year's Resolution to not work during the wee hours, but alas, the West Coast time zone is the eternal culprit so there will be no rest for the wicked.
Late in the night, I always find disturbing articles on the Internet. For example, it's been a bad school year for kids here in Vancouver. There have been machete attacks, swarmings, and last week, a teenager was killed in racial violence in what used to be an ordinary working class neighbourhood. Things are getting out of hand. Take a look at this article from Time.com:
Does Kindergarten Need Cops?
The youngest schoolkids are acting out in really outrageous ways. Why?Temper tantrums are nothing new in kindergarten and first grade, but the behavior of a 6-year-old girl this fall at a school in Fort Worth, Texas, had even the most experienced staff members wanting to run for cover. Asked to put a toy away, the youngster began to scream. Told to calm down, she knocked over her desk and crawled under the teacher's desk, kicking it and dumping out the contents of the drawers. Then things really began to deteriorate. Still shrieking, the child stood up and began hurling books at her terrified classmates, who had to be ushered from the room to safety. [Link...]
Maybe someone should mention that it might be possible that these behavioural problems are likely linked to the horrible diets of french fries and chicken nuggets that so many kids eat on a daily basis. For all we know, it's too many bad fats and not enough good ones (fish, flax) causing the brain to scramble like a plate of eggs. Makes me feel like screaming.
03.12.09 03:38 #