Electric Josh

Kid
At long last, more baby pictures. Have fun, and no complaining about the absence of captions!
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Unstoppable
Get Your War On fans will derive minutes of mindless entertainment from the new Unstoppable video game. It has bad words, so be careful, kids. What are bad words? Let's ask the United States Supreme Court!

Sophie: Dad, is it okay if I say "shit?"
Me, kind of stunned: Well, probably not. How old are you now? In what context are you using that word?
USSC: Sir, we'll answer that question for you. You don't have the legal training to answer it effectively. There are broad constitutional issues at stake.
Me:Wait a minute...
Clear Channel:You certainly won't hear that filth from us!
Me: Hold on. Don't I get to choose how to expose my kid to the world? Shouldn't she be allowed to hear some of George Carlin's seminal work if her mom and I think it's appropriate?
Clear Channel: What the hell heck do you know? Besides, someone in Nebraska might be mortally offended if they had to get up and change the channel. What if the Lawrence Welk they're accustomed to suddenly started spouting off such foul language?
Me: That's about as likely as their pastor suddenly spouting off such foul language on Sunday morning, isn't it? What's the point of bleeping out the "bad" words if you're going to play otherwise-uncensored Nine Inch Nails songs? That stuff's okay and George Carlin isn't? Why must you people be so puritanical, and inconsistently so at that? Besides, this is local radio we're talking about!
USSC and Clear Channel, together: What radio?
Me: Local radio.
USSC and CC: What what?
Me: Never mind.
Sophie: Dad, what's local radio? I thought everyone in the country listened to the same radio programs? You mean it's possible to originate radio broadcasts locally, so we can hear local music and regional bands on the radio?
Me:Yeah, although---
Clear Channel:No! Such impudence! That's complete nonsense! Radio must be centrally controlled!
Sophie: Well that's pretty fuckin retarded on its face.
Me: Hey! Watch your language. What if your grandparents heard you talking like that? (Although that is pretty precocious for a kid who's only eleven weeks old...)
Sophie: Sorry. Can I go check IM, see if my friends are online?

South
Dad is off to Antarctica. Have fun, dad!
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