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11.25.2005 | M&M's Happen

Just when you thought it was safe to enjoy M&M's, this: a baloon depicting one of my favorite snacks in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade went askew, and...oh, the humanity...one girl needed stitches, and another girl got some bruises. I've been to the Parade, in person, and, I can tell you, it's scary out there. Helmets and flak vests for all, is what I say.

The story, which was featured on Fox this morning, is here, in all it's front-page glory, at the New York Post. The accident, the first in eight years, is, somehow, considered worthy of the Mayor's attention:

He [Bloomberg] said the city would investigate the cause of the mishap, and review whether more safety changes are needed. The probe will delve into whether the light fixture - which was among those that had been redesigned - was properly secured.

No one wishes that little girls get injured. Well, except for terrorists who routinely bomb locations with women and children. Accidents do happen; the world can never be made 100 per cent safe for human habitation.

To the girls who were injured: thankfully you will recover quickly. To those who are pushing for perfect safety: get real. M&M's happen.

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: Name: Jack Rich; Location: Arlington, Virginia, United States

I grew up in the Bronx, New York, on the wrong side of the tracks. This is my way of getting even. A blog on things great and small, religion, politics, culture, national security, you name it.

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El tracks in the Bronx I was born, grew up, and went to school in the Bronx, New York -- on the wrong side of the tracks. Got the chance to go to college, so instead of joining the NYPD (the obvious career choice at that time and place), I became an engineer. Spent some years designing things that go boom (or things that take things that go boom to their destinations...), principally for our military. Also took an interesting career turn and for some years was in charge of counter-terrorism for my agency...so I learned something about guns. And when to use them.

I am a believer, in God. Christian. My opinion of most denominations is that they seem to be more concerned with the collection plate and devising intricate rules as to who is in and who is out.

My politics are a mix of conservative and libertarian, as in live and let live. With one exception, I favor small government, maximum personal freedom, coupled with personal responsibility and accountability for one's actions. I also know that there are, and have always been, things that are true, and things that are not. Two problems: Being smart enough to know which is which, and having the guts to act on it. I make no claims...

The exception to small government? I favor a robust national defense, against enemies foreign, and domestic. Or, as Teddy Roosevelt should have said, "speak softly and carry a whole bunch of armored divisions."

This blog will focus on politics, culture, religion, national security. That's pretty much the same territory as the New York Times. Just that I will never label my opinions as "news."