tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905656.post-20495597544930929872008-07-05T15:36:00.000-07:002008-07-05T15:49:00.793-07:00Why Johnny can't ignite<object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-41082e1868851c4c" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.blogger.com/img/videoplayer.swf?videoUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvp.video.google.com%2Fvideodownload%3Fversion%3D0%26secureurl%3DqgAAAPCZD0ddCGBZjZs6HcCGJYcs-EWm1Mcx4bzdqIWNhfx7qEpu_DuiHG285xn0K0zCqEw52g3qs_qqBNgfCzKC0bXWDje5bfAhHQ_cgI_1ow-d6fKf9On9d5moPz6vlsBiwikcWWTknmxpfwNsJTC2QVNNryallWE9FX62x3wHDtDrU0jz3irNjoMHnHIMkhfDZxLVGu8kpTwzEiKw1q-oJa5JNOENcMIEdRleZzvBPTuh%26sigh%3DQr4tpV0av8oKaMlkGei2a1GGy0Q%26begin%3D0%26len%3D86400000%26docid%3D0&nogvlm=1&thumbnailUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2FThumbnailServer2%3Fapp%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D41082e1868851c4c%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw320%26sigh%3DPiodYQN3o_4YrijHeyap9GVtcS0&messagesUrl=video.google.com%2FFlashUiStrings.xlb%3Fframe%3Dflashstrings%26hl%3Den"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><embed width="320" height="266" src="http://www.blogger.com/img/videoplayer.swf?videoUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvp.video.google.com%2Fvideodownload%3Fversion%3D0%26secureurl%3DqgAAAPCZD0ddCGBZjZs6HcCGJYcs-EWm1Mcx4bzdqIWNhfx7qEpu_DuiHG285xn0K0zCqEw52g3qs_qqBNgfCzKC0bXWDje5bfAhHQ_cgI_1ow-d6fKf9On9d5moPz6vlsBiwikcWWTknmxpfwNsJTC2QVNNryallWE9FX62x3wHDtDrU0jz3irNjoMHnHIMkhfDZxLVGu8kpTwzEiKw1q-oJa5JNOENcMIEdRleZzvBPTuh%26sigh%3DQr4tpV0av8oKaMlkGei2a1GGy0Q%26begin%3D0%26len%3D86400000%26docid%3D0&nogvlm=1&thumbnailUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2FThumbnailServer2%3Fapp%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D41082e1868851c4c%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw320%26sigh%3DPiodYQN3o_4YrijHeyap9GVtcS0&messagesUrl=video.google.com%2FFlashUiStrings.xlb%3Fframe%3Dflashstrings%26hl%3Den" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br />When I was a kid, young boys routinely blew off their fingers with cherry bombs. The American youth of today can't even light a pile of sawdust with a blowtorch. (As I used to say to my little brother: "You couldn't light a pile of sawdust with a blowtorch.") No wonder China is kicking our butts.Mark Stivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11789452995625639159noreply@blogger.com