Greetings! The device to the right is a breathalyzer. Previously only law enforcement officials used it to test blood alcohol levels of drivers suspected of operating vehicles under the influence. Now, breathalyzers are for sale to the general public. One might think the primary purpose would be to check sobriety levels prior to operating an automobile. To the contrary, the big trend is using the breathalyzer in a variety of drinking games such as: who can get drunk the fastest, who has the highest blood alcohol level and so on.

Please state your position about the breathalyzer and its use as noted above.

Healthy Meals

These are all street food vendors. Items being prepared here include tacos, bread and pork. Would you eat from vendors like this knowing they are NOT regulated by local health codes?

Why or why not?

What's in a name?

In the coming weeks a major motion picture will be released entitled Kick-Ass. As I understand, it’s a theatrical rendition of a “comic book” by the same name. The main character is a high school student.

What is your immediate response?

What do you think this says about our society?

First Family

Greetings! As you can see the picture above is part of an advertisement from a magazine. Take a quick glance at the photo, and quickly jot at least three comments that come to mind. Don’t linger over the picture too long. We’ll have time for that later in the course.

Tom