Some people just itch to be hated. Particularly those who think we're incapable of taking care of ourselves.

The fine folks at WATCH--World Against Toys Causing Harm--are determined to make sure that the only thing left for kids to play with are, well, nothing I guess. I'm having a hard time thinking of anything that a child would not be able to use as an instrument of death and destruction.

James Swartz, director of WATCH and conveniently enough a trial lawyer, says warning labels on toys (labels which put the responsbility of safety in the hands of parents, where it belongs) are not enough. He thinks there should be laws to prevent dangerous children's products from coming to market.

Does this sound like BurgerMeister to you? As I read Mr. Swartz's reasoning, I could picture BurgerMeister slipping on a toy duck in Santa Claus is Comin' to Town and immediately demanding that all toys in town be collected and burned.

Again, I say, any toy can be dangerous. Unless we keep our buck-neked children locked up in padded rooms, accidents are going to happen. Actually I'd like to retract that statement. Even if we were forced to keep are buck-neked children locked up in padded rooms, a good many of them would still manage to find a way to injure themselves if left unsupervised.

I'm intentionally not providing a link to WATCH. If you want to read that garbage, you're going to have find the web site on your own.

Viva la lawn darts!

(You want safety? Some Hindu's have safety down pat!)