I'm Climbing Up Those Walls Again

Listen

The glove compartment isn't accurately named
And everybody knows it.
So i'm proposing a swift orderly change.

Cause behind its door there's nothing to keep my fingers warm
And all i find are souvenirs from better times
Before the gleam of your taillights fading east
To find yourself a better life.

I was searching for some legal document
As the rain beat down on the hood
When i stumbled upon pictures i tried to forget
And that's how this idea was drilled into my head

Cause it's too important
To stay the way it's been

There's no blame for how our love did slowly fade
And now that it's gone it's like it wasn't there at all
And here i rest where disappointment and regret collide
Lying awake at night

There's no blame for how our love did slowly fade
And now that it's gone it's like it wasn't there at all
And here i rest where disappointment and regret collide
Lying awake at night (up all night)
When i'm lying awake at night.

"Supreme Court Bars Death Penalty for Juvenile Killers"
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the Constitution forbids the execution of killers who were under 18 when they committed their crimes, ending a practice used in 19 states.

The 5-4 decision throws out the death sentences of about 70 juvenile murderers and bars states from seeking to execute minors for future crimes.

The executions, the court said, were unconstitutionally cruel.

It was the second major defeat at the high court in three years for supporters of the death penalty. Justices in 2002 banned the execution of the mentally retarded, also citing the Constitution's Eighth Amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishments.

The court had already outlawed executions for those who were 15 and younger when they committed their crimes.

Tuesday's ruling prevents states from making 16- and 17-year-olds eligible for execution.

I can think of a few who would not have supported this move. While I don't think the government should be able to put to death anyone at all, I certainly don't believe they should be able to put to death someone who wasn't old enough to vote on the issue when they committed the crime.

Today in Game Theory, our professor asked us to ponder over the reason why professors gave people bad grades. When we could come up no answer that would satisfy him (in terms of the self-interest of the professor, assuming he doesn't care about students). He replied:

"I like you guys.... you guys are smart, but you have some dumb friends... and if I started giving you all good grades, you'd tell your dumb friends, "Hey! Kendall is giving out good grades!" and then they'd be in my class!"

I'm going to miss the Clemson Economics faculty.