Unless you have been living under a rock or in a cave for the past 10 years, you should know who I am referring to.  And if you say "Charles Bronson", go to the back of the class, put on your dunce cap and hide in the corner, and hope that the other Chuck doesn't pay you a visit.

Chuck Norris is 69 years old today and if that doesn't make you feel like time is passing without you noticing, I don't know what will. The guy is almost 7 decades old!!  He's been kicking ass for so long, it's silly to think about... So in honor of Chuck Norris, and to truly demonstrate the power of Twitter, I am listing a random sampling Chuck Norrisisms harvested from the ChuckNorris channel. Aw yeah, technology rocks!

I am taking full credit. "For what?", you may or may not ask. Let me fill you in. Yesterday I ranted on the fluffiness of H. Res. 45, the resolution that declared (and didn't do much else) that March is now National Criminal Justice Month. Today President Obama and Attorney General Holder have heeded my screeching e-complaint and decided to do something. And that something is something that all Americans love: they're giving away money! The unfortunate catch is that unless you've got some sort of shiny badge or drive around with flashing lights on top of your car, you're not seeing a dime. I'm pretty sure Dog the Bounty Hunter doesn't get any even though he has a badge. AND some super sweet hair.

On top of all the floating holidays, the debate whether "y" is really a vowel at all, the "are they/aren't they" Chris Brown/Rihanna (Robin F? Not fooling me...) saga, and the "I wonder what Kim Jong-Il's favorite movie is" discussions, we now have the announcement that March is "National Criminal Justice Month". Gentleman start your engines!

And then proceed down the road at a measured pace not in excess of the speed limit.

Newly-elected California State Assemblyman Tom Ammiano has hit the ground running in Sacramento.  Not three months into his tenure, he "sparked" controversy on Monday by introducing an assembly bill (AB 390 The Marijuana Control, Regulation and Education Act) to legalize all forms of marijuana.

The state, along with Vermont and a select few others, has long been seen as a progressive force pushing the envelope in many different areas, from gay marriage to universal healthcare (recently failed due to the state's poor economic health)  to medical marijuana itself.  This newest development is a logical extension of the medical marijuana debate, not only because of the subject itself but also because of its similar "Federalist vs. States' Rights" antagonism.

The TV show CSI has nothing on this new criminal justice technology that could become standard crime scene procedure in the years to come.

Fingerprinting Bullets
Developed in England, this forensic technique applies an electrical charge to bullet casings to detect areas on which sweat from fingers has corroded the metal. Fingerprints can be discerned in this manner years after the bullet was fired and even if it's been wiped off.