I do not watch CNN and MSNBC, ABC, NBC and CBS news because they have been biased to Obama.

I watch FOX – at least they are less biased. Though too much over analysis of this upcoming Iowa caucus!!!!!

I predict that Mitt Romney will win. He has been steady in the polls and has made good one liners to resonate with the voters lately.

Yes I know – Ron Paul is up there – but lets face it – his ideas are too radical at times. Santorium- well nice guy but what REAL experience does he have?

Gingrich- brilliant man, though lots of baggage and he tends to put his foot in his mouth at times.

Perry has not done well with his gaffs.

Bachmann- tough lady, I give her credit for hanging on , but she will not win.

There you have it folks!
simple and to the point

Yes, this represents my personal politic opinions

If it were the general election I would vote for Mickey Mouse if it had an R after its name.

As Romney’s campaign says- Believe in America – I certainly hope so. Our country needs to go in a better direction. God help us.

Yes, I totally agree. People with disabilities also teach us lessons.

Our current electronic technology age is consuming many. People are walking around with their heads buried in their iphones, ipads, black berries etc etc. People walk around looking like they are schizophrenics while talking to themselves with concealed ear phone pieces. Kids rather sit in front of a monitor playing video games than engage in creative play outdoors. People are driving recklessly while paying more attention to their texting rather than the road. I can go on and on ….

Why am I addressing this ? There are many positives that today’s technology has brought for society. However, I cannot but notice that many are obsessed with their super technology gadgets. Including cats!!!

Watch obsession with technology.

So long snail mail, adios to the ball of yarn …

 Playing with a fax machine is more fun!!!! lol

Simply put, our president has again handled things quite poorly.

As a Behavior Analyst – this is the reality -

America has a debt ceiling headed speedily towards $15 trillion.

Lets say we have an individual American
- they have accumulated debt on their maxed out credit cards that equals $150,000
- they are not earning enough money to pay their bills
- the interest on this debt keeps on accumulating
- this individual does not change their behavior of spending money that they do not have
- because of their behaviors, their credit rating has been downgraded
- they borrow more money thinking it will stimulate their situation for the better
- they do not track where their money goes
- they keep planning and going on vacations despite the looming problematic issues

What would happen to this individual?

Actually, what could happen to the United States?

The problem is that ALL are to blame for this mess.

Complacent voters
Americans who do not pay attention to current affairs of our country
A President, Judicial system and Congress that do not fully realize that they are public servants
Bad budgeting and accounting skills
Corporations that get away with paying no taxes
Too many loop holes
An entitlement system that can not sustain everyone – its citizens and illegal aliens
Greedy people
Buy now, pay later mentality
Jobs going over seas
51% of American households in 2009 did not pay any federal taxes at all
Too many Americans relying upon government hand outs
Pork barreling ear marks by members of the Congress
A lack of humility and charity for others
Good leadership is missing
We need better political candidates to vote for
Our talent in our country is not fully utilized
etc etc etc

In my professional opinion, our country is in trouble financially and our values have weakened.

Where is America today ?

It certainly is not what it once was.
I hope and pray we find our way back.

This is the debt as of today and counting … 

www.usdebtclock.com

No one else, only us Americans are going to pay for this.

I just do not get it - a juror claimed that they were ‘sick to their stomachs’ as they acquitted Casey Anthony because the who, what, when and how was not proven beyond a reasonable doubt ?? More appropriately would have been, can these jurors actually say Casey Anthony was innocent without even a shadow of doubt at all ???

I say this- then who , what, when, how did the targeted persons by the defense commit this murder? Was the drowning proved? Did one of Casey’s imaginary nanny and/or friends really do it ? Of course not.

Many say that the CSI television show effect impacted this innocent verdict- I agree. People need to understand that when you have a body decomposing for several months while out in the elements of nature, it is very hard to prove the cause of death. FYI jurors, CSI shows are MAKE BELIEVE – real life, everyday cases in America are not that clear cut The prosecution worked with what they had. However, they should have simplified their approach more to take into consideration that perhaps these jurors could not tolerate and understand the lengthy explanations ( shorter attention spans? Jurors could not understand the forensics?)

Actions can speak the truth

Proven actions

- 31 days – no reports of Caylee missing by her mother Casey Anthony
- 31 days of lying to her mother about all the fun activities engaged with Caylee and the imaginary Nanny named Zany
- the numerous photos of Casey partying, smiling and dancing – no sadness, no remorse?
- Casey gets a tatoo while her daughter is missing/dead – ” It’s a beautiful life”
- Casey’s password for Facebook and Myspace accounts- timer55 – the exact amount of days from the day Caylee supposedly died till the day of Caylee’s birthday
- Casey lying to the police numerous times- sent police to places that she said she worked at but did not

Casey was not too concerned about her daughter’s where abouts and safety now was she?

I agree with the prosecution’s theory, Casey wanted to silence her daughter since developmentally – Caylee’s verbal language would be getting stronger. Then Caylee could use her words to tell the truth. Casey did not want to sacrifice and be a mother- she wanted to party.

Further proof

- The blanket, the child’s clothes, the specific designer laundry bag – all evidence was linked to the Anthony home
- the computer searches for chloroform – though not sure if it was once or 84 times
- The duct tape was matched from the home
- Why would Casey request a shovel from her neighbor?
- I think the prosecution should have heavily explained about the police dogs who indicated a dead body had been in the trunk of Casey’s car – police dogs are HIGHLY trained and have a much better sense of smell than humans

My Issues with Defense

I disagreed with the defense- the prosecution is allowed to define the picture of Casey- it shows her character, it helps to substantiate motive

- It truly bothers me that the defense implied that if someone has been sexually abused as a child then they can become disturbed and be like Casey to explain away the partying and lying for 31 days
- Casey was a good Mom because the videos and photos taken shows it, there was no history of abuse ?- well you do not need to have a history of abuse to predict a behavior of murder
- Casey lied so that she could do her own searching for Caylee- huh???????? she was too busy partying and lying to her parents and friends she was hanging out with
- Casey has imaginary friends – thus implying she is unstable ? - but that does not give her the right to kill her child.
Other stuff
Is the Anthony family dysfunctional – probably YES – whether sexual abuse occurred between the father, Casey and the brother Lee was not proven – just eluded

Did Casey’s parents, George and Cindy Anthony tell the truth all the time during this murder trial ? NO

I can go on and on …. In my own opinion – Casey is guilty based on circumstantial evidence, she did it.

What really concerns me is – this verdict by jurors who are our peers just basically reinforced that it is ‘okay’ to not report your child missing for 31 days, to dispose the child’s body to decompose for a long time and make up lies.

Unfortunately, a beautiful child is dead and her mother is freed to make millions?? Something is very wrong with this.

Hopefully something good can come out of this ?????

A few states have already drafted legislation to make it a felony for a parent and /or guardian to not report their child missing immediately. http://abcnews.go.com/US/casey-anthony-trial-aftermath-caylee-law-drafted-states/story?id=14020260

“(Newser) – Casey Anthony’s not guilty verdict sparked Facebook outrage, a couple of Nancy Grace rants, and now a fast-growing petition for a new law. “Caylee’s Law,” thought up by Oklahoma mom of two Michelle Crowder, would require parents and guardians to report a child’s disappearance to police immediately. Caylee Anthony was last seen June 16, but was not reported missing for a full month.

Crowder, who started a Change.org petition as well as a Facebook page asking Congress to create the law, says she was “sickened” when Casey Anthony was convicted only of lying to the police, and was not “charged with child neglect or endangerment, or even obstruction of justice.” Her Change.org petition is the fastest-growing campaign in the site’s history, with nearly 2,000 people signing it each hour, the Washington Post reports. ” retrieved from http://www.newser.com/story/122834/casey-anthony-not-guilty-verdict-inspires-petition-for-caylees-law.html

http://www.change.org/petitions/create-caylees-law

So do the right thing !

Sign this petition, call your State Congress representatives and State Governor !!!  Tell your family and friends. Lets get this law passed in ALL states to protect ALL children.

So I found this cartoon to post here in honor of Mother’s Day.

To Moms who have children and to those who mother others

Happy Mother’s Day!!

Now this is Verbal Behavior in action !

What an intense conversation !

For those that may be down alittle today – here is a pick me up commercial just for you !!

The Ladders  at www.theladders.com – which is a website to search for jobs did a great job in executing their message -  ” feel like you are irresistable ” The director for this commercial campaign really was able to behaviorally bring out the confidence of the actor participants.

Everyone deserves to feel good. Oooo aahh … la la laaa …

Happy Valentine’s Day

Why feature a commercial on this blog ? A commercial has behavior analysis components???
ABSOLUTELY!

This was my favorite commercial during the Super Bowl.

Smart thinking of Volkswagen and their Advertising Agency in branding.  Lots of behavior shaping going on here.  Triggers, linking and pairing.

The data for likeability ? 20,602,257 hits on You Tube and counting as of this writing.

As for the effectiveness for increasing sales ? – time will tell …..

May the force be with you !!

My supervisees love it and those that are BCBAs and BCaBAs now want me to still send along what I find on my searches and travels for various types of ABA related content for review. ABA is not just only about discrete trials and Verbal Behavior thus I try to keep my students ABA open minded.

This approach I do has worked so well that it recently motivated one of my current supervisees to send me this cartoon ( which by the way, if I had found it, I would have sent it along to my ABA people list- FYI, already done! ) 

So I say to my BCBA supervisee  –

Therefore, I decided to share it here with all who visit my ‘web blog about behavior’.

Perhaps some will get all the ABA related concepts involved and be able to breakdown the chain of behavior events. Hopefully, most will see how this is so classical and have a chuckle too.

 Just also wanted to say thank you to http://theoatmeal.com for creating this cute cartoon.