Fun Moday~ World Domination?

This week, Mommy Wizdom is our hostess with the mostess. She wants to know the following:

Hello, Hola, Bonjour, Guten Tag! Yes, it's true, Irish Coffeehouse passed the torch to me, I am the next host of Fun Mondays! I have thought long and hard...

The topic for Fun Monday for 7/28 is:

If you were ruler for a day/week/month/year (your choice on the time) you would...

ex...make coffee free to all citizens. Or you'd abolish the penny. You may also specify if you're ruler of the world or just your country. Have fun with it; be creative.

If you like to dress up, you may also choose to take pictures of yourself in your "ruler" outfit(s) and post them up with your entry.

After thinking about it, I've decided I do NOT want to rule the world. No, no, no...that just would never work.

I'm thinking maybe my country... The first thing I'd do (and this comes from my daily frustrations, mind you) is reinforce the simple fact that English is the language of my country. No more billboards, store fronts, or anything else in any other language. TV and radio stations? Sure, but no more overrunning my FM dial with anything other than English! No one will be required to be bi-lingual in order to get a job. It's all very simple: You come to this country, learn about this country and assimilate yourself. You don't like it? Go somewhere else!

Now, since I am only going to play ruler for about a month or so...ya know, just to feel it out...I think I may also abolish any use of gas powered engines one day a week. That's right - no driving of any cars, trucks, boats, buses, etc. Exception being emergency services and airliners. One day a week of such quiet! Plan ahead for it and get anything you think you might need the next day if you're too lazy to walk or ride! Think a minute about it. Would it really be so terrible? Thingk of the fuel we'd save!!! Now, those of you who have horses would be able to ride them down the streets on that day...wouldn't it be kind of cool?

Next up... we'd go back to the old way of things and 95% of the stores and businesses would be closed on Sundays. Deal with it!

Cable/satellite would be FREE, as would all internet services.

Because of all we'd be saving by have a "no gas" day and Sundays much slower, I would make the electric rates be cut in half. We need electricity. It's not right we should have to pay out the ass for it. Give a little and get a little...

I would give tax breaks and incentives to anyone who gardens in their yard. That's right! You grow your own tomatoes and zucchini, you get a tax break. The more you grow, the bigger the break, too. Of course, subject to inspection (thus creating jobs!).

And finally, ALL left turn lanes at intersections would be controlled by an arrow light. You can only turn left at an intersection when you have an arrow and that's it! No more creeping out into the middle of the intersection waiting for the light to turn yellow or red before you complete your turn. It would keep the guess work out of it and would help curb people's penchant for running red lights (at least down here!).

I guess that's about it. I think my changes would be big enough and drastic enough without adding anything more to the pot. And who knows, maybe after only one month under my rule, the people of my country might start to actually "get it" and enjoy it!

Or maybe not...

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Also, check out my Google Earth Challenge #14 (below) and take a guess!!