The first time I went to the dekalb county webpage it was to determine why it was illegal to practice golf in a public park. I live next to a public park. People play frisbee, they play volleyball, they play basketball, they play baseball. Why the fuck can't I go down there with a bunch of whiffle balls? Its not safety. Baseballs are bigger, faster, and they go further then my little whiffle balls. Its revenue. They want the golfers to pay to access state golf ranges where they charge you $10 to hit a bucket of balls.

Tonight I learned that you cannot buy beer in Dekalb on any day after midnight. I ended up having to drive to Fulton, through the stalled morass of blingers at buckhead, all the way down to a gass station near Peidmont hospital. My quick trip to get beer took an hour.

I realise that these things are minor. I have lovely county run golf courses to play on. I can buy beer during the day. The thing is, that when and where I buy beer, and when and where I practice golf, are none of your damn business. This is not a nessecary and useful purpose for government. The minor details of your personal life are, in fact, minor. Not a big deal. But if the government feels compelled to stick its nose into issues that are so trivial, then there really are few limits to what they may feel the right to stick their nose into. This is not freedom.