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Dumb Deaths
I don't think it "remains to be seen." Right now, whether you are a Democrat or Republican, you can say Bush hasn't done a good job in office. Period.— November 22, 2007 10:03 a.m.
Dumb Deaths
....and Bush is certainly coming in a very, close second behind him ; - )— November 22, 2007 1:53 a.m.
Fake Friends
Good point, sort of. Here's the problem, Redsox. It's the same as on that show, when adults go over to the house, with the intention of having sex with a minor. Then, they say "how can you arrest me? I didn't do anything. I was merely talking provocatively on the computer, that's it." Well, when an adult manipulates a child, on the computer, to me...that should be considered a crime. You are correct, if one adult bullies another adult, and that adult kills themself, no crime. That adult obviously had mental problems. I mean, the kid obviously did, too. But, an adult was toying with a kid. I don't think that's a fair, mental, match up.— November 22, 2007 1:52 a.m.
Dumb Deaths
Gotcha. Politics is such a weird thing to discuss with anyone. My stepdad thinks Bush can do nothing right, and Clinton did nothing wrong. I tell him, if anything, he should be mad that Clinton (in some opinions) cost Gore the election. With the way the economy was and everything, Gore should've been able to slide right into office. My stepdad also loves Jimmy Carter. Hey...there wasn't a greater expresident humanitarian, but guess what? He was a crappy President. And, I don't like ANY ex president, knocking the current administration. Sure, I may agree with many of his statements, but I don't like it. And, coming from a President that was as bad as him... We argue about that, too. Of course, people that hate Bush, don't see that. They welcome ANY negative comments, and it gets old. I agree.— November 21, 2007 4:50 p.m.
Fake Friends
Hmmm...not sure. All Zoso fan tells me, is that you're a Led Zeppelin fan (since that's what many call Zep's 4th, untitled album, because of the symbol on it). And, I have a bunch of friends that love Zeppelin. SO, it doesn't give me any clues! But, feel free to call me Reader voice mail line if you ever wanna catch up. Regarding you running fast, reminds me of two movies; most recent, Forrest Gump, and how he became a great runner. And, when I was a kid, a real life, made for TV movie about an Olympic runner that became a great runner because his mom would hang his sheets out the window when he wet the bed. So, he'd run home before other kids got home, and he'd be able to take them down.— November 21, 2007 4:36 p.m.
Dumb Deaths
Well, it's you post all that. I always use the Hitler analogy (having a Jewish family). My stepdad is such a hardcore liberal, he hates everything Bush. And, I argue with him all the time, because I have no problem with us going to war. My problem, though, with all this...is all the stuff that's been argued so often. We went there for WMD, 9/11, etc. And, that has been proven to not be the case. So, let's get out of there. But believe me, when I see idiots that have stands at street fairs that claim that the government knew about 9/11, I want to strangle them. Those are the same idiots that think if Al Gore was in office, there would be no war right now, and the world would just be one happy place. Well, guess what? We might not have this many of our soldiers dead, but there might be this many dead, alright. Or more. So, it's all how you look at things. I just thought it was a good response to my title, nothing more.— November 21, 2007 11:20 a.m.
Fake Friends
I've had friends tell me that I should have a Myspace, for my writing. I tell them they can read it in the Reader. Even these blogs, aren't my idea. My boss asked me to do them. And, with some of the other publications I write for, it's the same thing. Regarding bullies...growing up, I handled bullies well, because I could be funny and talk my way out of stuff. But, schools need to clamp down. When teachers see bullies, it shouldn't be tolerated. Other kids, aren't as resourceful, or quick witted. I remember this tall black guy on my basketball team making fun of me for wearing a Doors shirt. He wouldn't let up. The entire team was laughing at me. I got in his face and said, "Some guy that looks like Rog' from What's Happenin' is making fun of the shirts I wear?" The entire team then laughed at him. He never made fun of me the rest of the year. But...my stepdad, his logic to bullies was that stupid line about "punch them in the face and stand up to them." He grew up in New York. And, he was a boxer. Not always the best advice.— November 21, 2007 10:48 a.m.
Fake Friends
Well, I don't want to sound like my grandmother and say a phrase about throwing out the baby with the bath water. Myspace wasn't created for 13 year olds, and it shouldn't be banned, because some 13 year olds have died. Myspace WAS created for bands, as a cheap way (i.e. FREE) for them to have websites. And, it works well for that. Why others have Myspaces, that ARE NOT in bands, or artists of some kind that can display their work, are just egomaniacs or idiots, in my opinion. And, parents should not let their kids have them, unless they can monitor them. I think the parents of the girl that killed herself (as bad as I feel for them), are responsible, too. For letting her have the account (especially "knowing" how she takes things), and not monitoring it more closely. And, now that I think about it...you are right. A parent should have better skills then needing to create an account to trick a kid into finding out info. I take that back.— November 21, 2007 9:39 a.m.
Cheerleaders That Aren't #1
All very good points. Regarding meeting the child, I had met the kid previously. But, I agree, that it shouldn't be until you are in a long term relationship, that they meet your kids. And, I used that example when I argued for one hour straight with a date I took to see the movie Sideways. She hated it merely because the guys in it were "losers". I said "Well, what about the woman?" She said, "The women did nothing wrong." I said, "Sandra Oh's character brought a guy home, slept with him on the first night and...smoked pot with him, while her child slept in the other room. Then, let that guy pick the kid up and put the child back to bed. If that isn't bad parenting/decision making, I don't know what is." She agreed, but it's odd that I had to point that out. She was just seeing two men that were "cheating" on the screen, and it blinded her to everything else.— November 20, 2007 9:47 a.m.
Cheerleaders That Aren't #1
And as a teacher, I guarantee, if you were to tell these parents, "Your child told me they saw Hellraiser III last night. Is that an approrpriate movie for a kid?" It would merely be YOU that got in trouble with your principal. At least, that's what's happened with my stepbrother, when he gives parents "advice". (I used Hellraiser III, because I remember years ago, seeing 4 year olds coming out of that movie with their parents). My stepbrother had parents telling him that their son failed because he was black, and that he must be a bigot. When my stepbrother said 75% of his class is black and they are passing. He also said, "You didn't do anything when I called you two months ago and said your kid would fail." Oh...they didn't like hearing that, and went to the principal.— November 20, 2007 9:03 a.m.