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August 27, 2008
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August 27, 2008
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Winners need not apply
August 26, 2008
This is PC taken to ridiculous ends
In today’s PC world, everyone must be a winner, and no one can excel over anyone else for fear of permanently damaging fragile psyches and lowering self esteem. We’re all unique in our own, special way!
We hear about school districts eliminating letter grades and moving to pass/fail systems, and graduating classes where *everyone’s* the valedictorian. Some schools have even eliminated perfect attendance awards because it may harm those who can’t achieve that.
But what about the kids that excel? What about the ones whose talent puts them on the “offending” side? Does their self-esteem matter? Do we care that Johnny made the honor roll but we can’t post that because it might hurt Susy, who didn’t?
Take this kid. He’s got a 40mph fast ball, and he’s accurate, having never hit a batter with an errant pitch. He lives in Connecticut, and he’s 9-years old. His name is Jericho Scott.
His team, Willpower Fitness, has an 8-0 record so far this season, and they credit that in large part to Jericho’s arm.
His pitching is so fast and accurate in fact, that the Liga Juvenil De Baseball De New Haven asked the team’s coach, Wilfred Vidro, to replace him so he wouldn’t “discourage” or “frighten other players.” When Vidro refused, the team was promptly disqualified from the league.
Despite being told by league officials that there would be no game Saturday morning at Criscuolo Park, Vidro, who refuses to leave the league and his team, which refuses to disband, showed up ready to play.
Parents posted brightly-colored signs and many wore handpainted T-shirts with sayings such as, “Let’s be fair, it’s all about the kids,” “They’re only kids,” and “Let Jericho Pitch.”
Jericho’s parents, Leroy and Nicole Scott, said Saturday they just want their son and his team to be given the right to continue their winning season, 8-0 so far, and go to the playoffs.
Noble said sanctions have been imposed by the league on Vidro and that his “resignation” was accepted — even though Vidro said on Saturday he had not resigned. He was blasted for not switching Jericho, who was throwing warmup pitches Wednesday when the other team walked off the field. The game was ruled a forfeit and Jericho walked away from the mound in tears.
Vidro, a personal trainer, says, “There’s no such thing as any kid pitching too hard. … Let him play and your kid is going to get better. A lot of these kids don’t have father figures and we don’t want them to end up on the streets.”
Noble said that parents and coaches — not players — expressed a fear of Jericho’s pitches. He said all the other kids were offered a spot on another team — it’s not known yet how many will take that offer. Those who leave the league will get a full refund of fees paid.
Noble said he’s also researching options like traveling teams that could be a good fit for Jericho. “We are mindful of his talent,” Noble said. “We want to be a resource for the family and find a place where he’ll be challenged and his talent can develop.” Jericho’s parents said Jericho wants to stay on his team, and help them to a victory, rather than moving to another team.
On Saturday, with no other youth teams willing to play, Jericho’s team took on the parents instead and their winning streak continued, 7-5.
These two are definite “Parent of the Year” Contenders
August 26, 2008
They believe that children are an investment
And a good investment yields a nice return, right?
Jennifer Richards (25) and her married boyfriend Sean Michael Block (40) needed a place to live. And transportation. Oh, and child care (for now, anyhow) for the 10-month old daughter. So they cooked themselves up a plan.
A text ad was placed about Jennifer’s five year old daughter. “Nice piece 5 yrs old belongs to my gf and she wants to sell it.”
The deal was, the buyer would receive sexual service from the “nice piece” and would in exchange supply the couple with an apartment, a used car and child care for the 10- month old, whose sexual services they intended to sell later on, when she was a little older. While they were at it, they planned to blackmail the buyer. (A wise investor always covers all the bases, right?)
Richards “was of the belief that these sexual interactions would be a positive experience for (her daughter) and that Richards would receive sexual gratification” from watching, according to Rex Miller, the FBI’s lead agent on the case. After reviewing computers the couple used and listening to taped conversations, Miller determined Block and Richards were making further plans to abduct, rape and “carve up” a teenage runaway.
Court records show that Block’s now-estranged wife Sarah Block filed for a protective order earlier this week on behalf of the couple’s 14-month-old child. Her lawyer said she filed for divorce Friday.
Jennifer is charged with using interstate facilities to transmit information about a minor. Block is charged with distributing child pornography.
Grandma’s Hands
August 26, 2008
Forwarded by Anna — aka, Mrs. PseudoPsalms
Grandma, some ninety plus years, sat feebly on the patio bench. She didn’t move, just sat with her head down staring at her hands.
When I sat down beside her she didn’t acknowledge my presence and the longer I sat I wondered if she was OK. Finally, not really wanting to disturb her but wanting to check on her at the same time, I asked her if she was OK. She raised her head and looked at me and smiled. “Yes, I’m fine, thank you for asking,” she said in a clear strong voice.
“I didn’t mean to disturb you, grandma, but you were just sitting here staring at your hands and I wanted to make sure you were OK,” I explained to her.
“Have you ever looked at your hands,” she asked. “I mean really looked at your hands?”
I slowly opened my hands and stared down at them. I turned them over, palms up and then palms down. No, I guess I had never really looked at my hands as I tried to figure out the point she was making.
Grandma smiled and related this story:
“Stop and think for a moment about the hands you have, how they have served you well throughout your years. These hands, though wrinkled shriveled and weak have been the tools I have used all my life to reach out and grab and embrace life.
“They braced and caught my fall when as a toddler I crashed upon the floor. They put food in my mouth and clothes on my back. As a child, my mother taught me to fold them in prayer. They tied my shoes and pulled on my boots. They held my husband and wiped my tears when he went off to war.
“They have been dirty, scraped and raw, swollen and bent. They were uneasy and clumsy when I tried to hold my newborn son. Decorated with my wedding band they showed the world that I was married and loved someone
special. They wrote my letters to him and they trembled and shook when I buried my parents and later, my spouse.
“They have held my children and grandchildren, consoled neighbors, and shook in fists of anger when I didn’t understand. They have covered my face, combed my hair, and washed and cleansed the rest of my body. They have been sticky and wet, bent and broken, dried and raw. And to this day when not much of anything else of me works
real well these hands hold me up, lay me down, and again continue to fold in prayer.
“These hands are the mark of where I’ve been and the ruggedness of life. But more importantly it will be these hands that God will reach out and take when he leads me home. And with my hands He will lift me to His side and there I will use these hands to touch the face of Christ.”
I will never look at my hands the same again. But I remember when God reached out and took my grandma’s hands and led her home.
When my hands are hurt or sore or when I stroke the face of my children and husband I think of grandma. I know she has been stroked and caressed and held by the hands of God.
I, too, want to touch the face of God and feel His hands upon my face. When you receive this, say a prayer for the person who sent it to you, and watch God’s answer to prayer work in your life. Let’s continue praying for one another.
Passing this on to anyone you consider a friend will bless you both. Passing this on to one not yet considered a friend is something Christ would do.
– Author Unknown
I’m not quite sure which would be worse
August 22, 2008
What do you think?
Both of these are serious “oh shit” moments … but which is the bigger? (Moved under the flap, as it was messing up the formatting.) Read the rest of this entry »
Teehee
August 21, 2008
This one’s cute!
A young man asked an old rich man how he made his money. The old guy fingered his worsted wool vest and said, “Well, son, it was 1932. The depth of the Great Depression. I was down to my last nickel.
“I invested that nickel in an apple. I spent the entire day polishing the apple and, at the end of the day, I sold the apple for ten cents.
“The next morning, I invested those ten cents in two apples. I spent the entire day polishing them and sold them at 5:00 pm for 20 cents.
“I continued this system for a month, by the end of which I’d accumulated a fortune of $1.37.
“Then my wife’s father died and left us two million dollars.”
Frankly, I’d be upset
August 21, 2008
If someone gave me this for a birthday cake
I just don’t get the humor in this one, sorry.
I think it’s disgusting. Maybe it’s just me.
Where do you draw the line?
August 21, 2008
How often do you defecate? Answer us!
Despite the fact that he wasn’t required to list it on his congressional disclosure forms, local Democrats are continuing to hammer U.S. Rep. Mike Turner for failing to report a five-year business relationship between his wife, Lori Turner, and local builder Tom Peebles.
“He (Turner) says he’s not required to put it in his ethics statements, but (there’s nothing to) prevent him from putting it in his ethics statements,” Montgomery County Democratic Party Chairman Mark Owens said of Peebles Homes of Beavercreek, a limited liability company set up by Lori Turner and Peebles, a Mike Turner campaign contributor. “If there’s nothing to hide, why not disclose it?”
County Republican Party Chairman Gregory Gantt shot back: “Why not disclose what kind of toilet paper he uses? Where do you stop?”
Not only that, but how come only the republicans are being held to a “disclose it even if you’re not required to” rule?
Lori Turner’s connection to Peebles was first revealed in an article in the September issue of Mother Jones magazine titled “honey, i got the earmark.” The story called into question the Peebles Homes relationship and suggested that Mike Turner has obtained federal earmarks which benefited Peebles. “I hope the local Democrats are doing more research than just reading the pot smokers’ magazine,” Gantt said.
In a statement issued Wednesday, Mike Turner said that all of the information about his wife’s business is public record “and has been fully disclosed.”
Lori Turner accused the Dayton Daily News of misrepresentation. “In the last 14 months the DDN has run 9 articles based on misrepresentation and innuendo attacking my business even though I meet the highest standards for public disclosure and accountability. It’s shameful.”
Jane Mitakides, Turner’s Democratic challenger in the November election said the larger issue is whether any of Turner’s contributors are drawing improper benefits from federal earmarks obtained by Turner. She suggested that he should give back the funds generated from these projects.
“These projects have helped create jobs, improve neighborhoods, and build new roads,” Turner said, adding that the earmarks being questioned support the CareSource project and the Austin Road interchange. “Perhaps my opponent should identify the federal dollars she would like to give back.”
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