Cobb County police have arrested two Harrison High School students in a “doggie dooring” robbery at a Kennesaw home. Police say the teens stole laptops, iPods, cell phones and beer. The practice of slipping into a home by squeezing through one of the small openings used by pets is so well-known in schools in the area that it’s been nicknamed “doggie dooring.”
Library aide sees man viewing child porn, aide fired
Lindsay, CA- A library aide was fired after viewing a patron allegedly viewing child pornography on a library computer. Brenda Biesterfeld, the only employee of the library in the 11,000 citizen community of Lindsay, has gotten large amounts of support from moral organizations.
By Biesterfeld’s account, the uproar started Feb. 28, when she saw Chrisler staring at photos of naked, blond boys. She was sickened, she said, and called her supervisor, Judi Hill. According to Biesterfeld, Hill told her to give the man a note ordering him to stop. When Biesterfeld suggested calling the police, Hill told her not to do it, her attorneys said. But the next day Biesterfeld, nagged by doubts, used her lunch hour to visit the police station next door. She was told to contact the station if the same thing happened again, said Mathew Staver, one of her attorneys. “She was doing the moral and legal thing that anyone would do,” he said. “When you see someone viewing child pornography, you report it to the proper authorities.”
This is such a shame. Our public library would have no issue calling the police if this issue existed. I would have no issue myself! It is both disgusting and dangerous, our library had a 13 year old RAPE a 7 year old girl…it was tragic. They are VERY vigilant of what goes on, sadly, California has just not caught on.
Chlorine Leak disinfects, injures 37
ST. CLOUD – Fifteen people were hospitalized Wednesday after a chlorine gas leak in the Rocori High School swimming pool sent a physical education class to area hospitals. The cause of the leak, which prompted a strong emergency response from health and public safety officials to treat the 37 victims, was under investigation and not fully clear late Wednesday.
“Quite honestly, we’re really baffled,” said Scott Staska, superintendent of the Rocori School District. Of 33 people treated at St. Cloud Hospital, 15 were kept overnight “as a precaution,” said Dr. Tom Schrup. The rest, including four students taken to the hospital in Paynesville, Minn., were treated and released. The patients had symptoms such as coughing or burning eyes and nasal passages, Schrup said.
No one was seriously ill, required mechanical ventilation or was expected to have long-term symptoms. “It’s becoming clear that most people here were very minimally affected,” Schrup said. At 1:40 p.m. a student had trouble breathing and the number of victims grew quickly, said Stearns County Chief Deputy Bruce Bechtold.
Students were swimming laps when “a big vapor cloud” emerged from vents in the pool, said Cold Spring Mayor Doug Schmitz, who responded to the school in his role as assistant fire chief. Before the class, the school’s custodial staff had shut off the pool’s water to work on a water line, Staska said. He said the work was routine, didn’t involve chlorine and the water was back on before class.
A state chemical assessment team based in St. Cloud tested the air at 3:09 p.m. and found no trace of chlorine or other chemicals, said Greg Newinski, the team’s battalion chief. “We’re a little perplexed,” he said. “But two hours had passed since the exposure, and they’ve got a ventilation system running, so it could be that things dissipated.” By 4 p.m., officials pronounced the school safe, and students and faculty were allowed back into the building. Although “every agency we’ve talked to says the pool is safe,” Staska said, the district cancelled Wednesday night swim classes. Although the school will open as usual this morning, the pool will remain closed.
Wow! These kids are lucky as chlorine can be some very volatile stuff. They used it as poison in world wars. Inhaling enough can kill you! Thank goodness for the trained emergency responders and that it was only a minor leak!
Inventor of Egg McMuffin Dies
Pictured above: Herb Peterson
A Southern California McDonald’s restaurants official says Egg McMuffin inventor Herb Peterson has died in Santa Barbara at age 89.
Monte Fraker, vice president of operations for McDonald’s restaurants in Santa Barbara, said Peterson died peacefully at his home on Tuesday. Peterson came up with idea for the signature McDonald’s breakfast item in 1972. He began his career with McDonald’s as vice president of the company’s advertising firm, D’Arcy Advertising, in Chicago. He wrote McDonald’s first national advertising slogan, “Where Quality Starts Fresh Every Day,” and eventually became a franchisee.
Herb Peterson, rest in peace. You have changed the American breakfast forever. You are TRULY an American hero.
Friends business
I recently discovered that someone I happen to think is pretty cool likes to ride horses. However, she has said that she cannot find any place around here, the town with 80 restaurants within 5 miles, that sells equestrian clothing. I told her that she should open her own store and start selling it. She is actually considering doing just that and I cannot wait to see what happens! Hopefully, it will flourish because after all, this area even though it is built up, still has a decent amount of farmland within a reasonable distance that you can ride horses at.
Search is weird
I had to help out my grandma with her computer today. She was looking for a newsletter she wrote last year in publisher, but also saved in pdf format. However, she wants to base this years edition of the same newsletter off the last years version. Her search wouldn’t work so I ended up having to do some finagling with command prompt and regedit. I eventually found a work around after discovering that one of her .DLL’s was damaged and I really didn’t/couldn’t fix the problem without having to extert more effort than it was worth.
Employers
We recently had a family friend loose her job. She has been finding it hard to deal with her current employer due to some shady business practices. The company is really trying to ouster her, for whatever reason they might have. In fact, if any employee was found to give this friend a reference, they will go have employee performance evaluations and be under so much scrutiny that the company will fire them for doing such silly things as not pushing in their chair once, or leaving the lights on when they leave the room. It’s pretty serious what is going on with this lady…
Missouri
When you normally think of Missouri, you think of a redneck place in the middle of nowhere. However, I have had the opportunity, for better or worse to travel to the State of Missouri. If you have ever taken a tourist trip to Missouri and never stopped in Branson, your missing out. Branson has a wide variety of activities that are all family friendly and suitable to a wide variety of ages. Most people think of Branson for just the shows, and if it were just shows, I think it would be really boring to me and about 75% of everyone else.
However, Branson has much more. There is shopping at at least five different major shopping centers, golf, and family activities. Branson was made to be a family town! It has three miniature golf courses, go karts and museums galore. If you cannot find something to do in Branson, I think you probably are having a hard time finding anything good to do at your home! It is easy, cheap and convenient to get to Branson too. Heck, if I didn’t have my summer already planned out, I might of headed down to Branson myself for a few days!
President George Bush pardons and commutes sentences
Some very weird cases…surprised there is not any murder or anything that at least makes the eye twitch.
TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2008
PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH GRANTS PARDONS AND COMMUTATION
WASHINGTON – On March 24, 2008, President George W. Bush granted pardons to 15 individuals and a commutation of sentence to one individual. The individuals are listed below:
PARDONS:
William L. Baker Spokane, Washington
Offense: Distribution of a controlled substance, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(2); falsifying records, 21 U.S.C. §§ 827(a)(3), 843(a)(4).
Sentence: July 15, 1980; District of Wyoming; 24 months imprisonment, one year special parole.
George Francis Bauckham Oak Ridge, New Jersey
Offense: Unlawful detention, delay and secretion of mail by postal employee; 18 U.S.C. § 1703(a).
Sentence: May 16, 1958; District of New Jersey; five years probation and $100 fine.
Kenneth Charles Britt White City, Kansas
Offense: Conspiracy to violate federal and state fish and wildlife laws; 18 U.S.C. § 371.
Sentence: November 12, 1998; District of Kansas; three years probation and restitution of $8,250.
William Bruce Butt London, Kentucky
Offense: Bank embezzlement; 18 U.S.C. § 656.
Sentence: June 20, 1990; Eastern District of Kentucky; three years probation.
Mariano Garza Caballero Brownsville, Texas
Offense: Dealing in firearms without a federal firearms license; 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(a)(1) and (2).
Sentence: November 1, 1984; Southern District of Texas; 34 days imprisonment, four years probation, and a $1,000 fine.
Anthony C. Foglio, Santee, California aka Tony Foley
Offense: Distribution of marijuana; 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1).
Sentence: October 15, 1996; Northern District of West Virginia; three years probation.
Marvin Robert Foster Boca Raton, Florida
Offense: False statement in connection with a Federal Housing Administration loan; 18 U.S.C. § 1010.
Sentence: January 19, 1968; District of Rhode Island; one year probation and a $3,500 fine.
Carl Harry Hachmeister Denton, Texas
Offense: Conspiracy (to commit wire and mail fraud); 18 U.S.C. § 371.
Sentence: January 22, 1985; District of Utah; three years probation and $39,330 restitution.
William Marcus McDonald Wetumpka, Alabama
Offense: Distribution of cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, use of cocaine, possession of cocaine, use of marijuana; Article 134, U.C.M.J.
Sentence: May 2, 1984; U.S. Air Force general court-martial convened at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia; four years confinement at hard labor, forfeiture of $300 pay per month for four years, reduction in rank to basic airman, and a bad conduct discharge.
Robert Michael Milroy Cinnaminson, New Jersey
Offense: Importation of heroin; 21 U.S.C. §§ 960(a)(1), 952(a), and 843(b).
Sentence: April 2, 1975; Eastern District of Virginia; seven and one-half years imprisonment, six years special parole, and three years probation.
Jerry Lynn Moldenhauer Colorado Springs, Colorado
Offense: Knowingly selling migratory bird parts in violation of Migratory Bird Treaty Act; 16 U.S.C. §§ 703 and 707(b).
Sentence: September 19, 1994; District of Colorado; three years probation and $1,000 fine.
Thomas Donald Moldenhauer Colorado Springs, Colorado
Offense: Knowingly selling migratory bird parts in violation of Migratory Bird Treaty Act; 16 U.S.C. §§ 703 and 707(b).
Sentence: September 19, 1994; District of Colorado; three years probation and $1,000 fine.
Richard James Putney, Woodbridge, Virginia
aka Richard James Putney Jr.
Offense: Aiding and abetting the escape of a prisoner; 18 U.S.C. §§ 752(a) and 2.
Sentence: September 16, 1996; Northern District of West Virginia; one year of probation and a $100 fine.
Timothy Alfred Thone Woodbury, Minnesota
Offense: Making a false statement to the Department of Housing and Urban Development to obtain a mortgage loan; 18 U.S.C. § 1010.
Sentence: September 18, 1987; District of Minnesota; two years probation, $1,500 fine.
Lonnie Edward Two Eagle Sr. Parmelee, South Dakota
Offense: Simple assault committed on an Indian reservation (misdemeanor); 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153 and 113(e), now 18 U.S.C. § 113(a)(5), as re-numbered and amended.
Sentence: October 6, 1976; District of South Dakota; two years probation.
COMMUTATION:
Patricia Beckford Portsmouth, Virginia
Offense: Conspiracy and attempt to distribute in excess of 50 grams of crack cocaine, 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(a)(1), 853, 855; unauthorized use of food coupons, 7 U.S.C. § 2024(b).
Sentence: April 27, 1992; Eastern District of Virginia; 276 months imprisonment; five years supervised release; $10,000 fine.
Terms of commutation: Sentence of imprisonment to expire on July 24, 2008; term of supervised release left intact and in effect with all its conditions.
Teens leave boulder on train tracks
Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies today released the names of the five teens facing felony charges for allegedly causing substantial damage to a train engine last night in Chili.
The teens —Michael A Ciaramaglia, 17, of Rochelle Drive, Riga; Joseph M. Neerbasch, 17, of Still Moon Crescent, Chili; Jordan M. Leipold, 16, of Privet Way, Chili; Joseph D. Relyea, 17, of Norway Spruce, Chili; and Aaron M. Spencer, 16, of Beaver Road, Chili — were each charged with second-degree criminal mischief and interfering with a railroad, both felonies, said Sheriff’s spokesman Cpl. John Helfer.
The teens allegedly together placed a three-foot wide rock on the railroad tracks near 3400 Chili Avenue last night, Helfer said.
Deputies were called to the scene at 5:50 p.m., after a CSX train engineer reported that a westbound train struck the boulder and that the train’s two engines “sustained substantial damage,” Helfer said. The two-mile-long train did not derail, but it blocked portions of Chili Avenue and Old Scottsville Chili Road, near Suburban Propane and Memorial Park, for nearly 11 hours.
Both roads reopened just before 5 a.m. today Tuesday, March 25, after CSX crews removed the train engines, according to Monroe County emergency dispatchers. CSX crews reportedly used a large crane early today to remove the engines and clear the tracks. Deputy Matthew Mackenzie was responding to the call when he saw the five teens walking away from the railroad crossing to a nearby McDonald’s restaurant on Chili Avenue.
The teens were charged late yesterday and were arraigned in Chili Town Court, Helfer said. All five teens were released on their own recognizance, he said. They are due back in Chili Court Thursday at 6:30 p.m. for an appearance with their attorneys. Deputies are investigating the incident.
Wow! Lets try a little math here folks. 5 dumb teenagers+rock=? Anyone, anyone? Honestly, what sort of inbreed MORONS leave a rock on the train tracks? It’s not just a pebble either, its a pretty heavy three foot wide rock! Come on kids, you just ruined your future with two felony counts. Have a nice time in juvy/jail!
High heel racing man who dressed in drag for Hannah Montana Tickets in trouble for workers compensation fraud
Prosecutors say a video shows a Connecticut correction officer running a 40-yard-dash in women’s clothing and high heels – at a time he had claimed he was too injured to work. Garrett A. Dalton of Naugatuck has been charged with workers compensation fraud. He’s accused of taking part in a radio station’s contest for Hannah Montana concert tickets last year. Not only did he have to dress in drag but he had to carry an egg on a spoon.
Authorities were alerted after someone saw Dalton in a TV news report. Prosecutors say the 41-year-old collected more than $5,000 in workers’ compensation after he reported a work-related injury in June. Court documents do not list an attorney for Dalton, and his phone number is unlisted. And no, he didn’t win the contest.
Garrett A. Dalton you are today’s worst person in the world! How can you be such a moron? You file for workman’s compensation…and then you not only defraud them! You dress in womens clothes! For tween concert tickets! It’s just despicable!
Teen kills father over MySpace
A teenager who confessed to killing his father last month told police he hated his dad for taking away his Internet access, according to a police report released Wednesday.Hughstan Schlicker, 15, called 911 on Feb. 6 and told the dispatcher he had just shot his father in the head with a 12-gauge shotgun.”I hate my dad, couldn’t take it anymore,” he said, according to the report.Schlicker told police his father had taken away his Internet access after seeing suicide threats the teen had posted on social networking Web site MySpace.com.
Schlicker had posted the threats in January; friends in Florida had seen the postings, talked him out of killing himself and called Mesa police. Police said they told Schlicker’s mother about the threats; she allegedly told them she wasn’t worried and promised to lock up any guns in the house.Schlicker said he often spent entire days on MySpace and couldn’t cope when his father cut off his access to the site.”It felt like I was stabbed with a knife and it went straight through and … no matter how hard I pulled, I couldn’t pull out the knife,” Schlicker said, according to an interview transcript in the police report.
Schlicker said that on the day of the shooting, he called in sick from school by faking his father’s voice.At one point during the day, Schlicker said, he went to the garage to get a drink and found his father’s shotgun and ammunition lying on the counter.Schlicker said he took the gun to his room, intending to kill himself in front of his father when his father arrived home. He later changed his mind and decided to kill his father first, then kill himself, according to the police report.
Schlicker told police he had decided that if his father came home after 4 p.m., he wouldn’t carry out his plan; when his father came home early, at 2 p.m., Schlicker was waiting on the stairs with the shotgun, according to the report.Schlicker said he waited till his father was in the kitchen, then walked up behind him and shot him in the back of the head.After the shooting, Schlicker said, he called a female friend and told her he had killed his father and was about to kill himself. Schlicker said she talked him out of it and convinced him to call police instead.Schlicker expressed remorse during a police interview, telling detectives “I wish I didn’t do this,” and “I miss Dad.”During the interview, Schlicker portrayed his father as a loving man who only wanted the best for him and who used to take him on hunting trips.”Me and my dad would go squirrel hunting,” Schlicker said, according to the interview transcript. “Apparently he trusts me with a rifle.”Schlicker was charged with first-degree murder and will be tried as an adult.
This is just so terribly sad. I have to say that it is lucky this kid did not kill himself, thinking of it twice. I also feel sorry for his guilt. He did a horrible thing. It’s terrible that no one got him help. It sounds like he needed it terribly.
Funny smelling money nets drug arrest
The musty smell of a man’s money led to his arrest on possible drug charges. The 21-year-old Sturgeon Bay man tried to deposit money smelling of marijuana at a bank here last week, according to a Sturgeon Bay police report obtained by the Door County Advocate.
The $4,000 in bundled bills did not smell like burned marijuana but had a musty odor of ground sweet leaves, the report said. The smell was so strong and distinct that a teller put the cash in a plastic bag. Sturgeon Bay police tested it for marijuana, and it came back positive, the report said. The man was arrested when he returned to the bank to make a withdrawal. Police later found bagged marijuana at the man’s home. “All the pieces just came together,” Police Chief Dan Trelka said. The man is being held in the county jail on a probation violation, while the Door County district attorney’s office reviews his case. It will be up to the district attorney to file formal charges.
What goes through your mind when you find pot money? I am amazed that someone actually did something with this. So many people today would not even care! Thank you teller for helping us get drug using scum off the street. Congrats Sturgeon Bay for having one heck of a weird case.
Craiglists hoax results in Oregon mans loss
Robert Salisbury did not expect a phone call from someone wondering about taking his horse, but once he received the call, things got even weirder. Salisbury, from southern Oregon was not home this past Saturday, when someone posted an ad on Craigslist stating that the owner of the home had to move out of the country suddenly and all the items were up for the taking. Salisbury drove home as quickly as possible, and saw several people driving along the road with his property. They refused to give Robert Salisbury his property back. His house was even more chaotic, with people rushing out before the police could arrive. Robert Salisbury would like his property returned, and those who do so voluntarily will not face any criminal charges, no questions asked.
Wow, that’s some pretty messed up stuff. I am glad I NEVER use Craigslist. It is like eBay used to be 5 years ago, wildly unmoderated and pretty much anything goes. I hope Robert Salisbury gets all of his items back. It is a horrible experience getting robbed. If you have Robert Salisbury’s property I would return it ASAP to avoid being charged as a criminal!
No beer at the Barber
The owner of Jude’s Barbershops, which had offered a free beer with a cut, is disappointed in a state Attorney General ruling that says he needs a liquor license if he wants to hand out beer.
“I’m glad we finally got clarity on the issue,” Thomas Martin said today. “Offering a complimentary beer is not something that we created, it’s an old-fashioned service that was done years ago. We just brought it back with the other old-fashioned services that we provide.”
He said he would work with state legislators to legalize the practice. Police in Kent and Ottawa counties had told him that handing out free beer violated local and state laws. An assistant attorney general, in a five-page ruling, said only licensed businesses may offer beer.
It is such a shame that this service had to be ended. After all, a free beer might really bring in business. I wonder how many free beers were handed out, and what the barbers profit was. Was anyone drunk? Come on Mike Cox(Attorney General of MI), let us have some free beer!
Buy your own Missle Silo
An interesting site that allows you to buy your own, “20th century castle”. These are really decommissioned missile bases.
PayPal cancels Naturists magazines account
PayPal has decided to stop processing payments for “Going Natural” magazine. The group says it has received e-mails from PayPal claiming the magazine is pornographic, and sells “sexually oriented goods or services involving minors” or “services for which the purpose is to facilitate meetings for sexually oriented activities. The Foundation of Canadian Naturalists say the cancellation is unfounded, and that naturalism is nonsexual and has existed for over 100 years. The group is considering a class action lawsuit.
Wow, what a situation to be in. I think that PayPal would loose this one. Traditionally, Naturalists are non-sexual so they would have to prove the sexual refrence, and PayPal probably could not do that. However, Naturalists, you don’t have credit cards? I can think of plenty of alternative payment processors who will be happy to have your business.
Controversial easter parade
Pictured Above: Strip club party invite
Parents and children attending the Dunbar, FL Easter parade got a few suprises. Dunbar, which is near Fort Meyers, had people handing out bail bond cards, a scantily clad party invite, and a CD containing explicit lyrics. Parade officials said that they will be investigating how to make sure that this family friendly parade will stay family friendly next year.
Here is an idea! Why not just not allow adult promoters in your parade? Kick out the CD people and you don’t need those bail bond people either. Just be a little more specific on what you allow. Then you won’t have to waste nearly as much time!
Kilpatrick charged!
Kwame Kilpatrick, the mayor of Detroit, MI and his girlfriend have been charged with 12 counts including perjury and obstruction of justice.
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and an ex-aide have been charged with perjury and obstruction of justice after prosecutors said sexually explicit text messages between the two contradicted their sworn court testimony. Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick reportedly sent romantic texts to his chief of staff, contradicting earlier testimony. Kilpatrick, who is married, has been snarled in a well-publicized sex scandal since January after The Detroit Free Press reported he exchanged romantic text messages with his then-chief of staff, Christine Beatty. The paper reported in January that in an analysis of nearly 14,000 text messages on Beatty’s city-issued pager, it found some from 2002 and 2003 that indicated the two were having a romantic affair.
Kwame delayed his press conference, but once it came on all major cable news outlets covered it. Fox 2 Detroit is our official source for all of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s information. Kwame has a very smart lawyer, who has said that after today the case will not be played out in the press. Kwame Kilpatrick maintains his innocence, for the time being. No further updates are available, but we will be blogging throughout the day as we get more information.
National Guard Bombs Apartment Complex in Oklahoma
Pictured above: The BDU 22, the explosive device dropped by an F-16 fighter aircraft over Tulsa.
At approximately 2:57 pm yesterday an F-16 fighter aircraft departed the Tulsa Air National Guard Base in route to Smokey Hill Gunnery Range in Salina Kansas on a routine mission. Shortly after take off a BDU 33, a practice non-explosive training bomb weighing approximately 22 pounds, inadvertently released from the aircraft.A safety investigation board was convened and an investigation is on going.
The Oklahoma Air National Guard is thankful that no injuries or loss of life happened as a result of this training incident. We are responding and working along side other state partners to determine the facts of the incident.
That being said, the Oklahoma Air National Guard had a 22 pound “dummy” bomb released inadvertently from an aircraft. The bomb was not charged with any munitions. The release of ordinance did not injure anyone, but was close enough to have. The military has now taken the lead in this investigation. They have released a statement which is shown above.
The military is EXTREMELY luck. Even a 22 pound dummy ordinance bomb could have killed someone. With the weight and velocity it could of easy killed several people. That would of been a tragedy. Hopefully, we can be safe in the fact that this was a fluke incident.
Pastors pays for gas
In Xenia, Ohio Pastor Wesley Miller has promised to pay $0.25 out of every gallon of gas purchased at the local United Dairy Farmers convenience store. Miller, pastor at the Xenia Christian Center is hoping that his gift will help people as well as promote his church’s soon coming Easter services. Miller does not mind if people show up with pure greed, he says the Xenia Christian Center wants to reach to them to.
Congrats Wesley Miller! You just made the best person in the world for today. This is a great idea, and has been done before but I love it when you don’t care who you help! You are a true samaritan. And if you happen to be near Xenia, pick up a few gallons thanks to the Xenia Christian Center.
Dutch prison gaurds eat cake baked by prisoners
Four Dutch prison guards at cake that was baked by prisoners Thursday. The cake did not turn out well, as the four guards soon fell ill. The cake was baked by notorious Dutch gang members. Authorities say that this has never been a problem before. The four guards are being treated at the prisons infirmary. Prison officials have banned staff from accepting baked good and sweets from prisoners.
What a bunch of morons! Why would you let a bunch of prisoners give you a cake. Second of all, why would you eat that cake! It’s a security risk, plain and simple. Don’t make yourself subject to stupidness Dutch prison guards!
More T.V., Intervention
I was just hooked on watching T.V. the other day, so I decided to flip through the on demand service and found a show I had watched before, “Intervention”. It’s a great show, especially if you like those that talk about other peoples problems. Or you like watching people spiral out of control. They had a story about this chiropractor who practiced and did heroin and meth…and had no malpractice insurance. Luckily, they were able to get him some addiction treatment and he managed to survive…barely…
The new SEARS
It turns out that our Kmart, which used to have a food place in it, which then turned into a retail space, which then turned into a Sears Essentials, which has now turned into just a general Sears has Alli for sale in its pharmacy. I had to pick up a prescription Saturday evening and was sorta shocked that the pharmacy even existed. The store is so hippie and urban that it shocks me. Seriously, go back to kmart, it was a better store and we all enjoyed what it had to offer.
Have you ever…
Seen closed captioning on T.V.? I didn’t even know that it existed until yesterday! It turns out that if your press this button on my T.V. remote, closed captioning comes on and you get a text version of the audio for all the T.V. your watching. It doesn’t work on everything though, but if you are hard of hearing, it does help out quite a bit. I dunno, just another post of me finding out something I didn’t know before.
Church camping stuff
I didn’t actually go to church today, but rather went to a meeting that was during the regular bible study and then to a special meeting for the church camping group. We are all getting together to decide where we will be heading this summer and its looking to be a really fun one. We have some trips planned for the west side of the state as well as possibly heading up north to Mackinaw. The youth pastor might even take one of his travel trailers up there. I’ll have to figure out if I can meet any readers along the way. Stay tuned for updates.
New headphones
I got some new headphones recently, and boy let me tell you do I appreciate them. It’s nice having some good headphones, because the pair I was using was a pair of sony earbuds and they were getting rather beatup from being in my bag, etc. I looked at Bose headphones, and boy are they NICE! They are also rather expensive, but I thought they were well worth the price of getting something with Bose on it. Thank goodness I can listen to my iPod without metal jutting into my ears again.
Schools officials alerted of Strawberry Meth
Pictured Above: FAKE and MYTHICAL Strawberry meth
A less than common sense police officer in the United Kingdom alerted school officials to a drug that doesn’t exist. The incident occured when a police officer received an email and forwarded it through a special system connecting police and area schools. The police department says the officer will not be punished. The same police agency has said however that they apologize and are going to be reviewing internal procedures.
GREAT! Use your heads here people, does strawberry meth actually exist? According to Snopes.com. “Some drug dealers sell meth that looks strawberry in appearance”. Also Snopes.com states, “It is inaccurate that drug dealers are dealing strawberry meth to kids, according to our sources:
So don’t worry about it, unless your an United Kingdom police officer who got duped!
Huckabye!
Mike Huckabee has decided to drop out of the race to become president. The wanna be contender should of dropped out around the same time as Mitt Romney, but lacking common sense wanted to waste more money and energy to get this far. Congrats Huckabee, and good riddance!
North Carolina is still great!
I was reading something recently and it said that North Carolina was one of the few areas of the United States to be growing recently. I can believe it, the economy here in Michigan sucks! Anyways, one of the best areas to live in North Carolina these days is Wilmington. That might be why Wilmington real estate is so darn expensive. Don’t think you can’t get a good deal though, if you have a little bit of money you can still afford to buy yourself a very nice house in Wilmington. I drove past Wilmington a few years ago, and I think it has come a long way since then.
Buying stuff online
I have been buying a LOT of stuff off the internet recently, for better or for worse. I have had a lot more money and just been enjoying it. However, the stuff I do buy, I always make sure to get the best buy for my money. I am not into just throwing extra cash around because I am too lazy to take the few extra seconds, that is why I use buy dot com a lot to get the best price on stuff I am buying. I always check buy dot com before I buy stuff, and guess what it has paid off!
Recent events
Recently, we had a accident on the ski hill near the house. A snow groomer was grooming an off limits area, but a skier was sking through their still. Anyways, the grooming machine dragged him for a football fields length before the driver realized that someone was caught in the machine. He called 911 immediately, but safety cutters and jaws of life couldn’t free the kid. Finally, they had to call the towing and oil company to bring a plasma torch, used for cutting apart steel to untangle the kid from the machine. He was seconds away from having his leg amputated, it was a pretty surreal sight!
Getting life insurance
Getting life insurance recently has become much harder, after all, the economy has began to become very volitile and prices for everything are going up while most peoples wages are going down or may have gone away. Those insurance companies that require medical exams are killing people with fees of diseases that they find. The easiest way to get around that through is by havinglife insurance no medical exam required. There are companies that provide this service, but they are very few in number and usually provide less. It might be an option if you are underinsured though, and get it today if you have no life insurance currently!
101 Year Old to run the London Marathon
Buster Martin is one amazing dude. At the age of 101, Buster is set to run in the London Marathon, a full 26 mile event. This is not the first time Buster Martin has been in the news. He has beaten off gangs of teenagers, and has also become known as the United Kingdom’s oldest employee. Buster’s boss is amazed at this activities, including, drinking! Age doesn’t slow Buster Martin down that is for sure!
Red Sox scout arrested for pitching in public
A Boston Red Sox scout was arrested for committing a lewd act in public. Jesse Levis is facing charges of committing a lewd and lavacious act in the presence of children under the age of 16. Police and a U.S. Marshals task force arrested him at a Melbourne hotel after he was kicked out of the Springhill Suites in St. Lucie West where the incidents happened.
This sicko deserves to be arrested! Hopefully he is locked away for a long time. Anyone who does something so disgusting in a public area should be disgraced. I hope Mr. Levis is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. I also hope that the Boston Red Sox find a new scout for their employ.
Pot plants show up at San Jose Recycling Center
Santa Clara County, you have a pot grower who recycles. Volunteers at GreenTeam, a recycling center in San Jose were sorting through some material Friday when a worker opened a plastic garbage bag with 5 pounds of marijuana inside. The police were contacted at 11 A.M. to report the find. The marijuana plants had been shoved into a large, black plastic bag, officer Jeramine Thomas said, and could have come from anywhere in the county. When police got to the Charles Street recycling center the pot was still in the bag. The plants have been seized as evidence and won’t make it to the composting bin anytime soon. Thomas said it wasn’t clear whether the bag was dumped with lawn clippings or other recyclables.
Well…anyone who has any information about that you can contact the Santa Clara Sheriff’s department. In the meantime, who recycles pot. Just burn it or something, use it honestly. Who recycles!
Loss of thousands of students saves MI $190 million
A loss of thousands of students in Michigan schools is saving the state big time. Michigan is estimated to benefit to the tune of 190 million dollars, a small portion of its 11.3 billion dollar aid fund for students. Time will tell if Michigan school districts can compete. Many have lost 30 kids or more, and for a smaller district that can mean the difference between being able to afford a teacher or laying them off.
It is getting ridiculous in this economy in Michigan. If we do not have a more positive economy soon our schools might become the worst in the nation. They already are not very good. Imagine if we have to keep underfunding them. Are we just saving ourselves a few dollars at the expense of others?
Appalachian State University lockdown lifted
Appalachian State University was placed under lock down earlier this evening after a gunman was spotted at 4:45. The lock down was issued 20 minutes after and was lifted in the past 30 minutes. Appalachian State University reports that everyone is safe and no students were injured. The gunman has not been located. Appalachian State University has announced that evening classes are canceled but morning classes are to proceed as scheduled.
FDA: Don’t Swallow Inhalers
Respiratory drugs such as Spirivia and Foradil should be used with the proper dispensing equipment the FDA warns. Swallowing the entire medication can be hazardous to one’s health. The FDA has received reports that swallow the entire inhalers helps with symptoms but the Food and Drug Administration said it has received several reports of the capsules being swallowed. The agency warned that these products will only properly assist breathing if inhaled through the Spiriva HandiHaler or Foradil Aerolizer, which were designed to deliver these drugs.
Why would anyone swallow an inhaler? Well, evidently they must not come from a well educated area. However, anyone who has ever done this, do not continue! It is dangerous and we don’t want you dying. Besides, who else would read our great stories. 
Women gets jail for library fines
A Beloit, Wisconsin women received jail time after not being able to repay her library book fines. Public library officials send three overdue notices to offenders and after that a citation is issued with a possible court date. Keely Givhan was moving and never received the notices. Givhan was then pulled over by police for a traffic violation and had a standard check run for outstanding warrants. The citation for her books came back and Givhan spent 6 days in jail. Beloit police Capt. Bill Tyler said he knows this case could sound like an overreaction. But he said a municipal fine is a municipal fine, and failure to pay for any reason can result in an arrest warrant being issued.
People pay your library fines. This has been the most severe thing I have seen happen with library books. Other cases collection agencies are sent in to reposes items so the fines can be paid. However, a jail sentence? I bet if Mrs. Givhan had shown up for her court appearance that the court would of been able to work so community service out. Always show up for court, the police do arrest for very mundane things.
NJ Students punished for paying with pennies
Readington Township, New Jersey students received detention this past week, but not for chewing gum or getting into a fight. 29 students paid for their $2 lunches with 200 pennies. The students started paying with pennies to protest the shortened lunch period they were having Thursday, but school officials say they punished the students because they were taking up time. Superintendent Jorden Schiff says it started out as a prank. But as the eighth-graders began to get in trouble for taking up so much time.
Oh come on Jorden! You are really that stupid to make kids have to pay with dollar bills? Are you as a public school official punishing students for paying with legal tender of the United States of America for all debts public and private? This is a PUBLIC school district. You should be tried on counts of TREASON! Or, just get rid of the detention and we will call it all good.
