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Dec
06
2006

Then and Now

Got this in an email from my friend Shelly - Sad, but pretty true!!!

Scenario: Jack pulls into school parking lot with rifle in gun rack.
1973 - Vice Principal comes over, takes a look at Jack’s rifle, goes to his car and gets his to show Jack.
2006 - School goes into lockdown, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.


Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school.
1973 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up best friends. Nobody goes to jail, nobody arrested, nobody expelled.
2006 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark.  Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it.


Scenario: Jeffrey won’t be still in class, disrupts other students.
1973 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by Principal. Sits still in class.
2006 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a disability.


Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his father’s car and his Dad gives him a whipping.
1973 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.
2006 - Billy’s Dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster care and joins a gang. Billy’s sister is told by state psychologist that she remembers being abused herself and their Dad goes to prison. Billy’s mom has affair with psychologist.


Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some headache medicine to school.
1973 - Mark shares headache medicine with Principal out on the smoking dock.
2006 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.


Scenario: Mary turns up pregnant.
1973 - 5 High School Boys leave town. Mary does her senior year at a special school for expectant mothers.
2006 - Middle School Counselor calls Planned Parenthood, who notifies the ACLU.  Mary is driven to the next state over and gets an abortion without her parent’s consent or knowledge. Mary given condoms and told to be more careful next time.


Scenario: Pedro fails high school English.
1973 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college.
2006 - Pedro’s cause is taken up by state democratic party. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist.  ACLU files class action lawsuit against state school system and Pedro’s English teacher.  English banned from core curriculum.  Pedro given diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he can’t speak English.


Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from the 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a red ant bed.
1973 - Ants die.
2006 - BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings removed from home, computers confiscated, Johnny’s Dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.


Scenario: Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to comfort him.
1973 - In a short time Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2006 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job.  She faces 3 years in State Prison.

Things sure have changed!!!

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05
2006

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Dec
01
2006

Posting and Going Out!

A blog buddy of mine, that will remain nameless responded to a comment today and hinted to the fact that I do not post enough, so I thought I would throw something up here real quick.

I am seriously glad it is Friday.  I am actually going to go out for a while tonight, which I REALLY do not do all too often.  I am going to pick up a buddy of mine and head off to see some bands play at a local watering hole - should be fun!!!  I spiffied up the blog today with a cooler, more wintier theme.  Wintier is a word, I promise, afterall I just used it in a sentence!

Anyone doing anything fun tonight?

Tomorrow I have dance class in the morning, then a 2:00 birthday party at my favorite place in the whole entire world - Chuck E. Cheeses, then the Xmas parade at the beach!  What age is it that the kids STOP having their birthdays at Chuck E. Cheeses?  God I hate that damn place!

Okay, now I am late.  Have a great night!

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Nov
27
2006

Black Friday and More

Well Thanksgiving has come and gone.  I hope that everyone had a good Turkey Day.  We stayed busy through the extended holiday weekend.  Once again I love my kids SO much that I went out and braved the Black Friday sales, returning unharmed and with lots of goodies for the kids.  This has become a yearly ritual now for my friend Nadine and I.  I head over to her house at 4:15 am, we get coffee and then hit the stores.  Then we go home and pass the hell out.

I got out of the house and went to go see a movie this weekend, which was a good time.  Todd’s birthday was this weekend and he was spoiled with presents from the kids, including a new 30GB Ipod Video.  Speaking of which, did you know that when you purchase an Ipod now, you get a nice set of Apple Paistes?  Ashton was so pleased.  Thanks Apple!!!

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Nov
17
2006

Corporate Profile

We use Microsoft Sharepoint at work for all of us to stay connected and share information - it’s web based so we can access it from anywhere.  We just updated to the new Beta version and we all received an email from the owner of the company to please log into the new site and update our profiles, which will be used in corporate online meetings, forums, instant messaging, etc. 

I finished mine.  My boss loves me!

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