Yahoo! News - Schiavo Dies 13 Days After Tube Removed

It's finally over... Nobody should have to live the way she has the last 15 years....

Yahoo! News - Schiavo Dies 13 Days After Tube Removed

Well this weekend we had Katya's first Easter. She enjoyed the Easter egg hunt a whole lot. It's a shame she did not want her picture taken with the Easter bunny.. oh well, maybe next year. Saturday we went and got family photos taken. She was fine with that.

This week has been pretty tame. I am expecting the front hitch for the Jeep to arrive on Monday - that will be next weekends project I guess. I'm getting my motorcycle permit and signing up for a course as well. I figure the class can't hurt, and they provide the motorcycle to take the test (part of the 3 day class).

This week has been pretty tame. I am expecting the front hitch for the Jeep to arrive on Monday - that will be next weekends project I guess. I'm getting my motorcycle permit and signing up for a course as well. I figure the class can't hurt, and they provide the motorcycle to take the test (part of the 3 day class).

This week has been pretty tame. I am expecting the front hitch for the Jeep to arrive on Monday - that will be next weekends project I guess. I'm getting my motorcycle permit and signing up for a course as well. I figure the class can't hurt, and they provide the motorcycle to take the test (part of the 3 day class).

Yet another test. Hopefully we have a photo this time.

Testing.. this is only a test. If this were an actual post, your screen would have melted by now. 

Yahoo! News - Teen's Rampage Leaves 10 Dead in Minn.

I see the system failed yet again.. If this isn't a case for gun control, I don't know what is. I think that the owners of the guns (if they are still alive) should be on trial as accessories to murder since they obviously did not have the guns (and ammo) secured in a way to prevent the child from gaining access to them. It is sad.. because of stupidity like this the gun control advocates will probably succeed in removing guns from the citizens. A simple set of locks or better yet, gun safe could have prevented this.

Yahoo! News - Teen's Rampage Leaves 10 Dead in Minn.

classroom video

Here's a link to the video.. this teacher was way out of line.. demanding that the student stand for the National Anthem - when the student has the right to not stand.... Something is way wrong with our school systems these days.... It's time to put a stop to the nonsense.

classroom video

from thisistrue mailing...

This is truly sad.... Zero tolerance is out of hand (not that it was ever in hand)

 

SHOOT THE MESSENGER: Students at Brick Township (N.J.) High School say that teacher Stuart Mantel often "went nuts" when they didn't properly respect the national anthem. One student brought in a video camera "to expose the teacher in case he did anything again." Apparently he did: the resulting video allegedly shows Mantel screaming at students who talked during the anthem, and yanking a chair from under one who did not stand. There is no law or school requirement for students to stand during the anthem. After the video was made public, school officials took strong, decisive action: the student who made the recording was suspended for 10 days, and the school moved to prohibit cameras in classrooms. The teacher was not disciplined. (Asbury Park Press) ...Respect is taught by example, not by force.

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/news/wabc_030105_classroomoutburst.html

Wow, it's been over a week since my last post. We went to WV for the weekend for the annual cabin party.. We had a blast, this years theme was "sitcoms" - next year we are doing "Nursery rhymes".. Katya came out for the trip and stayed with her uncle Dave for the night of the party (No kids allowed). Not too much else has been going on lately, I am hoping to spend some time at home for a weekend or 2.. what a concept. I just ordered a front hitch for the Jeep - with any luck I will have it to install this weekend. Maybe we will go to the Franklin Institute with Katya this weekend as well, since we have a family membership. I figure if we go every month or 2 and let her have fun there (maybe bring a friend or 2 along) we'll get our money's worth. I was looking through the book and saw that there are museums in Baltimore and up in Maine near my sister that participate so we should be able to go to them for free also. I should be returning the car trailer this Friday if all works out and will be towing Dad's old truck down to Bob's to drop it off at the same time.

Well, right now we should be on our way to NJ....but since the Jeep blew the pinion seal on the front axle, we're not going anywhere. We're sitting here in Barnes & noble using the wireless internet while we wait for Fred to get here with the trailer to bring us home. It should be a long day but at least it won't cost an arm & a leg to get it towed home, or trying to find somewhere local to get it repaired. Once I get it home I can get the parts and fix it myself. Katya is majorly over tired as she has not gotten her nap yet. The wireless internet is a pretty cool idea.. $3.95 for 2 hours is not too bad. I guess we're going to try and find some lunch now.

The Credit Card Prank

This is real sad, but oh so true.... So you think that signature strip on the back of the credit card does any good? Think again....

http://www.zug.com/pranks/credit/

What a year....

Wow.. Today marks one year to the day that we first saw Katya. I can't believe it has been a year already. One year ago we were sitting in Khabarovsk, Russia - probably sleeping since they are 15 hours ahead.