Tuesday, May 3, 2011

GAIAM Desk Yoga Neck Shoulder



Well this really worked, I feel much better, I gotta work on a few of the moves though, a little out of shape

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Spring has sprung...

It's about time too. My phone says 22 degrees out and I am loving it. I just finished taking max for a walk at the river and I have the sprinklers going in the yard... here are a couple of pictures for proof. Well I originally intended to publish this last weekend April 29th but it didn't get there it seems... so here it is



Friday, April 22, 2011

Quote

@TheNoteboook: Disappointment is only for those who expect too much, don't count on anyone but yourself. Shared via Tweetcaster

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@QuotesDaddy: "Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something, and has lost something" - Proverb

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Edibility test

Bryant, Charles W.. "What is the universal edibility test?" 21 April 2008. HowStuffWorks.com. 20 April 2011.

Monday, April 11, 2011

School 1957 & 2009

Subject: HIGH SCHOOL -- 1957 vs. 2009

Sometimes we don't see the ridiculousness of policies until we're confronted with them.  These showcase it well, you make the call.









 
HIGH SCHOOL -- 1957 vs. 2009
Scenario 1: 
Jack goes quail hunting before school and then pulls into the
school parking lot with his shotgun in his truck's gun rack. 
1957 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack. 

2009 - 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 2: 
Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school. 
1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins.. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies. 



2009 - Police called and SWAT team arrives -- they arrest both Johnny and Mark. They are both charged with assault and both expelled even though Johnny started it.

 

 

 
Scenario 3: 
Jeffrey will not sit still in class, he disrupts other students. 
1957 - Jeffrey sent to the Principal's office and given a good paddling by the Principal. He then returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.

2009 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin. He becomes a zombie. He is then tested for ADD. The school gets extra money from the state because Jeffrey has a disability.

 

 

 
Scenario 4: 
Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.. 

1957 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college and becomes a successful businessman.

2009 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy is removed to foster care and joins a gang. The state psychologist is told by Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison.  Billy's mom has an affair with the psychologist.

 

 

 
Scenario 5: 
Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school. 
1957
 - Mark shares his aspirin with the Principal out on the smoking dock.


2009
 - The police are called and Mark is expelled from school for drug violations.  His car is then searched for drugs and weapons.

 

 

 
Scenario 6: 
Pedro fails high school English. 

1957
 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English and goes to college.



2009
 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against the state school system and Pedro's English teacher.  English is then banned from core curriculum. Pedro is given his diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.

 

 

 
Scenario 7: 
Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from the Fourth of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle and blows up a red ant bed. 
1957 - Ants die. 



2009
 - ATF, Homeland Security and the FBI are all called. Johnny is charged with domestic terrorism. The FBI investigates his parents -- and all siblings are removed from their home and all computers are confiscated.
Johnny's dad is placed on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.

 

 

 
Scenario 8: 
Wally falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Nancy. Nancy hugs him to comfort him. 

1957 - In a short time, Wally feels better and goes on playing.


2009 -   Nancy   is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison...  Wally undergoes 5 years of therapy.

 

 
This should hit every email inbox to show how stupid we have become!!

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
  - Leo Tolstoy