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"Legal or otherwise, it’s never a good idea to mix uppers and downers." Young girl, 7, runs over 2-year-old sister while starting car
"A two-year-old girl is in hospital after her sister, seven, accidentally ran her over when their mother told her to start the car. Police say the girls' mom gave her eldest daughter permission to start the car outside their apartment in Salem at around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. The youngster got behind the wheel, but mistakenly put the vehicle into reverse and backed over her sister." What's next a parent saying, "Here's a pack of smokes, a bottle of Thunderbird, and a box of throwing knives, go have fun?" The only question here is what will Florida do to regain it Lunatic State status? Female passenger escorted off United Airlines plane in handcuffs
Good advice for passengers as well. I gave the stuff up for Lent some time ago, and forgot to climb back off the wagon. There are times I wish I missed it, but I don't. At parties I have to explain that I really don't like booze that much, or maybe more accurately, I thought I liked it years ago, but now realize I don't. Man pleads guilty to kidnapping police initially dismissed as a hoax
Police commonly do the right thing, and perform admirably, but it does not take many incidents like this to jade even the acolytes. Madness Swirls At House Judiciary Committee As Comey Attempts To Justify Hillary Innocence
What did the bard say? "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." "Juliet: 'Tis but thy name that is my enemy; Thou art thyself, though not a Montague. What's Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot, Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part Belonging to a man. O, be some other name! What's in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet; So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call'd, Retain that dear perfection which he owes Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name, And for that name which is no part of thee Take all myself." So, tell me what you want to be called, but you are still a weasel. I got rat, I got vermin, I got goat, what do you want to be called? Man's Paper Cut Turns Into Life-Threatening Medical Emergency
Remind me to be more careful around paper. Back when I worked on the paper machines at Boise Cascade St. Helens mill, I suffered a paper cut or two. They all happened during the first week or so that I worked as a hand on the bond paper machines, especially the Number 1 machine, which made heavy card stock paper. The problem was that it was very easy to try to control the narrower rolls of paper by applying pressure with the palm of the hand to the corner of the paper roll. This was the worst idea ever, since it usually lead to a very deep, painful paper cut of about 2"-3" in length. Yes, 3". The first one was traumatic. I was pretty shocked. It was deep enough I thought I might need stitches, but I buttered it and bandaged it, and it eventually healed. Over the next week, I had a few more, and then like magic, it stopped, and I never got another paper cut while working on the machines. I ended up bidding onto the Number 3 machine, which made tissue paper, so paper cuts were never an issue after that. However, I worked on the bond paper machines for more than a year without incident. The paper making job was interesting, at times, difficult at times, easy at times, and totally exhausting at times. I had 16 hour shifts where the only break I got was the mandatory 15 minute meal break after 8 hours, the company even paid for the meal. I had some days where we did nothing but use the air hoses to blow down the machines for a half hours or so out of an 8 hour shift, usually due to a mechanical problem. And other days where we changed Yankee blades every 15 minutes, and had to slab 6 tons of paper off each reel due to the number of paper breaks/splices. Once while working on the Number 2 machine, the front end of the machine caught fire. The rest of the crew stood mouths agape, so I fought the fire till the fire crews arrived. I am sure I wrote about that once here. During the many years I worked there I learned a lot about people, and hard work. I found I liked work, and the purpose it brought. At the end, I realized that working without vacation, and taking every available shift, resulting in 3 or more, 12, or 16 hour shifts per week for five years was probably a bad idea. I ended up living in Mexico for the good part of a year, decompressing from too much work, before finally heading back to finish college. Mexico is an entirely different story, and one I tell on occasions in dribs, and drabs. It was one of the best experiences of my life, one of the most surreal, and at times one of the most tragic. Fortunately, I was young and resilient, and willing to learn, and life taught me much. I wish you a life without paper cut, but full of wonderful experiences. Get some! U.S. threatens to suspend bilateral engagement with Russia over Syria
. . . if we don't play the game I like. Wow, you tough Bammy, tough. This is what, your umpteenth line-in-the-sand? Do you really think anyone is listening? Duterte orders US troops out: 'I snubbed Obama' No one fears Obama, or the US. This will take a very long time to repair. A black 17-year-old reported his stolen car using LoJack ... and police reportedly arrested him instead
. . . but it certainly does not sound true. Nor are there supporting facts. Why would anyone report this as accurate? There is no evidence for the story at all, there is no ascertainable young man, no car, no police report, no arrest record, or confirmation from the individuals mother. This sounds much more like the Rolling Stone Rape article where the entire story was fabricated. While this could be true, it should not be reported as such without serious fact checking. This is negligent journalism at its worst. |
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