It looks as if Chloe is being …
01-09-2007, 16:40Family / Misc. PersonalPermalink... dragged into her dorm kicking and screaming, doesn't it. Actually, she could hardly wait until she got her ID/key card so she could move her things in. The first thing she did was to add accessories to the bay window in her room, which she claims is the main reason she applied to Skidmore.
I added an album of pictures from our trip to Skidmore. Click here to go to my Album page OR here to go directly to the Skidmore page.
iTunes is currently playing: Brand New Day from the album Brand New Day
by Sting.
I added an album of pictures from our trip to Skidmore. Click here to go to my Album page OR here to go directly to the Skidmore page.
iTunes is currently playing: Brand New Day from the album Brand New Day
by Sting.Comments
Yes, I am glad she was deported …
23-08-2007, 12:44News / SportsPermalink... and I don't mind admitting that publicly, even though I will probably get another email message from a certain relative reminding me that I am a racist.
Meanwhile, the OPEN BORDERS folks might want to look for a better spokesperson than someone who says moronic stuff like this:
In speaking to the Mexican Congress about her deportation from the United States, Elvira Arellano claims that "the United States is the one who broke the law first by letting people cross over without documents. By letting people pay taxes."
iTunes is currently playing: Home Again from the album Tapestry
by Carole King.
Meanwhile, the OPEN BORDERS folks might want to look for a better spokesperson than someone who says moronic stuff like this:
In speaking to the Mexican Congress about her deportation from the United States, Elvira Arellano claims that "the United States is the one who broke the law first by letting people cross over without documents. By letting people pay taxes."
iTunes is currently playing: Home Again from the album Tapestry
by Carole King.Comments made to the media by black activists and football fans …
22-08-2007, 16:25News / SportsPermalink... about dog killer Michael Vick:
From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (7/29/07): About 200 people braved rain and thunderclaps outside the Georgia Dome on Sunday to condemn the country, the media, Nike and, most of all, the Atlanta Falcons for treating Michael Vick like a dog. "We Support Vick a Human Being Over Dogs," was the message of one placard to honking passing cars on Northside Drive. Other supporters said they believed Vick should be given the benefit of the doubt until his day in court.
"Look at what he has done for this city — he's made this city a ton of money every Sunday," said Hiram Melvin, 50 of Decatur. "This dogfighting has been going on for years. It's not something that just started. It's not a big deal." [Emphasis mine. kh]
Charles Steele, Jr., President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, said that the SCLC "prefers to focus on Vick's redemption and plans to honor him for his community contributions at its convention [in August] in Atlanta." "We need to support him no matter what the evidence reveals," Steele said.
Anisa Wright, holding dog DJ, her mother Charita Wright, and Imani Wright show their support for Michael Vick.
[Dressing the dog up in a #7 jersey is a particularly classy touch, don't you think?]
The same article goes on to say that The New Order National Human Rights Organization, a non-profit group purportedly established to deal with human rights violations experienced by people of any "race, creed, color, or religion" but which appears to have only black members (based on the photos displayed on its web site), "is calling for a boycott and protest of Falcons games until Vick returns to the field — and season-ticket holders in the crowd plan to demand their money back." New Order President Gerald Rose says, "This is still his dome. This is still his house."
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From CNN.com (8/22/07): Atlanta NACCP President R.L. White says that Michael Vick's "mistakes" should not cost him his football career and that "he didn't understand the uproar over dogfighting, when hunting deer and other animals is perfectly acceptable."
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From Breitbart.com (8/22/07): New York Knicks guard Stephon Marbury defended Michael Vick, calling dogfighting a sport and comparing it to hunting. "I think it's tough," Marbury said, according to Albany TV station Capital News 9. "I think, you know, we don't say anything about people who shoot deer or shoot other animals. You know, from what I hear, dogfighting is a sport. It's just behind closed doors .... I think it's tough that we build Michael Vick up and then we break him down," Marbury said. "I think he's one of the superb athletes, and he's a good human being. I just think that he fell into a bad situation." [Again, emphasis is mine. kh]
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And let's not forget Deion Sanders, former NFL player/current NFL Network analyst/part-owner of the Austin Wranglers (of the Arena Football League), who offered this take on the situation in a piece he wrote for the Florida News-Press on 7/02/07 (and who has since been silenced by the NFL based on the terms of a contract he signed, a situation that the News-Press is NOT happy about).
The potential impact [of the indictment] could be devastating.
This is all the result of perspective.
What a dog means to Vick might be a lot different than what he means to you or I. Hold on, don’t start shaking your head just yet. Listen to me.
Some people kiss their dogs on the mouth. Some people let their dogs eat from their plate. Some people dress their dogs in suits more expensive than mine, if you can believe that.
And some people enjoy proving they have the biggest, toughest dog on the street. You’re probably not going to believe this, but I bet Vick loves the dogs that were the biggest and the baddest. Maybe, he identified with them in some way.
Why are we indicting him? Was he the ringleader? Is he the big fish? Or is there someone else? The fights allegedly occurred at a property that he purchased for a family member. They apparently found carcasses on the property, but I must ask you again, is he the ringleader?
Are we using Vick to get to the ringleader? Are we using him to bring an end to dogfighting in the United States?
The only thing I can gather from this situation is that we’re using Vick.
I believe Vick had a passion for dogfighting. I know many athletes who share his passion. The allure is the intensity and the challenge of a dog fighting to the death. It’s like ultimate fighting, but the dog doesn’t tap out when he knows he can’t win.
It reminds me of when I wore a lot of jewelry back in the day because I always wanted to have the biggest chain or the biggest, baddest car. It gives you status.
The reason this is turning into a three-ring circus is that baseball is boring, basketball is months away, football is around the corner and we in the media don’t have a thing interesting to write about.
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The population in general seems to have strong negative feelings about Michael Vick and his behavior. However, I have spent a significant amount of time searching the Internet for examples of black individuals (prominent or otherwise) who have publicly condemned Michael Vick's behavior (even if the condemnation came after the announcement of his plea deal) and I have been unable to find a single example.
Is the media reporting on this situation in a way that makes it appear that most blacks are supportive of Vick when this is not the case? (And if so, why would they do that?)
OR
Do most blacks think that this is all much ado about nothing and Vick should be at training camp right now? (And if so, how do people grow up in the same country, surrounded by animals that are, to most of us, like members of the family, and end up with such different opinions about this issue, with those opinions split evenly along racial lines?)
OR something else???
What do you think? And why?
[I bet this is my longest blog post ever!]
iTunes is currently playing: How Could You? from the album Billie Holiday: Portrait
by Billie Holiday.
From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (7/29/07): About 200 people braved rain and thunderclaps outside the Georgia Dome on Sunday to condemn the country, the media, Nike and, most of all, the Atlanta Falcons for treating Michael Vick like a dog. "We Support Vick a Human Being Over Dogs," was the message of one placard to honking passing cars on Northside Drive. Other supporters said they believed Vick should be given the benefit of the doubt until his day in court.
"Look at what he has done for this city — he's made this city a ton of money every Sunday," said Hiram Melvin, 50 of Decatur. "This dogfighting has been going on for years. It's not something that just started. It's not a big deal." [Emphasis mine. kh]
Charles Steele, Jr., President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, said that the SCLC "prefers to focus on Vick's redemption and plans to honor him for his community contributions at its convention [in August] in Atlanta." "We need to support him no matter what the evidence reveals," Steele said.
Anisa Wright, holding dog DJ, her mother Charita Wright, and Imani Wright show their support for Michael Vick.
[Dressing the dog up in a #7 jersey is a particularly classy touch, don't you think?]
The same article goes on to say that The New Order National Human Rights Organization, a non-profit group purportedly established to deal with human rights violations experienced by people of any "race, creed, color, or religion" but which appears to have only black members (based on the photos displayed on its web site), "is calling for a boycott and protest of Falcons games until Vick returns to the field — and season-ticket holders in the crowd plan to demand their money back." New Order President Gerald Rose says, "This is still his dome. This is still his house."
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From CNN.com (8/22/07): Atlanta NACCP President R.L. White says that Michael Vick's "mistakes" should not cost him his football career and that "he didn't understand the uproar over dogfighting, when hunting deer and other animals is perfectly acceptable."
---------------
From Breitbart.com (8/22/07): New York Knicks guard Stephon Marbury defended Michael Vick, calling dogfighting a sport and comparing it to hunting. "I think it's tough," Marbury said, according to Albany TV station Capital News 9. "I think, you know, we don't say anything about people who shoot deer or shoot other animals. You know, from what I hear, dogfighting is a sport. It's just behind closed doors .... I think it's tough that we build Michael Vick up and then we break him down," Marbury said. "I think he's one of the superb athletes, and he's a good human being. I just think that he fell into a bad situation." [Again, emphasis is mine. kh]
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And let's not forget Deion Sanders, former NFL player/current NFL Network analyst/part-owner of the Austin Wranglers (of the Arena Football League), who offered this take on the situation in a piece he wrote for the Florida News-Press on 7/02/07 (and who has since been silenced by the NFL based on the terms of a contract he signed, a situation that the News-Press is NOT happy about).
The potential impact [of the indictment] could be devastating.
This is all the result of perspective.
What a dog means to Vick might be a lot different than what he means to you or I. Hold on, don’t start shaking your head just yet. Listen to me.
Some people kiss their dogs on the mouth. Some people let their dogs eat from their plate. Some people dress their dogs in suits more expensive than mine, if you can believe that.
And some people enjoy proving they have the biggest, toughest dog on the street. You’re probably not going to believe this, but I bet Vick loves the dogs that were the biggest and the baddest. Maybe, he identified with them in some way.
Why are we indicting him? Was he the ringleader? Is he the big fish? Or is there someone else? The fights allegedly occurred at a property that he purchased for a family member. They apparently found carcasses on the property, but I must ask you again, is he the ringleader?
Are we using Vick to get to the ringleader? Are we using him to bring an end to dogfighting in the United States?
The only thing I can gather from this situation is that we’re using Vick.
I believe Vick had a passion for dogfighting. I know many athletes who share his passion. The allure is the intensity and the challenge of a dog fighting to the death. It’s like ultimate fighting, but the dog doesn’t tap out when he knows he can’t win.
It reminds me of when I wore a lot of jewelry back in the day because I always wanted to have the biggest chain or the biggest, baddest car. It gives you status.
The reason this is turning into a three-ring circus is that baseball is boring, basketball is months away, football is around the corner and we in the media don’t have a thing interesting to write about.
-----------------
The population in general seems to have strong negative feelings about Michael Vick and his behavior. However, I have spent a significant amount of time searching the Internet for examples of black individuals (prominent or otherwise) who have publicly condemned Michael Vick's behavior (even if the condemnation came after the announcement of his plea deal) and I have been unable to find a single example.
Is the media reporting on this situation in a way that makes it appear that most blacks are supportive of Vick when this is not the case? (And if so, why would they do that?)
OR
Do most blacks think that this is all much ado about nothing and Vick should be at training camp right now? (And if so, how do people grow up in the same country, surrounded by animals that are, to most of us, like members of the family, and end up with such different opinions about this issue, with those opinions split evenly along racial lines?)
OR something else???
What do you think? And why?
[I bet this is my longest blog post ever!]
iTunes is currently playing: How Could You? from the album Billie Holiday: Portrait
by Billie Holiday.I never understood why people would install …
22-08-2007, 12:42News / SportsPermalink... a doggie door in their house. Doesn't it occur to them that if their pet can go in and out through the opening, other animals can do the same??
Pit Bulls Break Into Home, Maul Woman
GIG HARBOR, Wash. (AP) - Two pit bull terriers broke into a house through a pet door Tuesday and attacked a woman in her bed, mauling her badly, a Pierce County sheriff's spokesman said. The pit bulls also killed a neighbor's Jack Russell terrier, which entered the house during the attack, Troyer said.
iTunes is currently playing: Open Doors from the album No Words
by Jim Brickman.
Pit Bulls Break Into Home, Maul Woman
GIG HARBOR, Wash. (AP) - Two pit bull terriers broke into a house through a pet door Tuesday and attacked a woman in her bed, mauling her badly, a Pierce County sheriff's spokesman said. The pit bulls also killed a neighbor's Jack Russell terrier, which entered the house during the attack, Troyer said.
iTunes is currently playing: Open Doors from the album No Words
by Jim Brickman.This item is available from a web site called JourneyEd.com …
17-08-2007, 19:42ShoppingPermalink... which sells computer stuff at academic discounts. But don't worry! You don't have to be a student or teacher to buy one!
iTunes is currently playing: How Could You? from the album Billie Holiday: Portrait by Billie Holiday.
iTunes is currently playing: How Could You? from the album Billie Holiday: Portrait
by Billie Holiday.How many pregnant women …
17-08-2007, 11:57News / SportsPermalink... want to drive 325 miles to a hospital in another country in order to give birth? Ladies, count your blessings that you don't live in Canada with their great health care system.
Rare identical quadruplets born in Montana
HELENA, Montana (AP) -- A 35-year-old Canadian woman has given birth to rare identical quadruplets, hospital officials said. Karen Jepp of Calgary, Canada, delivered Autumn, Brooke, Calissa and Dahlia by Caesarian section Sunday afternoon at Benefis Healthcare hospital in Great Falls, Montana.
The Jepps drove 325 miles to Great Falls for the births because hospitals in Calgary were at capacity, Key said.
iTunes is currently playing: Home Again from the album Tapestry by Carole King.
Rare identical quadruplets born in Montana
HELENA, Montana (AP) -- A 35-year-old Canadian woman has given birth to rare identical quadruplets, hospital officials said. Karen Jepp of Calgary, Canada, delivered Autumn, Brooke, Calissa and Dahlia by Caesarian section Sunday afternoon at Benefis Healthcare hospital in Great Falls, Montana.
The Jepps drove 325 miles to Great Falls for the births because hospitals in Calgary were at capacity, Key said.
iTunes is currently playing: Home Again from the album Tapestry
by Carole King.Real Estate Humor (You have to laugh to keep from crying.)
17-08-2007, 10:20Real EstatePermalinkDiane Olick posted this on her Realty Check blog today. Thanks, Diane.
Your house as seen by ...
YOU:
YOUR BUYER:
YOUR LENDER:
YOUR APPRAISER:
YOUR TAX ASSESSOR:
iTunes is currently playing: Dreams Are Not My Home from the album Black Cadillac
by Rosanne Cash.
Your house as seen by ...
YOU:
YOUR BUYER:
YOUR LENDER:
YOUR APPRAISER:
YOUR TAX ASSESSOR:
iTunes is currently playing: Dreams Are Not My Home from the album Black Cadillac
by Rosanne Cash.Why is this guy not in jail??
17-08-2007, 07:49News / SportsPermalinkeBay auto scammer told to repay victims
August 17, 2007
Post-Tribune staff report
A Chicago man who ran an auto online auction scam from a Highland apartment was sentenced Thursday to 18 months of probation and ordered to pay $12,000 restitution.
Lake Superior Court Judge Salvador Vasquez told Donald J. Hicks, 27, he is a scammer, manipulator and thief. "If you do this again in this county and you are convicted, you will go to prison," the judge said.
Hicks pleaded guilty June 12 to theft.
In 2004, Hicks operated D Executive Motors in Highland. Hicks advertised cars for sale on eBay, but kept money from unsuspecting bidders and either didn't ship the cars or sent much cheaper vehicles than had been advertised.
Hicks is ordered to pay restitution to victims in Champlin, Minn.; Mesa, Ariz.; Spring Mills, Pa.; and Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.
iTunes is currently playing: When The Party's Over from the album Hearsay
by Alexander O'Neal.
August 17, 2007
Post-Tribune staff report
A Chicago man who ran an auto online auction scam from a Highland apartment was sentenced Thursday to 18 months of probation and ordered to pay $12,000 restitution.
Lake Superior Court Judge Salvador Vasquez told Donald J. Hicks, 27, he is a scammer, manipulator and thief. "If you do this again in this county and you are convicted, you will go to prison," the judge said.
Hicks pleaded guilty June 12 to theft.
In 2004, Hicks operated D Executive Motors in Highland. Hicks advertised cars for sale on eBay, but kept money from unsuspecting bidders and either didn't ship the cars or sent much cheaper vehicles than had been advertised.
Hicks is ordered to pay restitution to victims in Champlin, Minn.; Mesa, Ariz.; Spring Mills, Pa.; and Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.
iTunes is currently playing: When The Party's Over from the album Hearsay
by Alexander O'Neal.
A Glen Campbell song is a parody waiting to happen, don’t you think?
14-08-2007, 13:24Real EstatePermalinkThe following comment was posted today on a blog site called "The Housing Bubble", under the entry "This Is All A Snowball". Thanks to poster "aladinsane" (who may or may not be the original author).
Comment by aladinsane
2007-08-14 14:11:00
Ode to Glen Campbell…
By the time I get to Phoenix, foreclosures will be rising
They’ll find the N.O.D. note on her door
She’ll laugh when she reads the part about leaving
‘Cause I’ve heard this story so many times before
By the time the news reaches Albuquerque, the market stopped working
A Realtor will beg me @ lunch, to give me a call
But i’ll just hear that phone keep on ringin’
Off the wall that’s all
By the time the housing bubble falls in Oklahoma, rather steeply
It’ll turn swiftly and a Realtor will call my name out loud
Tho’ time and time I try to avoid him so
He just didn’t know, how low it could really go
iTunes is currently playing: Pop! Goes My Heart from the album Music and Lyrics
by Hugh Grant.
Comment by aladinsane
2007-08-14 14:11:00
Ode to Glen Campbell…
By the time I get to Phoenix, foreclosures will be rising
They’ll find the N.O.D. note on her door
She’ll laugh when she reads the part about leaving
‘Cause I’ve heard this story so many times before
By the time the news reaches Albuquerque, the market stopped working
A Realtor will beg me @ lunch, to give me a call
But i’ll just hear that phone keep on ringin’
Off the wall that’s all
By the time the housing bubble falls in Oklahoma, rather steeply
It’ll turn swiftly and a Realtor will call my name out loud
Tho’ time and time I try to avoid him so
He just didn’t know, how low it could really go
iTunes is currently playing: Pop! Goes My Heart from the album Music and Lyrics
by Hugh Grant.Call me, CNN!
13-08-2007, 19:25News / SportsPermalinkYou clearly need a writer who has read every issue of People Magazine ever published.
UPDATE 8/14/07:
And they didn't even write back to thank me!
iTunes is currently playing: Beloved Wife from the album Tigerlily by Natalie Merchant.
UPDATE 8/14/07:
And they didn't even write back to thank me!
iTunes is currently playing: Beloved Wife from the album Tigerlily by Natalie Merchant.
