May 07, 2005
Suspended for a phone call
This is a tough story to call. It's obvious that Kevin Francois broke the terms of the written policy of the school, and that the school officials stayed within the guidelines of that policy.
The question that should be asked is if the policy itself is flexable enough to meet the needs of both school discipline and student privacy rights. This is sort of an unusual case. I think that the punishment didn't fit the crime, but Mr. Francois did escalate the situation needlessly; that is what teenagers are wont to do, after all. The policy should have been flexable enough to show Mr. Francois that he was in the wrong in some measure, but not where the school officials only had the two choices of arrest or suspension for the rest of the year to prove that point.Posted by: Delftsman3 at 01:36 AM | Comments (4) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
May 06, 2005
R.I.P. Col. Hackworth
Col. David Hackworth has died at the age of 74. I may not always have agreed with his views, but he was always forthright and willing to debate like a real man. His "let the chips fall where they may" style will be sorely missed in the public forum.
Rest In Peace Soldier Your Course is run, and Duty done, Pray that we see more of your type again.
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May 05, 2005
The FBI Recruitment Process
The FBI had an opening for an assassin. After all the background checks, interviews, and testing were done there were 3 finalists. Two men and a woman.
Finally, it was the woman's turn. She was given the same instructions, to kill her husband. She took the gun and went into the room. Shots were heard, one after another. They heard screaming, crashing, banging on the walls. After a few minutes, all was quiet. The door opened slowly and there stood the woman. She wiped the sweat from her brow. "This gun is loaded with blanks" she said. "I had to beat him to death with the chair." MORAL of the story: Women mean business. Don't mess with them!! The female of the species IS truly the more vicious.
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Democratic Hyprocrisy
Mike at Sworn Enemy has a good resource post for those that wish to point out the hyprocrisy of Democratic Senators on the subject of judicial nominations. Partisianship is alive and thriving in the Beltway.
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Thomas Sowell and plain speech
Acidman has a link to a Thomas Sowell piece that skewers the conventional PC thinking on Black "Ghetto Culture". He makes the case that this "Culture" is in reality a holdover of old Southern Redneck days and counterproductive to success in todays world.
And as usual, Acidman adds his own 2 cents worth of pithy observation to stir the pot a little:Today, however, calling the typical black ghetto lifestyle self-destructive is a racist notion, and you're better off to keep your mouth shut about it. I won't. It IS a self-destructive lifestyle and nobody HAS to live that way. And I blame white liberals (who "love" black people) and race-mongers such as Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson for wanting to maintain the status quo. Sweet Bejus! Get an education. Learn a skill. Don't get pregnant at the age of 16. Learn to hold a steady job, work hard and stay out of jail. Is that really so difficult to do? It must be. A lot of blacks can't manage it. And there's no goddam excuse for that shit.Can't put it any plainer than that; I believe that he's correct on all twelve points that he made in those three short paragraphs. With that conciseness, Rob proves yet again that there just may be some value to earning a degree in English.
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The Guile of Age beats Youth Anytime
An older, white haired man walked into a jewelry store one
Friday evening with a beautiful young gal at his side.
ring and showed it to him. The old man said, "I don't think you understand,
I want something very special." At that statement, the jeweler went to his special stock and
brought another ring over. "Here's a stunning ring at only $40,000," the jeweler said. The young lady's eyes sparkled and her whole body trembled with
excitement. The old man seeing this said, "We'll take it." The jeweler asked how payment would be made and the old man
stated,"By check and I know you need to make sure my check is good, so I'll
write it now and you can call the bank Monday to verify the funds. I'll pick
the ring up Monday afternoon," he said. Monday morning, a very teed-off jeweler phoned the old man. "There's no money in that account." "I know." said the old man, "But can you imagine the weekend I had?"
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May 04, 2005
Friendly Texan
A young woman, wearing a tight leather mini-skirt with matching tight leather boots and jacket, was waiting for the city bus.
When the young woman stepped up to board the bus, she quickly realized that her skirt was too tight. The embarrassed young woman reached behind her and unzipped her skirt a little. She hoped this would give her enough slack to climb the stairs onto the bus. Much to her chagrin, though, that didn't help. A big Texan, who was in line behind the embarrassed, young woman, gently lifted her from the waist and helped her onto the bus. As expected, the young woman went ballistic, and turned on the would-be hero, screeching at him, "How dare you touch me! I don't even know who you are!" The big Texan drawled, "Well ma'am, normally I would agree with you, but since you were unzippin' my fly, I kinda figured that we was friends!"Posted by: Delftsman3 at 05:14 AM | Comments (5) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
May 03, 2005
What Weapon are YOU?
| Desert Eagle You preferred a weapon with 43% power over speed and 72% range over melee. |
| You use a Desert Eagle. One of the most powerful handguns in production, the Desert Eagle is a heavy punch in a small package. Its reliability and speed are remarkable for a gun with such high caliber. Your enemies won't stand a chance as you fell them bullet by bullet. |
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My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
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| Link: The What's Your Signature Weapon Test written by inurashii on Ok Cupid |
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Science as the new Religion.
In the argument over religion vs secular humanism I've been following for a the last few days, I took note when one person stated that "science should be the bulwark on which we place our faith; and run our political affairs".
To that person, I would point him towards this little fable over at The Bastard Sword. As Victorio says in the tale: "... but when it comes to problems that depend on the battles between the tiniest of nature's whims your predictions grow quite uncertain." Anyone that has observed human nature in action knows only one thing; it is the most whimsical of all nature's variables. Science has never, and WILL never be able to account for it's will-o-the-wisp nature in any consistant manner. It's true that the average response may be forecast, but when dealing in matters of life and death, it only takes one unforseen divergence from that average to negate the whole forecasted results.Posted by: Delftsman3 at 01:51 AM | Comments (6) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
May 02, 2005
Just Damn!
SlagleRock has a post up of a tribute written about the Military Spouse. I defy even the toughest 30 yr. noncom to read it and not get a little tear in his eye.
The spouses of our men and women at arms truly are unsung heroes that don't receive even a small fraction of the recognition they deserve. Thank you for reminding all of us Robbie.Posted by: Delftsman3 at 11:12 PM | Comments (7) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
Yet ANOTHER quizz
80% Republican. | "To you, Fox News really is 'Fair and Balanced'." |
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Joke of the Day
A woman having just realized that her dog could hardly hear, took it to the veterinarian. The vet found the problem was hair in it's ears and cleaned both ears and the dog could hear fine. The vet told the lady, that if she wanted to keep this from re-occurring, she should buy someNair Hair Remover and rub a dab carefully in the dog's outer ear, once a month.
The lady finds the Nair at a drugstore and when checking out, the druggist tells her, "If you're going to use this under your arms, don't use deodorant for a few days." The lady says "I'm not using it under my arms" to which the druggist says,"If you're using it on your legs, don't shave for a few days." The lady says "I'm not using it on my legs either, and if you must know I'm using it on my schnauzer." The druggist says "Then stay off your bicycle for a week."Posted by: Delftsman3 at 08:53 PM | Comments (3) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
May 01, 2005
Local Call
To THIS, All I can say is AMEN!
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Second Joke of the Day
The Texas preacher rose with an angry red face. "Someone in this congregation has spread a rumor that I belong to the Ku Klux Klan. This is a horrible lie and one, which a Christian community cannot tolerate. I am embarrassed and do not intend to accept this. Now, I want the party who did this to stand and ask forgiveness from God and this Christian family."
No one moved. The preacher continued, "Do you have the nerve to face me an admit this is a falsehood? Remember, you will be forgiven and in your heart you will feel glory. Now stand and confess your transgression." Again, all was quiet. Then, slowly, a drop-dead gorgeous blonde with a body that would stop traffic rose from the third pew. Her head was bowed and her voice quivered as she spoke. "Reverend there has been a terrible misunderstanding. I never said you were a member of the Ku Klux Klan..... I simply told a couple of my friends that you were a wizard under the sheets!"Posted by: Delftsman3 at 08:46 PM | Comments (4) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
Joke of the Day
BUDS & HANGING BASKETS
A teenage granddaughter comes downstairs for her date witha very sheer blouse on and no bra. Her grandmother just pitched a
fit, telling her not to dare go out like that! The teenager tells her "Loosen up Grams. These are modern
times. You gotta let your rose buds show!" and out she goes. The next day the teenager comes down stairs, and the
grandmother is sitting there with no top on. The teenager wants to die.
She explains to her grandmother that she has friends coming over and
that it is just not appropriate... The grandmother says, "Loosen up, Sweetie. If you can
show off your rosebuds, then I can display my hanging baskets." Happy Gardening! Have A Great Day!
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Quote of the Day
"Is it just me, or does anyone else find it amazing that our government can track a cow born in Canada almost three years ago, right to the stall where she sleeps in the state of Washington, and they tracked her calves to their stalls. But they are unable to locate 11 million illegal aliens wandering around our country. Maybe we should give them all a cow!"
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another one of those darned Quizzes..
Your Birthdate: April 25 |
Your birth on the 25th day of the month (7 energy) modifies your life path by giving you some special interest in technical, scientific, or other complex and often hard to understand subjects. You may become something of a perfectionist and a stickler for details. Your thinking is logical and intuitive, rational and responsible. Your feelings may run deep, but you are not very likely to let them show. This birthday makes you a more private person, more introspective and perhaps more inflexible. In friendships you are very cautious and reserved. You are probably inventive, and given to unique approaches and solutions. |
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More TRASH to be taken out...
I thought that Forsake the Troops was vile...but at least they are going after those capable of responding....THIS site though....so vile that words fail me.
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April 30, 2005
Italian Shooting Justified
Well, it seems that Italian reporter Giuliana Sgrena wasn't telling the truth when she claimed that the car she was riding in was "fired on for no reason" by American soldiers at a roadside checkpoint. Imagine that...a self-avowed Communist reporter not telling the truth? Gotta love that US technology!
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April 29, 2005
A little Chuckle
The Texas preacher rose with an angry red face. "Someone in this congregation has spread a rumor that I belong to the Ku Klux Klan. This is a horrible lie and one, which a Christian community cannot tolerate. I am embarrassed and do not intend to accept this. Now, I want the party who did this to stand and ask forgiveness from God and this Christian family."
No one moved. The preacher continued, "Do you have the nerve to face me an admit this is a falsehood? Remember, you will be forgiven and in your heart you will feel glory. Now stand and confess your transgression." Again all was quiet. Then, slowly, a drop-dead gorgeous blonde with a body that would stop traffic rose from the third pew. Her head was bowed and her voice quivered as she spoke. "Reverend there has been a terrible misunderstanding. I never said you were a member of the Ku! Klux Klan..... I simply told a couple of my friends that you were a wizard under the sheets!"Posted by: Delftsman3 at 04:37 PM | Comments (3) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
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