Monthly Archives: March 2005

From the children…

By Bob

31 March, 2005

We were driving up to deliver a meal to friends who lost their house to a fire. Thankfully, everyone is safe, although they’ve lost almost everything to the fire. All the kids were with us; I explained to them that not all of us would be going in to our friends’ apartment, since they...
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Zero Tolerance or Zero Intelligence?

By Bob

31 March, 2005

The principal of McKay High School, in Salem, Oregon, told a student she couldn’t post a photo of her brother on a classroom bulletin board. Why? He’s a Marine, and the photo was of him and two of his friends. In Iraq. With firearms! KATU-TV has the story, along with this follow-up. Apparently after...
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Stories From Work

By Bob

30 March, 2005

In this post, I talked about a funny story from work. Just a few days later, a co-worker radioed me with his own story. Seems that he was blocking traffic at the bottom of an off-ramp, as his 35-car procession was coming off the freeway. He was blocking both lanes with his motorcycle when...
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Livng Wills and Laws

By Bob

25 March, 2005

A Lancaster, OH attorney saw an advertisement for a Living Will seminar, to be held at a local hospital, with information presented by a nurse. The attorney, Frank Green, decided to file a complaint with Ohio Supreme Court’s disciplinary counsel. Against the nurse. For practicing law without a license. Hello? Since 1992, federal law...
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Strike One for Jeremy Hinzman

By Bob

25 March, 2005

Specialist Jeremy Hinzman, formerly of the 82d Airborne, has lost the first step of his attempt to seek asylum in Canada. Hinzman had claimed the war in Iraq was illegal, and that any act he might commit while there would be the equivalent of an atrocity. For the record, Hinzman also was sent to...
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Red Lake and Gun Control

By Bob

25 March, 2005

Philadelphia Daily News columnist John Baer (bugmenot login: bgates@hotmail.com/password) weighs in on gun violence, complaining that the PA State Legislature isn’t going to do anything about gun violence in the state. He cites, among other things, over 80 homicides in Philadelphia already this year, and then points to the recent shootings at Red Lake...
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Unintended Consequences

By Bob

24 March, 2005

Wired News among others reports that a ruling has been handed down on a domestic violence case that could affect Ohio Issue 1. Issue 1 was touted as a way to “protect the sanctity of marriage” and was supposedly designed to ban gay marriage. It was widely believed to be the broadest of the...
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How You Drive vs What You Drive

By Bob

22 March, 2005

This article revelas that (gasp!) how you drive may affect things as much as, if not more than, what you drive! Maybe that’s why the Pontiac Firebird has a more dangerous rating than even the Chevy/Geo Tracker!
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Things You Don’t Want to Hear

By Bob

21 March, 2005

My almost 6-year-old son just said “Hey, she didn’t even cry when her head hit the floor!” He was referring to my 11-month old daughter.
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The Beginning of the End

By Bob

18 March, 2005

I know it’ll never happen, but I’d really like to hear from the nursing staff about Terri. I’d like to know what the independent third parties who interact with her every day have to say. I know what it was like when my brother and I made the same decision for our mother; it...
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