So quit burning already.
Don't be like the major doofus who almost burned down my friend's house last year.
Of course, we can be reasonably certain that nobody will be issued citations unless they're come-heres. The born-heres don't seem to get in trouble with the law much...
On Tuesday, April 28th the U.S. Marshals office notified Amarillo Police that the two girls and their father were located in a trailer home in Bogalusa, Alabama [emphasis mine-Ed.].Not the first time the city's been shifted to another state.
The following was sent to us by a close friend whose child attends a public Bogalusa school. While we haven't researched this and therefore can't vouch for its accuracy, similar things have taken place in other school districts. I've added links where appropriate to aid understanding.
My son was recently diagnosed with a severe allergy to stings (wasp, hornet, bee) and was told by his pediatrician to carry an EpiPen at all times in case of a future sting. Minutes count.Catherine Seipp wrote possibly the definitive article on children who need to carry asthma inhalers and the stupidity of school boards. Excerpt [emphasis ours]:
Bogalusa Middle School claims that my child's EpiPen will need to be left with the nurse - who isn't always at the school. They also claim that the medication will be available because someone else has a key, but they didn't elaborate on what their procedure will be. They don't want him to carry it because it's sharp. Gee, so are pencils, pens and scissors, all standard school supplies.
I talked to a woman at the Bogalusa School Board also. She claims that she is also allergic to stings and carries an EpiPen. She said as long as my child gets the shot within 15 minutes, everything is fine. Ha! 15 minutes passes pretty quickly if he'll need to leave to find the right teacher, or go to the health center (which isn't always open). What if he's stopped by a teacher on the way? What if the nurse is out and the person with the key can't be located immediately?
She had no good answers.
I asked her if they could assure me that the EpiPen would be available within 15 minutes. She said they could not. Nice of them to treat his life so cavalierly! I asked her if she was aware that there is a diabetic student who carries all her supplies with her, including syringes with needles. She was not.
I don't think my son should go to school without guaranteed quick access to his EpiPen, and that means he ought to be allowed to carry it.
...Nancy Sander referred to the 1991 death of a New Orleans high school student, Catrina Lewis, who was delayed by security guards before being allowed to get her inhaler from the office. When it didn't help, she asked school staff to call an ambulance; instead they spent a half-hour trying to call her mother first. Catrina's sister, another student, finally called 911 herself, but emergency help arrived too late. In 1996, a New Orleans judge ordered Lawless High School's acting principal, a school counselor, and the school board to pay $1 million in damages to Catrina's family.I wonder about several things:
There was a uniform crackdown at Bogalusa Middle the other day. Big deal in the city schools, wearing the uniform and wearing it properly. Bunch of kids were pulled out of class to be written up for such minutiae as wearing socks that didn't show over their shoes.
I'm all for discipline, but with poor academic performance, it doesn't make sense to further lower kids' instructional time over what they're wearing.
How 'bout a sign around their neck labeled "violator" instead, and send a note home?
Michael Moore's made another crockumentary, this one trying to convince us that the U.S. healthcare system is broken and we should emulate Cuba's. Free healthcare for the masses, better than in the U.S., Moore says.
There are two, possibly three, healthcare systems in Castro's communist sh*thole:
One for the citizens.
One for Castro's favored elite (although even he flew doctors in when he needed surgery).
And one for foreign visitors.
The care that the vast majority of Cuban citizens receive is inadequate and appalling [caution - kinda gross pictures].
Michael Moore is a liar.
Oops, they did it again. Looks like an unrelated photo and article are paired in the online Daily News. I think this lady's picture probably belongs with an obit (click to enlarged):
Usually I am more likely to gripe about the nuttiness that is political correctness, but this is givin' me a real "duh!" moment.
Via Lou Minatti:
Boeing is studying the 737 replacement. The Times understands that two early prototypes have been drawn up: a wider, twin-aisle version and a shorter, single-aisle jet. These have been dubbed Fat Boy and Little Boy. Link
