Over the Line

Where to even begin on this story.... You know there have been a slew of these types of stories in the media lately and I've had enough. Children, meaning under the age of 18, exchanging nude photos of each other is of course not something to be ignored. But federal charges, are you kidding me?! I quote foxnews.com:

"The six boys are accused of exchanging a nude photo of a 13-year-old female classmate using their cell phones.
Charges against them could include possessing or exhibiting a photograph of a child in a sexual act, distributing material of a child in a sexual act, and possession of child pornography, the paper reported."

This is with out question, simply a matter for the child’s parents to deal with. Shouldn't the police and prosecutors be spending their time capturing the real child porn offenders? I don't want my tax dollars going to putting a 13-year-old in jail for taking a couple questionable snap shots of his 13-year-old girlfriend. And if convicted, these boys, these CHILDREN will have to register as sex offenders for the REST OF THEIR LIVES.

Let's get a grip here people. Where is this leading society? Is prosecuting these children going to make life for the American people better? Is it going to make us safer? No, no and no. All it's going to do is ruin these lives forever and potentially create actual criminals because they won't be able to get a decent job any where if they have to put Sex Offender down on their applications. Certainly we want to protect children from taking part in adult behavior, we want to keep them innocent, we want to keep them safe. Putting them in jail is not going to do any of those things. When I got caught with a boy in my bedroom as a teenager - I was grounded and restricted from seeing him unless there was an adult present. That is appropriate action, that punishment fits the crime. I'm so fed up with hearing about children, CHILDREN being tried as adults, or being punished beyond what is appropriate for minor "crimes." We should be leading our youth, steering them in the right direction, giving them encouragement and doing what is best for their future. Not locking them behind bars and stripping them of not only their childhood but in most cases their adult lives too.

Now this may come as a surprise to some but children are not adults. They do not think, act, have the knowledge or the wisdom that comes with adulthood. They do not have the same rights and responsibilities as adults. Therefore, no child, no matter the crime should ever, ever be punished as an adult. Society can not have it both ways. Either we eliminate all age restrictions on things like alcohol consumption, gun use, voting... and give everyone of all ages the same rights/privileges and treat them all the same, or we don't. We have age restrictions on things for a reason. The fact of the matter is, and any scientist, psychologist and who ever else will tell you that a child’s brain and a teenager’s brain are simply not built the same way as an adults brain is. It's science people, its fact.

So instead of trying to weed out all the potential "bad seeds" why don't we try raising them up, guiding them and giving them a chance at a productive future. That is what's best for this country. Not jails full of children.

This Is Why I Have A Dog

Imagine sitting in front of the TV, watching Saturday morning cartoons, eating a bowl of Cherrie O's and all of a sudden and 18-foot python bites you and begins to wrap itself around your body to suffocate you and then eat you whole. Nope, it's not another installment of that oh so good horror flick Anaconda, its real people.
"Officials say the snake began squeezing the breath out of the child before Melissa Melendrez stabbed the snake more than a dozen times with a kitchen knife." (foxnews.com)
First of all, having a pet snake is not only pointless (because snakes don't do anything, you can't even take them for a walk) it's apparently dangerous when they get so big they can eat your kids. Sure, dogs some times attack for no reason, and cats can be vicious (little drama queens) but I've never had a pet TRY TO EAT ME!
Here's my theory on people who keep exotic pets.... People who buy snakes, spiders ... tigers and other random animals are trying to fill a void in their personality. My guess is that they either don't have anything interesting to say so they do whatever they can for shock value to get people to start a conversation with them or they just lack ability for any normal and rational behavior. Certainly I'm all for self expression (obviously) and I admire people who take in pets, of all kinds, that have no other place to go. But an 18-foot python is not your friend. Neither is a poisonous spider or a man eating feline. They are wild animals and will more than likely hurt you the first chance they get.
Word of advice folks, get a hamster or a cat or even a dog. And if you still crave that fulfilment you get from housing something slithering, visit a zoo where they have trained professionals.

Links to snake stories:

This Boa Is No Moa WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES!

Is this a serious question? I don't know if this is real or not but please read, and read all the comments too, it's worth the laugh. Especially the last comment by DarkMusclePrince

**the picture of the snake above was taken from This Boa is No Moa**

Quick, under your desks everyone!

I want to know what the Scientologists do that I don't.

Well, I put restrictions on that, I only what to know why they are building, as quoted on Foxnews.com ..."a 22,000-square-foot underground storage vault to store documents." WHAT? Seriously, how many documents can you have for a religion that's barely 50 years old? I mean, I know those Scinetologists put the fruit in fruitcake but what ARE they up to?

"But plans remain vague. County land use planner John Barton said the county also has been told the vault might hold any number of things besides documents."
"We've had everything from underground housing of sheep or hay," Barton said. "We've had cemetery discussed. We've had mining discussed." (foxnews.com)

Yeah and if that's not getting you mind into science fiction mode, here's what else foxnews had to say ... "The Church of Spiritual Technology holds Scientology's copyrights and trademarks and stores church documents in underground vaults to preserve the religion in case of nuclear war..."

I repeat; in case of nuclear war.

So lets brings this full circle now... The Church of Scientology is building something, possibly an underground vault to store documents and/or sheep and the Church of Spiritual Technology has admitted to keeping Scientology documents (and sheep too? don't know) in an under ground vault in case of nuclear war. Now the people doing the building are in such a rush that apparently they don't have the proper permits. What could be so urgent that they can't even spare the time to get permission to do whatever they're doing? The threat of nuclear war that's what!

I say even though the Scientologists are a special brand of nutty, we should all take notice. Either they've pissed some one off royally or, they really want to see what was radioactive dust looks like.

If you'd question the Schientoloists movites and are unsure what steps to take next, check out these links:

Nuclear War Survival Skills
Nuclear fallout

I Drank the Punch

I love this guy! "Abs are no longer a mark of fitness — instead they're an "ass badge." If you're bearing abs, you're an ass." - Greg Gutfeld. Hilarious, and so true by the way. I actually prefer my guys not to have abs. I think they're gross. And besides, what girl wants to be with a guy who looks better with his shirt off than they do?

Doctors find no cancer in Bush's colon but the question we're all left to wonder is if they found his brain in there. Having the state of his colon discussed in national news is Bush's "God Slap" for being a very big stupid head. But that's all I'm going to say about this issue because I'm eating lunch and talking about Bush makes me whoozy.

So, I've been inducted into a cult and this new life is working out very well for me. Last Friday night I was little less than dragged to accompany my boyfriend and our mutual friends to the fifth Harry Potter movie. As some of you might know, that last book was also released that night so the plan was to see the movie then head to the bookstore and wait for 12AM to roll around so the three of them could be some of the first to get their hands on the final addition to the series. Yep, you guessed, I was thinking "LOSERS!" But then, something magical (tehehe) happened that night in the theater. I snuggled down with my popcorn and coat (because it's always so damn cold in theater no matter what time of year it is or what the temperature outside is) and was prepared to take a nap when only 10 minutes into the movie I found myself being pulled into the Harry Potter world. I only talked 3 times during the whole movie and that was proof enough to my boyfriend. In fact, he wants to buy all the Harry Potter movies and keep them on continuous play in our house with hopes that my talking will subside and he can have some peace. We headed off to the bookstore after the movie finished and unfortunately there were just too many people and we left. I was drawn in by the movie yes, but it was not until my boyfriend came home with the first book of the series for me to read, that I was actually ready to drink the punch and join the cult. It's truly fabulous! I read the first and second books in about 3 days and on my lunch break today, I'm heading out to buy the third. I apologise to all those people I made fun of for loving Harry Potter and I plead you forgive me! It's true, I love Harry Potter! With that said, I'll probably be busy reading and not posting .... yeah, it's okay, you don't have to hide your excited smile. I'll be back when I'm done with the series and I'll have lots to talk about.... you won't be smiling then will you?!

It's an assassin squirt assassin world out there

We've all dreamed that one day the government would commission our talents of.... whatever.... and ask that we aid in the man hunt of an insane terrorist or group of terrorists who wish to blow up some important building, some where important. Yes, I know you have, as well as I, imagined that you too were like James Bond and now you can be. This is by far the best piece of news I have heard and/or read, ever. However, there are people trying to shut down our dreams and all I have to say to them is this "What in the world could possible be dangerous about a bunch of 30 something, video game enthusiast, assassin wanna bes running around a city, hunting their opponents for a chance to snipe shoot them with a water gun and be the last standing assassin?" It's okay, I don't need an answer from them because it's NOTHING. Nothing is the answer. Here's a quote from FoxNews.com - Chicago police warn that StreetWars is a risky business in this post-9/11 world, calling it “irresponsible” and saying it “infringes on the public’s safety.” And here's another quote - "So far, however, no one has been seriously injured — one person sprained an ankle once, according to the Supreme Commander."
If anyone did get hurt during the duration of this game whether they're a player or not - they would have to be instantly deemed a total looser, waste of space and frankly a hazard to humanity. In all my years of squirt gun use, never, ever have I witnessed anyone, even an innocent bystander be injured. Except the occasional crying little kid that didn't want to be held down and squirted in the face, I doubt that anyone in the history of squirt gun use has a horror story about how they now have to eat their food through a straw because some one got careless and rowdy with a water filled toy gun.
This brings me to a very serious note - which has not happened on this blog yet - anyway, the serious note being that we can not and should not crawl away to homes and hide in the darkness as some expect us to do "in this post-9/11 world." That's what being a terrorist is all about, terror, scarring people into submission, turning our culture focus to fear. Sure, yes, we need tight security at our borders, at our airports and municipal buildings, that I can understand. But that doesn't mean we have to stay inside and hide under our beds or simply stop everything we're doing, lock up all the fun and throw away the key. For those of you who think we're kicking the crap out of terrorism in Iraq, Afghanistan and other places, take a long hard look at the laws that have been passed in our own country for the sake of "safety." Look at how things have changed and tell me who you think is really winning the war on terror.

You just have to love those dumb people in Massachusetts, especially the firefights.

Well folks, it looks like this is drawing to a close. But before I go, I just want to say something to all those folks reading this and not leaving any comments..... Thank you for reading my blog, however, the funnest part about this whole thing for me is reading the responses to my posts - especially when the people writing them try to be as funny as I am but fail miserably. So, if you wish to indulge in the pleasure that is my blog (wow that sounded dirty) then you must leave me a comment or I will track you down and egg your house. With that said, enjoy the rest of the day and remember, don't drink and drive because you might spill your beer.

Sprint kicks butt

Now here's an idea! I think I should model this and use it at my job.... "Sorry sir, you've called here too many times to complain this year so we're kicking you out of the town! You have 30 days to find a new place to live." I wonder if the dumped Sprint customers called to plea for forgiveness. "Please don't leave me, I'll be a better customer. I need you Sprint, don't go, please don't do this!" LOL. I wish I could be there to hear those calls.

Well the 2007 Corcoran Family Reunion was, or course, a blast. Plenty of food, family, fun and singing! I'm still recoving from staying up late so for now I'll just say one thing "Cut me Mic, cut me!"

As far as this weekend goes, a yard sale awaits Kris and I. Yes, I did manage to sign up on time to get a spot in our building wide yard sale so that we can finally clean out the closet and get rid of Kris' stuff! Hahaha. No really, no just his things. I can't wait to get some cash for my junk so I can hit the stores and buy some new junk!

A little bit of this and a lot a bit of that

The most important part of this article in case you missed it, is that this women has four boys. Think about that one hard for a moment.... wait for it.... yep there's the visual. I hope she takes Micky D's for all they're worth - or heck even part of what they're worth would be a lot of money!

I can't get to this clip from this computer, but the description is enough for me to say "What are you thinking?" But, no wait I'm not going to judge this by what others say. We'll just have to wait......

I'm adding this link not because I really agree with the guy but because he's hilarious! ..."Deporting Hollywood to Venezuela." HA!