Friday, February 29, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
It had to start eventually
You know, when Ramona started getting interested in being boyfriend & girlfriend.
Sam borrowed her phone today, and while texting D (who had her phone) she started looking through Ramona's sent & received texts. There were a lot of texts there that worried her. Things like "OMG I missed you today!" "Baby are you feeling ok, you missed school." And most disturbing... many of the texts were ended with "love ya!" She didn't recognise the boys name. So she called the number...
It was a girl's phone.
She called me all freaking out, wanting to ask Ramona about it, but didn't want her to think she was snooping. I told her to go ahead and ask about it. It's our *job* to snoop :)
So she asked about it. Turns out the girl is in her choir class, and due to her voice she's in the primarily male section. As an inside joke, they all started calling the girls in the "boys" section male names. No girlfriend-girlfriend thing at all.
Sam talked to her, and let her know that we don't care if she likes boys or girls, and whatever orientation she ended up being we'd still love her and support her. She also pointed out that whatever she does, she should be discreet about dating stuff when she's at school, because kids can be very cruel.
No worries yet :)
Sam borrowed her phone today, and while texting D (who had her phone) she started looking through Ramona's sent & received texts. There were a lot of texts there that worried her. Things like "OMG I missed you today!" "Baby are you feeling ok, you missed school." And most disturbing... many of the texts were ended with "love ya!" She didn't recognise the boys name. So she called the number...
It was a girl's phone.
She called me all freaking out, wanting to ask Ramona about it, but didn't want her to think she was snooping. I told her to go ahead and ask about it. It's our *job* to snoop :)
So she asked about it. Turns out the girl is in her choir class, and due to her voice she's in the primarily male section. As an inside joke, they all started calling the girls in the "boys" section male names. No girlfriend-girlfriend thing at all.
Sam talked to her, and let her know that we don't care if she likes boys or girls, and whatever orientation she ended up being we'd still love her and support her. She also pointed out that whatever she does, she should be discreet about dating stuff when she's at school, because kids can be very cruel.
No worries yet :)
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
Another fun Friday night...
A guy from work asked if I wanted to shoot some pool a couple of nights ago. "A lot of bikers hang out there, you'll like it". I don't go out much, but I figured what the hell, right?
He shows up with his neighbor, a squid from the local base. (No offense to Navy guys, but around here just about anytime I've been randomly assaulted it's been a drunk squid).
As we're shooting pool & they're drinking their beer (I'm a water guy), I noticed that there were plenty of colors around. I guesstimated about 20 Boozefighters were hanging out. No big deal. Until the owner of the bar, a Boozefighter, accuses the squid of bowing up on him. Squidboy was drunk, and ready to go. I believe the quote was "that motherfucker needs to put on a hunnerd pounds before he starts something with me."
Just before things went too far, I stepped up, started pulling this mofo back & said "this is just a misunderstanding. No one was trying to offend anyone." and got the situation calmed down a bit. When he resisted, I explained the situation to him. "I don't care who he is! The US Navy is the biggest fucking gang there is!" At the time there was only one of his "gang" there, but the 3 of us were completely surrounded. Call me a pussy if you want, but I felt just like I was in the end of the Wild Hogs movie. Without the happy ending.
We finally got the fuck out of there. They went to the next bar, I went home. Found out later they got kicked out of 3 bars that night, all due to squidboy.
Now it'll be another 2-3 years before I bother to go anywhere with anyone :)
He shows up with his neighbor, a squid from the local base. (No offense to Navy guys, but around here just about anytime I've been randomly assaulted it's been a drunk squid).
As we're shooting pool & they're drinking their beer (I'm a water guy), I noticed that there were plenty of colors around. I guesstimated about 20 Boozefighters were hanging out. No big deal. Until the owner of the bar, a Boozefighter, accuses the squid of bowing up on him. Squidboy was drunk, and ready to go. I believe the quote was "that motherfucker needs to put on a hunnerd pounds before he starts something with me."
Just before things went too far, I stepped up, started pulling this mofo back & said "this is just a misunderstanding. No one was trying to offend anyone." and got the situation calmed down a bit. When he resisted, I explained the situation to him. "I don't care who he is! The US Navy is the biggest fucking gang there is!" At the time there was only one of his "gang" there, but the 3 of us were completely surrounded. Call me a pussy if you want, but I felt just like I was in the end of the Wild Hogs movie. Without the happy ending.
We finally got the fuck out of there. They went to the next bar, I went home. Found out later they got kicked out of 3 bars that night, all due to squidboy.
Now it'll be another 2-3 years before I bother to go anywhere with anyone :)
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Common Ties
Common Ties is simple. We ask the world 20 Questions and look for answers that tell, in 50 words or less, stories that trigger strong emotional reactions. We then pair these answers with art – submitted by writers themselves or other artists – and call them jeles. We publish 10 every Friday.
Friday, February 22, 2008
One Million Monkeys Typing
An evolutionary writing site. Only the strongest stories survive. – Simian Simon
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
So most victims of online sex predators *know* they're talking to a predator?
WTF?!?!
Study rejects Internet sex predator stereotype
"Wolak said teens who engaged in risky online behavior--having buddy lists that included strangers, discussing sex online with strangers, being rude online--were much more likely to be targeted.
"One of the big factors we found is that offenders target kids who are willing to talk to them online. Most kids are not," Wolak said."
Study rejects Internet sex predator stereotype
"Wolak said teens who engaged in risky online behavior--having buddy lists that included strangers, discussing sex online with strangers, being rude online--were much more likely to be targeted.
"One of the big factors we found is that offenders target kids who are willing to talk to them online. Most kids are not," Wolak said."
Monday, February 18, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Friday, February 08, 2008
Weird
According to this Candidate Calculator, I'm an 80% match for Mike Huckabee.
While I'm here, here's a nice informal, unscientific study that shows which books make you dumb. I mostly run to the 1200 range...
While I'm here, here's a nice informal, unscientific study that shows which books make you dumb. I mostly run to the 1200 range...
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
I think I understand now
At first I couldn't believe Sesame Street was "not suitable for children", but after seeing this video short of the Count, I think I get it now.
Get down with the sickness
Ramona is sick today, her stomach hurts and she's "dizzy". Most likely due to her staying up all night listening to the tornado sirens :(
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
The joys of TN vehicle inspection
I had a meeting at the school to confirm Ramona's continued eligibility for CLUE. When I left, I was driving past the inspection station & noticed they had a short line. Since it's warm out today & my car was acting right & my tags expire this month, I jetted in & got the inspection done. Passed with flying colors! :)
Yay! for not waiting until the last minute!
Yay! for not waiting until the last minute!
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Friday, February 01, 2008
Oh! Oh! Oh! I want one!
It's *practically* a bionic eye! You can just call me the 6 million dollar man!
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