Vintage ENM: Belford High School and Belford University

Life Experience High School Diploma
Now, this is interesting. An online “high school” calling itself “Belford High School” lets you get your high school diploma in just a few minutes’ time. You can do this one of two ways:
1. By taking a test in language arts (26 questions), math (20 questions), science (15 questions), and social [...]

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Vintage ENM: The Paris Fiasco

[This is an article I wrote on June 11, 2007, while Paris Hilton was incarcerated for violation of probation stemming from an original charge of DUI --ENM]
I don’t know about anybody else, but I’m just about sick and tired of hearing about poor little rich girl Paris Hilton. Paris, of course, is [...]

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Vintage ENM: Controversy continues about Led Zeppelin’s “Oppositioner”

Back in the ’70s, there was a lot of controversy about alleged backward masking (i.e., subliminal messaging) in rock music. Parents were absolutely freaking out over it, and forbidding their children to listen to rock music. It should surprise no one to discover that I was one of the kids back then [...]

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Vintage ENM: Girl’s prosthetic leg stolen not once, but twice

Girl’s prosthetic legs stolen for second time – Yahoo! News
Now, this is weird. Apparently some frickin’ ‘tard keeps stealing this poor kid’s prosthetic legs. She has two, one she uses to play on the school softball team and one she uses everyday. She apparently lost one of her legs when she was accidentally hit by [...]

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Not Liveblogging American Idol

Tonight, due to circumstances beyond my control, I will not be liveblogging American Idol.
I know, I can feel your sorrow from here.
My laptop is kaput until I get a new power cord, because one of my dogs chewed partially through it a while back (luckily he didn’t get electrocuted, because it was [...]

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Cyberstalker

Some of you may have noticed that I have deleted a post I made yesterday.  The reason for this is that I seem to have acquired a cyberstalker.  Again.
It’s not the first cyberstalker I’ve had, and I’m sure it won’t be the last.  However, I’m not going to make their stalking easier for them, either.
I [...]

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Girls Gone Wild: Brutal attack on teen girl by other teen girls

By now, everyone has heard about the six Florida teenagers who lured a 16-year-old girl to a home, where they beat her unconscious, waited for her to regain consciousness, then beat her again.
For thirty minutes.
And, they taped it all with the intention of putting it on YouTube.
The tape itself shows a group of shockingly, stunningly [...]

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American Idol Rewind

I saw David Cook’s performance from last night, wherein he reworked Mariah Carey’s “Always Be My Baby” into a song for a man to sing.  It’s actually very good, and even better the second time around – I guess it grew on me – so I thought I’d post it here.

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Liveblogging American Idol

It’s Mariah Carey night. I’m not real sure how this is going to work out, but it could turn out to be the worst episode of American Idol ever.
Randy is looking for identity, though the judges regularly tell the contestants to not do songs from such well-known singers. For that reason, having a [...]

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Meme: Have you ever….

I got this one from Dee.
Have you ever:

Gone on a blind date.
Unfortunately
Skipped school
No
Watched someone die
Yes
Been to Canada
Yes

Been to Mexico
Yes
Been to Florida
Have a home there

Been on a plane
Yes
Been lost
Yes
Been on the opposite side of the country
Yes
Been to the capital of your country
Yes
Swam in the ocean or waded
I don’t swim, but I’ve waded in the [...]

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Meme: Refer Tag

Dee tagged me for this one.
Rules of this tag:

First, Link to whomever tagged you (i.e. I was referred by [name of friend/family member who tagged you] + a skill of theres that you highly recommend others to refer to [Writing, Sewing, Cooking, etc])
List & link all your friends + their skill that you highly recommend [...]

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Top Ten: “Random Things About Me” Meme

I got this “Top Ten Random Things About Me” meme from my friend Dee at The Dee Zone:
10.   I will go days without eating anything, if I am home alone.  The reason for this is that I never feel hunger, even when I obviously am hungry.
9.     Alarm clocks do not wake me up.  I sleep [...]

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The Brown Recluse Spider

Today I received an email message from ElfNinosGreatUncle, with regard to the Brown Recluse spider.  This spider is usually found in the southeastern US, but sometimes shows up in other areas due to people moving and unwittingly bringing them along in boxes, etc.
The Brown Recluse got its name for a very good reason, in that [...]

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Update III on “Cops Gone Wild: Manslaughter Edition”

I previously wrote about the case of a cop who dragged a man underneath his squad car for over half a mile; the last update, with links to the original, can be seen here.
Here is the latest:
IRONTON, Ohio (WSAZ) — The Ironton Police Chief announced Thursday that Rich Fouts has resigned from the police department.
Chief [...]

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Liveblogging American Idol

This week, contestants are singing songs which inspire them.  That leaves a pretty wide range of songs, so it should be interesting.
Michael Johns: “Dream On” by Aerosmith.
Wow, this is really good.  I love that song, and it’s nice to see it performed by someone who looks handsome (unlike Stephen Tyler, one of the ugliest frontmen [...]

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Cool quote

Dr. George Phillies, a college professor and MIT-educated Physicist, who is seeking the Libertarian Party’s presidential nomination:
I teach rocket science in the morning, and the hard stuff in the afternoon.

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Doctor pleads guilty in Logan Goodall abuse death

Dr. John Merrifield, father of Michael Merrifield – the man convicted of molesting and murdering two-year-old Logan Shane Goodall – has pleaded no contest to a charge of gross neglect, with regard to charges that he failed to report the abuse of the toddler. The charge is a felony. Dr. Merrifield faces one [...]

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Mentally disabled teen infected with HIV by molester

Willie McGloun, age 40, was staying with a friend, and that friend had a mentally disabled 15-year-old niece. McGloun started sleeping with the girl, but no one knows for sure how long it went on, or how many times she was molested.
What we do know is that he was eventually caught in bed with [...]

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Very young children being accused of sexual harassment

ABC News wrote a story about a first grader who was labeled a sexual harasser. Here is an exerpt:
According to the state’s Department of Education, 166 elementary students were suspended in Maryland last year for sexual harassment, including three preschoolers, 16 kindergartners and 22 first-graders. In Virginia, 255 elementary students were suspended for [...]

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Nixzmary’s monstrous stepfather gets maximum sentence

Cesar Rodriquez, the stepfather of Nixzmary Brown, previously covered on this blog, has been sentenced to the 29 years maximum imprisonment.
Some excerpts from ABC News:
Jeffrey Schwartz said his client had been unjustly portrayed as a monster and was in fact an “angel” who tried to do the right thing when it came to his family.
Well, [...]

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Michael Merrifield motion for new trial denied

I have previously covered the case of Logan Shane Goodall, a West Virginia toddler who died as a result of extreme abuse. His mother, Pepper Eren, pled guilty to neglect resulting in injury; she is still in prison after receiving a one to ten year sentence. His mother’s boyfriend, Michael Merrifield, was convicted [...]

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Duct Tape Bandit Update

I previously wrote about the Duct Tape Bandit – by far, one of the most amusing criminals ever – and have an update. (I still think he should have used “masking” tape instead, hehehe.)
Not at all surprisingly, he (real name Kasey Kazee) was required to undergo psychiatric testing, to determine whether he is competent [...]

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What’s the world coming to…..

When a group of third graders plan crime to this level?
WAYCROSS, Georgia (AP) — A group of third-graders plotted to attack their teacher, bringing a broken steak knife, handcuffs, duct tape and other items for the job and assigning children tasks including covering the windows and cleaning up afterward, police said Tuesday.

The third-graders’ alleged crime [...]

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Liveblogging American Idol

It’s Dolly Parton night. While most people would assume that I’d be unhappy with that, since I’m an Alice In Chains / Grand Funk Railroad kinda gal, they’d be wrong. I grew up listening to Dolly Parton on my grandfather’s ever-present handheld transistor radio on the porch, and I think she’s a wonderful [...]

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Baby in India born with two faces; believed to be a Hindu god

I was surprised to read a story about a newborn baby in India, born with two complete faces; she has four eyes, two noses, and two mouths, but each face is normal in and of itself, and is not otherwise deformed. The child does not yet have a name, as she is only two [...]

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Ashley Grills finally speaks out about Megan Meier suicide

Ashley Grills, the mysterious 18-year-old employee of Lori Drew, has finally spoken out about her involvement in the fake “Josh Evans” MySpace persona which instigated 13-year-old Megan Meier to commit suicide.
Grills told “Good Morning America” today (video below) that she, Drew, and Drew’s daughter had come up with ways to find out what Megan was [...]

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