Lorenzo Odone, the child about whom the movie “Lorenzo’s Oil” was written, died today at the age of 30. He developed aspiration pneumonia after food became lodged in his lungs, and pneumonia – not the deadly genetic disease which was the subject of the film – was the cause of his death.
Lorenzo suffered from adrenoleukodystrophy [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Lorenzo dies at age 30
Posted in Uncategorized on May 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Teacher encourages and participates in emotional abuse of autistic student
Posted in Courts & Justice System, Law, Master of the Painfully Obvious, People in the news, STFU, children, health, law enforcement, megabitchery, unusual behaviors, tagged Asperger's Syndrome, autism, Florida, Morningside Elementary, Port St. Lucie, public school, Wendy Portillo on May 30, 2008 | 24 Comments »
Sometimes I have to just shake my head. Today is one of those days.
In Port St. Lucie, Florida, a kindergarten teacher named Wendy Portillo forced her students to say what they didn’t like about an autistic classmate, and then encouraged the children to vote the boy out of his class. She then sent [...]
Dog the Bounty Hunter to start new season without Tim Chapman
Posted in Uncategorized on May 23, 2008 | 76 Comments »
Tim Chapman, Dog the Bounty Hunter’s brother-from-another-mother, will not be appearing on the revived “Dog the Bounty Hunter” show this season. Arrested a few months ago, he is taking time off to take care of “personal issues”, according to TMZ.
You can read about Tim Chapman’s arrest in the archives.
Newest scam email: Yahoo “Prize”
Posted in Uncategorized on May 23, 2008 | 5 Comments »
This “notification” came from the email address jkl42@klikni.cz
Hopefully I don’t need to tell you that it’s not from Yahoo.
Is it real? Of course not. If you respond, they will claim you need to pay a fee in order to collect your money. They tell you not to tell anyone, and to delete it [...]
Safety Alert from National Propane Gas Association
Posted in Science, health, media, tagged danger, grill, methamphetamine, propane, safety on May 23, 2008 | 5 Comments »
SAFETY ALERT
INTRODUCTION: Readers of this bulletin should consult the law of their individual jurisdictions for codes, standards and legal requirements applicable to them. This bulletin merely suggests methods which the reader may find useful in implementing applicable codes, standards and legal requirements. This material is not intended nor should it be construed [...]
Libertarians Gone Wild
Posted in Uncategorized on May 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Libertarian Convention started yesterday in Denver, and runs through Sunday.
Of course, I own the libertarian group blog “Last Free Voice“, and anyone interested in the convention is welcome to visit for updates. We have several contributors on the ground in Denver, making regular reports from the convention. There have already been some, um, interesting [...]
Update on Boyfriends Gone Wild: Baby Rape Edition
Posted in Courts & Justice System, Law, Parenting, People in the news, children, crime, health, law enforcement, unusual behaviors, tagged baby, Detective Jerry Vernail, Greensburg Police, Judge James Albert, rape, Scott Wade Smith on May 23, 2008 | 14 Comments »
From the Tribune-Review:
A Greensburg man charged with raping a 5-month-old girl said he had issues and sometimes did things he knew were wrong, an investigator testified Thursday.
During a preliminary hearing, Greensburg police Detective Jerry Vernail recounted a conversation he had with Scott Wade Smith, 19, of 536 Highland Ave., about 11:35 p.m. March 7, at [...]
Report on Ashley Grills statement to investigators
Posted in Courts & Justice System, Family, Law, Parenting, People in the news, children, crime, personal responsibility, unusual behaviors, tagged Ashley Grills, Lori Drew, Megan Meier, Missouri, Myspace suicide on May 15, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Ashley Grills is the 18-year-old employee of Lori Drew, who was also involved in the messages sent to Megan Meier. She has admitted to sending the message “the world would be a better place without you”, shortly before Megan committed suicide.
It is being reported that Ashley Grills has been given immunity from prosecution, in exchange [...]
Cops Gone Wild: M&M Edition
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Des Moines, M&M, Sean McGuire on May 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In Des Moines, Iowa, a college student was arrested for assaulting a police officer.
With M&Ms.
When Sean McGuire’s friend was being questioned about possible involvement in a hit and run, officers noticed colored candies around the questioning officer’s feet. When the officer turned around, an M&M hit him in the shoulder.
I can hear it now. “Hey! [...]
Illuminati Gone Wild!
Posted in Uncategorized on May 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »
My friend “webhick” has a hilarious new blog here on wordpress. “Illuminati Gone Wild!” details the exploits of a member of the Illuminati who tells about the behind-the-scenes goings-on at Illuminati Central.
The Illuminati, of course, is the fictional secret society blamed by many conspiracy theorists for the behind-the-scenes machinations of the New World Order. We’ve [...]
Happy Mother’s Day!
Posted in Uncategorized on May 11, 2008 | 6 Comments »
To all the moms out there who read this blog, I’d like to wish you a blissful Mother’s Day.
I’ve gotten two very strange “Happy Mother’s Day” wishes today.
One was a Mother’s Day text message from a crazy girl who used to date Elf. Very long story, but I have no earthly idea why [...]
Meme: Four Things
Posted in Uncategorized on May 11, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I was tagged by Dee.
Four things I was doing ten years ago:
1. Working in a law office, helping defend people accused of extremely serious crimes, like murder. Argh.
2. Taking care of my now-deceased husband.
3. Taking care of Elf. It’s hard to believe that he was only 11 [...]
American Idol stage dad banned from rehearsals
Posted in Entertainment, Family, Parenting, People in the news, celebrities, children, media, megabitchery, music, unusual behaviors, tagged American Idol, David Archuletta, Jeff Archuletta, overbearing parents, stage dad on May 10, 2008 | 8 Comments »
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Backstage meddling has caught up “American Idol” favorite David Archuleta’s dad, who’s been banned from rehearsals, a person working for the TV talent contest said Friday.
Jeff Archuleta was told this week by producers that he can no longer join 17-year-old son as David as he prepares for the show, the [...]
Keeping busy these days…..
Posted in Uncategorized on May 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wow, it’s been a busy few days.
For those of you who aren’t aware, I bought an established blog domain a while back. I’m in the process of expanding it into a website, and of course I post there as well. I think Acceptance with Joy has made the connection, since she has posted there, but [...]
Back in the saddle again
Posted in Uncategorized on May 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
As previously stated, I have been forced to use my office computer after one of my dogs chewed through the power cord to my laptop. As a result of my tendency to ignore work if I combine it with play, I had stopped blogging, and just used some of the entries from my old blog [...]