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This story is pretty sickening in utself. Texasrape victims are getting billed for thecase. In this instance a woman was raped by her sons 15 year old friend. This lady recieved a notice that her credit would be damaged if she didnt pay the amount. This is due to the rape kits and the amount of money it takes for all that evidence to be aquired. A lot of women who get these letters go ahead and pay this amount because they just want to rid themselves of that incident and not go back to the pain. This seems like a low blow made by the state to get money. I can understand if the case was dropped or there was no evidence but the state legislature is set up to pay for this evidence cost. This seems like something should be done for these rape victims seeing as they have already gone through enough
Monday, May 11, 2009
Under the Sea
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This story is very interesting. These sea farms are harvested deep down in the ocean away from polution. These fish are raised in HUGE pods tied to the ocean floor right off teh Panam Coast and Pueto Rico Coast. This is taken a step to cleaner foods and smarter planning for future problems. These farms sell the fish to the U.S. after tehy have grown in this environment with only the best nutrients. This is a BRILLIANT idea and a really cool process
This story is very interesting. These sea farms are harvested deep down in the ocean away from polution. These fish are raised in HUGE pods tied to the ocean floor right off teh Panam Coast and Pueto Rico Coast. This is taken a step to cleaner foods and smarter planning for future problems. These farms sell the fish to the U.S. after tehy have grown in this environment with only the best nutrients. This is a BRILLIANT idea and a really cool process
PALIN STILL AROUND?
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Bristol Palin, Sarah Palin's former pregnant daughter, is going on a anti teen parenting tour. She's speaking out that teen pregnancy is not a good thing and to practice abstinence. Well is she a reliable source? I mean the girl does know what its like to have a child being a teen and she is a role model but she herself couldnt practice abstinence so how many teens are going to listen to them? I support her efforts im just wondering if shes reliable i mean she was going to marry the babies father and now shes wanting to stay single? It jsut seems jsut changes her mind a lot. I think she needs to teach more about things to do to prevent pregnancy while being sexually active rather than being a girl that has partaken in sexuall activities saying dont do it but i have.
Bristol Palin, Sarah Palin's former pregnant daughter, is going on a anti teen parenting tour. She's speaking out that teen pregnancy is not a good thing and to practice abstinence. Well is she a reliable source? I mean the girl does know what its like to have a child being a teen and she is a role model but she herself couldnt practice abstinence so how many teens are going to listen to them? I support her efforts im just wondering if shes reliable i mean she was going to marry the babies father and now shes wanting to stay single? It jsut seems jsut changes her mind a lot. I think she needs to teach more about things to do to prevent pregnancy while being sexually active rather than being a girl that has partaken in sexuall activities saying dont do it but i have.
OPRAH IS A DOCTOR WOOPIE DOO DAA
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WOW OPRAH GOT HER DOCTOR DEGREE. YAY OPRAH, OMG! God i am sick of this woman. Years and years later she has finally got her Doctor's Degree, Listening to her commencement speech the only intriguing part of this speech was when she mentioned her god son, William Bumpus." Come on your whole speech was about Bumpus. WHO EFFING CARES. I'm just waiting for Oprah to turn Catholic and apply to be the next POPE. I was as just annoyed with Oprah's speech as i was to watch Queen Fish Face, "Joan Rivers" talk on The Celebrity Apprentice. God Oprah has had a show for 25 years yes youve done great things with your show but lets face it, If Duke didnt need the press and the alumni support from you they wouldnt have even given you this stupid degree. I feel like Jerry Springer is more deserving of this degree than she.
WOW OPRAH GOT HER DOCTOR DEGREE. YAY OPRAH, OMG! God i am sick of this woman. Years and years later she has finally got her Doctor's Degree, Listening to her commencement speech the only intriguing part of this speech was when she mentioned her god son, William Bumpus." Come on your whole speech was about Bumpus. WHO EFFING CARES. I'm just waiting for Oprah to turn Catholic and apply to be the next POPE. I was as just annoyed with Oprah's speech as i was to watch Queen Fish Face, "Joan Rivers" talk on The Celebrity Apprentice. God Oprah has had a show for 25 years yes youve done great things with your show but lets face it, If Duke didnt need the press and the alumni support from you they wouldnt have even given you this stupid degree. I feel like Jerry Springer is more deserving of this degree than she.
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Wow the Swine Flu. It is tiring hearing more about this flu when all you hear is devestating stories and numbers. My look on the swine flu is treat your body smart and like you would during regular flu seasons. I feel the government is just putting the people in America in a freak out mode. They say not to swarm Dr. Offices or ER's but come on you know stupid people are going to do so. Yes the Swine Flu is dangerous because its new to the human body but people i have the cure: Wash your hands and due whats necessary to keep from any regualar flu, build your immune system, and TURN OFF YOUR TV!!!
Wow the Swine Flu. It is tiring hearing more about this flu when all you hear is devestating stories and numbers. My look on the swine flu is treat your body smart and like you would during regular flu seasons. I feel the government is just putting the people in America in a freak out mode. They say not to swarm Dr. Offices or ER's but come on you know stupid people are going to do so. Yes the Swine Flu is dangerous because its new to the human body but people i have the cure: Wash your hands and due whats necessary to keep from any regualar flu, build your immune system, and TURN OFF YOUR TV!!!
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Protecting the Sea
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Officials from 70 different nations will meet to decide what they can do to protect the seas. This is labeled The World Ocean Conferance. Everything lately has been go green go green. Now we are going blue. It's great to see the world doing stuff to better earth. If only humankind would have done more earlier than things wouldnt be as bad as they are now but thats the past and we learn. The ocean and protecting it doesnt seem like much but the ocean supplies much of our food intake. We cant let the ocean go to waste casue whats the humankind or even the humanbody without water. President Obama has put together this meeting and the U.S. is making it obvious that they are taking a leadership position in saving the ocean. They plan to do this by setting guidelines for how clean the water should be and the amount of fish taken out of specific areas and the acidic concentrate in the waters.
Officials from 70 different nations will meet to decide what they can do to protect the seas. This is labeled The World Ocean Conferance. Everything lately has been go green go green. Now we are going blue. It's great to see the world doing stuff to better earth. If only humankind would have done more earlier than things wouldnt be as bad as they are now but thats the past and we learn. The ocean and protecting it doesnt seem like much but the ocean supplies much of our food intake. We cant let the ocean go to waste casue whats the humankind or even the humanbody without water. President Obama has put together this meeting and the U.S. is making it obvious that they are taking a leadership position in saving the ocean. They plan to do this by setting guidelines for how clean the water should be and the amount of fish taken out of specific areas and the acidic concentrate in the waters.
Recession
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This story is really sad and kind of inspiring at the same time. This mom and her son are homeless, and living in the shelters. The son is still in school and the mom is continue to push on. Her spirit is amazing she's seen some really hard times and she has the right attitude about it. So many people these days just sit back and say ok what can you do for me. This lady has taken on the role of ok what can I do for US. The momj continues to work and the son stays in school. The recession is something that one individual couldn't keep from happening so this kind of mentality is amazing for someone who is struggling financially. We take so much for granted that we loose sight of everything. The companies like telecare have such a grasp on life. These people help teh helpless and also give jobs to the homeless. The recession happened and we cant change that. More of us need to be like this women and just keep pushing and working to better ourselves and not pout about what has happened to us.
This story is really sad and kind of inspiring at the same time. This mom and her son are homeless, and living in the shelters. The son is still in school and the mom is continue to push on. Her spirit is amazing she's seen some really hard times and she has the right attitude about it. So many people these days just sit back and say ok what can you do for me. This lady has taken on the role of ok what can I do for US. The momj continues to work and the son stays in school. The recession is something that one individual couldn't keep from happening so this kind of mentality is amazing for someone who is struggling financially. We take so much for granted that we loose sight of everything. The companies like telecare have such a grasp on life. These people help teh helpless and also give jobs to the homeless. The recession happened and we cant change that. More of us need to be like this women and just keep pushing and working to better ourselves and not pout about what has happened to us.
SLAP A WOMAN?
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/10/saudi.court.wife.slapping/index.html
A Saudi Arabia judge has stated that a man is in the right to slap a women if they spend to much money. I am sorry but i can't help but laugh...HAHAHAHA i know its wrong but for this to make the news amuses me. I mean Jesus lets give Oprah more things to bitch about. This isnt something that i believe is ok but in that coulture there is a history of that. As Americans we cant push to much into other cultures our own ideas and beliefs. However due to the cabinet "re-shuffle" I think people are expecting a change in the politics and coulture of these people. The Minister of Saudi Arabia has stated that actions will be taken to make sure this doesnt happen. I agree with this movement to try and change the past to adapt to the new and present. I mean come on theres gotta be better reasons to slap your wife. I AM JUST KIDDING i dont believe in hitting women at all so women activist please dont turn preacher on me.
A Saudi Arabia judge has stated that a man is in the right to slap a women if they spend to much money. I am sorry but i can't help but laugh...HAHAHAHA i know its wrong but for this to make the news amuses me. I mean Jesus lets give Oprah more things to bitch about. This isnt something that i believe is ok but in that coulture there is a history of that. As Americans we cant push to much into other cultures our own ideas and beliefs. However due to the cabinet "re-shuffle" I think people are expecting a change in the politics and coulture of these people. The Minister of Saudi Arabia has stated that actions will be taken to make sure this doesnt happen. I agree with this movement to try and change the past to adapt to the new and present. I mean come on theres gotta be better reasons to slap your wife. I AM JUST KIDDING i dont believe in hitting women at all so women activist please dont turn preacher on me.
BAHAHA evolution?
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2009/05/10/bennett.aus.orangutan.aubc
So in an Australia Zoo a 27 year old Orangutan has managed to outsmart the zoo. This creature built up a way to reach the electric fence and use a branch and place over the fence to short circuit the fence. How smart is this monkey. The zoo curator stated that this animal has always had a history of outsmarting to zoo keepers and given them late nights their. This just makes you wonder what animals are capable and how fast can tehy really learn. What does the future hold for us, a life from the movie "Planet of the Apes?" I sure hope not.
So in an Australia Zoo a 27 year old Orangutan has managed to outsmart the zoo. This creature built up a way to reach the electric fence and use a branch and place over the fence to short circuit the fence. How smart is this monkey. The zoo curator stated that this animal has always had a history of outsmarting to zoo keepers and given them late nights their. This just makes you wonder what animals are capable and how fast can tehy really learn. What does the future hold for us, a life from the movie "Planet of the Apes?" I sure hope not.
NASA learning from mistakes
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2009/05/09/zarrella.shuttle.rescue.scenario.cnn
So it seems NASA is finally learning from the past. NASA is launching the Atlantis to preform technical upkeep to the Huble Telescope. They've also created a backup spaceship just incase something goes wrong called the Endeavour. If something is to go wrong on the Atlantis NASA will launch a rescue ship that will connect to the bottom of the ship and over two days the astronauts will space walk using a tension rope onto the Endavour. This is what seems like a great idea. The upkeeping of the hubble is necessary. This telescope has traveled space about 3 billion miles. The astronauts will preform 5 space walks in 5 days which is very dangerous and for them to know someone has got their back has got to put them and their families at ease. If something is to go wrong then the astronauts will safely transfer and travel home. This leaves the Atlantis to burn up when reentering the atmosphere over the ocean while the Endeavour brings everyone home safely. Hubble has done so much since it was launched in 1990 and these brave men and women are so passionate about their work and the wellness and growth to human society its amazing.
So it seems NASA is finally learning from the past. NASA is launching the Atlantis to preform technical upkeep to the Huble Telescope. They've also created a backup spaceship just incase something goes wrong called the Endeavour. If something is to go wrong on the Atlantis NASA will launch a rescue ship that will connect to the bottom of the ship and over two days the astronauts will space walk using a tension rope onto the Endavour. This is what seems like a great idea. The upkeeping of the hubble is necessary. This telescope has traveled space about 3 billion miles. The astronauts will preform 5 space walks in 5 days which is very dangerous and for them to know someone has got their back has got to put them and their families at ease. If something is to go wrong then the astronauts will safely transfer and travel home. This leaves the Atlantis to burn up when reentering the atmosphere over the ocean while the Endeavour brings everyone home safely. Hubble has done so much since it was launched in 1990 and these brave men and women are so passionate about their work and the wellness and growth to human society its amazing.
Mystery Illness Kills Woman
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/09/seattle.mystery.death/index.html
This post is really disturbing because of the lack of knowledge in her cause of death. I man and his fiancee were on a three month vacation/exploration overseas in parts of Asia. During their last month they were in Thailand staying in a guest house. The man returned to the room to find his soon to be wife vomitting and complaining about not being able to breathe. He put her in a shopping cart and searched for help, but she passed somewhere along the way. The family got to say no goodbye and the man had to take her ashes back home to her family. What makes this even stranger was that another lady passed away from an illness in the same resort the couple was staying in. The resort manager blames it on alcohol or food poisoning. The husband complained of feeling ill also but he claims he wasn't in the room as much as his fiancee. The U.S. Embassy is ongoing investigations to get to the bottom of the cause of death for these ladies. The family believes that it is something in the room causing this to happen. They also recieved blood samples from their daughter to run private blood test if desired. This story has taught me to listen more to William Shatner and use priceline. Im going to need that research team from the commercials to go in an test everything out before i stay somewhere with no reviews or posts from previous customers.
This post is really disturbing because of the lack of knowledge in her cause of death. I man and his fiancee were on a three month vacation/exploration overseas in parts of Asia. During their last month they were in Thailand staying in a guest house. The man returned to the room to find his soon to be wife vomitting and complaining about not being able to breathe. He put her in a shopping cart and searched for help, but she passed somewhere along the way. The family got to say no goodbye and the man had to take her ashes back home to her family. What makes this even stranger was that another lady passed away from an illness in the same resort the couple was staying in. The resort manager blames it on alcohol or food poisoning. The husband complained of feeling ill also but he claims he wasn't in the room as much as his fiancee. The U.S. Embassy is ongoing investigations to get to the bottom of the cause of death for these ladies. The family believes that it is something in the room causing this to happen. They also recieved blood samples from their daughter to run private blood test if desired. This story has taught me to listen more to William Shatner and use priceline. Im going to need that research team from the commercials to go in an test everything out before i stay somewhere with no reviews or posts from previous customers.
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WILL THE REAL MEN PLEASE STAND UP!
http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/latestnews/stories/wfaa090223_wz_murdersuicide.44660a9f.html
I wanted to touch on this one (i know it seems im all about murder but this one is personal)
My mom teaches at Williams Middle School in Rockwall. She had this student Justin in her class and when she got this news it broke her. It's hard for my family to take news of death, but more so with young kids due to us loosing my little brother. My mom informed me that this boy was found at elm park murder and his father dead next to him. Police have classified it as a murder suicide due to the suicide note the father left. So to break down this story the father apparently shot his son and then himself. Now hearing this story i couldnt help but think what was the son thinking i mean really what was going on and why the hell would you murder a 13 year old boy or better yet YOUR OWN SON. It was very sickening and i wanted the dad to live so maybe someone could get a hold of him and torture the crap out of him. But thats just anger speaking...as i read more into the story police say the father murdered his son for fear that the son was going to prison...police didnt release the charges that he thought hed be going to jail for but come on. Can we please be the dad that we hear about/man that people talk great about...THE MEN THAT WALK TALL? Where was the lesson that you teach your son accept responsibility for your own actions? He was 13 he had time to learn he had things he could have done and should have done, and what about the younger brother left behind with the stepmom? I mean his dad just taught him a lesson of when things get tough bail out or even bail someone out...and not in a good way in a cheap way. Can we as men start to walk tall. I dont know maybe its because i was raised southern and had my dad and uncles and grandpa to lead examples of what a real man is. That just leaves me stounded, even the guys that leave their wives or girlfriends because of a pregnancy or too much responsibility....SUCK IT UP its life you did it now you stick with it...CAN THE REAL MEN PLEASE STAND UP?
I wanted to touch on this one (i know it seems im all about murder but this one is personal)
My mom teaches at Williams Middle School in Rockwall. She had this student Justin in her class and when she got this news it broke her. It's hard for my family to take news of death, but more so with young kids due to us loosing my little brother. My mom informed me that this boy was found at elm park murder and his father dead next to him. Police have classified it as a murder suicide due to the suicide note the father left. So to break down this story the father apparently shot his son and then himself. Now hearing this story i couldnt help but think what was the son thinking i mean really what was going on and why the hell would you murder a 13 year old boy or better yet YOUR OWN SON. It was very sickening and i wanted the dad to live so maybe someone could get a hold of him and torture the crap out of him. But thats just anger speaking...as i read more into the story police say the father murdered his son for fear that the son was going to prison...police didnt release the charges that he thought hed be going to jail for but come on. Can we please be the dad that we hear about/man that people talk great about...THE MEN THAT WALK TALL? Where was the lesson that you teach your son accept responsibility for your own actions? He was 13 he had time to learn he had things he could have done and should have done, and what about the younger brother left behind with the stepmom? I mean his dad just taught him a lesson of when things get tough bail out or even bail someone out...and not in a good way in a cheap way. Can we as men start to walk tall. I dont know maybe its because i was raised southern and had my dad and uncles and grandpa to lead examples of what a real man is. That just leaves me stounded, even the guys that leave their wives or girlfriends because of a pregnancy or too much responsibility....SUCK IT UP its life you did it now you stick with it...CAN THE REAL MEN PLEASE STAND UP?
ARE YOU KIDDING ME
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090224/ap_on_re_us/pregnant_woman_killed
This story is so sickening its ridiculous (better vaughn..lol)
This 11 year old boy took a shot gun and covered it with a blanket and went downstairs and shot his dads pregnant girlfriend. First of all WTF is this kid doing with a shot gun...has this dad not heard of a gun safe and how the hell does this kid know to cover the gun with a blanket, and did he really think no one would hear the gun shot. What leads an ELEVEN year old boy to do this. What is going on in this world. I mean maybe the girlfriend wasnt that great of a parental figure but killing someone. Ive always strongly disagreed with parents when they say video games are too violent for our youth, but is this the case could this really be? As Americans we need to stop hitting the rules and start hitting the knees and praying cause this world is so far past our own help we need something of a greater power. Even though this was forseen in the Bible things need to change atleast to better protect the innocent and youth more.
This story is so sickening its ridiculous (better vaughn..lol)
This 11 year old boy took a shot gun and covered it with a blanket and went downstairs and shot his dads pregnant girlfriend. First of all WTF is this kid doing with a shot gun...has this dad not heard of a gun safe and how the hell does this kid know to cover the gun with a blanket, and did he really think no one would hear the gun shot. What leads an ELEVEN year old boy to do this. What is going on in this world. I mean maybe the girlfriend wasnt that great of a parental figure but killing someone. Ive always strongly disagreed with parents when they say video games are too violent for our youth, but is this the case could this really be? As Americans we need to stop hitting the rules and start hitting the knees and praying cause this world is so far past our own help we need something of a greater power. Even though this was forseen in the Bible things need to change atleast to better protect the innocent and youth more.
Guantanamo Bay Prison
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090223/us_nm/us_guantanamo_review
This article was interesting to read. Mainly because Hollywood has turned prisons with big names (like Guantanamo Bay) into a sort of hell hole. President OBama order a 13 day inspection on the prison and it met the Geneva Conventions standards. The prison has had report in the past (during its 70 years of operation) of inhumane treatment. The team of inspectors however were not there to grade them on the past but of the present.
This article makes you wonder if they were tipped off of the inspection and cleaned up their act for 13 days. I mean its a prison and im sure gaurds have some sort of grudge and there is a certain amount of force that has to be kept to keep things in line. Guantanamo Bay is a prison mainly for foreign threats or as we say terrorist. There are prisoners in prison with ties to the taliban or al queda so it makes you wonder if after september 11th if gaurds are taken out anger on the prisoners. As a man i can admit it would be hard for me not to "punish" these prisoners even if they didnt do anything wrong while in this prison. But as a human being i think my raising and teachings would keep me from doing this but how many of these gaurds think like this and how many have that "macho man" attitude. I mean come on we have all seen Harold and Kumar go to Guantanamo Bay. This just makes you think whats really going on and its pretty much an unanswerable question until youve been there in prison. Kind of like Area 51 haha is it real or a myth and if it is real whats there. God I WANT TO KNOW.
This article was interesting to read. Mainly because Hollywood has turned prisons with big names (like Guantanamo Bay) into a sort of hell hole. President OBama order a 13 day inspection on the prison and it met the Geneva Conventions standards. The prison has had report in the past (during its 70 years of operation) of inhumane treatment. The team of inspectors however were not there to grade them on the past but of the present.
This article makes you wonder if they were tipped off of the inspection and cleaned up their act for 13 days. I mean its a prison and im sure gaurds have some sort of grudge and there is a certain amount of force that has to be kept to keep things in line. Guantanamo Bay is a prison mainly for foreign threats or as we say terrorist. There are prisoners in prison with ties to the taliban or al queda so it makes you wonder if after september 11th if gaurds are taken out anger on the prisoners. As a man i can admit it would be hard for me not to "punish" these prisoners even if they didnt do anything wrong while in this prison. But as a human being i think my raising and teachings would keep me from doing this but how many of these gaurds think like this and how many have that "macho man" attitude. I mean come on we have all seen Harold and Kumar go to Guantanamo Bay. This just makes you think whats really going on and its pretty much an unanswerable question until youve been there in prison. Kind of like Area 51 haha is it real or a myth and if it is real whats there. God I WANT TO KNOW.
My photos
These are the photographers that i found my favorite some are shot like my photographers and some are shot just kinda how i liked them. Unfortunately these that ive uploaded arent the finished copies after editing ill try to put those on here tonight when i get off work...im at work and i only have the original saved to this computer lol. But as you can tell im working hard on the clock.
Monday, February 16, 2009
SMU football
9 players for the SMU Mustangs football team have lost their scholarships and wont be returning next season to the school nor the team. The only released statements made was that they failed to adhere to the teams rules and expectations. What happened to the days when you just did your part and took advantage of what blessings you were given. My dad graduated a bluechip in football, pretty much picked the colelge he wanted to attend and his stories of the coaches were out of this world. Ear hole checks were one of the many things they did which was where the coaches walked around during practice and stuck their finger in your ear hole and if they felt hair you had you had a rigorous workout that day. Something so small as no drugs or curfew on game nights seem rediculously easy to upkeep compared to wanting to fit in the style of the seventies and have your shaggy hair. Theres so many rules put on coaches now its just a bit rediculous. I mean if you had a coach like the coach from Varsity Blues then thats crossing the line but for the majority texas football has maintained a good stature of respect for their training in young men. I just dont understand why some people cant keep with the rules when you are being given a full ride scholarship. I'd do pretty much anything to get a full ride scholarship and i would also do anything to keep it
photographers
irving penn...of course
jan saudek...CG thinks im perverted for this one but her stuff is just really twisted looking...kinda trippy and cool
ben shahn
andreas gursky
ed rushca
antonio saba...im looking at a future in graphic design and advertising and antonio does alot with advertising and his stuff can look pretty abstract
jan saudek...CG thinks im perverted for this one but her stuff is just really twisted looking...kinda trippy and cool
ben shahn
andreas gursky
ed rushca
antonio saba...im looking at a future in graphic design and advertising and antonio does alot with advertising and his stuff can look pretty abstract
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Death Sentence
Ok so this blog isnt about a current event but i made this blog so i might as well take full advantage of it. Last night i watched Kevin Bacon's movie Death Sentence (yes he finally made a new movie) I started this movie knowing pretty much what this movie was about or atleast the main thing it was about. I'm not going to lie this movie hit close to home. I rented it thinking action movie but was shocked when it came to be more drama in it. This movie is about him loosing his son to a random gang initiation killing. Having lost my little brother to a freak skiing accident when he was ten i subjected myself to what was to come by watching this movie. But in my defense i was thinking it was a movie like the punisher where it focused more on the action than the effects of the death of his son. I WAS WRONG. I spent most the movie in tension and pain for him and his family. I'll probably spoil the movie for you so if you are interested in seeing it stop reading now......................................................................................................so after his sons murder Kevin Bacon realizes his killer deserves a death sentence rather than the 3 to 4 years he would recieve. At this point Kevin Bacon refuses to testify as the eye witness and they let him walk. Of course he gets his revenge on the killer and this triggers the gangs uprising. They come after Kevin Bacon and the rest of his family thats alive (wife and other son). Somehow Kevin Bacon puts up a good fight in defending himself but the gang eventually gets his wife and son. Kevin's character is one lucky guy he survives being shot and his wife dies. His youngest son is not responding and on life support. Seeing this Kevin escapes the hospital and pulls out all college savings and savings to purchase guns. As he goes back for his revenge and is tears through the gang until he gets to the leader (billy) its a shootout in a church. They both are injured bad and presumed out of bullets. This is when the gang leader and the grief strucken father end up on a pew bleedingout their injuries. Billy (the gang leader) takes a look at Kevin Bacon (who was shaved his head due to previous head injuries and is in street clothes and the blood on his face looks like tattoos) He then says to Kevin...."look at you, you look like one of us"....."look what ive turned you into." WOW those words are so true today. Look at all the things that influence us like revenge and grief turn us into. Those words have stuck with me all day...what am i letting influence me and what is it turning me into? I mean im not a hardened gangster in my case im thinking on a smaller scale and referring to what kind of man is it making me. Just something to think about sry its so long just really felt like getting this one out.
ps yes kevin bacon blows the guys head off and his youngest son ends up making it but i believe Kevin Bacon dies sitting on his couch bleeding out and watching family videos. Not a feel good movie lol...i suggest Horton Hears A Hoo....yes i do like cartoons with adult insinuations that little kids wont get...kinda like space chimps.
ps yes kevin bacon blows the guys head off and his youngest son ends up making it but i believe Kevin Bacon dies sitting on his couch bleeding out and watching family videos. Not a feel good movie lol...i suggest Horton Hears A Hoo....yes i do like cartoons with adult insinuations that little kids wont get...kinda like space chimps.
Monday, February 9, 2009
a-rod
Well what do you know...another pro athelete admits to steroids. This whole issue with drugs and sports is wrong but it also is smashing our heroes. I mean A-Rod is rediculously sick at baseball and can back his games up...but how much of that backing up was possible with out his drugs. I mean he was really good before he admittedly used steroids in 2001 but still '01 to '03 are the years that he made the most money and skyrocketed with his career. I do like the fact that he admits to his mistakes and admits to being young and stupid and didnt end up like a favorite player of mine Ken Caminitti and died. These things like drugs and enhancements and even instant replay are ruining sports today. I mean how in the world did these sports exist back in the day?
9 year old prodigy
So there's this 9 year old kid from Singapore who has taken his I-Phone and has changed the programming in it to create his own application. It's called doodle kids where ur fingers can sketch on the screen. He created this program for his younger sisters who love to draw. His applications already have 4000 downloads. WOW! He's fluent in six different programming languages. All i can say is Americans are so lazy. Obviously our baby einstein videos aren't working as well as other places. Think about it the technology that comes from other countries is rediculous, and all we can come up with is more drive thru's and fast food chains. Ive got nothing on this kid by 9 years of age i think i had only learned how to play baseball and other sports, and look how far that got me. Americans need to get off the couch and get some priorities straight. Don't get me wrong i love america and the people here we just need to find a fair medium.
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