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As many of us have known for years, the Nanny State is alive and well — and growing; especially at the federal level. It is also well-known that tobacco and the demonization thereof at the hands of Uncle Sam (especially the FDA, which now enjoys statutory power over tobacco products) is a flash point for government regulators. Clearly, federal, state and local tobacco police will not rest until every cigarette, cigar and pipe has been doused permanently, and every pinch of chewing tobacco destroyed.
Now, at least one cruise ship line — Carnival — is considering marching side by side with the government nanny-staters. The cruise line is actually going one step better than the government killjoys. Carnival has announced it is "testing" the idea of banning smoking in cigar bars on its cruise ships. That's right, if the cruise-line busy bodies have their way, passengers hoping to enjoy a stogie in the cigar bar, will no longer be able to do so. One proffered defense for the nonsensical proposal is that non-smokers have to endure the torture of passing by the cigar bar en route to an eating or drinking lounge, and in so doing might suffer irreparable harm from detecting a whisp of cigar smoke.
Perhaps next, the sea-borne nannies will prohibit alcohol in the on-board bars, or ban eating desserts at the 24-hour dessert bar; because after all, government regulators already are casting a longing regulatory eye at alcohol consumption and obesity as national crises. The question is, why should people be permitted to enjoy themselves beyond the 12-mile limit, when doing so is becoming increasingly difficult on dry land?
July 30th, 2010
7:14 am
Perhaps some Washingtonian jerks will decide to outlaw the plant that results in 0 deaths a year in order to protect the profits from another plant that kills millions world-wide yearly. Of course, you must also protect the alcohol producers (alcohol kills 150,000 Americans yearly – no, not in car wrecks, just the alcohol itself).
July 30th, 2010
7:21 am
I hope they don't close the smoking areas down in the airports. I enjoy walking by those glass cages and seeing all those uptight morons sitting inside and sucking down smoke like the nervous dregs they are.
July 30th, 2010
7:27 am
Why would anybody in their right mind want to start smoking? The ones that are addicted already have a hard time quitting but knowing that you are sucking on a cancer stick, what is so good and enjoyable about cigarettes? Too many loved ones have died as a result of smoking, let's get rid of it once and for all. They turn your teeth and fingers yellow, wrinkle up the skin around your mouth, stink up your hair, give you a smoker's cough, stink up the car and house, oh yeah, that's enjoyable alright. The more public places that are no smoking zones, the less people will be encouraged in their unhealthy habit. Seconhand smoke is no walk in the rose garden, either so let's stop exposing those that are smart enough to avoid this. My sister in law finally came to her senses and quit after suffering a heart attack at the age of 50. My father eventually quit his 2 pack a day habit, but not until after I had developed respiratory problems and asthma from years of inhaling it in the car and house. My husband quit his one pack a day habit after getting sick with pneumonia and seeing the brown goo draining out of his lungs as a result of his smoking. Smokers, please think of your loved ones if not yourselves. This is kind of like the seatbelt laws – people who are not smart enough to prevent their own deaths and those of others (yes, you kill other people in the car when you are unrestrained as you become a projectile) need a nanny state to tell them what to do. Sad, huh?
July 30th, 2010
7:30 am
Dagood 7:21
I hope that was some attempt at humor. If not, it was a sad and stupid comment, it said more about you than it ever says about smokers.
July 30th, 2010
7:39 am
The simple, market based answer is to boycott Carnival and let them know you are doing so and for what reason. It is possible that they have received complaints about the cigar bar and are looking to meet those customer's requirements. Be heard. Use the power of your consumer position.
July 30th, 2010
7:43 am
This is old news.. I was on a Celebrity cruise in May and it was already banned except for ONE outdoor deck area. Cigar bar was just a piano bar
July 30th, 2010
7:59 am
The dangers of tobacco consumption are known by all…the issue is personal FREEDOM. If someone wants to significantly shorten their life in exchange for the pleasurable feeling they get from smoking, it should be their decision. Who are you to tell others what they can or can't do to themselves?
Perhaps you feel this way because you have no desire to smoke…but what happens when "regulators" decide to stop you from doing something YOU enjoy?
Stand up for the rights of your fellow man, for in doing so you stand up for your own rights as well.
July 30th, 2010
8:35 am
appples and oranges. Carninival number crunchers may have the data to suggest they can book more fares, or operate a more profitable business in the cigar bar location on their ships. this is Business 101 and you should celebrate that Carninaval is taking "risks". were Carnival to demand, or the FDA to provide subsidies or tax credits to Carnival for being "tobacco free" then there might be a column, but as I read this; I salute Carnival for doing what it feels it needs to do increase market share and remain competative, even if I believe an occassional cigar or cigarette – especially on a cruise/vacation to be no different than a shot of whiskey or after dinner cordial.
July 30th, 2010
8:40 am
Interesting point, neo-Carlinist, but do you really think there is a large (or even small) contingent of people out there who are only not going on cruises due to the fact that some people are allowed to smoke in specially-designated areas?
July 30th, 2010
9:01 am
And as a libertarian, I do agree with you that Carnival, as well as any other private business, has the absolute right to make their own rules.
But the issue of the attacks on smoking go far beyond Carnival or any other private business.
The whole thing stinks of so much hypocrisy. The only people who suffer from all of this "regulation" on smoking (or drinking, or the prohibition of cannabis and other illicit drugs) are consumers (AKA addicts).
To people addicted to cigarettes, cigarettes are not a luxury. They are a necessity. So when Congress decides to "stick it to the tobacco companies" by adding a 50-cent tax to every pack, all this does is make smokers a little poorer. An addict doesn't suddenly become un-addicted because they can't afford it. People can work at quitting, and some have success, but it is much harder than you think.
And for the record, the tobacco companies are not hurt by any of this legislation. When they are "fined," they usually have to spend that money on creating "Anti-Smoking" ads. Yes, the same companies that created highly addictive and dangerous products are trusted to make ads to dissuade people from buying their product. Conflict of interest??? This is why most of these ads are absurdly silly, often using facts from decades ago, to create a sense of detachment from the current practices of the companies. (For the record, tobacco and alcohol companies also fund the "Above the Influence" anti-cannabis ads)
Why should the tobacco companies be hurt by the regulations? They are often the ones writing the bills anyway, as facts show that they are among the largest group of lobbyists in DC.
As for banning smoking in public (or private) places, this also actually works in the tobacco companies' favor. When people are disallowed from doing something they want to do (or from "getting their fix"), it can cause mood swings, depression, and anxiety. All three of these actually are associated with people smoking even more.
I know I have gone on for far too long, and you may think I'm contradicting myself by saying "let people smoke" as I tell you how awful the tobacco companies really are.
But my point is this: the more we "regulate" smoking, the more you increase profits for the big tobacco companies and the more you hurt smokers (the vast majority of whom are working-class or below the poverty line).
I am not a smoker. I think it's a disgusting habit. But like I said, we should stand up for each other, because "regulators" might decide to come after something YOU enjoy next.
July 30th, 2010
9:26 am
Jesus Freak,
What about when the government comes after your religion? Who is going to stand with you then? I mean, come on, Christianity has killed many, many more people than tobacco, it must be dangerous to our heath, therefore, it must be regulated/banned.
Personal freedoms, people, personal freedoms.
Oh, and if anyone can show me one statisically valid second hand smoke study, I'll eat my cigars from now on.
July 30th, 2010
9:46 am
RambleOn84 – I was simply suggesting that the FDA/Nanny state and Carnival Cruise Lines are mutually exclusive. If the FDA mandates that cruise ships must post the Surgeon General warning in all cigar bars, or if the FDA prohibits the sale of tobacco to minors (regardless of where the ship is flagged), then you have a "nanny state intrusion". but someboday at Carnival thinks they can become more profitable by closing cigar bars (in lieu of other vices; say a "scotch" bar or an expanded casino – or what about an Amsterdam like "hash bar"? if they're in international waters, who has jurisdiction?). as I said, if the FDA or Federal government is plying cruise lines with tax breaks or anti-smoking stipends, then this is a nanny state issue. otherwise, I have been on one cruise in my life, and it was one too many. in fact, I spent the bulk of my free time in the cigar bar, or enjoying Cuban run and cigars from a deck chair on a the fantail in the early evening. that said, it's Carnical's call.
July 30th, 2010
10:16 am
Gosh, Bob, you got past the first comma before you said "the nanny state."
Since the cruise line is private enterprise, what do its decisions have to do with the state? I thought private companies could do as they pleased on their own turf according to Libertarian dogma.
Maybe if smokers hadn't been so obnoxious for so many years, we wouldn't be sticking them with all these restrictions.
July 30th, 2010
10:30 am
Dr. Panglos, your first two paragraphs make perfect sense. Your jab at "smokers" in paragraph three is weak. I hope you were being facetious. PEOPLE (Americans) with opinions are generally obnoxious to those who do not share the opinions. ever meed a "wine snob"? how about a vegetarian at a omnivorous dinner party? a person's decision to occassionally consume tobacoo nothing to do with where he/she registers on the a**hole meter. were I to be "obnoxious" I might suggest you are proof of this theory.
July 30th, 2010
10:30 am
Jeff Mouttet,
Here's a study for you: http://www.epa.gov/smokefree/pubs/etsfs.html.
And here's a summary for quick review: http://www.epa.gov/smokefree/pubs/etsfs.html.
Hope it helps.
July 30th, 2010
10:31 am
Oops! Here's the full report: http://www.epa.gov/ncea/ets/pdfs/acknowl.pdf. Sorry about that!
July 30th, 2010
10:38 am
And if you're really interested, Jeff, you can just start with Wikipedia's entry on Passive Smoking. It actually links to some good data: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_smoking. Again, hope it's helpful to you.
July 30th, 2010
10:39 am
Carnival ships do not have cigar bars.
July 30th, 2010
10:47 am
as a 30 year old man who has said much the same thing about the nanny state and people hounding me for being a smoker – i'll say now that i wish i had listened to them.
i just found out that i have emphysema. the sight and the smell of tobacco smoke is not only revolting to me but contributes to worsening my condition. non-smokers have a right to be left free of tobacco smoke because there are so many other pollutants and chemicals in the air we breathe that individuals such as myself can expect to have a worsening of our disease that will eventually kill us.
people who choose to purchase vacation packages on Carnival can also choose to go on vacation with others. so go f' yourself on this one Barr.
July 30th, 2010
11:34 am
Carnival can do any legal thing they want, inside or outside the 12
mile limit.
July 30th, 2010
11:35 am
We all breathe the same air, even on cruise ships. Maybe a good alternative would be to put the cigar lounge outside on a deck away from the rest of the ship's passengers and limit the times when most passengers are inside or at the pool.
This isn't nanny state meddling; smokers have increased respiratory problems and cleaning up the mess from tobacco is expensive. And, like I said we all breathe the same air. Eating food and drinking alcohol doesn't have the same second-hand consequences. Mr. Barr missed this one altogether.
July 30th, 2010
11:49 am
I want everyvody to go to their front door, open it, and shout"I am mad as hell and I am not going to take it anymore", That is what Peter Finch, the broadcast journalist in "Network" said to do. And it worked, the listeners did. Only now, everyone should say, I am mad as hell and if I want to smoke I am going to. If I want to eat a big juicy 3000 calorie snack I am going to do it. The Constitution says the individual has rights, do what is for you, I am not going to have the "nanny state" tell me what to do one more time, I have a right to seek happiness in my own way, I am not going to take it any more, we all have rights. Enough is enough, I am not going to live in a polluted environment, I want to live my life and the government, GET OUT.
July 30th, 2010
11:57 am
It's their cruise line and nobody is making you use it. I think Bob has jumped the shark….again.
July 30th, 2010
12:30 pm
Cute column.
July 30th, 2010
12:57 pm
I agree with regulating smoking in public places. Smoking is dangerous to non-smokers as well as smokers.
But, I do think that companies should be able to set aside smoking areas for those who want to smoke, as long as the space is clearly identified so non-smokers will know to avoid it. And, as long as deadly "smoke" doesn't leak into public areas.
Just like I think drug users should be allowed the drugs they crave and a few other freedoms that most of the folks here probably would not agree with.
We need to get out of each other's lives.
July 30th, 2010
1:36 pm
[...] Here's a great write-up by Bob Barr in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which originally alerted me to this totally bizarre news; Cruise-line tobacco police. [...]
July 30th, 2010
3:22 pm
I'm an ex-smoker—quit instantly the day a respiratory therapist who administered a spirometer test told me that I had a choice of giving up smoking or carrying a portable oxygen tank around with me. I'm down to around half the normal breathing capacity.
Still, I think the smoking police have gone too far. Businesses and entertainment enterprises have abandoned setting aside a place for smokers to indulge, even when such places do not create a danger of second-hand smoke. Some businesses even treat the evidence of tobacco in the blood as a firing offense or a cause for not hiring.
If you're that opposed to smoking, then advocate for laws to outlaw smoking altogether. Don't exercise your prejudices by supporting increasing taxes on tobacco (and the cost to consumers) or treating smokers as pariahs. Certainly, it's a filthy habit. But smokers are human beings too. Start recognizing that if smoking is the current target, the next one could be something you enjoy doing. Freedoms start disappearing a little at a time.
July 30th, 2010
3:48 pm
I only smoke when I'm really drunk. Is that a problem?
July 30th, 2010
6:00 pm
Jeff Mouttet
July 30th, 2010
9:26 am
Jesus Freak,
What about when the government comes after your religion? Who is going to stand with you then? I mean, come on, Christianity has killed many, many more people than tobacco, it must be dangerous to our heath, therefore, it must be regulated/banned.
The Crusades were over in 1291 ( there were 9). Please explain how Christianity has killed people. I really, really want to hear how you can justify "banning" a religion in our great Republic.
Ever read the 1st Amendment?
What do you think about the Muslim terrorists that beheaded Daniel Pearl?
July 30th, 2010
6:19 pm
No More Progressives! asks "What do you think about the Muslim terrorists that beheaded Daniel Pearl?"
I think they may have prevented him from dying of second hand smoke inhalation.
July 31st, 2010
8:38 am
Here in Southern California they ban smoking in parks, on the beaches, and even at bus stops.
It is a no brainer that they will ban it on cruise ships too!
July 31st, 2010
10:24 am
I'll smoke whatever and whenever I damn well want to !!
That includes me, the band and my boys………
Get voff my friggin A$$………………
July 31st, 2010
1:15 pm
Mr. Barr exaggerates the story about, I think the over-dramatization off stories is another problem all together. Just like exaggerating the dangers of second hand smoke or the dangers of enjoying a cigar. For most cigar smokers the enjoyment is a choice and not an addiction, the average cigar smoker enjoys less than 1 cigar per day and it's not likely you'll find them hanging in the smoke rooms at Hartsfield.
Carnival is banning smoking in some of their cigar bars because non-smoking patrons have to walk THROUGH the cigar bar to get to cafes or internet lounges. Understandable. It would make more sense IMO to move the cigar lounge but perhaps this is a temporary solution.
I'm of the mindset that we need to give and take on this one. As long as cities, states, etc. leave us some cigar shops and lounges to smoke in and allow a restaurant owner to decide whether he or she chooses to allow smoking for adults that choose to do so then you can have your non-smoking everything else.
July 31st, 2010
3:00 pm
July 30th, 2010
6:19 pm
No More Progressives! asks "What do you think about the Muslim terrorists that beheaded Daniel Pearl?"
I think they may have prevented him from dying of second hand smoke inhalation.
I bet you think you're really cute, you juvenile, callous, impertinent ass.
July 31st, 2010
7:56 pm
I think Dagood and Jesus Freak nedd an a$$ whipping, I do.
July 31st, 2010
11:14 pm
What ever happened to your rights end where my nose begins? If they want their nicotine that bad, by all means let them take it in pill form or injectable form, where their actions don't impede on the rights of others.
August 1st, 2010
10:57 am
my nose is right in front of me and I can see it , pick it or slap it….
Others need to do the same. If I choose to smoke, I will.
August 1st, 2010
10:58 am
Hank at 7:56 is sooooooo right, also.
August 1st, 2010
11:57 am
I cruised the Baltic on the Norwegian Sun. Having happily read the glowing on-line accounts of its cigar bar, the Havana Room, I was looking forward to perusing their inventory of Cuban fruit.
I walked in, approving glanced at the large overstuffed leather chairs, the photos of famous cigar smokers, including Zino Davidoff.
I sat down and proceeded to clip and light an Oliva Serie V double toro. I attracted the attention of the bartender who flitted my way. Great! Time to order a nice brandy to go with the smoke.
"Sir! It is not allowed to smoke in the Havana Room!"
August 1st, 2010
2:35 pm
I've cruised on Carnival and really enjoied it. But if they do this I will not be cruising with them again. The one thing that is good about this is that the cruise line is doing it because they want to rather than smoking bans in which businesses are told by the govrenment you can't allow people to do this legal thing in you own business because we say so.
Also for all of you anti second hand smoke people I understand that you don't like smoke and thats why you believe the lies about SHS without doing any research.
But is smoking bad for those that do it? Yes. Is second hand smoke (also known as ETS enviromental tobacco smoke) bad for you? No.
Read and learn.
August 1st, 2010
3:33 pm
Okay, Carnival is a private enterprise and if they want to bar customers from smoking on THEIR ships, it is well within their rights to do so. If it makes you mad that you can no longer smoke on THEIR SHIP, call them, write them letters, stand out on the docks with a protest sign, withhold your business – which are all within YOUR rights to do so.
August 2nd, 2010
8:38 am
Hey Gringo, I smoke whatever, whenever and where ever. Adio Muchachos!
August 2nd, 2010
8:46 am
If the government was serious about " the perils of tobacco"…they would ban the manufacture of all tobacco related products! Problem is they would have to replace the tax revenue they would lose!
August 2nd, 2010
11:23 am
I see the "perils" of second-hand smoke but what's the deal with chewing tobacco or snuff? How do you ingest that stuff second-hand?
August 2nd, 2010
11:27 am
As far as I can gather Carnival Cruise lines where only trying out this new scheme on three of their ships. They have reverted back to the original policy according to http://www.cruises.co.uk it all started off with a comment on John Heald's blog because customers where complaining they had to pass a cigar bar to get into a restaurant. Maybe cruise lines ought to pay more attention to the interior design of the ship.
August 2nd, 2010
5:53 pm
@Bubba have you actually read any of those studies? I mean truely read word for word? There are no conclusive studies showing that cigarette smoking exclusively causes cancer, let alone second hand smoke.
I have read through numerous studies from the EPA, CDC, American cancer society, The heart association , ect. every one of them state the same so called 'facts'.
-The estimates of how many deaths (do you understand the meaning of estimate?).
-The 'fact' that smoking is a 'significant factor' in the progression of lung cancer
-Or some of my favorites like where the CDC states that second hand smoke causes SIDS, in their
pamplet on second hand smoke, they state this 3 times, then in the description of SIDS they state
"we don't know what causes the brain and heart to stop functioning in the infants"
-Or how about the CDC's 'fact' that second hand smoke causes 158Mil in medical costs each year,
their footnote refers to figures from a published study, which in this 'study' of other published
'studies' they state that "second hand smoke cause 158mil a year in medical costs according to
the CDC" (Isn't this where the CDC got their info from?)
- The CDC also states "we don't know what causes one person to develope cancer while another
doesn't" and that smoking cigarettes "damages cells in the lung which allows the cancer to start"
not that the cigarettes cause the cancer, but that they create the correct environment for it to
develope. Same as not getting enough sleep runs your immune system down and creates the
perfect environment for a cold to start, but the germ comes from somewhere else, not the lack of
-Here's something to consider, lung cancer has been on a decline since the early 80's when we started losing large numbers of manufacturing jobs. China's lung cancer rates have been on the increase since the mid 80's, as their manufacturing has increased. Hmmmm
-California's lung cancer rates have not changed since their extreem bans on smoking were put into effect. Hmmmm
-Do you realize that if the Government/Health industry can blame all cancer/heart disease on smoking it will take decades to get the full support of the people to totally ban smoking. It will take another 65 or so years after the abolishment of smoking before the sheep, I mean public, begin to realize that people are still dying at the same rate from lung cancer even though the demon cigarettes have been long gone. In the mean time the true culprits that are killing us with cancer for their own corporate greed will be long gone. Hmmmmmm


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Creamy Hot Artichoke Dip
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- 1 can (14 oz.) artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
- 1 cup Hellmann's® or Best Foods® Light Mayonnaise
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese (about 4 oz.)
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped or (optional)
- 1. Preheat oven to 350° .
2. In 1-quart casserole, combine all ingredients. Bake uncovered 25 minutes or until heated through. Serve with your favorite dippers.
For a Spinach & Artichoke Dip, add 1 package (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry.
For a Seafood Artichoke Dip, add 1 can (6 oz.) crabmeat, drained and flaked.
For an Italian Artichoke Dip, add 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese and 1/4 cup drained and chopped sun-dried tomatoes.
For a Roasted Red Pepper Artichoke Dip, add 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup drained and chopped roasted red peppers.
For a Mexican Artichoke Dip, omit Parmesan cheese and add 1 can (4 oz.) diced green chilies undrained, 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese, 1/4 cup chopped cilantro, 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin and hot pepper sauce to taste.
Also terrific with Hellmann's® or Best Foods® Real Mayonnaise, Hellmann's® or Best Foods® Canola Cholesterol Free Mayonnaise or Hellmann's® or Best Foods® Low Fat Mayonnaise Dressing.
Nutrition Information per 2 tablespoon serving:
Calories 60, Calories From Fat 45, Saturated Fat 1g, Trans Fat 0g, Total Fat 5g, Cholesterol 5mg, Sodium 220mg, Total Carbohydrate 3g, Sugars 1g, Dietary Fiber 1g, Protein 2g, Vitamin A 2%, Vitamin C 4%, Calcium 6%, Iron 2%
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HAWKSVILLE – Jamal Crawford was understandably a bit confused about his role as the Hawks' sixth man after playing just 12 minutes in the season opener.
A prolific scorer sitting on the bench for most of a track meet that ended in a 120-109 win for the Hawks didn't make much sense to anyone else either, including Hawks coach Mike Woodson.
So he did what any reasonable people manager would do, he called Crawford into his office Thursday (well before tonight's game against Gilbert Arenas and the Wizards of Washington at Philips Arena) and dispensed a few words of wisdom.
"I had to let him know that he is a big part of what we're doing here," Woodson said. "I can't sit here and say, 'Jamal I'm going to give you 35 minutes a game.' But I have to make him more a part of what we're doing, without a doubt. Because he


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Father And Son Perform "Take Me Home Tonight"
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Posted by haveuseenmystapler on Nov. 07, 2011
hopefully the son will put an end to this generational nightmare!
I think he steady did...!!! by doing this whit his dad...!!
Repost from 4 video's ago.
2 gay for me
apparantly not
This video is real and heterosexual
I'm not sure which one is gayer....
Dad looks like Niel Young
apparently douche bags do come in extra large
i was confused. until i saw the dude in the gigatic POT garden. then it made sense. sort of.
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this is really horrible! more so because no doubt they think this will help them get chicks!
Ha ha douche bags!!!
is that the Honky Tonk man from WWE???? LOL
mommy I'm scared
the saddest part about all this is that these are real poeple.
Holy Shit!! My ears are bleeding!!!
Lionel Messi???
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I waited for the chorus...don't make the same mistake....
This is what happens when you don't leave home by the age of 16.
shit!!! i just turned 17!!!!!!!
dammit! never go full retard!
after 3 seconds i stopped it
you did not. you watched a minute just like everyone else!!
Dudes dad is the unholy love child of Wayne Newton and Elvis Presley!
i love them. im their biggest newest fan. i hope they put out some more stuff soon
There's painful. Then there's excruciating. Then there's "kill me now." And then there's this video.
With fire...
poor kid was molested
Eddie Money sings this song with his daughter. That's creepy enough.
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I want their babies!!
I only made it to 48 seconds. don't know what took me so long!
Who's Ronnie?
Its the Honky Tonk Man !!!!!
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very creepy
Tone deaf Elvis & George Michael. Great combo. :/
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10 Great Vases for Under $25
With Spring happening all around us, it's easier than ever to be inspired to fill the house with plants and flowers. We've rounded up our favorite vases and containers to fill with fresh blooms under the jump, all for less than $25:
Try looking around the house for bottles and unusual shaped containers. Gregory rounded up his favorite reusable containers and we couldn't agree more. The best arrangements happen, for us, on the spur of the moment when we grab that jar that we always used for pasta, and now it's got a handful of ranunculas.
White looks crisp and clean against some wild blossoms (maybe sweet peas or some wild flowers). We love these sleek vases from each $16.
We'll admit that sometimes we'll buy bonne maman preserves just knowing that we'll have a perfect, empty jar when we're done. [Image from Design Mom]
Balance the white on the table with a sweet little bird vase from Target, $19.99.
These Long Neck Vases from cb2 add a certain elegance and would be great for a single stem of greenery or a single orchid. $3.95 each.
Recycled glass vases from Pottery Barn are simple, a little casual, but totally charming for some Lillies, Alistromeria, or even a bird of paradise. Small vase $19.99
We use Beaker's in thebathroom to hold q-tips, but come this summer, we'll be using them for roses and daisies. Since they're scientific and pyrex, they're pretty rugged and survived even a drop to the concrete floor. From $3.95-8.95.
SarahC talked about Moroccan tea glasses as a small space solution and we love using any drinking glass as a vase. This way we can mix and match depending on the flowers. Use your own glasses (free!) or invest in some Moroccan Tea Glasses (set of 6, $26) or try our other favorite drinking glass, the Duralex Picardie Glass, $10 for a box of 4.
We love these Ceramic Vases from Not Neutral for their graphic presence. Try a more subdued light blue version or a bolder brown and white. Each $12.
Use a carafe and a set of glasses to set a table with bouquets of flowers. This set from Ikea is $14.99
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I buy the jam because it's good and the jars are reusable.
I'm always on the look-out for functional, interesting re-useable containers, especially the 25 cent ones in abundance at garage sales. It feels good to be re-using things that have been around 25 years.
In college I used an old Big Gulp cup.
V. Classy.
The Ikea Bladet vase is a classic. They make a couple of sizes that are extremely affordable, clean and minimal.
Beakers! I'm totally buying some beakers..
I use an apple sauce jar (good for tulips) and small glass coke bottles
I used to pot exclusively in assorted clear glass, and it looked amazing. Gifted out the collection when I moved though, just too daunting to pack all those plants for a cross-country move. :(
Alas, in the flower district downtown (LA), there are a handful of stores that sell assorted clear glass vases, fishbowls, etc. for very cheap prices (on the street that has more plant stores than cut flowers, this is the same strip to find containers on - look for the big yellow orchid warehouse, it's the surrounding stores there). Last time I ended up at Craft Depot and got several 12" fish bowls for around $5 each. Certainly more fun to collect them randomly from thrift stores and yard sales, but this is a good way to get a jump start or o find something specific. I've turned them into succulent terrariums, they look great.
Beakers are awesome, but they can be expensive unless you find a great second hand stash. All of that lab equipment is heat tempered so it's pricey. Sometimes I see smaller lab pieces at sciplus.com though. Anyone else have a better source? Surely there are defective seconds that don't make the cut for lab use, but they may be recycled rather than sold?


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Great apple cheesecake recipe.
Caramel-Apple Cheesecake
Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Leigh Ann Ross
This creamy cheesecake combines the pleasant tartness of fall apples with the buttery sweetness of caramel to really showcase fall flavors.
Yield: 16 servings (serving size: 1 cheesecake wedge and 1 tablespoon topping)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 256
- Calories from fat: 33%
- Fat: 9.5g
- Saturated fat: 5.6g
- Monounsaturated fat: 2.7g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.7g
- Protein: 7.6g
- Carbohydrate: 35.8g
- Fiber: 0.4g
- Cholesterol: 79mg
- Iron: 0.6mg
- Sodium: 268mg
- Calcium: 59mg
- Crust:
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs (about 8 cookie sheets)
- 1 tablespoon egg white
- 1 tablespoon water
- Cooking spray
- Cheesecake:
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup light sour cream
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 (8-ounce) blocks 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
- 1 (8-ounce) block fat-free cream cheese, softened
- 4 large eggs
- Topping:
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoons half-and-half
- 1 3/4 cups thinly sliced peeled Granny Smith apple (about 8 ounces)
- Dash of nutmeg
- 1. Preheat oven to 400°.
- 2. To prepare crust, combine the first 3 ingredients in a bowl; toss with a fork until moist. Press mixture lightly into bottom of a 9-inch springform pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400° for 6 minutes. Remove from oven; cool on a wire rack. Wrap outside of pan with a double layer of foil. Reduce oven temperature to 325°.
- 3. To prepare cheesecake, place 1 3/4 cups sugar and next 7 ingredients (through fat-free cream cheese) in food processor; process until smooth. Add eggs, 1 at a time; process until blended. Pour cheese mixture into prepared pan. Place springform pan in a large roasting pan; add hot water to larger pan to a depth of 1 inch.
- 4. Bake at 325° for 1 hour or until cheesecake center barely moves when pan is touched. Remove from oven; let stand in water bath 10 minutes. Run a knife around outside edge of cheesecake. Remove pan from water bath; cool on a wire rack to room temperature. Cover and chill at least 8 hours.
- 5. To prepare topping, combine 1/3 cup sugar, 3 tablespoons water, and lemon juice in a small, heavy saucepan; cook over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves, stirring frequently. Cook 4 minutes or until golden (do not stir). Remove from heat. Add butter to pan; gently stir until butter melts. Stir in half-and-half. Cool slightly.
- 6. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add apple to pan; sauté 5 minutes or until lightly browned. Stir in sugar mixture and nutmeg. Serve topping with cheesecake.
Granny Smith apples lend a pleasant tartness, but you can substitute Rome, Braeburn, or your favorite apple variety. Make this cake the night before your gathering.
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- MAIN INGREDIENT: Cheese
- COOKING METHOD: Food Processor, Bake
- OCCASION: Autumn
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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I'm not a big fan of #2, #3, and #10.
#5 is Nectar of the Gods, and #6 are my favorite things on the planet.
There are certain recipes in any culture's diet which cause consternation and disgust if you haven't grown up eating them. I, for example, am not mad about the idea of okra, or sheep's eyes, or that sandwich Elvis liked with all the bacon and jelly and peanut butter. However, I AM prepared to give each of these things a try, in the name of gastronomic research.
With that in mind, here's an impassioned plea on behalf of some unfairly maligned British delicacies. I've personally tried them all, with one exception, and I am here to tell you that a) they are not gross and b) I did not die.
C'mon, tuck in!
What a scotch egg might look like.
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Black Rock Rangers › Forums › Forum Protocols › Uploading Photos, How?
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February 24, 2013 at 10:28 am #2340
Silent WolfParticipant3p
This would be a great place to as Ask & Answer that question.
Crow asked ~
"So, can't figure out how to post a pic here. Lefty, you seem to be saying that pics must be hosted somewhere (else) in the interwebs in order to make it work here? (Your pics did not display HERE, btw.) If so, then i guess this forum thang isn't really much of an archive?
Can someone edumacate me on how this works? (I can't even make my avatar work, despite jumping thru the flaming hoop at Gravatar over a week ago, and posting a pic that is ow theoretically accessible to everywhere on the web except the one and only place i wanted to post it…?!) What is the issue with uploading a picture?"
This will make it real easy to search for that answer in the future, instead of in the "Gear" sub-forum, under "Where am I Rangering . . ." Hell, I wouldn't have thought of looking for it there
I can't, at this time, answer that question, . . .but someone will, . . . and someone will search for it before starting there own thread about the same info. Now it's easyFebruary 24, 2013 at 11:39 am #2342
This is what works for me. Grab an image hosting service (I use Flickr, but you can use SmugMug, TinyPic, Photobucket, your own site, etc.). Many of them are free with some limitations.
[If you know a bit about HTML, this will come as a basic lesson.] You'll need to find the address to your image. When creating a post that contains the image you want, place that address in the following HTML tag between the quotes < img src="">
…like this < img src="http://www.example.com/image.gif">
(because the system will take HTML tags and make them into "real" tags, remove the space after the first bracket.)
That's it; pretty simple.
Now why aren't we hosting all (and I do mean ALL) images on the server? Because people are notorious for not trimming down the sizes of their photos. This is a huge drain on the drive space, of which there is a vague limit on.February 24, 2013 at 12:15 pm #2346
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If I'm correct, that means that once that photo is no longer at that address it's a broken link and will show up as no photo in the post.
Will we be able to add an "uploader/ manage attachments" (plugin?) to this platform, if we have enough space to store photos? And some kind of filter to keep anyone from uploading anything bigger than xx(x?)-megs of space?February 24, 2013 at 12:18 pm #2347
I'm hesitant to do so for the size reasons, but maybe we can try it as a trial basis to see how it works out.
If you kids promise not to get to crazy with your LOL-khaki photos and videos of Easy E & Tool doing karaoke at the 10-7, maybe we can do this.February 24, 2013 at 12:38 pm #2348
Fez MonkeyParticipant2pSan Francisco
Okay. Not knowing the html thingy I posted a photo in a more direct fashion. I found the pic I wanted on facebook, right clicked and did a copy and paste thusly.
Lets see if it works with flickr:
Yup.February 24, 2013 at 12:44 pm #2350
Fez MonkeyParticipant2pSan Francisco
Hmm, I wonder can everyone see the first image (keep calm) or do you have to Facebook rights?February 24, 2013 at 1:43 pm #2353
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Hmm, I wonder can everyone see the first image (keep calm) or do you have to Facebook rights?
I can see the image.February 24, 2013 at 2:25 pm #2354+1
So we're going to try an experiment. I've added a way for folks who want to create attachments to their posts. These images will be saved on the system, so you don't need to have a third-party host. However, they will not be displayed inline (nicely placed where you'd like them in your message) and will show at the bottom as an attachment.
If you want your images conveniently placed where you want them, follow the directions listed above. Otherwise they'll be loving placed at the bottom of your message.
Attachments:You must be logged in to view attached files.February 26, 2013 at 8:16 am #2394+1
riffraffParticipant2pNear Seattle
I have too many Ranger photos to upload here, so I started a thread in the History topic – http://rangers.burningman.com/forums/topic/pictures-or-it-didnt-happen/September 7, 2013 at 9:29 am #4574
I've noticed some of you are trying to post photos as attachments that go beyond the set maximum file size limit. I've kicked up the restriction up to 1MB. That should solve some of you woes. Any other woes will be handled in the order in which they are received.September 7, 2013 at 12:03 pm #4578
Do we have low enough level access to the server to put something in place that would automatically resize jpgs that are too large?
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Neanderthals had sex with other species - and family, DNA study shows: 50,000-year old toe bone from Siberian cave shows inbred Neanderthal woman was child of very closely-related parents.
Robert J. Lefkowitz, a Jewish physician and path-breaking biochemist from New York, has won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly with Brian K. Kobilka, a researcher at California's Stanford University.
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Israeli doctors are performing a radical experimental procedure on severely depressed patients that could offer them hope after years of failed treatments.
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Praying regularly can reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and milder memory problems by 50 percent, according to a joint Israeli-American study funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
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Israeli geneticists have found that a population of Indians in the U.S. state of Colorado has genetic Jewish roots going back to the expulsion of Jews from Spain.
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Conjuring fear of Nazism and anti-Semitism, Jews recoil from the thought that Judaism might be a race, but medical geneticist Harry Ostrer insists the 'biological basis of Jewishness' cannot be ignored.
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"My now husband had passed out from low blood sugar, and I had to call an ambulance to revive him. When we got home from the hospital, he asked me to marry him."
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My booyfriend of 10 years organised for us to attend The Living End concert and got the band to call us up on stage and he popped the question in front of everyone at the Corner Hotel in Richmond, Melbourne and now it is on YouTube for us to watch whenever we want.
My boyfriend of 7 years proposed in front of the Taj Mahal on our anniversary. I was so excited to see the Taj Mahal but as soon as he proposed all I wanted to do was stare at my rock!
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Why would I bring four of my friends to a night out with my fiancee?
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Sounds nice. Our drive in had tickets the same price as the local theater.
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My fiancee and I used to go to the drive-in that was half way between her house and mine when we were in high school. I have almost no memory of any of the movies we went to see.
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my wife wants to get a new phone that can use a heart rate monitor (cycling and running), but I much prefer Android to iOS
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Difference being the TouchPad is awesome.
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I consider myself pretty socially progressive. Fortunately that has nothing to do with guns, which I love!
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This doesn't circumvent anything. It's still illegal for a felon to be in possession of a gun, and it's still legal for someone who can legally own a gun to make a gun. This changes nothing at all.
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When you're talking about documents transmitted electronically, however, it becomes almost impossible for an organization to effectively enforce a document destruction policy. I have read internal reports where organizations estimate that there are at least 16 or more copies of most business documents spread throughout their network. This is mainly due to people including an original message and attachments in their replies.
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Documents distributed beyond the corporate network represent a significant concern. Deleted documents can often be recovered easily, while additional versions of a document may unknowingly exist elsewhere. We are a long way from a time when a document's permissions can be embedded at the file level, traveling with the document no matter where it is sent. Ideally, someday your document destruction and retention policy will enforce itself, no matter where the documents are stored.
Another problem, though, with trying to automate document destruction policies is that no uniform standards exist for managing the lifecycle of documents and electronic data. Policies must be tailored to the unique business needs of each organization and its regulatory requirements. And because of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, intentional document destruction is now a process that must be carefully monitored.
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The Women in Christ's Life: Mary, Mother of Jesus
- Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Mary, a single woman who had not had sex, questioned how this was going to be possible. What amazes me is her answer once the angel tells her how. "I am the Lord's servant … may it be to me as you have said." Was she curious and concerned? Sure! But without hesitance she accepted what the angel had told her. I'm wondering how she could be that calm. I would have had a million questions. But that is the difference between Mary and me. In order for Mary to be this calm, accepting and obedient, she must have had a prior relationship with God. She had previous knowledge of who He was and is.
Mary teaches us that in order to be willing to accept God's plan for our lives, we must know him, believe in him, seek him and trust in him. It's a journey that during which through time, as we are obedient with the small things, he will give us more. Where do you think Mary was in her relationship to God to be chosen to be the mother of Jesus?
We further learn about Mary visiting her cousin Elizabeth, who finds herself pregnant after many, many years of being barren. Elizabeth would give birth to John, the man who would one day announce Jesus was coming. We also learn that Mary stays with Elizabeth for the remainder of her pregnancy. I think of how Elizabeth mentored Mary and vice versa. How they must have laughed, cried and eaten everything in sight. How both of them were living lives only possible through God's provision.
What We Can Learn From Mary:
- Trust in the Lord - Mary trusted the angel, a messenger from God. "I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust." (Psalm 91:2)
- Love the Lord - Her love for Jesus, and his love for her is evident. Mary stayed by her son 'til the end of his human life on the cross. "Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene." (John 19:25)
- Put God first – She teaches us, through her son, that God must come first, then family. "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." (Matthew 6:33)
- Commitment and obedience brings provision - Jesus, although he had a different path, never forgot his mother and his provision for her. At the end of his life, he made provision for her, as she was now a widow, a single woman. "When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said to her, "Woman, he is your son." And he said to this disciple, "She is your mother." And from then on this disciple took her into his home." (John 19:26-27)
- Leave a legacy - She was committed to the message to reach those for Christ. "They all met together continually for prayer, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, several other women, and the brothers of Jesus." (Acts 1:14)
Mary believed and trusted God. She was committed to Christ while also having compassion and sorrow at his death.
Through her life example, we learn how much Jesus loves and cares for women. How he has a plan for all of us, whether we are single or married, able to iron a shirt or run a corporation. He just wants us to come to him for everything we need. He desires for us to have a relationship with him. If you do not know Christ as your personal Savior, then click here to find out more.
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Rodney was a burglar. He wasn't a very good burglar, which is why all the precinct cops knew him.
And he was not the most detailed of planners. Along with a hefty substance problem, Rodney just didn't like planning out things — like his escape. One night he burglarized a liquor store, then celebrated by sitting on the cardboard boxes behind the store enjoying the fruits of the crime. We found him passed out with an empty bottle of Prince Ivan Vodka in his hand and $27 in his pocket — all the money that was left in the till.
Every time he was arrested, Rodney would claim his innocence and then, after the laughter, he'd proclaim that he was done with crime and would get his life in order. That was met with a stark silence — then more laughter.
He tried his hand in residential burglary. The first arrests came after a local drug store called the cops to report a roll of film that contained pornographic images. The detective went by, looked at the film, then called the burglary detectives. Rodney was arrested a day later after detectives matched the film to the person who dropped it off. It just so happed that the owner of the film had been a recent burglary victim. Rodney had forced the back door to the home open, entered and bagged up a few items. When he saw the camera, he decided to do some X-rated glamour shots. He later told the detectives that he intended to steal the camera but forgot to pack it.
Later, Rodney was suspected of attempting to rob a man after the man left a check-cashing store and was walking to his car. The robbery victim said he was approached by a man who had his hand in his coat pocket as if he had a gun. The victim said he punched the gunman in the side of the head and he ran off. There was no gun. Coincidentally, Rodney claimed he had hit his head against the bathroom sink the night before the detectives came to see him. He was never charged with the attempted robbery, mostly because the victim left town and had no interest in pursuing the case.
Over the years, Rodney tried his hand at many things, few of them legal, and failed at most of what he did. He tried his hand at stealing from cars, but landed in the hospital after he broke a car window, reached in and, when he opened the door, he was bit on the face by the dog that had been left in the car to ensure no one broke in. Rodney was well described by witnesses who saw a man "bleeding profusely from the face. "
Rodney, No. 1 on the list of "usual suspects," was picked up and later charged with the theft after detectives failed to believe that Rodney suffered a deep bite to the bridge of his nose "during rough sex." The case detective did allow Rodney a tiny piece of dignity when he didn't confront a piece of the confession when Rodney said he was bitten by a pit bull. The detective knew all along the dog was a small mutt, about the size of a large purse.
Futile attempts at going straight
Rodney tried his luck at legitimate work, but successfully ended up fired from all, mostly from stealing from the till or the product. On Saturday nights he would often end up at one of the old all-night diners, drunk, mad and loud. His tirade scared the hell out of the customers, but he always surrendered to the officer who responded to the call.
Many times I found him standing on the table screaming racial obscenities to a terrified group of late-night semi-drunken customers in the wee hours of the morning. Rodney would finish his last bitter, obscene comments, and then he would step down. I would cuff him, and off we would go.
I took him home more times than to jail. But, God forbid, if he interfered with my Waffle House break, I would send him to the clink.
Rodney always said he was going to get straight, but he never did. He never improved his trade, either, logging arrest after arrest for petty crimes, including the age-old faking-the-choking episode in a restaurant. Rodney would choke and then collapse. His plan was to recover in time to shake the owner down for a few bucks, threatening a call to his lawyer. Once the 9-1-1 center dispatched a "person choking" call at one of the restaurants, we knew it was most likely Rodney.
We'd find him on the floor, sometimes giving a slight kicking of his feet to heighten the effect of his pending death. Amazingly, Rodney would cheat death and return to the living after the arriving officer stepped outside, squirted a tiny bit of Mace on his finger, and then returned — holding the finger under Rodney's nose while softly telling him he would next open Rodney's eyes with the same finger.
Rodney would rise from the dead and curse his way out of the door and into the patrol car.
Like cockroaches and Keith Richards, Rodney refused to die. He had many chances to die, including the time his girlfriend set him on fire after he passed out in a chair — revenge for beating her up a week before. She waited for him to drink himself into a stupor, then poured lighter fluid on him and lit him up. He woke up in flames and ran out of the door, then right smack into a phone pole. He said later she had a bad temper but a good heart.
She left him after she got out of jail.
Eventually, Rodney's lifestyle caught up with him. He died one night in the back of a car, in a car-repair parking lot. We knew he and several other homeless often slept overnight in unlocked cars when the weather was cold. He didn't like homeless shelters because they wouldn't let him drink. And they would put them out early in the mornings. He liked to sleep late.
Sad story.
There was no happy ending involving some social worker who turned Rodney's life around. He didn't meet the right girl and got straight.
Sometimes there just is no happy ending.
May 21st, 2010
2:05 pm
Wow, that kind of sucked. I was reading and reading hoping there would be some kind of "happy ending" or at least a moral to the story. But this was just a sad story about some poor loser.
May 21st, 2010
2:17 pm
I know a few 'Rodneys' …….a well written, true story from the guy who knows
May 21st, 2010
4:02 pm
Sad story….except the Keith Richards refusing to die comment….That was fantastic
May 21st, 2010
5:07 pm
Glad Rodney died. I have been burglarized and didn't like it.
If he had come into my home or place of business and I had caught him, he would have died sooner.
Too bad the Cops & Court System just kept putting him, and people like him, back on the street to do more crime.
May 22nd, 2010
2:13 am
Yep, I "grew up" in my LE career with some one resembling Rodney. He was a functional orphan, and he was one of the first I met when I started as a dispatcher/jailer many years ago. He was in and out of jail/prison many times. Once, between thanksgiving and Christmas, he went into a convenience store, took a six pack from the cooler and some candy, waved toward the camera and walked outside and sat on the curb until the police arrived. I asked him why, and he said he wanted to come home. I'm still on the job, but not down in that area. If he's still alive, I'm surehe's
May 22nd, 2010
7:51 am
Thanks for this great column. I check the AJC every day to see if there is a new blog.
May 22nd, 2010
10:50 am
Hey Goober (how apropo) – correction to your last sentence.
Too bad the cops have to waste their time DEALING with him over and over, when it's the COURT system who keeps letting people like this out. There is no effective rehabilitation in place for career criminals and the mentally ill. So this pattern will continue until we do something about it. Instead of blaming the cops, you should be thanking them.
May 22nd, 2010
12:20 pm
Hey Oh brother (how apropo) – correction to your comments. If you re-read the story, you'll see that many times Steve (the cop) just took him home so he could break into someone else's house that night or the next day. Steve thought he was doing Rodney a favor – instead, he was putting a known thief back on the street to rob again.
So, yeah, cops are to blame as well so take off your blinders.
May 23rd, 2010
12:11 am
Just think, had he been in jail, where he belonged, he might still be alive today.
May 23rd, 2010
2:10 am
Sorry Mrs. Norris, but the cops were too busy that night dolling out traffic citations to do their job.
Protect and serve? Nope. Entrap and generate revenue- the new police.
May 23rd, 2010
2:13 am
How much time DOES Sandy Springs PD spend asleep in that Publix parking lot? Not much left to do once the old monthly quota gets filled, and you've tanked up at the local Awful Waffle, right Steve-o-rino?!
May 23rd, 2010
2:10 pm
Booyah is an ass. Just thought i'd mention it.
May 23rd, 2010
10:54 pm
May 24th, 2010
10:10 am
Chances are pretty strong that Rodney was self-medicating for a mental illness, unfortunately there's no effective way to ensure that those who are not an immediate danger to themselves or others get treatment, so they continue to clog the judicial system and commit large numbers of crimes, usually petty ones like Rodney's.
May 24th, 2010
1:23 pm
As always, thanks for sharing Detective Rose. I hope that you read the commentors to your blogs loosely and ignore the negative. WE appreciate you. Don't be a stranger, hear!?
May 24th, 2010
2:36 pm
Totally off the subject but: Congratulations to Brian Kelly up in Gainesville, GA on his being made Chief of Police! He's a former student of mine and one of the finest young people I've had the honor of teaching. I have the utmost respect for Brian and his entire family- finest folks you'll every meet.
May 24th, 2010
5:49 pm
Steve, are you saving these blogs? You should because they would make a good book. I told my brother, who works parttime as a limo driver, to tape record after each ride what took place, when, and where. He has had us on the floor laughing because of some of his customers/clients and their antics. Keep up the good work and writing.
May 26th, 2010
11:36 pm
Dear Prof,
If it was evident that Rodney committed a crime, he was arrested. Lt. Rose says in the post that Rodney was indeed arrested many many times. Cops don't make the rules. They just enforce them. 1)I suggest you work on your reading comprehension, 2)or "Bitter – party of one??" The ONLY people who don't like cops are the ones who have been busted for breaking the law, or who expect them to be psychics and solve every crime. If you were the victim of an unsolved crime, I'm sorry, and hope it will be one day.
Otherwise, you and Booyah might want to consider enrolling in traffic school for a refresher course, if your issue is a traffic citation.


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Daily Strength for Daily Needs - December 10
December 10
Behold, we count them happy which endure.--JAMES v. 11.
If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons.--HEB. xii. 7.
Trials must and will befall;
But with humble faith to see
Love inscribed upon them all,
This is happiness to me.
Be not afraid of those trials which God may see fit to send upon thee. It is with the wind and storm of tribulation that God separates the true wheat from the chaff. Always remember, therefore, that God comes to thee in thy sorrows, as really as in thy joys. He lays low, and He builds up. Thou wilt find thyself far from perfection, if thou dost not find God in everything.
God hath provided a sweet and quiet life for His children, could they improve and use it; a calm and firm conviction in all the storms and troubles that are about them, however things go, to find content, and be careful for nothing.
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