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Peeing in Public = No
Dear Parents,
Here (http://flickr.com/photos/pandoras_box/2244185922/) is another reason why you might want to make sure your nanny takes your child to the BATHROOM when she is out with him. Scary, but people are watching.
*This link is to a picture of a child urinating in public. Some have complained to the link being on this page, but Vanessa submitted this as a warning for nannies in parents. The issue of allowing children to urinate in public has been much debated on this blog and this picture is a crystal clear illustration of yet another reason why it may not be the best idea.
117 comments:
Location aside, this doesn't seem like such a travesty to me. My kids are still in diapers, but for many nannies and parents alike caring for more than one child at a time, it wouldn't be remotely unusual to have a child pee in a park or somewhere outside--especially if a restroom is not closeby.
- Apr 24, 2008, 8:20:00 AM
8:20 I agree that there are times you might really need to let your child go outside, but MODESTY is always possible. And you don't need to let them do it where people are going to walk in it.
This picture was obviously taken in an area where the lady could have easily walked the child into a shop and used a restroom.
- Apr 24, 2008, 8:35:00 AM
I don't even think the peeing is even the worst of points. I wouldn't want a picture of my son like that floating around the internet. And if a photographer with a camera is watching and can easily snap a picture, who's to say some creep couldn't as well?
- Apr 24, 2008, 8:55:00 AM
Yah I don't think it's appropriate. Unless you're stuck in the middle of nowhere there is really no excuse for this. At least take him somewhere private.
I hate to bring up the same old boring point, but how could anyone possibly conclude that the woman standing there is a nanny?
Or maybe OP was just making a general point.
Either way, pretty bizarre. That kid looks old enough to hold it in until they find a bathroom or suitable PRIVATE tree.
- Apr 24, 2008, 8:58:00 AM
Yeah, I gotta say that I'm bothered that this poor kids face is being plastered all over the internet. (Good grief, not to mention his privates!)
It's not fair to him, just because somebody else thought it was cute.
I blame the adults. The one standing there and allowing it, and the one that took the pic.
- Apr 24, 2008, 9:14:00 AM
Yes Hellcat, that was my point. It isn't about having to pee but the fact that people are watching, people have cameras and pictures of your near naked child are now on the internet.
- Apr 24, 2008, 9:23:00 AM
- Janet E. said...
I totally agree this in inappropriate. At least find a bush in a remote location or use one of the shops bathrooms.
What bothers me is that there are pedofiles out there who enjoy this kind of thing. DO you know they tend to go to the beach where kids are naked and use binoculars. video recorders and cameras to capture stuff like this. You won't believe how many people have been arrested for that. It's just wrong.
Protect your child. Use a blanket to cover his "view", pull up a stroller. Anything. I'm not totally against outside peeing but I am against just being lazy and saying "pee here" when there is a bathroom or bush to go hide behind.
- Apr 24, 2008, 9:37:00 AM
This reminds me of a "story." (Gee, what are the odds of that!?)
My sister, who loves kids and would never (in her mind anyway) harm or jeopardize one, was a preschool teacher for a while in her younger years. She also has a wild streak and an overwhelming need to be the center of attention...usually by being controversial or shocking.
Sooo, at about the time the McMartin precshol molestation trial was going on (anybody...especially in California, remember that one?) I went over to my house, which was for sale, but which she was living in because I had already moved, to check and make sure it was looking good because it was being shown by realtors on a regular basis.
Plastered all over the mirror in the master bedroom were naked pictures of 20+ different children...all buck naked. Some of them were peeing, some were of the children all sitiing in a big circle, naked, some of them were candids of the children playing. It was a whole roll of film worth of pictures...if not two. I was horrified, not only that the pictures had been taken in the first place and were on display at all, but because people were coming to the house on a daily basis, it was an incredibly sensitive subject at that particular time, and I was afraid she, or all of us, might be arrested...not to mention the owners and staff of the preschool.
I asked her what the pictures were (although I already could tell) and she replied casually that is was her preschool class. I told her that, not only would the parents of those children be outraged to know that had happened, but that she could be arrested and prosecuted pretty easily. She said that the kids had been swimming or playing in a hose or something like that and that she had simply stripped all the diapers off at once afterward and snapped a few photos before they were all dressed again...as if that made it perfectly OK...and as if it was a "spur of the moment" innocent thing. (Who coincidentally happens to have a camera and possibly multiple rolls of film on hand, at work, at that exact moment?) I took all of the photos down, but the next day they were up again...and each day after that. I would take them down, she would put them up. Then she complained to my mom that I was messing in "her" house without her permission and my mom ordered me to leave her stuff alone because she could "decorate" however she wished in "her own home." (I had actually traded houses with my dad for a bigger one which he had bought to sell, so although he house was "legally" still mine, I had somewhat less of a claim as to what went on inside there.)
I immediately removed all photos of myself and my family, along with any and all information connecting us to the residence, from the home (we had left is furnished to help it sell faster) and left. I was sure she would be arrested any day...but nothing ever happened.
- Apr 24, 2008, 10:16:00 AM
- Janet E. said...
I'm sad today.
- Apr 24, 2008, 10:24:00 AM
I'm sorry to hear that Janet. Why?
- Apr 24, 2008, 10:32:00 AM
Your sister sounds like some piece of work. Holidays must be a riot.
- Apr 24, 2008, 10:33:00 AM
She is a piece of work...and no, we don't see her anymore. She's only gotten worse.
One time when my oldest was two or three I walked into his bathroom and found him crouched up on the vanity peeing in the sink. I grabbed him down and reprimaned him. He looked at me, confused, and said "Auntie thinks it's funny. She takes my picture when I do it."
We quit letting her babysit, or be with the children alone at all, right about that same time when he told me he liked riding in my sister's car because she had a hole in it (sunroof) that he could put his head out and look around while she was driving.
There are too many incidents to name...but "piece of work" about sums it up. Or crazy.
- Apr 24, 2008, 10:42:00 AM
- kathleencares said...
Wow, that is bold! My mounth dropped when I looked at the photo. Somebody needs to have a talk with the lady in the photo - the mother or nanny or whoever that is.
- Apr 24, 2008, 10:42:00 AM
Mom, are you sure your sis didn't do anything else? I mean...she just sounds like a dirty person. I hope your kids don't spend any time alone with her.
- Apr 24, 2008, 1:40:00 PM
Mom, are you sure your sis didn't do anything else? I mean...she just sounds like a dirty person. I hope your kids don't spend any time alone with her.
- Apr 24, 2008, 1:40:00 PM
I'm in class so I couldn't really look at the picture beyond a glance... but, did someone take that as a "nanny" sighting or is that just on a random persons flicker account. I am worried that picture is now on my computer.. makes me uncomfortable that it is out there. I don't think thats art, even if the kid "just had to go."
On another note, my friend took picture of her friends on the beach. In the background of the picture was a naked kid. Walmart confiscated her whole roll and turned it over to the police. Obviously they realized it was innocent but they wouldn't let her have the picture (of her friends) with the naked kid in the background. She didn't fight it.
- Apr 24, 2008, 1:50:00 PM
Yeah mom, I was thinking the same thing george said. I have a "dirty" aunt that no one in the family allows their kids around, just because with the way she acts (like your sister) - you never know, and better safe than sorry.
It's almost as if my aunt has a compulsive desire to talk dirty, and say obnoxious sexual things - no matter who's around, including any kids.
- Apr 24, 2008, 2:18:00 PM
Didn't your Drs. appointment go well yesterday?
Sorry your sad.
I think it's some random Flicker acct., but it's still out there, and I don't think it's right. And I wouldn't worry about it being on your computer, it's not like your downloading a bunch of naked kids .... and if it were ever tracked, they would see this post attached to it. You'll be fine.
I worry more about the person who took the photo and posted it, because the Nanny/Mom in the pic (although wrong for letting the kid pee in public) may be totally oblivious that this pic was taken.
- Apr 24, 2008, 2:27:00 PM
hi mom, hi everyone. just dropping by to say a quick "hello". i know i've been m.i.a. for a while now, but i have to take it easy, 2 more months to go. possible "premature labour" (it's going to be a girl). i still visit this site when i can. missed you all.
ps.... i reported that image. i find that someone had the gall to snap a photo of someone's else child in public with his private showing, absolutely upsetting and appalling. that wasn't necessary. he's a child for crying out loud. i hope that image gets removed, asap!
so wrong!-both parties! the snooper/peeper/photographer and the parent/gaurdian.
have a nice day all.
- Apr 24, 2008, 2:32:00 PM
2:18 and Mom,
anychance you two are sisters too?
How many Aunts are out there that behave like this? Disgusting. They must be seriously psycho.
- Apr 24, 2008, 2:36:00 PM
I am sure there are tons of gross Aunts and Uncles, are you kidding? LOL
► To Pasadenamom
Congratulations! ... and yes, we've missed you.
- Apr 24, 2008, 3:30:00 PM
- Janet E. said...
Mom and Mary Poppins:
The Dr appointment went very well. Sadly though, after much more deliberation at home about our finances I realized it's just nor financially do able to do my surgery.
We have no credit card debt but we have a ton of student loans... $200 000 pre-interest to be honest. I need a car and I have student loan expenses to take on while working full time may I add.
At the same time I feel embarrassed that I have been crying since yesterday over something so unimportant for others but important to me. When there are hungry, homeless children in 3rd world countries- where I grew up- who could buy a months food at the cost of just one of my shampoos.
I'm just really disappointed in myself.
- Apr 24, 2008, 5:18:00 PM
- Janet E. said...
Sorry I should've spelled check that first line though I am sure you get what I meant.
- Apr 24, 2008, 5:20:00 PM
Janet E.,
Try not to be too hard on yourself. We're all human and we all disappoint ourselves from time to time...if we're honest with ourselves anyway. I think the fact that you have put things into such good perspective so quickly actually speaks volumes...in a very good way...about your character. Also, I have found that a lot of times in life when a door closes, even temporarily, it turns out to have been a blessing in disguise in the end. I'll just bet that when you do get this done you will be happy, for whatever the reason turns out to be, that you did it then instead of now. Plus...is that your picture you have posted here? Not too shabby dear! And with the education it sounds like you two have...that $200,000.00 will become a first quarter earning in no time.
Pasadena mom,
I have missed seeing you. And CONGRATULATIONS on the baby girl!!!!! Keep us posted on your progress when you can.
- Apr 24, 2008, 6:18:00 PM
Mom-my thoughts too. I was sexually abused as a child, and unless the repressed memories are dealt with in therapy (as have mine) than it is almost certain that the victim will become the predator. Your sister sounds like she is acting out on repressed memories. Did you have any "crazy" Aunts or Uncles growing up? Good thing you chose not to have your children be around her anymore.
- Apr 24, 2008, 6:32:00 PM
Unfortunately I doubt that photo will be removed; I was glancing at the comments on the Flickr page and it looks as if at least two groups want to add the picture to their account or whatever/award the photographer... another bad thing is that with Flickr, any image you post on there becomes their property and they can sell the images for ads, etc....
- Apr 24, 2008, 7:28:00 PM
actually, just anonymous,
about ten percent of childhood molestation victims will become child molesters, depending upon many factors. most molesters are men and most victims are girls and that continues to be true. there are are very distinct causes of this perversion.
- Apr 24, 2008, 7:33:00 PM
I was wondering the same thing...hehehe. My sister sounds just like your aunt...incredibly provocative in action and words all the time, with seemingly no regard for the appropriatenes of behaving that way in certain situations.
I have always thought of my sister as just sort of attention hungry and lacking in judgment...but in sitting here thinking of the things she has done...I am starting to wonder if she is sort of skeevy after all. MY biggest issues with her and my kids (which she has not been allowed to be alone with since my oldest son was about three) have almost always had to do with her lack of judgment regarding safety issues, but there have also been a few highly inappropriate things that have made me mad as well. My mom had always done such a fierce job of protecting and defending her from my, or anybody elses, dismay at her behavior, that I probably have hardly allowed myself to even look at her honestly. (In hindsight I wonder of this is because my mom knows herself that there is a problem and gets angry when my commentary keeps her from enjoying her complete denial of the situation...because if you say ANYTHING at all about this subject my mom goes BALLISTIC.)
Here are a few examples of things I think are pretty gross, but they simply find me "judgmental" about:
MY sister has, since she was a teenager, exposed herself, accidentally and on purpose, on a continual basis. She would bend over braless in front of male company (not just her company...any of our male friends or boyfriends) or wear a skirt with no undies and either outright pull it up in fornt of them or let it "accidentally" slide up. If I said anything mom and sis would tell me that I could not boss her around in her own house. She would also do this in random social situations...pulling her skirt up on the street to shock people nearby, going through a drive thru with no undies and legs up on the dashboard, that kind of thing.
This became an issue with my son when I would go to my mom's house and there she would be lying on the floor watching tv with thong undies on and her skirt hiked way up and legs spread WAAAAYYYY out. I would ask her to pull it down for the sake of my son and she would get mad and tell me it was her house and she would do as she pleased. I would then offer to leave immediately and take my son with me if she felt she simply could not live with having her hooha covered for an hour or two...so she would then relent and pull her skirt down. My son came home one night from staying at my moms house and announced that my sister wears no underwear when she goes out at night. I asked how he knew that and he reported that her friend had said, "*Auntie* doesn't wear panties" and pulled up her skirt and showed him. I asked what my sister had done when her friend did that and he said she laughed. He was probably 6 at the time. I was mad and let my mom and sister both know it. They blew me off. (I quit letting him go sleep over there and neither of them spoke to me for a year...literally. Oh well.)
Once she and I and my son were in the Jacuzzi at my moms condo complex. She stood up on the seat and started laughing...and then we noticed she was peeing into the Jacuzzi and wanted us to laugh at her.
Now she has three kids of her own. Like me, she likes to send out "funny" e-mails about her kids. And she sends these to a huge list of family and friends.
In one of them she wrote that her then three year old son had said, "Mommy, get a toothbrush and scratch my balls." I found that alarming, because how in the world does a small child think that up? My oldest son was also deeply concerned, so I wrote back and said that she needed to do some serious investigating because that was a very abnormal request and we were concerned that he may have been molested. She wrote back...to everybody, as if it was funny, and said that he has exema and his balls itch...so she scratches them for him on a regular basis. Sometimes she uses her fingernails and sometimes she uses a toothbrush. She then mentioned that she thought it was particularly hilarious that her husband would say to the boy in the evenings, with rolled eyes, "Why don't you go get mommy to scratch your back and your balls" and he would come running to her to have it done. Ewwww. I told her that there are plenty of exema medications to help with itching and that she should not be touching him that way. He had exema all over his body...and yet she felt the need to scratch only there for him? Plus a three year old can scratch himself if he absolutely must be scratched.
Then she wrote another time about how her husband would get up in the night and get into the bed of their oldest daughter to sleep with her(apparently because he could not sleep with the toddler girl in the bed with them, which is where she slept.) The little (8-10 yr. old) girl did not like this and would then go sleep on the couch. I was asking why the dad kept going into the child's bed to sleep when she obviously did not like it...not to mention whether it was appropriate for a father to crawl into the bed of his then 8-10 year old daughter night after night. My husband would never have slept with our daughter that way even once.
Then she wrote a while after that to say that they had decided that their approx. five year old (middle) daughter was going to grow up to be a professional pole dancer, which they also thought was incredibly hilarious, because she was always wanting to dance sexy for her daddy in her underwear. How does a small child get the idea that daddy would like that?
A little after the ball scratching e-mail, she wrote, again to multiple people, to say that they were enduring a heat wave and so they had invented a new family tradition...naked game night. That's right..the three kids and mom and dad would gather, naked, and play board games as a family...on the coffee table, meaning dad on the couch was fully "visible." The oldest daughter was about ten years old at this time. I mean, how much hotter could they have possibly been if they had simply worn some shorts or nightgowns? Plus,I believe they had a an air conditioner. Creepy. Who tells their children to GET NAKED and come on down for games? Not even underwear on any of them...even the dad. Ick.
Then they went to a rental house in Palm Springs for a long weekend. The next week we all got a picture slideshow over the web of the whole family swimming...naked...including frontal nude photos of her husband. The oldest daughter was now about 11. (No nude pics of my sis.)
A few years back we went to my moms house for a visit. My sis and her family came over. I was in the shower once, eyes shut, rinsing shampoo from my hair. When I opened my eyes there were my sister and her husband staring at me in the shower. (She was trying to embarrass me. It worked.) However, I had a brief moment of genius. Realizing they had probably already "seen everything" I kept my composure completely intact and said, very calmly, "You just had a baby and I'm a kickboxing instructor. I'm surprised you would want him to see me naked." She suddenly looked horrified, grabbed his arm and dragged him immediately out...heheheehe.
There's much more..but I think you probably get the gist...
So yeah, she has some boundary and judgment issues...to say the LEAST. And all of this is just short enough of proof of child abuse that there is nothing that can realistically be done. They don't take the children away from nudists, do they?
- Apr 24, 2008, 7:39:00 PM
- Janet E. said...
OMG that was funny- the shower come back.
- Apr 24, 2008, 7:56:00 PM
Hmmm...I don't know of any abuse. She is the kind who would tell if she remembered anything like that...but maybe she doesn't remember?
Seriously, any attention she can get on herself...good or bad...she's all there. That would be big time center stage news if she remembered anything like that. I think she would have said by now if something happened....and she remembered it.
- Apr 24, 2008, 8:02:00 PM
I actually have a sister who seems to have an unusual attachment to just one of her two son's penises. When he was young, she was constantly grabbing it. Now she talks about him and his penis to him. I found this especially scary because she singled out one child, the weaker of the two. She's made a whole lot of people uncomfortable with the way she handled her own child's penis.
And she's one of those who is always talking about the sex she had or the sex she's going to have or her last masturbation session.
What gives?
To all of you out there who act like this, it is neither funny nor cool. Put some underwear on and get some help!
- Apr 24, 2008, 8:27:00 PM
*MOM....no that's not janet e.'s pic. that what's her name? the victoria secret model. she brazillian.....ah, my memory escaped me.
I'll be sure to leep you adies updated.
*MPP, thanks for the shout out.
oh, oh, Adriana Lima!
- Apr 24, 2008, 8:36:00 PM
geesh, talk about spelling errors....lol.
- Apr 24, 2008, 8:37:00 PM
This whole thread has made me feel a little sick...why share the photo of that child peeing in the first place, huh?
- Apr 24, 2008, 9:08:00 PM
- Janet E. said...
Mom, have you maybe considered that she has a mental illness... such as being bipolar? Or borderline at least? I'm sorry you have such difficulties with her. It's hard
and in ref to before, that is not my picture... i wouldn't my pic plastered all over the internet saying hey, i want boobies!
that is a model named Adriana, if i looked like her I would never even have a blog of such sort.
- Apr 24, 2008, 9:42:00 PM
Janet...well that explains a lot. I was sort of thinnking that if that was your picture you might just be able to "limp along" for a few more years with the boobs you already have! hhehehe! Hey, I have a small chest and have come to appreciate a lot of things about that. For one thing, small boobies don't seem to sag so fast. I can also run and exercise and not be bothered by them. And they never make my back hurt.(See, there's always a bright side.)
Yes, I have very much considered that my sister may have a mental illness. But with my mom so intent on denying it, there is little opportunty to have her evaluated. She is just on this side of being functional and rational enough to keep her family going, so that, I suppose, is a blessing. But their lives are quite chaotic, so I feel sorry for the kids...and for her... because she just wants to be a mom and yet she makes so many weird decisions that that make her life so much harder than it needs to be. And she doesn't seem to be rational enough to see the pattern. I don't think she is bipolar because she does not seem ever depressive or in any way lacking in energy or verve. In fact, I wish I had half her energy and "get up and go." My dad's wife once mentioned, after we were all together and my sister was telling some fantastically exaggerated, partly true/partly fantasy story about our childhoods that contradicted itself several times over before it was done (and yet she clearly believed that everything she was saying was completely true and accurate...even though in the end it made no rational sense), that she reminded her of her own sister who is mildly schizophrenic, but highly functional. I kind of wonder if this is true. We have a schizophrenic uncle and two schizophrenic cousins, and that can definitely run in families. Although, if she has that, she has it very, very mildly.
She was evaluated as a teenager, when all of this started and the doctor said that she is completely lacking a sense of consequences. That is true...but I don't know what mental illness that might go to.
I don't know. All I know is that it is very, very sad. And yes, frustrating. But she is also an angry person...so it it makes it easier that we need to stay away from her.
- Apr 24, 2008, 10:13:00 PM
I am curious as to why JD would allow a link to this pic on this site.
Did the parents give permission? Are they aware of it? If not, why would a site like this publish this pic?
Please take it down if there was no permission given.
- Apr 24, 2008, 10:21:00 PM
I hate "mom."
I hate her dumb made-up stories stolen from lifetime movies.
I hope her computer breaks and she can't post anymore.
- Apr 24, 2008, 10:23:00 PM
Dear tedius "I hate mom" person,
Have I been downgraded from your typical accusations of copying urban legends?
You sound angry and unhappy. I'm sorry. It must be miserable to be you.
- Apr 24, 2008, 10:33:00 PM
urban legends? whaaa?
mom I hate to break it to you but there might actually be more than one person who hates you.
- Apr 24, 2008, 10:42:00 PM
- Janet E. said...
Mom, I once dated a guy who was a compulsive liar. Very angry person. Low self esteem. I only figured that out later. He would make up the most ridiculous stories at times! And they were so unrealistic and unbelievable not even a 2yr old could believe it.
It wasn't long until I found out, he was lying about his past sexual experience, his money- claimed he owned a game reserve. He would make hoax calls to his "farm" in front of me! What a naive idiot i was. Sadly an old child hood friend of mine met him somewhere in a foreign country and they connected the dots that we knew each other. She told me she didn't even believe that we dated because apparently he lies even worse now. It's absolutely a mental illness.
My sister in law is borderline bipolar and uses all kinds of meds, poor thing. It's usually characterized as a person consumed by lies. addictive personalities (such as a drinking.drug problem) manipulation, depression, has affairs and has manic rages.
Good luck
- Apr 24, 2008, 10:53:00 PM
10:23/10:42 might want to see somebody about that inferiority complex. It's getting worse.
- Apr 24, 2008, 10:56:00 PM
or maybe they really are just tired of mom's never ending posts.
- Apr 24, 2008, 11:45:00 PM
I think just about everybody must have a particular family member that they hide in the proverbial closet.
Mine just happens to be an Aunt Mary. And I do believe she has some of the characteristics mentioned by Janet in 10:53.
Aunt Mary is purported to be a drunken Schizophrenic. I hear that when she's on her Meds., she's not too bad. But I definately have a lot of unsettling memories of her.
She is completely obsessed with sex, too. Go figure ....
I wonder why that is??
I'm sorry, Mom - but I had to laugh just a little because one of the last times I saw my Aunt Mary several years ago, it involved a Jacuzzi also.
We had put together a huge Birthday party for a friend of mine and somehow Aunt Mary got wind of it, and over she came .... drunk as all get out.
There were several people in the Jacuzzi (mostly male) .... and she began to perpetrate unjustly acts upon those poor guys. One right after the other she began to grab at their privates, and then report to the crowd "oh, this one's about "x" inches"!
I thought I would faint from embarrassment. Thanks to my Mom's quick actions, she rushed Aunt Mary out of there before anything worse could possibly happen.
The really sucky thing is now anytime I run into any of the guests from that party, they always have to tease, "How's Aunt Mary doin'?" ....
I'll never live that one down - but other than that, whatta party!
- Apr 25, 2008, 12:07:00 AM
I'm in agreement with 10:21 about having the link to the pic of the peeing child removed. How about it, Jane?
- Apr 25, 2008, 1:38:00 AM
You know what? I kind of agree.
I know it made the rounds for a very important topic today, but maybe it should come down now?
Or possibly blur the child's face?
... Please?
- Apr 25, 2008, 1:58:00 AM
I just looked again more closely and fwiw, the picture was taken in Paris (France) according to the page. Not that there aren't pedophiles in France, but at least we know it wasn't NYC.
MPP, OMG about Aunt Mary!
- Apr 25, 2008, 2:05:00 AM
Interesting... how the issue of innocent children encouraged to pee in public (and at least this photo shared indiscriminantly) has led to these stories of depravity, perversion, mental instability and child abuse. Thanks for sharing (not!)...I've had enough of this blog for awhile.
- Apr 25, 2008, 2:14:00 AM
At least it sounds like your friends got a kick out of Aunt Mary's antics, rather than angry! Maybe that's because everybody does have at least one realtive that they like to keep a secret and so everybody understands and is just glad it's yours on display at the moment rather than theirs!Oh my gosh though...how embarrassing for those men...especially those that got a less than rave review!
Really though, untreated mental illness is such a shame and a waste. My uncle, when on his medication is wonderful. The trouble is that he suffers from paranoia, and so from time to time he believes that somebody has put poison in his medicine and then he doesn't take it. Nobody knows he has stopped until things get bad. He would never hurt anybody or be mean, but the poor guy gets really scared. Because of him especially I am extra aware of what mental illness can do and how cruel it is. Whenever I see a homeless person I can't help wondering if that is just another person like my uncle, but without a family to love him and make sure he is always taken care of. I don't know why our government doesn't go out and round up all of these people sleeping on the streets and treat them to mental health evaluations and then take all of those who are mentally incapacitated to places where they can be treated decently and not have to live like animals. We can find the resources to hand out money to those who simply choose not to work, but we look the other way at those who are actually incapable of working? It's a disgrace.
- Apr 25, 2008, 9:14:00 AM
'Scuse moi, but maybe the reason is because sometimes we've had just about all we can take with some of the other posts so we occasionally tell each other stories just to amuse ourselves and lighten things up around here.
Umm, sorry.
- Apr 25, 2008, 9:16:00 AM
How awful about the guy you dated! At least you figured it out (it sounds like fairly quickly too) and got out!
You wrote:
"My sister in law is borderline bipolar and uses all kinds of meds, poor thing. It's usually characterized as a person consumed by lies. addictive personalities (such as a drinking.drug problem) manipulation, depression, has affairs and has manic rages."
I don't think this sounds like my sister. She is not in any way an addictive type. She actually has a decent moral compass in most regards and is not the affair type. She is angry...which I know could be a sign of depression...but seems overall to have a more consistently manic personality. (I have always said about her, in an effort to find something nice to describe her) that she is "a party all in herself." She is always up for lively times, is the life of the party, and organizes a lot of social activities, camping trips, etc... things that I would guess a depressed person would have a hard time pulling off on such a regular basis. She lies a lot...but I am still unable to determine whether she actually knows she is lying all of the time. (Does that make sense?) She seems to very much believe at least some of it...as in possibly having delusions. Other times I think she must absolutely know she is lying, as it will be too close after the event (to my thinking anyway) for her memory to be so "off" so quickly. The best way to describe her is as a person who seems to crave being the center of attention at all times and to a degree that she will do anything she needs in order to make that happen. That's how it looks from the outside anyway...but I do suspect there's something more concrete going on on the inside.
- Apr 25, 2008, 9:27:00 AM
I hear you, loud and clear. It's truly sad because the homeless are looked down upon and treated like the dregs of society. We need to implement more programs and see that they are taken care of properly ... especially those with mental illness. It's not their fault, and unfortunately they are alone because their families would rather not deal with the burden and have just simply discarded them.
On a lighter note (uh-hmmm) ... yes, I was relieved that most thought it was quite amusing and for the boys that got a "less than rave review" (lol) - it was all in good fun, they weren't mad. Probably because everyone had that "warm and fuzzy" cocktail feelin'. ☺
- Apr 25, 2008, 9:28:00 AM
2:14 You must be fun at a party. Do you hire somebody to go around and make sure all of the conversations stay linear and do not branch out into different topics, or do you police them yourself?
- Apr 25, 2008, 9:34:00 AM
- Sarah said...
Anyone on here who thinks that letting children pee in public is ok is CRAZY!!! We, as parents are caregivers, are trying to educate and socialize these children. Adults certainly couldn't do what the boy in the picture is doing, they would be arrested!! So why in hell would any of you sickos think that it's ok to teach young children to do that. I don't get to just stop and pee when I'm walking through Central Park, that's why I was taught to use A BATHROOM. You people disgust me.
- Apr 25, 2008, 9:37:00 AM
"Warm and fuzzy feeling?" I know there has to be a great one liner somewhere in there about Dear Old Aunt Mary's jacuzzi stunt...but alas, it's too early!
- Apr 25, 2008, 9:38:00 AM
You do not need permission to link to a web address. Stop clicking on the link again and again. You like crazy. If a well intentioned blog like this can link to the picture than so can anyone. I think that point needs to be made as DIFFICULT as it is for parents to realize that someone could so easily snap a picture of their child in clothes, pulling down his pants, etc and put it on the web. That picture belongs to the person who took it. Not the child. It's sick stuff. But, parents and nannies should be aware, especially those who change diapers or let children pee in public. The picture is on Flickr, who knows where else it is?
Thanks to Vanessa for a wake up call.
- Apr 25, 2008, 9:39:00 AM
Wow Mom, my Aunt Mary sounds a lot like your Sister. I wonder why they behave that way? It's not something normal people would do - acting like that in a social setting.
I think most would be too embarrassed.
I definately think my Aunt lacks any social grace, but it's almost as if she isn't even aware they exist.
- Apr 25, 2008, 9:40:00 AM
to 2:14
Buh-Bye! don't let the door hit you on the way out!
- Apr 25, 2008, 9:44:00 AM
Thank you, Cali mom.
That kind of explains why it seems that someone (possibly a stranger) got away with taking this photo in public.
They have different standards when it comes to nudity. They believe we Americans are too uptight about it ....
Ya think??
- Apr 25, 2008, 9:51:00 AM
214 and 158 are the same person-
I was shocked to click on the link and to see the pictures. But shocked in a way that I never thought of that. One point I would like to make to everyone who is out in public, especially females is that people make livings out of blogging candid shots. There are websites devoted to women's posteriors. They slide cell phone cameras under skirts when you aren't looking to get a shot and post your picture on the net. I have also seen a lot of pictures of attractive women with big butts, big chests on view and their whole face and likeness is there too. Here is what I want you all to take away from this. These pictures are not usually being taken by someone 10 feet from you, but more likely taken by someone who is half a block away perched somewhere observing and waiting. It's a new sport in some areas and they compete to see who can capture the most private moment. And you will never see the camera.
So remember that!
- Apr 25, 2008, 9:53:00 AM
I don't think that is the point. I think this photo was taken without the subject's knowledge and posted without his knowledge. And a lot of people post pictures just like this! And we should all be scared about the cameras we cant see that are pointed at us in public.
- Apr 25, 2008, 9:55:00 AM
For instance, the woman who ranted about the nanny who had the child pee right next to her and called his penis a wormy? Someone could have gotten that picture and that could be on the internet. Don't let children expose themselves in public. Don't change diapers in public either (as someone just said).
- Apr 25, 2008, 9:56:00 AM
Just a little f.y.i. -
when my brother went to europe, he said he was shocked to turn on the t.v. and it was no big deal that so many of their commercials had nudity in it. I think I would've been shocked, too. But over there, I guess they aren't ashamed of their bodies. Or at least, there isn't a stigma attached to being nude.
- Apr 25, 2008, 9:57:00 AM
Yes, we get that. But we are not talking about how relaxed they are about nudity. I am relaxed about nudity too. My charges used to run around the backyard naked until they were 7 or so. At home, I am known to cook and vaccum in the nude. But this is about people's ability to take pictures in public when you don't know it, without your permission and post them on the internet. And to make a point, if someone did take a picture of the child who peed next to the lady in the park the other day (wormy), Flickr would be a best case scenario of where that photo would end up!
- Apr 25, 2008, 10:01:00 AM
That's fine, Jojo. But I do think IF someone had spotted what may have been a stranger taking this photo of a little boy, they would've jumped all over them. How did this person get away with snapping it?
I know some people will think it's cute. I don't. I imagine this kid growing into a teenager and flipping out that his pic was plastered all over the internet.
- Apr 25, 2008, 10:07:00 AM
Late night MPP?
You asked, How did this person get away with snapping it?"
I just said they perch themselves far away. The person probably wasn't even in the park. That was my whole point of my post. Regular people are having a lot of fun with paparazzi strength zoom lenses!
- Apr 25, 2008, 10:37:00 AM
lol, jojo bear.
i do the same-vaccum and cook in the nude, not un around in the backyard. I always jest that our neighbors probably don't even bother to look anymore becuase they must be tired of seeing myfriendly bits. lmao...... smh.
It just feels so great and not to mention freeing. Ioften say to my hubbie, "why do we eben have to bother wear clothes? couldn't we all just be free?" As soon as i get home from wherever i was, i strip down. ah, how relaxing.
BTW, i can't believe flickr still has that photo up. I contacted them twice to report the image.
**MOM, i love your stories. Keep 'em comin'. It reminds me of how 'normal' I am and it's okay to have insane feelings (especially in motherhood) and insane fam members. lol....
what's worse that having a sex-crazed sister or aunt? I'll tell you, having a dad who thinks every woman who looks his way wants to bed him. At first,I resented what he said, but now i just laugh. It's as if he's a teenager and refuse to grow. honestly, I have come to appreciated this 'lighter', 'funnier' side of my dad. **he even says it about my girlfriends. thank goodness he's only met a couple of them, briefly.
have a great weekend, you guys.
- Apr 25, 2008, 1:12:00 PM
- Sarah said...
If you guys are so worried about this picture being taken, maybe you should instruct your nannies not to let your children be in public unclothed and then you won't have to worry about a thing. If I decide to sunbathe nude at the park, I'm not going to be too shocked or upset if a photo is taken of it. It's a choice to put yourself or your child in that position.
- Apr 25, 2008, 1:15:00 PM
As a matter of fact, I have been up all night.
And my question was meant to be rhetorical ... I didn't really expect anybody to answer it.
But thank you for taking the time, you must've been really bored.
- Apr 25, 2008, 3:42:00 PM
hey dodo bear
I only wrote 1:58.
Jane's rule #4
Please don't assume you know who is posting, accuse this person of being that person or sabotage the threads!
- Apr 25, 2008, 4:12:00 PM
rule #4 rules.
- Apr 25, 2008, 4:22:00 PM
was that meant to be cryptic?
- Apr 25, 2008, 4:29:00 PM
There are two reasons I would be livid and hopping mad with this photo:
1. At the PHOTO POSTER, what the hell are you doing taking a photo of someone else's child, let alone the child peeing!
2. At the NANNY, what the hell are you doing putting my child in the position that a perv can snap off a photo like this!
As the mother of a son, I am appalled and saddened by what our nation is coming to.
I would strongly urge ISYN to put a disclaimer about clicking on the photo, or better yet, remove it all together and report it on flicker as I have.
One more reason I decided to stay at home with my son and not hire a nanny. Even the best, can sometimes be the worst!
- Apr 25, 2008, 4:55:00 PM
mommy of a boy,
why are you going so psychotic?
first of all the image is not crude in anyway. And you can't see anything at all. The point that I am illustrating is that you should not have your children pee in public because you never know who is watching. The person who took this photo didn't do it to be sick. It wasn't perverted. He/she saw it as cute or sweet. I suggest you calm down. Stop trying to censor the blog because if you succeed other parents won't get the messge you got today and that is TO BE CAREFUL! I see you registered at flickr and everything just to complain there too. Do you feel better yet? And PS this goes on ALL the time. Women are the #1 targets of these candid photos placed online without our permission.
other comments on this picture:
Mississippi Snopes says:
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )
ToniVC says:
LOL! Great catch! ;))
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )
PicIsa says:
lmao...hes just perfectly measuring his target..... shes on the phone.. probably thinking. hhhhhhhhhm... maybe i shoiuld call in sick today and go have a blast with my darling boy..
minerva.. pandora.. lol.. this is perfection
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )
PicIsa says:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Expressly U, Weekly Theme : Valentines Day Contest, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )
gibilee says:
....fertirrigation...?????But the tree died long........hiihihihihi
very niceeee
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )
digitAL animAL says:
LOL! Classic! Thanks for the laughs. ;)
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )
mbanks says:
When you gotta go, you gotta go!
Oh the innocence captured here. Someone could hold this shot against him when he starts dating in about 12 to 14 years.
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )
Pandora as MINERVA on flickr says:
Ha ha ha ha... you all are so funny. I hope no one recognizes him when he grows up.
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )
sbpe76 says:
Looool! Very cool pic!!!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this photo.
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )
conrado4 says:
That is funny!!!
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )
catfish10151 says:
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )
ajpscs says:
your very naughty Pan! LOL
love this shot but no guts to shoot this! lol
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )
Pandora as MINERVA on flickr says:
It's only an innocent shot... that hopefully bring a smile on your face.
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )
gilmarcil says:
Excellent photographer!
Seen in FRIENDS group.
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )
gabrielescotto says:
troppo forte.....
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )
highplains says:
dude, that is way too funny, what a capture!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )
gdraskoy says:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Award Winner, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Crystal Award.
Beautiful photo!
Please post your photo to the Crystal Award group.
Invited Photos only
You are a super candid photographer and you are given a
Candid Human Expression Award. Please post your photo to the group.
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )
renquedochan says:
This excellent picture was seen on
Crystal Award ~ Invited Photos only .
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )
renquedochan says:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Media Me, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )
renquedochan says:
Thanks a lot! Wellcome to Media Me
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )
Laurent Filoche says:
Ha ha ! Nice stream !
Posted 6 weeks ago. ( permalink )
charityfipps says:
Funny photo, shows how much parents pay attention to their children.....Nice example
Posted 3 weeks ago. ( permalink )
email@example.com says:
Posted 32 hours ago. ( permalink )
ravenmathis05 says:
FWIW... I would be furious if I were the mother of this toddler.
1. At YOU for snapping a photo of my child and his/her privates.
2. At the NANNY for putting him in the dangerous position in the first place.
As a parent of a little boy I am appalled at this photo being posted!
- Apr 25, 2008, 5:39:00 PM
A description of the photo would be enough.
Moderator: Would you like someone posting links of your child naked in public? If you would, why not post some. If not, take down the link.
- Apr 25, 2008, 9:09:00 PM
Wow, Jane and Vanessa
The both of you sure are taking a beating. While I admit I'm not happy to see a photo of this little boy in all his glory - (because I imagine he wouldn't be too happy about it if he were older) - I do understand your intent.
Vanessa, thank you for posting it. And Jane, thank you for the caveat ... because now people can choose whether or not they want to view it.
- Apr 25, 2008, 10:13:00 PM
Yes, Jane you should be worried. We see it as a cute shot of a little boy. We don't see it in a sexual way, but some deviant from your blog sure does.
The child is hardly naked. You cannot see anything. How hard are you straining your sikko eyes 909?
It's a very pure image with nothing revealed, just the suggestion of by the mere fact that he is peeing.
- Apr 25, 2008, 10:21:00 PM
if you think it can't happen...
someone alerted me that my photo was posted on one of those candid picture sites. It was a picture taken of me in Puerto Rico while I was on a cruise. Imagine my shock to see a photo of myself crossing the street when I was shopping in San Juan. How weird was that?
- Apr 25, 2008, 10:27:00 PM
10:21 : why would you call someone (9:09) who expresses a bit more concern and sensitivity for the privacy/safety of this child "sicko eyes" and deviant? Why go into attack-mode just because someone doesn't agree with your opinion that the pic was "cute" or appropriate to share?
- Apr 26, 2008, 10:23:00 AM
In a previous post (regarding a nanny publishing a negative account of her experience with a family), Jane advised the OP to think twice about how a "tell-all" would affect the children involved. How is sharing this pic/link to the pic any better?
Sharing that little kid's photo was unnessesary to the discusion of why kids should avoid relieving themselves in public. It just seems to me that directing people to the picture is as much a violation of that boy's privacy as the person who took the picture in the first place.
- Apr 26, 2008, 10:36:00 AM
You sound familiar. Do you usually post as someone else?
- Apr 26, 2008, 11:20:00 AM
I am the OP of this post. I saw the picture. I sent it in. My first thought of the picture was what a great picture it is. My second thought was what a cute picture it is. Then I left that picture and kept surfing flickr. Then I went back to the picture because it reminded me of the peeing in public debate.
Now if Jane hadn't have posted my submission as I sent it, all of you who were so outraged wouldn't have the opportunity to flag the photo at Flickr. I think the link should stay so you can see what all of your reporting to Flickr does or does not do. If you are succesful, the link should disappear on it's own.
And no, I don't think that taking pictures of other people's children and putting them on a blog is a good idea. But I don't think for one minute that this photographer thought he/she was doing anything wrong or had any negative intentions.
- Apr 26, 2008, 11:26:00 AM
I think 10:21 was more pissed off that 9:09 was ripping on Jane. At least that's how I saw it. It was a bit offensive.
We can all look at this photo and think, "ah, what a cutie". But at the end of the day, I don't think any of us thinks it is appropriate.
The pic is already on Flickr, for the entire free world to see, so having Jane post it here doesn't make much difference. The damage is already done.
And to Vanessa, I can't figure out if you thought this was a good thing or a bad thing? I understand that 'Pandora by Minerva' is a popular photographer (I'm assuming she took the pic) ... but it still doesn't mean it's ok. And no, I'm sure she meant no harm.
I think the bottom line is -- the nanny/mom that allowed the child to drop his drawers in public in the first place and allow him to diddle was the one in the wrong.
- Apr 26, 2008, 11:34:00 AM
Hi all,
It's me again. When I first saw this picture I didn't realize it was snapped by someone who was a stranger to this child. That I don't agree with, but I still don't see the malice. The parent should be able to ask the photographer to take it down, but to do that the parent would need to know about the picture.
I work with a home goods company and we are always looking for stock images to purchase. In addition to stock photography services, I browse all of the photo hubs where individuals submit their photos and purchase photos from them or receive their permission from them to use their pictures in our advertising material.
Since this topic is so hot and heavy, I will continue submitting links that I think parents should know about! And just like any other sighting, I think it should stay until the parent hears about it.
Thanks all.
- Apr 26, 2008, 11:49:00 AM
Thank you Vanessa.
'Pandora' is known for taking very candid street photos, some of them are really incredible. She even has one where the person "caught" her snapping away and the very beautiful lady had a peeved look on her face.
Needless to say, it was a popular shot.
- Apr 26, 2008, 11:57:00 AM
- Pandoras Box said...
Here's the pic.
- Apr 26, 2008, 11:59:00 AM
I flagged the post on flickr. I also flagged this blog, and sent blogger a note letting them know that you have posted a link to a picture of a child where you can see part of their genitals (yes, you can, very easily) without the knowledge or consent of the parents.
I agree with 909, I doubt anyone would want a picture of our child being posted on the internet peeing in public without or knowledge, and the fact that this blog is spreading it around is not acceptable.
- Apr 26, 2008, 2:05:00 PM
2:05 that's your child?
- Apr 26, 2008, 2:07:00 PM
2:05 PM is the biggest asshole ever known to this blog. Cloaked in the veil of anonymity, she peruses and censors. She must be bored out of her mind to try and cause so much trouble. She probably clicks on the damn link 90 times a day. She has serious serious mental issues.
I don't see the child's genitals, but I am not looking as long, hard or often as you. You dirty pig.
You should be ashamed of yourself. You have a sick, sick, sick and dirty mind.
- Apr 26, 2008, 2:11:00 PM
No, that is not my child, but I would not want a picture of my child on the internet that looked like that, especially without my permission. 909 said that a description of the photo would have been enough, and I agree. There is no reason to post a link to this picture and spread it around.
- Apr 26, 2008, 2:13:00 PM
You flagged this blog?
Because why? Do you understand that this blog is calling attention to the picture to alert the people involved and warn others? And that that picture can be linked to by anyone in the world? You really don't need to have to worry about the people who come to ISYN. We are well intentioned and child friendly.
Who are YOU?
- Apr 26, 2008, 2:13:00 PM
205, 213,
Why don't you just leave and never come back? You anonymous, trouble making twit. You've always got to make a big deal out of something. I wouldn't be surprised if you are the nanny who got her ass handed to her for her idiotic rant and this is the way you are "getting back".
You're an idiot, plain and simple.
I saw the picture of a light hearted reminder. Not some hugely dramatic situation that you want to make it into!
- Apr 26, 2008, 2:15:00 PM
Do you have children? Why don't you do what 909 said and post some pictures of them peeing on the internet so some sicko can wack off to it (yeah, that is why you DON'T post pictures of your child naked on the net, because somewhere someone does it).
If a parent had posted this pic, or given permission to post this pic, it would have been one thing, but since the parents have NO IDEA that some stranger was taking a picture of their child NUDE, it should not be posted, or spread around.
It is funny that you attack someone so much for having a different view than you do.
- Apr 26, 2008, 2:22:00 PM
you are the one making trouble here, trying to make trouble for a blog that is all about protecting children. are you daft? you aren't needed or wanted here. posters on here 'get it' about the purpose of the link to the picture. evidently you do not.
- Apr 26, 2008, 2:28:00 PM
Gloria, Melamonk,
I completely agree. When I clicked on the link, I laughed. There is nothing dirty or scandalous about this picture. Should the photographer have gotten permission, sure but unfortunately this happens everyday so often-how can you fight it? I suggest the strange person posting anonymously just go have a cup of lemmon tea and calm down. What a think to get so worked up over. In fact, the more worked up she gets, the less I seem to see it as an issue at all.
- Apr 26, 2008, 2:28:00 PM
Melamonk (2:13 post)
Thank you for a very gracious and intelligent post that I am sure speaks for many of Jane's posters on this Blog.
- Apr 26, 2008, 6:16:00 PM
so what's your real damage?
you are afraid some guy is wacking off to this particular image? when he on the same website could so oodles of naked children on the beach, in the pool, etc?
I have to agree, you sound sick.
Reminds me of a nanny I had who has so worried we were going to be robbers. Everyone window was shut, doors deadbolted 24/7. It was stifling hot in the spring because conceivably some dwarf could have crawled through our windows in broad daylight. Come to find out that she used to rob houses in her early twenties before she got turned around. She was an okay nanny, not the best, not the worst. Very honest though. Told me more than I wanted to know.
- Apr 26, 2008, 7:34:00 PM
Funny how I posted a comment and it has been removed... (on the flicker photo). I wonder how many others comments about how awful this is were removed?
And... FWIW... just because I don't agree with your opinion means mine is wrong. It is just that, my opinion.
- Apr 27, 2008, 10:45:00 AM
No, Mom but you are a bit of a sensationalist.
- Apr 27, 2008, 10:46:00 AM
I don't know what's more astounding. Someone actually being bored enough to go through Flickr and post a bunch of peeing people - or the poster that's actually going to take the time to go through and look at every single one of them.
For the record - I did not.
Although it's a clever post, I think it's taking this subject wayyy to far.
The point has been driven down the drain (pun intended).
And for those that just can't handle it and feel the need to go and report this blog and every picture that doesn't sit right with them?
You're nothing but a big 'ol crybaby!
- Apr 27, 2008, 11:24:00 AM
- Jane Doe said...
What did you report ISYN to blogger for? Not policing the comment section throughly enough?
- Apr 27, 2008, 12:00:00 PM
- This may be more your speed said...
Here ya go. This pic is for all you crybabies! LOL
No harm, no foul!
- Apr 27, 2008, 12:04:00 PM
I really hope you don't let these people get you down. You do so many wonderful things. I don't understand why this is such a problem for them. We are the one's bringing in these pics, NOT you.
Don't they get that??
- Apr 27, 2008, 12:08:00 PM
- so innocent said...
Tell me this isn't beautiful!
- Apr 27, 2008, 12:13:00 PM
I still think this is the disgruntled nanny who is pissed at jane for calling her an ass after she posted at how she tricks her employer into thinking she is a good nanny when she isn't. Anyone else get that feeling? Who else would have such venom for Jane or ISYN except someone who felt she was victimized by the blog?
As a mother of two children and an empployer of two nannies, I have a question for the Big Brother Bitch on this blog who keeps crying. How would I ever know that my child was in a picture on the internet unless someone pointed it out to me? How?
And you do realize that the original picture of the boy peeing won several awards on Flickr and was praised by the flickr community for being cute and a great capture?
Of course you do. You're just a disgruntled nanny trying to phis all over this blog. If you were anything or anyone else, you would simply say, "hey this blog isn't for me" and not return.
- Apr 27, 2008, 12:13:00 PM
I did click on the links to some of the pictures. What is the big deal? Seriously. Get a hobby. May I suggest you take up where Charlston Heston left off?
- Apr 27, 2008, 12:15:00 PM
- Pee Mate said...
Women, you can now pee standing up.
- Apr 27, 2008, 12:19:00 PM
The person threatening ISYN and flagging it is a TROLL.
When Blogger looks at this blog, they won't see any objectionable material because there isn't any!
I think the troll could be the nanny. She feels tricked. She thought she could submit her rant safely and you went and commented right on her rant. In her mind, you, Jane prejudiced everyone against her. Had you said nothing, she feels she would have been saluted and cheered.
- Apr 27, 2008, 12:24:00 PM
relax, it was supposed to be humorous.
- Apr 27, 2008, 12:32:00 PM
I wanna "pee-mate", LOL.
- Apr 27, 2008, 12:32:00 PM
O.k., there you go. Jane is now being a really good sport and deleting some of the possibly offensive posts that might be bothering a few of you.
I sure hope you get a lot of credit for that Jane, because this is your blog, and you really didn't have to do that.
- Apr 27, 2008, 12:48:00 PM
- important note said...
I know this is what some may have been concerned about regarding Flickr. They are warning you to be careful.
- Apr 27, 2008, 2:05:00 PM
Not only does the ISYN dislcaimer say she is not responsible for comments left in the comment section, blogger does not hold Blogs responsible for them either. Why? How could they? Blogs are routinely spammed and their links point to porn and worse yet, websites that corrupt your computer.
I would stay stick to your guns Jane. Don't over censor to make one idiot happy. Our national news is censored enough. I am on the Internet for something real.
- Apr 27, 2008, 5:38:00 PM
Sometimes the stupidity of some people is unbelievable. Reading thru these posts, I saw such pettiness and such nitpicking over what wasn't a big deal. Troublemakers abound, I guess.
- May 1, 2008, 12:26:00 AM
to mom:
your sister sounds like she TRULY needs help and should not be around children stop justifying her acts because its plain and simple.. PEDOPHILLIA!!
please PLEASE PLEASE turn her in!!
- May 2, 2008, 4:45:00 AM
I can't believe that this is posted with a public setting on a flicker account. It is one thing to post pictures of you own children but quite another to post pictures of someone else's child without their knowledge of permission. This is absolutely inappropriate.
- May 7, 2008, 10:15:00 PM
Tell me why someone took this picture again? Oh, and Janet, sorry your sad!
- Jun 29, 2008, 9:04:00 PM


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Early morning explosion came from Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
The loud explosion some residents heard after 5 a.m. today came from the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake.
NAWS Public Affairs Officer Peggy Shoaf said the explosion was a test known as a slow-bomb cookoff.
She said a bomb was planted Jan. 29, and engineers wanted to see how long it take to build up enough heat to explode.

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Often brewed as a coffee substitute, the roots of Dandelion (taraxacum officinale) can also be used as an ingredient in root beer. The cleaned, raw roots can also be sliced into salads or cooked and added to other vegetables. The taproot is white on the inside and dark brown on the outside and grows up to 6 inches long. The plant first appeared in the 10th century, the British considered Dandelion a valuable herbal plant and it has held a distinguished place among European herbalists for centuries. When the whole plant is used, Dandelion will work as a natural dye and turn a fabric a deep magenta. Since 1922, Alvita has been making the finest herb teas money can buy. Pure, natural singles and blends that bring you unsurpassed enjoyment, healthful benefits and complete satisfaction. No less reassuring is our unwavering commitment to the environment. Today, no herb tea company goes as far to protect the Earth and its precious resources-this package and its contents being testimony. There is no plastic shrinkwrap on the outside. The box is 100% recycled board that can be recycled again. The finish is soybean-based. Our tea bags are English Pillow Style, with no strings, tags or staples attached. Even the tea bag paper is recyclable. And all our bags are oxygen bleached, not chlorine bleached, to safeguard you and our ground water. Degradable. Recyclable. Reusable. The key component of each is the word able . At Alvita, we wholeheartedly believe we are all able to play a key role in preserving the wondrous world we live in. For us, it starts with offering you the most environmentally safe and responsible herb teas possible.
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Occupational Therapist – jolly useful!September 15, 2008 at 7:53 pm | Posted in Me, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | Leave a comment
Tags: arthritis, dycem.com, grip, non-slip solutions, occupational therapist, occupational therapy, OT, RA, Rheumatoid arthritis
I consider myself very lucky that my rheumatology department runs this early arthritis clinic, even if it is a little tricky to get into it (as you'll know if you've read the two previous posts). I don't think someone with symptoms as mild as mine would normally have access to an OT. Silly little things have become very frustrating over the last few weeks – opening jars, turning on the kitchen tap, which gets quite stiff, and, on bad days, gripping anything that's smaller than an inch or so in diameter. I wouldn't have thought to bother a doctor about any of these things but it was great to talk to someone who not only really understood the frustration, but actually had some practical advice to offer. She's suggested simple pipe lagging, which comes in a rang of diameters, can be slid over things like toothbrushes, hair brushes etc. to make the grip softer and wider, and she's given me a bit to take away and try. She's also given me a bit of magic plastic grippy non-slippy semi-sticky stuff. It's officially known as a piece cut from a Dycem non-slip reel but I just call it magic! It does the gripping for me so I just drape it over the very stiff tap and I can turn it on just using the palm of my hand! I expect one can open jars and things with it too, but they do also make a jar opener so I might look into that. I've got a cane with a moulded hand grip for really bad days … although if my knee's bad then my hands will probably be too bad to use it … at least I have the option though. And finally I've got her phone number … which if she actually answers and is happy to give advice over the phone, could be worth its weight in gold.
I really shouldn't say this, because she was so lovely, but we obviously didn't share a sense of humour. 'What do you use to open jars?' she asked, before providing me with the little slice of blue magic mentioned above. 'My husband,' I answered, with a grin, or something as close to a grin as I could manage given my mood. Now everyone else I've said this too has laughed, or at worst chuckled, but she took me deadly seriously … and in fairness I was serious, I suppose. I do use hubby to open jars, but that's never worried me unduly. 'Hmm,' she said, 'now we must maintain our independence, mustn't we?' One of my pet hates is being referred to as 'we' but I let it go, because really, she was so lovely and helpful.
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So far we've identified players in the National League East, West and Central and American League East divisions that you should shy away from in fantasy baseball drafts for the 2013 season. Next up: the AL Central ...
You can find projections for all of the players below in the new 2013 Rotoworld Baseball Draft Guide. And while you're at it, sign up for a free fantasy baseball league with our partners at Yahoo! Sports.
Jake Peavy, SP, White Sox
From 2009-2011, the most starts Peavy made in a season was 18. He also put up pedestrian ERAs of 4.63 and 4.92 in 2010 and 2011, respectively, in his first two "full" seasons with the White Sox. For these reasons, he was largely an afterthought in fantasy drafts last spring. Yet, the former National League Cy Young winner pulled a rabbit out of his hat in 2012, posting a 3.37 ERA while accumulating 219 innings – a total just 4 1/3 frames shy of his career high. Not coincidentally, it also happened to be his walk year, and he earned a new two-year, $29 million deal following his bounce-back season. Expecting a repeat from the 31-year-old would be awfully dangerous, as he's far from a guarantee to make 20 starts, let alone another 30.
Torii Hunter, OF, Tigers
Hunter's 2012 season was the first time over a full season – other than his rookie year -- that the veteran outfielder failed to reach the 20-homer plateau, and he fell well short with just 16 bombs. Yet, Hunter managed to keep his fantasy value afloat by batting .313, the first time in the 37-year-old's career that he hit over .300. However, Hunter's BABIP was an unsustainable .389 -- a good 82 points above his career mark – and he also failed to reach double-digit steals for the third straight season. Hunter's average is a good bet to fall back around his career mark (.277), and if his power continues to fade, there's just not much appeal here from a fantasy perspective.
Paul Konerko, 1B, White Sox
Konerko got off to a roaring start last season, batting .381 with 11 dingers over the first two months. But the veteran first baseman then began having more left wrist problems in June, undergoing a minor procedure for the ailment, and then batted just .258 with 15 bombs the rest of the way. Konerko had the wrist operated on again in October, and although he's been given a clean bill of health, the malady has to be a bit of concern heading into 2013. Konerko had three good-but-not-great years from 2007-09 before rebounding to post big numbers in 2010 and 2011, so there is some danger in again writing him off too soon. The six-time All-Star will turn 37 next week, though, and injury is a bigger concern at this point. His numbers probably won't fall off the cliff, but there's a good chance they'll continue to trend in the wrong direction.
Scott Diamond, SP, Twins
Diamond didn't make his first start with the Twins last year until over a month into the season, but by the end of the campaign, he was easily the club's most reliable starter, posting a 3.54 ERA and 1.24 WHIP over 27 outings. The left-hander's recipe for success is simple: he throws strikes (1.6 BB/9 in 2012) and he gets ground balls (2.09 GB/FB ratio). The problem is that Diamond rarely gets swings and misses (4.7 K/9), so his margin for error is small. And, while the southpaw has always had good control, his walk rate in the minors was never close to as good as last year's mark. There's also the fact that Diamond is recovering from surgery to remove a bone chip from his elbow, something that could keep him from being ready on Opening Day. That's too many question marks for me, especially for a guy whose upside is limited even if everything falls into place.
Alex Avila, C, Tigers
Avila looked well on his way to becoming one of the game's top catchers after batting .295/.389/.506 with 19 homers in 2011 during his fantastic first full season. The 26-year-old dealt with patellar tendinitis in both knees down the stretch that year, though, managing just three singles in 41 at-bats during the playoffs. He then stumbled to a .243/.352/.384 line last season, watching his home run total fall to nine and his ability against left-handed pitching completely evaporate. Avila received platelet-rich plasma injections shortly after last year's World Series ended, and he thinks that will help his knees stay healthy in 2013. Perhaps it will to a certain degree, but Avila is going to take a beating again with Victor Martinez not ready to lighten the load behind the plate.
Chris Perez, RP, Indians
Perez proved last season that his drop in strikeouts the year prior was an aberration, as the Indians' closer whiffed over a batter per inning in 2012. He also slammed the door on 39-of-43 save opportunities, good for an impressive 91 percent conversion rate. However, Perez was again prone to the occasional blow-up appearance, which resulted in a 3.59 ERA – his worst since he became a closer. But, while Perez's skill set clearly falls short of that of a top-tier closer, the bigger worry might become his situation. Perez will make $7.3 million in 2013 before hitting arbitration for a final time over the winter. The Indians have shown no eagerness to extend him, which isn't surprising given his sometimes inconsistent performance and the shots that he's taken at both the front office and fan base. Perez's name is often involved in trade speculation, and we could see the Tribe finally move him at the deadline if they're out of contention (which is a distinct possibility in a division with the heavy favorite Tigers, the White Sox and the improved Royals). A deal could result in him going from second-tier closer to setup man.
Alcides Escobar, SS, Royals
The Royals love what Escobar gives them with the glove, as well as his speed and durability. And, while his power is still well below average, he's even taken some small strides in that area, too. However, at least in fantasy terms, the 26-year-old is still a one-trick pony. Escobar batted .293 in 2012, but he was helped out immensely by a .344 BABIP. As a guy that rarely drives the ball with authority, he's always going to be dependent on BABIP luck to prop up his average. And, as a singles hitter who is allergic to walks (he drew just 27 in 648 plate appearances last season), Escobar's runs totals also leave something to be desired. Another run at 30 steals should be attainable, but he's not going to give you anything else.
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YREKA – The man who poisoned and killed two Australian Shepherds in his Yreka neighborhood in December, 2012 faces a five-year state prison sentence.
Bruce Lynn Dooley, 54, appeared in the Siskiyou County Superior Court on Tuesday where he entered a plea of guilty to two felony counts of animal cruelty, and admitted to the special allegation that he has previously been convicted of a violent felony.
In exchange for his guilty plea, the Siskiyou County District Attorney's Office offered him a stipulated sentence of five years in state prison. He will have to serve 80 percent of his term prior to parole eligibility.
Dooley was on probation for felony assault at the time he poisoned the dogs, and Superior Court Judge William Davis formally revoked his probation.
Davis scheduled Dooley to reappear in court on Feb. 19 for sentencing.
Siskiyou County Deputy District Attorney Martha Aker, who prosecuted the case, said the Yreka Police Department (YPD) did an "outstanding job" investigating this case.
"This result is a testament to YPD going the extra mile to fully investigate the case," added Siskiyou County District Attorney Kirk Andrus. "Instances of animal cruelty and abuse often require special investigative procedures and YPD did a great job."
YPD Chief Brian Bowles said Officer Steve Fahrney led the investigation.
"Officer Fahrney did a great job not only investigating but documenting every detail in this case," said Bowles. "The DA's Office picked up the ball and justice prevailed in a timely manner."
The incident, which Bowles described as "truly unbelievable and shocking," occurred Dec. 5, 2012 on Lane Street in Yreka.
A witness to the incident told the Daily News he saw Dooley throw something over the fence where the dogs, Cassie and Blue, resided. He said he thought it was strange but he did not know what was happening.
The dogs' owner, with whom the witness was acquainted, was not home at the time; he called her at work to tell her about the incident.
When the dogs' owner arrived home, she observed that Blue and Cassie were in distress, and she took them to the veterinarian. They died of their injuries while receiving treatment.
According to YPD reports, Dooley laced food with gopher poisoning before throwing it over the fence.
When officers were investigating the case, Dooley told them the dogs' barking was the reason he poisoned them.
The witness told the Daily News he never observed the dogs barking excessively.
Dooley was arrested and has since been held in the Siskiyou County Jail.
Dooley had a felony strike conviction for shooting at a car with a BB gun. He was charged in January, 2011. He pleaded guilty to the charge and was placed on probation in March, 2011.
"This defendant's prior felony assault conviction constituted a 'strike' under California law, making him eligible for state prison and enhancing the penalty in this case. In addition, there is no overlooking how egregiously anti-social this behavior was. The punishment fit this crime, taking into consideration the background of the defendant," said Andrus.
He pointed out that it is very unusual for a person convicted of animal cruelty or abuse to be sentenced to prison, as such charges are not eligible for state prison under Gov. Jerry Brown's realignment plan.
"Our hearts go out to the victims whose dogs were killed. We affirm our commitment to seek justice for victims who have no voice, including innocent animals," said Andrus.
On behalf of the YPD, Bowles added, "Our condolences go to Blue and Cassie's owners."


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The 10 boys and 12 girls chosen as semi-finalists for the Hannibal Chamber's Tom and Becky Program for 2013-2014 were announced today, April 6, by Chamber of Commerce Executive Director McKenzie Disselhorst and Melissa Cummins, Tom and Becky program coordinator.
The 10 boys and 12 girls chosen as semi-finalists for the Hannibal Chamber's Tom and Becky Program for 2013-2014 were announced today, April 6, by Chamber of Commerce Executive Director McKenzie Disselhorst and Melissa Cummins, Tom and Becky program coordinator.
All are Hannibal seventh-grade students. They presented speeches to a Tom and Becky committee at the Hannibal Middle School on Friday, April 5.
Tom semi-finalists are:
• Keaton Bartz, son of Shawn and Tina Bartz
• Caleb Feldkamp, son of David and Tara Feldkamp
• John Fowler, son of Brian and Lori Fowler
• Bryce Kirby, son of Matt and Kimmberly Kirby
• Curtis Lasley, son of Curtis and Tiffany Lasley
• Cooper Lewis, son of Wes and Dolly Lewis
• Nathan Lewton, son of Steve and Michelle Lewton
• Carter Munch, son of Marshall and Karen Munch
• Ayden Nichols, son of Jason and Chrystal Nichols
• Clayton Robertson, son of Timothy and Stacie Robertson
Becky semi-finalists are:
• Katelyn Beilsmith, daughter of James and Janita Beilsmith
• Kelly Bowen, daughter of Les and Brenda Bowen
• Emilee Carleton, daughter of Linda Carleton
• Olivia Clark, daughter of Shawn and Regina Clark
• Christa Dowil, daughter of Mark and Lori Dowil
• Emily Edwards, daughter of Neal Edwards and Shannon Rosenkrans
• Hannah Laws, daughter of Steven and Trudy Laws
• Shelbie Mays, daughter of Richard Mays and Tara Jacobs
• Grace McIntosh, daughter of the late Robert McIntosh and Caroline McIntosh
• Ashlyn Nichols, daughter of Jason and Chrystal Nichols
• Jillian Scholes, daughter of Mike Scholes and Vicky Kruser
• Jorden VanWinkle, daughter of Mark and Robin VanWinkle
The semi-finalists will prepare for testing over Mark Twain and Hannibal. The tests will be given Tuesday, April 30, at the middle school by Chamber representatives.
Ten-minute interviews will be scheduled for the evening of May 3, conducted by a panel of Chamber members and judges familiar to the Tom and Becky Program and the tourist industry.
Announcement of the five Tom and five Becky finalists will be made on Saturday, May 4.
A two-day orientation for the finalists is planned for June 19 and 20. Final judging by three out-of-town judges will take place on July 3.
The announcement of the new Tom and Becky will be made immediately after the parade on July 4.
The 2012-2013 official Tom and Becky who have served since July 4, 2012, are Lucas Cline and Brooke Burton.
Alternate Toms currently serving are Stephen Adkison, Adam Ledbetter, Forrest Lemon and Chandler Waelder.
Alternate Beckys are Morgan Bross, Abbey Laws, Katie Manzke and Taylor Vandelicht.


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LAKE SHASTINA – The Lake Shastina Community Services District (LSCSD) has added a new employee to its ranks who will manage both the fire and police force for the district.
Lake Shastina Chief of Public Safety Mike Wilson's contract was approved at the December LSCSD meeting, stated a press release issued by the LSCSD. Wilson assumed duties on Jan. 2.
Wilson is replacing retired police chief Rick Alves and interim fire chief Kent Cunningham. Alves, who retired at the end of 2012, had been with the department for the past 11 years. Cunningham accepted the interim position while the LSCSD was just beginning the search for the new permanent chief.
Wilson comes to Lake Shastina with 28 years of public safety experience, including 22 years in law enforcement and six years in firefighting. His most recent position was with the Marysville Police Department as police captain, second in command.
He came to Marysville 10 years ago and rose up in the ranks – to sergeant in 2004, lieutenant in 2005 and captain in 2008.
Wilson's prior career background includes positions with the Gridley, Oroville and Placerville police departments as well as fire suppression and prevention assignments with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). He also has experience as a law enforcement instructor.
"It's a remarkable group of people who work for LSCSD and to be given the opportunity to become part of it is simply an honor," said Wilson. "Based on my background, I have looked at several locations while pursuing the next step in my career. I have applied for chief positions at several locations throughout the state. However, I never found any of them to be a perfect fit. Many of the opportunities I looked at offered more money and several were very nice places, but when I found the opportunity in Lake Shastina, I fell in love with it. Lake Shastina will be my home."
According to LSCSD General Manager John McCarthy, the recruitment process was a long one. He said the district received applications from numerous very qualified applicants from all over the country, but Wilson was the best fit.
"Wilson's reputation as a 'compassionate' captain is reflected in his many acts of kindness, ingenuity and community services while working in Marysville," stated the release.
When Wilson announced his resignation from the Marysville Police Department, the Appeal Democrat, Marysville's newspaper, published an article highlighting his acts of philanthropy and dedication to public service during his employment, and shared many stories of Wilson's outreach to local civic groups, schools and the homeless.
Now that he is living and working in Lake Shastina, Wilson said, "I look forward to becoming part of the community."
He stated that he embraces new challenges and the opportunity to share his philosophy of "hands on" management and employee empowerment.
"I strongly believe that a successful organization learns from the past, continually assesses the present and pursues its vision," said Wilson.
He said one of his goals is to be an accessible leader, who not only maintains an open door policy to the members of the LSCSD but also maintains an open door policy for the community members of Lake Shastina.
One of his short term plans is to host a monthly "Coffee with the Chief" event one morning each month at the Public Safety Department. He explained that this will allow citizens to come and share their concerns, thoughts or ideas while enjoying a cup of coffee in an informal setting.
"For me, it's a great opportunity to keep an ear on the pulse of our community members," said Wilson. "I am committed to getting the public involved in taking responsibility for taking care of their neighborhoods in order to enhance the community's quality of life."


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Airlines have canceled 50 flights through the weekend because of the blizzard bearing down on the northeastern United States, said Laura Coale, a DIA spokeswoman.
"It's possible we will see additional cancellations ... and some delays as the snow starts falling in the Northeast," Coale said.
The blizzard, winter weather moving in from the Midwest in combination with a nor'easter, could dump up to three feet of snow in some areas of the Northeast by Saturday.
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Bloodmobile will be at Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday
Houchin Blood Bank will once again be bringing their Bloodmobile to Taft next Tuesday, January 8, to collect life-giving blood.
Houchin will be will be in the Chamber of Commerce parking lot on the corner of Kern and Fourth Streets from 1 p.m to 6 p.m.
Giving blood is not painful or harmful; it takes only a few minutes, and it may save someone's life. Houchin Blood Bank is a non-profit organization which draws, processes, stores and delivers blood to all the hospitals in Kern County.
They rely completely on volunteers as the source of their blood, and they require 150 units of blood each day to service the needs in this region. They are especially in need of A-, B-, AB-, and O- donors at this time.
Who can give blood? Donors must be at least 17 years old and weigh a minimum of 110 pounds. There is no upper age limit. There are a number of conditions which disqualify one for donation including AIDS, hepatitis, Yellow Jaundice, heart disease, drug use and cancer in the previous five years.
How should one prepare for donation? Eat a meal within four hours before donating. Well-balanced meals are preferred, with little or no dairy products, caffeine or fried foods. One should be free from all cold, flu or infection symptoms.
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After cowardly Albert backs out of a gunfight because he's never fired his gun, his fickle girlfriend leaves him for another man -- the proprietor of the town's foremost moustache emporium. When he accidentally saves the life of a mysterious and beautiful woman, she helps him find his courage and learn to stand up for himself. But when...
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After cowardly Albert backs out of a gunfight because he's never fired his gun, his fickle girlfriend leaves him for another man -- the proprietor of the town's foremost moustache emporium. When he accidentally saves the life of a mysterious and beautiful woman, she helps him find his courage and learn to stand up for himself. But when her husband, a notorious outlaw, arrives seeking revenge the sheep farmer must triumph over all of the hilariously awful dangers of the old west in order to save her.
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If you have any pre-existing familiarity with Seth MacFarlane, you'll find yourself utterly baffled after spending no more than 10 minutes withA Million Ways to Die in the West. Half that time will be spent on the opening titles, a shockingly earnest homage to Western classics (oh, that's nice! ... but where are the jokes?), a piece on sheep farmer MacFarlane's stammering break-up with his turned-off ladyfriend Amanda Seyfried (relatable! ... but where are the jokes?), and one scene on Liam Neeson's snarling bandit shooting an old prospector dead over a chunk of gold (menacing! ... but where are the jokes?). When the allotted time is up, you'll be angling to challenge the marketing behind MacFarlane's film, as well as the reputation of the man on which A Million Ways to Die was sold. It's hardly a comedy at all, and he, at least in this case, not a comedian.
MacFarlane's movie toggles between scenes devoid of humorous intent altogether and those that simply miss the mark (and hard) in the joke department. Independently, these elements are painful; together, they're fatal. The material paving the agonizingly naturalistic romantic incline involving MacFarlane and Charlize Theron would feel more at home on the cutting room floor of a mumblecore reject than in the sort of comedy that banks on the gastrointestinal system for its principal supply of laughter.
The common factor here is a lack of effort. Instead of opting for creativity, writer/director MacFarlane plays cheap, opening the film with a fellatio gag, topping it with human flatulence (and its ugly cousin) and livestock urination, and peppering in the occasional pop culture reference. Ah, so that's where MacFarlane has been hiding! you might say. After all, Family Guy is full of pop culture gags, spoofs, and send-ups. But A Million Ways holds true to its maxim of expending absolutely no energy or imagination, vying for unabashed theft of catchphrases (Neil Patrick Harris is the purveyor of the most heinous example) without so much as a wink at, comment about, or spin on the source material in question.
Perhaps the biggest shame is seeing deft comic actors like Harris, Neeson, and Sarah Silverman squandered in scenes that give them no opportunity to be funny. Neeson doesn't get a single joke to play with, Harris (a master of facial contortion) manages a few chuckles despite C- material. One-note jokes like Silverman and Giovanni Ribisi - a lovestruck prostitute and her virgin boyfriend - or Christopher Hagen as MacFarlane's cranky dad are the most active sources of comedy that Ways has to offer. But bald-faced jokes about sex and s**t can only occupy so much of this thing's diabolical 116-minute runtime.
Occasionally, MacFarlane's comic tenacity - the type you might never have cared for but at least knew to be an existent force - does rear its reluctant head. Townspeople clamoring over a dollar, MacFarlane and Ribisi exhibiting their own take on the saloon brawl, and an admittedly fun song about the glories of having a mustache. If this kind of imagination - or, hell, even attitude - could have been exercised over the other 85 percent of AMW, we might have had something recognizable as comedy. But instead, we have mostly dead air and sheep dicks.
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Cedar Key School FAA met 40 of the top FFA teams in the state in the food science competition at the University of Florida on December 4 and came home winners. Cedar Key's Future Farmers of America students included Laia Gore, Brooke Allen, Mikayla Pope, Caitlin Goss, Ariel Alexander, Taryn Epperson, Abby Osteen and Samantha Sapp.
The team placed third in the state overall and Abby won first place for her contributions to the team.The contest helps members learn about career areas in food science and related industries by competing against others from around the state. They take a written exam about food science safety, regulations, marketing and processing.
The biggest part of the contest is the team activity. The team is given a marketing scenario for which they design a product, determine the ingredients, advertising, market group, profit margin and nutrition label. They are given a scenario and a list of possible ingredients. This year it was a trail mix for the 13- to 23-year-old age group.
They had 40 minutes to prepare an eight-minute presentation to a panel of judges. The judges then asked the team about their product. They also had to identify aromas like ginger, clove, raspberry, etc., in a blind test — 40 flavors in all.
The contestants also performed a triangle test in the UF food lab where they identified the off-brand by taste, smell or texture. Additionally, they received a taste of dealing with customer complaint letters. The students were given a sample complaint letter and had to write a handwritten response to the customer.
Ada Lang, Cedar Key Beacon staff writer and FFA Advisor Denny Voyles contributed to this report..
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A massive thank you to all the very lovely people who handed in property at this year's Festival. Every year an amazing amount of things are handed in and this year we were able to return at least:
51 bags and 23 rucksacks/suitcases and contents (including keys, cash, ID, cameras, phones, wallets etc);
as well as…
25 cameras
8 pairs of glasses
22 sets of keys
18 passports
55 phones / smartphones
330 wallets and contents (including amongst other things, cash, driving licences, bank cards)
61 driving licences
43 ID/Rail cards of various types
20 miscellaneous items, including: 1 trumpet, 2 laptops, ear defenders and cuddly toys.
Over £3,800 was returned to Festival-goers (including £3333.47 in cheques written by Michael Eavis to cover amounts too large to post).
It's great that so many folk are prepared to go out of their way to hand things in to ensure people's valuables are returned to them. It makes a lot of people very happy indeed!
The Lost Property Team


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Louis Gaudinot
TRAINING: I start with a good breakfast before heading to training. I train from 10 am till 12, working boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, grappling and MMA, depending on what day it is. After that I have something to eat before I do my cardio session in the afternoon, then I am at my school teaching until 10 pm.
When and why did you start training for fighting? To challenge myself. I started training in 1991, when I was six
What ranks and titles have you held? Ring of Combat Flyweight Champion
Do you have any heroes? My Mother
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It's a dream come true
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? Seton Hall - Criminal Justice
What was your job before you started fighting? Teaching MMA
Ranks in any martial arts styles: Fourth Degree Black Belt MMA
Favorite grappling technique: Omoplata
Favorite striking technique: Left Hook
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