- August 11, 2012 -

Xane enjoying his new 'Love to the 4th Power' wall decor. I had a good game last night. I played one of the houses that I built & Xane's son Richard is now a teen with straight As in school, a part time job after school that he's doing great in, he's already met Angeline, the girl he's going to marry as soon as he finishes school, & he's already chosen his career path & has a bright future in the military. CPR Monday.

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Bring a wide-tooth comb & spray-on conditioner to combat post-swim tangles.

Father is always a Republican toward his son, & his mother's always a Democrat.

Having trouble waking up in the morning? End your shower with a burst of cold water. Your body will quickly respond to the cold water blast & help you perk up.

Jonesboro schoolyard shooters guilty (1998):

In Jonesboro, Arkansas, Mitchell Johnson pleads guilty to the Jonesboro schoolyard massacre on his 14th birthday, and Andrew Golden, age 12, is convicted. Both boys had been charged with five counts of murder and 10 counts of battery for the March 24 shooting that left four schoolmates and a teacher dead and 10 others wounded. Juvenile Court Judge Ralph Wilson Jr. sentenced them to the maximum penalty allowed by law--confinement to a juvenile center, perhaps until they turned 21. The judge, who declared during sentencing that "here the punishment will not fit the crime," had rejected a plea of temporary insanity made by Golden.

During the trial, prosecutors had recounted step-by-step how, on March 24, the boys took a van from Mitchell's home, guns from Andrew's grandfather's house, and then went to the Westside Middle School dressed in camouflage. Andrew pulled a fire alarm in the school to flush classmates and teachers outside and then ran to a patch of woods 75 yards away, where he met Mitchell. As the students and teachers filed out, the boys opened fire. After the massacre, they fled into the woods toward their van but were captured by police before they could escape.

By Arkansas law at the time, juvenile offenders could not be held in adult prisons and thus were traditionally released on their 18th birthday. In addition, unlike convicted adults, juvenile offenders were also allowed to own guns after being paroled. In the aftermath of the tragedy, Arkansas changed its laws so that child murderers can be imprisoned after the age of 21. In 1999, Arkansas bought a facility that enabled the state to keep Johnson and Golden in jail until their 21st birthdays. Johnson was freed in 2005; Golden was released in 2007. Neither has any criminal record. The Jonesboro massacre was the worst in a series of deadly school shootings that occurred between October 1997 and 1998. However, just over a year later, on April 20, 1999, a murderous rampage by two students at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, left 13 dead and 23 injured.

Only 57% of the people who start college graduate, which means 43% don't. Guess what they have: no degree plus student loans! Is education important? Yes. Is it absolutely 100% necessary? No. Do I recommend going to college? Yes. Do I recommend going $80,000 in debt to get your degree in underwater basket weaving? No.

Paper:

Henry is an overworked, underpaid editor for a struggling New York City newspaper who is being wooed by a more stable paper to take a higher-paying position. When his paper gets a hot legal scoop, will Henry stay by his ill editor-in-chief's side?

Permeable:

Capable of being permeated : Penetrable.

The best workout clothes are those made of permeable fabrics that allow body heat to escape.

Today's word & its synonym "pervious" both make good use of the Latin prefix per-, meaning "through." "Permeate" traces back to a combination of per- & the Latin verb meare, meaning "to go" or "to pass," whereas the history of "pervade" calls upon Lain via, meaning "way." Both "permeable" & its more common relative, the verb "permeate," still retain the original Latin idea of "passing through." The prefix per- also gave English "pervade," meaning "to become diffused throughout every part of."

Steve Wozniak's birthday (1950).

Thank-you note & gift for your hosts (even relatives!) is always appreciated. If you visit frequently, notes & gifts aren't required every time, though saying "thank you" is.

Trinity:

The Trinity necklace is a classic style stainless steel tri-link necklace. The tri-links overlap as they connect; similar to a classic rope chain. The striking twisted steel rope design makes this chain a distinctive and original addition to your every day style.

What 1963 hit single by the Kingsmen did the FBI clear of obscenity charges after finding its lyrics “unintelligible at any speed”?

“Louie Louie.”

What animal is the most common sports mascot of U.S. colleges and universities?

Who was the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd to host the Oscars?

A. Ellen DeGeneres

B. Whoopi Goldberg

C. Chris Rock

The 2002 show ran more than 4 hours - a night of yawns & sore bottoms.