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One word comes to mind:  IDIOT


A Fort Worth man trying to scratch an itch on his back used a revolver and accidentally shot himself. Jorge Espinal, 44, was *drinking beer and playing poker around 3 a.m. Sunday morning in his home in the 3500 block of Montague Street, when he got up from the table and walked into another room, said Fort Worth police Lt. Kenneth Dean. “He told officers he had an itch on his back and grabbed the first thing he could get a hold of which was a revolver,” Lt. Dean said. “The gun went off." Mr. Espinal went back and told his buddies that he shot himself. “They didn’t believe him until they saw the blood coming down his back,” Lt. Dean said. Mr. Espinal was taken to an area hospital where he was treated and released with non-life-threatening injuries.

* Another reason Mexican's shouldn't be allowed to drink alcohol.

What is wrong with people?  What kind of a parent would let their child wear something like this to a school prom?   This girl is all upset because the school had a standard (thank God) that she didn't meet and because they turned her away because she showed up at the Prom looking like a Prostitute vs. a school girl attending her Senior Prom.

I have three words for you little Ms. Hoochie in Waiting..... "GET OVER IT"

http://www.dallasnews.com/video/index.html?nvid=243976



Would you let your daughter wear something like this to her school prom?

TWO TEMPLES A Builder built a temple, He wrought it with grace and skill;  Pillars and groins and arches All fashioned to work his will. Men said, as they saw its beauty, "It shall never know decay; Great is thy skill, O Builder! Thy fame shall endure for aye." 
A Mother built a temple With loving and infinite care,  Planning each arch with patience, Laying each stone with prayer. None praised her unceasing efforts, None knew of her wondrous plan, For the temple the Mother built Was unseen by the eyes of man. 
Gone is the Builder's temple, Crumpled into the dust; Low lies each stately pillar, Food for consuming rust.  But the temple the Mother built Will last while the ages roll, For that beautiful unseen temple Was a child's immortal soul.                                                             - Hattie Vose Hall

I OWE MY MOTHER

 

1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE.

"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished

cleaning."

 

2. My mother taught me RELIGION.

"You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

 

3. My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL.

"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next

week!"

 

4. My mother taught me LOGIC.

" Because I said so, that's why."

 

5. My mother taught me MORE LOGIC.

"If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the

store with me."

 

*6. My mother taught me FORESIGHT.

"Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."

 

7. My mother taught me IRONY.

"Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about."

 

8. My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS.

"Shut your mouth and eat your supper."

 

9. My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM.

"Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!"

 

10. My mother taught me about STAMINA.

"You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."

 

11. My mother taught me about WEATHER.

"This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."

 

12. My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY.

"If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"

 

 

13. My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE.

"I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."

 

14. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION.

"Stop acting like your father!"

 

15. My mother taught me about ENVY.

"There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have

wonderful parents like you do."

 

16. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION.

"Just wait until we get home."

 

17. My mother taught me about RECEIVING.

"You are going to get it when you get home!"

 

18. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE.

"If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to get stuck that

way."

 

19. My mother  taught me ESP.

"Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?"

 

20. My mother taught me HUMOR.

"When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."

 

21. My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT.

"If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."

 

22. My mother taught me GENETICS.

"You're just like your father."

 

23. My mother taught me about my ROOTS.

"Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?"

 

24. My mother taught me WISDOM.

"When you get to be my age, you'll understand."

 

And my favorite:

25. My mother taught me about JUSTICE.

"One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you!"

As a side note to #25... she marked me with a real troll!

This, my friends, is how you handle criminals...  This one won't be out there to repeat offend-

Neighbor fatally shoots man attacking doughnut shop worker 7:24 AM CT 07:37 AM CDT on Friday, May 9, 2008 From Staff Reports

A man accused of attacking a woman at a doughnut shop was fatally shot after the woman’s neighbor came to her rescue.

The incident happened about 2:30 a.m. Friday in the 100 block of Roberts Cut-Off Road about two miles east of the Naval Air Station in Fort Worth.

Fort Worth police said the woman, a doughnut shop worker, was hit on the head during the robbery as she tried to escape. A neighbor heard the commotion, grabbed a shotgun and came to her assistance.

The neighbor then shot the 44-year-old robbery suspect in the chest, police said.

The neighbor was not arrested. The case will be forwarded to the grand jury.

A blonde teenager, wanting to earn some extra money for the summer, decided to hire herself out as a "handy-woman" and started canvassing a nearby well-to-do neighborhood. She went to the front door of the first house, and asked the owner if he had any odd jobs for her to do. "Well, I guess I could use somebody to paint my porch," he said."How much will you charge me?" Delighted, the girl quickly responded, "How about $50?"The man agreed and told her that the paint brushes and everything she would need where in the garage.

The man's wife, hearing the conversation said to her husband, "Does she realize that our porch goes ALL the way around the house?"He responded, "That's a bit cynical, isn't it?" The wife replied, "You're right. I guess I'm starting to believe all those dumb blonde jokes we've been getting by e-mail lately."

Later that day, the blonde came to the door to collect her money."You're finished already?" the startled husband asked."Yes," the blonde replied, "and I even had paint left over, so I gave it two coats." Impressed, the man reached into his pocket for the $50.00 and handed it to her along with a ten dollar tip.

 "And by the way, " the blonde added, "it's not a Porch,it's a Lexus."

Am I the only person who feels that perhaps these men resisted arrest and asked for this to happen to them?    All of these men, with the exception of one, had quite a record.... none of them were mama's little angels so why are people rushing up to blame the police when in reality, these men probably did something to warrant the treatment given. 

 B B Q   RULES
We are about to enter the summer and BBQ season. Therefore it is important to refresh your memory on the etiquette of this sublime outdoor cooking activity, as it's the only type of cooking a 'real' man will do, probably because there is an element of danger involved. 
 
When a man volunteers to do the BBQ the following chain of events are put into motion:

Routine...
 
(1) The woman buys the food.

(2) The woman makes the salad, prepares the vegetables, and makes dessert.

(3) The woman prepares the meat for cooking, places it on a tray along with the necessary cooking utensils and sauces, and takes it to the man who is lounging beside the grill -Beer in hand

Here comes the important part:

(4) THE MAN PLACES THE MEAT ON THE GRILL.

More routine....
 
(5) The woman goes inside to organize the plates and cutlery.

(6) The woman comes out to tell the man that the meat is burning. He thanks her and asks if she will bring another Beer while he deals with the situation.

Important again:

(7) THE MAN TAKES THE MEAT OFF THE GRILL AND HANDS IT TO THE WOMAN.

More routine....
 
(8) The woman prepares the plates, salad, bread, utensils, napkins, sauces, and brings them to the table.

(9)After eating, the woman clears the table and does the dishes. 
 
And most important of all:   (10) Everyone PRAISES  the MAN and THANKS HIM for his cooking efforts.

(11) The man asks the woman how she enjoyed 'her night off.' And, upon seeing her annoyed reaction, concludes that there's just no pleasing some women....

Disclaimer: I did not write this, simply passing it on, also I know there is at least one fine gentleman out there who does alot of cooking and not just grilling.   Here in Texas, BBQ is also a food and it rules! 
 

For all who are eligible, what are you doing to do with your tax rebate check?  Are you going to spend it or save it?  We won't be in on the whole tax rebate thing but if we were, I think I would save mine.   I have a couple of friends who are already thinking of ways to use theirs (most of them are paying bills) a couple other of them are considering applying it towards a summer vacation.   I have one secretary, whom I have written a few blogs about, who already has hers spent,  she is the type of gal who is waiting first in line on the doorstep to H&R block on January 2 of each year and has her rapid refund spent by January 3.   
What are you going to do with your rebate? 

Being a lover of Firemen, I felt this is important to pass along.   Let's all go out and show our appreciation and enjoy a nice cool treat too! 

Baskin Robbins is honoring America 's Firefighters by selling ice cream for $.31 cents per scoop on Wednesday, April 30th between 5 and 10 pm. Grab your friends, and/or the kids and have a cool one! This fundraiser for the firefighters is an important one for them, so let's go out and have ice cream and support a great cause.

Here is the link regarding the promotion and a store finder-

http://www.baskinrobbins.com/Promotion/31cent.aspx

You can tell by looking at him, he's a perv

Cop Charged With Having Sex With Cows Officer Charged With Sexual Acts Against Cows Last Edited: Wednesday, 23 Apr 2008, 1:09 PM EDT Created: Wednesday, 23 Apr 2008, 12:53 PM EDT Robert Melia, Jr. (function() { try { var td, img, p; if (document && document.getElementById) { td = document.getElementById('story_image'); if (td && td.getElementsByTagName) { img = td.getElementsByTagName('img')[0]; } if (img) { p = img.style.paddingLeft; img.onload = function() { img.style.paddingLeft = '1px'; setTimeout(function() { img.style.paddingLeft = p; img.onload = null; }, 0) } } } } catch (e) { } })(); or just enabling jstl so that we can just write ${bean.property} and jsp takes care of the new lines. -->
Already facing charges of sexually assaulting three juvenile girls in Burlington County, NJ, new shocking charges have been filed against Moorestown, NJ Police Patrolman Robert Melia Jr.

In NJ Superior Court on Tuesday, prosecutors revealed new evidence against Melia, charging him with multiple acts of a sexual nature against cows.

Although investigators would not provide the exact location of the crimes to FOX 29 News, they did confirm that all of the alleged incidents occurred between June and December 2006 in Southampton Township.

Four charges of animal cruelty were filed in Tuesday's court hearing, but officials say they continue to review evidence seized from Melia's home during their investigation.

Judge John Almedia raised Melia's bail to $510,000.

He has already been jailed on charges of sexually assaulting three young girls at his home between 2002 and 2008. Melia is currently on suspension from the Moorestown Police Department.

Myfoxdfw introduced a series of JFK Video's earlier this year,  I thought I would pass them along to you all.   I have lived in Dallas my entire life, I was an infant when this happened but living in Dallas and working just a few steps from the site of the shooting, I thought I had seen all of the media, however, the video's at the following site, have rarely been seen by the public and I think Fox has done a very nice job bringing them into the light after all these years and to mark the 45th anniversary of that dark day in Dallas. 
http://media.myfoxdfw.com/JFKvideo

Sorry I don't know how to get the link inside this blog, just cut and paste into your browser. 

You think you have problems up there... how would you like this one???   We cater to these people every second of every day, the least they can do is speak English.

Woman Warned for Speaking Spanish at Work
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A cell phone assembly line worker says she is afraid she could lose her job for speaking Spanish at work.

Julie Rios said she has received verbal and written warnings for talking in her native language, even though, she said, she was not informed about the rule when she was hired.

Rios, who was hired by temp company CoWorx, has been working at a North Texas plant for 10 months. But in February, she was issued a written warning about speaking Spanish.

The memo issued by CoWorx read: "You are being issued your first written warning for not adhering to company policy by speaking English only when communicating with others on the production floor."

Expecting a baby in May, Rios expressed concern about speaking out publicly against the policy. However, she said she felt compelled to do so because she believes it is unfair.

"This is my first language -- Spanish -- and it's hard for me sometimes when I'm speaking. I have to stop and think what I'm going to say in English," Rios said.

She said supervisors have been cracking down and told her she could not say "hola," but "hi."

CoWorx's parent company, Foxconn, did not specifically address the allegations made by Rios, but issued the following written statement.

"Foxconn is a minority-owned international company with numerous locations throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. Due to the extensive diversity of the company and the great plethora of languages spoken at our various global locations, it is necessary to ensure that business meetings are conducted in a consistent language to ensure solid communication between all parties and avoid any potential misunderstandings."

Despite the policy, Rios claims some workers on the assembly floor can't speak any English and need others to translate. She also said that her coworkers who don't speak Spanish have not complained to her about her speaking another language.

"I don't think it's right. I have the right to speak whatever language I want … They knew we were Mexicans," she said. "They shouldn't have hired Mexican people."    Amen sister... you said a mouthful there!