Idea to reduce the number of gun massacres in schools + elsewhere
Elmer J Fudd
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Comments (25)We have a "family" much like your neighbors near us. The "adults" regularly drive home drunk and plow down people's fences and occasionally take an animal with them. They recently got 2 pit bulls that were allowed to roam free and were not friendly to say the least. One day my son and I were going out to the chicken pen when we heard a lot of racket and what I thought was dogs (we don't have any). When we arrived at the pen what was in there but the 2 pit bulls trying quite hard to get through that fence at us. Called the police department who said we could shoot them or they would send a deputy out to shoot them. The dogs are no longer...but neither are my 30 chickens - which means no meat or eggs and having to start over with chicks. It has been a long 3 months as we continue to wait for our chickens to grow to production size. These same people have two boys who live to terrorize animals and people alike. They would let out our rare breed hogs when we were not home ( we now have padlocks on EVERY pen) and because of it and the evidence on game cameras catching them in the act the boys have been arrested for trespassing, vandalizem and other things. They are always back in a few days torturing everyone within walking distance. Nothing you can do really but keep a close eye out and keep in touch with your local law enforcement. I know it seems harsh to have "kids" picked up by the police, but one of two things are guaranteed to happen 1) they will learn their lesson and never mess with you again or 2) you will have a clear and legal history of their activities if and when their "pranks" escalate. We are hoping the family near us will eventually give up and move away. The last police officer that came out said the oldest boy is almost 16 and will probably end up in juvenile hall shortly for some other offenses he has committed. Ours is a situation where I wish these boys would be taken away from their horrible living conditions or that someone will go ahead and lock them up to prevent what they will eventually do. All this to say those boys started with paint guns and now some genius bought them a pellet gun. Nip it in the bud before it gets worse. Call the police and let it be known that you will call every time. Post no trespassing signs and the most important part is that you have signs that say "violators will be prosecuted" In our county a warning ticket can be given if you don't have that special phrase - if you do - automatic arrest. I sound like a crazy, but your property and animals are an investment of time, care, and money. No one should take that away from you and get away with it....See MoreA graduate of the Suze Orman school of finance?
Comments (41)Many college and univ. grads who walk out on the streets looking for work are carrying a heavy load of college debt. Some time ago, when there was talk of cutting back on support for post-secondary education in our province, including grants to students, I called the local Home Builders' Association to suggest that they might like to call their members of the legislature asking that such support continue. The office staff asked what that idea had to do with them, suggesting that it was of minimal interest. I said that if a kid grads. school carrying half of a mortgage load of debt ... how long did they think that it would be before s/he could give any consideration to buying a home? That idea appeared to not have occurred to them. I think that many parents who pay the full load of the education cost are, in many cases, doing their kid no favour. If the young person attending post-secondary education has spent hours flipping hamburgers, landscaping, etc., to pay part of the costs of the education, it seems to me that there's a good possibility that s/he may value the education more (and be less inclined to spend a substantial portion of Year I substantially dedicated to partying) ... ... than if Mommy and Daddy are carrying the whole load. Often the parents who do that also showered benefits upon the youth while growing up, as well, so that they scarcely knew the meaning of the word, "No". I am troubled also by the reported situation that many young people in university are needing substantial mental support, in that they have had their schedule set up for them, been hauled here and there and not had to manage their affairs during their younger years - had been coddled. Insulated from the realities of life. Now there seems to be an increase in youthful suicides, as well. What a shame, when so many of our kids have had so many benefits. Some time ago in another thread there was a discussion of raising kids and I said that it seemed to me that one of my major tasks as a parent was to train/help my offspring learn how to and prepare for their independence. As a kid of 10 when World War II started, for many of us, in 1939, and our farmhands went to war, I had lots of chores to do from an early age. When I hear so much talk of teen-age rebellion, it seems to me that if more young people had an increasing level of chores and other responsibilities as they grow, and knew that when they discharged some responsibilities reasonably well, there would be more provided, along with their opportunities for self-expression and making their own decisions, there'd be much less of it. Good wishes for increasing wisdom in the management of both your income and your assets. ole joyful...See MoreReducing number of upper cabinets
Comments (23)Stuff (clutter) always expands to fill the space. I believe that if you don't use it at least once every week or two, it doesn't need to be in the core work areas of the kitchen. I understand there are exceptions, but that is how I will approach my kitchen design. If things are not used and just sit, that is how dust and grime build up. Constant use is the key to keeping things neat and clean. There is a limit to how much stuff one can keep track of. If you cross that line, you simply have too much stuff. I do a lot of building and woodworking, and I am constantly getting rid of tools and materials I no longer need or use. I'm always increasing my knowledge and skills so that I can accomplish more with fewer but higher quality tools. I think preparing and cooking food is very similar to that. I've found that three knives is all I really need. A serrated knife, a chefs knife, and a paring knife. These three in high quality do 99% of my kitchen cutting. The other knives, etc., can be in the basement for all I care because I so rarely use them....See MoreSeptember: sweet corn, stormy skies, school bells. Your readings?
Comments (66)Georgia - happy to see someone else reading "The Moonflower Vine"... It was a title I found somewhere and dug up and enjoyed. I've been reading (and reminding myself) how to write by reading "On Writing Well" by William Zinsser. A book straight out of the late 1970's, Zinsser was/is? a prof at Yale and has a journalist's background. It's more of a primer than anything, but he has a good sense of humor and I've finally learned the plural of "genius" is "genii". And then speaking of well written, I am also reading and enjoying "Consuming Passions: Leisure and Pleasure in Victorian Britain" by Judith Flanders which is *packed* with detail about this time. Obsessed with Victorians as I seem to be, this is a great read and I'm having fun. However, it suffers from a steady stream of typos which is a bit distracting. Speaking of distracting, I am also reading "Skippy Dies" by Paul Murray about a death in an Irish boarding school. Light hearted and the writing is fine, but whoever decided to "translate" all the English/Irish bits into "American" needs to smothered. "Mum" or "Mam" is now "Mom". "Shopping Center" is now "mall" and numerous other examples. Unless things have been decidedly American in my long absence from living in UK?... All good reads if you're not too pedantic about stuff other than the story. (The pains of being an editor.) :-)...See Morebob_cville
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