A good time was had by all...

Whitney took me to the Gonzaga vrs St. Mary's basketball game last night. Two nationally ranked West Coast Conference teams playing for first place!

What a fun time. Gonzaga won 69-62. The Kennel was VERY loud.

The best part of the night was going to dinner with Whit. Its always a good time when we get together. I am a very proud dad, what can I say.... I was honored she asked me to go the the biggest game of the year...

GO ZAGS

Teachers can have sex with students..........1/13/2009

NEWS ITEM:

SEATTLE - State law does not bar teachers from having sex with 18-year-old students.

That's the decision of a three-judge panel of the Washington Court of Appeals, which on Tuesday ordered the dismissal of a case brought against Hoquiam High School's former choir teacher. The teacher, Matthew Hirschfelder, was charged with first-degree sexual misconduct with a minor.

WHAT!!!!! Is this an

April Fools joke.....

Oh no its our judges....

The teacher-student relationship is like that of boss and employee, doctor and patient, or any other individual who holds economic, legal, or pyschological power over another individual. No matter how subtle it is, a sexual relationship in NOT APPROPRIATE. I do not care if the student is 18. Whether Mr Hirschfelder wants to admit it or not he had all the power in that relationship, and should have known better.

This means your kids are fair game at school now, to be preyed upon by teachers who can not control themselves... This is just great....... the great state of Washington.......

"Look, it's a run by fruiting!"

Found an interesting email in my IN BOX the other day.

Seems someone decided to dress up not as themselves, but anonymously dress up as someone different. Once they were sure no one would know who they were, they hid behind the fruit bowl and flung fruit. (Oh wait, that was a scene from "Mrs. Doubtfire", one of my favorite movies) The fruit wasn't thrown at me directly, but at friends of mine. For some reason this person decided EVERYONE should know how they feel.

I was very entertained. These types of anonymous "venting" have no effect on me, other than to laugh. Someone who hides behind "the curtain" (Oh wait, that was a scene from "The Wizard of OZ", another one of my favorite movies) gets no cred with me. And if you're a Christian it even isn't Scriptural. (Oh wait, that is a verse in the Bible, my favorite book.)

As you may or may not know, I umpire baseball. I have done high school, college, legion, etc. over the last 28 years. During our pregame conference with the coaches, I encourage them, if they have a question, to call time out and come out and ask. A coach who chips from the dugout anonymously gets no respect and is shutdown real fast. But, a coach that comes out to argue a call respectfully usually gets to see the last inning. These "discussions' usually deal with a 'point-of-view'. They have one and I have one ......... (Oh wait, I'm a little off topic, but baseball is one of my favorite sports ...)

If I knew who you were I'd say all of this directly to you, respectfully of course. An exchange of ideas so to speak.

Since I can't, I'll just ignore it, other than the entertainment value.....

A new career opportunity

In the news......

SYDNEY (AFP) – Sarcasm may be the lowest form of wit, but Australian scientists are using it to diagnose dementia, according to research published on Friday.

Researchers at the University of New South Wales found that patients under the age of 65 suffering from frontotemporal dementia (FTD), the second most common form of dementia, cannot detect when someone is being sarcastic.

I can see it now...  get your degree as a Doctor of Sarcasm Therapy Analysis

Chinook-Let the melting begin (For a couple of days!)

A chinook usually occurs along  the eastern slopes of the Rockies, the Chinook wind provides a welcome respite from the long winter chill. Few people spend very much time along the eastern slopes without experiencing these wonderful warm winds. The change can be dramatic. On Jan. 11, 1983, the temperature in Calgary rose 30°C (from –17°C to 13°C) in 4 hours, and on February 7, 1964, the temperature rose 28°C (51°F°), and the humidity dropped by 43 percent.

We are not experiencing quite these temperature changes, but it is in the 40's today and is expected to climb higher tomorrow when our rain gets here.  It is a welcome respite.  In fact my mood is much better, my skin clearer, my jump higher........

How about you?  Feeling like a kid today??

"I could have used a little more cowbell..."

Just a little experiment for NEXT Christmas.................

Can we find the true meaning of Christmas in a Northern town????

Winter 2009 video...

  I have run out of places to put the snow.  I've also decided to purchase a snow blower before next winter!!  But it sure is pretty....  the snow that is...