I will answer!
Month: July 2005 Page 1 of 2
Stupid Granny – “You bought a clearly marked, M rated game for your 14 year old grandson. Lawsuit dismissed.” At least, it ought to be.
Here's a terrific commentary on the subject:
Hillary vs. the Xbox: Game over
I'm writing to commend you for calling for a $90-million study on the effects of video games on children, and in particular the courageous stand you have taken in recent weeks against the notorious “Grand Theft Auto” series.
I'd like to draw your attention to another game whose nonstop violence and hostility has captured the attention of millions of kids – a game that instills aggressive thoughts in the minds of its players, some of whom have gone on to commit real-world acts of violence and sexual assault after playing.
I'm talking, of course, about high school football.
When information grows scant, rumor and innuendo swell to fill the void. When the press grows timid, half-truths and rhetoric pass as facts.
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These statistics were generated using LJ Stats. Original idea from
Er. Yeah.
I started Half-Blood Prince on Wednesday, and finished it last night. Holycrap but that was good. I really should have guessed who the Half-Blood Prince was.
At least it's safe to read LJ again.
We're going to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory tomorrow night. I think I'll read that next. I know the book is darker than the 1971 movie, but it can't possibly be as dark as HPatHBP.
Then I think it'll be time for some adult reading. I've got a book on Thomas Jefferson I've been meaning to get to.
The heavens opened up this afternoon and dumped much needed rain in Austin. Of course, drivers here are idiots under the best of conditions.
We decided to stay at work until at least 6:30, then see if traffic looked ok. It did, so we left. A half mile or so from the office, we're at a light and I'm looking ahead at the wet road, and many many red tail lights, and the rain still coming down a bit, and I'm feeling uneasy.
My wreck in Dallas was over a year ago – and I still get the willies in the rain.
So I'm feeling a little anxiety and I ask
It takes forever though, and then an ambulance comes through – and two firetrucks come through the other way. We funnel onto the shoulder and creep by – there's a minivan slaunchwise across the lanes – on its roof.
Eep.
We could've been near that. We could've been in that. Time for another anxiety attack.
On a lighter note – this video is extremely funny. Put down the beverage and click away – I laughed myself sick. :) Warning: It is totally not safe for work or rugrats.
Dad Boxed With 3-Year-Old, Mom Says In Murder Trial – from TBO.com
Even though the boy would shake and wet himself, his father, Ronnie Paris Jr., would box with the 3-year-old, slapping him in the head until he cried because he didn't want his son to grow up to be “a sissy,'' the boy's mother testified Monday.
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He was returned to his parents Dec. 14, five days after his third birthday. He had been with them six weeks when he died.
Rock on Grandma. Rock on.
http://oghc.blogspot.com/2005/07/cat-is-out-of-proverbial-bag.html
<pout>posting in my journal 'cause it's already been posted in
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We've got about half of that stack catalogued and back on the shelves.
Which reminds me – I need to update my book list with
We got the furniture delivered today! Three much needed bookcases, a corner china hutch, and a gorgeous bar.
Finally, some furniture for the front room. We really need to get rid of the office center though.
Plans for that room include a pool table and a real poke-your-eye-out dart board. I'd like a jukebox, but that may be a tad ambitious. Wouldn't mind getting an arcade game in there – we'll have to see how complicated it is, and if there really is room enough.
We probably shouldn't get anything bigger for that room though until we rip that horrible carpet out and replace it w/ hardwood or acid etched cement.
Now we're off to dinner, to celebrate finishing off the last of student loans on an unused degree. Whee!
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Alcoholic storage, and oooh, a little cutting board! |
Bar and china hutch |
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| Booze! | china hutch
I finally found one we both liked! |
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