Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Teenager Banned From Graduation for Listing High School For Sale on Craigslist. A Real Story



I always do admire a good prank. I had a friend who was mad at his older brother. He did not physically challenge his brother, as his older brother took too much pleasure in beating him up. My friend did get even. He secretly recorded his brother who thought he was alone and singing an idiotic song about his girlfriend. My friend mislabeled the cassette recording of his brother's song as music his brother liked to hear. When the girlfriend came over, the older brother unknowingly put on the cassette of his singing a silly song about his girlfriend. Before it started playing, the older brother sat down by his girlfriend, and the song started playing throughout the house and even some speakers my friend had outside the house. It became part of family legend. During college, a person I know place women's underwear on the statue of an opposing teams cowboy statute who as the university's mascot. It was pretty funny. Pranks are supposed to be funny and not taken seriously. There are funny pranks that happen and some people just don't see the humor. One guy couldn't go to his graduation ceremony because he tried to sell his high school on Craigslist. I think it's a bit funny, but I'm not a school official. Hey, think of how funny it would be to try and sell one of those school officials on Craigslist?

Below are excerpts from the story with my valuable insights in italics.


On Friday, a judge heard from attorneys from the ACLU and Independence schools to rule on an emergency injunction request that would have allowed Scheele to walk at graduation, Clark said. The judge ruled in the district’s favor.
As a joke, Scheele, 18, listed Truman High for sale on Craigslist at the bargain basement price of $12,725.

I can't imagine pulling a high school prank and getting the ACLU involved and having to deal with injunctions and all of it because someone can't recognize a joke. What was the harm? Were they afraid someone would actually purchase the school for the Craigslist asking price? Would things have been different if he asked for a few million and got a few responses? I could see telling him how that was completely inappropriate behavior. I'm sure being forced to listen to the monotone lecture by a school administrator would have been enough punishment. In school, I once got such a lecture by a monotoned school administrator, and I surrendered. I started looking for a white flag. Keeping him from participating in graduation is a bit extreme. It's not like he put one of the school administrator's cars or house up for sale on Craigslist. I hate to say it, but I would find that funny.


It was Scheele’s choice of words that got him in trouble. His post also said, “The reason for the sale is due to the loss of students coming up.” The “loss” referred to the students who would be graduating.

But district officials said that in a climate of frequent school shootings, they and some parents perceived the post as a threat. It was a parent who told Independence police he was looking at used baseball equipment when a picture of Truman High School for sale popped up.

Who are these idiot parents? Are they the same as the school official idiots? I say idiot because there is no other way to describe individuals who connect a high school being offered for sale on Craigslist with a school shooting. That's like saying I feel threatened by people who drive by my house because there have been drive-by shootings. I think a little perspective here would have gone a long way. His choice of words? Are these people familiar with the term irrational paranoia? If I saw someone offered the high school for sale on Craigslist when my child was a student there, I would have laughed. I hope I'm not setting myself up for a monotone lecture punishment from a school official at the next school board meeting.


“The advertisement created a substantial and material disruption of the educational environment, and the Independence School District stands by its decision,” the district said in a statement. “The clear substantial and material disruption served as the basis for the suspension. We take student safety very seriously and appreciate the students and parents who brought these incidents to our attention. “

I believe the overreaction by the school district caused some disruption to the educational environment. Going to court, getting injunctions, the ACLU involved are not your standard school educational experiences. Do these people actually believe if you play a prank by putting the high school up for sale on Craigslist, it is a threat to student safety? If I were a parent in that district I would be worried. These school administrators don't seem to be able to tell the difference between someone who has bad gas and poison gas. I could see them call in the local Hazmat team on Taco Tuesday at the school cafeteria.


On Thursday, the ACLU sent a letter to Independence Superintendent Dale Herl urging the district to reconsider its decision...the letter called the district’s interpretation of Scheele’s senior prank “unreasonable.”

But Friday the district declined to change its decision, despite the urging of Scheele’s family.

The story has a bit of a sad ending. Kylan Scheele didn't get to participate in his high school graduation. He did get to be on the Pat Tomasulo's Man of the People show. Unlike the other people who graduated at his high school, Kylan got to wear his cap and gown and walk through a cheering studio audience. He was then on television where people got to hear his story. Kaylan Scheele won the hearts of many of us pranksters but paid a big price. Now that he's no longer part of the school, I wonder if he'll be tempted to put more fun stuff up for sale on Craigslist. I found him an inspiration. If you see my wife's high school picture albums on Craigslist, I know nothing about it.

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Tuesday, November 12, 2019

According to a Study: School Suspensions Cause Academic Problems. A Real Story.


I will confess to having been suspended during my early academic experience. It was a time when there were no programs to stop bullying. When I was growing up, the only way to defeat a bully was to engage them in the age-old tradition of fisticuffs. The school administration really didn't care who started a fight. In their minds, it was a fight, and all involved should be punished. Younger generations can put their hands over their mouths and gasp when I tell them about another aspect of my schooling experience, we were also hit with a paddle. So, you take on someone who is bullying you and stand up to them to try and stop it. At that time, your reward was to get hit with a paddle and given a suspension. School administrators would listen to what you had to say and then administered the punishment. Little did the school administration have any idea their actions caused me to experience severe academic problems. It had nothing to do with not studying or doing homework. My academic problem was caused by being suspended. There is now a study that supports these long-held beliefs of mine. Maybe being hit with a paddle also caused me to have latent emotional trauma. I wonder if this would qualify me for academic reparations?

Below are excerpts from the story with my valuable insights in italics.


Researchers from the University of Michigan and Louisiana State University have found that students, especially boys, suspended from school while in kindergarten or first grade are more likely to be suspended again years later in elementary school and beyond. This can lead to a vicious cycle of more academic infractions that ultimately leads to these students dropping out of school altogether.



What would you have to do to get suspended from kindergarten? If you are acting up at that age, I think school suspension isn't the answer. Maybe it's time to seek counseling or an exorcist for your child. One of them is bound to work. If you get suspended at this age, you are on a path to a career of academic infractions. You may also be on a path so a psych ward or state prison. By the time you reached high school, you'd begin to plan out your school year based on the suspensions you expected to receive. I guess you'd be suspended a lot, but you'd also have great organizational skills.

Schools at every level use suspension as a way to discipline and remove disruptive students from classrooms. However, the study’s findings have caused researchers to question whether this disciplinary structure is really the best way to deal with problem children, especially at such a young and impressionable age.


(Sarcasm Alert)

They also use it to punish a guy who is defending himself against a bully, but I'm not bitter. I don't know if this works either. After being suspended for doing battle with one bully another came along. I wondered if they had some sort of bully training complex hidden deep within the school. There were times I thought it was mandated by the state that each school meet their required number of school bullies.

This study states it may not be the best way to deal with disciplinary problems, but what is the solution? Getting time away from school is sort of a suspension motivation. How about electroshock therapy? Maybe a school should zap a few bullies in front of the school to put the others on notice. If they want to make some money for school activities, they could raffle off pressing the button to zap a bully. I think it could be a win-win situation for schools around the country.


The study also shows that, not surprisingly, young boys described by teachers as “aggressive, defiant and disruptive” were more likely to be suspended than girls, and were less engaged in the classroom. Girls who were considered disruptive and whose parents showed little interest in their education was also at a higher risk.

Here's the problem. Telling a young boy he is defiant, aggressive and disruptive would be a good thing to them. They are great nicknames. What young boy wouldn't want to be called Defiant David, Aggressive Andy or Disruptive Daniel? I know some adults who would love to be called such names.


Having school discipline problems are something that has happened since there has been school. Today, school administrators have a form of discipline that strikes terror and such intense fear into the hearts of school kids, it is considered worse than being disciplined with a paddle. Children now have to face the possibility of having their phone taken away from them. I'm sure many of them would rather face a paddle than give up their phone. It wouldn't surprise me if there is a child who has had his phone taken away because he stood up to a bully. School history is filled with such individuals. Trust me, I know.

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https://www.studyfinds.org/study-school-suspensions-early-more-academic-problems-later/

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Monday, November 11, 2019

History of Veterans Day. A Real Story



I was in the military as was my father and many members of my family. We have had family members serve in all of the four major military branches. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines all had me or members of my family fill their ranks at one time or another. Today is Veterans Day, and it is a day the service of all members of the military are honored. This day did not always exist, and the history of how it became a national holiday is interesting.


End of World War I
Veterans Day started as a celebration known as Armistice Day. This day was originally a holiday designated as a way to recognize the ending of World War I. The official ending of this war was November 11, 1918. In 1938, it was a new legal holiday intended to honor all of the veterans of World War I. After this time, the United States was involved in World War II as well as the Korean War. In 1954, the U.S.Congress was contacted by a number of veterans services organizations. There were so many veterans from World War II and Koreas they requested the 1938 Act be changed. They asked the word Armistice be deleted and replaced with the word Veterans. The U.S. Congress agreed and the legislation was approved. This officially made November 11 a day designated to honor all American military veterans who had served honorably.


Confusion
It is obvious in 1968 there was a real desire to have uniform holidays that resulted in a three-day weekend. I suppose it was a time when politicians were trying to get re-elected by telling their constituents, they are the person who brought them a uniform three-day weekend holiday schedule. I do wonder how that worked out for them. The U.S. Congress changed Memorial Day, Columbus Day as well as Veterans Day and other federal holidays. There were many states who didn't agree with doing this. They probably rolled their eyes, sighed and then continued to celebrate Veterans Day on November 11. It was a time of much holiday celebration confusion. On September 20, 1975, a law was created that made the observance of Veterans Day once again be on November 11 and for some reason, this didn't start until 1978. I'm sure this action had many voters scratching their head in confusion and wondering if politicians in Washington DC don't have enough real work to spend their time doing.


Observing Veterans Day
Okay, with the government comes lots of rules. Veterans Day is no exception. If the date falls on a non-workday, the federal government will observe it on the following Monday. What will be closed by the federal government is determined by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. It seems state and local governments can choose how to observe it. On August 4, 2001, the U.S. Senate must have been very bored and decided to do something. They passed a resolution that designated November 11 through November 17 as National Veterans Awareness Week. Now, during this time it is suggested students are educated about the sacrifices and contributions of veterans. I have no idea why this has to be suggested by the government, but I respect the effort.


So there you have it. The government history of bureaucracy behind something as simple as a holiday honoring veterans. I believe this is typical of how a government operates. Let's take the time to honor the living veterans who served in wartime as well as peacetime. I know for myself, I'm always overwhelmed with people thanking me for my service. I'm amazed at all the free stuff offered by restaurants and more. I do experience a little guilt. I served because I wanted to serve my country, and I'd be proud to do it again.

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https://www.military.com/veterans-day/history-of-veterans-day.html

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Sunday, November 10, 2019

According to a Study Coffee and Alcohol Help People Live Beyond 90. A Real Story.

My father lived to be 90. He was a man who really didn't care much for healthy eating. He'd spent over 26 years in the military and served during two major wars. To him, he was lucky to be alive with some of the things he experienced during his military career. This was a man who ate what he wanted to eat and drank as much as he felt like drinking. Doctors who told him to eat healthy were treated like children who said something cute. Now there is a study that shows my father's habits may have helped extend his life. Drinking alcohol and coffee were two of his favorite past times, and according to this study, they may have extended his life. If a study comes out that says eating fried foods and playing golf is good for your health, I'll start believing my father was a true pioneer in the world of maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Below are excerpts from the story with my valuable insights in italics.

The study has found, among other things, that people "who drank moderate amounts of alcohol or coffee lived longer than those who abstained," and that "people who were overweight in their 70s lived longer than normal or underweight people did."
“I have no explanation for it, but I do firmly believe that modest drinking improves longevity,” Dr. Claudia Kawas, a key researcher for the study, recently said at the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference in Austin.


It only gets better. Now people who are overweight live longer than someone who is normal or underweight? If you ever needed a reason to stop forcing yourself to have all that healthy stuff now you have one. We need to start drinking alcohol and coffee and not worry about it. Forget that dieting stuff, it's overweight people who are going to be burying all their skinny friends. They may not have the physical ability to bury their friends because they are overweight, but they'll still be alive. Maybe with diabetes, heart disease and COPD, but they'll be alive and the skinny people will be the ones on their way to meet their maker. Skinny people who wished they had eaten more fatty foods, drank more alcohol and coffee. Lifestyle choices do matter.


The research found that subjects who drank two glasses of beer or wine every day decreased their chances at a premature death by 18%, and those who drank two cups of coffee a day decreased their chances by 10%.

If you can decrease your chances of premature death by drinking wine or beer, I can only imagine what drinking whiskey, vodka, rum or even tequila will do for you for your quest of longevity. With the right combination of this stuff, you may live to be well over a hundred. There is no indication of what type of coffee to drink daily to help with your health. I don't believe things like frappé, latte, mocha imitation coffee drinks do much for you. I bet pure black coffee is the way to go, and it will be one of the reasons I live to be 150. I wonder if Irish coffee can now be considered an all-natural health elixir?


But don't go planning your happy hours just yet - you should still exercise! This same research found regular exercise - as well as keeping busy with a regular hobby - is also key to living a longer life.

Are they trying to tell me the obese people who lived longer than the skinny people were regular participants of exercise? These must be individuals who exercised and then daily dine at fast food restaurants and only ate the super-sized value meals. I agree it's important to have a hobby. I do wonder if drinking alcohol and coffee could be considered is your hobby?


So there you have it. Drinking coffee and alcohol daily as well as exercising but being obese and having a hobby are the keys to living past the age of 90. I hope there is a study that also shows the positive health effects of eating ice cream as well as potato chips with dip. Maybe I should hope for a study that says eating lots of hot sauce and cheese on everything will also help you live for a long time. If such studies come along, I'm ready to experience a very long life.

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Saturday, November 9, 2019

Man Claims Pink Beer Promotion Forced Him to Identify as Female. Sues Brewery. A Real Story



I suppose I'm fortunate to be a guy living inside a guy's body. It has worked out well for me during my life. I never feel the need or desire to identify as a female. I can't imagine a situation that would make me feel forced to do such a thing against my will. There are many females I love and respect. I have a wife, mother, and daughter. I just know I'm comfortable being a member of the male gender. It appears a man in the United Kingdom had a deep emotional response to a promotion by a craft beer brewer. He believed the beer brewer's promotion involving pink beer was making him feel forced to identify as a female. Who knew that pink beer was an elixir responsible for opposite gender identification? I don't know if I want to think about what would happen if a blue beer was offered as part of a promotion.

Below are some excerpts from the story with my valuable insights in italics.


The so-called “beer for girls” was released in advance of International Women’s Day, and served as BrewDog’s attempt to appear interested in gender equality.

“Pink IPA is BrewDog’s clarion call to close the gender pay gap in the UK and around the world and to expose sexist marketing to women, particularly within the beer industry,” it wrote in a blog post. “This is our overt parody on the failed, tone-deaf campaigns that some brands have attempted in order to attract women.”


Someone, please explain to me what is wrong with marketing beer to women? When I was single, beer marketed to women got my attention. I was a firm believer that women have the right to have beer marketed to them. I never considered it sexist marketing to women. I considered it a way for women to get an adult beverage designed for them. I supported many women having beer and even invested in it from time to time. Beer marketing to men is simple. It's beer, it's cheap and it will get you buzzed. In college, this would have been enough marketing of a beer for me to buy a case of it.

Aaand that brings us to Dr. Bower. For the few weeks that Pink IPA was available, customers who “identify as female”—BrewDog’s words—could get it for 20 percent less than the cost of a Punk IPA. The 27-year-old Bower was apparently so into this promotion, that he went to the BrewDog bar in Cardiff, Wales, and tried to order a £4 ($5) bottle.


I have seen many beer promotions. I have not been motivated beyond buying beer. I never argued with anyone about a beer being less filling or tasting great. I never believed that when it came to St. Pauli Girl, we either should put her on a pedestal, or a coaster. I'll go as far as to say I never believed that Staropramen helped me get a taste of Prague. I believe giving a discount on a pink beer to customers who identified as female was just a promotion. I will go as far as to say you may not have to actually identify as female for this beer promotion. You could just tell them you identify as a female to get a discount on beer, wink, wink, nod, nod. How would they know? I don't think the beer promotions come with some sort of gender identity test.

“Can I have a discount for purchasing pink beer?”
“Do you identify as a female?”
“I love women so much I look at pictures of them all the time. I identify as a man who is willing to say he identifies as a female to drink discounted pink beer.”
“Okay, here is your beer.”


Bower wasn’t satisfied with this answer, and he told BrewDog that he believed he’d been the victim of sex discrimination, and that he was willing to take them to court over it. When he didn’t get a response, he did that very thing, claiming damages for “direct discrimination and breach of the Equality Act 2010.”

It appears that Bower has a lot of time on his hands. Forget the discrimination against people in areas of employment, housing and more. He is waging a campaign so that all people everywhere can get the same discount when they purchase pink beer regardless of their gender.

(Sarcasm Alert)

I can only imagine the importance to society when it comes to equality in pink beer discounts. If craft brewers are permitted to offer discounts to one gender identification over the other, mankind could suffer. This could lead to such promotional events as ladies night at sporting events, or ladies night at different drinking establishments or ladies night at other retail outlets. Oh, there are already those things, so please don't tell Bower. I hope he never finds out about Mother's Day.


Judge Phillips also said that Bower had to feel “humiliated” and that it “wasn’t a pleasant experience” for him. Bower—who represented himself in court, because of course, he did—was awarded £1,000 ($1,254) in damages, which he plans to donate to a pair of different charities.

I'm sure this isn't the first time or first situation where Bower felt humiliated. A person who has nothing better to do with their time than getting upset over a discount for pink beer has probably had their fair share of unpleasant experiences. Maybe the craft brewer could have a new promotion that says People Go to Court Over Our Beer. They could then provide a discount for everyone who doesn't sue them.

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Friday, November 8, 2019

Woman Says She Can't Work Because She is Too Beautiful. A Real Story.



I would say on a daily basis it is easy to notice many different women who are very attractive. They sell real estate, are flight attendants as well as lawyers, CPAs, bikini models, daytime soap opera actresses and more. They all have one thing in common. All of them have jobs. They are women with beauty who go out into the world and earn a living. There appears to be a woman who was born in Russia, lives in England and has a very serious problem. She is so beautiful, it is difficult for her to get a job. This is a woman who is a victim of her beauty. Isn't that interesting.

“You have the perfect qualifications, but I'm sorry we can't hire you.”
“Why not?”
“Well, you are too beautiful. With your radiant beauty, men will stare at you and not work. Women will be unable to work because they will be so jealous of your intense good looks. You have all the qualifications, but you are just too beautiful for the job.”
“I understand as this has happened to me so many times before. I understand.”

I'm sure this is what has happened during every job interview my wife has attended. She never told me about it, but I suspect it may have happened many times for her.

Below are excerpts from the story with my valuable insights in italics.


A 33-year-old law-school graduate from London decided to start her own retail company selling vintage clothes online after struggling to find a job because of her good looks.

I wonder what she called her retail company? Victim To My Beauty, Too Beautiful To Be An Employee or I Intimidate Women and Not Taken Seriously By Men. I have a few suggestions. Since her beauty is such a problem, why doesn't she work with people who have sight issues? They wouldn't think about her beauty as they wouldn't be able to see it. There are many online jobs where nobody has to see you. Her looks wouldn't be an issue then. She could also get over herself and realize there are women who have jobs and are just as attractive as her. The big difference could be the attitude they have about their looks. It could also be because they're not interested in having a silly story about them go viral.

Irina told British tabloid The Sun that her attractiveness affects her negatively both during the hiring process and after she gets a job. To improve her chances of actually landing a job, the 33-year-old’s agent advised her to dye her hair darker to make herself too professional. But even if she gets past the interviews, her male bosses never seem to take her seriously.


I can only imagine why a boss might not take her seriously.

“Could you type up this letter and send it.”
“You only say that because I'm so beautiful. You probably brag to people about how beautiful woman is who typed your letters and sent them. I'm sure it is constantly part of your thoughts.”
“I need that done by 3 pm.”
“Oh, you think a beautiful girl, such as myself, can't get these letters typed and ready before 3 pm? You think because I'm beautiful I can't do the work? Is that the issue here?”
“I also need you to pull some reports for me for my afternoon meeting.”
“I see what you are doing. Keep the beautiful girl in the file room pulling files so that the men won't stare at her and stop working. This way the other women in the office can't be intimidated by her look and develop low self esteems. It is the same story every place I work. My intense beauty always causes me problems. Dying my hair and wearing glasses is not helping me.”
“It would help if you'd get all that work done.”
“Ugly people will never understand what a curse this intense beauty is on a daily basis.”

“Even during the hiring process, being beautiful gets in the way. I have a law degree and a great CV but my recruitment agent still told me to dye my blonde hair dark for interviews, Irina Kova complained. “She said.


(Sarcasm Alert)

Now there is some sound advice. You can forget your law degree and your CV because those in the legal field will only pay attention to your looks. They have no interest in your education or work experience because they know that a person with less looks with the same education and experience can do the job only cheaper. She probably believes they should pay for her super beauty. Is she serious? If a law firm could make money with just her looks, she'd be on the front of every one of their information packets. They'd have shirts and mugs, key chains as well as road signs with her image. This may not get law firms the type of clients they want, but they'd probably just open another office under a different name and take the work. I wonder if the problem is they want her to actually be able to do the work and not listen to her whine about her beauty. It's just a guess.

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Thursday, November 7, 2019

Researchers Claim Dodgeball Teaches Unethical System of Oppression. A Real Story.



When I was a kid we all played dodgeball. We played in during gym class, we played in on the playground. It was one of our favorite games. Little did we know we were engaged is legalized bullying. We never thought of it that way. We just thought it was fun. There were kids who just were not made to play dodgeball. These are the kids who can see someone throw a ball right at them and not realize the point of the game is to get out of the way of the ball. It's like these kids looked at the ball coming at a fast rate of speed toward their body and believe it will never hit them. Once they got clobbered in the head they realized it was for real. With some kids, this only made them more stupid and better targets. Once you are too afraid to move or think of how to move, your number is up. I wonder what happened to many of those kids who never quite grasped the concept of how to avoid getting hit in the head with a dodgeball. It appears many of them grew up to be researchers in Canada.

Below are excerpts from the story with my valuable insights in italics.

In a totally serious article published in Canada's National Post, researchers argue that social justice demands the complete and total elimination of dodgeball from the Canadian physical education curriculum, lest children grow up to understand they can wield their privilege the way they wield a rubber athletic ball.


This from a country that gave the world the game of hockey. Where is the social justice in hockey? It is a difficult sport where people grow up believing they can obtain large contracts from being a brute with skates and this gives them their privilege. Large NHL contracts come with a lot of privilege. Maybe what these Canadians researchers need to do is create a form of dodgeball played using skates and on ice. I'm sure it could then become a very popular national past time in Canada.

The game, the group claims is “miseducative" and force students to display "hierarchies of privilege based on athletic skill," even though the game is mostly just about throwing balls at other children.

"Dodgeball is not just unhelpful to the development of kind and gentle children who will become decent citizens of liberal democracy. It is actively harmful to this process," the researchers claim, adding that the game is, at its core, "oppressive."


Hey, guess what? Students who are the academically gifted types display hierarchies of privilege based on their academic skills. The last thing anyone wants to experience is getting in the middle of a nerd war. And guess what else? Not playing dodgeball is unhelpful for the strong child who can smack a future Canadian researcher in the head. I think this guilty pleasure helps them vote for playing dodgeball as well as become decent citizens in a liberal democracy. I think taking away the ability of kids to play dodgeball is oppressive. I say give me dodgeball or give me another fun game to play where I can throw a ball at some frightened future researcher's head.

Part of the problem, apparently, is that, unlike other nursery games and elementary school sports, dodgeball puts the focus on other students. In order to succeed in the game, you have to target other kids and hit them with the ball. When you make humans the target, the researchers say, you "legalize bullying" (because most of the targets are smaller, weaker children).


I disagree with this assertion. Games such as Alligator In the Swamp, British Bulldog, and Tag played in their full-contact versions also put the focus on other students. In order to succeed in these games, kids are targeted. This builds character. I don't think these games legalize bullying. They do give children who are smaller or weaker a chance to prove themselves. During one momentous dodgeball game in high school, a super nerd took out the captain of the football team and won instant respect and recognition. The football team captain got to take the nerd's sister out on a date. I guess it all worked out. He was a nerd willing to pimp out his sister for a good cause.


Edutopia reports that dodgeball, though a much-beloved memory for Gen-Xers and older Millennials have little value for modern physical education teachers, who want to focus more on developing social skills than showcasing athletic prowess.

All I can say is the gym classes in these places must really be boring. Why would social skills need to be taught in gym class? Are they teaching things like proper conversations to have when your muscles are weak and undeveloped? Maybe they'll teach the correct etiquette for things to say during a hockey game when you smash your opponent into the boards.

“Pardon me, but I would like you to know that smashing your face up against Plexiglas and watching you be in pain and become enraged is nothing personal.”
“No offense taken. I will make my best effort to return the favor and give you as much pain and anger as you have given me.”
“Oh good, I'm so glad we had this nice talk.”
“I agree, I learned so much about polite conversations during gym class during school”

I don't know who these Canadian researchers are, but it would be nice to have the opportunity to throw a dodgeball at them.

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Wednesday, November 6, 2019

According to North Carolina Woman Bigfoot Likes Sweets. A Real Story.



When I was a kid, we always talked about what it would be like to encounter Bigfoot. This was a time when it was normal for kids to spend a lot of time in the woods. We had our Boy Scout pocket knives, brown bag lunches and carried bottles of root beer. We were ready for anything. We'd often joke about what we would do if we encountered Bigfoot. As young guys, we felt we'd be able to handle it. He couldn't catch us because we all ran so fast. One friend said if Bigfoot came at him, he'd just pick up a rock and hit that big hairy dude between the eyes. Another friend said he could hit Bigfoot in the crowned jewels with a coke bottle after he finished drinking it. Then would easily getaway. I wasn't afraid, I had my Boy Scout pocket knife. I'm sure Bigfoot never came near us when we were in the woods because we were very brave and capable young boys. It could also be because nobody, where we lived, ever saw Bigfoot. I like to think this creature was too afraid to come near such well-prepared young boys.


It seems a woman in North Carolina knows that Bigfoot has a sweet tooth. You have to think that being Bigfoot probably means you can't get dove bars or chocolate bars and more any time you want them. If you are a Bigfoot and walk into a story, it may not go well.

Below are excerpts from the story with my valuable insights in italics.


The legendary creature was reportedly spotted by a North Carolina woman in the woods behind her home, according to a WCNC report. While "reports" of the mythical creature in North Carolina is nothing new, it apparently has a taste for processed sugar and carbs.

Mostly like candy, cookies, they love peanut brittle, chocolate, peanut butter sandwiches," said Shelby resident Vicky Cook. "They don't like apples and bananas."

This does make you wonder about what things Bigfoot eats. I'm sure this creature has been living with the Paleolithic diet for a very long time. If you go from eating roots, nuts, and grain-based foods to having an opportunity at having some chocolate peanut butter and peanut brittle as well as pasta, you're are going to ignore the bananas and apples. In that regard, I'm the same as Bigfoot. I can only imagine if Bigfoot had the opportunity to have ice cream or lemon meringue pie. Bigfoot sightings may start taking place at popular restaurants.


Cook was able to capture what she believed to be the creature on her camera, adding that she's not quite exactly sure of what she saw and is still having trouble believing it herself.

"Sometimes I think this can't be real," she continued. "It went in front of my camera. I screamed I didn't know what it was, but that thing was tall!"

If she had chocolate, candy, peanut brittle and cookies out, it could have been many different kinds of Bigfoot. There is the young teenager with a ravenous appetite Bigfoot. It could also have been the, I have an extreme sweet tooth Bigfoot. There have been times when I have been confused with a chocoholic Bigfoot. I hope it wasn't me as I have gone in front of the cameras and had people scream. Many people have said they didn't know what I was and what happened to their chocolate.


Cook noted that the sightings started in March and since then, she's had eight footprints, all in different sizes. "This is a juvenile, but look at how long it is," she said. "That's a big ... big print."

I would hate to think of all the costs involved with feeding a teenage Bigfoot. It is possible some parts of the forest could be ravaged if there are too many teenage Bigfoots. Those who have raised teenage boys know exactly what I am talking about. If it was in March, it could have been part of the Bigfoot spring break. If the worst thing a teenage Bigfoot is laying around in the forest and eating sweets during the warm months of the year as the Bigfoot parents try to get them to do work around where they live in the forest. We may be more like Bigfoot than we realize


the legendary creature has had a slow start...Perhaps Bigfoot caught wind that baseball player-turned loose cannon Jose Canseco

We can only hope that Bigfoot is a baseball fan and would like to have Jose Conseco's autograph to add to his collection. I have no idea why Bigfoot has had a slow start, but it is possible Bigfoot parents are trying to teach their children about a proper diet and the benefits of eating sweets in moderation. I know I will never see a Bigfoot if I go in the woods, I still have my Boy Scout pocket knife.

Below is a link to the article.

https://www.foxnews.com/tech/bigfoot-north-carolina-candy-cookies

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Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Japanese Pillow Fighting Championships. A Real Story



I can remember as a child there were certain times when having a pillow fight was necessary. It was usually a time when you were supposed to be in bed and sleeping. This had to happen when friends were sleeping over. When you are young, wide awake in bed, and bored, things such as pillow fighting can occur. It is a difficult thing for a child to do and not laugh. Once the laughter starts, the swings of the pillow become erratic and things can get broken. This can be followed by the sound of a parent yelling about what is going on in there. This is when a parent will head to the bedroom causing young pillow pugilists to jump in bed, close their eyes and put on their best acting performance of a sleeping child. A parent entering the room wanting to know what happened and how something got broken can cause these same children to have amnesia when forced awake from their sleep acting. These children will have no idea how anything got broken. The acting performance always fails, but it is a time-honored tradition among generations of children. Not that I know.

It seems that the Japanese have seen the time-honored pillow fight as something that can be done as part of serious competition. They have pillow fighting teams and national championships. I'm sure the American version would include jumping into bed, pretending to be asleep and having amnesia on how something got broken.

Below are excerpts from the story with my valuable insights in italics.


The Japanese may be known for their neatness, particularly when it comes to making their bed in the morning, but all social norms went out the window on Saturday during qualifying for the All-Japan Pillow Fighting Championships in Shizuoka Prefecture.
In the small fishing town of Ito, 150 kilometers south of Tokyo, teams gathered from across the region to compete in the event

This is a serious departure from the intensity of battle by a people who brought the world individuals with awe-inspiring fighting skills like ninjas and samurai warriors. I wonder if the pillow fights involve some type of training. Is it possible to get a certain colored feather on your pillow for a ranking as you progress in training? I'm sure there could be a variety of pillow fighting moves involved with this type of competition. You must know where to hit your opponent, how to hit your opponent and resist the temptation to laugh when feathers from your pillow go on the face of your opponent. It would be great if they had a specially designated uniform for pillow fighters. Could this mean a new type of action movie will soon be upon us?


Started by a group of high school children in Shizuoka, the game is based on the age-old ritual of pillow fighting when away from the supervision of teachers and parents at a sleep-over or on a school trip.

The game starts with all five players 'sleeping' under duvets on futons before the whistle goes and they leap to their feet and reach for a pillow.


This is a sport that is very realistic. I'm sure at this age, I would struggle to imitate sleeping if I got good and comfortable with a futon or duvet. My sleep would probably be very real. If I got my pillow just the way I wanted it, I'd struggle to get up. Alarm clocks don't affect me, I'm sure a whistle wouldn't impact my rest either. I do wonder if people are given just any pillow to fight with or if they have to use a pillow that meets certain requirements in weight as well as contents and more. If they don't have such requirements, I guess there is nothing stopping someone from having a pillow filled with a frozen pork roast or croquet balls. Maybe this will be the case if they create an extreme pillow fighting version of the game.


A mix between dodgeball and chess, the aim is to protect each team's 'King' from being hit by pillows whilst trying to hit the opposition's 'King' during two-minute sets. One player on each team can also use a duvet as a shield.

Saturday's regional tournament contained 16 teams vying for the qualification for the national competition, which has 64 entrants and is held in February.

If parents go up in the middle of the night to their children's room after hearing them make the noise pillow fighting, the children can now say they are training for a pillow fighting championship. The need for faking sleep and having amnesia is no longer necessary. I'm sure that hitting someone with a pillow and avoiding being hit take some skills. You do think it being Japan, they would include some martial arts with it to make things interesting. Some roundhouse kicks, blocks, punches, as well as amazing takedowns with a pillow, would be great. I think if this sport includes martial arts it could inspire movies like the Karate Pillow Kid or Pillow Ninja Warrior and others.


Team 'BlancWhite' who contained nine-year-old Soda Wamanobe – the secondest youngest competitor -- won the tournament.

As their prize, the team received an array of local produce as well as the all-important qualification for next year's nationwide tournament.
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I'm sure a nine-year-old has probably the advantage of being a smaller object to hit with a pillow and some great signature moves. There could be the threats to tell mom move as well as the hit me and I'm telling how you skipped school move. Maybe those would be signature moves of an American pillow fighter from my family. If this were the United States the winning team would enjoy the produce and the invitation to the next year's tournament, but they would wonder where is their trophy. I could see kids showing off their pillow-fighting trophy to friends and family. During my childhood pillow-fighting career, I could have gotten a trophy for fake sleeping and amnesia, but that's another championship.

Here is a link to the story.



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