We were driving up to deliver a meal to friends who lost their house to a fire. Thankfully, everyone is safe, although they’ve lost almost everything to the fire. All the kids were with us; I explained to them that not all of us would be going in to our friends’ apartment, since they were Read More
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Zero Tolerance or Zero Intelligence?
The principal of McKay High School, in Salem, Oregon, told a student she couldn’t post a photo of her brother on a classroom bulletin board. Why? He’s a Marine, and the photo was of him and two of his friends. In Iraq. With firearms! KATU-TV has the story, along with this follow-up. Apparently after a Read More
Stories From Work
In this post, I talked about a funny story from work. Just a few days later, a co-worker radioed me with his own story. Seems that he was blocking traffic at the bottom of an off-ramp, as his 35-car procession was coming off the freeway. He was blocking both lanes with his motorcycle when a Read More
Livng Wills and Laws
A Lancaster, OH attorney saw an advertisement for a Living Will seminar, to be held at a local hospital, with information presented by a nurse. The attorney, Frank Green, decided to file a complaint with Ohio Supreme Court’s disciplinary counsel. Against the nurse. For practicing law without a license. Hello? Since 1992, federal law has Read More