“My Sisters Keeper” by Jodi Piccoult, begins with a 13 year old, Anna Fitzgerald in a lawyers office, asking to be medically emancipated from her parents. Anna Fitzgerald was designed to be a perfect medical donor for her sister, Kate who has had leukemia since she was two. She shows up at this lawyers office with her life savings, a mere $136.87, hoping this lawyer can help her. She was tired of having to be in the hospital when she wasn't the one who was sick.
Over the years Kate relapsed several times, meaning Anna was dragged to the hospital numerous times giving blood, lyphocytes and bone marrow. Now at age 16 as Kate is lying on her deathbed, the girls mom expects Anna to give up a kidney. This kidney could save Kate life, or it could be a waste and just cost Anna a kidney. Anna decides that this is enough and that she is done. She tells her lawyer that no one ever asked her if she wanted to give up her blood and bone marrow, they just assumed since she was designed to be a donor for her sister that she would want to be a donor. Eventually, Annas parents find out about this lawsuit and her parents divide into two opposing groups on the subject. Annas dad, Brian agrees with Anna, he never wanted to put his daughter through pain that in the end would get them no where. On the other hand Sarah, Annas mother, freaked out and puts a guilt trip on Anna, telling Anna that shes murdering her own sister and ripping apart their family.
Finally, it's time for the trial and Sarah, a former lawyer, is representing her husband and herself. They asked Anna obvious questions like “where you ever asked if you wanted to be your sisters donor?” Then they asked the ultimate question “why are you choosing to do this now?” this question was hard for Anna to answer because she was hiding something. Something only Kate and Anna knew about, something that would completely shatter her parents but she had to say in front of the judge. Anna finally told everyone the truth and court was done for the day. The next day everyone was to be there and ready to finish this trial by 9, Anna was to get a ride with her lawyer and meet her parents at the courthouse. An unexpected twist in the ending results in Kate getting a kidney and living a long and healthy life.
This compelling story of a girls struggle between freedom and her own sisters life creates an intense emotional plot. “My Sisters Keeper” will keep you turning the pages till the end. The end will completely throw you for a loop, it is ridiculously unexpected. This book touched base with all aspects of the book and shows what people will do for their family. In the end Anna got what she wanted, she saved her sister.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Final Article.
NASH IT
“You know when people say hey you don't want to swim with sharks, but I'm faster than sharks so its not a big deal,” stated Steve Nash, a brilliant point guard for the Phoenix Suns, who played against the Nuggets in Denver on April 1, 2008. There have been many great basketball players in the NBA; Jordan, Lebron, Kobe, but none quite like Mr. Steve Nash. He won MVP two consecutive years in 2005 and 2006, and was the first person since Magic Johnson to average 18.6 points and 11.6 assists per game.
Before the clock started for warm up Stevie was the only starter who would shoot around with the people who sit the bench. There, showing his head is where it should be, rather than swollen like his cocky team mate Amare Stoudamire. He was ready to play and pumped to earn another “w” on their record. Then finally the game started, Shaq won the tip and the game was on. The Suns started off the game by Steve Nash assisting Raja Bell to a long base line jumper. The game was back and forth like that for the first quarter or so keeping the game close. Then in the second quarter Allen Iverson, the baby that he is, started complaining to the ref that Steve Nash was fouling him. When in reality he just couldn't take Nash's intense defensive skills. Before Iverson finished his sentence Nash threw a lob pass to Shaq and in the midst of catching the pass he dunks it putting the Suns in the lead: causing a ruckus in the Nuggets crowd, but for people like Jaynee and I it was exhilarating. This game was fierce mixture of focus and determination. Finally the buzzer went off, marking half time. During half time there was a performance not usually seen at a basketball game, a dog race. In this race the dogs had to go fetch a ball and the come back to their owner. This was unexpected, yet hilarious to watch the little dogs fight to take the lead against the long and lanky dogs. Then, because it was April-fools day, they played a prank on a contest winner. This lady was wrapped in tape, blind folded and spun around, then she was to roll on a mat that was supposed to have money on it, but it didn't. So she was rolling around aimlessly in front of thousands of people.
As Steve Nash literally skipped from the locker room back on to the court, the game started up again. They were down by four and the Nuggets had the ball. To start off the half the Allen Iverson had the ball who drove down the middle causing people to leave their players and collapse on him making Carmello Anthony wide open for a fancy behind the back pass for about an 18 foot jump shot. An awesome play I must say. Though as an answer to that, Steve Nash brought the ball up the court and drove left and passed the ball backwards threw his legs to Barbosa who shot a three. By the middle of the third quarter it was 82-87, Nuggets and they subbed out Steve Nash to let him rest. As he was on the bench we couldn't help but watch as he stretched, no one can compete to the sculpted arms of Steve Nash. Though standing at 6' 3” he looks like a munchkin next to 7' 1”, 325lb Shaquille O'Neal who sits on two seats because he can't fit on one. And Steve Nash, the fine gentleman that he is gives up his seat and sits on the floor so that his rather large team mate is comfortable. Eventually, the fourth quarter is in effect and Nash is back in. In this quarter there are some threes, some dunks and some sick passes evolving into some excellent basketball. The one and only thing I didn't like about this game was that some of the players on the Nuggets team, such as Allen Iverson, were to worried about looking good and thinking they are the Bomb diggity phresh to play the game, and thats not what basketball is about. Finally the game was over sadly ending in an 107-99, the Suns losing by 8.
Regardless, Steve Nash is the leader of that team. Without him the Suns wouldn't even be on the map, no one would care about them. He passes to the most open player and does it in way that usually ends up with points on the score board and a tick mark under the assist statistics. Nash is the one that makes everyone look good, and thats how he rolls. He's not big headed and quite humorous hes the kind of guy who could brighten up anyones day with just one of his crooked little smiles.
“You know when people say hey you don't want to swim with sharks, but I'm faster than sharks so its not a big deal,” stated Steve Nash, a brilliant point guard for the Phoenix Suns, who played against the Nuggets in Denver on April 1, 2008. There have been many great basketball players in the NBA; Jordan, Lebron, Kobe, but none quite like Mr. Steve Nash. He won MVP two consecutive years in 2005 and 2006, and was the first person since Magic Johnson to average 18.6 points and 11.6 assists per game.
Before the clock started for warm up Stevie was the only starter who would shoot around with the people who sit the bench. There, showing his head is where it should be, rather than swollen like his cocky team mate Amare Stoudamire. He was ready to play and pumped to earn another “w” on their record. Then finally the game started, Shaq won the tip and the game was on. The Suns started off the game by Steve Nash assisting Raja Bell to a long base line jumper. The game was back and forth like that for the first quarter or so keeping the game close. Then in the second quarter Allen Iverson, the baby that he is, started complaining to the ref that Steve Nash was fouling him. When in reality he just couldn't take Nash's intense defensive skills. Before Iverson finished his sentence Nash threw a lob pass to Shaq and in the midst of catching the pass he dunks it putting the Suns in the lead: causing a ruckus in the Nuggets crowd, but for people like Jaynee and I it was exhilarating. This game was fierce mixture of focus and determination. Finally the buzzer went off, marking half time. During half time there was a performance not usually seen at a basketball game, a dog race. In this race the dogs had to go fetch a ball and the come back to their owner. This was unexpected, yet hilarious to watch the little dogs fight to take the lead against the long and lanky dogs. Then, because it was April-fools day, they played a prank on a contest winner. This lady was wrapped in tape, blind folded and spun around, then she was to roll on a mat that was supposed to have money on it, but it didn't. So she was rolling around aimlessly in front of thousands of people.
As Steve Nash literally skipped from the locker room back on to the court, the game started up again. They were down by four and the Nuggets had the ball. To start off the half the Allen Iverson had the ball who drove down the middle causing people to leave their players and collapse on him making Carmello Anthony wide open for a fancy behind the back pass for about an 18 foot jump shot. An awesome play I must say. Though as an answer to that, Steve Nash brought the ball up the court and drove left and passed the ball backwards threw his legs to Barbosa who shot a three. By the middle of the third quarter it was 82-87, Nuggets and they subbed out Steve Nash to let him rest. As he was on the bench we couldn't help but watch as he stretched, no one can compete to the sculpted arms of Steve Nash. Though standing at 6' 3” he looks like a munchkin next to 7' 1”, 325lb Shaquille O'Neal who sits on two seats because he can't fit on one. And Steve Nash, the fine gentleman that he is gives up his seat and sits on the floor so that his rather large team mate is comfortable. Eventually, the fourth quarter is in effect and Nash is back in. In this quarter there are some threes, some dunks and some sick passes evolving into some excellent basketball. The one and only thing I didn't like about this game was that some of the players on the Nuggets team, such as Allen Iverson, were to worried about looking good and thinking they are the Bomb diggity phresh to play the game, and thats not what basketball is about. Finally the game was over sadly ending in an 107-99, the Suns losing by 8.
Regardless, Steve Nash is the leader of that team. Without him the Suns wouldn't even be on the map, no one would care about them. He passes to the most open player and does it in way that usually ends up with points on the score board and a tick mark under the assist statistics. Nash is the one that makes everyone look good, and thats how he rolls. He's not big headed and quite humorous hes the kind of guy who could brighten up anyones day with just one of his crooked little smiles.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Nash It. (Article)
“You know when people say hey you don't want to swim with sharks, but I'm faster than sharks so its not a big deal.” stated Steve Nash, a brilliant point guard for the Phoenix Suns. Who played against the Nuggets in Denver on April 1, 2008. There have been many great basketball players in the NBA; Jordan, Lebron, Kobe but none quite like Mr. Steve Nash. He won MVP two consecutive years in 2005 and 2006, and was the first person since Magic Johnson to average 18.6 points and 11.6 assists per game.
Before the clock started for warm up Stevie was the only starter who would shoot around with the people who sit the bench. There showing his head is wear it should be, rather than swollen like his cocky team mate Amare Stoudamire. He was ready to play and pumped to earn another “w” on their record. Then finally the game started, Shaq won the tip and the game was on. The Suns started off the game by Steve Nash assisting Raja Bell to a long base line jumper. The game was back and forth like that for the first quarter or so keeping the game close. Then in the second quarter Allen Iverson, the baby that he is, started complaining to the ref that Steve Nash was fouling him when in reality he just couldn't take Nash's intense defensive skills. And before Iverson finished his sentence Nash threw a lob pass to Shaq and in the midst of catching the pass he dunks it putting the Suns in the lead. Causing a ruckus in Nuggets crowd, but for people like Jaynee and I it was exhilarating. This game was fierce mixture of focus and determination. Finally the buzzer went off, implying half time. During half time there was a performance not usually seen at a basketball game, a dog race. In this race the dogs had to go fetch a ball and the come back to their owner. This was unexpected yet hilarious to watch the little dogs fight to take the lead against the long and lanky dogs. Then, because it was April fools day, they played a prank on a contest winner. This lady was wrapped in tape, blind folded and spun around, then she was to roll on a mat the was supposed to have money on it, but it didn't. So she was rolling around aimlessly in front of thousands of people.
As Steve Nash literally skipped from the locker room back on to the court, the game started up again. They were down by four and the Nuggets had the ball. To start off the half the Allen Iverson had the ball who drove down the middle causing people to leave their players and collapse on him making Carmello Anthony wide open for a fancy behind the back pass for about an 18 foot jump shot. An awesome play I must say. Though as an answer to that, Steve Nash brought the ball up the court and drove left and passed the ball backwards threw his legs to Barbosa who shot a three. By the middle of the third quarter it was 82-87, Nuggets and they subbed out Steve Nash to let him rest. As he was on the bench we couldn't help but watch as he stretched, no one can compete to the sculpted arms of Steve Nash. Though standing at 6' 3” he looks like a munchkin next to 7' 1”, 325lb Shaquille O'Neal who sits on two seats because he can't fit on one. And Steve Nash, the fine gentleman that he is gives up his seat and sits on the floor so that his rather large team mate is comfortable. Eventually, the fourth quarter is in effect and Nash is back in. In this quarter there are some threes, some dunks and some sick passes evolving into some excellent basketball. The one and only thing I didn't like about this game was that some of the players on the Nuggets team, such as Allen Iverson, were to worried about looking good and thinking they are the Bomb diggity phresh to play the game, and thats not what basketball is about. Finally the game was over sadly ending in an 107-99, the Suns losing by 8.
Regardless, Steve Nash is the leader of that team. Without him the Suns wouldn't even be on the map, no one would care about them. He passes to the most open player and does it in way that usually ends up with points on the score board and a tick mark under the assist statistics. Nash is the one that makes everyone look good, and thats how he rolls. He's not big headed and quite humorous hes the kind of guy who could brighten up anyones day with just one of his crooked little smiles. “I hear people talking about me so much and I forget I really am great, I'm just like you just 10 times better” ~Steve Nash.
Before the clock started for warm up Stevie was the only starter who would shoot around with the people who sit the bench. There showing his head is wear it should be, rather than swollen like his cocky team mate Amare Stoudamire. He was ready to play and pumped to earn another “w” on their record. Then finally the game started, Shaq won the tip and the game was on. The Suns started off the game by Steve Nash assisting Raja Bell to a long base line jumper. The game was back and forth like that for the first quarter or so keeping the game close. Then in the second quarter Allen Iverson, the baby that he is, started complaining to the ref that Steve Nash was fouling him when in reality he just couldn't take Nash's intense defensive skills. And before Iverson finished his sentence Nash threw a lob pass to Shaq and in the midst of catching the pass he dunks it putting the Suns in the lead. Causing a ruckus in Nuggets crowd, but for people like Jaynee and I it was exhilarating. This game was fierce mixture of focus and determination. Finally the buzzer went off, implying half time. During half time there was a performance not usually seen at a basketball game, a dog race. In this race the dogs had to go fetch a ball and the come back to their owner. This was unexpected yet hilarious to watch the little dogs fight to take the lead against the long and lanky dogs. Then, because it was April fools day, they played a prank on a contest winner. This lady was wrapped in tape, blind folded and spun around, then she was to roll on a mat the was supposed to have money on it, but it didn't. So she was rolling around aimlessly in front of thousands of people.
As Steve Nash literally skipped from the locker room back on to the court, the game started up again. They were down by four and the Nuggets had the ball. To start off the half the Allen Iverson had the ball who drove down the middle causing people to leave their players and collapse on him making Carmello Anthony wide open for a fancy behind the back pass for about an 18 foot jump shot. An awesome play I must say. Though as an answer to that, Steve Nash brought the ball up the court and drove left and passed the ball backwards threw his legs to Barbosa who shot a three. By the middle of the third quarter it was 82-87, Nuggets and they subbed out Steve Nash to let him rest. As he was on the bench we couldn't help but watch as he stretched, no one can compete to the sculpted arms of Steve Nash. Though standing at 6' 3” he looks like a munchkin next to 7' 1”, 325lb Shaquille O'Neal who sits on two seats because he can't fit on one. And Steve Nash, the fine gentleman that he is gives up his seat and sits on the floor so that his rather large team mate is comfortable. Eventually, the fourth quarter is in effect and Nash is back in. In this quarter there are some threes, some dunks and some sick passes evolving into some excellent basketball. The one and only thing I didn't like about this game was that some of the players on the Nuggets team, such as Allen Iverson, were to worried about looking good and thinking they are the Bomb diggity phresh to play the game, and thats not what basketball is about. Finally the game was over sadly ending in an 107-99, the Suns losing by 8.
Regardless, Steve Nash is the leader of that team. Without him the Suns wouldn't even be on the map, no one would care about them. He passes to the most open player and does it in way that usually ends up with points on the score board and a tick mark under the assist statistics. Nash is the one that makes everyone look good, and thats how he rolls. He's not big headed and quite humorous hes the kind of guy who could brighten up anyones day with just one of his crooked little smiles. “I hear people talking about me so much and I forget I really am great, I'm just like you just 10 times better” ~Steve Nash.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
school rules[RD]
Getting a new school, thats awesome, getting the rules that come with it, well that is ridiculous. The new school has many great characteristics like the skylights and the space but there is one thing wrong with it, the new rules. Most of them are adequate coming into a new school but there are two that are borderline insane; no coats and no water.
Water doesn't stain, it is healthy and very necessary so why is it against the rules, no one knows. It is hard enough to get the accurate amount of water in a day and when they don't allow water bottles it makes it more challenging. Water helps students focus preform better throughout the day. It is especially important because they lose a lot of their fluids during practice and have to gain those fluids back during the day to stay hydrated. The school just doesn't understand how ridiculously paranoid they sound when they ban water bottles, I mean seriously what damage will the water do. It's not like we are going to just start pouring it all over the floors, we are not as incompetent as they think.
The no coats rule to me seems somewhat barbaric, they don't even turn on the heat until 7 making the morning classes freezing. When students are cold they spend more time complaining and focusing on how cold they are, rather than paying attention to the teacher. Sure people can wear hoodies and sweatshirts but when someone shells out over 300 dollars for a letterman jacket they should be able to wear it. But, the school staff seems to believe that we are carrying around contraband. Anything we can carry in our coats we can carry in our lockers and backpacks, so are you going to take those away too? I don't think so, so why can't we have coats if we can have lockers and backpacks? Yet again, another unanswerable question.
These absurd rules must change, we understand it is a new school and we have to take care of it but, I thinks no water and no coats is taking it a bit far. Its completely farcical, and is causing controversy not only with the students but with the teachers. We are not five we can handle having waterbottles in the classrooms. It has never been a problem before, why is it a problem now?
Water doesn't stain, it is healthy and very necessary so why is it against the rules, no one knows. It is hard enough to get the accurate amount of water in a day and when they don't allow water bottles it makes it more challenging. Water helps students focus preform better throughout the day. It is especially important because they lose a lot of their fluids during practice and have to gain those fluids back during the day to stay hydrated. The school just doesn't understand how ridiculously paranoid they sound when they ban water bottles, I mean seriously what damage will the water do. It's not like we are going to just start pouring it all over the floors, we are not as incompetent as they think.
The no coats rule to me seems somewhat barbaric, they don't even turn on the heat until 7 making the morning classes freezing. When students are cold they spend more time complaining and focusing on how cold they are, rather than paying attention to the teacher. Sure people can wear hoodies and sweatshirts but when someone shells out over 300 dollars for a letterman jacket they should be able to wear it. But, the school staff seems to believe that we are carrying around contraband. Anything we can carry in our coats we can carry in our lockers and backpacks, so are you going to take those away too? I don't think so, so why can't we have coats if we can have lockers and backpacks? Yet again, another unanswerable question.
These absurd rules must change, we understand it is a new school and we have to take care of it but, I thinks no water and no coats is taking it a bit far. Its completely farcical, and is causing controversy not only with the students but with the teachers. We are not five we can handle having waterbottles in the classrooms. It has never been a problem before, why is it a problem now?
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Pineapple Express.
Pineapple Express, in small is the epidemy of hilarious stoner movies. This movie consists of three things; witnessing a murder, running away from vicious drug dealers and getting completely shitfaced. All combining into a hysterical brew of comedy and action. The actors Seth Rogen as Dale Denton and James Franco as Sal do an excellent job of playing these two weed loving fools though it may be possible they have had experience.
This tale starts of with a lazy, weed loving process server named Dale, on a weekly basis he goes to his dealer Sal. Sal really likes Dale, considers him his best friend. Dale on the other hand just wants to get his weed and leave. One day Dale goes to Sals apartment to make a purchase when Sal says that he has the rarest weed known to man kind, its called pineapple express. He describes it “Its almost a shame to smoke it....its like killing a unicorn with like...a bomb. Later that night is when the plot kicks in, Dale Denton had to drop off a process to Ted Jones. Here he eyeballs Ted Jones, who happens to be a Drug Lord, and a crooked cop annihilate the competition. Dale sees this, throws his roach out the window and clumsily backs up into a car sounding off the alarm and alerting Ted and the cop that there was a view in the last endeavor. Dale drives back to Sals house completely freaked out, punked in his printer and told him the story. The immediately grab as much weed as possible and some snacks for those after high munchies then take off for the woods. Meanwhile, Ted and the cop are outside trying to figure out who it was, when they find the roach. Ted takes one long sniff and knows its pineapple express, he knows it's the rarest weed known to man kind, he knows there is only one person in the whole area with it other than him. They send their two followers to Sals apartment to kill them when they notice they aren't there. Back to Sal and Dale, they are out in the woods and they call Sals dealer Red. By then Teds followers are at his house, forcing red to have Sal come over the next day at noon. Luckily that night Sal and Dale are high as a freaking kite and don't wake up until the next day at four. So the next day they show up at Reds' house where Red invites them in and then comes at them like a spider monkey because Teds followers told him to kill them and they wouldn't kill him. Sal then takes a fresh and hot pot of coffee and hits Red upside the head with it, knowing him out and they leave. Throughout the movie there are hilarious sections all to funny but also way to inappropriate for this review. The scenes range from getting a caterpillar high to selling weed to middle schoolers. Which led to Sal getting captured by the drug lords and held captive in an underground garden of pot in all different varieties. Then here comes Dale to the rescue, but well lets face it he's not the smartest and ends up thrown into the same place as Sal. Each ones hands are tied together and so Sal thrusts his rope against Dales belt buckle. It's an awkward scene but hilarious at that. Then here comes Red, shoots the guard and helps Sal and Dale to get free. Throughout all of this Red is shot 3 times and dale lost his pants and was shot in the ear, eventually the cop and Ted Jones are shot and the underground pot farm catches on fire. Sal is knocked out, but the hero in dale steps in and he caries Sal out and they are both safe. But they both start crying like babies when they see that Red didn't make it out, and then what do you see but a hunched over, blood covered burnt thing comes staggering up to Sal and Dale. Though the three hated each other and almost killed one another they became best friends and about an hour after this huge, high and bloody event took place the gruesome trio eat breakfast in a local diner, receiving weird looks. And that is when they decide to see a doctor and then go hang around the bong for a while.
Pineapple Express is a hilarious movie and I recommend it to anyone above the age of 14 due to the fact that everything in the movie is drug or sex related and the vulgar language. Everything about this movie made me laugh, from start to finish. I wouldn't change a thing about it, personally my favorite part is the part in the woods. It has little importance but adds to the humor all throughout the movie. It is a must see, for those who have a good sense of humor and don't mind a few cuss words.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Final Interview
Walon Esters, my dad, has had a past like none other. This 53 year old man has had a the utmost memorable childhood which transferred into an insanely interesting adulthood. My dad grew up all up and around Louisiana as the middle child with his mom, dad, three brothers and one sister. His brothers had a large impact on his childhood, they surely made him the kind of guy who could hold his own. Especially after I sat down and took in the stories he told.
My dads story began in Jenna, LA, this is where he was born and raised for about 8 years. He first talks about the adventures he took with his brothers, most of them involving the game cowboys and Indians. In this game his stories range from accidentally hanging his brother in a tree to his younger brother jumping out of a tree and losing his two front teeth in the back of my dads' head. He said “I'll never forget the time John(his younger brother) jumped down to attack the enemy, which was me and smucked his teeth right upside my head.” Then his teenage years came about, this is when he met his best friend Clayton Hebert. Apparently those two had a death wish, due to the fact that they constantly went frog hunting in alligator and cotton mouth infested waters. The story I found most insane was his story of when Clayton dared him to wrestle an alligator. “One time we were out in our little wooden boat and we snuck up on this gator, we got really close and Clayton dared me to tackle it. And I couldn't pass up a dare and the water didn't look deep so, I was gonna do it. Luckily that thing saw us and swam away.” Afterwards, they stuck a paddle in the water to see how deep it actually was and they couldn't touch the bottom. According to my dad, him and Clayton were always out and about even though they were both pretty talented in sports they rather be outside doing there own thing. He decided “If it was nice outside and the fish were bitin' there was no way in hell I was gonna be stuck in a gym runnin'.” They were both very rambunctious and adventurous, they could do things there that you just can't do here in Wyoming.
Next, we discussed his mid-adulthood. My dad didn't attend college but he's a very good mechanic. Though he still lived in Louisiana he would fly out for months at a time to work on “big equipment for big money” in Alaska. Which had to get weird because for a month you would be in the smoldering heat and then the next month your in the dark and fridged weather of Alaska. Then one day his younger brother Rodger convinced him to come to Wyoming for a visit and just so happened there was a birthday party they had to go to. This is where he met my mom. “When I saw her I imediately liked her, but she...well she didn't feel the same. It took me a while to that phone number.” Eventually he quit his job in Alaska, married my mom, got a job at C&K Equipment and had me. A few months after I was born he goes to a regular day of work and has to work on this tractor. He starts it up and doesn't realize that the tractor is not in park. He gets under the tractor and starts working on it and suddenly the tractor begins to move. He starts to panic, as this enormous contraption is rolling across his body up and over his ear. He was then life flighted to billings where his right ear was snipped off, his left foot was found to be broken along with several ribs and a collapsed lung. But, something did come from that day he said, “The next morning I was all hurt and stuff, but then your mom brings you in and sets you on the hospital floor and I look over and you sit up for the first time.” I guess I've always been good at brightening up everyones day.
Now my dad is an old un' on the outside but a young un' on the inside. He tries to do things he used to but well lets be honest, that's not going to happen. I think he has had his fair share of dangerous activity and will do just fine being a chill old fella. He also has another kid, her name would be Mandy and she would be my younger sister who is two years younger than me. And though he's not that little southern boy anymore he still has his memories, his adventures and obviously his accent.
Ledes 4-1
Salmonella in Pistachios
The FDA warns people to avoid any and all foods with pistachios in them due to the recent contaminations of salmonella poisoning. There have only been two sicknesses from this turn of salmonella and now they are just trying to keep it contained so that it is not a huge outbreak like it was with the lettuce. Salmonella is easily treated but can be fatal to those who are weak elderly or a young one. The FDA hopes this little contamination was just a fluke and will be over soon.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090331/sc_livescience/survivingsalmonellawhatyoucando
Nursing Home Shooting
Eight elderly people were shot and killed this weekend in a nursing home in Robbins North Carolina. It is said that the suspect was looking to kill his wife, after she had recently divorced him and since he wasn't able to find her he killed her patients. This was much worse, she has apologized to the families of the victims but still blames herself and wishes it were her instead of them. She did what she could to get most of the elderly into a safe environment but she couldn't get them all.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090402/ap_on_re_us/nursing_home_shooting
Wolves Delisted
The feds decide to remove wolves from the endangered list in all states, except Wyoming. This of course sent ranchers into an angry frenzy. They said they will sue until it is legal to manage wolves in Wyoming. They say that wolves are an endangerment to their livestock and if wolves can kill their crop then why can't they kill the wolves. The state of Wyoming even believes that the wolves could be hunted as large game or a trophy animal.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090401/ap_on_re_us/gray_wolf_endangered
New Breast Cancer Treatment
On Wednesday a hospital in New Jersey applied for the approval treatment to breast cancer in the U.S. This drug, Tykerb, is legal and used commonly in Europe but isn't legal here. This drug would be used on women who have advanced breast cancer which usually means the cancer is hormone-sensitive. This means the cancer cells are multiplying off the fuel of hormones, such as estrogen. This drug targets the infected cells and kills only those, unlike Chemotherapy which kills all cells including the good ones. Causing vomiting and hair loss, the only side effect of this drug is possible liver and fetus damage.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090401/ap_on_bi_ge/gsk_breast_cancer_drug
The FDA warns people to avoid any and all foods with pistachios in them due to the recent contaminations of salmonella poisoning. There have only been two sicknesses from this turn of salmonella and now they are just trying to keep it contained so that it is not a huge outbreak like it was with the lettuce. Salmonella is easily treated but can be fatal to those who are weak elderly or a young one. The FDA hopes this little contamination was just a fluke and will be over soon.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090331/sc_livescience/survivingsalmonellawhatyoucando
Nursing Home Shooting
Eight elderly people were shot and killed this weekend in a nursing home in Robbins North Carolina. It is said that the suspect was looking to kill his wife, after she had recently divorced him and since he wasn't able to find her he killed her patients. This was much worse, she has apologized to the families of the victims but still blames herself and wishes it were her instead of them. She did what she could to get most of the elderly into a safe environment but she couldn't get them all.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090402/ap_on_re_us/nursing_home_shooting
Wolves Delisted
The feds decide to remove wolves from the endangered list in all states, except Wyoming. This of course sent ranchers into an angry frenzy. They said they will sue until it is legal to manage wolves in Wyoming. They say that wolves are an endangerment to their livestock and if wolves can kill their crop then why can't they kill the wolves. The state of Wyoming even believes that the wolves could be hunted as large game or a trophy animal.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090401/ap_on_re_us/gray_wolf_endangered
New Breast Cancer Treatment
On Wednesday a hospital in New Jersey applied for the approval treatment to breast cancer in the U.S. This drug, Tykerb, is legal and used commonly in Europe but isn't legal here. This drug would be used on women who have advanced breast cancer which usually means the cancer is hormone-sensitive. This means the cancer cells are multiplying off the fuel of hormones, such as estrogen. This drug targets the infected cells and kills only those, unlike Chemotherapy which kills all cells including the good ones. Causing vomiting and hair loss, the only side effect of this drug is possible liver and fetus damage.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090401/ap_on_bi_ge/gsk_breast_cancer_drug
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