opening weekend

It's official, football season is here. Saturday was every man's dream. More football than can be imagined and it won't stop for about 13 more weeks. (And that doesn't include Pro, which I'm not a big fan of. So I only count college) Mississippi State had their Season opener against in state school Jackson State University. Because of our decision to not have cable in the house I'm always forced to head to a local bar or friend's house who has cable to catch one of the few games MSU gets broad casted. Luckily our season opener was one.
I headed down to a local favorite, Sunset Grille, to catch this walloping the bulldogs put on JSU. I arrived on time for kick-off and was dismayed that I couldn't immediately find the game. It was delayed due to weather. So kick-off was about 40 min late. But who cares when you get to watch your boys play, right? The first period was about typical of MSU football. Which confirmed my feelings for this season. (I will be totally happy with a .500 season) The boys played sloppy ball to start the game. Miss handled hand-offs, missed cues, missed easy tackles. but I've been a State fan long enough to know that this is how we start. Not to mention most of our team is VERY young. we are playing many freshmen this year. But by the end of the first quarter it was MSU 7 - JSU 0.
Just as the second quarter was getting started I was called back to fatherly duty. My loving wife very graciously let me, a father for just a few days, get some time to enjoy my favorite passion. Who wouldn't love a wife for that. So I left expecting the game to end with us at about 14 or 21 and JSU 7. Upon finishing my call of duty I got the computer turned on to catch the last few min of the game. To my surprise the score was 35 - 0. I guess ole Dan Mullen pulled the boys together and found a rythm. We put up 21 points in the 3rd quarter alone. The downfall to watching games on the computer is you don't get to see the action, just the result. So I can never assess how well we play just kinda guess at it. But The final score was 45 - 7.
I'm pleased with this outcome. I fully expected us to win this game but not by such a margin. I'm glad Dan got a win on his first outing. Now we look forward to Auburn next week. This will be more of a test to the program as Auburn is a conference school. But I'm hopeful. After next week I'll reassess my prediction of a .500 season. Below are a few pictures courtesy of a friend and the Mississippi State Football Facebook page.

I love our new helmets.

NEW ARRIVAL

On Monday morning at around 2am the Wife woke me to say it was time to head to the hospital. After many hours we were able to meet our new son Caleb Heath. He was born Aug 31 at 12:25 PM. He was the most gorgeous thing I'd ever seen. Even now when his eyes are open and looking at me I get lost and forget all else. After a 2 day stay at the hospital we were allowed to bring our little man home. (by the way, if any of you are in Durham, I highly recommend having a child @ Durham Regional Hospital. The staff was amazing and they made us feel so comfortable and gave amazing support). We have now been home for 2 days. And have just returned from our first doctor visit. Caleb is in good health and only one ounce away from returning to birth weight, which is amazing. Our sleeping hasn't been totally out of whack (or at least I don't feel that way.) We'll see when I return to work next week exactly how true that statement is. But so far so good. And if you haven't seen enough pictures here's a few more.

Such huge feet. Maybe he'll be taller than mom and dad. We can only hope!

WELCOME BACK

Well I've been absent for a long time. But I'm going to try and make a return. It has been a long year since the last post. And frankly the only thing worth talking about is that this week I will become a father. Caleb Heath Busbee has been long awaited and if he doesn't decide on his own to show up, we've scheduled to have him primed out on Friday. My wife has been a charm through this pregancy. I've heard so many horror stories through these past nine months of how women's hormones change and it effects their moods and has most men walking on eggshells. But I have to say I haven't gone through that. Mel has been very level headed about most things. there are hiccups but nothing major. So I will try and be better about communtication here. I will post pictures and such of Caleb when available.

It's good to be back

The Game

So I know this is a little late but I had promised a good friend I would.

It was the day after Thanksgiving and all through my house I was thoroughly exited. I donned as much maroon and white as I could get on. And yes it was obnoxious. The reason you ask? Well if you know me at all you know why. It was Miss St. vs Ole Miss. THE GAME of the year. Records don't matter at this game. It's anybody's game. Or so I thought. I was unable to watch the game for two reasons. 1) I was at work and the game was going on during lunch time. 2) the game is not as popular here in the TarHeel state. (And the ACC for some reason doesn't particularly like the SEC - go figure). So my good buddy Sam, and an Ole Miss Grad/Fan [I do forgive him for this lapse in judgement often], had agreed to text me results as they happened.

We had talked earlier in the week about the game. I had expressed my concerns based on our season to this point and Sam expressed his based on the fact that this is a rivalry game and anything could happen. I assured him that he would be pleased with the outcome.

Well about 20 min or so after game time I hadn't heard from Sam. This gave me some pleasure as I thought he's to embarassed to text me. WRONG. I should have been to embarrased to ask. As of the end of the 1st quarter it was clear this was to be a lopsided game. And it was. I was humbled to say the least. My boys in Maroon didn't even make it respectable.

But as anygood fan always says about now. So how's your Baskeetball team shaping up?? Yeah we'll get a new football coach and see what lies in store for next year.

Beautiful Rocky Top

Two weekends ago I made a trip to Knoxville, TN to watch what I'd hoped to be a good football game, MSU vs UT. As it turned out it wasn't. UT made a mockery out of all that we did on the field that day. It had been about 8 or so years since I had been to watch MSU play. I was excited for the fact that both teams were struggling and had an unattractive record. This is what gave me what turned out to be false hope for an evenly matched good game. I won't rehash the game since by now it's old news.

On the brighter side the guys I went to the game with and I were able to play golf at one of Knoxville's finer courses. It offered great golf with tremendous mountain views. I will say that up until this point I'd only driven through Knoxville on I-40 in route to other places. From 40, Knoxville is an obnoxiously orange place that I'd never wanted to spend any time. After my most recent, trip my mind has changed. Once you get off of 40 and around the outskirts of the city it's not so bad. (Downtown is disgustingly orange though). And the people are very nice. Except for the handicap of wearing orange a lot, they were great people.

MMMMMM ........... Pork

If you are a follower of the Wife's blog you'll recall that 2 weeks ago we went to a wine tasting at my restaurant. While we were there we tasted a wine called The Oratoire St Martin Cairanne ’06 Rhone. While tasting this wine I had an instantaneous light go off in my head as to what special I would run to match the flavors in this wine. Pork. I had done a dish a few years back that just came rushing to the forefront of my mind.

Braised Pork Shank
Three Cheese Mac n' Cheese, Collard Greens
Jalapeño Coca-Cola Reduction

This dish is so upscale Southern it's ridiculous. My boss at first said it wouldn't sell that much, but I ran out of it sometime late Saturday and didn't have any for Sunday. And let me just tell you it's soooo good!! You need some type of bread to clean the plate.

Beer Dinner

First off, If anyone still reads here, sorry that I haven't posted in forever.

Now onward. Last weekend the Wife and I hosted a Beer Dinner. This is exactly like our wine dinners however each course is paired with a crafted beer. This idea was spurned on by the Wife and I discovering a little hole in the wall called Sam's Blue Light. From the outside it looks just like any other almost ghetto quick stops. On the inside though is the largest beer selection I've ever seen. And it has a very knowledgeable staff to match. The dinner was a new venture for me so I had to enlist help. I have a good friend, Katy, who is very knowledgeable in the field of beverages and she helped me out.

With it being Fall I wanted to feature Fall tastes. So pumpkin was definitely a flavor I wanted. I also wanted to use butternut squash, sweet potatoes and duck. With my general interests found, it was now time to write the menu.


First Course:

Pumpkin Gnocchi
with Frisee Lettuce, Spicy Pecans, Gorganzola, Brown Butter Sauce

Beer: Dogfish Head - Punkin Ale

Second Course:

Duck Con Fit
House made Ravioli stuffed with Butternut Squash and Goat Cheese
Sage Cream Sauce

Beer: Unibroue - La Fin du Monde

Third Course:

Pan Seared Duck Breast
Beer Braised Red Cabbage, Sweet Potato Risotto, Cherry Duck Sauce

Beer: Dr Fritz Briem - 1809

Dessert:

Pumpkin Bread Bread Pudding

Beer: Omegang - Three Philosophers

As always the dessert course is made by the Wife. The diner was amazing and the beer matched very well with each course. I'd have to say my favorite was the 2nd course. All of the flavors were extremely well balanced. And the beer chosen to go along with it was perfect. And then the dessert course was amazing. The bread pudding was cooked to perfection and such the perfect combination of flavors to end the night on a great note.

The start of 4

This last weekend the wife and I headed off to Hilton Head, SC to celebrate our 3rd anniversary. We had purchased earlier in the year a little vacation package. It was one of those things where you go down and listen to a little shpeal about timeshares. The hotel we stayed in was slightly less than appealing. But we were in Hilton Head and there's really no reason to stay in your room. One of the "fringe" benefits was a "free round of golf", which we found wasn't really free. When we got to the golf course, they informed us that we were only getting a discount which made the round close to $100. The Wife and I decided that we weren't ready to pay for that. But the Course Mgr took pitty on us and offered us a two for one deal, which we gladly accepted.

Even though the Wife only plays two or three times a year, she's very good. After a few holes she was hitting the ball very well and making great club selection. I played ok for not ever having seen the course. But I did hit my first eagle ever. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. As for our food, Fri night we ate at a great little spot mostly only locals know. The dinner was great and the wine was spectacular. As for Sat night we ate at a little seafood place on the bay and everything was great. I got to eat Snails both nights and, well, I love snails.

On Sat night the Wife and I took a nice stroll on the beach with a bottle of wine. It was nice to get away and just sit and talk. I fell in love all over again. And I look fwd to the rest of our lives.

I'm so proud

As of today I have officially brought my best friend down to my level. You might have seen some of his comments here. He posts as "The Big A". That's right folks he now has a blog all his own. Finally I can choose when I want to hear him whine ;-) His Blog is linkable from mine. It's called "I'm surrounded by idiots". I think we can all relate. So enjoy !!

Finally we agree

So we all know that the Fed is going to give Wall Street a huge bail out, somewhere in the range of $700B. I think that's correct. But anyways, in talking to those older and wiser this should be a good thing. It very well could help us avoid another Great Depression, which I'm sure we're all for. But here's where the title comes into play. The Dems are pushing hard for regulating CEO pay while the GOP is saying just push the legislation through.

The bailout is positioned to be a great economic stress relief. The Fed will take on almost every feeble and unsafe bet that Wall Street has. What that will do is guarantee that the market has a safe place to fall when and if it does and that all the money in it is backed and "guaranteed", so to speak. This is a great plan as it will boost consumer confidence and hopefully induce money to be spent/invested. Here's where it gets ugly.

The GOP wants congress to push this legislation through and just give the money out while assuming all that risk. The Dems want to give the money but want to have some control over how much these CEO's are making and walking with. These large CEO salaries and benefits packages are the main reason, I feel, that Wall Street is in this mess. Most of these CEO's have worked under a decade for these companies and have retired (OR BEEN FIRED) with benefits packages that would carry a small country. What the Dems want is assurance that if the Fed comes to the rescue that we won't keep seeing this pattern. And I fully agree. Also the Dems want the companies to set up a form of return payment to pay off these loans. While these companies are operating off of tax payer money, they shouldn't be allowed to give the exorbitant salaries and severance packages. Once these companies are stable enough to repay the loans and stand on their own then they can go back to their own practices of large salaries and such. But they should be forewarned that if they return to their frivolous ways, after we've bailed them out, and they should find themselves again in such dire straights that there will be no next time bail out.

My last question is: If these companies (and I think most are) are publicly traded then why aren't the stock holders going to the meetings and putting the kibosh on these frivolous salaries???

The end of an era

Well it's official. As of waking up this morning, I have left the so called youth behind to start life as (dare I say it) a real adult. That's correct. Today I turn thirty. I know all our lives we think of this day as looming. But just like every other birthday I still feel like me. There's no enlightenment ( other than now DR visits could actually be meaningful and useful preventative measures, scary). Of course I still have a gorgeous twenty something year old wife. That will help me stay young, even if it's only at heart. The worst part I think about this age thing is I used to almost demand to not work on my birthday. And that is no longer the case as I have to go in today. But the Wife and I celebrated last night, so I'm kinda ok with it.

Instead of going out we stayed in and cooked. I went out to a local wine store (which is new and a buddy owns) called Hope Valley Bottle Shop. If you get a chance stop in. I there picked up a nice Italian White and a Spanish Red because at this point I didn't know what I was cooking for dinner. After I got home, the Wife and I went grocery shopping. When we got home I started on dinner and the Wife started making me a pecan pie for dessert as a special birthday present. (Those of you who know me know this is the only pie I like or for that matter I LOVE them). For dinner we had Basil and Cinnamon marinated Chicken Breast over Brussel Sprouts, Parsnips, and Pecans with a Garlic and Thyme Reduction Sauce and a Petite Herb Salad. We drank the Italian white with the meal. It was delicious.

I do have to brag on the gifts the Wife gave me other than baking the pie. One was a few gift certificates to have a massage whenever I pleased. Another was a T-shirt with a saying from the TV show Arrested Development ( which if you've seen it you know how good it is) and the last and most fun is a Visa gift card which I can use to play golf. And it is specifically for that she said. I love my Wife and the thought she put into these gifts. I think I'm at the best point in my life and happy that she is the one making the rest of the journey with me. I love you Babe.

Smart people

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Humor we can all love

I don't know what to call it

In a recent poll this question was asked:

"Do you think the Supreme Court should use the Constitution as the basis for their judgments"?

Here's how America responded.

60% of Americans agree that the Highest court in the land SHOULD use the Constitution as the basis for their judgments

To break that number down even further.

Of people who are John McCain supporters 82% agree with the above statement.

Of people who are Barak Obama supporters 29% agree.


From this exercise what can we infer about Obama's supporters????

To good to last

Now it's been great lately. We've seen gas prices fall and we've even had hopes that it would last for a while (maybe a year or so). I mean we've all known it was inevitable that they would go back up. But here's the great news (read massive sarcasm here). OPEC is about to change all that. They have decided that it is unacceptable for the price per barrel of crude to go back to original levels.

When crude originally hit $100/barrel everyone was shocked. And it kept going up, all the way to over $145/barrel. Now it has come back down to near $100 an OPEC is unhappy. They are getting together to decide to shut down some of their production to inflate prices back toward $140. Originally the problems causing the massive inflation were two fold: 1) speculation by investors and others that the supply was running tight and that OPEC should increase production, 2)the power of the dollar was down. Well to fix the first problem OPEC spent time to convince these experts that they didn't need to increase production to help meet world need and that the supply was fine. And now the power of the dollar is rising.

So OPEC has decided that all that money that was originally flooding into their economies was great. And they can't fathom having that endless supply stop. Especially seeing that Americans are now demanding that their government enforce and create other forms of energy. So in order to combat the slight down turn in excessive profits they have started to knock around the idea of shutting down some production to falsely inflate crude prices. That's right folks OPEC nations will STOP producing as much crude in order to make the price per barrel return to those translating into $4/gal levels or higher who knows.

I have no idea what can be done if they do decide to stop production, I'm just mad about it. Any one have any suggestions?? How about our candidates? Do you think they know???

MOVE!!!!

It's probably one of my biggest pet peeves. When you are driving on the highway, in the fast lane, and you inevitably come upon someone who feels that how fast they are going is the fastest anyone should go on the highway. (even if they are doing 5 under the speed limit). Everyone of us learned before receiving the PRIVILEGE, not right, of driving that slower traffic yields right of way to faster traffic by moving to the right. Why is it that people don't remember this except when you are in their way?!?!? It's times like these I wish you could nudge someone and it wouldn't go against your insurance or get you in trouble with the cops.

Now sometimes I understand that sometimes the driver in front of you doesn't see you right away. So I gently ride close enough to let them know that I'm ready and willing to go faster as soon as they get out of the way. It irks me to no end when they then look in their rear view only to make gestures that I should stop riding so close. To which, I make gestures of get out of my way and I will ;-) But I have no patience for those who won't preemptively move at night. There is no reason that they can't see me coming. My headlights have been in you rear view for sometime and only getting closer. So OBVIOUSLY I'm going faster than you and you should just MOVE! My wife says I should use this to learn patience. But I say they should obey the law.

To those of you who do understand the laws and yield the right of way to others who are going faster than you, Thank You. Because I see it this way. I like to go about 5 - 10 over on the interstate, as do most. And if there is someone out there willing to go faster and find all the cops for me so I don't have to deal with them, Thank You. Why can't the rest of the world see it MY WAY.

The Wedding

Well they did it! August 30th my sister married Derek Shipley. The location was Andalusia, Al. The Wife and I arrived on Thursday to get into town early and see if there was anything we could do to help. But we found that my sister and her future husband weren't getting to town until late Thurs so we couldn't do anything until Friday.

On Friday my dad drove us over to the wedding site. It was gorgeous! Originally my sister was going to have the wedding at the Kiwanis building in Andalusia, but for some reason it fell through. My guess is God had something better. Anyways, my dad was in Wal-Mart shopping and asked if anyone knew of a place. Lo and behold someone did. As it turned out the place they suggested happened to be owned by an old high school buddy of my dad's brother. It looked to be a fairly new place (maybe 3-5 yrs old). And most of it was built with lumber from the owner's land. The owner gave us a great deal on the place too. (Either that or I'm just used to big city pricing).

When we were first driving to the location I was worried a little bit just because of how far I felt we were away from town. The driveway snuck up on us. We turned off the road onto what looked to be the power company's gravel road. After about 300 yards we pulled into a clearing right next to a small lake. From there I could see this beautiful place. To get to the building you have to walk across a wooden bridge. But it was amazing. You could see fish swimming in the water. On either side of the lake were beautiful wild flowers.

As you walk up the steps into this log cabinesque building you feel as though you are in your own world and the stresses of life melt away. The cabin also doubles as a Bed and Breakfast. As you walk into the main room you sink deeper into the feelings of being in a simpler time. The decor is made of antique tools hanging on the walls and a large fire place on the main wall. Across from the fire place was a large open set of stairs leading up to some guest rooms. The main room was used for dinner service both for the rehearsal dinner and for the reception, seating up to 80 people. I wondered around the cabin and looked in each of the 6 or 7 rooms for rent. Each room had it's own bathroom and rustic decor. In each of these bathrooms the sink, toilet and sometimes the bathtub were each refurbished antiques. In one room, if you stood at the right angle, you could see etched into a pane of glass the date 1898!

The wedding was set to happen at 6:55 pm. Just late enough for there still to be light but not be Southern Alabama scorching hot. We had the rehearsal at that time on Friday. My sister being who she is had no real plans for the wedding. ("You guys come in here and stand maybe over there; we'll come in like this, maybe, and well there's no real need to rehearse the whole thing"). After rehearsal the keepers of the inn fed us a turkey and dressing dinner with all the fixins.

Saturday finally came. We showed up about 2 hours early to get some pictures made before the wedding. Man was that HOT! I spent a lot of time coordinating things. Not really a job I'd signed on for, but it seemed no one else was taking charge, not even the bride. Hannah was the antithesis of Bridezilla. After pictures Hannah went upstairs and changed out of her wedding dress to come down and hang out with people. This I've never seen out of a bride before. Not long after people started showing up. And because of the heat most congregated inside the cabin. So it took me a while to get them hearded outside to where the wedding would actually take place. Derek and some of his buddies were the music for the event. They started to play while we moved people around, and tried to heard Hannah back upstairs to get dressed. She's never been one for doing things traditionally.

We finally got everyone in place and could start the wedding. We escorted the mothers and grandmothers to their chairs. Now it was Hannah's turn to walk with my dad down to see Derek. She came down the stairs of the cabin to the little yard where we all waited. She was GORGEOUS! As she walked down Derek played guitar and sang to her. The song he sang was from The Wedding Singer. It's called Grow Old With You and it's the song Adam Sandler sang to Drew Barrymore in the movie. It was moving. The ceremony was brief but poignant.

After the ceremony everyone went up into the cabin for the reception. For diner this night we were served BBQ. This was to my delight because I'm not the biggest fan of BBQ here in eastern NC. The reception was very informal just like everything else. There was some dancing outside on the porch but mostly people sitting around in rocking chairs enjoying the great company and catching up with old family and meeting the new. At one point in the night there was some excitement. To light the way around the pond and back to the cars there were no electrical lights. The owners had tiki torches. When the owner went out to light them, due to dry weather, somehow a flame jumped and started a small brush fire. By the time I got over to it there were a few guys already helping to bail water out of the lake and put out the fire.

As the night wore on the party slowly dissipated. Funny enough the bride and groom were the last to leave. It had been a beautiful wedding. I couldn't have asked for a better time in a better setting.

Some of the flowers growing wild around the lake

This is the view from the parking lot when you pull up.

This is a view from the side of the lake

Looking up at the cabin

Looking out over the lake back at the parking area.
Just below is where the ceremony took place.

Inside the main room of the cabin

Derek (with his back turned) warming up with the band on the porch.

Hannah and Derek dipping their feet in the pond

The bride hugging her mother

And they're off .........

The Wife and I are leaving tomorrow morning to head down to "L.A." as my dad calls it (or lower Alabama). My sister will be getting married there on Saturday. It seems an odd location since she and my parents have been living in Orlando Fl for the past 7+ years, we are originally from Memphis and the groom still lives there. But my sister is being very giving in the fact that my Grandmother (who is 90!) cannot sustain the drive to either place, so Hannah has brought the wedding to her. Hannah will be the last grandchild to tie the knot. Ad she really wanted her grandmother to be there for it.

Grandmomma (as we call her) lives in Gannt, Al on a small river called the Conecuh. The house she lives in was originally a trailer that she and my grandfather scrimped and saved to buy. They moved out to the river when my dad was about 8 or 10. (1957) My dad, his brother, and my Grandfather all worked to build the house that now stands there. It's a beautiful little brick ranch with hardwood floors. The view from the back porch is awesome in the mornings. The sun comes up and glistens on the still waters of the river; the few sounds that can be heard are birds chirping, a rooster crow, a fish jumping to catch it's breakfast. At night it is utterly peaceful. It is one of the places where no matter where you go outside you can always look up and see stars. And cell phones don't pick up there. It's that nice.

I am looking forward to the small vacation. The drive not so much (10 hrs) but being there is definitely worth it. So I will be incommunicado for a few days but will be back on Monday. Keep Hannah and Derek in your prayers. They will need it.

The day we've all been waiting for

That's right this Thursday. It's been months and it's finally here. It's almost as big as Christmas. It's the first college football game. And Saturday is even bigger. Soooo many games and so little time. Everyone is talking about his/her team. How good they were and what this season will bring. What are the expectations? For some it's only about winning the rivalry, for other's it's about not losing - ever.

What is great about college football is the unknown. Could we have another year where App State pulls a large upset. Their first game is at the swamp. They have decided to take on LSU. I have news for App. You're in the SEC now! Things are done differently. Football is a religion. It's sacred. And don't expect to catch breaks like you did against Michigan. Expect to be punished for thinking you could handle the SEC. SEC football is hard nosed physical punishment with some finesse of passing, mixed in. You want to win in the SEC you have to be tough. I mean REAL tough. You have to have depth at every position because we're here to make it painful. There are no easy wins in the SEC.

And while I'm talking about the SEC please don't bother trying to tell me that we are an overrated conference and the Big 10 or some other western conference is just as good or better. Look at the pre-season rankings. Five or six team are ranked ( depending on which list you look at). And another 3 got votes. So 9 of 12 teams are being looked at to be in the top 25. What other conference can boast that 3/4 of their teams are good enough to even be considered for the top 25???? And here's the kicker. At the end of the season we will still have those numbers. I'd rather suck in the SEC than reign elsewhere! That being said ......

As most know I'm a huge Mississippi State fan. And last football season we finally made our impression. But this year has a chance to be even bigger. We have a great squad and returning a great number of people. Our coach has expressed his belief that this year we could be posed to do more than just impress but make our mark. But I won't brag , I'll just let my guys talk on Saturdays.

Make up your mind

So I was reading the paper the other day and came across an article that got me all up in arms, or "on my pole" as the Wife would say. The title was something to the effect of "Spankings in schools disproportionately against minorities". Of course anyone who knows me knows exactly where I'm headed. First they scream that there isn't enough being done in our schools to help parents rear their children (because obviously it isn't being done at home). And our government schools are the next best place for children to receive instructions[all sarcasm meant here]. Anyways I digress. So along comes this research group and decides to find out how this punishing is going. Lo and Behold they find that children of Latino and Black decent are being punished more than white kids. (Imagine their look of shock and awe).

At this point I want to reach through the paper to those doing the study and ask how many times they ram their heads into brick walls before realizing the wall won't move. Are they really shocked that this demographic that also fills more slots in our prisons and has more teenage out-of-wedlock childbirth is the demographic that gets more paddlings in schools? Really? So now are we going to have to introduce the Equal Oportunity Paddlings Act (EOPA). For every minority you paddle you must make sure there is one white being paddled. Because as my father said, "You may not have done something this time, but I'm sure there's something I don't know about."

Maybe at some point they will actually start looking towards the home and putting the blame where it actually belongs, on the parents who aren't teaching their children right from wrong.