Weekend Of Avatar and Super Bowl

Ok, so first I will start with the game yesterday. Hand it to the Saints for winning it. Not sure where my Colts were and my favorite quarterback but the stand-ins didn’t do as well as the actual players. Next leave the stand-ins for the less important games, say maybe preseason. Whatever happened, they didn’t bring their A game to the field. So there you go.

I did enjoy a couple of the commercials. One was with Betty White and Snickers, gotta love that woman. And then of course Brett Favre poking fun at himself in a car commercial.

I did have an enjoyable weekend with a close friend of mine. We all went to see Avatar in 3D. That was truly and amazing movie!!! I thought expensive for a movie, but I think all movies are expensive anymore. Loving Netflix! This was my first 3D movie I have been to and thought it was really impressive. I was caught up in the graphics at first and then had to remind myself, pay attention to what is going on in the movie. I can’t help it I think it is cool to see water drops right in front of me instead of on the computer screen. So I will have to add it to my most favorite movies. Polls have been out if Avatar deserves to beat the record over Titanic. Sorry to my Titanic friends but hands down, Avatar all the way. But that just might be my true spirited Pagan side speaking out.

A 2 Inch Toy Gun?!

Laura Timoney fumes after son Patrick, 9, is busted for bringing 2-inch-long toy gun to PS 52



An irate Staten Island mom blasted a grade school principal Wednesday for treating her son like a pint-sized Plaxico Burress after he brought a 2-inch-long toy gun to school.

"This principal is a bully and a coward, and needs to be held accountable," said Laura Timoney, 44, after her teary fourth-grader was nearly suspended for playing with the tiny toy at lunch.

"The school should be embarrassed. This is a common-sense issue."

Patrick Timoney, 9, was terrified when he was yanked into the principal's office to discuss the teeny-weeny plastic "weapon."

"The gun was so little," the boy said. "I don't understand why the principal got so upset. I was a little nervous. They made me sign a statement."

Patrick and a friend were playing with Lego figures in the school cafeteria on Tuesday when he pulled out the faux machine gun and stuck it in the hands of his plastic police officer.

Boom! Trouble ensued, with Patrick's mom getting a phone call from Public School 52 Principal Evelyn Mastroianni saying her son had somehow gone from straight A's to the NRA.

"I was in disbelief," the still-fuming mother said. "Why didn't anyone step up with an ounce of common sense and put an end to the harassment of my child?"

Timoney said her boy loved the toy figure because her husband is a retired police officer.

The elder Patrick Timoney, a former 72nd Precinct cop, couldn't believe his son was nearly busted over something so obviously inauthentic.

"It's a 2-inch gun," he said. "She went overboard. She should have said, 'Put the toys away,' and that would have been the end of it."

After a meeting between the principal and the parents, the boy was spared any disciplinary action. City school officials said Patrick agreed to leave the "gun" at home.

"I'm never bringing a toy to school again," said Patrick, whose favorite subject is math.

Laura Timoney remained upset. Her son, a typically eager student, asked to stay home yesterday because he thought the principal was mad at him.

The mother said she expects an apology and may sue.

"The toy gun is not the issue," she said. "A lack of common sense is the issue."

Several parents at the school felt the principal overreacted, including Kim O'Rieley - whose son was playing with Patrick in the cafeteria.

Her boy's Lego man was toting a tiny ax, which the principal deemed less threatening.

"It's ridiculous," said O'Rieley, 36. "He felt so bad for his friend. They're taking things way too far ... No one is saying guns are okay.

"Come on, it's a Lego."



OK, first of all, my smart ass self would have gone rounds with the principal making her feeling less then a pile of shit. Are you serious! I would totally understand them getting mad for him bringing toys to school and asking him to put them away and leave them at home. Hell I have heard it with my own kid and I got him to stop. But it was a simple email from his teacher and it was brought up because of something I said. There were no threats and craziness involved. If this had been a toy gun that looked real, then I could see them handling with more strictness. Some of the toy guns look incredibly real. But watching a child play with his legos and seeing a tiny gun and flipping out. Wow, that is just going to far. It makes me think, hmm, did this principal have it out for the mother to begin with or is she losing her mind being around the kids all day?

Another thing that occured to me reading it. Is there more to this story?

School Levy, The Blame Game

My Aunt had a Facebook status talking about the levy not passing in her school district. She was really upset by it and was blaming people for not caring about their schools. Now I can see her being upset by the factor but blaming people for it I don’t agree with. I don’t know her and my Uncle’s financial situation but I do know they live in a really nice big house. I have heard there is some struggle there but whatever, they are like many American families out there. So maybe they have the extra money to pay for the levies’ and maybe they don’t. But I know that many of these schools are asking for so much money that people just can’t afford it anymore. I know I couldn’t if they kept raising the taxes for the school. I have already been thinking about moving because our taxes are so high. Schools will throw out threats of, pass the levy or we will take away the buses and make it inconvenienced for you. That is always the first to go. Many people out there are struggling financially and having trouble keeping things going for themselves. To have the schools pressuring to pay them because the government won’t help them, it isn’t the matter of caring, it is usually that matter of not being able to. It is time for the government to step in and do something about it instead of parents blaming eachother.

Fees For What?!!!

Monster Jams is coming to Cleveland next week. I wanted to take S to one of these shows last year but never made it. Monster Nationals advertised and I didn’t have the money so thought Monster Jams was perfect. Gave me enough time to save up and something me and S can do together and enjoy. I get on the website with my coupon to order tickets. $25 for both of us to go, I can handle that. Get through picking out seats, the non expensive ones and get to the end. $48 it comes to. WTF?!! There are fees on top of the $25 you have to pay. Damn! So $20 more in fees and you can go to see monster trucks. Forget that shit! I apologetically informed S that Monster Jams will not be happening this year (or any other year as long as they keep that shit up) and we will be visiting Avatar in 3D instead. First heartbreak, then oh ok that is cool. He is more interested in the 3D glasses. Whatever makes him happy.

Groundhog Day

OK, Groundhog Day is not my thing. I personally don’t give a shit what the rodent (but cute) sees. I never got into the idea. No matter what, there are 6 more weeks left of winter. Seeing his shadow makes no difference if it will warm up soon or not. That would be nice and I would find a canopy for him to use. What I am watching for is when the snow stops. Usually I will see that more around the end of April. I have to admit; at least PITA gave us some entertainment saying they should replace the groundhog with a mechanical one (animal cruelty and all blah blah). Uh, seriously? Wow, PITA, you really do go too far with things. So ignore the critter and bring on the warm weather.

We Promise, Your Kids Won't Turn To Flamming Stones

This morning, I turned on the radio during a conversation. It sounded like they were talking about the whole gay commercial thing for the super bowl. That topic I am not too worried about. I have heard different things on that and it sounds like they requested a spot at the last minute so of course they weren't going to get in. Not sure if that is what really happened but whatever. That isn’t what got me. What annoyed the hell out of me is hearing a guy call in and says they shouldn’t have it on there anyway because the super bowl is a family oriented thing. That there are families with kids watching it and kids shouldn’t be watching that. Like it is going to corrupt a child or some shit like that. WTF!! OK, so EHarmony.com and all that other shit you see a man and woman kiss or other crazy super bowl ads that they see on there is ok. But gay dating commercial, yes that just might corrupt a child’s mind. Dumbasses!!! I get so sick of hearing it. I have to admit, I am careful at times too with PDAs in front of other peoples kids. I only do it to respect the parent. But damn, how irritating is that! So is it like medusa, you see a gay couple kiss now, you turn into one. Maybe the minors are the only ones that can catch it that way.

Friday Work Funnies

I was helping a girl at work with her computer. Our conversation was legit for work but not knowing the circumstances, what was said was very funny.

She asks me "are you in me?"

This is the same girl that at one point in time, her Nate had size issues.

So there are some perks to my job. Gotta love the people I work with.