Blind schools and the prisoners they serve.

Last year, I met a woman that attends the Texas school for the blind and visually impaired. She has been attending schools for the blind all her life. As we talked, she brought back my own unfortunate memories of the times I attended another school for the blind. I was fortunate to attend public school for most of my life, being force to suffer the blind schools only occasionally during the summers. I can not imagine what it must be like for the woman I know who here after shall be referred to as 10319 which is a prison number I gave her a few months ago. She has been attending a school for the blind all her life, and like most who have, she is, well missing something.

This is no falt of her own, but rather the falt of these so called schools. I gave her a prison number for a reason. Yes, they do teach you the basics, but most folks that attend these institutions full time do not know exactly how to act when around other people.

When I attended the institution in Iowa, at age 18, we were told when to go to bed, even if there was no school or work the next day. This included being told to turn off any TV or radio we might be listening to in our dorms. If we had to go on a outing that we might not completely enjoy such as taking the blind to watch a fire work display, we were not allowed to take a book to read. For some reason I had trouble being entertained by a bunch of bright colors I could not see.

When we were taught how to cook, supervision was lacking. There were only a couple of supervisors for a room full of students. I myself caught on fire, and the fact that the oven mit was burning was spotted by a student with low vision.

Many blind folks also unfortunately suffer from a variety of other problems as well, depending upon the manner in which they lost their sight. As a result, the classes are run for the dumbest person in the class.

Even to day, if I wanted to attend the typical blind school, say to obtain greater computer skills, I would be forced to go threw several other classes as well. Such as cooking, Braille reading, shop ETC.

My problems pale in comparison to prisoner 10319. She would like to talk to her friends that do not attend her school, and which she does not get to visit with except for a few weeks per year. Unfortunately, at the Texas school for the Blind and Visually impaired, they not only do not have phones easily accessible, they have “talk time.”

They get only one hour of phone time use perday, this is for talking to friends, family, perspective employers, ETC. Yes, if there is an emergency, your child will be notified, but a parent can not just call to talk to their child or vise versa. They Must call during the appointed hour.

What of email? Well according to Prisoner 10319, there emails are Not private. All outgoing and incoming emails are at least potentionally read by the guards, (sorry I mean faculty) at the school. This is amendment four of the US constitution.

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Yes, this is open for interpretation, the computer and email system Prisoner 10319 uses is the property of the school, but unless she has committed some rather serious crime which she swear neither she or others have, then while they are there, on the dime of the tax payer (including the tax paying parents and friends) Then it is my understanding that that room, computer, email account is Private.

The student or prisoner's privacy Can Not be violated unless the school has a lawful reason, which would usually need a court issued worent.

I have long been a critic of the schools for the blind. For their juvenile treatment of legal adults is not only detrimental to their emotional development, it is also wrong, and in this case I believe completely legal.

So much more money could be saved, and a much better education could be achieved, if students were taught according to there abilities, not the abilities of the dumbest in the class.

How can we blind especially those in Texas, be expected to be fully functional members of society, if we are treated like children, and spied upon like criminals.

Even for those accused of a crime, if the police violated there privacy with out a court order, then that evidence is almost alway rendered inadmissible.

I Strongly urge people especially in Texas to look in to the schools for the blind. Money can be saved, and better spent. And our citizens Are being abused Communist style.

Breaking up is hard to do!

Here's my chance to pass out some good old fassion advice. See, when you have a relationship problem that is kicking you around, so much that you just don't know what to do, you need to adjust.
Look at the relationship as a partnership, I mean duh that's what it is right, and see if these questions can be answered properly.
1. Do I love myself.
2. Do I love my partner.
3. Are there more good things about this relationship than bad.
4. Can I overcome, with help or independently, the problems of the relationship.
If more than of of these is questions answer "no" then you need to let go cause you not being fair to your partner. If The answer to the last question is no, but the others are yes then you need to evaluate yourself cause you are a large ego in a small ego situation. I suggest if this is the case that you let the relationship go out of respect for your self and partner.
Oh, the way to do that you ask?
"This relationship just ain't big enough for the both of us, so I think we'd be better off if we end it now before someone get's hurt.

And when

Black man walks across the stage,
Heart so full, so proud.
Rivals are shocked and amazed,
"oh this couldn't be, how?"

The peopel have spoken, and ballots cast,
Election time is done.
A Kenyan, American, A black man's son has crossed,
The border to history.
He holds the future in his hands,
Obama, don't disappoint me.

A letter to red states

Dear Red States:

We've decided we're leaving. We intend to form our own country, and we're taking the other Blue States with us. In case you aren't aware, that includes Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois and almost all the Northeast. We believe this split will be beneficial to the nation, and especially to the people of the new country of New California.

To sum up briefly: You get Texas, Oklahoma and all the slave states. We get stem cell research and the best beaches. We get the Statue of Liberty. You get “Dollywood.”

We get Intel and Microsoft. You get WorldCom. We get Harvard. You get Ole' Miss. We get 85 percent of America's venture capital and entrepreneurs. You get Alabama.

We get two-thirds of the tax revenue; you get to make the Red States pay their fair share.

Since our aggregate divorce rate is 22% lower than the Christian Coalition's, we get a bunch of happy families. You get a bunch of single moms.

Please be aware that Nuevo California will be pro-choice and anti-war, and we're going to want all our citizens back from Iraq at once. If you need people to fight ask your Evangelicals. They have kids they're apparently willing to send to their deaths for no purpose, and they don't care if you don't show pictures of their children's caskets coming home. We do wish you success in Iraq, and hope that the WMDs turn up, but we're not willing to spend our resources in a Republican Quagmire.

With the Blue States in hand, we will have firm control of 80 percent of the country's fresh water, more than 90 percent of the pineapple and lettuce, 92 percent of the nation's fresh fruit, 95 percent of America's quality wines (you can serve French wines at state dinners), 90 percent of all cheese, 90 percent of the high tech industry, most of the U.S. low-sulfur coal, all living redwoods, sequoias and condors, all the Ivy and Seven Sister schools, plus Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Cal Tech and MIT.

With the Red States, on the other hand, you will have to cope with 88 percent of all obese Americans (and their projected health care costs), 92 percent of all U.S. mosquitoes, nearly 100 percent of the tornadoes, 90 percent of the hurricanes, 99 percent of all Southern Baptists, virtually 100 percent of all televangelists, Rush Limbaugh, Bob Jones University, Clemson and the University of Georgia.

We get Hollywood and Yosemite, thank you. Additionally, 38% of those in the Red states believe Jonah was actually swallowed by a whale, 62% believe life is sacred unless we're discussing the death penalty or gun laws, 53% believe that Saddam was involved in 9/11 and 61% of you believe you are people with higher morals then we lefties.

By the way, we're taking the good pot, too. You can have that dirt weed they grow in Mexico.

Peace out,

Blue States

Joe the Plumber

The now famous Joe the Plummer from Ohio, seems to be popping up in every sentence spoken by someone with the McCain campaign. All this attention has truly helped MR. Plummer, since Everyone now knows who he is, Fox news is asking him about foreign policy issues on Israel, He may have a career as a country singer, he may run for congress ETC.

I wonder, if perhaps good old Joe perhaps hasn't gotten something even better.

We have been seeing a lot of MR. Plummer or what ever his name is lately, and a lot of Sarah Palin. However, we have been seeing fairly little of MR. Palin. MRS. Palin sure seems happy when she mentions Joe The Plummer, and just seems ecstatic when she is with him. Could it be that our all American Joe has gotten what every man wants? Even more than music and book deals, just to get laid by a pretty girl?

He sure seems happy, She sure seems happy, where is MR. Palin.

I wonder.

Halloween Cringe humor.

A guy walks into a Vampire bar, sits down on a stool, and orders a glass of hot water. The bartender looks at him quizzically, shrugs, and goes into the back. A few moments later, he comes back with the glass of hot water.

The Bartender asked: "Um, I'm just curious. Why is it that you ordered hot water? All the other vampires are drinking blood. We do have all kinds of different types, so why the hot water?"

The vampire pulls out a bloody tampon and says: "Tea."

Cowboys in heat

Two cowboys were riding herd on the open range. Their topic of discussion was their favorite sexual positions.
One cowboy said "I prefer the rodeo position."
His partner said: "I've never herd of that one, what is it?"

The first cowboy said" First you get your girlfriend on all fours and mount her from behind. Then you reach around and cup her breasts and whisper in her ear that they fee just like her sister's. The object is to then stay on for eight seconds."