It's all over the news about Amanda Knox and her appeal for freedom. On 20/20 tonight we got to hear the story about the incident(I know a girl was murdered, but I don't like how that sounds even though that is what happened) and by the reports of the defense attorneys there is no reason for her to be in jail, there is no evidence that says that her or her boyfriend did anything, why do we not hear about her boyfriend anyway, is it because he isn't appealing and just accepted things and that's it or what. The man that they found all the evidence against, they let go and now he has fled the country, what kind of justice system do they have?
While watching 20/20 we find out that the prosecutor has been found guilty of a crime and he is free because in Italy you are not guilty until a Supreme Court finds you guilty and yet Amanda Knox has been in jail for four years and this man (prosecutor) is fighting to get a jury to convict her and lengthen her sentence from 25 years to life and says she should be grateful that Italy doesn't recognize the death penalty or he would ask for that but the Supreme Court did not find her guilty.
How does a man like that get to even prosecute the case when he was found of wrong doing in a previous case after trying to convict two innocent people and lost. I really feel bad for her and her family. I honestly do not think that she or her boyfriend had anything to do with it, but since the police department screwed up and let the real killer go and can't find him, they have to save face and they have to hold someone responsible for the killing and there sits Amanda Knox.
The Knox family has been through hell not to mention what their daughter is going through, which made me ask myself and wonder why anyone from the United States would want to go and study abroad or travel abroad, like the hikers in Iran. It seems obvious that other countries will find a reason to make examples out of us at no expense and really don't want US citizens there, so why not just stay home. There are 50 states that can be studied from, surely they haven't been to them all.
The verdict won't be in till this weekend and I fell asleep at the last part, so I don't even know how the story ended or when the verdict is to be isssued, but there is going to be a special on the Today Show on Monday morning regardless. I hope that Amanda gets to go home. Can you only imagine what the United States could do to people here since we have so many nationalities? I know when 9/11 happened some people were not very nice to the Muslim people and that alot of people out there that think if you are not originally from this country you need to leave, which is the impression I get from Italy, but then what does that make us?
I know this is not the last of this story and there will be alot more to talk about and I also feel for Meridith, the girl who was killed and her family. They feel that she has been overshadowed and forgotten during all this but it is the prosecutor that is trying to redeem himself that is making this bigger than it ever had to be.
I feel for both families, they have both suffered great losses at which there will never be a way to undo what has been done or replace their loved one who is no longer here and I hope the best for Amanda and that she will get to go home and that Meridith's family can find forgiveness for Amanda and turn their anger to the ones who deserve it and make sure that the true killer is caught.
It is a tragic story and sad loss of life and for what..to study abroad in a foriegn country, why can't we just be happy where we are, life would be less complicated.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Friday, September 23, 2011
Laziness
"Laziness n. an inclination not to do work or engage in activities"(Websters Dictionary). What is it about people that they think that this is a job requirement. If it is "an inclination not to do work" then why have a job. I am sure that there a lot of people out there that would love to have a job and actually put forth some effort to keep it.
Do people who are lazy not realize that not only do they make other peoples jobs harder, but that it will eventually, and I say that loosely because some employers pretend not to notice, they are going to have a hard row to hoe because people won't continue to do their work for them? Do they even care? If you were a lazy person would you feel guilty taking a paycheck knowing that you didn't actually earn it? Where do these kind of people hide to get out of work? These are questions I have. I work with a lazy deadbeat and everyday it chaps me more and more the things that he can get away with. I can think of alot of people who are unemployed who would welcome the chance to just have a job and a paycheck to take home.
"Hard work never hurt anyone", that's what I was told growing up and I found it to be true so far. It might make me tired and run down sometimes, since I work full time and go to school full time, but never do I feel guilty about getting my paycheck because I know that I earned every penny of it and then some because I did Mr. Lazy's job too. I should get his paycheck and I wouldn't feel guilty taking it either.
It only takes one person to ruin things for everyone and what is the purpose, just come to work and do your job, don't complain because it's too much, how would you know, you have never done your job to its full potential to start with. Oh let's not forget, now you want to know when you will get a raise, A RAISE, for what..coming late, doing a half done job and made life harder on all your co-workers..are you kidding me.
I know that there are lazy people in this world, it is not a disease, it is a self-taught habit and I am sure that if I look into it with real death somewhere I will probably find someone who has classed it as a disease, but I'm not falling for it. Get off your ass and work, it's that plain and that simple. You don't want to, step aside and let someone else who does.
Do people who are lazy not realize that not only do they make other peoples jobs harder, but that it will eventually, and I say that loosely because some employers pretend not to notice, they are going to have a hard row to hoe because people won't continue to do their work for them? Do they even care? If you were a lazy person would you feel guilty taking a paycheck knowing that you didn't actually earn it? Where do these kind of people hide to get out of work? These are questions I have. I work with a lazy deadbeat and everyday it chaps me more and more the things that he can get away with. I can think of alot of people who are unemployed who would welcome the chance to just have a job and a paycheck to take home.
"Hard work never hurt anyone", that's what I was told growing up and I found it to be true so far. It might make me tired and run down sometimes, since I work full time and go to school full time, but never do I feel guilty about getting my paycheck because I know that I earned every penny of it and then some because I did Mr. Lazy's job too. I should get his paycheck and I wouldn't feel guilty taking it either.
It only takes one person to ruin things for everyone and what is the purpose, just come to work and do your job, don't complain because it's too much, how would you know, you have never done your job to its full potential to start with. Oh let's not forget, now you want to know when you will get a raise, A RAISE, for what..coming late, doing a half done job and made life harder on all your co-workers..are you kidding me.
I know that there are lazy people in this world, it is not a disease, it is a self-taught habit and I am sure that if I look into it with real death somewhere I will probably find someone who has classed it as a disease, but I'm not falling for it. Get off your ass and work, it's that plain and that simple. You don't want to, step aside and let someone else who does.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Right or Wrong?
I have a question to ask and I have already made my decision but I was wondering what some other thoughts were. My boyfriends sister is in desperate need of a kidney and no one in her family can give her one and she asked me if I would mind being tested to see if I would be compatible with her and I told her no I didn't mind and I am in the second stages of testing and so far things are going fine, no snags as of yet, and I hope that there are not any, the point is to try to keep her from going on dialysis, and she has been on the transplant list for five years and is number 23, but she doesn't think that one will come soon enough.
I am an organ donor on my driver's license and I have done alot of research to see how it will affect me later in life, which the only thing it could possibly do is give me hypertension sometime in my lifetime, that won't be a surprise, I thought I would have it before now. My other kidney will grow to support the one one I donate and I will go on and lead my life like I do now. They don't even put restrictions on when I can have sex after surgery, so it must not be all that bad.
I do have people questioning me though and I really don't know why..I mean the surgery itself is no different than having your appendix or gallbladder removed and I have had both taken out already several years ago, and no I'm not old, just in case you were wondering. If you had the opportunity to save someones life or prolong and give them a better quality of life, would you do it? My boyfriend thinks that I am doing it for him..he didn't ask me to do it, she did, so that was a no answer, but very self-centered on his part, and I told him that.
Do you know that there are 80,000 people on the transplant list for a kidney and that is more than heart, liver and all the smaller ones combined. Imagine if that many people who are healthly would give up one of their kidneys how many lives would be saved every year, because I think it is like 1500 that die every year waiting. Would you want to be on that list? I wouldn't and that is why I am doing this, so I can make the list one less person and she does not have any antibodies, so she wont reject it, for now anyway. They made it sound like it would be a slow process, but since my bloodwork came back good, the lab work and the test are just piling on full throttle. I work 40 hours a week, go to school full-time(13 hours) and Im trying to get testing done to do this and keep up with homework, funny thing about all this is that I am the type of person who gets very stressed out at the drop of a hat and I have no worries at all. I am not a very religious person, though I do believe that everyting happens for a reason and I hope that I get through all the labs and tests without any problems so I can help her.
Anyway I guess I really don't have much more to say I just wondered what others think about it. Some of my co-workers are behind me and some no so much, but they worry about me, they think that I take on too much and don't worry enough about myself, but if I did not do this and found out that I could have helped her and she didn't get a kidney, I think I would feel horrible about myself for being selfish. Would you?
I am an organ donor on my driver's license and I have done alot of research to see how it will affect me later in life, which the only thing it could possibly do is give me hypertension sometime in my lifetime, that won't be a surprise, I thought I would have it before now. My other kidney will grow to support the one one I donate and I will go on and lead my life like I do now. They don't even put restrictions on when I can have sex after surgery, so it must not be all that bad.
I do have people questioning me though and I really don't know why..I mean the surgery itself is no different than having your appendix or gallbladder removed and I have had both taken out already several years ago, and no I'm not old, just in case you were wondering. If you had the opportunity to save someones life or prolong and give them a better quality of life, would you do it? My boyfriend thinks that I am doing it for him..he didn't ask me to do it, she did, so that was a no answer, but very self-centered on his part, and I told him that.
Do you know that there are 80,000 people on the transplant list for a kidney and that is more than heart, liver and all the smaller ones combined. Imagine if that many people who are healthly would give up one of their kidneys how many lives would be saved every year, because I think it is like 1500 that die every year waiting. Would you want to be on that list? I wouldn't and that is why I am doing this, so I can make the list one less person and she does not have any antibodies, so she wont reject it, for now anyway. They made it sound like it would be a slow process, but since my bloodwork came back good, the lab work and the test are just piling on full throttle. I work 40 hours a week, go to school full-time(13 hours) and Im trying to get testing done to do this and keep up with homework, funny thing about all this is that I am the type of person who gets very stressed out at the drop of a hat and I have no worries at all. I am not a very religious person, though I do believe that everyting happens for a reason and I hope that I get through all the labs and tests without any problems so I can help her.
Anyway I guess I really don't have much more to say I just wondered what others think about it. Some of my co-workers are behind me and some no so much, but they worry about me, they think that I take on too much and don't worry enough about myself, but if I did not do this and found out that I could have helped her and she didn't get a kidney, I think I would feel horrible about myself for being selfish. Would you?
FERPA
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974..FERPA. This is a federal law regarding the privacy of the students and access to educational records. Did everyone get the schoolwide e-mail on this one? Do you all remember going to the Southern Welcome and them talking about FERPA and how they can't even tell your parents anything, BUT they will make your directory information available to the general public. This would include things like: your name, student id number, your address, telephone number, your e-mail address, your major or field of study any activities or sports that you are involved in, when you go to school, your enrollment status such as full or part-time, any honors or awards you may have received, where you may have gone to school previously, date and place of birth, your photograph, grade level and your next of kin. Hello, where is the privacy! It didn't take me but a few short strokes across the keyboard and I had all my information blocked. This is crazy..they call this a privacy act.
I wanted to make sure they got the paper that I e-mailed them and just for peace of mind I printed the form and personally handed it in at the Regisrars office so that I knew they got it. Here is my problem with this..I have an ex-husband who attends MSSU also, who did not know that I did and our paths, unfortunately, passed last week, the day before the e-mail came out and yes you can say that I was in panic mode. He has remarried since and I am glad for that, but there is alot of unresolved tension between the two of us and why would I want him to have access to all my information freely at the touch of a button, when I went to extreme measures at the bank, electric, gas and water companies to put security codes on my accounts so he could not access them or find out where I lived and the school is just going to give it out..WOW.
Is it just me or does anyone else see a problem with this policy. The Registrars office told me that with the block on the directory I can not have my name in the paper for the honor roll if they publish it and my name won't appear on the graduation list for commencement..give me a break, I'm a Freshman, I don't think that I have to worry about it for a while.
I do not have a relationship any longer with my parents and they have absolutely no idea where I live, if I go to school, but I'm sure my ex told them, they speak, or anything about me or even where I work. I make sure that I keep myself as private as I can, and I do not feel that it is anyone's business to be in my business unless I choose to give out the information. I would hate to think that I would have to get restraining orders because the school told them everything they wanted to know about my life. I wonder what the witness protection program is like, do they have a directory clause also?
I am a private person and I like to be a private person. There are people that I share my life stories or concerns with but I do that by choice and on my own terms and I am not going to let the school where I should feel safe to get an education and a degree take that away from me.
I guess the reason that I am so upset is that they preached to us about the FERPA and how they can't your parents anything but let them tell everyone else, not to mention the fact that now that my ex knows I go there he makes it a point now every morning that I have class to be near where my friend and sit before class and everyday he gets bolder and closer to me. I do not like confrontation and do not want any, what a way to start my mornings, not to mention that I watch everywhere that I go to see if he is around, it makes me sick to my stomach to know that he is probably watching every move that I make, it shouldn't bother me right? I mean after all he is married now and I am happy with my life, but there is tht little voice in my head that just won't shut up.
Did you know that students have certain rights under FERPA, but guess what, we have to put it in writing and request it and the request can be denied, to look at my own school records, are you kidding me. Tell me there isn't something wrong with this whole situation.
Well I guess I am done for now, but I hope that it makes some of you think about what is yours isn't the case so much, respect yorself and your privacy, unless it doesn't bother you and you can withdrawl your request for privacy at anytime, but you have to fill out a form to get it to start with.
This blog could have been filled with so many not nice things to say and some really bad words because it makes me extremely angry to think that I have no control over my own information and they call this a Privacy Policy. Whatever!!!!
I wanted to make sure they got the paper that I e-mailed them and just for peace of mind I printed the form and personally handed it in at the Regisrars office so that I knew they got it. Here is my problem with this..I have an ex-husband who attends MSSU also, who did not know that I did and our paths, unfortunately, passed last week, the day before the e-mail came out and yes you can say that I was in panic mode. He has remarried since and I am glad for that, but there is alot of unresolved tension between the two of us and why would I want him to have access to all my information freely at the touch of a button, when I went to extreme measures at the bank, electric, gas and water companies to put security codes on my accounts so he could not access them or find out where I lived and the school is just going to give it out..WOW.
Is it just me or does anyone else see a problem with this policy. The Registrars office told me that with the block on the directory I can not have my name in the paper for the honor roll if they publish it and my name won't appear on the graduation list for commencement..give me a break, I'm a Freshman, I don't think that I have to worry about it for a while.
I do not have a relationship any longer with my parents and they have absolutely no idea where I live, if I go to school, but I'm sure my ex told them, they speak, or anything about me or even where I work. I make sure that I keep myself as private as I can, and I do not feel that it is anyone's business to be in my business unless I choose to give out the information. I would hate to think that I would have to get restraining orders because the school told them everything they wanted to know about my life. I wonder what the witness protection program is like, do they have a directory clause also?
I am a private person and I like to be a private person. There are people that I share my life stories or concerns with but I do that by choice and on my own terms and I am not going to let the school where I should feel safe to get an education and a degree take that away from me.
I guess the reason that I am so upset is that they preached to us about the FERPA and how they can't your parents anything but let them tell everyone else, not to mention the fact that now that my ex knows I go there he makes it a point now every morning that I have class to be near where my friend and sit before class and everyday he gets bolder and closer to me. I do not like confrontation and do not want any, what a way to start my mornings, not to mention that I watch everywhere that I go to see if he is around, it makes me sick to my stomach to know that he is probably watching every move that I make, it shouldn't bother me right? I mean after all he is married now and I am happy with my life, but there is tht little voice in my head that just won't shut up.
Did you know that students have certain rights under FERPA, but guess what, we have to put it in writing and request it and the request can be denied, to look at my own school records, are you kidding me. Tell me there isn't something wrong with this whole situation.
Well I guess I am done for now, but I hope that it makes some of you think about what is yours isn't the case so much, respect yorself and your privacy, unless it doesn't bother you and you can withdrawl your request for privacy at anytime, but you have to fill out a form to get it to start with.
This blog could have been filled with so many not nice things to say and some really bad words because it makes me extremely angry to think that I have no control over my own information and they call this a Privacy Policy. Whatever!!!!
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Sunday afternoon
It's Sunday afternoon and it is a beautiiful day outside and the temperature is just right and leaves are falling from the trees from when they burnt fron the summer sun. It has been a quiet day, I did a little shopping and a couple of my boyfriends granddaughters are coming to stay the night with us..so the peace ansdquiet will soon be gone.
Emma, our dog, and I are just sitting outside writing this blog and watching the cows graze. Emma would love to take off after them but if she does that will beyond a doubt lead to a bath and I don't think she wants one because she is just watching them instead of chasing them, which doesn't happen all that often.
I've got things all around for dinner only to have not met someones needs I'm sure, it usually happens that way, but dinner is what it is and if they don't like it, which their mother says they will, I guess they will just have to be hungry until papa gives in with a snack at some point. These are not little kids these are 11 and 7 so I don't feel all to bad when they choose to not eat..they definitely won't starve.
The night will be filled with impatience and probably the loss of some. There are some children that can be very demanding and will push you to your boiling point before they stop, thank goodness we can always send them to bed. The house will have peace again... til morning and just can't wait.
Emma, our dog, and I are just sitting outside writing this blog and watching the cows graze. Emma would love to take off after them but if she does that will beyond a doubt lead to a bath and I don't think she wants one because she is just watching them instead of chasing them, which doesn't happen all that often.
I've got things all around for dinner only to have not met someones needs I'm sure, it usually happens that way, but dinner is what it is and if they don't like it, which their mother says they will, I guess they will just have to be hungry until papa gives in with a snack at some point. These are not little kids these are 11 and 7 so I don't feel all to bad when they choose to not eat..they definitely won't starve.
The night will be filled with impatience and probably the loss of some. There are some children that can be very demanding and will push you to your boiling point before they stop, thank goodness we can always send them to bed. The house will have peace again... til morning and just can't wait.
To Blog
I'm new to this blogging thing and I obviously missed the due date to this by also. I just didn't see it, but here a I am and now that I started this I don't know where to go from here. I mean do you just write what is on your mind, something tht might interest others, do you use it for a place just to vent or what is it for exactly.
I have lots to vent about and I have a lot of personal concerns and then I have things that I am working towards and have in motion that require time and hopefully not heartache. So what do I write about? I am not a very interesting person and always put others before myself so I don't see where there is a lot to talk about unless it gets personal and then I become uncomfortable about talking because I don't know who is reading and how the readers will react. Can someone give me a direction on some topics or explain what the "blogs" are to be about.
I have lots to vent about and I have a lot of personal concerns and then I have things that I am working towards and have in motion that require time and hopefully not heartache. So what do I write about? I am not a very interesting person and always put others before myself so I don't see where there is a lot to talk about unless it gets personal and then I become uncomfortable about talking because I don't know who is reading and how the readers will react. Can someone give me a direction on some topics or explain what the "blogs" are to be about.
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