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Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack
-- A woman in New Jersey found a lottery ticket worth $470,000 while getting ready to do her taxes.
-- 75-year old Larry Brown resigned as basketball coach at SMU. Tim Jankovich is the Mustangs' new coach. SMU is on probation for two more years.
-- Matt Harvey is having season-ending surgery on his shoulder.
-- Red Sox acquired 2B/3B Aaron Hill, adding a righthanded bat for their infield.
-- Looks like the 2017 NFL Draft will take place in Philadelphia.
-- Apparently Thomas Jefferson is responsible for bringing macaroni and cheese to this country, after visiting France.
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Armadillo: Saturday's List of 13: Thoughts on a sad day.......
I don't feel like writing today, but I will because it is what I do. This probably won't be that well-written or that well-organized, but these are my thoughts on a cruddy day.
This has been a dismal week for America; we can't lean on the crutch of blaming other countries or religions-- we did this to ourselves.
Seven people dead; five in Dallas, one in Louisiana, one in Minnesota; why? We need to be better people, better employees, more respectful of disparate cultures. America is a melting pot and always has been; we have to make sure the pot doesn't boil over.
We have to do better as a country-- we need to be more tolerant of each other, need to be nicer to each other and no, being nice is not a sign of weakness.
We need leaders who will earn people's respect; seen many of those lately?
We need to worry less about the Middle East and more about America- we neglected this country, in trying to be the policeman for the entire world. No more.
Turns out the shooter in Dallas was an Army veteran, making things even worse.
There need to be less weapons in this country, no matter what the NRA says.
Social media and cameras in phones have outpaced traditional journalism in letting the world see what is going on. The news gets out faster, reactions are faster, and often these reactions are explosive and dangerous. There is less careful thought now.
Being a policeman is a difficult job, an important job, often a thankless job; it needs to be done well, so there is respect between the police and the people they protect.
Shootings are becoming so common that we're getting desensitized to them; just one more special report on CNN. How do you fix that? I do not have an answer.
All I can offer is this:
-- Talk to people. Listen to people. Get along with people. Be nice!!!!
-- Tolerate differing opinions and lifestyles. It is OK to disagree.
-- Respect authority; the police are hired to protect us.
-- We're lucky to live in a free country; lets not abuse the privilege.
-- A woman in New Jersey found a lottery ticket worth $470,000 while getting ready to do her taxes.
-- 75-year old Larry Brown resigned as basketball coach at SMU. Tim Jankovich is the Mustangs' new coach. SMU is on probation for two more years.
-- Matt Harvey is having season-ending surgery on his shoulder.
-- Red Sox acquired 2B/3B Aaron Hill, adding a righthanded bat for their infield.
-- Looks like the 2017 NFL Draft will take place in Philadelphia.
-- Apparently Thomas Jefferson is responsible for bringing macaroni and cheese to this country, after visiting France.
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Armadillo: Saturday's List of 13: Thoughts on a sad day.......
I don't feel like writing today, but I will because it is what I do. This probably won't be that well-written or that well-organized, but these are my thoughts on a cruddy day.
This has been a dismal week for America; we can't lean on the crutch of blaming other countries or religions-- we did this to ourselves.
Seven people dead; five in Dallas, one in Louisiana, one in Minnesota; why? We need to be better people, better employees, more respectful of disparate cultures. America is a melting pot and always has been; we have to make sure the pot doesn't boil over.
We have to do better as a country-- we need to be more tolerant of each other, need to be nicer to each other and no, being nice is not a sign of weakness.
We need leaders who will earn people's respect; seen many of those lately?
We need to worry less about the Middle East and more about America- we neglected this country, in trying to be the policeman for the entire world. No more.
Turns out the shooter in Dallas was an Army veteran, making things even worse.
There need to be less weapons in this country, no matter what the NRA says.
Social media and cameras in phones have outpaced traditional journalism in letting the world see what is going on. The news gets out faster, reactions are faster, and often these reactions are explosive and dangerous. There is less careful thought now.
Being a policeman is a difficult job, an important job, often a thankless job; it needs to be done well, so there is respect between the police and the people they protect.
Shootings are becoming so common that we're getting desensitized to them; just one more special report on CNN. How do you fix that? I do not have an answer.
All I can offer is this:
-- Talk to people. Listen to people. Get along with people. Be nice!!!!
-- Tolerate differing opinions and lifestyles. It is OK to disagree.
-- Respect authority; the police are hired to protect us.
-- We're lucky to live in a free country; lets not abuse the privilege.
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