I just saw on the news that Saddam Hussein is back in court today after being hospitalized from a 17 day hunger strike. I know we have to be fair to our prisoners, but isn't he going to be convicted of several crimes and basically die in prison? It just seems odd to spend money on a hospital stay for a criminal who quit eating on purpose.
Why wasn't he eating? Perhaps it was a fast. Perhaps he didn't want to go to court for a few days. Maybe he knows that he only has control over his own body. By not eating, he is showing that he can still do something to tick people off.
I don't know. I dont' really know much about this story. I'm just saying that it might have been better if they would have let him starve to death so they wouldn't have to use more money for his trial.
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Saturday, July 22, 2006
Playland Problems
Well, I decided that there are enough oddities happening in my life this summer that I could write a book. Since I'm not a writer, I decided to start out with a blog.
Today we took a little outing to the Winslow McDonald's with James' mom, sister and nephews. Other than complications with our order, which is normal, everything was going well. There were several kids playing in the playland, many without parents giving them orders about their behavior. We were about to leave when we were drawn into a conversation with a lady from California. Her car had broken down in Winslow on her way back home from Arkansas. (Leave it to Winslow to ruin a perfectly good trip!)
Trouble started brewing when a little girl told this lady's youngest daughter that she could only play on the little slide. Naturally the daughter started crying. The mother told the little girl that she didn't need to tell her daughter what to do. So of course, this little girl started crying and left the playland.
Soon after, a lady came back with the little girl and started yelling at the Californian for telling the little girl what to do. All this would be normal, except for one small detail. This little girl's mom was working across the street at the Taco Bell/Long John Silvers. The girl and her brother were sent over to McDonald's to play by themselves. The lady who came back with the little girl was the "auntie" as she called herself.
So here we have the McDonald's Playland acting as a babysitter for two kids who mom is working across the street. The rules clearly state that kids must be supervised by an adult. Most people would take this to mean an adult that actually knows the kids. So of course, we started to stand up for the lady from California. Come on, you can't send your kids to play and expect everyone to just watch out for them and feel sorry for them because the mom and dad can't take care of them or get a babysitter! James' mom finally went and talked to the manager who said that these kids are always there causing problems. I'm assuming that she took care of the little problem.
Needless to say, we went home with something to talk about!
Today we took a little outing to the Winslow McDonald's with James' mom, sister and nephews. Other than complications with our order, which is normal, everything was going well. There were several kids playing in the playland, many without parents giving them orders about their behavior. We were about to leave when we were drawn into a conversation with a lady from California. Her car had broken down in Winslow on her way back home from Arkansas. (Leave it to Winslow to ruin a perfectly good trip!)
Trouble started brewing when a little girl told this lady's youngest daughter that she could only play on the little slide. Naturally the daughter started crying. The mother told the little girl that she didn't need to tell her daughter what to do. So of course, this little girl started crying and left the playland.
Soon after, a lady came back with the little girl and started yelling at the Californian for telling the little girl what to do. All this would be normal, except for one small detail. This little girl's mom was working across the street at the Taco Bell/Long John Silvers. The girl and her brother were sent over to McDonald's to play by themselves. The lady who came back with the little girl was the "auntie" as she called herself.
So here we have the McDonald's Playland acting as a babysitter for two kids who mom is working across the street. The rules clearly state that kids must be supervised by an adult. Most people would take this to mean an adult that actually knows the kids. So of course, we started to stand up for the lady from California. Come on, you can't send your kids to play and expect everyone to just watch out for them and feel sorry for them because the mom and dad can't take care of them or get a babysitter! James' mom finally went and talked to the manager who said that these kids are always there causing problems. I'm assuming that she took care of the little problem.
Needless to say, we went home with something to talk about!
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