Hellooooo Nuulllly
Posted on 10/19/2005 8:42:55 PM PDT by Mo1
Sorry forgot to invite you to the fly swat...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1525629/posts
forgot the link
New Rule: Stop giving me that pop-up ad for Classmates.com! There's a reason you don't talk to people for 25 years. Because you don't particularly like them! Besides, I already know what the captain of the football team is doing these days: mowing my lawn!
New Rule: Don't eat anything that's served to you out a window unless you're a seagull. People are acting all shocked that a human finger was found in a bowl of Wendy's chili. Hey, it cost less than a dollar. What did you expect it to contain? Trout? Luckily, it was only a finger! If it was a whole hand, Congress would have voted to keep it alive.
New Rule: Stop saying that teenage boys who have sex with their hot, blonde teachers are permanently damaged. I have a better description for these kids: lucky bastards.
New Rule: Ladies, leave your eyebrows alone. Here's how much men care about your eyebrows: do you have two of them? Okay, we're done.
New Rule: There's no such thing as flavored water. There's a whole isle of this crap at the supermarket, water, but without that watery taste. Sorry, but flavored water is called a soft drink. You want flavored water? Pour some scotch over ice and let it melt. That's your flavored water.
New Rule: The more complicated the Starbucks order, the bigger the asshole. If you walk into a Starbucks and order a "decaf grande half-soy, half-low fat, iced vanilla, double-shot, gingerbread cappuccino, extra dry, light ice, with one Sweet-n'-Low and one NutraSweet," ooh, you're a huge asshole.
New Rule: Just because your tattoo has Chinese characters in it doesn't make you spiritual. It's right above the crack of your ass. And it translates to "beef with broccoli." The last time you did anything spiritual, you were praying to God you weren't pregnant. You're not spiritual. You're just high.
New Rule: Competitive eating isn't a sport. It's one of the seven deadly sins. ESPN recently televised the US Open of Competitive Eating, because watching those athletes at the poker table was just too damned exciting. What's next, competitive farting? Oh wait. They're already doing that. It's called "The Howard Stern Show."
New Rule: If you're going to insist on making movies based on crappy, old television shows, then you have to give everyone in the Cineplex a remote so we can see what's playing on the other screens. Let's remember the reason something was a television show in the first place is the idea wasn't good enough to be a movie.
New Rule: No more gift registries. You know, it used to be just for weddings. Now it's for babies and new homes and graduations from rehab. Picking up the stuff you want and having other people buy it for you isn't gift giving, it's a version of looting.
New Rule, and this one is long overdue: No more bathroom attendants. After I zip up, some guy is offering me a towel and a mint like I just had sex with George Michael. I can't even tell if he's supposed to be there, or just some freak with a fetish. I don't want to be on your web cam, dude. I just want to wash my hands.
New Rule: When I ask how old your toddler is, I don't need to know in months. "27 Months." "He's two," will do just fine. He's not a cheese. And I didn't really care in the first place.
An angel in desguise.......
OPEN AT YOUR OWN PERIL
http://www.newlineq8.com/images/hugotree__photo__dn103ns1.psd
LET ME KNOW WHAT IT IS??
I think it from an
You have been out playing all day, haven't you? hehe hehe
Well, off to bed once more...
Goodnight all..Hope you had a great weekend...
See yall mañana with any luck..
.....Westy.....
Good night Westy.
Thanks for the pic, think I'll get some thistle seed and set one of these up in my back yard. Some of the neighbors have good luck with them so the birds will probably recognize a new one.
Thanks.
They are one of the most frequent visitors to my yard and I have them year round, although the numbers vary greatly. This past spring, I counted nearly 50 of them one morning before I lost count, and I was having to fill the feeders twice a day. They love the thistle seed, although at that time of year, they were eating everything in sight. Hint: they're not that brilliant color yellow in the late fall and winter. They lose that color to a kind of yellowish gray (just in case you didn't know that). They're a lot of fun to watch. You'll enjoy them.
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More foster homes needed, say officials
There are never enough to go around.
Clay Allen, AREA V Assessment Superintendent for the Division of Children and Family Services, says the one thing that would make his job easier is more foster parents. Currently, Baxter County has only four foster homes.
"There can only be three children in each home — five with a waiver," Allen said. "If a foster family already has two children of their own, they are only allowed to have one foster child."
Area V covers Baxter, Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy and Van Buren counties.
There are 25 children in Baxter County in DCFS custody. Allen said that number is down from last year, but it can change at a moment's notice.
One of the reasons that number is lower than usual is a new law which allows for provisional foster care. The law allows family members to care for children that might have otherwise been removed from the family environment.
"By keeping guardianship within the family, the kids can still participate in all their activities," Allen said. "Having them with a relative eases the transition."
Keeping foster children in a familiar environment is important, according to Allen.
"I have kids as far away as El Dorado," he said. "They are taken out of their home, away from their friends, extended family and school. How are they supposed to have scheduled visits with their family over the phone?"
Another reason DCFS' numbers are lower, Allen said, is a decrease in methamphetamine cases.
"I was at a meeting where they said there has been a 37 percent drop in cases since Arkansas and its surrounding states put cold medicine behind the counter," he said. "I don't have the figures, but I think our numbers would be comparable."
While cases involving meth, alcohol and drugs are prevalent, Allen said most children are removed from their homes because of chronic neglect.
"I wish we knew the reasons why parents neglect their children," he said. "If we can get to the root cause, we have a chance at remediating the situation."
Working with parents to try to get children home is the goal of DCFS. Allen said the vast majority of foster children return home; he admits they do occasionally get repeat customers.
"We have so many people that are just one paycheck or illness away from disaster," he said. "Some people just need a little help."
DCFS isn't authorized to step in without a request from parents or a credible call to the child abuse hotline. They do have several programs to help parents who are struggling, but parents must request the help.
"I'm sure there are people who need help but are scared to come in," he said. "We would love to do more of that."
All calls to the Child Abuse Hotline are answered by the Arkansas State Police. Once a call is found to be credible, DCFS in that county has 72 hours to physically see the child, interview outside the contact of the offender and make an assessment.
Allen said DCFS also is continually understaffed. He currently has three caseworkers, an investigator and two aides.
"It seems like we are always in crisis mode around here," he said. "It reduces our effectiveness."
While he wishes he had more staff, Allen said he couldn't wish for a better community.
"People don't believe me when I tell them about the Christian Clinic and all the volunteers we have doing things for us," he said. "This community just keeps on giving.
"If you don't think you can open your home, there are so many other ways you can help. We can always find a use for someone who wants to help."
Mornin' Resty. Yep, got 2 of them. One on my coffee mug and one on a t-shirt.
...a decrease in methamphetamine cases......"I was at a meeting where they said there has been a 37 percent drop in cases since Arkansas and its surrounding states put cold medicine behind the counter," he said. "I don't have the figures, but I think our numbers would be comparable."
That seems odd....putting cold medicines behind the counter? Is he indicating there's a connection between reduced access to cold medicine and lowered meth cases? It seems to me that if there was a decrease in meth cases, that would more likely reduce DSS cases than because of reduced access to cold medicines. I didn't realize your office only had three caseworkers (to be honest, I don't know how many we have in our county....I bet there's several more, though). No wonder you're over-worked...3 for an entire county seems to be a "trifle" understaffed (no kidding, you say).
Actually, there was only 2 of us until recently. The third just completed training and passed her panel.
"Is he indicating there's a connection between reduced access to cold medicine and lowered meth cases?"
Well, yes, because that is a key ingredient in making it. There's still no shortage of drug addicted moms though. I have 3 on my case load now who were all using while pregnant (two were IV meth). Two of those babies were born premature and barely over 2 lbs. Thankfully, the third was full term and fine.
Yep, got 2 of them. One on my coffee mug and one on a t-shirt.
Sounds good to me...:)
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