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Assault, yes? Drag his ass out of the car, throw him to the ground, face down. Step on him, "firmly". Call a cruiser with plexiglass to take him in? This is my first guess.

I was in my truck with my buddy and we were drinking beer poured into red cups. We were inside with music turned low and just sitting with the windows down doing nothing. Anaheim P.D. pulled up, walked to either side of my truck, asked us to pour out the drink and promptly gave us each a ticket. A $370.00 ticket. I paid. My friend fought it and the officer never showed. This was about four years ago now, but since then, I am very careful. Most of the time, I just drink elsewhere and show up, park and get inside.

I agree with every one of these. It's amazing how effin' stupid the Department of Education is when it comes to a college education. I can estimate that approximately 48% of my current students are not college material. It's only eighth grade and they can grow up a lot between now and 11th grade, but good Lord, they are lazy! We really should give them a test in ninth or tenth grade and based on their aptitude for college, send them or get them training in a trade of some sort. They would be far more likely to become productive members of society if they developed a marketable skill than coming out of high school with a misguided notion that in order to be "worth" anything, they have to attend a college for which they are poorly suited. We set these kids up to fail from an early age and it's sad.

That's really too bad your experience was so crappy. Those teachers are the ones that give me a bad name. I don't appreciate that. I do believe in tenure's general concept, but to protect those "bad" teachers? Hell no. Those people, unfortunately, are the ones by which we are all measured. As to the block periods, I know that several high schools in my district use that. I used to use block scheduling in eighth grade. My block partner requested that we not use it a few years back. One of the issues that crops up is that with disorganized, lazy, or ADHD/ADD kids, they often forgot or lost assignments or tasks that needed completing because they didn't go to the class for a couple of days. Often they might fill out their school agenda on Monday at the end of class. But they often think,"I have two days before I come back in this class." Tuesday night, they look at their agenda, but only see the work assigned for Tuesday, completely forgetting that they had homework on Monday night. Come in to class on Wednesday and they're shell-shocked, completely forgetting I assigned something. I still think the block has more going for it than against it. Perhaps after this school year, I can convince my partner to go back. (We're still a year-round school, so our school year ends June 27.)

There are many schools, especially high schools, that block their subject in order to spend a longer period (ha! get it?) of time discussing concepts. I always found that, with writing in particular, I was a more successful teacher when we block-scheduled.

Hmm...that's a good example of what could happen. Still a problem, but in the "other" direction, I suppose.

I can't speak to your educational experience, but I know of one teacher who might do this. No other teacher I know would send home a crossword puzzle UNLESS the content of such was of some importance. It's too difficult to generalize your personal experience. It's also illogical.

I've thought about this too. I don't have any facts at all to support, but I wonder how much money that should be getting to the teachers, students and classrooms doesn't get past the politicians. I beleive that the local control is essential in determining what those students need in THAT local area.

I agree. I have the same situations in my class. Many kids go home and the parents won't even ask. The kids will go out and hang with friends instead of do the work. And really, why not? If no one at home is setting the standards for education, why would they? It's not the kid's fault. With many of the kids, the only time I can get them to work and try is at school. Unfortunately, with 40 kids in a class, it's like herding cats. It doesn't help when the unmedicated ADHD/ADD kids are bouncing off the walls and the parents won't lift a finger to at least TRY and medicate their kids. This year in particular, I have more kids that are unmedicated than I think I've had in a few years. The reasons are similar to what Tank said. Some parents aren't interested in helping their child with medication, but I see these kids in class and see how they can't focus and can't take notes or have to constantly verbalize an endless stream of nonsensical thoughts to others because they can't monitor their own behavior.

This is exactly correct. I have seen some teachers assign work that is difficult for the students to complete. What chance does a parent have? What about the uneducated parent or non-English-speaking parent? Hopeless. I don't assign homework that the kids can't do. I believe that homework should be reinforcement of what was taught in the classroom. I always tell my kids to "try" the work. If they don't "try", they will not understand what they know and do NOT know. It's a remedy to "I don't get it." complaints. All I ask is that parents be an active participant in their child's education. Even if they can't complete the work, for the kids' sake, sit with them and support them. Too many parents feel like the homework and the education is just the kids' job and not theirs. Kids are very adept at sniffing out truth and if their parent says one thing but does another, well many kids know how to manipulate and evade the work.

Public school, 8th grade. The one thing I've noticed most in the years I've taught is that lack of parenting is having a profound effect upon their children's education. I can't tell how many kids don't do the work. I'll call them up and ask them and they'll say they didn't get it. I take three minutes. No longer. I explain the assignment, have the student complete an example and then have the student turn in the assignment the next day. I'll often get the assignment the next day and I wonder what the kid could do if their parent would just...****in...be...a...PARENT!!! Drives me nuts. If I lose tenure, I'm going to be evaluated on these students whose ****-tard parents don't give a shit???? I can't go home with each student to be their parent. (Sorry about the cursing.)

I noticed that three of the five guys on the Highest Percentage of Strikes were Angels/former Angels.

I think "aware" is the perfect description. I too, am aware of his strikeouts. It seems to me that he's caught in-between being aggressive in the zone and waiting for the "perfect" pitch. He appears to be down 0-2 often, which means he rarely gets the pitch he wants and has to survive on the pitchers pitch and take what's offered. Overall, I thinks it's too small a sample size to be worried at all. I'm still not really concerned with the team. The bullpen might be an issue, but it's the easiest part of the team to fix and I think this team is very close to putting it all together.

I believe that Richards, Skaggs and Santiago are all going to be inconsistent over the course of the season. I don't think it's realistic to expect them to be much more than what Santiago is right now. They are all young and learning how to pitch in the big leagues. There's a learning curve and it seems like what many of the knee-jerk reactions around here seem to ignore. For example, I'm sure you all remember Lackey's fifth inning meltdowns when he was younger, right? Eventually, he ironed out the kinks and went on to become our best pitcher. I guess the point is, we will not see a finished product today, tomorrow, or quite likely, within the next two years or so with ANY of those pitchers. I really think that this is what we're in for the foreseeable future. Really, is it so bad? Even though Santiago was yanked early (haha..."Yanked") the offense left guys on base all day long.

A little ignorant here, but why aren't they using Bedrosian as a starter? If his stuff is so good, seems like he'd be more valuable as a starter. Anybody know the thought process? (I'll take your answer off the air, thanks)

serious question: Since the Angels are on the hook for the guaranteed Wells contract, could they call him and tell him to suit up? I know he sucks balls, but I'm more interested in the scenario. If he's not under contract with another team, don't the Angels, who are paying him NOT to play also have the right to PLAY him? Just a question I had...

Welp, Long needs to play every day. Apparently he needs to develop his talent more. He'd be part of a rotation in Anaheim which would hinder him in the long run. Boesch can ride pine and still contribute. He's a body on the bench. Long is probably being looked at as more than that.

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Yep. I've had injuries to both shoulders and it can be debilitating in the gym. Really limits what you can do with weights. YOu're absolutely correct. Getting old does in fact suck!

I eventually realized that my "routine" or habit was what was really getting me to the gym and once that habit was interrupted by my move, I had nothing to get me there. Now that I've lost the mass, I realize I miss it. I'm trying to establish a new habit, but it's pretty difficult. I was going to the LA Fitness on Ontario in Corona and they open at 4:30 am. The one in my town doesn't open til 5:00. That's tough. It's good that you're girl is going to the gym. It sems like it's easier to get there when someone is depending on you to be there. Also, it's a nice way to spend time with her. I wish I could play footie again. My back is all effed up and it's painful to run now. I'm relegated to elliptical and bike at the gym, walking at home.

I have been working out and doing cardio for about four years now. I started when I turned 39. I was active as a young fellah, playing soccer and some baseball. Had a child, got a job, then another child and was stagnant for about 17 years. I recently moved to a new city and have had trouble adjusting to a new gym and have had a very hard time getting my workouts done. I have lost mass and strength. I'm pretty bummed about this. The main issue is that the LA Fitness in my new city opens later than the other and it screws up my morning schedule which now includes a commute. I'm considering trying to go in the afternoons, but I really don't like that. I have found that I make up way too many excuses to avoid the gym or cardio in the afternoon. What's really interesting to me is that I can actually feel the difference in how I am able to move, my energy level, my attittude and my alertness from now to when I was working out regularly. I'm considering getting weights for one of my empty rooms so I can get my workouts done on my schedule.

Lots of good discussion here. I've been teaching for 16 years now and I've seen a lot of bull shit in our educational system. I have no answers, either. It's a damn shame that we do this to our children and that we can't seem to put childrens' education as THE PRIORITY in our state. I hate that it's so damn political and ulitmately the children suffer and the teachers get shit on because they care but can't seem to get the people that make the decisions listen. Of course I'm overgeneralizing, but I see the hypocrisy daily. It's hard to be part of this sinking ship.

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Okay, I get it. Thanks Brandon. I should just keep writing the letters and pushing for them to update. I'll definitely look into getting the charge off listed as "paid" or "settled". Thanks again.

Hmm...someone upthread wrote something interesting. I had a HELOC that was capped and the funds were shut off and it was about three or four years ago. If, as the poster stated, I can get them to look at it as a second mortgage that was settled and charged off will it improved my credit score? That was one of two negatives on my credit that was dragging it down. My ex-wife settled with the debt collecter and paid the negotiated amount. That was last year. Does it matter what it's called because the fall-off time is still seven years?