If you have a regular news source, it's only natural that you'll hear an interesting story or two only to have it disappear quickly. Never more has this been the case with me before now. Around APRIL 21, a stroller containing a toddler was blown into Lake Michigan while his helpless, horrified grandfather could do nothing more than jump in the frigid water and scream for help. Police divers were a short distance away at our Midway Airport and had him out within minutes, but in the confusion of the shock, the man's broken English (He's Serbian), etc. the boy was under water for 15 min.  Everybody knows that death occurs after about 3 min. underwater, and significant brain damage before that.  Not everybody knows that that rule doesn't always apply if the accident involves children and frigid water. I don't know all the scientific details, but the sudden shock of the cold water creates a mini-hibernation based on stimulating the dive-reflex or something like that.

You've probably guessed that the boy survived. He was taken to a top hospital that has well-documented success treating that kind of accident. A family friend two days later said that he was doing 'better'. The family didn't want any other information given out. I know that hospitals in the u.s. have much stricter privacy laws, but somebody must know something. I am tempted to e-mail the two writers of the main article in our major paper, or e-mail a newscaster that I like from the radio station I listen to all the time. I know they would say that they would cover it if they could, blah blah blah. I think everybody who heard the story is waiting for a happy ending. I wonder how many people remember? It was a major story. I google it looking for more info and see that newspapers across the u.s. had picked up the story. I think I will e-mail that newscaster.

Carlos Zambrano is a baseball player. Last year during one of  his pitching starts, a teammate, the well-liked Michael Barrett, was having a terrible game defensively. What does Zambrano do? He punched him in the face in the dugout. Later Barrett went up to him in the clubhouse to talk things over and Zambrano hit him again. If that were my team (I guess it's easy to say when I have no money/job on the line) he would have been gone. Instead, Michael Barrett was suddenly traded a short time later. Carlos gets what Carlos wants. Fortunately for me, Zambrano went on to have a horrible month that same year. I didn't hear about anyone punching him.

He's doing well this year but with every inning and every pitch that I hear, I wish with all my heart that he will choke or even become injured. I guess I just can't stand to see truly horrible human beings succeed, especially Zambrano. He really burns me up.

DB is right, Seabiscuit ruptured a tendon, recovered, and went on to race. I'm no expert, but I've heard that horses have been bred to have finer bones for more speed. I know that some breeds of dogs have been bred to accentuate certain features and it's gone to the extreme. Some smallish breeds with large heads have to have a C-section in 100% of cases. I've heard that if you get a bulldog that can walk up the stairs, you are very fortunate.

I've also heard that the horses raced harder at a younger age. I heard that all thoroughbreds born during the year are given the birthdate of  Jan. 1st, so the horses aren't exactly three yr. olds. Stress like that on fine bones that haven't had a chance to mature can cause them to shatter. I also understand that every horse in the Kentucky Derby has the same horse (forgot which one) in it's pedigree, so the gene pool is kind of small.

As for the people copying and pasting celebrity news, etc. I'm an even bigger naive idiot than I thought for believing that they were actually typing those stories! I never thought of the plagarism angle either.

The school where my son takes violin lessons is moving. Lucky me; instead of being 15 min. away, it's going to be 5 min. away. However, just because it's closer doesn't mean that I can't get lost!  To prevent this, and to help anyone who is may have to find an address in the future, I will reason it out.

The studio is at 10751 167th St. at the corner of 167th and 108th Ave. Turn right onto 167th. Stay on 167th Ave. until you pass 108th St. Go two blocks further on 167th, and you should be at 165th. Start looking for music school.

I actually did this. I'm not kidding. My brain really works like this.Waaaa!

I am striking out in my mission to find out what kind of Babybel cheeses are available locally. I found out that by 'Babybel', I am referring to 'mini Babybel'. I thought that the "Baby" already implied that the product was small, but silly me. I finally went to the store on Friday and all they had were "Gouda", which I found out I don't really like in this brand, and 'Original', which I love. I have to let it reach room temperature, though, which isn't easy. I went on their website and they don't have a U.S. page. I think Canada is too far.

I never knew that it was such a good brand. I hadn't bought any in quite a few years. I first tried it when my kids were about 5 because they were including a free mini fortune telling ball (like the Magic 8 Ball, only small super ball size). The ball became a weapon when my son decided to throw it at his sister's head. This caused a bump on the bridge of her nose that didn't go down for months. It wasn't that noticeable if you didn't know what to look for though.

I have searched extensively for the thing. Too many places around here for it to hide. I doubt I would've gotten rid of it, but can't be sure. There isn't even one listed on Ebay for me to filch a pic. Ditto a google search. I feel an obsession coming on...

Why must reputable (cnn, abc/nbc major market local affiliates) online news services only have some stories covered with videos? I want to click onto a headline and read the story for about five seconds.  If the coverage is only available via video clip, I click on the headline, wait ten seconds for it to load, watch a comercial for 30 seconds, watch a few seconds of  intro material, adjust the volume because of the static, and then find out that it's only fluff and adds no info to the story. :(

Well, she really isn't a puppy because she's estimated to be 10 mos. old, is 19 inches and weighs over 30 lbs even though she's ribby and doesn't have a pug or bull dog like build at all.

I'm very worried about her and not just because she gets into HORRIBLE fights with Juice, my soul mate. Yesterday I was sitting on the couch at night and she came and sat next to me. She turned on a baseball game briefly and then turned on Sex and the City. The little diva! I am totally serious. We had a dog named Bear who at least twice in his life managed to change the channel to football games. As much as I miss him, at least we don't have dogs fighting over the remote. The male would win. That's always how it ends.

I saw small scrolling marquee outside of a drugstore. As I drove by, I mindlessly read, "Amber Alert!!!".  I mindlessly kept reading to see which brands they were selling.

I thought an Amber Alert was a huge BEER SALE for goodness sake!!

I'm not in the market for beer. I take amber alerts (means missing child alert) very seriously. I think John Walsh is a god. What is wrong with me?

I'm the guest blogger again. And at my school we're doing something called above and beyond awards. You have to nominate someone to get it. It's not a popularity contest. You can't vote for a friend just for being a friend or yourself. Here are the catagories you have to be in :

1. Be a good role model.

2. Have passing grades.

3. Be in community service.

4. Be in an after school club.

I consider this a bribe to students. It's not a popularity contest. So why will a popular win if they don't do anything? I don't know but it will happen.

Our new little dog is attacking our middle dog. Thank goodness I started watching the Dog Whisperere.-=These typos compliments of the latest attack.

Lately I've been spending A LOT of time sitting on the floor working or sitting at the kitchen table and working. So often someone walks by and I feel the floor move/shake. I hate that. I don't know why; maybe something primitive within me feels like I'm in danger because the ground is unstable.

More public service. Because I give and give and give.
I just saw a commercial with a bit of warning that bears repeating.

If you are taking a medication that you should not take with alcohol. For goodness sakes, heed this warning! Take the dang pill with water. Then drink your alcohol. Tisk Tisk. So many unfortunate ill effects of drugs could be avoided if we would only take such necessary instructions seriously!