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Allan from Fallbrook
Participant[quote=CA renter]Great video, and very sad, too. I especially liked the interview with the retired cop; it was good to hear his perspective.
Time to end the war on drugs and reverse the privatization of prisons.[/quote]
Too much money at stake, on both sides of the equation, for that to happen.
Participant[quote=paramount]Like flight 370 we may never know the truth; no doubt all sides will be putting lots of dis/mis-information out and muddying up the water.[/quote]
Paramount: “we may never know the truth”. Really? You don’t think that the NRO (National Reconnaissance Office) and NGA (National Geo-spatial Agency) are all over this? Please. I’m sure the DNI had a briefing on Obama’s desk an hour after this happened. Trust me, if we don’t know exactly who’s behind it, we’ve already begun connecting the dots.
Participant[quote=spdrun]Ucodgen- Reports and the Ukrainian government have at least one of the transports being shot down at 6,500 m or 21,000 ft. Too high for a manpad.[/quote]
Reuters is reporting that the system used was either an SA-11 Gadfly, or an SA-17 Grizzly, both successors to the Cold War SA-6 Gainful. These are tracked vehicles carrying a mounted rack of surface-to-air missiles capable of bringing down a commercial jetliner.
According to Jane’s, both Ukrainian and Russian forces have these.
Participant[quote=Blogstar] You can lift with your kid and that would be a cool way to spend some time.[/quote]
Yup, I do lift with my son. Only problem is that he’s now moving nearly 375lbs on the bench and I’m starting to feel like I should be wearing a bag over my head out of embarrassment.
ParticipantRuss: My Army career ended in a helo crash in the late 1980s and that screwed up my knees, hip and back, which means any serious exercise, like running, went out the door.
I swim and still lift semi-seriously, but my “old man glory” is tied up in my coaching football.
Ironically, in spite of playing football and baseball in high school, the Army actually got me in the best shape of my life, including a power lifting routine I still use.
ParticipantRuss: Serious question, do you ever look back and wonder “what if?”.
I had two scholarships to Div I schools, until I punched a cop at a party and wound up in the Army. I think “what if?” fairly regularly. For all my “good” upbringing, I still did something colossally stupid and wonder how things would’ve turned out if I could have just controlled my temper.
Participant[quote=scaredyclassic]I never participated in sports and frankly I think I might be less fucked up in some ways if I had.[/quote]
Yeah, but your joints probably still function as intended, so look on the bright side.
Participant[quote=FlyerInHi]Did Tiger Mom address sports in her book?[/quote]
If she did, you can probably imagine her stance (no pun intended).
I’d imagine she’s the same as a lot of these parents who are fixated on their kid going to “The Show”, without a clue as to what they’re doing (other than burning their kid out on competitive sports, that is).
Participant[quote=desmond]I have been through all of this. Made plenty of mistakes and regretted many things that I did. But when I ask my son today he says he is grateful for what I did for him.
1. Never brag about your kids ability, it will usually be an embarrassment to you later.
2. Never mix up “guidance” with “pushing” or “marinoviching”. Your kid is looking for you to make the decisions and guidance. If league sign ups are coming, sign them up, no options.
4. Don’t look for the sport the kid will be “good in”. That means your worried about your kid embarrassing you in front of other parents. Get over it, it is for the kid and they usually have a great time no matter what their skill level is.
4. Get involved, assistant coaching or whatever you do your kid will appreciate it.
5. You can’t run and hide from the other parents and their behavior, but you better work just as hard as they are with your kid or your kid will be left behind.
6. Sports for kids are important, not for the “potential scholarship” kind of crap, but for fitting in, taking directions from somebody else, etc.
7. No matter what activity it is, get off your ass and work with your kid and stop with the excuses.[/quote]+1. Very well written, desmond.
Participant[quote=flu]I asked the NRA how early a kid can start learning how to shoot…. Just kidding…sort of…[/quote]
Flu: Check out the NRA’s Civilian Marksmanship Program at: http://www.thecmp.org.
It’s actually a great program. And, no, you don’t need to be an NRA member to participate.
Participant[quote=outtamojo][quote=SD Realtor]Allan the participation trophy is the downfall of society… though it is a perfect description of what is desired by many these days.[/quote]
While the participation trophy is relatively new, I don’t know that it any worse than what goes on with kids who are somehow connected to the coaching staff or well connected socially to the organization sponsoring the team. Anyone else see
kids who somehow made the team or got some kind of award they didn’t seem to deserve? I ask cause my 12 year old son was part of a summer basketball program and the assistant coach’s son was named MVP. The whole team of 12 year olds began muttering “but he didn’t do ANYTHING” when it was announced. I gave my son a hard look and the keep quiet sign and later said to him “welcome to the world of grown ups”.[/quote]Some leagues/clubs do a better job of managing this than others, and some make no attempt at covering for such blatant behavior. In Pop Warner, I’ve seen kids who have no business even playing football wind up as the QB because dad’s the head coach.
I had a parent come after me following a game last season, after my defense shut his kid, the team’s stud RB, down in the second half. I stood him down, but this happened right in front of the team’s coaching staff. They relied so heavily on this kid that they were unwilling to stand up to the dad.
The good news is that high school is the great equalizer and coaches at that level won’t put up with coddled, untalented assholes like this. The bad news is that coaches at that level (and beyond) will put up with all manner of bullshit if the kid does have talent.
No easy answers, I guess.
Participant[quote=SD Realtor]Allan the participation trophy is the downfall of society… [/quote]
Yup. That and anti-bacterial soap.
Participant[quote=Blogstar]Participation trophy is probably the response to the jock ego trip, not the right response, but still. We are not very good at keep sports outcomes in perspective.[/quote]
Russ: Actually, it’s a result of these Helicopter Parents getting miffed that Little Johnny and Suzy aren’t being recognized as God’s precious and unique and talented snowflakes and demanding their according due.
Thus, everyone now gets a trophy, presumably for their ability to breathe air without assistance, whilst standing on a sideline.
Participant[quote=flu]Here’s the problem I have with the concept the concept of “good enough”…
Good enough meaning, if you’re careless and get things wrong but understand the basic concepts, “good enough”…pass with “above expectations”…u
If you understand basic material. Good enough…Don’t need to challenge oneself anymore…
If you’re outside running around, “good enough”… No need to time the event.. It doesn’t matter what time you finish in..
If you stink at sports… “good enough” if you’re just out there taking up space…
Some kids don’t take this to heart and actually want to be better depending on what… If not in academics, in sports, or both…
The problem is some kids (mine I think) actually take it to heart the concept of “good enough” overboard…and started not giving a hoot…
Need to deprogram the concept of “good enough”. It’s not that I expect perfection. But this “good enough” concept is just..mind boggling to me…[/quote]
Flu: Welcome to the age of the “Participation” trophy. Everyone gets an award for showing up. Or, put another way, if everyone is excellent, then no one is.
There is so much concern over these little tykes feeling bad about themselves, that schools and sporting leagues and clubs have made it de rigueur to just give awards and trophies to all participants and that way no one feels left out or feels bad about themselves. We’ve PC’d our way into mediocrity for all.
I’m not sure when striving for excellence and being elite became anathema, but it is.
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