Agreed. But then you would have to have a administration that would be
willing to pay teachers more than the pay that the guy who picks up your
trash recieves.

While we are on the education system here's part of the problem. Since we
moved to FL my wife has been doing substitue teaching at different school
around the county. A few day's ago she was called to cover a music/ band
class, I know real mind bending stuff. Anyway she walks in there is zilch
for a lesson plan to follow but she figures the kids might have some idea
anyway. The class files in, 90 friggin' kids14 -16 years old  That's right
90. HTF do you teach a class that size filled with teenagers? Two minutes
into the class a fisfight breaks out on the other side of the room, total
horror show. Welcome to a underfunded education system. This country is too
busy sticking it's nose into every other countries issues to do anything
about the problems here.

Ya really want to get me going how about this.

The f.cking DOD for about 6 months was disallowing PTSD claims from CV's who
had done 3 tours. The DOD say's it was a pre exsisting condition. That has
since changed, but thes guy's and gal's get f.cked over about every time
they turn around.

Ya Nate, I'll watch the super bowl and friggin' enjoy the hell out of it. It
for a few hours takes my mind off the elected a.s holes who are running this
country.

Sadly Nate, much of that is due to the attitude of the students and their
parents.

Because all of the things that you mentioned are sadly the way of this
country and don't change from day to day so what exactly are they going to
report on it that most of us don't already know.  The news is also a
business and sales are what counts and something exciting to many will sell
much better than the same old sh.t that we hear about every day.  Now if
something happened that could and would change that, then I can bet it would
take priority over somethong like a football game but that sadly hasn't
happened and probably never will.  Our attitude and economy is in the toilet
and will stay there until the people take responsibility and take action and
we both know that will never happen.

the tonsillectomy has turned into a massive throat infection which has
resulted in heavy antibiotics and even heavier pain killers (up to 10mg
percocet now instead of 5).  while i do enjoy escaping the unbelievable
pain, i HATE being a complete and total zombie.  i dont know how junkies can
possibly LIKE this feeling.  they must be trying to escape pains ive never
imagined.  ive been strung out on this crap for about 9 days or so now and
cant wait to be lucid again.  it really sucks not being able to feel your
little daughters kiss on your cheek.

....anybody else in here ever had their tonsils removed when they were 30
years old or older?  the PA i saw yesterday (roughly 40 years old also) said
she had her tonsils removed last december and despite being in the tonsil
business and dealing with it every day she never fully appreciated what its
like until going through it herself.  she says i have about another 3-4 days
of mysery and can hopefully come off the dope then.  i really hope thats
true.  she says my tongue will feel numb for at least another week or so and
that i should have actual taste back in 2-3 more weeks.

if i had it to do over again i still would of had them removed.  they have
always been a problem for me and in fact i had to redo much of army basic
training due to tonsilitis when i was 17.  just last month i thought i would
have to intebate myself with a piece of plumbing pipe just to be able to
breathe.  nothing like waking up at 4am being strangled by your own tonsils.
this happened 2-3 times a year every year but the doctors didnt want to
remove my tonsils.  they say it was to avoid what im going through now, but
i think it was to guarantee return business.  :-)

so anyway i guess ive rambled enough.  thanks for the distraction guys, it
helps to pass the time.

Well, maybe not the guns but ya get my point<G>

Roy