Hi all, as you know Dan is in Texas, so this is papercup_alibi taking over for him while he is away.

Here we go:

In Cherokee County, GA, Constance Smith, a 23 year old nanny has been arrested after being caught on tape abusing the child under her care. “On the video, you see the babysitter slap this 13-month-old boy in the
face. She also pinches the boy and pushes the child to the ground.” Here is the link: link

The parents of the 13 month old child set up a video camera in the household before hiring the nanny from a nanny employment site. Constance Smith has worked for the company for four years.

Would you trust a company to find a nanny for you, or would you set out to find your own?

I am in Memphis, Tennessee and I am on my way to Houston, Texas.  I will be in Houston, Texas for a week so if you are interested in getting together for a xanga gathering, send me a message.  (You must be 18 or older to come to the xanga gathering).

Here we go:

Jessica Alba had some advice for young girls.

Jessica told young girls to wait a year before “succumbing to their partners’ wishes.”

She said, “Most guys, especially when they’re younger, really are only after one thing. To all the girls out there, I don’t want to say, ‘Don’t give your heart to somebody like that,’ But wait at least a good year.”

She also added, “You can be in a relationship and do some things, have fun, get to know each other – but don’t give them everything.” 

She went on to say, “That was something I did at a young age, fell in love and gave him my everything, and I was left with nothing.  It took me a long time to put myself back together, and I wish someone would have told me back them to hang on to some of myself.”  Here is the link:  Link

Do you think that a person should wait at least a year before having sex in a relationship?

I am in a Dairy Queen as I am traveling to Houston, Texas.  I will be in Houston this whole next week so if you want to get together for a xanga gathering, let me know by messaging me.

We are traveling with three kids.

What is the best game to pass time while traveling in the car?

Since Bhutto was assassinated, I have read a few people in posts and received at least one message that suggested this is what would happen if Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama became president.

In fact, I read a news article the other day where a woman said she would not vote for Obama for fear he may be killed if elected.

I have a hard time believing that either one of these people have an increased chance of being assassinated after being elected.  I think Obama could potentially be a target if there is less security by the Secret Service before being elected.  I think Hillary is probably still covered because her husband is a former president.

I guess my thinking is that people hated Bill Clinton but he didn’t get assassinated.  I know people hate President Bush and he hasn’t been assassinated.

Do you think Hillary or Obama have an increased chance of being assassinated if elected president?

Connecticut has started enrollment for its first group of online high school courses.

Students will be able to take some courses in basic subjects in order to earn credits to graduation.  Here is the link:  Link

Do you think offering high school courses online will take away from the quality of a high school education?

On 9/11, we just wanted people to mourn with us. 

I know we care about radicals taking over Pakistan.

I know we care about whether nuclear weapons get in the hands of the wrong people.

But Pakistan just needs us to mourn with them.

And to forget about how it impacts us. 

Because it isn’t all about us.

If you were “blind, deaf and unable to move, think or eat” on your own for 10 weeks, would you want your family to remove your life support?

This is Javona Peters:

She is in an irreversible coma.  She had a routine operation that went bad.  The doctors say she is “blind, deaf and unable to move, think or eat on her own.”  She is on oxygen and a feeding tube.  She has been in the coma since October 17th.

The problem is that her father and mother are not married and disagree on what should be done.  The mother wants to take her off life support.  The father is undecided and is not ready for that move.

Both parents signed a release for her to have the surgery.  Both parents agreed verbally to allow her on oxygen.  The mother claims the decision to add the feeding tube was done without her consent.

Javona Peters lived with her mother and went to visit her father once a month.  The mother is taking the case to court in order to get the right to take her off the life support.  Here are a few links:  Link1 Link2 Link3 Link4

Should the mother be able to pull the life support without the permission of the father?         

How many times do you typically hit the snooze button in the morning?

I was watching FoxNews earlier tonight and a lady from PETA was being interviewed about the tiger attack.

A tiger at a zoo escaped from his cage and killed one person and injured two others.  Here is the link:  Link

The lady from PETA said that the tiger should have never been in the zoo because it wasn’t his natural habitat.

Should the tiger have been in the zoo?