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I'm sorry... didn't you notice the lack of external safeties when you bought the gun?

Sir, here's your sign.

(07-09) 22:37 PDT Los Angeles, CA (AP)

An off-duty Los Angeles police officer who was paralyzed after his young son accidentally shot him in 2006 filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the manufacturer of the gun involved in the accident.

Enrique Chavez of Anaheim was shot in the back by his 3-year-old son after the boy grabbed his father's Glock 21 — a .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol — from the back seat of his pickup truck.

The lawsuit, filed in Superior Court, alleges that Glock Inc.'s gun was dangerous because its safety device was "non-existent or ineffective" at preventing an accidental shot.

Chavez, 35, is also suing the manufacturer of the gun's holster and the retail stores that sold him the gun and the holster. He bought the gun at the Los Angeles Police Revolver and Athletic Club and purchased a holster made by Uncle Mike's and Bushnell Outdoor Products from Turner's Outdoorsman.

The lawsuit alleges the defendants knew the safety device was defective and that 5.5 pounds of pressure on the trigger frequently results in accidental discharges.

The lawsuit alleges product liability, breach of warranty and loss of consortium, and seeks general, special and punitive damages, and attorneys fees.

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Hi Everyone,

 

This is just a quick post to let you guys know that although I am a bit banged up, I am still alive.

 

Due to an act of TOTAL stupidity, on my part, I came very close to losing my head this past April. Not to worry though as my tits and ass managed to come through the ordeal without a scratch.

 

I'll get into this in a little more detail when I stop hurting long enough to be able to sit here and type without having to eat pain killers at the same time.

 

Thanks to all who take the time to drop in and read this. Stay safe, be careful, and don't do anything STUPID Boo.

♥ Wendy

Albert Einstein once said, "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." There are days when I know this to be true.

 

Do you know the Darwin Awards? It is another one of those fun websites. This one is dedicated to human stupidity. I used to read them fairly regularly, but haven't in a couple of years. Tonight's report is about a young student (I'm gonna guess freshman) who stopped by to ask me a couple questions. Nothing wrong with that...I am all about using available resources, and librarians are one of the best. Our conversation went something like this:

 

Girl- "hi, um, I've got this number here, what is it?" (shows me a piece of paper)

Me- "that's a call number"

Girl- "oh, so does it mean that the book is in the library?"

Me- "no, it means that the book is in the library system. I can look it up for you and see if it is available"

Girl- "I already looked it up, the catalog said 'Available'"

Me- "well, then, that means the book is in the library"

Girl- "okay, where is it?" (actually looks around at this point, like the book would magically appear or might just be laying on the floor next to her)

Me- "all of the books are on the third floor"

Girl- "where's the third floor?" (no, I am NOT kidding)

Me- "well, we are on the first floor, so the third floor is two floors up" (I didn't even say this mockingly....I was very polite)

Girl- "okay, great, where are the stairs?" (this sounds dumb, but the stairs are not visible from the main part of the library so I get asked that lots)

Me- (pointing) "down there to your right"

Girl- "so the books are all on the third floor?"

Me- "yes"

Girl- "are they organized somehow? Like alphabetically or something? I, mean, how would I find it, do I just look for it?"

 

At this point I lost the thread of the conversation. I said something to her about call numbers and how they work and how to find a book if you've got the call number, etc. But in my head I was picturing thousands of books just lying around in stacks on the floor and hundreds of students picking them up and putting them down as they frantically tried to find the ONE that they needed.  Oh, and I was trying not to laugh.

 

Whenever people ask me about library school, they always want to know what kind of things we're taught. One of the classes I took was called Organization of Information and friends always give me a look like I am joking when I say that. For the very first time I realize that there are actually some people in the world who have never given a single thought to the hows and whys of organization. These people don't realize that everything is information and it is all organized for efficiency. Addresses, zip codes, streets, credit card numbers, social security numbers, library books, magazines, television shows, I could go on and on. Everything has an organizational structure to it and evidently there are people who just didn't know it. Never thought about it or just don't care. Truly it boggles the mind.

 

This girl is clearly one of those people. I can only hope that she has some other area that she excels in...but for this, she should be up for a Darwin Award.

Fla. Teacher Accused Of Wizardry

Man Made Toothpick Vanish In Class

May 5, 2008

UPDATED: May 7, 2008

LAND 'O LAKES, Fla. -- A substitute teacher in Pasco County has lost his job after being accused of wizardry.

 

Teacher Jim Piculas does a magic trick where a toothpick disappears and then reappears.Piculas recently did the 30-second trick in front of a classroom at Rushe Middle School in Land 'O Lakes.Piculas said he then got a call from the supervisor of teachers, saying he'd been accused of wizardry."I get a call the middle of the day from head of supervisor of substitute teachers. He says, 'Jim, we have a huge issue, you can't take any more assignments you need to come in right away,'" he said.Piculas said he did not know of any other accusations that would have led to the action.The teacher said he is concerned that the incident may prevent him from getting future jobs.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.

 

 

Teacher Jim Piculas said he then got a call from the supervisor of teachers, saying he'd been accused of wizardry.

 

 

http://www.local6.com/news/16169506/detail.html

Recently, we all received the latest of the of increasingly useless "phone books" that the phone company insists on publishing, despite the fact that many, many people never look stuff up in them, choosing to use the internet, instead.  The bag of books sat unexamined on a chair in my dining room for at least a week before I finally decided to open it.  And when I did, I was surprised... for there were three books.

I was expecting two: the White Pages and the Yellow Pages.  But there was a third.  No, it wasn't a competitor's book.  It was the "Yellow Pages Companion."

What is a Yellow Pages Companion, you ask?  Well, I've looked at it, and my answer is:  Beats the shit out of me.

It's not so much a "companion" as it is "Yellow Pages Lite."  It's shorter... a mere 800 pages instead of the 1200 or so for the "full" YP.  And it's also smaller by a couple inches on each side.  The typeface, however, is also smaller.  Yes, it still has ads.  Essentially, all I can tell is that it's the Yellow Pages, but with not quite so much stuff in it.

This, as with many things in our society, makes me just want to scream.  What the fuck, people?  This is a Yellow Pages for people who want less information than the full version?  Gimme a break.

I, for one, look forward to the day when these behemoths are no longer printed.  And that goes for the little "companion," too.