Thursday, July 21, 2011

Is LeBron really as great a passer as everyone makes him out to be?

LeBron will tell people that he didn't try to dominate a game (especially in crunch time) cause he felt being the facilitator was more valuable to his team. However, I have never really heard him described as someone who "makes his teammates better", the same way people used to talk about Magic, Stockton, or even Isiah thomas, and the way we presently talk about nash and CP3. I don't see enough Heat games (since I value my appetite...and time), but I do see his great passes on the highlights often. Help me out here cause I am trying to figure out what's going through this guy's head in a game when a person either steps up and becomes a "Legend" or fails trying, but will at least be heralded for putting himself on the proverbial line and not folding under the pressure.

Who do we turn too when nothing is done with bullies in school?

My grandson is 14 and is constantly bullied at school. Examples being choked with his tie, a bottle being thrust down his throat and stamping on his feet and calling him a cripple. He was at the bus stop and they tried to push him in the road as the bus was coming. It is distressing for his parents and siblings and me as his grandmother. His parents have on numerous occasions been to the school to sort things out. They had someone come to the house to help all to no avail. The last time he got bullied it was a friday both my daughter and I talked with the deputy head who's mind seemed to be elsewhere said that on the monday she would talk with my daughter. My grandson was kept off school on monday as my daughter wasn't going to let him be bullied anymore. The head never called. My grandson has numerous things wrong with his physical and mental abilities, one being he cannot remember things after a short time. He is going for a major operation in september and then another one a month later. He will be in a wheelchair for at least six months. My daughter was told at one time that these children have special needs. So what has my grandson got? they seem to have a mind that knows doing what they are doing inflicts hurt on my grandson. My daughter gets praised for the way her children have manners and are helpful and are a pleasure to have in class. I do say that my grandson is a lovely boy who is helpful and will offer to help with anything. Please can anyone tell us what our next step is?

What does sonnet 1 by Shakespeare mean?

That's one of what scholars sometimes refer to as Shakespeare's "procreation sonnets." He wrote several poems addressed to a handsome young man, urging him to marry and have children so that his beauty would live on in future generations. If you web search Shakespeare's sonnets, you'll find lots of information on this theme.

Do you agree with this depiction of God?

Pretty much, yes. Mark Twain had that ability to point out the absurd and this shows the double standards inherent in the theory and practise of Christianity.

Disney's a Christmas Carol Song?

What version of Hark! The Herald Angels Sing is playing at the end where Tiny Tim is on Scrooge's shoulders (and I guess during the ghost of Christmas present segment as well). I must have gone through 50 choir versions and none are quite the same with the male singer and that very nice finish.

Why won't my questions go through?

Well sometimes the questions get dropped. I have that issue myself when it comes to any question with a link. I usually have to break up the link for it to post.

How "Civilized" are gun owners?

Ah, God bless the Marines. My husband is a USMC veteran. That was a nice piece and brilliantly debunks this liberal myth that all gun owners are crazy right-wing nutters who want to overthrow the government and kill people's kids for walking on their lawns. I'll tell you how civilized gun owners are - every legal adult in my immediate family owns a firearm. My cousin has a shotgun, but everyone else owns a pistol. Everyone has a carry conceal permit. None have been convicted of any crime, ever.