- Everyone
has their own methods for raising a child. Why does the world have such a hard
time accepting that? Some like to buy their kids toys, take them to playgrounds
and buy them ice cream and some, well, some approach the process the way Arizona
resident Paul Armand Rater does. Rater is taking some heat - i.e. being held on
suspicion of two counts of child abuse and one count of child endangerment -
for allegedly leaving his 5-year-old granddaughter alone in the desert with a
loaded handgun while he went to get drinks and a cheeseburger. Should you
believe the haters known as Maricopa County authorities, Rater took his
granddaughter for a ride in the desert in his new pickup truck and apparently
that truck wasn’t so great, because the pair allegedly became stuck and had to
walk for help because Raer left his cellphone at home. A cynic might call that
strike one against a man who comes out of this looking bad, but hold off on
judgment until you hear the entire story. As they walked for help, Rater’s
poorly conditioned granddaughter became tired and couldn’t walk any more. At
that point, grandpa had a choice to make. He could encourage the girl to keep
walking, he could carry her and keep going, he could wait for help … or he
could pull out his firearm, put it in the hands of a child and keep on walking.
Rater chose the fourth option and proceeded to walk for help, which he
thankfully found in the form of icy cold beverages and cheeseburgers at a local
restaurant. Yes, putting a loaded gun in the hands of a kindergartner is
unconventional child rearing, but the results speak for themselves. A
helicopter later located the uninjured girl in rough terrain Rater was found
filled and refreshed in a corner booth and if only the law would get off his
back, this genius could get back to teaching his granddaughter invaluable life
lessons………..
- This
is a rarity. Someone is offered a well-paying gig lip-syncing their music
alongside über-hot, lingerie-clad models on national television and after
agreeing to the offer, hits the eject button at the last minute. Rihanna is
willing to buck the trend, which is the first time in recent memory she hasn’t
delivered the most canned and predictable offerings imaginable when it comes to
her music. She was scheduled to perform at this year's Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show,
which is due to take place later this month, but announced this week that she
won't take part because she is working on - i.e. having a team of songwrites
craft unoriginal pop music crap for her and then recording it before her voice
is heavily auto-tuned - her new album “Anti.” She will be replaced on the schedule
by Ellie Goulding, whose music is not quite as awful as Rihanna’s. Goulding
will join Selena Gomez and The Weeknd for the show, which will air on Dec. 8
and feature models Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Behati Prinsloo, and
Candice Swanepoel appearing on the catwalk while Lily Aldridge models a
'Fantasy Bra' worth $2 million. The real fantasy for most watching the show
will be what’s inside the bra, but Rihanna won't be around to see the show. She
officially launched her eighth studio album in September at a hoity toity gallery
party in Los Angeles, during which she revealed both the project’s title and
the accompanying artwork. Both are probably going to end up sucking less than
the album itself, but props to her for being willing to put in the time and effort
necessary to finalize a true piece of musical garbage……….
- As
everyone knows, there are unwritten rules about when and how you attack fellow
air travelers. Simply put, there are places where it’s OK to throw down with
that overhead bin hog, the arm rest co-opter or the blabbermouth who won't just
shut the hell up and let you catch some shut eye during a long flight. Minutes
before the plane's descent is not one of those times, a fact clearly lost on a
Sudanese Muslim who attacked an Israeli citizen on an Ethiopian Airlines
flight. According to Ethiopian police in Addis Ababa , the Sudanese man tried
to strangle the 54-year-old Israeli passenger, identified as Arik, just before
the plane started its downward roll to the runway. "He hit me on the head
with a metal tray," Arik said of the incident. "In the beginning I
was unable to make a sound or call for help. It was only after a few seconds,
when I was on the verge of losing consciousness, that I managed to scream.” Authorities
notified the Israeli embassy in Addis Ababa, letting them know how a flight
attendant witnessed the attack and alerted cabin crew, who took Arik to the
back of the plane while others guarded him. The attacker was detained by and is
in custody, but not for a lack of trying to carry out his homicidal mission of
terror at 35,000 feet - and falling fast. He urged the other passengers to
lynch Arik and when that didn’t work, he went to work on his own. Yes, there is
heavy violence between Israelis and Palestinians that began at a major
Jerusalem holy site revered by Muslims and Jews, but who could have imagined
that a couple of middle-aged dudes flying coach and wondering if it’s too late
to ask for another miniature bag of four pretzels prior to landing would take
the trend to new heights? Was it too much to ask that the attacker waited until
the plane was on the ground, maybe even until he could corner Arik in a men’s
restroom stall or bludgeon him at baggage claim with one of those 95-pound,
hard plastic trunks that people use to carry half their worldly belongings with
them for a six-day vacation? Know the rules, yo………..
- They’ve
lost five games in a row, they’re relevant in the playoff race only because
they play in the second-worst conference in the NFL and yet, the Dallas
Cowboys’ collective Q-rating has never been higher. They have one of the worst
human beings walking the planet, woman-abusing, world-class creep Greg Hardy
playing defensive end and attacking coaches on the sideline yet being called a
leader by owner Jerry Jones, they have All-Pro receiver Dez Bryant being accused
of taunting prone opponents while they lay on the turf with serious neck
injuries and then being attacked on social media by PETA for owning an
allegedly illegal capuchin monkey and now there’s running back Joseph Randle. Randle
was one of many wildly disappointing Cowboys who helped the team go from 2-0 to
2-5 in just over a month, but he won't be a part of whatever happens next in
the league’s best circus. That’s because the Cowboys broke him off this week
after he spent the past seven days or so excused from the team since last week
to deal with what the club called a "personal issue." That personal
issue is still murky, but given his track record, any additional issues clearly
represented a tipping point for a mediocre player who was no longer worth the
trouble. Randle’s introduction to the police blotter came in October 2014, when
he was charged with stealing a tester bottle of cologne and underwear from a
department store because, you know, when you’re a professional athlete, nothing
looks better than thieving goods that you can buy with what you win in one hand
in a locker room poker game. From there, it only gets worse. In September,
Randle met with NFL officials after being cleared legally regarding a domestic
violence call in February involving the mother of his son. Then last week, he
made a call to police because of concern about the whereabouts of his
girlfriend and now, he’s a man without a team who is also facing a suspension
for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy for that February incident in
Wichita, Kansas. Jones insisted the team was “ready to help” Randle with his
life issues even though he no longer plays for them, which is mighty kind given
that helping him would probably cost about .00000007 percent of the football
fortune Jones earns every season from owning the team………
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