School shootings- Normally white well to do kids

I recntly read that school shootings of recent years have normally, if not exclusively, been by white middle age boys of well to do homes. I cannot cite the source, but it seems to be so in my mind. How will the psychologists explain this?

I can only surmise that it may be a little of being in part a guilty reaction to their own affluence and a generated hatred of the school personnel they are associated with. Perhaps also they have a feeling of unacceptance. The shooters cease upon an opportunity for notoriety and national news coverage.

Sam

e-mail to coachlear support lady- Allyson

About my recent coachlear implant- caution long and, reader, please peruse according to your personal interest:

I guess it may be time for an update on my coachlear implant, Allyson.

Dr. Welling's operation was a great success in my mind. I did not get sick from the anesthetic asd I have done sometimes after anesthesia. I was home that afternoon. The maximum pain level was 6 on a 1-10 scale, and that only after a couple of days wnen the pain killers were receding.

Brenda Hall, audiolgist, tuned the device on 9-10-09. That was interesting as she set the threshold and comfotrtable level of hearing for each of the 22 working wires (2 are reference electrodes).

At the moment of turning the cochlear device on, I immediately began recognizing words distinctly, although there was, and still is, a high pitch ringing echo and a low pitch rumbling echo after each word. I definitely need my left digital hearing aid- the cochlear is in my right ear).

I attended church this morning and was able to understand words a little better, but I have a way to go to use the coachlear device efficiently.

I can hear and understand my wife when not looking at her now, with the above mentioned limitations.

Thanks for all of your help,

Sam






----- Original Message -----
From: Sam Kegley
To: Allyson Sisler-Dinwiddie
Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 2:25 PM
Subject: Re: Hi Sam :)


Thanks and God bless you young lady!

Sam
----- Original Message -----
From: Allyson Sisler-Dinwiddie
To: Sam Kegley
Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 10:44 AM
Subject: Re: Hi Sam :)



Hi Sam:)

So good to hear from you:) Know we will all be thinking about you tomorrow and wish you the very best--I know everything will go fantastic! :) Dr. Welling is a great surgeon and I know he and his staff will take excellent care of you:) Every clinic/hospital/physician has slightly different protocols as far as how long they make patients wait after surgery to actually have the implant turned on by the audiologist (when you will receive the external sound processor--the part that you can see:), but on average the wait time is anywhere between 2-4 weeks. You can definitely try to wear your hearing aid(s) after surgery while you are awaiting your activation--there is a good chance given that you will be implanted with the Nucleus Freedom with Contour Advance electrode array that you may actually wake up and still be able to hear what you could before surgery out of your hearing aid!:) There is no guarantee that Dr. Welling will be able to preserve any residual hearing that you have and unfortunately no way for him to know if he was able to save any hearing or not, but I do know of several recipients that have been able to wear their hearing aid(s) after surgery and were able to hear just as well with them...so please give it a try, it definitely can't hurt:)

Wishing you all the best, Sam and I look forward to hopefully keeping in touch!

Warm Regards,
Ally




"Sam Kegley"
07/26/2009 09:28 PM
To "Allyson Sisler-Dinwiddie"
cc
Subject Re: Hi Sam :)







It was so nice of you to share, Allyson. My Nucleus Coclear unit will be implanted Tuesday morning, July 28 by Dr. Brad Welling at Ohio State University Hospital. I have sought this for years and intensely this year. Everybody sounds like Donald or Daisy Duck to me. I have excellent hearing aids; however, even with the button for crowds, I hear nearly nothing in a restaurant with family or friends.

I am a 76 year old retired metallurgical engineer, originally from Portamouth, Ohio. I moved my family to Westerville, Ohio 42 years ago when our two sons were 12 and 6. I began writing in retirement and now have seven published books. I interviewed people for the first six, but my hearing is so bad now, I can't do that. Hopefully, the implant will permit me to do so again.

I realize that it will be four to six weeks before the audiologist can put the outer piece and larger hearing aid on me. I wonder that I will still be able to hear with my current digital hearing aids in the interim? Mine are behind the ear aids.

I tutor math at Columbus State Community College and these hearing aids and a pocket talker aid me in the one on one tutoring in our math lab.

That is about all for me right now.

Sam kegley

614-882-5991
----- Original Message -----
From: Allyson Sisler-Dinwiddie
To: Sam Kegley
Cc: John Morris-Reihl
Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 7:16 PM
Subject: Hi Sam :)


Hi Sam :)

I hope this finds you doing well and that you have had a wonderful weekend! I recently received an email from one of my colleagues at Cochlear with the message you sent re: the Cochlear Community and sharing your experience :) Of course, we would absolutely LOVE to have you share your story and your experience living with hearing loss on the Community! :) I thought I’d take a minute to introduce myself and to let you know that I am here to help support you in every way that I possibly can—if you are ever interested in receiving more information about the Nucleus Freedom cochlear implant system or wish to talk to other adult Nucleus CI recipients, please just let me know. My name is Ally Sisler-Dinwiddie and I am the Cochlear Awareness Network Manager covering the Ohio Valley and South Central United States for Cochlear Americas. I live a rather unique life in that I am a bilateral cochlear implant recipient as well as a licensed audiologist :) I currently reside in Nashville, TN but frequently travel throughout the states of KY, OH, IN, PA, NY, WV, TN, LA, MS, & AR for my job as the Cochlear Awareness Network Manager in your hometown:) I would be more than happy to answer any questions that you might have so please feel free to contact me at any time :)

I am 28 years old and progressively lost my hearing over the course of 1 year after an automobile accident in 2004. I was actually in graduate school at the time working towards my clinical doctorate in Audiology and although I had all the resources one could ever dream of at my fingertips, it was definitely the hardest time of my young life thus far! My right ear was implanted in Oct. 2005 and my left ear in June 2006...my journey out of silence has been nothing short of a true miracle!

Now almost 4 years out and my life back to where it was prior to the accident, I have been blessed with the opportunity to continue doing what I have grown to love with more passion than words can describe, helping to support others living with hearing loss on their quest to find the best possible solution that will meet their hearing healthcare needs and helping them return to the things they love most in life:)

As you have already discovered, we have something new at Cochlear called the Cochlear Community- it is an online social network similar to that of Facebook or MySpace, but it is specifically for people living with hearing loss:) There are over 3000 members currently on the Cochlear Community that have either a Nucleus Freedom cochlear implant, a Baha, or wear hearing aids and are making their way through the cochlear implant or Baha evaluation process. I encourage you to check out the Cochlear Community when you get a chance to see all the amazing online support tools and resources that it has to offer, both our Nucleus CI recipients as well as candidates and family members going through the process :) The website for the Cochlear Community is: http://www.cochlearcommunity.com. I also use the Cochlear Community to post various workshop and events that will be going on in your area over the course of the next year, so it's really a great way to not only meet others like yourself, but to also make friends around the country and even in your own backyard with hopes that we'll all be able to meet in person at some point in time to share ideas, advice/suggestions, and to celebrate our many successes throughout this amazing journey :) I also just added a few new groups to the Cochlear Community, one being Ohio CI/Baha Recipients & Candidates...we would love for you to join us on the Community to meet others near your hometown- just click on the "groups" tab once you are on the Cochlear Community and scroll down until you find my group for Ohio! :-)

None of this would have ever been possible had it not been for my new "magical" ears and all the love and continued support of my family, friends, and colleagues that have literally lived this journey right alongside me over the past few years:) Please feel free to contact me at any time as I am more than happy to help and answer any questions that you might have as well as "lend an ear" to the roller coaster of emotions that I remember all too well! I can also connect you with other adult Nucleus cochlear implant recipients in your area and whose "hearing history" and personal story might fit closer to your own personal experience- just let me know how I can help:) My email address is: asisler-dinwiddie@cochlear.com.

Wishing you the very best:)
-Ally


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A Nun at Hooters

You are absolutely naughty, friend Clay and I am TIO (The Innocent One). ;)

A Nun at Hooters!



A nun, badly needing to use the restroom, walked into a local Hooters.



The place was hopping with music and loud conversation and every once in a while "the lights would turn off."



Each time the lights would go out, the place would erupt into cheers.



However, when the revelers saw the nun, the room went dead silent.



She walked up to the bartender, and asked, "May I please use the restroom?"



The bartender replied, "OK, but I should warn you that there is a statue of a naked man in there wearing only a fig leaf."



Well, in that case, I'll just look the other way," said the nun.



So the bartender showed the nun to the back of the restaurant.



After a few minutes, she came back out, and the whole place stopped just long enough to give the nun a loud round of applause.



She went to the bartender and said, "Sir, I don't understand. Why did they applaud for me just because I went to the restroom?"



"Well, now they know you're one of us," said the bartender, "Would you like a drink?"



"No thank you, but, I still don't understand," said the puzzled nun.



"You see," laughed the bartender, "every time someone lifts the fig leaf on that statue, the lights go out."



"Now, how about that drink?"

Meet the Soetoros

Thanks Dr. Hovermale!


The plot continues to thicken. If proven true, the Democratic Party needs to
have a lot of its members either deported or thrown in jail along with our
Pretender.

Regards,

Ralph





Subject: Meet The Soetoros



Meet The Soetoros



http://images.ctv.ca/gallery/photo/obama_profile_080603/image3.jpg
Indonesia
Left to Right:

Lolo Soetoro, Stanley Ann Dunham Soetoro, baby Maya Soetoro, and 9 year old
Barry Soetoro

This registration document, made available on Jan. 24, 2007, by the
Fransiskus Assisi school in Jakarta, Indonesia, shows the registration of
Barack Obama under the name Barry Soetoro into the Catholic school made by
his step-father, Lolo
Soetoro.

This registration document, made available on Jan. 24, 2007, by the
Fransiskus Assisi school in Jakarta, Indonesia,

shows the registration of
Barack Obama under the name Barry Soetoro made by his step-father, Lolo
Soetoro.
Name: Barry Soetoro

Religion: ..... Islam

Nationality: ..... Indonesian

How did little INDONESIAN, Barry Soetoro, (A.K.A. Barack Obama) get around
the issue of nationality to become president?

Someone who tells lies is a L __ __ r?


PART 2:



In a move certain to fuel the debate over Obama's qualifications for the
presidency, the group

"Americans for Freedom of Information" has released copies of President
Obama's college transcripts

from Occidental College .

Released today, the transcript indicates that Obama, under the name Barry
Soetoro,

received financial aid as a foreign student from Indonesia as an
undergraduate at the school.



The transcript was released by Occidental College in compliance with a court
order in a suit brought
by the group in the Superior Court of California.



The transcript shows that Obama (Soetoro) applied for financial aid and was
awarded a
fellowship for foreign students from the Fulbright Foundation Scholarship
program.

To qualify, for the scholarship, a student must claim foreign citizenship.

This document would seem to provide the smoking gun that many of Obama's
detractors have been seeking.



Along with the evidence that he was first born in Kenya and there is no
record of him ever applying for US
citizenship, this is looking pretty grim.



The news has created a firestorm at the White House as the release casts
increasing doubt about
Obama's legitimacy and qualification to serve as president.



When reached for comment in London , where he has been in meetings with
British Prime
Minister Gordon Brown, Obama smiled but refused comment on the issue.

Britain 's Daily Mail has also carried the story in a front-page article
titled, "Obama Eligibility Questioned,"

leading some to speculate that the story may overshadow economic issues on
Obama's first official visit
to the U.K.

In a related matter, under growing pressure from several groups, Justice
Antonin Scalia announced

that the Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to hear arguments concerning
Obama's legal eligibility to serve as
President in a case brought by Leo Donofrio of New Jersey .

This lawsuit claims Obama's dual citizenship disqualified him from serving
as president.

Donofrio's case is just one of 18 suits brought by citizens demanding proof
of Obama's citizenship or qualifications to
serve as president.

Gary Kreep of the United States Justice Foundation has released the results
of their investigation of

Obama's campaign spending.



This study estimates that Obama has spent upwards of $950,000 in campaign
funds in the past year with eleven law firms in 12 states for legal
resources to block disclosure of any of his personal records.

Mr. Kreep indicated that the investigation is still on-going but that the
final report will be provided to the

U.S. attorney general, Eric Holder.
Mr. Holder has refused to comment on the matter.

LET OTHER PEOPLE KNOW THIS NEWS

THE MEDIA WON'T LET IT BE KNOWN!

NEITHER ONE OF THE OBAMA PAIR HAD TIME TO GET A REAL JOB AND WORK
FOR A

PAY CHECK. WE PAID THE BALANCE ON THEIR EDUCATION AND TRAVEL

Jo Hensley is a wonderful teacher-friend at Columbus State Community College. Thanks Jo!
----- Original Message -----
From: Joann Hensley
To: Jo Hensley
Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 9:08 PM
Subject: Perks of Being Over 50










Date: Saturday, September 12, 2009, 8:25 PM


Anyone under 50 - file for future review



Someone had to remind me, so I'm reminding you too. Don't laugh.....it is all true...


Perks of reaching 50 or being over 60 and heading towards 70!

01. Kidnappers are not very interested in you.

02. In a hostage situation you are likely to be released first.

03. No one expects you to run--anywhere.

04. People call at 9 pm and ask, did I wake you?

05. People no longer view you as a hypochondriac.

06. There is nothing left to learn the hard way.

07. Things you buy now won't wear out.

08. You can eat supper at 4 pm.

09. You can live without sex but not your glasses.

10. You get into heated arguments about pension plans.

11. You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge.

12. You quit trying to hold your stomach in no matter who walks into the room.

13. You sing along with elevator music.

14. Your eyes won't get much worse.

15 . Your investment in health insurance is finally beginning to pay off.

16. Your joints are more accurate meteorologists than the national weather service.

17. Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can't remember them either.

18. Your supply of brain cells is finally down to manageable size.

19. You can't remember who sent you this list.

And you notice these are all in Big Print for your convenience.

Forward this to everyone you can remember right now!
And Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.

Why cops shoot

Forgive my inability to get the photos uploaded, but perhaps that is just as well. My blog guru, Shawn Baird, is enjoying himself in FL right now.

This "big guy" cop probably arrested the criminal, but exposed hinmself to injuries. Please take my word the cuts are gruesome. Many don't live after such confrontations.

This e-mail came from one of the most gentle people I know. Discipline is necessary. Self esteem is wonderful, but criminals don't deserve the over-consideration the law must now allow. With Dr. Spock as our PUSA, he will only back the gentle cop, unless the cop is protecting him and his wicked ideals, but a sane society deserves more than that.


Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 6:15 PM
Subject: Why cops shoot!






Subject: Why cops shoot!





THIS WAS AN INJURY THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED.


DON'T BE A HERO... SHOOT, THEM!

The photos are of an officer trained in hand-to-hand combat. The officer figured, due to his size and fighting skills, he could disarm a knife wielding aggressor.

Here is why I am forwarding these on. To all the idiots out there who always say, 'Why did the cops have to shoot him? He only had a ( knife, bat, club. whatever). He didn't have to be shot. To that, I respond, 'tough crap .... shoot'em'.

If an officer tells you to drop your weapon, just drop it. If you're a retard, stupid, on crack, mental or just 'scared' .. too bad. No one deserves what this cop got for just doing his job.

This is vivid proof of how deadly people who are 'only armed with a knife' can be. Some of the public think that officers should try to disarm someone armed with a knife but anyone who has had training in knife fighting will tell you - even if you win you are going to get cut . Keep this in the back of your mind when confronting someone armed with an edged weapon.