and maybe it still did sort of.  I spent several hours today trying to get html code for buttons on my Ryze site.  For those that don’t know Ryze is a networking site.

Anyhow when I first put the html on the site, the  buttons were on the top with one on the bottom of the text.   And part of the html showed too.  So i finally posted it on a list and someone came up with the right code.  It’s not centered like i would like but at least it’s in the right area.

 

Your child didn’t come home from school?   I am posting this article about a 5 yr old boy in LA who didn’t come home.   The substitute bus driver didn’t know where the child lived and for some reason never thought to call the mother.  The boy’s name tag with name, address and phone number had been pointed out to the substitute driver, but instead of calling anyone, even the bus garage, she chose to let him off in a convenience store parking lot.

The store clerk didn’t call the mother either but told the child, remember he’s only 5, he couldn’t stay in the store.  After wandering around the parking lot for about 20 minutes or so a neighbor came into the lot and he recognized her and she took him home.

Mom, of course worried and frightened, was overjoyed to see her boy.  What she was not joyful about was the schools’ attitude. It was kind of ho hum, this doesn’t happen here!  This was the attitude from the bus garage on up to the Supt.  The bus driver was  never disciplined in any way, not even reprimanded. 

It wasn’t until she called a newspaper and tv station that there was finally some action.   The mom was told that she would be called if there was a substitute driver in the future.  

All well and good and great for this mom.  There are now safeguards in place for this little boy and it probably won’t happen to him again.    But…

What about the other children?  Are there safeguards in place for them too?  I’ve been very upset by the casualness of the schools when something happens to a bus. 

When PiperDude,  Dancer and Gym Girl were riding the buses and they didn’t come home on time, we always called the school.  Nine times out of ten, they had no clue there was a problem.  When they finally arrived home we’d find out that a bus broke down and all the kids were put on another bus, doubling up. And making them more than an hour late and we were sitting there worried.

It’s time to make the schools aware that these kids are precious and that all bus drivers should have a cell phone or radio and someone they can call when there is  a problem.

Well heart attack city again tonite.  The game was won by Old Dominion University tonite in the final 2 minutes.  After some accidental bumps and deliberate pushing our men came thru in the NIT  against a team they play in the CAA conference.

This will be the Monarchs first trip to the NIT semi-finals.  They will play Michigan in Madison Square Garden on Tues night.

And shock of shocks  ESPN2 showed the entire game without once breaking to some other game.  I can only imagine there wasn’t another game for them to go to.

GO ODU men!!

The Olympics was fussing that the ratings were down.  And we’ll probably hear the same thing with the women’s NCAA basketball.  No wonder. 

I love the figure skating but I got so fed up because they only showed two skaters at a time then went to speed skating or skiing or some other venue.  I’d wait and wait for the ice skating to come bck but would have to go do something and then I’d miss it.  By the time 11pm came I got so fed up I turned off the tv and didn’t see the ending.

This week with the womens NCAA bb I wanted to see the TN game and the Duke game.  They only showed a little over the 1st quarter of the TN game on Sunday then kept switching to other games for the last 2 minutes or so of the game.  They never showed the Duke game at all.

And tonite it was even worse.  They didn’t show the TN game at all and it was relatively close.  ANd they didn’t show the Duke game either.  Now maybe they did the few minutes here and there that I blinked but I don’t think so.

I”m at the point I don’t care if I see the rest of the games.  If Duke or CT winds up playing TN i’ll probably watch that one.  By then it should be the only game and maybe they’ll show the whole game.

When they cut the games/tournaments/routines up so much it takes all the fun out of watching and I lose interest quickly.  It would seem with the ratings that I’m not the only one that feels this way.

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You will have a memorable vacation to eight different European ports and some of the most popular tourist destinations. 

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The Lady Monarchs put up a final fight but they lost to George Washington.  Tomorrow night Tennessee and Geo. Washington play and Duke of course won their game so they play the game after.

Tink watched all the games yesterday but finally had to leave the last half of the last game.  So. CA vs UFL i think. 

Was disappointed tho.  All set to watch the games and ESPN2 pulled the TN game because they led by 20 points before halftime.   Then had to go out for the ODU game and only saw the last 4 minutes of it.  And couldn’t find the Duke game at all.  By then I just gave up.

I didn’t win the SilverBlue Best New Blog  but hey I got 9 votes.  That means there’s at least 8 other people reading this blog.

Thanks to those who voted for me.

But……drum roll……my daughter Tink’s blog won Best Personal Blog with an overwhelming vote!   Yay Tink!!!!!

I was at Walmart today looking at weights and things to help me when i start walking next week.  Hopefully it will be warm enough by then.  Anyhow of course I wound up in the electronics dept. for portable cd players.

Oh my, they range in price from $9.99 to about $30.   Which one should I get.  All i want  it for is my 40 minute walk 3 or 4 times a week.

There’s the basic one, then there’s the pretty one in colors, purple you know that’s a radio and cd player, there’s the silver one that comes with a car hookup and then i forget what the really expensive one does. Maybe it dances for me. I was in a daze by that time.  Oh and a really ugly black one. 

Anyone who knows me knows I detest black things except on pants and skirts and shoes.  Otherwise it’s not in my vocabulary.

So I’ll probably wind up with the purple one.  It’s the mid-range and hopefully that will make it a better product than the cheapest one.  Oh did I mention it’s purple?

If anyone has other suggestions I’m open to them.  Probably won’t buy it until next week along with weights and a waist pack to hold water and keys and the player.

 

Well, the pairings are in!  The Ted Constant Center in Norfolk is hosting the first and second rounds of the Womens NCAA tournament.

Old Dominion University plays George Washington University at 2pm on Sunday Mar 19.   This is after the Tennessee/Army game at 12 noon.   This is ODU’s 15th consecutive appearance in the NCAA tournament.  What a great team!

Later Sunday evening about 7pm Duke will play Southern, then at 9pm Southern California will play South Florida. 

The winners of these games will play Tuesday night at the Constant Center.

Great basketball comes to Norfolk once again!

Once again technology almost got the best of me.  But a friend helped me and we finally got the html code right so that now my logo is on the left and the header is in the center.  Took a couple of hours but we did it. You can check it out on my travel site http://travel-vacation-packages.com

When I first started out the logo was more to the right and the rest of the header was all over the place but starting at the bottom of the logo.

And I was able to get a chart from email to the site.  Yes I know you all are laughing  because it’s so easy for you but I’ve never had to do this sort of stuff.  Anyhow you can check out the Chefs and Sommeliers on this years Crystal Cruise Lines Wine and Food cruises.  Be sure to check the chart for the remaining cruises this year and the Chefs and Sommeliers at the link at the bottom of the article or here:http://travel-vacation-packages.com/CRYSTALCRUISES2006wine.htm