Hang Out Joint in the UK

This is a new prison in the UK

Prison vs Work
Just in case you ever get these two environments mixed up, this should make things a little bit clearer.


@ PRISON @ WORK
You spend the majority of your time in a 10X10 cell


@ PRISON you spend the majority of your time
In an 6X6 cubicle /office


@ WORK
You get three meals a day fully paid for


@ PRISON you get a break for one meal and
You have to pay for it

@ WORK
You get time off for good behavior you get more work for
Good behavior
@ PRISON
The guard locks and unlocks all the doors for you

@ PRISON @ WORK
You must often carry a security card
And open all the doors for yourself

@ WORK
You can watch TV and play games


@ PRISON you could get fired for watching
TV and playing games

@ WORK
You get your own toilet


@ PRISON you have to share the toilet with
Some people who pee on the seat

@ WORK
They allow your family and friends to visit

@ PRISON you aren't even supposed to speak
To your family

@ WORK
All expenses are paid by the taxpayers with no work required


@ PRISON you get to pay all your expenses to go
To work, and they deduct taxes from
Your salary to pay for prisoners

@ WORK
You spend most of your life inside bars wanting to get out you spend most of your time wanting
To get out and go inside bars

@ PRISON
You must deal with sadistic wardens
@ WORK
They are called managers





Now get back to work. You're not getting paid to read blogs!

When celebrities think they have arrived.

I don't do a whole lot of celebrity talk in my blog but when something catches my attention or bugs the hell out of me then, be sure I'm going to talk about it.

My attention goes to Kanye West and his behaviour in the last year. He has been getting from bad to worst with behaviour and expectation of the results his fan should be bestowing on him. In his mind he is worthy of all accolades that are issued to any other entertainers, he thinks he is in a category by himself, how wrong can one be.

In his latest fiasco at Bonnaroo the four day music festival at Manchester, Tennessee he totally dissed his fans by appearing unfashionable late and without any kind of remorse. Well, the fans had had enough and the ones that were left began a booing festival of their own. All the glitz of his performance did not recoup the crowds affection, basically it fell short of a few bolts. Not that crowd's reaction is going to change anything about Kanye"s behaviour, I think this incident will ignite it more. However, fans are very forgiving.

What about proper stage etiquette, I am sure proper social behaviour is not dead.

Blogging at an Early Age

Would you believe it, more kids are blogging now than ever before. They have an entire online community that's geared towards them. With the daily pressures of school and family life no wonder so many teens are turning to the internet to cushion the blows of 'hard knocks".

My sixteen year old neighbour enlighten me that blogging has opened up a whole new world for her. There she doesn't have to hide behind a book or sit alone at lunch but, she can be the person who she think she really is. For some kids this is their only way to interact with their peers without feeling shy and withdrawn. So, this can be a real self-esteem boost to have social life outside of school walls. Others get the emotional support they are looking, they are able to sound off in a somewhat unbias forum. Kids with raging hormones can speak to others that they think will understand.

When my younger daughter classmate and his family were murdered by their father the children at the school used blogging and message boards to deal with their grief. This was a very trying time and thank God they have a voice.

My daughter on the other hand thinks blogging should be just to keep up with old friends and collegues. After moving fron Canada to Alabama she uses blogging to keep in contact, accasionally she'll use it to keep the grandparents upto date of what's happening with her on this side of the world.

As she reached out to make new friends her in a new state her blogging was able to keep her keep her feeling supported until was was settled in.

My thought is that blog is an essential part of expressing ones self to others.

Give yourself a hug.