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April 23, 2007
The Message
I hope we don’t have any more computer problems for a while! I’ve had enough!
We had a cookout with ribs and all the trimmings this weekend with family. It was lots of fun! Before everyone got here, we planted some flowers:
For the past two years, I have intended to plant something new and haven’t, so I made up my mind that I would definitely do it before I got too busy doing something else. They make me happy to see them.
Dad brought over his Corn Hole game. He actually made this one himself:
I’m sure he could paint just about anything onto one of these games.
Onto other things …
Have you heard the phone message that Alec Baldwin left for his daughter, Ireland? If you want to hear it, click HERE. Warning: it is NOT work friendly.
Alec and his ex wife, Kim Basinger have had horrible custody battles since they divorced many years ago. This phone message makes it very apparent that his daughter was supposed to be waiting for his phone call, and once again, she wasn’t there or just didn’t pick up.
I’m sure I’ll get a lot of hateful comments over my opinion, but here goes:
I understand where he is coming from. If he and his ex agreed that the little girl could only talk to her daddy at a certain time, then the mother should have made sure it happened that way. I don’t think he would have gotten that angry if this had been the first time.
No, I don’t think it is acceptable to have called her a pig, but ALL parents say things they regret. If they’re telling you they don’t – they’re lying or their kids are too young to have gotten them really riled up yet. If you have young kids and you disagree with what I am saying here – just wait and see. It will happen. I’m not just referring to cussing or name calling either. We all say things we later regret and I do not hold this against Alec Baldwin. He’s human.
Posted by tami at April 23, 2007 2:00 PM
Comments
Your dad is a talented painter - that corn looks great. Regarding Alec Baldwin, what the commentator said on "Best Week Ever" kind of summed it up. "Gee, that sounds like MY dad!". It's not good that he speaks to her like that, but it is not unusual. I suspect a huge number of kids hear this kind of language every day from their parents. I know I did from my father - and much worse.
Posted by: gw at April 23, 2007 4:35 PM
gw,thanks, but the corn cobs were printed from the comp. Pasted on what I had painted!
Posted by: Dennis at April 23, 2007 8:32 PM
My opinion about the Alec Baldwin message:
Personally, I think he went way overboard. Yes, we have all screamed at our kids a time or too, and I'm sure have said inappropriate things to them, but from what I understand, Alec Baldwin has a horrible temper. He needs to attend some anger management classes. Getting that angry just because his daughter didn't pick up the phone is just ridiculous. How does he know that she didn't accidentally turn it off, or that she fell asleep or something? Even if she purposely avoided his call, I can't say I blame her. I wouldn't want to talk to someone that screamed at me over something that trivial and called me names either.
Posted by: Stacey at April 23, 2007 9:46 PM
Dennis, I am so disillusioned. Seriously, though, the end result looks great! I need to learn to play that game. Looks fun.
Posted by: gw at April 25, 2007 8:04 PM