I was just watching the news and saw a story on a Minnesota teen that has a form of cancer, his parents will not allow him to take chemo therapy. They claim that it will most likely kill him and he has a better chance of living taking another form of treatment advocated by religious groups. His mother and him have now disappeared, they were last seen at a court ordered x-ray, which showed that the tumor had grown. The court has also issued an arrest warrant for his mother.
This caused me to think, should the court get involved in the treatment of a child, is it the parents and child's right to decide how to get treatment even if it's rather unproven. Or is it murder for them to choose the route that they believe will cure him, even though doctors say it wont. This is not the first time this has happened, I do not know the results of those but I will do some research and let you know.
What are your thoughts on this? Should the Court get involved and force him to take chemo? Please leave comments or e-mail me at jbcook89@gmail.com. GO STATE!!! GOD BLESS!!!
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
Rain rain...
Go away! I need money! So my main job this summer is doing some handyman type stuff, which we obviously cant work outside in the rain, so I don't get to work and don't get paid. I am calling Biolife today though, I can sit and play on the interwebs while they drain my blood out of me and pump it back in.
School is done finally, I am sorry for not updating this the last couple of weeks it was kind of intense. It's done and I have all of my grades back and they were good, I am also now off academic warning which makes me very happy. I love being home and not going to school for the first time in eleven months, but I do miss ISU and my friends there. Not to mention only 104 days until the first football game!!!
I don't have much to say, so leave comments or something for me to rant about or talk about. Hav a great weekend!!! GO STATE!!! GOD BLESS!!!
School is done finally, I am sorry for not updating this the last couple of weeks it was kind of intense. It's done and I have all of my grades back and they were good, I am also now off academic warning which makes me very happy. I love being home and not going to school for the first time in eleven months, but I do miss ISU and my friends there. Not to mention only 104 days until the first football game!!!
I don't have much to say, so leave comments or something for me to rant about or talk about. Hav a great weekend!!! GO STATE!!! GOD BLESS!!!
Sunday, April 19, 2009
VEISHEA...
Was this weekend. It was the most amazing weekend ever! Some may say that this is the one time that Iowa State has a real party and there is actually something to do, I beg to differ. Those people also usually think that VEISHEA is one big drunken party. A good portion of the people that end up starting things are from out of town. Yes there have been bad years when things got out of control, but overall VEISHEA is a great tradition that has a ton of history, and there is much more to do than drink.
If you want to drink and get trashed go right on ahead there are plenty of bars and house parties, just like every other weekend. If you don't want to do that there are plenty of other things to do, the whole week. VEISHEA starts on Monday and the first real event is on Tuesday night with a comedy competition known as VEISHEA says I'm funny. This year Wednesday night had a hypnotist, and Thursday night had Cyclone Idol hosted by Mario Vasquez (From the fourth season of American Idol) and Battle of the Bands. Friday had concerts from 6pm to 2 am along with a guy known as the "Regurgitator", a Lumberjack show, a Carnival, and Taste of VEISHEA in two spots on campus. Saturday has a parade and more family oriented things on central campus along with a concert at night. There are also more concerts on a different part of campus from 7pm until 2am. This year the spring football game was also on Saturday afternoon, I hope this becomes a tradition. Saturday evening also had a Comedian by the name of Bill Burr and other live entertainment acts. One of the best parts of the entertainment is they are good, they have all toured around the world and been on shows like Letterman and Leno. Friday and Saturday nights also have an all you can eat pancakes for $3 on from midnight until 3am on central campus.
VEISHEA was started in 1922 and is named after the five original Colleges at ISU. I encourage everyone to come sometime and bring their families, it is a family event you will see kids at almost every event. Overall I hope you see what VEISHEA is all about and will respect it more for what it is instead of how the media portrays it.
Fifteen days until summer!!! Have a great week! GO STATE!!! GOD BLESS!!!
If you want to drink and get trashed go right on ahead there are plenty of bars and house parties, just like every other weekend. If you don't want to do that there are plenty of other things to do, the whole week. VEISHEA starts on Monday and the first real event is on Tuesday night with a comedy competition known as VEISHEA says I'm funny. This year Wednesday night had a hypnotist, and Thursday night had Cyclone Idol hosted by Mario Vasquez (From the fourth season of American Idol) and Battle of the Bands. Friday had concerts from 6pm to 2 am along with a guy known as the "Regurgitator", a Lumberjack show, a Carnival, and Taste of VEISHEA in two spots on campus. Saturday has a parade and more family oriented things on central campus along with a concert at night. There are also more concerts on a different part of campus from 7pm until 2am. This year the spring football game was also on Saturday afternoon, I hope this becomes a tradition. Saturday evening also had a Comedian by the name of Bill Burr and other live entertainment acts. One of the best parts of the entertainment is they are good, they have all toured around the world and been on shows like Letterman and Leno. Friday and Saturday nights also have an all you can eat pancakes for $3 on from midnight until 3am on central campus.
VEISHEA was started in 1922 and is named after the five original Colleges at ISU. I encourage everyone to come sometime and bring their families, it is a family event you will see kids at almost every event. Overall I hope you see what VEISHEA is all about and will respect it more for what it is instead of how the media portrays it.
Fifteen days until summer!!! Have a great week! GO STATE!!! GOD BLESS!!!
Monday, April 13, 2009
Life is a...
Highway. Okay that has several meanings this week. I bought my first car this weekend, I have had use of my parents cars for several years but this one is my own. It is a 1997 Honda Civic that is in excellent condition, it has everything that my parents and I wanted in a car. I wanted good gas mileage, a good car, and a sun roof. It has a five speed manual transmission, so I will learn that, so far it's going well I just have a problem getting going but after that I am good. I am looking forward to driving it and having my own car.
The second meaning is that this semester is going FAST!!! I am done for the semester three weeks from tomorrow, that's right summer starts at 2:00 P.M. on May 5th!!! If you couldn't tell I am pumped for summer. I just have to figure out when and how to get my stuff home, I think I have most of it figured out though.
This week is also VEISHEA! I have two tests on Friday which is very stupid but oh well. The spring game is this Saturday afternoon at three, it will be interesting. It has been a good couple of weeks of practice, the team is showing a lot of signs of improvement towards the fall. I think a lot of people will be surprised with how the team plays.
That is about all for now. I don't know how much time I will have to update in the next couple of weeks. I hope everyone has a great week! GO STATE!!! GOD BLESS!!!
The second meaning is that this semester is going FAST!!! I am done for the semester three weeks from tomorrow, that's right summer starts at 2:00 P.M. on May 5th!!! If you couldn't tell I am pumped for summer. I just have to figure out when and how to get my stuff home, I think I have most of it figured out though.
This week is also VEISHEA! I have two tests on Friday which is very stupid but oh well. The spring game is this Saturday afternoon at three, it will be interesting. It has been a good couple of weeks of practice, the team is showing a lot of signs of improvement towards the fall. I think a lot of people will be surprised with how the team plays.
That is about all for now. I don't know how much time I will have to update in the next couple of weeks. I hope everyone has a great week! GO STATE!!! GOD BLESS!!!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
I have nothing...
As the title states I don't really have much to say. I would like to thank Jim for correcting me on a tweet I made last Friday. My meteorology professor was going over the most missed questions from our last test and one of them was something like, "If the temperature decreases and all other factors are held constant relative humidity will..." well he tried to tell us that the rh would decrease. I don't know how someone that's going for their doctorate can make this mistake...oh well.
The car search is still continuing, hopefully we find a car that we like/is in our price range and our mechanic likes, mostly it's the mechanic holding us back. I do want to know if they are bad vehicles but my god it would be easier to find a car that he does like.
Spring practice is going well, the spring game is next Saturday the 18th, which is also the Saturday of VEISHEA.
That's about it for now, I will be going home this weekend for Easter and to say goodbye to a friend that is taking an internship in the middle of no where Nebraska this summer. Let me know if there is anything that you want me to talk about or anything I love feedback! GO STATE!!! GOD BLESS!!!
The car search is still continuing, hopefully we find a car that we like/is in our price range and our mechanic likes, mostly it's the mechanic holding us back. I do want to know if they are bad vehicles but my god it would be easier to find a car that he does like.
Spring practice is going well, the spring game is next Saturday the 18th, which is also the Saturday of VEISHEA.
That's about it for now, I will be going home this weekend for Easter and to say goodbye to a friend that is taking an internship in the middle of no where Nebraska this summer. Let me know if there is anything that you want me to talk about or anything I love feedback! GO STATE!!! GOD BLESS!!!
Sunday, March 22, 2009
My middle name is...
Random. Sorry that pretty much sums up this post. First off I would like to apologize to anyone that did not like my comments on the last post, I did not do a very good job of removing myself from the situation, sorry.
Spring break was AWESOME!!! I even made some money and will hopefully work with that guy more this summer! I had a lot of fun hanging out with my girl friend and friends last week just relaxing and having fun together, it was very enjoyable. On Wednesday night I went to an Eagles concert in Davenport with a couple friends, all I can say is it was EPIC by far the best concert I have ever been to, it was worth every cent. If you enjoy their music and ever have a chance to go see them I strongly urge you to go, even if it is expensive you will not regret it. They were the only band and played for a solid three hours.
I guess it is time to get back to school though. It was pretty hard to leave after such a fun, enjoyable, and relaxing week. I keep trying to tell myself that I will be back for the WHOLE summer in six weeks, that is easier said than done though since that seems like a year away. I am really looking forward to the summer if you couldn't tell. I have been here basically since last June. I did have a week off in August, another in November, and of course this past week along with three weeks for Christmas, but that just doesn't seem like enough. When you have been at school for basically nine months with another month and a half left you start to get burned pretty quickly. Hopefully I will have a car by then as well, my dad and I started looking for one this past weekend (if you have a good used car let me know). I found one on Craigslist, but no response from the seller yet.
I think that is it for now. Spring practice starts on Tuesday so that should mean work, however I have not heard yet from my boss, oh well. If you were Wondering VEISHEA is the week of April 13-19, the spring game is that Saturday as well. That is all for now, have a great week! GO STATE!!! GOD BLESS!!!
Spring break was AWESOME!!! I even made some money and will hopefully work with that guy more this summer! I had a lot of fun hanging out with my girl friend and friends last week just relaxing and having fun together, it was very enjoyable. On Wednesday night I went to an Eagles concert in Davenport with a couple friends, all I can say is it was EPIC by far the best concert I have ever been to, it was worth every cent. If you enjoy their music and ever have a chance to go see them I strongly urge you to go, even if it is expensive you will not regret it. They were the only band and played for a solid three hours.
I guess it is time to get back to school though. It was pretty hard to leave after such a fun, enjoyable, and relaxing week. I keep trying to tell myself that I will be back for the WHOLE summer in six weeks, that is easier said than done though since that seems like a year away. I am really looking forward to the summer if you couldn't tell. I have been here basically since last June. I did have a week off in August, another in November, and of course this past week along with three weeks for Christmas, but that just doesn't seem like enough. When you have been at school for basically nine months with another month and a half left you start to get burned pretty quickly. Hopefully I will have a car by then as well, my dad and I started looking for one this past weekend (if you have a good used car let me know). I found one on Craigslist, but no response from the seller yet.
I think that is it for now. Spring practice starts on Tuesday so that should mean work, however I have not heard yet from my boss, oh well. If you were Wondering VEISHEA is the week of April 13-19, the spring game is that Saturday as well. That is all for now, have a great week! GO STATE!!! GOD BLESS!!!
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Why?
A certain Cedar Rapids TV station reported last night that a Linn-Mar high school basketball player was cited for having a disorderly house. There was drinking going on, however he was not drinking nor did he supply any of it. I am not going to make this into a everyone hates Linn-Mar post, quite frankly that's nothing new.
This is going to sound wrong but he was simply at the wrong place at the wrong time. If it would not have been his house he would have been released with no charges or citations. Some people say that he has to sit and he is done. This is also wrong according to state and school policy if he did not test positive for alcohol then he did nothing wrong. This makes it completely up to coach Robertson on what to do, I imagine that would include not starting Wednesday night but we will find out.
I do not know how this got reported. I understand yes a star high school basketball player had a party that there was drinking at and that is somewhat of a story, but the story was not reported well in my opinion. In my own opinion if you are going to report this you better report every other high school party that gets broken up by the cops in which athletes are present, it happens at every school INCLUDING private and christian/catholic schools. I think a better way to report this would have been in a story outlining how much of a problem it is.
How do I know all this? I just graduated from Linn-Mar and due to the anti-alcohol and drug organizations I was part of I have had several conversations with school officials about what school and state policies are and what the consequences are. Being a recent graduate I also know that this happens at every other school and if you think it doesn't or that there were not students or athletes from other schools at that party you are blind and ignorant. Most of these players are on club teams and are very close friends even though they go to other schools. Basically just because it was a party at a house of Lion player doesn't mean there were not people from other schools as well.
I do understand the situation and that it happened the weekend before state. None of us will ever know the entire situation or what happened. For all we know he tried to get the people with the alcohol to leave. Overall I believe this situation has gotten blown WAY out of proportion. If given the chance I would love to sit down with the reporter who did the story and just discuss everything, and yes I would be calm and understanding of all points I would just emphasize that the all the facts were not reported which is causing this to spiral out of control, if by chance anyone at that station reads this I would like to hear your side of this as well and will be in Cedar Rapids next week if you would like to meet. Other than that I hope the boys can put this behind them for now and play some great ball in Des Moines. GO LIONS!!! GO STATE!!! GOD BLESS!!!
This is going to sound wrong but he was simply at the wrong place at the wrong time. If it would not have been his house he would have been released with no charges or citations. Some people say that he has to sit and he is done. This is also wrong according to state and school policy if he did not test positive for alcohol then he did nothing wrong. This makes it completely up to coach Robertson on what to do, I imagine that would include not starting Wednesday night but we will find out.
I do not know how this got reported. I understand yes a star high school basketball player had a party that there was drinking at and that is somewhat of a story, but the story was not reported well in my opinion. In my own opinion if you are going to report this you better report every other high school party that gets broken up by the cops in which athletes are present, it happens at every school INCLUDING private and christian/catholic schools. I think a better way to report this would have been in a story outlining how much of a problem it is.
How do I know all this? I just graduated from Linn-Mar and due to the anti-alcohol and drug organizations I was part of I have had several conversations with school officials about what school and state policies are and what the consequences are. Being a recent graduate I also know that this happens at every other school and if you think it doesn't or that there were not students or athletes from other schools at that party you are blind and ignorant. Most of these players are on club teams and are very close friends even though they go to other schools. Basically just because it was a party at a house of Lion player doesn't mean there were not people from other schools as well.
I do understand the situation and that it happened the weekend before state. None of us will ever know the entire situation or what happened. For all we know he tried to get the people with the alcohol to leave. Overall I believe this situation has gotten blown WAY out of proportion. If given the chance I would love to sit down with the reporter who did the story and just discuss everything, and yes I would be calm and understanding of all points I would just emphasize that the all the facts were not reported which is causing this to spiral out of control, if by chance anyone at that station reads this I would like to hear your side of this as well and will be in Cedar Rapids next week if you would like to meet. Other than that I hope the boys can put this behind them for now and play some great ball in Des Moines. GO LIONS!!! GO STATE!!! GOD BLESS!!!
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