TROUBLE FROM THINKING

 ***** SOMETIMES THE THINGS I THINK GET ME INTO TROUBLE . SUCH AS ; 
 I DO NOT THINK ANY PUBLIC BUILDING , HIGHWAY, PARK ,OR ANY PUBLIC FACILITY SHOULD BE NAMED FOR ANYONE . 

IF YOU WANT A PUBLIC ENTITY NAMED FOR SOMEONE LET THE FAMILY , ESTATE ,OR FOUNDATION PAY A YEARLY NAMING RIGHTS FEE . 

THE SONS  OF THE CONFEDERACY CAN PAY TO CALL THE PARK FORREST PARK , THE KING FAMILY FOR THE MLK EXPRESSWAY , AND THE MORRIS  FAMILY FOR THE PARKWAY . 

THINK OF HOW MUCH MONEY THESE FEES WOULD BRING IT EVERY YEAR . IT MIGHT EVEN GO A LONG WAY FOR PAYING THE EXPENSE OF THESE AMENITIES. 

YOU CAN HAVE THINGS NAMED FOR ANYONE  YOU ARE WILLING TO PAY FOR .  

 TROUBLE  WITH PUBLIC NAMING IS THAT TODAY'S HERO MAY BE TOMORROW'S SHAME ONCE ALL THE FACTS ARE KNOWN . THE O.J. SIMPSON MIDDLE SCHOOL  DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT DOES IT .

WHEN WHOEVER IS PAYING THE BILL DOES NOT WANT TO PAY ANYMORE THE NAME GOES AWAY . 

***** THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS IS PAYING JOSH PASTNER WAY TOO MUCH MONEY . IT IS STUPID TO PAY JOSH OVER TWO MILLION A YEAR . 

 I LIKE JOSH . HE IS A OKAY COACH , AN EXCELLENT RECRUITER AND A REALLY GOOD PERSON . 

ALL THIS BEING SAID ; YOU CAN FIND 100 COACHES THE CALIBER OF JOSH FOR  HALF THE MONEY MEMPHIS IS PAYING JOSH . 

MEMPHIS WILL BEG FOR INCREASED FUNDING AND HOWL THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO OPERATE . THEN THEY OVER PAY THE MARKET LIKE THIS . I THINK TOM BOWEN IS NOT PERFORMING WELL . 

***** I THINK I SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE MY FRIENDS . I SHOULD BE ABLE TO HANG OUT WITH WHO I CHOOSE . 

I THINK A GROUP SHOULD BE ABLE TO CHOOSE ITS MEMBERS . AS LONG AS A GROUP IS NOT RECEIVING PUBLIC FUNDING THE GROUPS SHOULD BE ABLE TO SELECT ITS MEMBERS . 

 AN ORGANIZATION CAN USE ANY CRITERIA TO INCLUDE OR EXCLUDE WHO IT WISHES . 

THERE ARE A LOT OF GROUPS I CAN NOT BE A MEMBER OF . THEY DO NOT WANT ME AS A MEMBER . 

 BIG DEAL ! LET THEM DO THEIR THING AND ME DO MINE . IF I WANT TO ALLOW SMOKING IN MY HOME IT IS MY CHOICE EITHER WAY . 

 I DID NOT THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT TO BE A FRATERNITY MEMBER . I DIDN'T WANT TO WEAR A SHIRT WITH FUNNY LETTERS ON IT OR PAY DUES TO DRINK BEER WITH THE SAME BUNCH OF GOOBERS . 

SOME OTHERS THOUGHT  THIS WAS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IN THEIR LIFE . LET THEM GO THE WAY THEY CHOOSE AND I THE WAY I CHOOSE .

  IT IS GETTING WHERE YOU CAN'T MAKE THOSE DECISIONS  ANYMORE . 

THANKS FOR READING !!!!! FOR CHOOSING TO READ !!!!!!

HOCUS POCUS BONUS

***** THE LATEST IDEAL TO SAVE EDUCATION IS OUT OF THE BOX . IT IS A REAL DOOZY . 

ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS PLACE HIGHLY RATED TEACHERS IN SCHOOLS WHERE STUDENTS HAVE LOW TEST SCORES . 

THE TEACHERS ARE HIGHLY RATED BECAUSE THE STUDENTS THEY HAVE BEEN TEACHING HAVE SCORED WELL ON TESTS . 

TO GET THE TEACHERS TO GO TO LOW SCORING SCHOOLS , TEACHERS WILL RECEIVE A 7000 DOLLAR BONUS . 

FOLKS,THIS WILL NOT FLY . WHY ? 

FIRST OF ALL , YOU ARE ADRESSING THE WRONG GROUP . THE TEACHERS ARE NOT THE PRIMARY FACTOR. THE STUDENTS ARE . 

YES, GREAT TEACHERS CAN MAKE SOME DIFFERENCE  BUT ALL A TEACHER CAN DO IS HELP STUDENTS REACH THIER MAX POTENTIAL .

IT IS THE SAME AS A  CAREER IN COACHING . IT IS ALL ABOUT THE PLAYERS .

JOHN WOODEN WHEN ASKED WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN BUILDING A CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAM , WOODEN SAID BE SURE YOU GET THE BEST PLAYERS .

TOP COACHES ARE NOT TAKING JOBS WHERE THEY CAN'T GET BIG TIME PLAYERS . BONUS OR NO BONUS 

IF COACHES TRY IT WITHOUT PLAYERS THEY WILL NOT BE TOP COACHES LONG . SEE BOBBY KNIGHT . KNIGHT REACHED THE POINT WHERE HE BELIEVED HIS COACHING WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE TALENT LEVEL OF HIS PLAYERS . IT WAS A QUICK TRIP DOWN FOR BOBBY .

CAL DIDN'T GO TO SOUTHERN MISS ,HE WENT TO KENTUCKY . NICK SABAN WENT TO ALABAMA , HE DIDN'T GO TO DUKE . BIG TIME COACHES GO WHERE THE PLAYERS ARE . WON'T BIG TIME TEACHERS DO THE SAME .

IN COACHING THE SMART THING IS ONLY PRACTICE WHAT YOU DO IN A GAME . THIS PRINCIPLE IS NOT HAPPENING IN THE CLASSROOM . 

TEACHERS ARE SO BUSY WITH NEEDLESS PAPERWORK THEY DO NOT HAVE TIME TO TEACH . SILLY EVALUATION MODELS TAKE SO MUCH TIME WHEN THE TEACHERS SHOULD BE TEACHING .

ALL THIS EVALUATION PROCESS IS A COMPLETE JOKE ,A TOTAL JOKE . ANY ADMINSTRATOR CAN TELL YOU WHICH TEACHERS ARE DOING A GOOD TEACHING JOB AND THOSE WHO ARE NOT . 

ALSO MOST EVERY KID IN SCHOOL CAN TELL YOU WHO THE GOOD AND BAD TEACHERS ARE .

STOP ALL THIS POLITICAL CORRECTNESS CROCK OF MESS AND LET THE TEACHERS TEACH .

STOP ALL THESE NEW PROGRAMS AND GO WITH THE TRIED AND TRUE . TWO PROVERN  WINNERS ARE REDUCED CLASS SIZE AND ABILITY GROUPING.

IF YOU EVALUATE TEACHERS THE SAME WAY YOU DO COACHES {  WINS /LOSSES & TEST SCORES} GET READY FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS AND ABUSES YOU HAVE IN THE SPORTS WORLD. 

THANKS FOR READING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE TRIALS OF MR. JIMMY

***** MR. JIMMY WAS A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER AT MEDINA . HE WAS ONE OF THREE DRIVERS . 

BUT MR .JIMMY WAS EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE. EVERYONE LOVED MR.JIMMY .THEY EVEN DEDICATED THE YEARBOOK TO MR. JIMMY .

THE KIDS DID NOT ACT UP ON MR JIMMY'S BUS BECAUSE THEY LIKED MR JIMMY 

WELL ,THERE WAS ONE EXCEPTION . A LITTLE FELLOW IN THE EARLY GRADES WHO WAS A DOUBLE HAND FULL .

THE LITTLE DUDE LIVED RIGHT ACROSS THE ROAD FROM MR JIMMY SO A DIFFERENT BUS WAS OUT OF THE QUESTION . THE KID WAS THE FIRST ONE ON IN THE MORNING & THE LAST ONE OFF IN THE AFTERNOON . 

THE ACTION WAS NON - STOP ;
 SIT DOWN WHEN THE BUS IS MOVING 
 QUIT CHANGING SEATS 
 DON'T STICK YOUR HEAD OUT THE WINDOW 
 DON'T THROW THINGS OUT THE WINDOW 
 DON'T THROW THINGS PERIOD
 DON'T LIGHT ANYMORE MATCHES 
 DON'T YOU EVER TURN A SNAKE LOOSE ON THIS BUS AGAIN !

ON AND ON ,EVERY DAY,  MR JIMMY THOUGHT ABOUT BUSTING THE KID'S BOTTOM BUT  HE NEVER DID . 

BUT THE WORST PART WAS AS SOON AS THE BUS PARKED THE BOY WENT STRAIGHT TO MR JIMMY'S STORE WHERE HE DRANK COKES BY THE GALLON ,& ATE HIS WEIGHT IN HOOP CHEESE AND BALONEY .

 AND RAN THROUGH A BOX OF CANDY BARS FASTER THAN DIARRHEA THROUGH A DAY CARE . MR JIMMY NEVER CHARGED THE BOY A DIME .

 THE KID WAS A REGULAR AT THE STORE WHERE HE PESTERED CUSTOMERS AND ASKED UNENDING QUESTIONS . 

AND IN THE SUMMER ,THE KID WAS AT THE STORE 24/7 . 

THEN THE BOYS PARENTS CAME TO SEE MR JIMMY . THEY TOLD HIM THE ECONOMY WAS BAD , NO JOBS AROUND HERE.

WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO CHICAGO FOR A JOB OPPORTUNITY . 

MR JIMMY WATCHED THEM GO WITH A HEAVY HEART , THE LITTLE MAN WAVING BYE THROUGH THE BACK GLASS .

BUT MR JIMMY KNEW THEY WOULD BE BACK . JOBS HERE WOULD PICK UP  AND THE LITTLE DEVIL WOULD BE COMING BACK SOON . 

WHAT MR JIMMY DIDN'T KNOW WAS THAT HIS TIME WAS SHORT . IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS MR JIMMY WOULD DIE IN A CAR WRECK . 

MR JIMMY WAS ON THE WAY TO CHICAGO WHEN HE WAS KILLED . MR JIMMY WAS ON HIS WAY TO SEE THE GRANDSON HE LOVED SO MUCH . !

THANKS FOR READING  !!!!!!!!!!!

A TOUGH LOSS

***** YOU NEVER LIKE TO LOSE A GAME BUT THE WAY MEMPHIS LOST SUNDAY IS REALLY HARD .

A THREE POINT LEAD , POSSESSION OF THE BALL, AND ONLY 45 SECONDS TO PLAY , YOU SHOULD WIN THAT GAME .

IT CAN TEAR THE HEART OUT ON A TEAM TO LOSE ONE LIKE THAT . IN CONTROL MOST OF THE GAME WITH A 12 POINT ,LEAD, NINE AT THE START  OF THE FOURTH QUARTER .

TEAMS THAT THROW AWAY GAMES LAST ABOUT AS LONG IN THE PLAYOFFS AS DOGS THAT CHASE CARS .

WHEN THE FIRST ONE TO WIN FOUR ADVANCES , IT IS DEVASTATING TO THROW ONE AWAY .

I HOPE THE GRIZZLIES CAN BOUNCE BACK , WIN ONE IN OK-CITY , AND PLAY GREAT IN MEMPHO .

TO TELL THE TRUTH I REALLY DON'T LIKE NBA BASKETBALL . I SELDOM WATCH UNLESS THE GRIZZLIES ARE IN THE PLAYOFFS.

WHAT DO I NOT LIKE ?

FIRST OF ALL THE CONTACT . TOO MUCH PUSHING AND SHOVING . THEY LIT US UP WITH A PADDLE AT MEDINA FOR FIST FIGHTS WITH A TENTH  OF THE ACTION THATS GOES ON IN THE PAINT

THEY NEED TO DO AWAY WITH TRUNKS AND LET THEM WEAR THOSE STRING DRAWERS LIKE THE BIG WRESTLERS FROM JAPAN DO .

THEY WEAR THOSE THONGS AND TRY TO PUSH ONE ANOTHER OUT OF A CIRCLE . SOUNDS LIKE THE NBA TO ME .

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE THE DUDE RESPONSIBLE FOR WASHING THOSE BRITCHES ? 

I SEE PLAYERS THROW HEADBANDS AND WRIST BANDS TO THE CROWD , LET'S HOPE THEY DON'T START THROWING THOSE THONGS .

SECOND, THEY TAKE ONE TO THREE EXTRA STEPS . I COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY GOOD AT MEDINA IF THEY HAD LET ME MOVE THE BALL WITHOUT HAVING TO DRIBBLE .

CAMEL MUST BE THE NBA 'S OFFICIAL CIGARETTE , BECAUSE THESE GUYS WALK A MILE EVERYTIME   DOWN THE FLOOR .

BEING EXPOSED TO THE PURE BASKETBALL PLAYED AT MEDINA ONE CAN UNDERSTAND BEING LET DOWN BY THE NBA .

A LOT OF GUYS SHOT LIKE DURANT AT MEDINA . ONLY DIFFERENCE THE BALL DIDN'T GO THROUGH THE HOOP MUCH .

UP -TEMPO GAME  ?

MY MAIN MAN J-MACK WHO IS COACHING IN HEAVEN NOW USED TO PROCLAIM "YOU KNOW BASKETBALL , ANYBODY THAT KNOWS` BASKETBALL KNOWS MEDINA HAS TO RUN TO WIN ."

J- MACK WAS UPSET WITH A NEW COACH AND SLOW - DOWN STYLE .  YOU HAD TO LET THOSE HORNETS FLY .

THE HORNETS WERE SOMETHING TO BEHOLD ON THE FAST BREAK, WITH PEERLESS POINT GUARD PISSANT PIERCEY  LEADING THE CHARGE . THINK CHRIS PAUL HERE .

WHEN PISSANT FLUNKED OUT AFTER PLAYING SIX YEARS THE FAST BREAK WAS NOT AS EXCITING . REDUCTION OF SPEED AT THE POINT TOOK SOME STING OUT OF THE FAST BREAK .

IN FACT , IN THE POST - PIERCEY YEARS THE BREAK WAS KNOW AS THE HALF -FAST BREAK .

I SURE WOULD LIKE TO GET THAT 15 CENT BROWN PAPER SACK OF POPCORN AND THAT DIME COKE AND WATCH OL PISSANT WHEEL AND DEAL ONE MORE TIME .

I LOVE YOU ALL AND THANKS FOR READING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!