clipped from money.cnn.com Black Friday turns tragic for Wal-Mart One worker dies in opening chaos at a New York store. Around the nation, crowds seek deep discounts at the world's largest retailer. ALEXANDRIA, Va. (CNNMoney.com) -- Wal-Mart - expected to benefit this holiday season from its deep discounting in a tough economy - had its Black Friday marred when an employee was trampled to death as thousands of people rushed through the doors at the opening of the store in Valley Stream, N.Y. Police said the man, identified as 34-year-old Jdimytai Damour, was a temporary employee who lived in New York City's borough of Queens. In addition, police officials said a pregnant woman was taken to a local hospital, but was expected to be released Friday. Video footage showed as many as a dozen people knocked to the floor in the stampede of people trying to get into the Wal-Mart store, according to Nassau County Police detective Lt. Michael Fleming. The employee was "stepped on by hundreds of people" , Fleming said.

Tragic, absolutely tragic. Why would you risk your life for a few "bargains"? It's ridiculous and I hope that they have learned a lesson. That "stuff" is not worth it people!

101 things we've learned from videogames

The wisdom of our favorite pastime, applied to real life

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Grow Up…..

  I have no more room in my life left for you. I'm exhausted with trying to be cordial and polite towards you. I'm sick of letting you talk to people any kind of way, talk about people like they're dogs, and completely treat the ones who love you like dirt. When you were locked up in prison for a year I cried for you. I prayed to God that you would be okay. I wished upon a star that you would come home early. The day you came home I knew something was wrong. I knew something had changed about you but I couldn't put my finger on it. After about two months I finally figured out what was wrong. I figured out it was you. You are what's wrong. You are what's wrong in my life and your own for that matter. Your selfish and two-faced, like a little teenager. What kind of life is that? You won't bring me down with you anymore. I refuse to be part of your life anymore. I refuse to allow you to continue to be in mine for another second. Your through as far as I'm concerned. Even if I'm the only one on this planet that wakes up and realizes what you really are, it doesn't matter. All that matters is that I will no longer have to deal with your selfishness and your nasty attitude.

  Thanksgiving was going to be a fun holiday for me. I knew this for sure in my mind. Everything was going great until I saw you. No, I take that back, it wasn't when I saw you, it was as soon as you opened your mouth. I live my life everyday without a lot of drama. I have so much love and compassion in my heart for my family and my kids that my life is mostly stress-free. That is until you come around. After that, you can ruin my entire day with one or two sentences. That's all it takes from you. That's because you don't know what it is to live drama-free. You don't have any idea what compassion and respect for other human beings consists of. You haven't got the slightest clue on how to respect other people, especially in their own house. You think that the world revolves around you and you can just do what you want. You think that you can treat people any way you want.
 

  My heart hurts for my other family members that have to deal with you on a regular basis. I'm glad that I don't have to see you everyday because if I did I would have shot myself by now. There is no other word to describe you besides "pathetic". Your the most pathetic human being that I know and I really can't believe that I am wasting energy and bandwidth typing this entry into my online blog. Your a mess. A complete train wreck. I am so care-free and happy anytime I'm not around you. Anyone who can come into your life and change your entire outlook and well-being for those few moments does not deserve to be in your life. You don't deserve to be in my life. Not another day. If I didn't have to deal with these periods of anger from dealing with you my life would be so much better. I wouldn't have anything to complain to about. Your my only complaint right now. Your like a thorn in my side and it's time for me to be done with you.
At one time, there was no one else in this world that loved you more than I did. There was no one who was more proud of you than I. You took that for granted. You were seriously mistaking my kindness towards you for weakness. Is that what you think of me? That I'm weak? You've got me figured out wrong because I promise you that I'm strong enough to cut you out of my life and never look back. If that means nothing to you right now because your being angered by my words, then let it be that. Let it mean nothing to you two or three months down the road when you will need me before I need you.

If you want to live in despair and complete confusion for the rest of your life, be my guest. I will never again try to save you. It seems like you like living the way you are. I'm not going to stand in the way of what anyone wants, good or bad. Even if it's not something I would want for myself or my family, doesn't mean that I would try and stop someone else from living the way that they want to. My family means everything to me so I will continue to do everything that I can to protect them. I will protect them from you until I have no breaths left in my body. We will eventually forget that you even existed. I won't allow them to be hurt by you like I was for so long. You had your chance. I gave you many chances and you are the type that won't even apologize when you've hurt someone. That tells me that my family and I are just too good for you. You're not even on our level. Matter of fact, your so far below us that we can't even see you. I intend to keep it that way. I don't ever plan on seeing you again. No matter what the circumstance.

You think that your allowed to judge people and favor some people over others. You think that you can verbally abuse people and talk about everyone else's situations like you've got your pathetic life together. You act like a teenager; talking about people behind their backs and then smiling in their faces. Your just pathetic, and on top of that, your an alcoholic drug addict! Who can you possibly think that your better than?!? Me? You really think that your better than me? In what way? Maybe your better at drinking and doing drugs, cause I'm horrible at that. I wouldn't know how to ruin my life with drugs and alcohol, so yeah, you got me on that one. Your a joke. Your a pathetic drunk-ass joke and I'm glad that I don't have to ever see you again.

Frisky Glenn

http://ping.fm/p/6fUaA - My youngest baby, Frisky Glenn. She's such a sweetie!

Obama Victory - Most Shown Headline Photo

clipped from www.time.com Obama's Victory Speech in Chicago

"I actually had to hunt for it (for a whole 7 minutes) on the Internet, but one TV news report showed the Headlines from newspapers around the country and this was the photo on most of them.

Interesting. Good slide show on this page, including lots of the Main Man surrounded by flags and massive crowds and celebration on all sides.

A lot of First Families have been somewhat stiff and scripted or set up for phony poses.

But when Michelle led her children out onto the stage is was real: She wanted them to see and get a sense of who their Dad now was ('cause he's just a "Dad," to them)

And when she smiled it was a real smile. And when she and Obama hugged it was a real hug and when she looked at him in some amazement and admiration it was real amazement and admiration.

And the kids happiness with them and their love of the kids also real. It was wonderful to see.

And that dress! -- sort of unusual but certainly not shy

Now we'' be watching them for eight years. I hope."

-Comments by: citizenbfk, Clipmarks

PC Gamers Need to Take Responsibility For Their Community

There’s a theory that well-made games are natural anti-piracy devices—that if a game is “good enough,” people will buy it—or, in turn, if there’s suspicion it won’t be “good enough,” then people will steal it. It seems to me that there’s an issue of responsibility on everyone’s part, and few parties want to step up and take theirs.

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Beautiful UK Photos

Wonderful photography by Tristan Campbell. Check out the website for more photos.

clipped from www.absolutely-nothing.co.uk three days after death 11 july 2008 picture by tristan campbell clipped from www.absolutely-nothing.co.uk colourful nidderdale dawn 05 july 2008 picture by tristan campbell clipped from www.absolutely-nothing.co.uk pateley bridge at dawn 30 june 2008 picture by tristan campbell clipped from www.absolutely-nothing.co.uk october winds ... 04 june 2008 picture by tristan campbell clipped from www.absolutely-nothing.co.uk watcher of the skies 23 may 2008 picture by tristan campbell clipped from www.absolutely-nothing.co.uk i awake, my insides shudder ... 20 may 2008 picture by tristan campbell clipped from www.absolutely-nothing.co.uk moorland dawn 29 april 2008 picture by tristan campbell clipped from www.absolutely-nothing.co.uk untitled seascape 3 25 march 2008 picture by tristan campbell clipped from www.absolutely-nothing.co.uk untitled seascape 2 18 march 2008 picture by tristan campbell clipped from www.absolutely-nothing.co.uk untitled seascape 1 16 march 2008 picture by tristan campbell clipped from www.absolutely-nothing.co.uk view towards glasshouses from nought bank (2) 07 march 2008 picture by tristan campbell clipped from www.absolutely-nothing.co.uk view towards glasshouses from nought bank 05 march 2008 picture by tristan campbell clipped from www.absolutely-nothing.co.uk the intense humming of evil 31 january 2008 picture by tristan campbell clipped from www.absolutely-nothing.co.uk allonby sunset 26 january 2008 picture by tristan campbell clipped from www.absolutely-nothing.co.uk as good as it gets 19 november 2007 picture by tristan campbell

Soul Legend dies at 65

clipped from www.cnn.com Soul legend Isaac Hayes dies (CNN) -- Soul singer and arranger Isaac Hayes, who won Grammy awards and an Oscar for the theme from the 1971 action film "Shaft," has died, sheriff's officials in Memphis, Tennessee, reported Sunday. Relatives found Hayes, 65, unconscious in his home next to a still-running treadmill, said Steve Schular, a spokesman for the Shelby County Sheriff's Department. Paramedics attempted to revive him and took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after 2 p.m., the sheriff's department said. No foul play is suspected, the agency said in a written statement. Hayes was a longtime songwriter and arranger for Stax Records in Memphis, playing in the studio's backup band and crafting tunes for artists such as Otis Redding and Sam and Dave in the 1960s. He released his first solo album in 1967. n 1971, the theme from "Shaft" became a pop hit and won an Academy Award for best original theme song. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.

We have lost another legend...My prayers and love go out to the family in this difficult time. Rest in peace Isaac Hayes.

Get Well Soon

In this picture is my brother (Left) and his best friend (Right) that he has grown up with. They have been very close throughout their short lives and gave everyone the impression that it would always be that way. I believed they would be the two people out of everyone I have never know to continue to be closer than close. There is something threatening that bond and I felt that I had to blog about it. My brother's best friend was in a serious car accident two nights ago and is currently on life support. He is in the hospital being kept alive by machines and IV's. Aside from being a best friend to my brother, he is also a son, a younger brother and a big brother. His family is going through a very difficult time and I would like to wish them the best. I send my prayers to the entire family and hope that he makes a full recovery.

We're Gonna Miss You Bernie

RIP Bernie Mac, much love, respect and all my prayers go out to you and your family.

clipped from www.people.com Comedian Bernie Mac Dies at 50 Bernie Mac, who for the past 30 years made the public laugh with an over-sized comic persona in film, television and comedy clubs, has died of pneumonia, PEOPLE has confirmed. He was 50. "[He] passed away this morning from complications due to pneumonia in a Chicago area hospital," his rep, Danica Smith, told PEOPLE. "No other details are available at this time. We ask that his family's privacy continues to be respected." On Aug 1, Mac was admitted to a hospital at Northwestern Memorial hospital with pneumonia said his rep, adding that he was expected to recover, despite widespread rumors about the seriousness of his condition. In February 2005, Mac, then 47, revealed that for the previous two decades he had suffered from sarcoidosis, an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in organs such as the lungs or lymph nodes. "It has not altered or limited my lifestyle," he said at the time.

RIP Bernie Mac

RIP Bernie Mac, you will truly be missed! As soon as I heard the news I was devastated. I like to think that I know about life...and death, but this one really threw me for a loop. What I mean to say is, Bernie was supposed to fully recover in a few days. That's what his publicist had said on Wednesday. I had been following his condition via text messages and RSS feeds from E! Online Magazine. When I first found out that he was ill I thought to myself: "That's Bernie Mac, he is too strong to stay down, he will get back up, I just know he will."

So just imagine the shock and disappointment that I felt and realized when a text message came through saying, "Original King of Comedy Bernie Mac dies at age 50." It was like everything that I knew to be true, everything that I could hold on to, had completely disappeared into thin air.

I want his family to know that these times will be hard, but they WILL make it through. I want to send my love, respect and prayers to them. I would like his wife and kids to know that through his sitcom we all got to know a little bit about all of them so they almost seem like a family member or dear friend and that's the reason why I say, "God loves us all, He keeps us and leads us through anything and everything that we may face in our short time here on Earth. Bernie is with Him now. He is safe from any harm or pain. The Lord will take very good care of him; He will take very good care of us all."