
In other news Buffalo signed ex-Penguin goalie Jocelyn Thibault as Ryan Miller's back up next season. This is an up grade from Ty Conklin as Conklin was a free agent this off season any way.
The life and times of Court Bader and his family, and anything that may be running around in my head. Expect sports, stories about my children and my opinions about life and the times we live in.
To recap: Clemens, performing his annual rite of spring, took his sweet time in signing with a team that was willing to grossly overpay him. This year, the Yankees were the drooling idiots, giving the Racket -- I mean, Rocket -- a one-year deal for $28,000,022 (the last two digits match his uniform number; nice bit of vanity there). That's more than $1 million per start; oh yes, he'll be ready to go sometime next month, at his convenience. As for Favre, he is continuing to wear out his welcome in Green Bay. His magic is long gone, never to return, and all he can do is fuss about not getting Randy Moss on his team. He may never retire. He reluctantly agreed to bless the Packers with his presence at an upcoming mini-camp. They expect a free pass because of their seniority and Hall of Fame credentials. It's an easy notion to buy into, that of self-indulgence being justified by one's years of sacrifice or service. |
Be a good listener. listening is not the same as agreeing. It is a demonstration of respect for another person’s feelings and ideas, not an endorsement of them. Carry on a conversation, not an argument. James 1:19 states, “quick to hear and slow to speak,” we need to set the example. Don’t resort to sarcasm. we tend to reap what we sow. When sarcasm comes back at us from our teens, we probably accuse them of being disrespectful. Don’t use silence as a weapon. the absence of a positive message can sometimes be as damaging as the presence of a negative one. Refuse to be patronizing. Deal constructively with anger. Anger can be verbally expressed with respect when it’s aimed at specific behavior or the issue in question. “We need to honor God in our home” will get you further than “Are you blind? Choose battles carefully. As your child moves through and out of the teen years, “rules” should be slowly giving way to “advice.” |
Why not sit down with each of your children and engage them in discussions about their favorite media? Don't just ask the above questions, but go a step further and find out why. If you're doing this for the first time—especially with older children—refrain from jumping in and playing judge and jury. Listen, listen and listen some more. There will be a time to offer your views, but not during this exploratory stage. Once you've prayerfully settled on an appropriate balance between shielding your teens from mainstream entertainment and discussing it with them, articulate that decision in writing. Develop the equivalent of a "family constitution" as it relates to entertainment habits in your home. |
1) Even good kids need coaching. good kids from solid Christian homes will be tempted to entertain themselves with movies, TV and music that are little more than media junk food. 2) Avoid a hit-list mentality. engage teens in dialogue about content and messages framed in biblical standards in terms they understand. 3) Maintain a healthy relationship. close day-to-day relationship is vital to our effectiveness as counselors. 4) Adapt diets to individuals. what might be acceptable for a teen may not be suitable for an 8-year-old sibling 5) Help children “dine out” wisely. what about when they’re at a friend’s house? What happens when they go away to college? 6) Accept your own limitations. we can’t indefinitely control the media diets of the young people we love. |
The entertainment media’s preoccupation with sex, violence and profanity would have been unthinkable in the minds of their early pioneers. Even if computer generated graphics, advanced special effects and digitized audio had been available back then to carry the messages so explicitly, public sentiment would not have embraced music that glamorizes rape, murder and drugs, or much of what shows at the local movie theater. In 1967, when The Rolling Stones performed The Ed Sullivan Show, they were asked to change the lyrics of their hit, “Let’s Spend the Night Together” to a much tamer “Let’s Spend Some Time Together.” While they resented the change, they performed it as Sullivan requested. Why? Because society viewed songs about casual sex as—dare we say it?—wrong. Unfortunately, that’s no longer the case. Casual sex is not just accepted; in many cases it’s expected. |
This past weekend the Buffalo Bills select players they needed to fill holes on their roster.
The two most pressing needs were at running back and middle linebacker. They were able to solve those needs with their first two picks in the draft. First, they chose former California running back Marshawn Lynch. Next the traded up and selected former Penn State middle linebacker Paul Posluszny.
The rest of the draft picks went like this:
And the Bills continue to add more players as the announce the signing of running back, Josh Scobey a free agent from Seattle and defensive tackle, Manny Wright off waivers from Miami.
When preseason starts it should be interesting to see how the 2007 version of Bills shake out.
Stay Tuned ...
Stories from the round one series:
Now the Sabers move on to face the Rangers who swept their first round series with the Thrashers. The Rangers come into this series confident and ready, as proven by comments made before Game 1 by Ranger Sean Avery.
Even after all the talk the Sabers came out ready and took game one by the score of 5 - 2.