Tuesday, January 6, 2009 by Myke.

I know I have.  Right off the mountain and into the beautiful sky.  But after watching this video, I not only want to fly…I want to go now!  But I have to admit something first.  I would have crapped myself silly doing what these guys did.

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Monday, December 29, 2008 by Myke.

Ellie Nesler has passed away due to a battle with Breast Cancer.  You may or may not remember this woman but in my eyes she deserved a medal of honor.  Many parents across the nation felt her pain and thought what she did was right and justified.  Her then 6 year old son has since become quiet the little law breaker and he of course blames this molestation.  Now, since I was never molested I cannot tell you how I would have turned out…but at some point and time people need to take ownership for their own actions.  Just to clarify, I wrote this post to tell you of his mother’s great moment in life…not his.

On April 2nd of 1993, Ellie shot twice-convicted child molester Daniel Driver 5 times in the head in a California court room.  He was in court facing multiple charges of child molestation, including one charge for molesting her then 6 year old son.

I am a proud parent and would put my own life on the line for any one of my children.  I would even place my life on the line for some family members and friends (you know who you are).  Rape and child molestation are two of the worst crimes in my mind.  There is currently no form of punishment that fits the crime for either one but if the people and the government want some help I would lend a great hand in changing that.

(12-29) 12:43 PST Fresno, Calif. (AP) –

Ellie Nesler, who sparked a national debate about vigilantism after killing her son’s accused molester in a courtroom in 1993, has died of cancer. She was 56.

Nesler died Friday morning at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, according to hospital spokeswoman Phyllis Brown. She had battled breast cancer since 1994.

Nesler made headlines when she shot Daniel Driver five times in the head in a Tuolumne County courtroom during a break in his preliminary hearing for allegedly molesting four boys, including her then-6-year-old son William, at a Christian camp. Some hailed her for exacting her own justice, while others condemned her for taking the law into her own hands.

Nesler was convicted of voluntary manslaughter, but her 10-year sentence was later overturned because of jury misconduct. She cut a deal with prosecutors to plead guilty to manslaughter and get out after serving three years because she had breast cancer.

The case became a 1999 TV movie, “Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story,” on the USA cable network.

After the shooting, the Nesler family remained entangled in the legal system. In 2002, Nesler was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to selling and possessing methamphetamine. Outside the courtroom, she maintained her innocence, saying she felt she couldn’t get a fair trial in Tuolumne County.

She was released from a women’s facility in Chowchilla in 2006.

Meanwhile, her son got into legal troubles of his own and was convicted of first-degree murder in 2005 for stomping to death a man hired to clean the family’s property in Sonora. The 23-year-old said he believed David Davis was letting people pick through the family’s belongings.

William Nesler killed Davis less than an hour after he was released from a 30-day sentence for an earlier assault on him. He is serving a 25-year-to-life sentence.

Prison officials allowed William Nesler to speak with his mother on the phone when she was hospitalized, and he spoke to family members Christmas night about her condition, said Terry Thornton, spokeswoman for the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

“He knew she was very ill, and he knew her death was impending,” Thornton said.

William Nesler has asked for a temporary leave to attend the funeral, and the request is being reviewed by prison officials, Thornton said.

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Tuesday, December 16, 2008 by Myke.

If you know me you understand my love for all music, no matter what it is.  If it is good, I will buy it and listen to it.  Well, today the wife and my 7 year old told me about this Christmas song that was sung by Straight No Chaser “The 12 Days of Christmas”.  Well needless to say, I was hooked right away.  I found numerous songs on line by this group and everyone was amazing to me.  Yes, I was a choir boy…so to speak.  I sang but was not actually a “Choir Boy” if you know what I mean.  To me, music is life.  I hear music everywhere and in everything.  Without my CD’s, MP3 players and MP3 files…I would be a lost soul.  Being int he Christmas mood, I decided to share some of there videos from youtube.com.

This first video is the famous “12 Days of Christmas”

This video is from Boyz II Men, “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye”.

This video is from Montell Jordan’s “This Is How We Do It”.

This video is of Bryan McKnight’s “Superhero”.

To learn more about this group, go to their website Straight No Chaser.

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Tuesday, September 30, 2008 by Myke.

Let me first start off by saying this, I am down with the Downs.  If you are not quite sure what Downs is…Down syndrome, Down’s syndrome, or trisomy 21 is a chromosomal disorder caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome. It is named after John Langdon Down, the British doctor who described the syndrome in 1866. The disorder was identified as a chromosome 21 trisomy by Jérôme Lejeune in 1959. The condition is characterized by a combination of major and minor differences in structure. Often Down syndrome is associated with some impairment of cognitive ability and physical growth as well as facial appearance. Down syndrome can be identified during pregnancy or at birth.

Individuals with Down syndrome tend to have a lower than average cognitive ability, often ranging from mild to moderate developmental disabilities. A small number have severe to profound mental disability. The incidence of Down syndrome is estimated at 1 per 800 to 1,000 births, although these statistics are heavily influenced by the age of the mother. Other factors may also play a role.

Many of the common physical features of Down syndrome also appear in people with a standard set of chromosomes. They may include a single transverse palmar crease (a single instead of a double crease across one or both palms, also called the Simian crease), an almond shape to the eyes caused by an epicanthic fold of the eyelid, upslanting palpebral fissures (the separation between the upper and lower eyelids), shorter limbs, poor muscle tone, a larger than normal space between the big and second toes, and protruding tongue. Health concerns for individuals with Down syndrome include a higher risk for congenital heart defects, gastroesophageal reflux disease, recurrent ear infections, obstructive sleep apnea, and thyroiddysfunctions.

Now that we are all aware of Downs is, let’s get to the story behind the post.  I was reading a story todaythat actually made me smile (not in the haha you dumb-ass smile but the happy I feel good smile).  I think this story deserves to be read and understoodby all.  Just because you scream out in laughter and joy and have your own Olympics does not make you a smaller or lesser of a person.  The truth is this, you live life better than a majority of people all over the world.  You see life for the good and the fun.  We normally see life as being broke, living pay check to pay check, political b.s., war, death and what ever else brings us down.  I am actually jealous of most Downs people because they can look at everything as being good.

Zach Wincent is 19 years old and lives his life by the “Zach Attack” code.  He is currently in Community College, has climbed The Great Wall of China, coaches hockey and was voted Prom King.  I was never the Prom King, more like the Prom Drunk Party King.  I have never been to China let alone climbed The Great Wall of China.

Growing up Zach was made fun of by a lot of kids in his neighborhood.  Why?  Because they were uneducated sperm hatch-lings.  Why do we make fun of people?  Very simple, it makes us feel better for some reason.  Everyone has made a comment about someone and for no reason at all.  I do it and maybe it is wrong but it is my way of enjoying life.  I like to go out and people watch and say as I please.  Is it wrong, sure it is…but I still do it.  But if I were to meet Zach I would shake his hand and pronounce him as the man.

There is an old saying, “The giveth and the lord taketh”.  Zach may have Downs, but he lives life to the fullest.

“Zach, you da man dog!”

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/09/30/adult.down.syndrome/index.html

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