craigslist
While checking my email this morning I came across a news article that explained that someone had gone onto craigslist.org, placed a classified indicating that he had to quickly leave the country and that all of the stuff on his property was up for grabs; whoever wants it could go and get it. The classified went off like gang busters and everyone was out taking what they could, the only problem is that the classified wasn’t put out by the owner of the property. It was a hoax, and the true owner had no idea until he was coming home and seeing people driving down the road with his property, and then seeing even more people actually on his property taking stuff. Sounds too crazy to be true, eh?
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It has been just over a week since I dislocated my knee cap and basically tore it out of where it’s supposed to stay. This type of injury is medically referred to as a patella dislocation, and regardless of what it’s called it hurt like a sonuvabitch! I have never experienced pain like that, it was excruciating. When it happened I was playing Dodge Ball (yes I am 33 and I was playing Dodge Ball) and when I was dodging a ball I had turned my body to the right but my right leg decided to stay put. Needless to say my knee lost to my upper body’s movement and ended up turning all the way to the right. It literally felt like my knee did a 360, but what it really managed to do was come all the way around to the back of my leg and then I guess I instinctively turned back around thus putting it back to the front. Man, it hurts just thinking about it again. OUCH!!! (When I looked at my x-rays I can see the top of my right knee and my knee cap floating over to the left side. Fun stuff eh?)
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Although this entry is about the movie “Gridiron Gang” I will be spending more time addressing the theme of the movie rather than reviewing the movie itself.
Simply put, the movie is much like any other sports themed film: A group overcome adversity to achieve their ultimate goal of becoming a team, united, strong, and determined. Hard times always arise, set backs occur, but in the end all is well. If you are into these types of films then give this one a perusal.
That’s it for my review, what I really want to do now is discuss a particular theme found in this movie: Purpose. Gridiron Gang never really directly alludes to this concept, it focuses more on the kids being “losers” in their crime filled lives. What the football team gives these kids is the opportunity to become winners. And that is about the depth that this concept is explored. What I would like to point out is that there is way more to this concept, or theme, than just ‘being a loser looking to be a winner’. What the football team truly gave these kids was an ultimate sense of Purpose.
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When I first thought about this issue I wasn’t sure if it should even be something I should put on my blog. But then when I saw every newspaper today had the same photo of this disgusting psycho, I knew I had to at least put my thoughts out into the WWW, even if nobody is reading this blog (is there anyone reading it?), it is something that needs to be said. And I am going to be as concise and to the point as I can, cause heaven knows there is enough about this tragic situation already saturating every form of media out there.
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