April 20, 2007
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I appreciated all the comments concerning “What you want your spouse to know”. I work with people in my job. Xagna is a valuable tool to help me understanding different personalities and insights into people. Thank you.
I think Americans are going to have to tackle some important issues concerning the horrible incident at Virginia Tech. One issue is the Freedom of Privacy. I use to work at a Federal Prison and at times we had inmates come through that had Aids. Because of the Privacy Act I wasn’t suppose to know. My wife and I were Foster Parents for many years and also because of the Privacy Act there were things we couldn’t know. No one around Cho knew he was diagnosed as having mental problems.
Here’s my question: Where is the balance between the privacy act and the safety of others?
Do you like to talk about yourself? Don’t answer this question with a yes or no but if you like to talk about yourself then tell something interesting about yourself. If you don’t like talking about yourself then say something interesting about someone else.Here’s something about me today. I knocked my bucket of monkees off my shelf this morning and had to pick em up.
The Arithmetic of God
1 “One” This number means unity. It comes from the latin word that means “Unus”. In John 17:20-22 Jesus prayed for unity. May they become one as We are One.
Comments (28)
Even though there are privacy acts in place, the school should have known that he had mental problems. Something about myself is I use to work for a non profit organization that helped at risk youth (including those with mental issues) get through high school. The privacy act does not extend to the facilities that are catering to the education or medical needs of that person. So the school should have known he had mental issues so that they could help him adjust to his environment and assist him.
RYN: yes I do, and like your daughter people love to make me jump and scream because of it.
There seems to not be a balance between the privacy act
especially when someone is capable of harming others and
themselves. We as Americans continue to push this issue of
mental health further in the closet and it is still only brought
out at times of tragedies. I think and dare say that two thirds of
our society are walking around medicated in some drug induced daze
just so they can cope on a day to day basis.
hmmm intresting about me…I talk all the time that I am awake
I work at a health club midnight shifts and everyone wants to talk
most nights instead of exercising and I find that on my off days I hardly
open my mouth…
It seems to me it would be better to err on the side of safety, especially when people show signs of mental illness. It isn’t something that the whole world needs to know about (public knowledge), but those in leadership, i.e. the VT administration, should have been made aware of it. Sure, your going to disgruntle a few people about their right to privacy, but you can’t please everyone.
Thanks for the verses on unity. That is something that resonates with me, as I think it is imperative for Christians all over to unite under the death and resurrection of Christ, as that is what the whole of Christianity boils down to. Christ, dying on the cross for our sins, and rising from the dead thusly conquering death!
One thing about me…. on my days off when I have the opportunity to stay home and not go anywhere… I wear my t-shirts/sweatshirts wrong side out. I just love the feel.
Interesting fact about the arithmetic of God!
What’s a bucket of monkees?
Something about me - I cannot walk in a super/hypermarket that is too large, meaning too wide and too long, because I get dizzy. And when I walk too much, my feet hurt like crazy, which stinks, because I love walking.
i dont mind talking about myself, as long as its not something embarassing! lol hmmm something about meeeeeeee, honestly i hate being in a big house or apartment by myself at night. One night I came home from work, and all the llights were off, and no one was home……….i walked in teh door and went back right outside and went over my friends house. lol
In response to your comment on ravnr’s site:
Remember how the nation reacted to the columbine kids? Schools banned trench coats. Religious evangelicals proclaimed a war on atheists (even though the shooters weren’t atheists).
The sensationalism in media will inevitably lead to discrimination.
42 years ago today, I left North Dakota for California. Everyone thought I wouldn’t make it in California, but I did. I’M A SURVIVOR!! I was only 19 when I left. ~Carolyn
I don’t even know what a good balance is, seems you don’t have any privacy at all if your background is searched and exposed to see if you’re dangerous to society
It’s hard to find a balance. I think when lives could possibly be in jeopardy, things need to be disclosed. The mental issues should have been on Cho’s record so he couldn’t legally obtain a gun.
Interesting item about me: I am a recovering alcoholic who never once drank legally. (I got sober at 20, and have been sober for 23 years!) = )
I can say the alphabet backwards in less than 10-seconds. LOL! =)
ha. i could talk about myself forever. it’s why i’ve a xanga — catharsis, of sorts.
interesting about me? hmm. i plan to be a bestselling author someday. *nod*
I am a good Mom, at least I think so…LOL!
I’ve been told many times that I was or am…hahaha.
If God didn’t have His tumb on my life, then I wouldn’t “be.” So, through my “being” I think, talk and act according to God’s commands (at least, I make every endeavor to accomplish this.) So, instead of “me” and what I think *I* can do or say, is really the Holy Spirit working in me giving GOD greater honor and glory, for I could not “be” without Him.
A quick note to say how touched and warmed by having you around lately during the hard times I had to face. Thank you for being here with a bunch of strong shoulders to lean on and lots of kind words to make it all better. Your a sweetie.
I love to talk about othes instead of myself. My life is boring. I am very upfront and you will know who and what I am in a very short time of our meeting.
RYC The picture of the ship is of the USS Momsen.
I was on that ship back in August 2004 when it came and was stationed here in Panama City for about a week.
It was absolutely huge.
RYC The background picture of the ship is of the USS Momsen. I had the honor of being on the ship when it was stationed here in Panama City back in August 2004. The ship was huge.
Sorry for the double comment but xanga threw me off the first time i left a comment and it wasnt here when I came back so left it again now you have doubles.
It’s weird. Sometimes I am completely withdrawn from everyone but those few in my small inner circle of family and loved ones and other times I will talk about myself as a way of relating to someone elses experiences. RYC: I am so amazed how well she did. She came home somber but not in tears and showed me the bunny and the card given out at the funeral. I was welling up just hearing about it. It’s strange how we think kids won’t handle something well and they do great. I remember when in nursing and hospice training. They said that children deal with death MUCH differently than adults. Especially when they are the ones who are dying. Maybe as we grow into adults our fears become more imbedded in us. That could be a whole question of the day all by itself. Why do I always type long comments to you Randy? LOL
we have been packing up the house and I just happened to have found my textbook so let me look. I was just remembering stuff talked about in lecture. Hang on and I will look.
I found the chapter I was referring to and it doesn’t talk about it. I had the greatest most caring instructor who had many years of nursing experience and I am trying to remember what she said. She told us that children in dying situations tend to move quicker through the process of grieving and they see the brighter side of things quicker than us as adults do. I want to say she was saying they come to acceptance sooner?? I wish my memory wasn’t so messed up. I am sure there would be some reading on the net as to the grieving process in children. I can’t be sure exactly HOW but it is different from adults in many ways. OHH something just came to me….that they are more concerned about their loved ones than they are about themselves.
i love the color green, drawing, doing crafts, and singing
hope you have a great weekend!
right now, humidity level here in PI is up, so hot.
ryc, roofs here are painted to make it look new again.
thanks, dude ^^
One is also a good song by Metallica. Don’t forget the modern meanings to simple words, haha.
On privacy. One person can ruin it for everyone. But that doesn’t have to be the case. One guy ruined many many lives. That does not mean that everyone with a mental illness should be announced, imagine how they will be treated with this incident in mind.
I have many many friends with mental illnesses that not many people know of. The one thing they hate most when word leaks is that their old friends treat them differently than before. Why? Because they have a mental illness. Does this change the person in any way? No, but it changes many other’s views of this person.
Keep the privacy.
I don’t like to talk about me – yawn!
most people don’t have a balance; so laws and rules are made for people to help protect themselves. in the long haul it doesn’t do a whole lot of good. people will do what they want if nothing else just to get attention, to see if people care.
laws don’t seem to do a lot of good. wish people would be able to find love and avoid the whole thing but alas. i guess that’s what God put us here for. but it never seem like enough. love will and does make the difference.