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This weekend is the annual balloon festival. This festival is a great opportunity to get out with friends and have some tasty food. I will be heading out to see the evening launch with some friends and their significant others.
I plan on eating a dough boy and sausage sub for dinner. There is nothing quite like fresh fried dough. Proceeds always go to charities so it is a win- win situation. Perhaps I will take a ride in a balloon this evening and watch the sunset.
Some people like to debate whether or not the criminal justice system can be considered a system or a non- system? Personally, I do not see how some think that the criminal justice system is not a system. Clearly, the entire system is a process and a network.
I will start by saying that I can understand why some people believe that it is a non- system due to a loss of faith and repeated reports of injustice. The criminal justice system is not perfect. The world is not perfect. No system is perfect. There are going to be hick- ups in every operating system. What is important to remember is that the criminal justice system does operate according to the rules established by our government.
Not everyone agrees with all rules and ordinances that aid in governing our country. These rules follow a specific network of patterns and within each network division a process. The United States of America has by far one of the best criminal justice systems in the world. If anyone has any doubt, trying looking up the justice system in Afghanistan.
At last the time has come ot start planning my errands I have to attend to before I leave for vacation. I am very excited to leave town. Sometimes a person just needs a break from the mundane activities experienced in everyday life. Not only am I looking forward to escaping ‘normal’ life but also the pains I must deal with regularly.
Everyone deserves a vacation once in a while. Some people I think deserves it more than others however, that is not for me to decide. Some people just seem to work harder than others and therefore tend to be burnt out quicker from everyday life.
The biggest part of getting away on vacation is being isolated from everyone in my everyday travels. Seeing new people and experiencing new things is going to be awesome! Not having to actually go to work for a few days will also be very nice. I can do whatever I want it do, when I want to do it and I won’t have to report to anyone!
My gas grill decided to be “under the weather” and in need to be repaired. This put a large kink in my grilling plans. This time of year the weather is gaining warmth and with each passing day I want my dinner to be off of the grill.
So, I had to come up with the next best thing and that was to purchase another grill. A family member of mine had heard of my dilemma and decided as an early birthday present to give me some cash toward my new grill. I went down to the hardware “toy” store and began my search for my replacement or spare grill.
As I waswalking down the aisle the charcoal grills caught my eye. Specifically, a nice new red one caught my attention. I looked over the others surrounding it but I kept coming back to the red one I first saw. It was the perfect size, not to mention great price!
I decided to take it and loaded it up in my truck after purchasing it. On the way home I swung by the local meat market and picked up a couple of juicy steaks. The grill once I got it home worked beautifully and made the steaks extra tasty.
I received a phone call the other day from a good friend of mine who needed to vent on a close call with a parking ticket. Now, some might say a parking ticket, really? Yes, it was almost a parking ticket - but the principle behind it was the real problem.
The city it was issued in apparently is “hard- up” for money because they start their parking tickets at $30 and if they are not paid within 30 days then it rises to $60. I think that this is pretty darn steep.
The situation of the alleged violation boils down to a new city ordinance. My friend had taken five minutes to run into a store to pick up one item and came out with a yellow slip of paper on their windshield. The ticket indicated that they were not allowed to park facing the wrong direction. My friend was furious. So, what they did was to go into the police department and asked to speak with the officer who issued the ticket. Luckily, she was in and upon my friend entering the room she knew immediately what my friend was there for. She actually offered to take back the ticket since it was a new city ordinance. This was very nice of her but still does not explain why the cost of such violations is so high?
At any rate, my friend while flustered for a few minutes got out of the ticket and now they know not to park facing the wrong direction again in that city!