Boyz will be boyz

Are you kidding me.  What "boy" is out running the streets at 3:00 a.m.  Some boyz need a serious trip to the police station .... have some fear put in their heads since mom and dad obviously did not provide this important lesson.  Dangerous activities usually end up with dangerous consequencies.

Posted by LoriMorales Sunday, June 22, 2008 - 19:37
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LoriM, instead of using x small to see if you've misspelled. Try spell check.  Consequensies and croutch grabbing?  Your x small font is making me lose my eyesight.  We're used to the misspellings of Gube.  But from you LoriMorales....shame on you!!

My parents used to cut the heads off of Gophers when they were out gardening.  I'm not sure what is worse than being caught in a mouse trap than being caught in one of the sticky traps.  Have you ever seen one of those poor little mice trying to get loose from the sticky.  It's kind of sad.

I've seen my share of headless chickens bouncing around and then having to eat them for dinner.  Yummy, boy that will kill an appetite.  I remember my dad killing Mr Bunny Rabbit once and then saying it was terrible, he never did it again.  What did my heartless mother do.  She cut it up and fried it.  The grocery store was just right around the corner.  So were my parents terrible people too LoriM?

Gube thinks he got us (me) all going ..... but it turned on him.  Poor baby boy man.  I called his bluff and he freaked.  I laughed all through my cake baking afternoon.  I was wrong, this actually was a little fun.  Usually I would try to avoid taking advantage of the weak minded but I just know Gube was once a mean 16 year old picking on the weaker 12 year old.

In Summary: 

1)     I will absolutely continue my advocacy of non-violence.  Carefully read my paragraph - it states clearly and is underlined (in the hopes you could read and understand) that I went to the violence side in order to give you a piece of your own clap-trap.  Guby fell hard.  TeeHee.  Just so ya know, I don't set gopher traps and I don't set out poison for the bunnies or squirrels.  I will kill a rattlesnake. And that is only because I garden with my grand daughter and want to keep her (and me of course) safe.  If time permits, I call the snake guy and he comes over and takes the rattler to a safe place.

2)     This print size is labeled x-small.  It is large enough for me to write and read easily.  And it gives me the opportunity to usually see when I've misspelled something. 

3)     I've also noticed the blogs coming and going.  TN may be busy editing because of the turn this site took ..... all the "let's let the kids have guns" so they can have some fun and then lots of pictures to show what is considered fun by some nut case.  Why would someone have photos (from movies of gore) ready and waiting?  Or look them up special for this site on the destruction of the Tehachapi train depot?  CooCoo

4)     So Gube says the men with bottle rockets "accidentally" burned down the depot.  I guess he has information we don't.  Maybe it was Gube - he sure has the nature for such things.  Says so his own self. 

5)     Now, for your one brain cell Gube, you really didn't have to tell anyone about that mother of all misfortunes.  I guess we can feel bad for your disability.  Most of us have and use more than one brain cell.   Just so you can be aware,  everywhere you go ---- there you'll be.  Love that about life. 

In the future, be very careful when you try to take on the old gramma ..... On that high note and obviously the winning side - I take my leave. 

LOL olivia!! What is up with this site??

That's right Gube, listen to Olivia. She might have to send Bigdog on you to calm you down.

OMG, if I have to read LoriM tell gube stop his whining one more time...I'm going to bed.  What is wrong with this site?  It's dirving me mentally ill.  Gun toting, serial killing son.  Stop your whining Gube.  Aughghghghgh

Must be sunspots Joty, cuz the moon ain't full, although one might think it is!

Sheece!!! Gubey!! What in the hell is wrong with you?? I will now have nightmares!! 

states the pics of gore are not real......The bloody guts pics are movie props...

Gube!!!!! Those pictures are freighting!!!! Do you have to post such hideous things??

Thank goodness! I thought it was me and my computer. I wrote a new blog...it's gone...then it's back, with comments, but when I try to find the blog/comments - it's gone again. I even sent out an SOS to Sparks cuz I are so computer illiterate! Couldn't access my other blog with a new comment. Hey Greg, is it those pesky sunspots? 

Well, now I'm all flustered. hmmmm!!!!

Oops..........my bad.  All this weirdness is effecting my ability to read! ;) lol

LOL, Countygirl....TROUBLEMAKER!!!  Isn't that what I said??

Yes, weird things are happening indeed. Olivia, don't you mean GUBE'S big colorful pictures???

 

 

 

Oh and LoriMorales my Old lady ain't in no closet she is in the kitchen...................

LoriMorales what happened to your large fount that you usually use.........

LoriMorales I love you girl ...I'm just playing...........I'll tell you what if you promise to go to the next meet and greet then I'll come to. It'll be fun.............

Yeah, that's what I keep doing.  In the meantime it's driving me crazy...so I will blame gube's and his "BIG" colorful pictures.

 What happened to this blog?  Boys will be Boys.  (can't take spelling with a z at the end).  How many times has that phrase been used thoughout the years?  We can go off into Gubeland and react.  Now it has turned into "boys will be Serial Killers".

LoriM, you are reacting.....hopefully you don't seriously think that a boy and his gun will make Serial Killer material.  So it got me to thinking......Have you ever used Mouse traps, or gopher bait?  Isn't that kind of "passive agressive" killing?  We had a gopher come into our Lobby a couple of weeks ago.....I was able to trap it in the mens bathroom and another employee came and gently scooped him up and let him go outside.

Last night, I notice one of the rose bushes in front is dead.  And Low and Behold......Gopher hills surrounding the poor little rose bush.  Let's not kill the gophers!!!

Now just wondering - would you like to comment on the men who burned down the depot because they were drunk and out having grown up boy fun?  Do you have an opinion on that? 

Well Lorimorales if it is proven that these two men are the ones that are responsible for burning down the Depot then they should be held accountable. Obviously they are having a hard time proving that these two men started the fire. If they could prove it these two would have already been arrested and charged. I can understand why the authorities have not released the suspects names. They are afraid of people like you LoriMorales of attacking these two Innocent until proven guilty men. Many people believe that the authorities are using the illegal fireworks as a cover-up. The story has changed several times. They may not know what started the fire and are trying to use these two men as scape goats. So far all the info that we have been told is very questionable. Just because these two men where shooting of bottle rockets doesn't prove that they started the fire. There is a lot of community pressure to blame someone for the fire and I just hope that if the bottle rockets did not start the fire that these two men aren't sacrificed for the community sake. If it is proven that these two men did indeed start the fire then they should be held accountable. Depending on these two men's records I don't see them doing state prison time for the depot fire. True they may have caused the fire but it wasn't intentional it was an accident by negligence. They may get time out at Lerdo and a hefty fine and such but I don't think they deserve state prison time. Now if they both have criminal records then state prison time may be a reality for them.

 

And may I ask you to let your wife out of the closet, give her your gun (with live ammo) and let me watch in my crystal ball as she has some fun blowing your brain (purposely no plural there) out.  Just so ya know, I'll vouch for her in court that it was justifiable

Wow look at you LoriMorales advocating Violence.......encouraging my beloved old lady to blow out my brain with a loaded gun.....And you call your self a tree hugger ha..............So tell me LoriMorales why is it ok for you to encourage my old lady to murder me by blowing out my brains but it is not ok if my boyz kill a bird.................LoriMorales you are advocating murder........and you call me the sick one! Not only do you want my old lady to murder me but you want to watch....your the sick one LoriMorales............Get back on your meds and go to counseling ............wow I cant believe you told my old lady to blow out my brain.....wow

You are correct in saying ''blow out your brain'' because that is all any of us have is one brain. or LoriMorales do you have two???

 

Olivia, something weird is going on with the website today.  Try hitting refresh, missing things seem to reappear after that.  Duuno why.

What happened to the blog....is it me or is something wierd going on.  Things keep disappeariing.  Can't find some of the other discussions either.  (Although this one isn't really a discussion anymore)  Two "characters" bashing each other...not a pretty sight.

OK, I'm officially abstaining from the rest of this discussion.  :o

That's so funny Gube.  I love it when you prove my point. 

Now just wondering - would you like to comment on the men who burned down the depot because they were drunk and out having grown up boy fun?  Do you have an opinion on that?

And may I ask you to let your wife out of the closet, give her your gun (with live ammo) and let me watch in my crystal ball as she has some fun blowing your brain (purposely no plural there) out.  Just so ya know, I'll vouch for her in court that it was justifiable homicide.  I blog this only because you continue to address violence like it is the natural state of life.  I don't agree, but thought I'd add to your rant.  As to your feelings ..... should I see a sign you have some, I will address at that time. 

By the way, just as an aside, they have books at the library that help you with spelling.  You may consider that as something positive to do with your spare time. 

Now I must sign off.  Have flowers to plant and a tree to hug and a husband to kiss and a grand daughter who wants to dance and, I must admit, I'm planning on making a cake.

Yes, I had a great 4th too!  We did lots of stuff in BVS and in town.  Too bad my holiday weekend has to end and I have to go back to work tomorrow.  :(  Oh well, it's all good.

As far as the depot, I guess you missed some of the other blogs about it where many of us discussed it.  Yes, I am very saddened, and angry as well.  We went to a little shindig downtown on the 4th and it was right across from the depot.  Very painful to see.  The depot's loss is a great tragedy for it's historical significance both as a building and for what it means to the town of Tehachapi.  We all have to be patient though, the wheels of justice turn very slowly.  None of us have all the facts, but they will come out in time, and I'm confident that these guys will be prosecuted, as they should.

As far as Gube is concerned, well he's a character, and I truly believe that he says a lot of things to get a reaction out of people, which he's usually pretty successful at.  I could be wrong because I don't know him personally (he didn't make himself known at the meet and greet!), but I think his bark is worse than his bite.  If he doesn't introduce himself at the next meet and greet, we may never really know!

I hope your friend makes it through his bone marrow transplant OK.  That's an incredibly difficult and painful ordeal, but it sounds like he is surrounded with plenty of love, affection, and support.  That really is wonderful to hear!

One more note on the depot, I did see a banner hanging on the security fence around the remains that said something like, "The Depot, Back On Track".  Good to hear.  I also read an article somewhere here on the TN from a guy who I believe said he is an architectural historian and he was lamenting the course of the restoration before the burning down.  He said they were doing a lot of things that weren't historically accurate in the restoration and there should be different people in charge of it for the rebuild.  My thought concurs with his in the sense that the depot should be historically accurate, and they shouldn't be converting space in there to offices!  It should just be a depot and museum, not an office building!

 

Lori Morales I am very concern for your mental state of mind........You are losing  it,,,,,,,...Are you off you meds again....................please consider getting back on your medication before you become even more manic then you are now......Bi polarism is treatable but you LoriMorales first must want help............So is it true that your husband really wear a dress along with a thong?? Hey I'm only repeating what I have heard. Is it true that you keep your husbands Testicles in a jar on your side of the bedroom on the dresser????? Hey I wouldn't make this up.........  Here you go again LoriMorales hurting my feeling's with the mean things that you sprew about me and my real Boyz. I think that you enjoy hurting other peoples feelings...You are a cyber bully LoriMorals...and I feel that you are a  Bigot because I feel that your attacks are because you think that I am white trash.............Tell me LoriMorales does it make you feel better about your self when you call me mean names like dubby gubby ?? or gube's limited brain power....That perhaps is one of the meanest comment that anyone anywhere has ever said to me..........Just because I was the only one in the 5th grade that could vote doesn't make me stupid............What ever happened to live and let live??? LoriMorales to I ridicule you for how you raised you sissies...no I don't.............Why do you feel the need to pick on me LoriMorales????? I have done my best in raising my boyz......They are good boyz....You have judged them and you have condemned them to a life of a Serial Killer without ever meeting them.....Lori are you a witch with a crystal ball.......Can you see into the future ?????? Whats wrong with letting  my old lady cook my food and cake.....After all it her job.....She is the woman ain't she.......It's her job not mine to cook and clean..... In MY house the women know their place and the men theirs. Cooking and sowing is woman's work in MY house. LoriMorales does your husband wash the dishes too.......I bet that thong fits him well with out testicles..........We went cat fishing last night and caught 3 catfish.....The best part wasn't catching the catfish it was watching my little ones beat in the catfishes heads so that they would stop flopping around.......And yes LoriMorales my little one got to cut the fish open and gut it.....They really enjoyed gutting the fishes.....Then they had a fish gut fight...............Man they got guts all over themselves...boy did they have.....so did I........I HAVE GOOD BOYZ !!!

 

 Lori Morales I am very concern for your mental state of mind........You are losing  it,,,,,,,...Are you off you meds again....................please consider getting back on your medication before you become even more manic then you are now......Bi polarism is treatable but you LoriMorales first must want help............So is it true that your husband really wear a dress along with a thong?? Hey I'm only repeating what I have heard. Is it true that you keep your husbands Testicles in a jar on your side of the bedroom on the dresser????? Hey I wouldn't make this up.........  Here you go again LoriMorales hurting my feeling's with the mean things that you sprew about me and my real Boyz. I think that you enjoy hurting other peoples feelings...You are a cyber bully LoriMorals...and I feel that you are a  Bigot because I feel that your attacks are because you think that I am white trash.............Tell me LoriMorales does it make you feel better about your self when you call me mean names like dubby gubby ?? or gube's limited brain power....That perhaps is on of the meanest comment that anyone anywhere has ever said to me..........Just because I was the only on in the 5th grade that could vote doesn't make me stupid............What ever happened to live and let live??? LoriMorales to I ridicule you for how you raised you sissies...no I don't.............Why do you feel the need to pick on me LoriMorales????? I have done my best in raising my boyz......They are good boyz....You have judged them and you have condemned them to a life of a Serial Killer without ever meeting them.....Lori are you a witch with a crystal ball.......Can you see into the future ?????? Whats wrong with letting  my old lady cook my food and cake.....After all it her job.....She is the woman ain't she.......It's her job not mine to cook and clean..... In MY house the women know their place and the men theirs. Cooking and sowing is woman's work in MY house. LoriMorales does your husband wash the dishes too.......I bet that thong fits him well with out testicles..........We went cat fishing last night and caught 3 catfish.....The best part wasn't catching the catfish it was watching my little ones beat in the catfishes heads so that they would stop flopping around.......And yes LoriMorales my little one got to cut the fish open and gut it.....They really enjoyed gutting the fishes.....Then they had a fish gut fight...............Man they got guts all over themselves...boy did they have.....so did I........I HAVE GOOD BOYZ !!!

 

GregL --- thanks.  My 4th was great.  How 'bout you?  We had a nice meal over friends - out in the back yard.  No one with weapons of any kind, or even fireworks.  Outlawed ya know.  But good conversation and laughs (about REAL funny stuff) with nice people.  Everyone there thought the fire rockets that took down the depot was a tragedy.  Appalled at grown men behaving so irresponsibly. 

 

And GL, you like trains - I would have thought you too would be feeling sad (and like me, mad) over our loss and the men who were just out having some fun.  And I just gotta ask ---- you really wanna make friendly like, let's spend time together, with your family and gube's?   I gave you an idea, what's your take on it? 

Just to provide some difference in what I think a man can be. We have a friend currently receiving a bone marrow transplant and has set up a blog site.  He and his family post daily updates on his condition.  With the blogs come very beautiful poems and pictures of rivers and valleys and mountains and sky and clouds, etc.  We may loose him, but we all know he is a very real man. 

Happy 4th of July, Lori M!

Hurt your feelings .... wow ...... stop your whining, big gun toting, knife carrying manly man. 

I'll say it over and over again.  Guns and knives are not toys.  Raise your children any way you want - but I'm hearing you whine right now because your bad ass kid shot the neighbor dead and is being locked away because he is considered a danger to society.  "How did this happen to us", you'll ask?  "Boo-Hoo, where did we go wrong?"  "I wonder why our baby boy doesn't feel any remorse about murdering another living thing?"   

You think dangerous adolescents come from no where?  They are usually raised by parents that believe guns are a way to kill something harmless and defenseless and do it for the shear pleasure of feeling powerful - like that has something to do with being male.   

GregL, Colitas, Olivia, you want gube's boyz outside your home shooting ...... whatever?  "Here gube, jr. take this sharp knife and go outside --- but be very careful."  Even dubby gubby says his boys have cut themselves many times ..... that's how they learned to be careful.  Geez ...... that's crazy.  Sorry if I offend your need for violence.   I garden outside and I play with my grand daughter outside.  We frequently have family and friends over and enjoy the outdoors on the patio.  I want your weapon bearing bratz no where near me and mine. 

Gube is not the least bit funny  - not by a long shot (pun intended) just scary.  And yes gube ...... I think you should teach your boyz to sow.   "What a maroon" ............(quote by Bugs Bunny ......... VERY funny).  What terrible thing would happen to your boyz should they learn to feed themselves?  Goodness - we wouldn't want any self reliant gube man.  Let's have one more generation of fat, beer bellied, burping, crouch grabbing gubes sitting around scratching themselves and waiting for their mommy/wife to get home to make them a cake - because a cake making man would be unattractive. 

I think gube's limited brain power and propensity for weapons is a dangerous combination ..... but, GregL ..... you be friends with him - ya all go on a picnic and take your toys.  Really - someone should just take a chance.  Maybe your little Sally will learn to open and close a jack-knife - throw it into the ground - see how close she can "stick it" next to gube's little Johnny's foot.  It's just good, clean, American fun.

Gube pulled one over again!  I think I'll call you Guber-Duper!  It's all in good fun ya know!

gube being a smart a$$......well hell ya......I am who I am....ha ha ha ........And Lorimorales  is being a over dramatic paranoid skitso phyco babel bimbo.........Accusing me of raising future serial killers because my kids have knifes and pellet and BB guns and may have on occasion shot a bird or two is asinine...........Lorimorales you hurt my feelings with that comment.........Lorimorales do you like hurting other peoles feelings................I think you do.............. Lori would it make you happy if I bought my boyz dolls to play with. Maybe I should teach them how to sow..........Or how to bake a strawberry cake from scratch.......................Maybe I'll only let them watch the lifetime channel.............Lori if you want to come on here and attack me and call me a bad parent then expect the same....... ...............

Lorimorales...MY... boyz will be Boyz.................boyz will be boyz.....................boyz will be boyz.....................boyz will be boyz..............

 

 

 Lorimorales....remember that MY boyz will be boyz......not girlz !

As long as it's not his answer to divorce...  :O Actually, just yesterday morning I had a pile that looked similar to the first picture on my front porch...my murdering cat brings me the guts of her kill...just a little pile of guts. I almost stepped in them but one of my dogs ran out the door to sniff them and prevented what could have been nasty...

Sorry people, I thought Gube was kind of funny.  Lori brought up Seriel killers, Gube just came back being a smart a$$....which I have an appreciation for (sometimes)

Lorie, we also have boys with BB guns and knives.  The knives are more of a collection.  They aren't allowed to take them outside.  Why did we buy them?  Normally, they will spend their own money on them and then I set the rules.  We know as they grow up to be men, they are going to use knives.  I'm wanting to make sure they know how to use them.  Kind of like the sewing machine I bought my daughter.  Same with the BB guns. They seldom take their BB guns out anymore.  The novelty has wore off.  In the beginning, we taught them how to use them and the rules in order to keep them.  If they disobey the rules.  The guns are put away for a period of time.  These are things we want them to learn before they become adults and not have a clue.  I'm sure my boys have shot at birds.  If they actually ever hit one. I'm pretty sure they wouldn't do it again.  My husband had a gopher outside and our son wanted nothing to do with it's demise.  Some critters are considered as pests.  Some people insist that to shoot these pests is surely the sign of a serial killer.  They feel more comfort in knowing they have been caught in a trap or poisoned.  It's still death at your hands.

As our voice of reason (GregL) stated.  I think Gube is pulling your chain. 

 

LoriMorales said, "Weapons, fire rockets, knives are VERY dangerous in the hands of children." Your statement is very true if the parents don't get up from the table from playing monopoly and cards and get outside and teach their kids how to handle weapons, fire rockets and knives. It’s probable that these men who burnt down the depot didn’t get the training they needed from their parents. LoriMorales, I don’t think you understand how boys/men are wired.

Not Gube! He would never instigate! Gasp!!!!


All good blogs take a turn for the worse at some point.  But I do believe that Gube is pullin y'alls chain here.

Gube!!! Go take your Prozac!!! A double dose! And don't forget your Haldol and Thorazine!

 

Gube.....control yourself!!! You are disturbing people.. : (

Gube!!! Stick to your pics of illegal aliens!!!!!


Gube.. I was beginning to change my mind about you, but this latest post is so disgusting and horrific it's reprehensible!!   What is wrong with you???  God help your sons if this is the kind of 'gaming' you are teaching them is OK.  God help us all since  Gube and his sons are loose on our streets... 

Son of Sam.......Jeffery Daumier.......Lori what the hell or you talking about. Blah Blah Blah you are a over dramatic old fart........ As usual your talking out of your rear end..........I do play game with my boyz.........Hardcore video games like Hit man and suffering.....Lots of blood, guts and gore.................you can take your monopoly and chess game and shove it where the sun doesn't shine..........My boyz wont be raised to be a sissy....................What is wrong with this country is old bitties like you that want to raise boyz like little girls..........Now if you will excuse me because I and the boyz have some illegal fireworks to go lite off.............

 The son of gube.......ha ha ha......................

 

 

 

 

 

Was the fire intentional or an accident?  I'm not sure why the TN has not mentioned names.  Prominant family in Tehachapi I suppose?  It was reported that two boys came forward, then the story changed.  I find that very strange reporting.  Did the TN get the wrong information?  Or were they just trying to make us all feel better that they caught someone, or is it some kind of cover up on what really happened.  What I heard was the that the two mean were a substantial distance away from the depot and that it was an accident.  Do we still put these guys away for a really long time?  Was it arson or an accident?  There is a difference.  Either way....I'm sure my name would be spread around town if it has been me and a friend who caused it. 

I started this blog and was outraged about boyz - we find out now grown men - started a fire by acting like little and bad behaved boyz.  The result was terrible - could have been worse.  Someone could have been seriously burned, or even killed.  These blog sites seem to always go off course.  I don't know why.  I think some one actually thinks it is funny.  Here's a little lesson for anyone smart enough to understand it:  If no one laughs (but you) ----- it isn't funny.

The grown men playing with fire rockets, have not yet been identified in the papers - but I think the last article I read intimated that they know who they are and the police are carefully gathering facts prior to arrests. I hope these big boyz are put away for a really long time.   Hopefully they have not yet reproduced and created their own special next generation of idiots.

If these "men," and I use that term lightly, had been taught as boyz the consequences of their actions, they may have grown to be more responsible adults.

I think gube's attitude that this is no big deal is shameful.  Gube's the product of a father who thought it was okay for boyz to behave badly (he gives us some of the details further up at this site) and now, next generation can step up and they also behave badly.  His swell little boyz have guns to shot the birdies and squirrels ----- you explain the reason, because this is not sport, they are not hungry and requiring protein and if you just wanted target practice, set some tin cans out.  Shooting a bird for no reason is mean spirited and teaches the power a gun has over a defenseless little animal.  Son of Sam and Jeffry Daumier reinvented ---- Professional knives to play with - Gube ----- buy a game of monopoly, learn to play cards - like bridge, or chess - - and geez, maybe even read a book!  Take a piece of advice from someone much older and maybe your grandchildren won't feel the need to murder little robin red breast for fun.  Weapons, fire rockets, knives are VERY dangerous in the hands of children. 

What the name of the ''valiad & serious'' blog that BVS Jess started?????????????,........he did not start this one......

BVS Jess started a valid blog - a serious blog.....and it became fun and games, and once again the big question is buried.

So the city folks, and the police folks, and the newspapers folks can say....Whew! Their attention span is short!  The pressure if off!  We lucked out - we can continue to bury the facts!  Our BOYZ can continue the good life.

I personally still want answers!  Who burned down the Rail Road Depot?

Joty, does this answer your question?

Hey, is that Gube?! I guess he traded the thong for tights! hehe...

 

 

Yeah, that's too bad. I don't want to lament on the ills of modern day society, but it seems like things were a lot more wholesome and genuine when I was a kid. And I don't remember any "sports parents" who were screaming at the top of their lungs trying to live vicariuously through their kids. Either.

I've been involved a few years more and more recently than that.  Congrats on your pleasant memories.

I could bash LL all day long, but there are plenty of fine folks doing it and it isn't all bad. It is just extremely unfortunate that such a well-financed and supported organization, well-positioned to help lots of kids, doesn't.   Its all about the uniforms, the umpires, and the status the coaches get to feel.  Much better to schedule the time, throw out the bat and balls, and have the adults pitch to the kids and get a good game of "work-up" going. 

The current system gives about 10% of the participants an out-sized feeling of their ability, another 20% get to hang-in there with their more talented friends, 50% get bored to death standing in the field, and 20% get kicked in the teeth.  While a few coaches that are capable of doing so transmit some of the more esoteric game skills (the ones that only the top 10% or so can implement anyway) the biggest group of them micro-manage ("take a strike and then hit to right") kids who would be better off without their "help". 

I only played one season, at maybe 11 or 12, can't really remember exactly what age.  I remember at the end of the season the coach handed out a typed sheet to each player showing their stats for the season and a little note to each player.  I had it pinned up in my room for awhile, proud of my season.  I certainly wasn't the best player, but I tried really hard and the coach appreciated that.  It was fun, but I'm just not a sports kinda guy.  I preferred other activities like hiking and camping and experimenting with electronics and working on my train layout (HO), and I was busy with school band too.

 I Have a friend that has several acres out in Cummings valley and he has invited me and my boyz to come out and shoot lice and diseased infected ground squirrels..............His property has been over ran with squirrels and instead of hiring a exterminator to eradicate the situation he allows people to shoot them on his property......It's a control setting and it gives the boys a good real life experience with guns and the effect that they have................They will have Adult supervision and it will be a bonding experience for me and my boyz...................

So, Greg you .300 hitter you - when did you stop playing baseball and why?