A word of advice to Kelvin Sampson. “DON’T MESS WITH THE STANGER! Or you’re bound to get stung.” (Cheesy I know, but hey, if Emmis can get away with that sort of thoughtless promotion, so can we.)

Apparently Sampson is not a fan of Jeff Stanger, baseball, Bloomington or books. I’m a Purdue grad, but come on, are you serious? Sure, Rick Greenspan might lay down the law and Michael McRobbie will get his first test due to the recruiting violations , but what is their stance on the remarks towards Trolley Dodgers, Jeff Stanger, baseball, the city of Bloomington and the future release of Kansaska? That my friend is the real story.

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You lose the Indianapolis mayoral election in November, the Indianapolis Colts lose in their home playoff game, then you (temporarily) move to Boston and jump on the New England Patriots bandwagon. OK, maybe that’s a little “out there” on the later part, but I do find it odd that even a former Mayor of Indy can’t find a decent job in the area. I don’t even need to comment further on that as it truly speaks for itself. And frankly, I can’t blame him for jumping on the opportunity…or on the Boston Celtics bandwagon (the Indiana Pacers off-court actions of recent years are enough of a reason for anyone to disassociate with the city).

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OK, apparently it is going around…

An Indianapolis woman has been charged with neglect for leaving her 4-year-old child unattended in a car near Greenwood Park Mall.  The incident occurred on Nov. 23 as shoppers converged on shopping malls for after-Thanksgiving sales.  (The) child was left unattended for over an hour in (the) car.

Seriously, was that “bargin” really worth a possible 6 months to 3 years in prison?  People, please use some common sense here and think about the safety of your children.  These people are just killing me.

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I swear, some people just don’t deserve to have children.  When I read this story this morning it just angered me at the lack of common sense.  Never mind the fact that is was bitterly cold last night and you left a two-year-old in a cold minivan for 40 minutes.  What about the possibility of someone kidnapping your child?

And their excuse?  “Their child was sound asleep and they didn’t want to wake him before going into the store.”  Having three little ones myself my thought process would be to either wake the child up OR if you want to let him sleep, one of you can stay in the van while it’s running and the other can take your four-year-old into the store to go shopping with you.  Leaving them unattended in a cold van would never have even crossed my mind as an option.

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During yesterday’s storm, a total of 3.4 inches of snowfall was measured at the National Weather Service (NWS) in Indianapolis.  So that means they were on target with their final 2-4″ prediction.  The low was off though, as it was 12 degrees when I woke up this morning and freakin’ freezin’.  (The coffee is about to go on.)

The forecast has changed yet again for tonight and tomorrow, with more snow and possibly some rain and freezing rain on the way.  Right now we have some “freezing fog” and have mostly ice left over from yesterday, so hopefully when it warms up tomorrow the ice will melt away.

No such luck on a decent “play snow”, but that usually doesn’t occur until January around here anyway.

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