The LuLac Edition #2453, June 23rd, 2013

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MAYBE I'M AMAZED 

MAYBE I’M AMAZED……..that the only thing those three knuckleheads in Taylor cared about after they starved their son/brother to death was whether or not they would still get his check! Adding insult to injury, these zeroes did a taste testing on WNEP TV at Wal Mart for granola bars two weeks before this guy died. The sorry excuse for a mother said they couldn’t get him medical care because they had no transportation to get to a Doctor. But they sure got their ugly asses up to Wal Mart, didn’t they? I’ve said it many time, the family you get when you are born or adopted into can be the best winning lottery ticket you will win in your life or the worst. For Robert Gensiak's, he got the losing ticket with this clan of scumbags. And do not tell me that it seems like the mother doesn’t look right. Sorry. She was “with it” enough to keep track of his checks. Evil has many faces, and some of them are vapid and dumb. Like foxes. And what about those sisters? Imagine if your son or daughter brought home one of them! 
MAYBE I’M AMAZED……….at how beautiful the Riverfront looks this time of year. Was down there Friday night for Topic A and really was impressed with everything. Kudos to the Riverfest people who started this event a few years ago when there were few takers or people who wanted in. They stuck with it. And today on the 41st anniversary of the Agnes Flood, the work done there as well as the great event highlight the resiliency of our community as well as the role government, yes that big bad government had in our recovery from that terrible time. 
MAYBE I’M AMAZED…….that the madness of abuse continues in NEPA. In Dushore, a couple has been accused of keeping a their 12 year old daughter with cerebral palsy in a makeshift cage. These two beauts are 55-year-old Richard Frankenfield and 49-year-old Mary Beth Frankenfield. They said they locked the kid away to keep her from getting into things. Well, at least the small consolation is they didn’t go out and drown her! 
MAYBE I’M AMAZED…….that back in the 70s, many media people made fun of the Newswatch 16 slogan, “We’re Everywhere!”. Laugh or not, it rings true. They seem to have a lot of archival files that they happen to come by whenever there’s a news story. Just look at what they came up with when this Taylor tragedy was revealed. 
MAYBE I’M AMAZED…..that Teddy Roosevelt had a pet bear when he was in the White House. 
MAYBE I’M AMAZED……. my Pirates and Indians seem to be above water this season. Could it be one of the two might be in the playoffs? 
MAYBE I’M AMAZED……..that James Gandolfini was an actor that kept you coming back for more in that Tony Soprano role. Kind of like what Jon Hamm does with his Don Draper. Season finale of “Madman” is tonight on AMC at 10PM. 
MAYBE I’M AMAZED…….at how Larry King got on CNN just hours after Gandolfini died and started yammering about how much the actor loved food. It is true that obesity is one of the main causes for heart disease but there are a lot of skinny guys who can pack it away too. Then the New York Post came out with a story about the actor’s last meal. The only reason why this is being brought up is because he was a large man. If Woody Allen dropped over from a coronary, they wouldn’t be dissecting his last meal. 
MAYBE I’M AMAZED……at the adverse reaction on Twitter (God, I hate Twitter, it’s like a license for morons to limit their thinking, such as it is to 140 characters) to Lebrun James’ comments after winning a hard fought championship series. James said he was an inner city kid from Akron that gets a chill every time he walks into the locker room and sees his number 6 with his name on the jersey. Lebrun was criticized for bashing his critics. He answered that question because he was asked whether he cared what people said about him. I guarantee you, if Tim Tebow or any other white athlete said what James said, they’d be celebrated. 
MAYBE I’M AMAZED………at the appreciation that has grown for James. I am not an NBA watcher full time. I’m a Knick fan but watch only the playoffs. But I’ve been around long enough to see Russell and Chamberlain at the tail end of their careers. Plus Jerry West, Bill Bradley, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, John Stockton, Kobe Bryant and Shaq.  This guy might not have them beat, but he is pretty damn close to being on par with all of them. 
MAYBE I’M AMAZED…..that Matt Cartwright recently introduced the Time Off to Vote Act (H.R. 2350). The legislation would require employers to grant their workers at least two hours of paid leave to vote in federal elections. Great idea.  Maybe if it passes, it could be extended to the local elections too. 
MAYBE I’M AMAZED…..that if you shake a can of mixed nuts, the larger nuts will rise to the top. Kind of like the real world and corporate America.