Easy Orange Smoothie and the POP Awards
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Good morning breakfastpoppers. Today is Tuesday, November 17, 2009 and it is time for the 14th Weekly POP Awards. Let us, as is our delightful custom, prepare a delicious drink to carry to the ceremony. Today's choice is an Easy Orange Smoothie. All you need is a 6 ounce can of frozen orange juice, 1 cup low-fat milk, 1 cup water, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 12 ice cubes. Crush ice cubes and place all ingredients in your trusty blender and pulse away until smooth. Pour the drink into your thermos, add any other ingredient you feel appropriate, and let's go. I'll meet you there in a few minutes.
Welcome everyone to the 14th weekly POP Awards. Please let us give a rousing welcome to our first winner, the distinguished Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy. Justice Kennedy, it is indeed an honor to have you here. Recently you provided The Daltonian, a school newspaper from the Dalton School in New York, with a lesson about journalistic independence. I am not sure that was your original intent but that is how it worked out. After your visit to the school, you requested that a draft of any article written about the event be sent to you before publication. For a man who is regarded as a defender of First Amendment values, do you think your request was appropriate? We don't think so, which is why we are proud to hand you this POP. Thank you sir. Should I send you a draft of the coverage of this event, before I print it?
Our next recipient is the Calumet middle school in Illinois. Will a representative from the school please come up to the stage? Apparently a vigorous and spirited food-fight broke out in the lunchroom. The end result of the flying food was the arrest of at least twenty-five students and their suspension from school for two days. The kid's now have to appear before a judge to hear their fate. Our justice system hard at work. Please take this POP and watch out for any flying banana's. Personally, I feel like launching one aimed right at your empty, humorless head.
Our next award winner is also a school in our nation. Will the person representing the Byam School please come up to the podium? Apparently, there were quite a few parents who were tired of the school ban on Santa, stockings, candy canes, red and green tissue paper and all Christmas and Hanukkah items. Oh, would you please share this award with the parent who felt that if these items were sold in the school, what would stop a a child from bringing in a Swastika. I have an announcement to make breakfastpoppers. Common sense is officially dead. We just need to bury it once and for all.
Our fourth winner this morning is Tom Brokow. Please come up the the stage, sir, to receive the coveted POP Award. You have been chosen to receive this award for your recent coverage from the Berlin Wall. Never once did you mention the role Ronald Reagan played in ending the cold war. How is it you found time to to praise Mikhail Gorbachev?
Pardon me for a second, I think I need a swig of my smoothie to calm me down. AAHH! Much better. Our last winner, or should I say winners, are ABC and CBS. Will those representing these networks please come to the stage? Your organizations have been awarded the POP for your pathetic coverage of the Fort Hood Memorial Ceremony. You saw fit to air hours and hours of Michael Jackson's memorial service, but showed very little interest in covering this national tragedy. You limited your coverage to President Obama's remarks, preferring to air the soap operas instead. How do you people sleep at night?
Well, this concludes the festivities for today. Does anyone have anything a bit stronger than orange juice. I need to spike my drink to calm my self down. Thanks all for attending and thanks to all the "winners" chosen today.
Until next Tuesday...POP...
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Good morning taxlarry,
Our children are learning political correctness to the point of mental illness. I'll meet you at the bar and thanks for buying. Spread the word.
POP- Sad but true on the death of common sense in our schools, and media. As for the Networks, it is no wonder that FOX outperforms them all. Even the vaunted Oprahharpie cannot get the revenue as ratings fall. Maybe Princess Sarah will take her place. Here's a shot from my Flask till we get to Taxlarry at the Bar....
Pop,
I found your comment about the death of common sense very interesting I saw a woman on CSPAN2 who wrote this article in 1998. Great Hub and great choices.
Good morning Hmrjmr,
There is never o a shortage of "winners" .I'll take that sip. See you later. Since taxlarry is buying I'm staying late.
Good morning Tom,
Thanks for the link. What a great article. I hope there is life after death because we need the return of "common sense" and we need it bad.
The Divided States of America seems to have adopted the "Limbo" as the official national dance. It includes the theme of "How Low Can You Go". It also seems to be picking up on one of the African legba or legua dance, by definition a "funeral" dance. Both definitions would befit todays status quo
I have a batch straight from the burnt oak vat of "lightly colored" yet stout as a mule Moonshine that will decidedly make you forget your aches and pains, on the house!
Dear 50 Caliber,
Always an interesting comment from you. Thank you. Bring on the "medicine". I need it. Come to the bar later, Hmrjmr will be there and taxlarry is buying. Common sense is dead and we have to give it a proper burial...
POP: Common Sense left us when Political Correctness became
the fashion. I'll take common sense over PC any day.
What exactly are we teaching our children? We have a first amendment, but cannot exercise itbecause a Supreme court Justice wants to see the article first? A food fight and you're in front of a judge? No wonder our children are confused.
As for ABC and CBS, that was a matter of ratings. It is appropriate to cancel the soaps for Michael Jackson, because he is still a "draw"; however, the massacre at Fort Hood, and the memorial ceremony, well, that would affect the ratings, so it's back to the soaps. Disgraceful!
Taxlarry: So glad you're back. I've missed you on the hub, and at the bar. See you later - save me a seat, and thanks for buying....
Good morning Pino,
What a fine mess we've gotten ourselves into Ollie...Common sense is dead and PC is alive and well. I am going to stick my head under the covers for a while. I'll come out later and be at the bar.. Can't wait to be among friends..
Looks like a "full house" at the bar! With all the flammable liquids the fire marshal will be trying to shut us down....
Pop
Insanity continues to reign throughout the land! I wish someone would pose the issue, since Christmas is celebrated on December 25 and it is intended to represent the birthday of Jesus Christ then all those that oppose the celebration of the intended holiday on the intended day simply KEEP ON WORKING! How silly of me, most of the opposition to the celebration OF THIS Holiday as it was originally intended don’t have jobs anyway………..THEY ARE DEMOCRATS!
As far as the Berlin wall coverage, you can’t expect lefties like Tom Brokow to recognize Regan’s part in bringing down the wall; they are still in denial that TAX CUTS WORK!
Finally regarding the coverage of THE FORT HOOD JIHADISTS; just remember there is no WAR ON TERROR so there can’t be any TERRORIST!
Dear 50 Caliber,
Just let them try!
Dear Patriot,
Thanks for setting the record straight. Okay, the one thing I am certain of is that common sense is dead, PC should be dead and we are all meeting at the bar and taxlarry is buying!
Morning POP, how are the kids supposed to learn anything when there is a ban on words like "America" and "Americans" from text books. (I want to place State Farm Insurance on some list, they will no longer be covering Florida, Good Job!) At this point drinking rubbing alcohol is better than trying to understand the Left. Here is a list of banned words, make sure you've had at least two drinks before reading.
Pop, appropriate awards as always. I was surprised at Kennedy's behavior. It's appropriate that he is listed first. I heard about that PTO meeting also where the Holiday shop is not allowed to sell any real holiday item. I wonder just what holiday they are celebrating? I am so sick of political correctness. I refuse to participate. I call it like I see it.
Jiberish, I just heard on the radio that State Farm will stay in FL, raising rates 15% which I don't think is too bad but they are cutting the number of homes they cover. Our idiot, Obama loving Governor Crist could have done something about insurance in FL a long time ago but he was unwilling to negotiate and he vetoed the bill from the legislature thinking Citizens Insurance could handle the load which is ridiculous. Louisiana fixed their home insurance and they had a long more damage than FL.
Thanks for the updates. Entertaining, as usual.
POP,
You have one of the best hubs, it is a lunch hour highlight for me.
Common sense is dead. The average person cares more about their pet goldfish then they do about the freedoms and rights of people in this world, those rights include their own children's rights to just be kids. Shame on that school for bringing criminal action against kids in a food fight. Were fists thrown? What happened to the days of suspension or a write up? Guess this is the world we live in. I'd of made those kids stay after school supervised by the poor janitor who's job it is to clean the mess and made them help clean it up; punishment enough I say. Woe is the person that believes their word is more important than the next persons. All deserving Pop awards given here. Censorship must die and stupidity, well we know that stupidity is a pandemic in today's world.
For all those who don't know; I'm sure you do tonight is the Leonids meteor shower! If the clouds aren't in the way get outside tonight or in the early morning with a nice warm cup of your choice and drink in the view. Thirty meteors an hour.
Thanks Breakfastpop!
Dear jiberish,
I checked the list of banned words. What's left?
Baby?
Dear Pamela,
Didn't you hear? The world as you and I know it is coming to an end. Meet all of us at the bar. Taxlarry is buying..
Dear James, Thanks...
Dear Dan,
You words mean everything to me..
Dear Cow Flipper,
Obviously common sense is alive and well in you. You need to spread the wealth. I tried to see the meteor shower this morning and honestly, I thought i did. it was so cloudy, I was probably seeing things...
Well Pop, if I want a refresher course in common sense, I just visit your hubs. Great awards ceremony. I must say this Nation is in a pickle but I am optimistic that PC is starting to bottom out. I hear more and more people just saying it like it is. I sense people are waking up, slowly but surely (like a slow burn) that may just surprise us. Or, at least I hope so.
Dear ehern,
All I can say is, I hope you are right. Let's face it, enough is enough. Something tells me you don't need a refresher course in common sense, you either have it or you don't. You, my friend, have it...
Hey Pop, well you may have seen some of the glow after the falls but if it is overcast your chances are slim to none. I live in the pacific northwest and it has been raining for over a week here. Guess I'll have to hope for the best next year. Don't fret though, there are many more showers to come.
Pop, more great awards...
I had in mind an award for Obama for bowing down to the emporer of Japan.. But wait, how about that picture of him standing with his hands over his privates while others at the Vet day ceremony were standing at attention with hands over heart or saluting.. Of course he can't appear to be 'taking sides'!
I have come to the conclusion that they are dumbing down the schools. The TAG (Talented and Gifted) programs are going away, and more money is being spent on Special Ed. Nice program, but are smart students are not being able to grow to their protential. They want every one to be the same, but they actually are separating the kids by sticking them into special ed.
Keep on hubbing!
I have come to the conclusion that they are dumbing down the schools. The TAG (Talented and Gifted) programs are going away, and more money is being spent on Special Ed. Nice program, but are smart students are not being able to grow to their protential. They want every one to be the same, but they actually are separating the kids by sticking them into special ed.
Keep on hubbing!
I'm joining you for dinner........ as usual. Okay, I checked out the banned words list, and if that list is indeed accurate; I am going to jail........... as are quite a few of my co-workers! We say the Pledge of Allegiance every morning, that means both America and God are present with the 748 students in our school at 9:05 every single day.
I also use the term "blind as a bat." I use it during writing, and I've used it during grammar. It is an idiom, and only an idiot would believe we use it as a detrimental term for the handicapped. I'm going to have to look further........ haven't even thought about phrases used for alliteration, onomatopoeia, ect. Many of those words are used, and I spend an awful lot of time with my 8th grade gifted readers reading "banned" books. It's something I've done every year for the last twelve, and I have no intention of stopping. They find it exciting to choose a piece of literature from the banned list, and I love watching them determine why certain books would be eliminated from libraries and school rooms. It shows them the difference between "now and then," and it shows them that many things have been banned and replaced by something else, and often something just as offensive.
It also shows them what "real" literature is. Seeing 4th graders walking the halls with their big, fat new copies of the Twilight series is something I'd like to see banned. That our nine and ten year olds get through to books three and four happy that the young, human girl gets what she wanted and ends up with a little illegitimate half vampire/ half human baby makes me just a little sick, but then again, as some people say, "but aren't you happy they're reading."
Thanks Pop! I have to drink my smoothie............. it's late and I'm starving.
Dear Great American,
I saw those pictures and they tell us everything we need to know about Obama. Why doesn't everyone see it?
Yer spot on this morning. Pass me a strawberry smoothie. I've had a hard day trying to explain the economics of oil consumption to a flaming liberal. I'm exhausted.
I will have a double smoothie on this one. Is it called the me, self, I syndrome? Your humor is a great truth. You write it very well. I am sad that everything public has to use Happy Holidays rather then Merry CHRISTmas, so no one is offended. The believers do not count on this vote. Loved your hub. Some wonder why kids could be so direspectful with food. Look who teaches them. Blessings breakfastpop.
A Father had a son. The son was coming to the age of accountability. In his room he left one silver dollar, one jug of Whiskey, one Bible, and one Playboy.If Johnny picks the dollar he will be a banker.If Johny takes the whiskey he will be a drunk, if Johnny takes the Bible a Pastor, the playboy a sexist.Johnny came home. He put the dollar in his pocket, took a long swig of whiskey, picked up the Playboy and put it in his Bible then left.
Dad says 'what do you know my son is going to be a congressman' I laughed. John Hagee told this joke on his televised Church service. Daystar Network. Pastor John is way cool to listen too. Pass on the joke at the bar anytime.
Hugs
Thank you 4 visiting my hubs. Your warm comments make me smile.. Keep working the Breakfast Bar, I am hooked. I have learned a great deal. :)
With Love. I will return for more goodies.
Dear eovery,
Your concerns are real and very upsetting. My children were both in the G & T program many years ago. Even then there was tremendous jealousy and anger from other parents directed at the program. What people wanted then and still want is a level playing field. Translation, the dumbing down of America.
Dear Kale,
I hope your students appreciate what a treasure they have in you. The best teacher I ever had asked us to read Catcher In The Rye and almost lost her job because of it. You rock! I'll always keep breakfast in the fridge for you so you can enjoy it at dinner.
Dear nicomp,
You had better lie down. You have your work cut out for you. Liberals don't have ears that work!
Dear skye,
I love when you stop by. The pleasure of your company is always a blessing. Loved the joke. I knew the ending from the beginning. It's a perfect requirement for a politician, in fact everyone thinking of going into politics should be tested in this way. The minute the Playboy goes into the Bible, success is guaranteed!
Sorry Pop, I have to respond to Eovery's comment about dumbing down the schools. I work with what is the politically correct term "the exceptional child." The phrase is a blanket term........ think of it in the way autism is used for a broad spectrum of function. Just a label.
Special Education has indeed taken the forefront, but so have the programs for the gifted. The difference is the way in which it has all changed. Special Ed. has moved into the inclusion setting; it's a fact. People fought long and hard for differentiated learning and NCLB, for all children to be educated to the extent that they can be along with their peers. I will be the first to say that one day they will be fighting in the other direction; the entire concept doesn't always work, but there are stories of success and they are worth it. Unfortunately, I see more failure than success, but that's me. I don't enjoy watching failure on the faces of kids who are expected to perform at a sixth grade level when they read at a first grade level. Modifications help, but I'd rather see pride in a child's face than defeat. I prefer baby steps, and I prefer that a child learn a concept rather than have it modified to the point where they graduate high school still reading at the first grade level.
The gifted are also being separated. We are putting them into "elite" schools. When school report cards are published in the newspaper everyone forgets that the "top" school in the state is one that enrolls only the gifted, only the highest "test scores." People forget that the children who once boosted test scores are no longer a part of their neighborhood school, as they forget that the child still reading at the first grade level is tested along with their sixth grade peers.
In order to have a gifted program in the city where I work you have to be able to give 350 minutes per week of gifted instruction during the school day. Most schools do not have the staff for this requirement, and nobody is going to open a position for the ten children that would qualify.
You also have the time constraint; children are in school for five and a half hours per day. Take out breakfast, take out lunch, take out recess, and for the heck of it remove art, music, gym, bathroom breaks, and even transitioning from one thing to the next. How much instructional time do children actually have in the classroom? I'll let you do the math. It's not a pretty answer.
Thanks POP.......... didn't mean to make this a HUB
I didn't know ANY of these! So not only do you entertain, but you enlighten me!! You totally rock lady! I am your total FANATIC FAN!
Dear Arwen,
You didn't take the hub, you enhanced it. I have had a lot of experience with the gifted and talented program. As I said, both of my children were in the program. My oldest daughter was the first in the district to be chosen. The testing was blind and if one child from one school qualified they were bused over to another school for the program, usually, not more than half a day. The years that my children were in this program were very difficult. Parents resented them, kid's taunted them calling the program "garbage and trash". Even the principal secretly spoke against it.We had special teachers who only taught G & T and that caused many problems with the regular staff. Years later, from what I heard, things hadn't improved much, which is a shame. We need to address the needs of all students, giving them what they need to succeed. For a period of time when I was very involved in the system, my district came up with a ridiculous concept, called demonstrated ability". If the teacher believed that a child who was doing mediocre work was working to the best of his or her ability they were given an 'A". To the utter horror of the parent, at the end of the year, the "A" student was reading way below grade level. To me this is just another example of the death of common sense.
Dear cj,
You really rock too! See you tomorrow for breakfast, or lunch or dinner.
breakfastpop, What a bunch of worthy recipients! The food fighters will probably all be sentenced to life without food! :) Christmas what's that, I thought it was winter break? :( Don't you know Soap Opera's are important? What's a little mass murder by a traitor/terrorist? What's so important about a Memorial Service for our slain Military who were killed by a traitor/terrorist? Michael Jackson deserved so much more, look at all he did for our country-NOT!
Dear Kebennett,
It's hard to believe that this is all true!
Awards seems to be nice one. Thanks for the smoothie's recipe. It is easy and even i could make this out. Let me try this tomorrow morning, i hope i can do this at least.
Dear Best,
Welcome to breakfastpop. Of course you can make this smoothie, enjoy!
taxlarry says:
3 months ago
Interesting awards. As for your first three, I am amazed that kids learn anything important these days. Someone should have had the "nerve" to remind Jusice Kennedy of his support of the first amendment and have the school print what it wanted without sending it to him. Where I come from there would have been a big, "Antny, shuddup!" As for Brokaw and ABC and CBS, it was amazing how many leftist radicals crawled out from the cracks in the floor of Congress. They also crawled out from under the rocks of the "news organizations." Makes one want something more than a smoothie. I'm buying today. BARTENDER........