Should We Congradulate Barry Or Not?

Finally, my right shoulder surgery is complete. For the first time in my life I met an orthopedic surgeon that truly cares about me. (He actually called to make sure I was ok.) But anyway, the question I pose is whether or not should we congratulate Barry Bonds on breaking Hank Aaron's 755 home run record. The facts are that he admitted to using steroid creme one year. But, that Barry himself did not take any supplements that contained steroids. The baseball facts are that in 2000 he had a .306 avg, 49 home runs, 106 RBIs, and 117 walks. The following year in 2001 he had a .328 avg, 73 home runs, 137 RBIs, and 177 walks. Since I am a big baseball fan I know that some years you have your grove and sometimes you don't. But that can be due to changing your stance at the plate and other things. However, when looking at his stats and watching him since I was little I know that he was once a thin outfielder, and the next minute he has gained 40 lbs of muscle. Common sense says that he used something or did something to achieve that in one off season. Now if that happened from steroids I don't know, but it seems kind of funny how he just became a home run hitting machine one year and died off the next. (Take a look at his stats on http://www.espn.com/mlb) So the big question is should we congratulate Bonds by accepting his home run total and letting him in the hall of fame because of this, or should we boo and ban him from the hall of fame for cheating? Remember that common sense is a powerful tool, and with it the truth will come out. As for me, my common sense says he started juicing when he left the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1993, but I could be wrong. So please leave comments on what you think the nation should do, and remember that he is a role model and what we allow him to do affects what future baseball stars might do.


Deven Hill
PS. I have one free arm so it might take me a while to respond and thanks to permanently scatterbrained for the photo.

Catching up from my myspace account

Jul 14, 2007 12:09 PM
Today is July 14,2007 for the first time I'm going to start this daily gripes
thing off with a bang. Work sucks the life out of me. My life has finally come around. I think I have a
grip on things, and the only thing I'm waiting for is for you people who have things to talk about
to say something to me. It's time to open your mouths and your common sense and let's get the ball
rolling. I have a lot to gripe about. I know you all do, too.  

Jul 14, 2007 12:13 PM
To all, I take this very seriously. I only want people who want to be helped to
respond. I don't need dirty pictures, cruel jokes, or fake profiles. My website is made for people who
want to make a change.  My movement has begun and I need strong warriors to fight the battle. Thank
you. YAJ Corp.

Jul 19, 2007 4:41 PM
On this day, July 19, 2007, I sit here still waiting for a response from all
those who need help. Let me tell you how human I am. I have no money, bills are behind, my stress
level from my girlfriend, work, and everyday life is very high. But the only enjoyment I have is starting
this company with the many friends I have from scratch. What you all don't realize in 2 1/2 years, I
have lost everything. I know you are out there. You pick up for the stupid advertisements, the stupid
little videos, worrying about who's doing what in entertainment, not realizing we all have problems.
Deep rooted problems, which we all can fix together. I will keep on writing to pound it in your heads,
I am here to help. We are going to help you find your way with child support, divorce, a family group,
helping build stronger men, also finding true fathers that have been put in the mixing bowl with the
"deadbeats". I will not rest until we iron out some of the laws that non-custodial parents have to endure.

July 21, 2007 1:54 PM
July 21, 2007 As I have trouble sleeping before I go to work tonight, I want to
think of a few words. Inconsiderate, using someone, lying, and downright messed up. What I mean by all
this, a man or a woman can put their lives on hold for a significant other or even kids. If you have a
task that needs to be done and your partner or kid asks you to stop what you're doing to do their task for
them, do you not think that's wrong? But why do we reward them? Is it out of love? Or to get them out
of our face? Why do we lie to each other? If it doesn't work, don't you think you should get out? Or
stay and be miserable? What have we subjected ourselves to? Using, why do we do that? For self
gratification? Is that what we're good at? Or because our significant other or child don't do what we say?
To me, that's called blinding yourself of the truth of what is. I can't imagine you can go through
life loving someone and they use you, blind you, manipulate you, and downright just are very
inconsiderate. I want you people to think about this just like I watch people stand in line for a Harry Potter
book, Play Station 3, X Box, and whatever is new on the market. There is something wrong with this picture.

July 25, 2007 12:47 PM
July 25, 2007 Today is a very good day. I have embarked on new ways in closing
my past. Yesterday, while I was working on my website, I was told a friend of mine had a drug habit.
He lost his house and everything he'd built from scratch. I guess what I'm trying to say is,
depression, the will of life, and just flat out giving up, I guess is what we resort to. He didn't have anybody to
talk to, or I guess he didn't want to. But I do understand. I've also lost everything behind drugs.
I've also lost everything without drugs. I've seen the worst and the best of what life has to offer. As a
child, I lost everything too. And my history repeated itself when I was a man. Talk to me people.

The Beginning of My New Life (3/28/07)

As I sit here getting my oil changed I have a lot of feelings about my future. Where my life is going, and what to do. About my girlfriend, I truly love this girl with all my heart, or do I? I've always felt second best to everything. Never first. Like this morning....I saw the same loving eyes like always, but what is inside of her brain? Does she still want me, to live with me, to love me; or to break up with me? I don't know. I try very hard to appease her, but what does she want? Am I fooling myself, or am I hanging around for something better? What? I never loved someone this much before, and I really think I will not again because my heart can't take this much pressure anymore. She says she loves me, says she wants to be with me, says she wants to make a life with me; but after some of the disagreements, I can't tell anymore. I do everything for this lady way too much, and I wonder why. Is it to learn how to treat a lady, or because I'm really stupid. Some days I'm sure, some days I'm not. I learn a lot in church, and I ask God to help me with the right decision so I will not make another mistake again. Have you ever looked at someone and said to yourself "I'd really like to spend the rest of my life with her"? Have you ever looked at her soul and her spirit and said "that is the one"? Then to find out she is more ____-ed up than you. As if she lived a lie and now she can see the truth. To see she made the same bad decisions you made, and then some. To find out she not only had the same dirty little secrets, but worse; but you still love her anyway. She can easily be controlled by an ant, but dog you like you were in a prison riot. She is very loving to me, and affectionate to me. I have seen nothing like it; but when she comes with a mean streak, it is very lethal. Example: last Thursday everything was fine, a beautiful day with her. Couldn't ask for a better day than that. It seems as soon as her son came home and she'd had no nap, all hell broke loose. We were cooking and getting ready to eat when I asked her son does he know how to make a website. She spoke up and said why am I asking him how to make awebsite, he's only 14 years old. I felt that I could not tell her. I've asked her repeatedly to help me build a website since she said it was so easy. And now that I asked her son to spend that quality time with him, what's the problem? Do you think she should have spoke up or kept quiet? Then she went on this onslought of hurtful words, things that I cannot put on this website. But, the very ones I can remember are the ones I learned in anger management and parenting classes. I asked her why do you always yell at me about trying to do what's right by taking care of you and promises that I want to keep. And why do you always treat me so bad? By the very hurtful words that 95% of women say about men doing the same thing. I played second fiddle to everyone. I do more mentally for you from my heart and soul. Every day I ask the good Lord to please let you be the one, when I already know the answer to the question. How come I've understood the very essence of your heart and problems but yous still act like I have no clue. What took him 25 years, it took me 2 years because I wasn't going to walk away without trying to understand what makes you tick. As you sit right in the chair what are you thinking? What's inside your head? I clean your house because I care. I help you out because the ones you live with could care less. I try not to bother you or be stuck up your rear end because those around her dothe same thing, and a great job at that. I've put my life on hold to get you to a point for you to see the truth just like you did me. She takes one step forward, and three steps back. All I want is for her to walk beside me. What is keeping you here? These are the type of relationships that are an everyday occurrence. These are the type of things people like you and me go through every day. I have the gall to open up my soul and heart to let you know I am just as ordinary as you. I do have problems. I do have stress. I now have goals and dreams just like you. After my ex wife, I cannot begin how I felt so low in my life. Alone, scared, I really felt like I was in a fetal position. I felt like very day I was in a coffin, buried alive. As the oxygen was slowly seeping out, and no one heard my cries. Everyone tooks turns throwing dirt on my grave. Trust me, I've been there.

Leslie

PS. Thanks to Peter Kaminski for the photo