C'mon, Congress

ESPN's top story on Tuesday was about congressional hearings that hadn't even happened yet. Not the fact that pitchers and catchers reported to Spring Training, or that Livan Hernandez, arguably one of the best pitchers in the game, signed with a new team. Nope. I was about an old pitcher who may or may not have had a couple of injections of steroids several years ago. I'm sad for ESPN that they have to report this crap. They can't focus on the reason the sports network exists--to present and promote sports in America. Instead, they have turned into a type of CourTV (which now is called "TruTV"?!).

While I feel for them, the ones I really worry about are those Congressmen who feel there is nothing better to do with their time than to hunt out sports figures. (Let's not forget about Arlen Specter looking into the New England Patriots and SpyGate.) I have a list of 10 things they would be better served spending time on:

1. No Child Left Behind
2. Economy
3. Homelessness
4. Immmigration
5. Health Care
6. Poverty
7. Global Warming
8. Crime Prevention
9. Unemployment
10. "War on Terror"

You might say that many of these things overlap. That's the point. By addressing one of these things, they could have an effect on many others. By addressing Roger Clemens' supposed use of steroids, they affect........high-end drug use? I'm gonna venture that our crashing economy is a more pressing issue.

Don't get me wrong, I don't think that the Patriots should be able to secretly tape other teams' practices, NOR do I think that steroid use should be tolerated in any setting. I DO, however, think that these things can be handled internally, within the private organizations. Congress can spend its time much more wisely. Even I know that.

One thing I would like you know about me is...

When I first got to my placement, the teacher had the students write paragraphs to me about themselves. She gave the prompts for the four sentences they had to write ("My name is...", "My favorite color is...", "I like to...", and my favorite, "One thing I would like you to know about me is...").

I thought that you might enjoy reading what my students wanted me to know about them, so here we go....

- One thing i would like you to know about me is you is great.
- One thing I Would like you to Know abut (about) Me is I play with barzs (Bratz).
- One thing I would like you to know about me I am good.
- One Thing I would like you to know about me is i like to dochors (do chores).
- One thing I would like you to know about me is that I am nice.
- One thing would like you to know about me is i am good in school.
- One thing I would like you to know about me is I love to play my laptop.
- one thing I like would to you to know about me is I like play in the snow. (yes, that's how he wrote it)
- One thing I would like you to know about me is I like te (to) eat bananas and orange's.
- One thing I would like you to know about me is I watah (watch) TV.
- One thing I would like you to know adout (about) me is I have three sister and one brother.
- One thing I would like you to now about me is I watch t.v.
- One thing I would like you to know about me is i love to read.
- One thing I would like you to know about me is I play a psp games!!!! (Playstation)
- One thing I would like you to Know about me is I have a bro.
- One thing I would like you to konw (know) about me is I like to ride my bike.
- One thing I would like you to know about me is I like to play games.
- On thing I would like you to Know about me is a (I) like to read book.
- One thing I would like you to no (know) about me is you ar (are) prtty (pretty).
- One thing I would I like you to know about me is I woch (watch) tv.

I'm gonna miss them..... :-(