Kasey Kahne Breastfeeding Comments

Just read these articles at USAToday and NY Daily News about Nascar driver Kasey Kahne's breastfeeding comments. Apparently, he was out shopping at a supermarket where a mother was breastfeeding. Several of his tweets, which were deleted, included:

"Just walking through the supermarket. See a mom breast feeding little kids. Took second look because I was obviously seeing things. I wasn't!"

"One boob put away one boob hanging!! #nasty"

"I don't feel like shopping anymore or eating."

One Twitter user @KnittingRad tweeted to him: "I hope someday you have a kid and someone tells your wife that feeding your child looks nasty."
He replied: "And your a dumb b*tch."

His apology: "My comments were not directed at the mother's right to breastfeed. They were just a reaction to the location of that choice, and the fashion in which it was executed on that occasion. I respect the mother's right to feed her child whenever and wherever she pleases."

What a jerk!


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Content by Mitch Osborne

I thought that reading was my biggest passion until I got San Bernadino internet providers at home. Now I know that there are so many amazing blogs out there that I don’t have time to read books anymore. I mean seriously, who reads books? I love being up to date on everything happening in the world and if you ask me the best way to do that is to get on one of my news blogs and find out what’s going on. There’s something empowering about knowing what the media’s been saying about any particular issue although I won’t lie to you, I do spend a fair amount of time reading the celebrity gossip columns, too. I think it’s fun to be knowledgeable and it’s made me far more able to carry on conversations with people I meet at parties and whatnot. I just can’t imagine how people got informed before the internet – how did anyone have any idea what was going on, you know? That’s the real question I think I need answered.

Ipad 2 Cases Smartphone Accessories

The big hit at my house for Christmas was Star Wars Legos. My seven year old is obsessed with them, so of course my four year old is also obsessed since he wants everything his big brother has. My seven year old received Mace Windus starfighter, General Grievous' starfighter and Boba Fetts Slave 1. They are really complicated sets, but he does a great job putting them together. Although the main reason he wants legos are because he likes to collect the minifigures.
From reading friends' Facebook status updates, tablets and ipads were a pretty popular gift item this year. I just recently bought myself a Samsung Stratosphere smartphone. It was free from Best Buy during their Black Friday sale. I've always bought new cell phones from Verizon, but it is much cheaper to get them from a third party retailer. You just call a number to activate the phone and if their is a problem with the activation, you just call Verizon and they will activate it without a problem. If I had bought my Samsung Stratosphere smartphone from Verizon, I would have had to pay $150. Free is much better! Accessories are also cheaper when bought from a third party retailer.
I received a car charger for my new phone for Christmas. I should look into getting a case to protect my Samsung Stratosphere smartphone. I've already dropped it a few times. Luckily, there was no damage. There are also cases available for tablets and the ipad. Ipad 2 cases even come in leather. The ipad is pretty expensive, so I would definitely have to invest in an ipad 2 case, if I ever bought an ipad. Maybe by next Christmas the price will come down a little bit.

Tri-State Window and Siding New Jersey

Nine years ago, I decided it was time to move out of my parent's house. I was 27 and had saved enough money for a good sized down payment on a house. I wanted to buy a house or buy land and build a house. I wasn't exactly sure what I was looking for, but I figured I would know it when I found it. I scoured all the home for sale advertisements. A few houses here and there were interesting, but nothing solid. There was one listing for 38 acres of land with electric, water and basement included. It was really cheap, about $25,000. I sent off an email, but never received a response. A few weeks later, I saw the ad again and gave them a call. The place needed a lot of work. There was a falling down trailer and trailer sized basement. A few large dirt piles. There was no yard, just a big weed patch. It had lots of potential though. One good thing was no close neighbors. It was a lot of land, which was all woods, at a cheap price, so I bought it. Turns out the company I bought it from, buys land, logs it off and then resells the land cheap.
My significant other worked for a contractor, so I hired him to build a house. We had gone to modular home dealers, but they weren't any cheaper than a stick built home. They didn't seem to be any better quality either. We came up with our own floor plan based on a few different floor plans we had gotten from the modular home dealers. It was an open floor plan with a cathedral ceiling and loft overlooking the dining, living room areas. Ash floors throughout and a post and beam design, so the ceiling is all wood beams.
The outside is red pine wood that is stained. It looked really nice when it was new. A couple of years ago, my significant other, re-stained the siding. The dormer areas are a problem though. A few boards are starting to rot. Based on that and the requirement to restain the siding every few years, I kind of wish I had gone with a vinyl siding. There is a simulated vinyl wood siding that is nice. It looks nice and there is less up keep than a real wood siding.
Someday, I will probably replace the wood siding with a simulated wood siding. I'm in upstate New York, so I will have to check around for companies and pricing. If you are in New Jersey, you might want to check out Tri-State Window and Siding. They offer siding new jersey. They offer free estimates and even build sunrooms. I have an area on the side of the house where I would like to build a sunroom. I may have to give them a call sometime, since they will also come to New York.

Christmas Home Upholstery Cleaning Steam Team

I've been spending the past few days working on my Christmas shopping. Hopefully I will have it all done except for a few minor things this week. I'm trying to order just about everything online. I can't take my youngest shopping with me. He wants everything, climbs out of the cart, grabs what he wants and throws it in the cart. When he's not looking I take it out, but I think he's wising up to me.
The big thing I want for Christmas is a juicer, so I can start making my own vegetable juices. I use the blender or my smoothie maker for fruits, but I need something tougher for vegetables.
Last year the big things I received were a vacuum sealer and a dehydrator. I use the vacuum sealer a lot in the fall to preserve vegetables from my garden. I use the dehydrator to dry herbs from my garden. The boys like dried fruit too.
A few years ago, the big gift I received was a Hoover steam cleaner. With two boys, I use that A LOT. We took the carpet out of my youngest son's room, but my oldest son's bedroom still has a carpet. I use the steam cleaner to clean that. I love the steam cleaner for cleaning the living room furniture. It really cleans the furniture very well. The couch just gets so grimy. There are still a few stains on the couch I can't get out though. Someday, when the boys are much older, I may have to call in a professional to see what they can do.
I'm in upstate New York, but if you are in the Austin, Texas area, you can call The Steam Team, http://www.thesteamteam.com/. One of the services they offer is home upholstery cleaning austin.
That is a very handy service, if you have tough to get out stains on your furniture.

Plus Size Maternity Shopping Sales Rebates

With Christmas almost upon us, a lot of websites are offering sales. Some are also offering free shipping. I picked up seven bottles of wine at wine.com with a penny shipping and handling charge. That was a great deal! Shipping charges on wine can get pretty expensive. The wine arrived yesterday, so it was fast shipping too.
Usually I do some shopping at Old Navy's website, but I don't have anything to order from there this year. I didn't see anything that interested me in their Black Friday sale either.
Aeropostale has women's clothes I really like that seem reasonably priced. Unfortunately, it's not really the time of year to shop for myself.
If you are pregnant, you might be interested in OneStopPlus.com. They currently have a sale on plus size maternity clothes. It looks like the majority of prices are already marked down. In addition to those marked down prices, they are offering 25% off your entire order and a free express shipping upgrade. You just have to enter the promo code OSPCYBER11 in the promotion code box at checkout.
When I order online, I also check Ebates.com and MrRebates.com to see if the store site I'm ordering from is listed. Those two sites will give you cash back for shopping. All you do is, sign up and go to the list of stores. Find the store you are placing an order at, and click the link. You will automatically be taken to the store site. You place your order, and the rebate site will give you a certain percentage of cash back on your order. When you reach $10, they will send you a check. It's so easy, and it really helps save money, especially this time of year. Every little penny helps.