Ready for more bad news? A recently–published study by Toronto’s Centre for Research on Inner City Health, shows that traumatic brain injuries cause homelessness.

In 2004 and 2005, they interviewed 904 people at homeless shelters, and meal programs, and found that 53% had traumatic brain injuries. Worse, is that 70% of those injuries occurred, before the person became homeless.

Stephen Hwang, co–author of The effect of traumatic brain injury on the health of homeless people cautiously said:

“I think that this article doesn’t make the link definitively, but it is hypothesis generating. It raises a possibility which has not been discussed by researchers before.”

In a recent interview, co–author Angela Conatonio, said traumatic brain injuries, are the leading cause of death, among people under 45 in Canada, and added:

“Cognitive rehab [may be beneficial to those who have suffered traumatic brain injuries] for example, or they might benefit from some assisted technology, such as help with their memory”

The Worst Part

If it took Dr. Conatonio three years to figure out that homeless people, with a TBI “might benefit” from “help with their memory” — how long it will take for Canada to actually help these people?

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Photo of woman, is by Spirited Angel from her Toronto Life collection.

One of my all–time favorite shows, was Jackass, which aired from 2000–2002 on MTV. Jackass had no plot. It was just a bunch of guys, acting like idiots.

My favorite performers, were Johnny Knoxville, and Steve-O, who often injured themselves, performing stunts.

For two examples, watch Johnny Knoxville wear a beekini, and staple paper signs on Steve-O’s body. One of the signs was a warning not to do this!

Steve-O, a Clown College graduate, was the wildest member of the cast. Off the show, he used to do stunts like this, while he was drunk. However, he went to a rehab, and claims to have stopped drinking. Way to go, Steve-O!

More Jackasses

Earlier this year, MTV created Jackass World, where you can watch all your old favorites. In September, they started posting videos from Jackassworld Road Trip. These are mostly about skateboarding, and boring. There is also some original programming, which is more interesting.

“Jackass Unseen” – bits that were never shown – is the best part. Check out Steve-O’s Voodoo Ritual, which “didn’t exactly fit the whiz–bang Jackass mold,” for an entertaining example.

It has been over a year, since Steve-O said:

“I was told to rest up for Jackass 3 which will start shooting in January”

Unfortunately, it was never made.

Our leaders our now after our most vulnerable group: animals. First, they made it harder to add new species to Endangered Species Act of 1973. Then, unlike previous administrations, they stopped adding new animals to the list.

Today, Department of Interior is expected to change law, so builders of new projects, will not have to consult wildlife scientists, when building, planning, or funding new projects.

The era of Drill Baby Drill! has begun.

What an idiot!

In August 2006, after Blue encountered Wright and two other men on Grey Street, he said:

“I heard one of the men tell Rico, ‘go ahead and shoot him.’ When he raised his gun I knew I had to run, but I knew if I ran a straight line, I was dead. So I started weaving, running between houses, trying to avoid the bullets.”

Blue was shot in the thigh, and the bullet shattered his groin. He is now permanently disabled.

Truly Idiotic

Rico Wright was so pleased, that he published a song about it. Awhile after the shooting, Blue said:

“I heard the song and I recognized Rico’s voice. The song was called ‘Hitting Licks for a Living’ and there’s a line that says ‘Chad Blue knows how I shoot’”

I am not the best authority, because I do not even know the difference between “Rap” and “Hip Hop”, but I listened to the song, several times, and I could not hear that line.

Rico Todriquez Wright was convicted of two counts of aggravated assault, and sentenced to 20 years in prison, and 20 years of probation after he is released. This sentence will run concurrently with a previous 8 year sentence Wright was serving for selling cocaine.

Some lyrics that I did hear, were: “double this by like Wednesday” and “they know about the cocaine and marijuana” which might refer to his previous conviction.

If you can handle some slightly offensive lyrics, listen to Hitting Licks for a Living, and decide for yourself.

More Idiots

Visit Rico Wright’s Facebook page to see his friends!

On August 22^nd, the Department of Labor launched America’s Heroes at Work which focuses on the challenges, faced by these injured veterans, when they look for a job. Neil Romano, Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy, said:

“An initiative like this is terribly important, because if you’re going to have one in five veterans coming home with this, they’re just not people we can afford to forget or lose”

Romano said DOL spent $500,000 developing this impressive site.

Visit: www.americasheroesatwork.gov

Monthly Index contains all posts, by month, and subject. For example, select February 2008 to read about New York Giants winning Super Bowl XLII.

Site Map displays all posts, sorted by category and name. There are over 100 posts now, which are displayed in pages of 50. I did not include “Pages” like the puzzle, because they are linked to each document.

I created the Site Map using Sitemap Generator Plugin for Wordpress by Dagon Design, and I was every impressed! Check it out if you have a Wordpress blog.

I was stunned to learn that Governor Palin thought Africa was a country, not a continent.

Cameron said, “some people in the McCain campaign thought that the selection of Sarah Palin was risky.” What kind of job interview did she have?

Watch the interview here. Kudos to Fox for including an automatically generated transcript of the interview.

More Palinisms

I enjoy writing about idiots, so here a few Palin videos. Cameron said that Palin chose not to prepare for her interview with Katie Couric, and it really shows.

• Sarah Palin Can’t Name a Newspaper She Reads
• Couric Stumps Palin With Supreme Court Question
• Complete Sarah Palin Interview with Katie Couric
• Palin - Couric Annoyed Me
• Jack Cafferty Tells Us How He Really Feels About Sarah Palin
• CNN Laughs It Up Over Sarah Palin Interview
• Sarah Palin on Abortion and Evolution
• Sarah Mania! Sarah Palin’s Greatest Hits
• Sarah Palin swimsuit competition in Miss Alaska Pageant 1984

Peter Stibbard was killed today, during a fire at his home in Preston, UK.

One report said Stibbard lived near Bear Grylls, while another said that Stibbard lived across the street from Grylls.

I was unable to find any other information linking Grylls to Preston, which is located between Ramsbury and Albourne, in the County of Wiltshire.