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So yesterday, I call my Son as I do nearly every day.  I ask him if he has been to school yet, and he has not been since the move to Cleveland.  I then ask if he is going tomorrow, and he tells me there is no school on Martin Luther King Day.  I asked him why did we have a day for MLK and he told me that he was very instrumental in helping people with their civil rights.   I really did not know what he was going to tell me, but I was ok with that answer.  I told him that since he had not been to school, that maybe he could go to the internet and read a little bit about him.  Now he is 12 and he may "forget", but I will check with him later today to see if he has any info with me. I would think that he could remember that MLK preached to demonstrate non violently and maybe make a reference to the "I have a dream speech".    All in all I was happy with his answer.  It will give us something to discuss a bit later. 

I went to bed early but never fell asleep and thought this would be a good time to make a blog entry.  I turn on the television every night when I sleep.  Often I turn to a music station, but on weekends it tends to be MSNBC.  Earlier I see some episodes of "To Catch a Predator" and seems like I have seen them all.  Those are some sick folks that look for 13 and 14 year olds.....and they all have the same story when they get caught.  It is always, "I was just coming to talk.  I wasn't going to do anything wrong."  The really surprising thing is often these guys appear to be normal, and they come from all walks of life and many of them are professional people.  I don't think there is too much rehabilitation success stories out there.  I don't have the answer, but I am disturbed by this. 

Flipping stations I come across a channel called Current and I start watching a show about PTSD and how many soldiers commit violent crimes upon their return.   I have a friend that suffers from this and even at that I don't know exactly how it effects him.  I do know he has nightmares, and tosses and turns violently when he has these dreams.  Now I do have sympathy for these guys.  Who knows what they see and go through on a daily basis and their is no guarantee that they will live to see another day while over seas. This show was telling us that upon return sometimes there is a pattern and no one is really spending any money to study it.  I guess often these guys get into bar fights and some low level crime and then eventually it graduates to a murder.  I'm guessing there is the struggle to go kill people you no nothing about and then just turn it off when you come home.  I don't have the answer, but I was very interested in the show.

Next up was a show about Drug Cartel violence in Mexico.  It spent a lot of time in Juarez, and things are or were very out of control there.  I think things are getting better there, but honestly I don't know how it could get worse.  They spent a little time in Sinaloa and in Tijuana.  I did see "El Torito Pub" as they drove down Revolucion. Cartel violence is nearly non existent today in Tijuana, but that does not mean that Cartels are not here.  For the time being they are co-existing and for the most part that is good for the people of Tijuana and of course tourism.

Chanel 358 on Direct TV will now be on my radar.  I watch way too much television as it is. TRU network is pretty good as well.  I like live court in the morning, as it can definitely capture my attention.  Lawyers really know how to argue and you can find yourself seeing both sides of the story often.   Being a juror on a trial that goes on for days or weeks or months has to be a tough job.  I can make a case for professional jurors, but I suppose if I heard a lawyer argue its  merits followed by another lawyer opposing it, I would be quite confused.

Well hope you have a nice Holiday and I will find out what my son learned if anything.  I am not a NBA fan, but there are always day games on MLK Day, and a few college games during the day as well.  Always remember to be safe and I hope to be back soon....going to Cleveland next week, but business as usual.