Hello,
I would like to take this opportunity to talk about Huffing. I was flipping through the channels today when something came on the television that really grabbed my attention. It was a news story about Huffing. I had always known about it, but I had no idea that it was becoming so popular. And the mortality rate for this dangerous activity is steadily climbing.
Recently several kids have died because they thought they were sucking on harmless air. They were inhaling the contents of computer duster cans for a quick high. But its not air, these are dangerous chemicals that were never intended for inhalation. But one of the most shocking things about this is that there is nothing the police can do about it. Possession of air duster is not illegal. And if given a drug test nothing will show up. If a cop knows someone has been huffing air duster all they can do is call the paramedics.
The best thing to do is to know the warning signs. A family thought they were safe because the dad was a cop and the mom was a nurse, plus they lived with a k-9 police dog. But one morning they found there son dead with the red straw from the air duster still in his mouth. Huffing kills you fast. It either kills you while you are doing it or within 2 seconds of doing it. That's why he still had the straw in his mouth. But there were warning signs they didn't pick up on. The teen had come home complaining that his tongue hurt, they thought nothing of it, but it was frost bite from the freon from huffing. He also exhibited mood changes and loss of inhibition and the dad repeatedly found his cans of air duster missing.
The lack of laws against this form of drug abuse is startling. There is also no federal money for it either. The boys father now travels around speaking trying to make a difference.
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=47975
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Who Am I?
Hello,
It's nice to meet you. This is my first blog ever, so I hope I do okay. But seeing as this is my first blog, I would like to take this time to introduce myself. I would like to start by letting you know that I am a full time student. I am pursuing a BA in Journalism with an emphasis in advertisement at the University of Wisconsin- Whitewater. I am backing this up with a minor in Multimedia. I picked it mostly because I was told that these two majors and minors go well together. So far they have been correct. So far I've learned a great deal about writing and advertisement, and the multimedia minor has been great. Learning all those software programs has really helped out in my quest to graduate. I am also a member of Phi Chi Epsilon, it has been a wild ride. I joined because i wanted the full collage experience and was greatly influenced by the movie animal house. If i had the choice of doing it again or not, I would definitely do it again. I have meet some really great people as a member and I will always have a house to come back to for homecoming after I've graduated. Not to mention the alumni networking is a huge advantage, as I have already been offered a couple jobs. So hopefully I will graduate in December of this year.
But a full time student I have not always been. I was a bit of a rebel in my teenage years. I graduated from Jefferson High School in 1999. I remember it being a big deal because it was the end of the millennium. Needless to say the world did not end, And the Y2K bug didn't crash all the computers worldwide. Which is a good thing, but sometimes I wonder what it would have been like if the world was suddenly plunged into the dark ages. I could have been like Mad Max the road warrior. But I had to settle for skateboarding back before it became trendy. We never had anyplace to skateboard legally. I remember getting a disorderly conduct tickets weekly. The cops knew me by name and I knew all of them.
A few months after I graduated, I signed up for the Army. I was tired of getting tickets and I needed some excitement in my life. I never expected to go to collage as my grades in high school were terrible. Not because I Was dumb, but because I never applied myself. I just did what i had to not to fail. Anyways the Army was awesome, I excelled in it. I was Infantry, Not some POG (person other than grunt). There basic training is a joke compared to mine. About halfway through basic I was promoted to Platoon Guide. The equivalent of a Platoon Sergeant out of training. But harder because you have to make sure all 60 soldiers in your platoon were squared away. No small task, since the standards are a lot higher in training, and those 60 retards don't want to listen to you because your not technically a non-commissioned officer yet. But if they weren't squared away, It was my ass on the line.
During my time in the military I was deployed twice, I was on a Airport security detail and I also spent a year and a half in Iraq. I can talk about both on a later date as I have a lot of cool stories from both deployments. I also spent some time in Japan during study abroad. At which time I learned to speak Japanese, But I am far from fluent. I am currently limited to simple conversations, anything beyond that and I am lost. Which leaves me where I'm at today. A financially stricken senior desperately trying to finish school. The good news is that the Army is paying for my school because I'm a veteran. But I have to rely on financial aid for my rent and spending money per semester. While in school I try to keep myself busy with hobbies. I am mostly interested in Skateboarding, Weightlifting, Computers, Paintball, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and anything Japanese.
Until next time,
Steve Beilke
It's nice to meet you. This is my first blog ever, so I hope I do okay. But seeing as this is my first blog, I would like to take this time to introduce myself. I would like to start by letting you know that I am a full time student. I am pursuing a BA in Journalism with an emphasis in advertisement at the University of Wisconsin- Whitewater. I am backing this up with a minor in Multimedia. I picked it mostly because I was told that these two majors and minors go well together. So far they have been correct. So far I've learned a great deal about writing and advertisement, and the multimedia minor has been great. Learning all those software programs has really helped out in my quest to graduate. I am also a member of Phi Chi Epsilon, it has been a wild ride. I joined because i wanted the full collage experience and was greatly influenced by the movie animal house. If i had the choice of doing it again or not, I would definitely do it again. I have meet some really great people as a member and I will always have a house to come back to for homecoming after I've graduated. Not to mention the alumni networking is a huge advantage, as I have already been offered a couple jobs. So hopefully I will graduate in December of this year.
But a full time student I have not always been. I was a bit of a rebel in my teenage years. I graduated from Jefferson High School in 1999. I remember it being a big deal because it was the end of the millennium. Needless to say the world did not end, And the Y2K bug didn't crash all the computers worldwide. Which is a good thing, but sometimes I wonder what it would have been like if the world was suddenly plunged into the dark ages. I could have been like Mad Max the road warrior. But I had to settle for skateboarding back before it became trendy. We never had anyplace to skateboard legally. I remember getting a disorderly conduct tickets weekly. The cops knew me by name and I knew all of them.
A few months after I graduated, I signed up for the Army. I was tired of getting tickets and I needed some excitement in my life. I never expected to go to collage as my grades in high school were terrible. Not because I Was dumb, but because I never applied myself. I just did what i had to not to fail. Anyways the Army was awesome, I excelled in it. I was Infantry, Not some POG (person other than grunt). There basic training is a joke compared to mine. About halfway through basic I was promoted to Platoon Guide. The equivalent of a Platoon Sergeant out of training. But harder because you have to make sure all 60 soldiers in your platoon were squared away. No small task, since the standards are a lot higher in training, and those 60 retards don't want to listen to you because your not technically a non-commissioned officer yet. But if they weren't squared away, It was my ass on the line.
During my time in the military I was deployed twice, I was on a Airport security detail and I also spent a year and a half in Iraq. I can talk about both on a later date as I have a lot of cool stories from both deployments. I also spent some time in Japan during study abroad. At which time I learned to speak Japanese, But I am far from fluent. I am currently limited to simple conversations, anything beyond that and I am lost. Which leaves me where I'm at today. A financially stricken senior desperately trying to finish school. The good news is that the Army is paying for my school because I'm a veteran. But I have to rely on financial aid for my rent and spending money per semester. While in school I try to keep myself busy with hobbies. I am mostly interested in Skateboarding, Weightlifting, Computers, Paintball, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and anything Japanese.
Until next time,
Steve Beilke
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