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Powell v. Duval County School Board
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ORDER granting 15 Motion for summary judgment; granting 22 Motion to strike; granting 24 Motion to strike; directions to Clerk. Signed by Judge Timothy J. Corrigan on 9/28/2009. (JAL)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION AURELIA POWELL, Plaintiff, vs. DUVAL COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, Defendant. ORDER1 This Title VII case, in which plaintiff alleges employment discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation, is before the Court on Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 15), plaintiff's response (Doc. 18) and defendant's reply. (Doc. 21.) Additionally, the Court considers plaintiff's Motion to Strike (Doc. 22) and defendant's Motion To Strike as well as defendant's response to plaintiff's motion. (Docs. 24, 25.) I. Background2 Plaintiff Aurelia Powell began her career as an educator employed by defendant, the Duval County School Board ("School Board" or "District"), as an elementary school teacher in the fall of 1976. (Doc. 15-3 at 3, 11.) Powell taught at various elementary schools, and Case No. 3:07-cv-361-J-32MCR Under the E-Government Act of 2002, this is a written opinion and therefore is available electronically. However, it is intended to decide the matters addressed herein and is not intended for official publication or to serve as precedent. Consistent with summary judgment practice, the facts stated are either undisputed or are stated in a light most favorable to Plaintiff. See White v. Mercury Marine, 129 F.3d 1428, 1430 (11th Cir. 1997). 2 1 became a speech teacher in the 1989-1990 school year. During the 1980's while still a teacher, Powell first met assistant superintendent Levi McIntosh ("McIntosh"), and maintained a social and romantic relationship with him for a period of time. However, the relationship "stopped . . . for a while," and "was an off-and-on relationship." (Doc. 15-6 (Powell Dep. at 26-32).) In the 1995-1996 school year, Powell was appointed assistant principal of J.E.B. Stuart Middle School, where she had been teaching. (Doc. 15-3 at 3, 11; Doc. 15-6 (Powell Dep. at 13).) Powell held the position at J.E.B. Stuart through the 20012002 school year. She transferred to Williams Raines High School as an assistant principal on July 29, 2002. (Doc. 15-3 at 3-4, 11.) During the years 2000 through 2002, when she was assigned to J.E.B. Stuart, Powell resumed a consensual sexual relationship with McIntosh, then a district regional superintendent. (Doc. 15-5 at 30; Doc. 15-6 (Powell Dep. at 35-36).)3 During this time, Carol Daniels was principal of J.E.B. Stuart, and McIntosh was the regional superintendent over J.E.B. Stuart. McIntosh did not directly supervise Powell during this period, but he was in her chain of command. (Doc. 15-6 (Powell Dep. at 104).) McIntosh's office was located in a separate facility, the former Tech High School, and he would periodically visit the schools in his region, including J.E.B. Stuart. (Doc. 15-3 at 5.) According to Powell, during these visits, McIntosh would ask her why she would not see him or return his calls. (Doc. 15-6 (Powell Dep. at 106-08, 165).) Powell said that McIntosh had asked her for money "several Five to ten years passed between Powell's intimate relationships with McIntosh. (Doc. 15-6 (Powell Dep. at 165).) 2 3 times" after she became an assistant principal. (Doc. 15-6 (Powell Dep. at 53, 55).)4 Prior to July 2002, while still an assistant principal at J.E.B. Stuart, Powell was screened and interviewed by a committee for the position of District principal, the only time she was ever screened for a principal position. McIntosh was a member of the interviewing committee. (Doc. 15-6 (Powell Dep. at 51, 58, 99-101, 117).) Just prior to the screening, McIntosh requested between $600 and $800 from Powell, the largest amount of money he ever requested. "I had gotten calls all that night, and the next morning of the screening, repeated calls and hanging up, repeated calls with him asking for the money. By the time for the screening, I was a nervous wreck. I refused to take his calls. . . . I did not intend to give him the money." (Id. at 56, 148-49 (he left messages on the answering machine).) At the screening committee meeting, McIntosh sat silent and "he sat there with this ugly look, with his arms folded." (Id. at 147.) After the screening, McIntosh went to Powell's home and asked for money, and Powell gave it to him. (Id. at 53, 57-58.) McIntosh told Powell that she had not passed the interview saying "[y]ou did terrible." (Id. at 58, 150-51.) "I was crushed. I . . . felt like I was harassed. I felt like I had been taken advantage of. I felt like he totally destroyed that interview process on purpose because I didn't return his calls or give him the money." (Id. at 58.) Powell ended the relationship after that event. "I would stop returning his phone calls." (Id. at 59, 118.) She said that she had felt "pressured" during the relationship and "felt that it would hurt me not to maintain a relationship with him." (Id. at 120, 126.) McIntosh also borrowed money from others in the District. (See Doc. 15-7 (Hite Dep. at 16-17); Doc. 15-6 (Powell Dep. at 168).) 3 4 While still at J.E.B. Stuart, Powell told her principal, Daniels, that McIntosh asked her for money. "[I]t was after a screening of some sort and I shared with her that I had some concerns. . . . I had some concerns that whenever I had a screening come up I started getting calls [for money]." (Doc. 15-6 (Powell Dep. at 49-52); see also Doc. 15-5 at 30.) While Powell told Daniels about the relationship with McIntosh, she did not relate any details, and she did not tell Daniels about any sexual harassment. (Doc. 15-6 (Powell Dep. at 48-52, 152-54, 168).) Powell transferred to Raines in July 2002 at the behest of principal Daniels, who was transferred by the District to Raines as its principal. (Doc. 15-3 at 4; Doc. 15-6 (Powell Dep. at 65).) Daniels said she "hand-picked" Powell to serve as an assistant principal at Raines "[b]ecause she's a strong disciplinarian, and I needed consistency." (Doc. 15-4 (Daniels Dep. at 26).) According to Powell, Daniels verbally promised her a wage increase upon transferring to Raines. Powell conceded that Daniels did not specify an amount, but Powell's expectation was that it would be "substantial." (Doc. 15-6 (Powell Dep. at 65-67, 75-76).) Daniels said she did not have a conversation with Powell about additional compensation if she came to Raines. "I had a conversation with all of them [administrators and teachers] about the work and the volume of work and that there should be some additional compensation. Later, the district had . . . - as part of the state plan to provide incentives to employees in a challenged school." This conversation took place "fairly early in the assignment there." Any additional pay for being assigned to Raines would have been 4 pursuant to contract. (Doc. 15-4 (Daniels Dep. at 28-30, 48).)5 Daniels said that she assumed all who were eligible received all bonuses that were due "unless they told me they didn't, and then I went back to try to find out, research what happened." She said Powell never told her that she did not receive a bonus due to her for moving to Raines. (Id. at 50.) McIntosh was the regional superintendent over Raines until July 12, 2004, when the District transferred Raines from McIntosh's region and created a new region of six challenged schools, to be headed by regional superintendent Steve Hite. (Docs. 15-3 at 5; 15-7 (Hite Dep. at 28).) According to the District, "[f]rom that point on (July 12, 2004), neither Carol Daniels nor Aurelia Powell were in Levi McIntosh [sic] chain of command, and hence were not subject to direction from him. This continued to be the situation throughout the remainder of Powell's employment by the District." (Doc. 15-3 at 5-6; see also Doc. 15-7 (Hite Dep. at 6, 28).) Powell remained at Raines through the end of the 2005-2006 school year. (Doc. 15-3 at 4; see also Doc. 15-6 (Powell Dep. at 18-19, 34).) Powell said that after "over a year or two" at Raines, "sometime in 2005" she asked McIntosh about the promised raise. (Doc. 15-6 (Powell Dep. at 71).) She later conceded that the conversation with McIntosh about the raise would have occurred before Hite took over in 2004 as supervising regional superintendent of Raines. (Id. at 73-75.) "And [McIntosh's] comment to me was that if he had anything to do with it, I wouldn't get it." (Id. at 76.) District Chief Human Resources Officer Vicki Reynolds states that "McIntosh did not have anything to do with determining Aurelia Powell's salary. That was determined by her position (Assistant Principal), her seniority, the step she was at and the District's budget for the school year in question. Salaries are set by Human Resources pursuant to established guidelines . . . ." (Doc. 15-3 at 6-7.) 5 5 While at Raines, Powell received four "step" raises. Additionally, Powell received four "challenge bonuses" provided for staff at challenged schools based on improvements in student performance. The raises and bonuses were consistent with administrators similarly situated. (Doc. 15-3 at 7, 11, 28-29.) McIntosh subsequently contacted Powell about the possibility of renting her house to visitors to the Super Bowl, which was played in Jacksonville on February 6, 2005. However, no rental deal was made, and the house was not rented out. (Doc. 15-6 (Powell Dep. at 6061, 166).) Powell was unclear on when McIntosh physically "harassed" her6 and could not remember when Powell asked her for assistance in his buying a Jaguar automobile. (Id. at 77-79).) Powell never disclosed to Hite that she had been sexually harassed. (Doc. 15-7 (Hite Dep. at 18).) In October 2005, the District initiated an investigation of a complaint by an elementary school principal relating to an intimate relationship she had with McIntosh, who was her supervisor as regional superintendent during the 2003-2004 school year. The principal complained "that when she attempted to end the relationship, that McIntosh threatened her with employment related issues," which McIntosh denied. (Doc. 15-5 at 3.) As part of the investigation, the District interviewed a number of witnesses, including Powell. (Doc. 15-5 Powell testified about McIntosh "rubbing up against" her and "grabbing the inner part" of her legs "I'm thinking that that must have been the visit at Raines High School. But he often visited when I was at Stuart as well, so . . . . Mainly what I got was the hands and phone calls and that type of situation. . . . Trying to get me to date him." Powell conceded she stopped McIntosh's conduct after the $800 incident. (Doc. 15-6 (Powell Dep. at 11213).) She later testified that McIntosh never "touched her legs" in a school. (Id. at 151.) 6 6 at 3-4, 8-48.) Powell was first interviewed on October 31, 2005.7 During the first interview, Powell disclosed to the District for the first time that she had had an intimate relationship with McIntosh for a two-year period during the time that she was assigned to J.E.B. Stuart. (Id. at 4, 30; Doc. 15-6 (Powell Dep. at 113).) Josephine Jackson, director of the District's Office of Equity and Inclusion, who investigated the complaint, reported that "Powell was very upset and cried off and on throughout her first interview." (Doc. 15-5 at 30.) She spoke of her 31 years of employment with the District and her attempts to become a principal. She seemed to feel that something had happened in her past that was preventing her from moving forward with her career. She spoke about a conversation with Steve Hite last summer during which he stated to her, "You have no idea what you've done, do you?" Powell said she did not pursue the conversation, nor asked what Mr. Hite meant by his comment.8 (Id. ) Powell told Jackson that she and McIntosh had been friends for "many years" before the relationship became intimate. "She informed her current principal of the intimate relationship" but had not informed the central District administration. Powell told Jackson that McIntosh had "repeatedly pressured her for money and said his requests seemed to come whenever she was scheduled for a job screening that could potentially move her along in her career." She said she "frequently" gave McIntosh money for some time before their relationship became physical, and that his requests for money continued during the 2000- She was subsequently interviewed on November 10, 2005, and via telephone on January 10, 2006. (Doc. 15-5 at 30.) Powell testified that she has "no idea" what Hite was referring to when he made the comment. (Doc. 15-6 (Powell Dep. at 123-24, 170-71.) 7 8 7 2002 period. (Id.; see also Doc. 15-6 (Powell Dep. at 53 (McIntosh asked Powell for money "[s]everal times")).) She spoke specifically about a "call" from McIntosh "before a screening for a principal position." Jackson reported that Powell said: He asked for money and she refused to give it to him. The next day, during the screening, [McIntosh] allegedly sat with his arms crossed "glaring"at her. He later came to her house, and she gave him the money he requested ($800). Powell was not offered the position. (Doc. 15-5 at 30.) Powell told the interviewer that the relationship ended when "she began to pull away from him and simply stopped returning his calls." (Id. at 31.) Jackson wrote in the 2005 report that Powell said she accepted the position at Raines "because she believed it would result in a pay raise" but that McIntosh told her "if he had anything to do with it, she would never get a raise." (Id.) Powell said she had no contact with McIntosh after the District's interview on October 31, 2005. (Doc. 15-6 (Powell Dep. at 113-14).) The District's investigation concluded on February 7, 2006, that there was evidence to establish that McIntosh violated state and District policies and procedures relating to sexual harassment and a hostile work environment. (Doc. 15-5 at 8, 14, 47-48.) "The Investigative Report concluded that McIntosh had been untruthful in denying he had sexual affairs" with the complaining principal and with Powell. (Doc. 15-5 at 4.) The district superintendent on February 16, 2006 issued a letter to McIntosh terminating his employment subject to any due process rights guaranteed to McIntosh under his annual contract and Florida law. (Doc. 15-5 at 4.) In order to avoid a hearing and possible appeal of the termination, the District agreed on February 21, 2006 to pay McIntosh's salary through the June 30, 2006 expiration of his contract in return for his resignation effective March 3, 3006 8 (and taking of annual leave from February 22, 2006 until the date of resignation). (Doc. 15-3 at 4-5, 20.) On July 1, 2006, Powell requested that she be transferred from Raines to another school because of the publicity surrounding the McIntosh investigation. Powell was reassigned to Mandarin High School as an assistant principal starting with the 2006-2007 school year. Powell's salary was increased by $5,586, up to $72,149 upon being transferred to Mandarin, comparable to other assistant principals in the District. (Doc. 15-6 (Powell Dep. at 114-15, 131); Doc. 15-3 at 4, 8, 12; Doc. 21-3 at 2.) On July 3, 2006, Powell submitted a Charge of Discrimination to the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in which she alleged the following: 1. I was denied promotion to a position of Principal from my current position of Assistant Principal, and I was denied a wage increase of approximately $40,000.00 more than my current salary of $65,000.00 annually . . . as recently as October 13, 2005. . . . 2. Ms. Carol Daniels, Principal, at the direction of [the former superintendent], verbally promised me a wage increase; however, Dr. Levi McIntosh, former Regional Superintendent . . . , male, refused to allow the wage increase, and promotion, but he did not provide a reason for the refusal. 3. I believe the reason for the denial of a wage increase, and the denial of the promotion is because of my sex, female, and it was in retaliation for my refusal to continue a sexual relationship in violation of . . . Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, as amended. 4. I feel this way because after I discontinued having a consensual sexual relationship with Dr. McIntosh, then the promise of a wage increase, and promotion was denied. I am qualified for the position. 9 (Doc. 15-5 at 59.) Powell checked the form's box indicating that the alleged discrimination was based on "sex" and "retaliation," and alleged that the discrimination took place on October 13, 2005, as the earliest and latest dates, and was not continuing. (Id.) On May 2, 2007,9 Powell filed a two-count complaint against the School Board alleging unlawful employment discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. � 2000e et seq., and seeking damages. Powell alleged that during her employment, McIntosh sexually harassed her continuing "throughout the 2005 calendar year." (Doc. 1 at 2 (Compl. � 6).) Plaintiff alleged that she complained to supervisors, and that the District took no action after becoming aware of McIntosh's harassment, and allowed McIntosh to continue to supervise Powell. (Compl. � 8.) Powell alleged that McIntosh thwarted her application and interview for the position of principal "during the Fall of 2003."10 (Compl. �� 9-13.) In Count I entitled "Unlawful Sexual Harassment, Sex Discrimination and Retaliation," Powell alleged that McIntosh's harassment affected the terms and conditions of her employment; that the harassment was by a supervisory employee; and that the District took no remedial action "despite Plaintiff having repeatedly complained about it." Powell alleged that she was not promoted and was transferred based upon her sex, and was retaliated against "based on Plaintiff having The EEOC issued a "right-to-sue" letter on February 22, 2007, finding that it was unable to reach a conclusion as to Powell's charges. (Doc. 15-5 at 62.) Powell's complaint was filed within the prescribed 90-day time. As set forth above, the evidence established that Powell interviewed for the position of principal while she was assistant principal at J.E.B. Stuart Middle School, which was through the school year concluding 2002. The discrepancy between plaintiff's allegation and the evidence does not affect the Court's conclusion in this matter. 10 10 9 repeatedly complained of sexual harassment/discrimination." (Compl. �� 14-20.) In Count II, entitled "Sexual Discrimination," Powell alleged that the District "breached its duty to provide nondiscriminatory employment opportunities" when it did not promote her to principal and "forced" her to work under McIntosh's supervision and be evaluated by him. (Id. �� 2123.) In July 2007, for "the 2007-2008 school year, for budgetary reasons, Powell together with 3 other assistant principals at Mandarin High School, was reduced from being a 12month employee to a 10-month employee. Her salary for the 10-month 2007-2008 school year was [reduced from $72,149 to ] $69,738, the highest amount for a 10-month Assistant Principal." (Doc. 15-3 at 8.) According to the District, Mandarin principal Crystal Sisler retained three of the school's seven assistant principals "with the greatest expertise and experience in curriculum and scheduling." The change was "administratively implemented" by principal Sisler. (Doc. 15-3 at 8.) On May 23, 2008, Powell sent a letter to Reynolds in which Powell said that she intended to terminate her employment with the District as of June 10, 2008. "The reason for my termination is Normal Service Retirement." (Doc. 15-3 at 14; see also Doc. 15-6 (Powell Dep. at 17).) II. Standard of Review Summary judgment is proper where "there is no genuine issue as to any material fact" and "the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law." Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c). "The burden of demonstrating the satisfaction of this standard lies with the movant, who must present pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admissions on file, together with the affidavits, if any, that establish the absence of any genuine material, factual dispute." 11 Branche v. Airtran Airways, Inc., 342 F.3d 1248, 1252-53 (11th Cir. 2003) (internal quotations omitted). An issue is genuine when the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmovant. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 249-50 (1986). In determining whether summary judgment is appropriate, a court must draw inferences from the evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmovant and resolve all reasonable doubts in that party's favor. Centurion Air Cargo, Inc. v. United Parcel Serv. Co., 420 F.3d 1146, 1149 (11th Cir. 2005). "Rule 56 mandates the entry of summary judgment, upon motion, against a party who fails to make a showing sufficient to establish an element essential to his or her case on which he bears the burden of proof at trial." Schechter v. Ga. State Univ., 2009 WL 2448254, at *1 (11th Cir. Aug. 12, 2009)(citing Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 322 (1986)). III. Discussion "Title VII prohibits sex-based discrimination that alters the terms and conditions of employment." Baldwin v. Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Ala., 480 F.3d 1287, 1300 (11th Cir. 2007)(citing 42 U.S.C. � 2000e-2(a)(1)). "The forbidden alteration can be brought about in either of two ways. [Citation omitted.] One is through a tangible employment action, such as a pay decrease, demotion or termination. . . . The other way is through creation of a hostile work environment caused by sexual harassment that is sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the terms and conditions of work." Id. (citing Hulsey v. Pride Rests., LLC, 367 F.3d 1238, 1245 (11th Cir. 2004)). A. Timeliness Of EEOC Complaint The District has moved for summary judgment on Powell's Title VII claims on the 12 ground that Powell failed to timely exhaust her available administrative remedies. This also requires the Court to determine the scope of plaintiff's claims. "The starting point of ascertaining the permissible scope of a judicial complaint alleging employment discrimination is the administrative charge and investigation." Alexander v. Fulton County, Ga., 207 F.3d 1303, 1332 (11th Cir. 2000), overruled on other grounds, 338 F.3d 1304 (11th Cir. 2003); 41 U.S.C. � 2000e-5. "No action alleging a violation of Title VII may be brought unless the alleged discrimination has been made the subject of a timely-filed EEOC charge." Alexander, 207 F.3d at 1332. "Plaintiff's judicial complaint is limited by the scope of the EEOC investigation which can reasonably be expected to grow out of the charge of discrimination." Id. (internal quotation marks omitted). Although judicial claims that "amplify, clarify, or more clearly focus" the allegations in the EEOC charge are permitted, the Eleventh Circuit has cautioned "that allegations of new acts of discrimination are inappropriate." Gregory v. Ga. Dep't of Human Res., 355 F.3d 1277, 1279-80 (11th Cir. 2004). A plaintiff's civil complaint remains "limited by the scope of the EEOC investigation which can reasonably be expected to grow out of the charge of discrimination." Id. at 1280. Determination of whether plaintiff exhausted her administrative remedies with the EEOC is a legal determination for the Court. Id. Powell complained to the EEOC of discrete acts of alleged discrimination - denial of a promotion to the position of principal, and denial of an alleged verbally promised pay increase - because of her sex, and in retaliation for her refusal to continue a sexual relationship with McIntosh. (Doc. 15-5 at 59.) Powell did not complain of "sexual harassment" or a "hostile work environment" in her EEOC papers, stating "after I 13 discontinued a consensual relationship with Dr. McIntosh, then the promise of a wage increase, and promotion was denied." (Id.) She specifically did not charge a "continuing action."11 "The limitations period begins running the day the discrete act occurs." Chambliss v. Louisiana-Pacific Corp., 481 F.3d 1345, 1349 (11th Cir. 2007). Because Florida is a deferral state (with a state agency equivalent to the EEOC), Powell was required to file a Charge of Discrimination within 300 days of the last discriminatory act alleged in order to timely exhaust her administrative remedies and bring suit on the basis of that action. E.E.O.C. v. Joe's Stone Crabs, Inc., 296 F.3d 1265, 1271 (11th Cir. 2002); Freytes-Torres v. City of Sanford, 270 F. App'x 885, 890 n.1 (11th Cir. 2008); 29 U.S.C. �� 626(d), 633. Powell filed her EEOC charge on July 3, 2006. Thus, the discrete acts of alleged discrimination by the District must have occurred on or after September 5, 2005, in order for Powell's EEOC charge to be timely. Even considered in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, the evidence does not establish any discriminatory conduct or retaliation as alleged in Powell's EEOC charge on or after September 5, 2005.12 The only time that Powell was denied a principal position was Unlike discrete acts, "[a] hostile work environment claim depends on `a series of separate acts that collectively constitute one "unlawful employment practice."'" Chambliss v. Louisiana-Pacific Corp., 481 F.3d 1345, 1349 n.1 (11th Cir. 2007)(quoting Nat'l R.R. Passenger Corp. v. Morgan, 536 U.S. 101, 117 (2002)); 42 U.S.C. � 2000e(1). Plaintiff makes no claim that the recently enacted Fair Pay Act applies to her case. Inasmuch as Powell is not alleging a "discriminatory compensation decision," but rather is alleging sexual discrimination and retaliation by failure to promote or pay an allegedly promised wage increase, both discrete acts, this case does not appear to implicate the recently enacted legislation called the "Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009," Pub. L. No. 1112, 123 Stat. 5 (2009)(amending 42 U.S.C. � 2000e-5(e)), signed into law by President Obama on January 29, 2009. 14 12 11 prior to July 2002, while she was assistant principal at J.E.B. Stuart Middle School. Powell has adduced no evidence that she applied for or was denied a principal position on any other date, including October 13, 2005, the date which she states the alleged discrimination occurred. Additionally, human resources chief Reynolds stated that she "examined the District's records relating to 16 separate principal screenings which occurred from March 10, 2005 [to] May 16, 2006, some involving multiple candidates and others just a few. Ms. Powell was not a candidate in any of these screenings." (Doc. 15-3 at 6.) As to the alleged promised pay raise, Powell states that Daniels promised her an unspecified but "substantial" pay raise in connection with Powell's transferring to Raines in July 2002. Powell never complained to Daniels that she did not receive the pay raise and, according to Powell, complained to McIntosh while he was still her supervising regional superintendent, which would have been before July 2004. Asked about the October 13, 2005 date designated in her EEOC Charge as the date of the alleged discrimination, Powell responded: "The only thing I can think of is that must have been the date that I was told I wasn't going to get the pay. But I can't specifically tell you anything about October 13th . . . . I did speak with Dr. McIntosh about my money that I was promised for coming to that school, but I don't know if that's the date. . . . I can't remember what happened on October 13. . . . I can't be sure what October 13th was." (Doc. 15-6 (Powell Dep. at 38, 46).) Thus, Powell's reference in her EEOC complaint to a discrimination date of October 13, 2005 is not supported by any evidence, even considered in a light favorable to plaintiff. Other alleged contacts with McIntosh pertaining to a Super Bowl house rental deal and purchase of an automobile are not relevant to the specific charges in Powell's EEOC 15 Charge of Discrimination. Nonetheless, Powell was unable to specify a time frame for these contacts, and what evidence there is suggests that they occurred before September 2005. Powell, in response to the District's motion for summary judgment, argues that "[d]uring the calendar year of 2002, when Ms. Powell attempted to break off her relationship with Mr. McIntosh, he began a campaign of harassment and intimidation which continued until late 2005." (Doc. 18 at 2; see also id. at 8-9.) However, even under a broad interpretation of Powell's Charge of Discrimination, the EEOC's investigation of her charges could not reasonably have reached "a campaign of harassment and intimidation" through 2005 growing out of the alleged denial of a promotion and pay raise. The EEOC charge says nothing about McIntosh's requests for money, pressure, repeated overtures or continuing harassment; rather it states that "after I discontinued having a consensual sexual relationship" with McIntosh and "in retaliation for my refusal to continue a sexual relationship," McIntosh "refused to allow the wage increase and promotion." (Doc. 15-5 at 59.) See Gregory, 355 F.3d at 1279-80. Indeed, McIntosh ceased being in Powell's chain of command as of July 2004, and there is no evidence he went outside of that chain to exact the adverse employment actions alleged. Accordingly, Powell cannot satisfy the prerequisite of a timely filed administrative charge with the EEOC, see Davis v. Polk County Sheriff's Office, 170 F. App'x 598, 600 (11th Cir. 2005), and summary judgment is due to be entered in favor of the District on this basis.13 Even if Powell's EEOC Charge of Discrimination could be construed to embrace continuing harassment and conduct that occurred through 2005, which would make it timely, (rather than the discrete events alleged, which render it untimely), and considering the evidence favorably for Powell that McIntosh did indeed sexually harass Powell and that the 16 13 harassment was sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the terms and conditions of her employment, see Pipkins v. City of Temple Terrace, 267 F.3d 1197, 1199 (11th Cir. 2001), as plaintiff now attempts to frame her claim, (see Doc. 18 at 10-11), the undisputed evidence establishes that the District has met both elements of the vicarious liability affirmative defense spelled out in Faragher v. City of Boca Raton, 524 U.S. 775 (1998) and Burlington Inds., Inc. v. Ellerth, 524 U.S. 742 (1998). The District has proffered undisputed evidence that "`(a) that the employer exercised reasonable care to prevent and correct promptly any sexually harassing behavior, and (b) that the plaintiff employee unreasonably failed to take advantage of any preventative or corrective opportunities provided by the employer or to avoid harm otherwise.'" Madray v. Publix Supermarkets, Inc., 208 F.3d 1290, 1296-97 (11th Cir. 2000)(quoting Faragher, 524 U.S. at 807). At all relevant times, the District maintained a written anti-harassment and gender discrimination policy which had been disseminated to employees. (Doc. 15-5 at 4, 50-55.) The policy provides that complaints be filed with the District's Equity Officer within 60 days of the occurrence of harassment. (Id. at 53.) Having served as "Title 9 officer" at Raines, Powell would have been aware of these policies. (Doc. 15-4 (Daniels Dep. at 53-54).) It was incumbent upon Powell to use the procedure available to specifically address her problems and grievances concerning McIntosh. See Madray, 208 F.3d at 1298-99. Further, the evidence establishes that the District did not actually know about McIntosh's alleged sexual harassment of Powell until October 31, 2005, when Powell first disclosed to District Equity Officer Jackson during the District's investigation of McIntosh, that she too had had a relationship with McIntosh, that McIntosh pressured her for money particularly in connection with job screenings, that she believed that her giving him money was tied to favorable or unfavorable treatment by him regarding her career, and that McIntosh had "glared" at her during her one and only principal screening. (Doc. 15-5 at 30.) Powell did not take any action to report McIntosh's conduct pursuant to the District's policies prior to that time. The evidence establishes that Powell did not put the District on actual notice of McIntosh's sexual harassment, and the District cannot be held liable on that ground. See Nurse "BE" v. Columbia Palms W. Hosp. Ltd. P'ship, 490 F.3d 1302, 1309-10 (11th Cir. 2007); Minix v. Jeld-Wen, Inc., 237 F. App'x 578, 582-83 (11th Cir. 2007), cert. denied, 128 S. Ct. 1231 (2008); Madray, 208 F.3d at 1300-01. By October 2005 when she did report the behavior, Powell was no longer under the direct supervision of McIntosh and had no further contact with him. Within four months of this first notice, the District concluded its investigation and, in essence, fired McIntosh. Clearly, the District meets the second prong of the Faragher-Ellerth test. See Ellerth, 524 U.S. at 759; Nurse "BE", 490 F.3d at 1311-12; Minix, 237 F.App'x at 585. 17 B. Motions to Strike Plaintiff Powell seeks to strike documents submitted by the District in a reply memorandum as well as references to the documents, which chronicle events that occurred after Powell transferred to Mandarin High School in July, 2006. (Doc. 22.) Powell contends that the documents should be stricken because the District did not produce them during discovery in response to Powell's request for production of documents. (Id.) Powell submitted a "Supplemental Affidavit" attaching documents which support her account of events while she was assistant principal at Mandarin. (Doc. 23.) The District seeks to strike Powell's motion to strike for not complying with Local Rules, and Powell's Supplemental Affidavit as an untimely and unauthorized supplement to plaintiff's response to the District's motion for summary judgment. (Doc. 24.) Alternatively, the District responds that it is submitting documents relevant to events at Mandarin because Powell "ambushed" the District by introducing, in her response to the District's motion for summary judgment, "relatively new, irrelevant materials into this case." (Doc. 25 at 2.) The District does not deny that it did not previously produce the documents during the course of discovery in this case. The dispute in the motions to strike stems from the fact that Powell, in her response to the District's motion for summary judgment, argued that her retaliation claim is based upon an alleged "constructive discharge" from Mandarin High School in June 2008. (Doc. 18 at 10-12.) Given the state of the pleadings, these matters are not properly before the Court. Though subsequent retaliation claims based on the filing of the EEOC charge and the lawsuit need not have been reviewed by the EEOC, Baker v. Buckeye Cellulose Corp., 856 18 F.2d 167, 169 (11th Cir. 1988)(district court has ancillary jurisdiction over claim of retaliation that grows out of an administrative charge properly before the Court), Powell's complaint in this Court only alleges events which occurred before the May 2007 date of her complaint. (Doc. 1.) Powell has never sought to amend her complaint to include allegations relating to events that occurred after she was assigned to Mandarin.14 The issues in this case are, of course, framed by plaintiff's complaint. See Davis v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated, 516 F.3d 955, 979 (11th Cir. 2008). "[A] party cannot amend her complaint to add a new claim through argument in a brief opposing summary judgment." Champ v. Calhoun County Emergency Mgmt. Agency, 226 F. App'x 908, 912 n.3 (11th Cir. 2007)(citing Gilmour v. Gates, McDonald and Co., 382 F.3d 1312, 1315 (11th Cir. 2004)); see also Austin v. City of Montgomery, 196 F. App'x 747, 753 (11th Cir. 2006)(plaintiff cannot amend her complaint to add a claim of constructive discharge through argument in a brief opposing summary judgment)(citing Gilmore, supra). Plaintiff has not moved to amend her complaint, Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a) or to supplement her pleading to set out events which occurred subsequent to the May 2, 2007 date of her complaint. Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(d). See Thompkins v. Lil's Joe Records, Inc., 476 F.3d 1294, 1310 (11th Cir. 2007)(proper procedure is to seek leave to amend complaint to add a claim). If she had, Powell would be challenged to demonstrate "good cause" for the "extreme untimeliness" of any motion to amend the complaint filed after the close of discovery (See Doc. 6) and after the District's filing of its motion for summary judgment. See Smith v. Sch. Bd. of Orange Powell agreed that nothing in her complaint refers to events that took place at Mandarin. (Doc. 15-6 (Powell Dep. at 133).) 19 14 County, 487 F.3d 1361, 1367-68 (11th Cir. 2007); see also Lamothe v. Bal Harbour 101 Condo. Ass'n Inc., 316 F. App'x 844, 846-47 (11th Cir. 2008)(denying untimely motion for leave to amend to add constructive discharge claim to complaint alleging Title VII discrimination for lack of showing of good cause). Because the issue of alleged constructive discharge from Mandarin High School is not properly before the Court and this Court cannot properly consider this claim, the motions to strike are due to be granted. For the foregoing reasons, it is hereby ORDERED: 1. Defendant's Motion For Summary Judgment (Doc. 15) is GRANTED. The Clerk shall enter judgment in favor of defendant and against plaintiff. 2. 3. Plaintiff's Motion To Strike (Doc. 22) is GRANTED. Defendant's Motion To Strike (Doc. 24) is GRANTED as to Plaintiff's Supplemental Affidavit and attachments. (Doc. 23.) 4. The Clerk shall close the file. DONE AND ORDERED at Jacksonville, Florida, this 28th day of September, 2009. 20 jl. Copies to: Counsel of Record 21


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Sgt. Bilko was a 30 minute comedy series on CBS about a con man Army Sergeant who used his position as leader of a motor pool to earn money via various underhanded schemes. He regularly ran illegal poker games, would sell Army tires and other supplies to local mechanics, etc. Sgt. Bilko's commander, Colonel Hall is constantly trying to catch Bilko and comes close but is never successful.
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Phil Silvers .... Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko
Harvey Lembeck .... Corporal Rocco Barbella
Herbie Faye .... Corporal Sam Fender
Fred Gwynne .... Private Honergan
George Kennedy .... Military Policeman
Paul Ford .... Colonel John Hall
Tige Andrews .... Private Gander
Maurice Gosfield .... Private Duane Doberman
Joe E. Ross .... Sergeant Rupert Ritzik
Allan Melvin .... Corporal Henshaw
Billy Sands .... Private Dino Paparelli
Hope Sansberry .... Nell Hall
Jimmy Little .... Sergeant Francis Grover
Billie Allen .... WAC Billie
Maurice Brenner .... Private Fleischman
Terry Carter .... Private Sugarman
Bernard Fein .... Private Gomez
Walter Cartier .... Private Claude Dillingham
Harry Clark .... Sergeant Stanly Sowicki
Mickey Freeman .... Private Fielding Zimmerman
Beatrice Pons .... Mrs. Emma Ritzik
Jack Healy .... Private Mullen
P. Jay Sidney .... Private Palmer
Karl Lukas .... Private Stash Kadowski
Nick Saunders .... Captain Barker
Elisabeth Fraser .... Sergeant Joan Hogan
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Jefferson David "J.D." McVay, 69, of Little Rock, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 14.
He was born Feb. 18, 1942 in Little Rock to the late Ewell Gilford McVay Sr. and Helen Moody McVay. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Albert McVay; and two sisters, Ona Spinnenweber and Elizabeth Lindsey.
Kenneth D. Wilson, 58, of Benton died Tuesday, Feb.14, at John L. McClellan Veterans Hospital in Little Rock.
He was born May 15, 1953, in Clinton. Â
Mr. Wilson was a retired U. S. Air Force veteran serving for 20 years as an aviation mechanic. He then sought to help other veterans by working at the Veterans Hospital. His life revolved around his love for God, family, and friends.
He was preceded in death by his father, J.P. Pope
Bonnie E. Shelnut, 85, a resident of the Fenter community, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 14, at Saline Memorial Hospice House. She was born July 11, 1926, to Roy and Gracie Hiatt.
Bonnie was a retired LPTN for Benton Services Center and a member of the Poyen Missionary Baptist Church. She loved to garden, cook, and travel the countryside.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, Andrew Shelnut; a sister, Connie Otts; and two brothers, A.J. Hiatt and Calvin Hiatt.


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Human or Not? A Track-By-Track Review of Lil Wayne's 'I Am Not A Human Being'
The Song: "I'm Single" (produced by Noah "40" Shebib and Omen)
The Best Line: "He been fussing all day with her/And I make her feel special like a place kicker"
Human or Not? HUMAN. An older track that features Wayne singing instead of rapping. Um, how about no? This already appeared on Wayne's No Ceilings mixtape and, honestly, we could've done without it there, too. Especially when you consider that a version featuring Drake that was supposed to be on the official IANAHB iTunes release didn't make the cut.


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I was just skimming through Yoovie's blogs and ran across one where she posted the following link: http://www.danoah.com/2010/10/worthless-women-and-men-who-make-them.html. I always appreciate her blogs, and the link she posted, while I can't agree with it entirely, certainly served to make me think about some thing.
The basic premise of the blog is a man, imploring other men, to appreciate the real and natural beauty of the women around them, and to quit verbally validating the female sense of inadequacy through snide insulting comments, or silently by watching porn or looking at Maxim. His statement is that women's perceptions of self are being perpetually attacked because of men's apparent conception of what is beautiful. He listed a whole litany of vicious words that women use to describe themselves as proof. And they are certainly valid bits of data. I've said some of them, and I've heard the rest plenty of times.
But I don't know that I would blame men as strongly as he does. For one, I feel like it takes power away from women to determine their own worth. For another, women CERTAINLY contribute to the species' overall sense of inadequacy. The pure cattiness of some women is sometimes astounding. I remember when I as younger, I was self-conscious about my bad skin, weight issues, whatever else. I remember thinking to myself, why AM I so self-conscious? I certainly don't judge other girls by their looks. Their looks don't even generally register with me. And for a little while I'd stop being so self-conscious and just be, not worried about being judged. But then I'd hear some of those self-same vicious statements uttered by one girl about another behind their back and I was shown that at least some people really do judge like that and I likely am being judged and ranked poorly for the way I look.
Bu tto addres another point of his, I honestly also don't think I worry too much about men lusting after the "perfect" woman over me. I don't think it bothers me that guys watch porn or look at Maxim or watch as a sexy woman walks by. To me, unless he acts, it's no big deal. I think most men are sensible enough to know that they aren't ever going to have that porn star or that model and can easily separate fantasy from reality. I think most men can appreciate the women in their life that they come into contact with. Maybe I'm naive, but that's what I feel.
I've never been jealous of another woman's looks. There are women I wish I looked like, but it doesn't make me angry that she's got better, more socially acceptable looks. It does make me angry that I seem to lack the strength of will to be the best that I can be. I DO find myself unattractive, just looking at the facts. When I stand in front of my mirror in my undies and bra, I see the potential, but see more clearly where I've missed it by a long shot. It is human nature to desire the smooth, firm, unblemished curve in a woman. Clear skin means less bacterial infection, a healthy immune system, as does symmetry of form. Muscle definition, visible due to a lack of high level of fat, means that I'm environmentally fit, able to survive and raise offspring. Even muscles under fat will give you a better form and make you seem a better mate. Long lustrous locks or nails mean you're getting adequate nutrients. Straight white teeth also indicate good health and lack of infection.
Now, a lot of these signs of beauty can be faked. Wonder bras for perky breasts, Pantene Pro-V for lustrous locks, Crest White Strips for that brilliant smile. That doesn't mean that we're not biologically geared to finding these attributes attractive in a potential mate. Maybe it's because I'm trained in biology, but I can't hold it against a man, or a woman for that matter, to be drawn to these basics signs of good health and beauty.
All this said, obviously I want a man to want me for who I am inside. The thing that I can't seem to get through some of my guy friend's heads is that beauty fades. And obviously a significant portion of seeking fitness should be for health, and strength, self-sufficiency, self-worth etc. But I feel that some women are saying that it should only about that, and never about looks, that that's society's tyrrany over us, and I just don't agree. It's 100% natural for humans, on the physical, animal level, to desire a healthy and fit mate. And it is 100% natural for members of one gender to want to attract members of the other. Or for that matter the same gender, but the principle stands. Hummingbirds with brighter breast feathers get lucky more often than not. The bigger, tougher elk who wins more battles gets the larger harem, has more offspring. It's just the way of it. All species have ways that we attract the opposite gender.
I don't even remember what it was, but something earlier sparked in my a minor rage that I let society's standards dictate why I was trying to lose weight. That when I thought about getting fit it was in large part due to a desire to be physically attractive and I thought to myself it should be for a more noble reason.
But you know what? I refuse as well to be pushed into what's becoming popular, acceptable reasons for getting fit, or at least, to limit myself to them. I WANT to have a rockin' bod. I want men to look when I walk by. I want more men to ask me out, and to pursue me. If nothing else, this increases dramatically the likelihood that I will find a man who not only appreciates me for me once we start talking, but who I can appreciate as a good mate and father to my children. Which is the fundamental reason that any individual in a species strives to be attractive in the first place. To find the best mate possible, which necessitates having the most options by drawing in the most contenders.
I have absolutelly no probles with the concept of dramatically increasing my sexiness factor when I'm through, or of having that be a driving force behind my weight loss goals. . That's just the way of it. It's natural.
Yeah, that would be the description of pretty much every aspect of my life that I have the capacity to monitor and manage. I have not been tracking, anything. Not my calories, not my exercise, or fluid intake, not my money. Nothing. And it shows. I'm fat and broke. A truly sad way to be.
What's got me thinking about it is a.) talking to a new guy, and I need to get cute and b.) Samir is getting rightly concerned about his weight, and I've been trying to teach him the basics of nutrition. He has no understanding. For example, he asked me, which is worse? A carb or a calorie? He has no clue. And he will not believe me when I tell him where his excess calories are. A lot of his problem is drinking his cals. He almost never drinks water, drinks almost exclusively juice and milk. He probably drank, while I was there for the evening, 700 Cal in milk alone.
But anyway, as I was going through his daily food intake, trying to calculate how much he's eating (which came out to be between 2100-2200 Cal, way more than even a 6'1" quadriplegic needs), it kind of got me back into the tracking mindset. I have not tracked in a long time, have been eating very unhealthily, and not exercising beyond work. Not good combo. And it definitely shows. I'm heavier now than I have been since this time last year. I just hit a threshold where everytime I look at myself, all I can think is "gross."
The schedule has also changed such that Samir has requested that I not stay the night anymore to help out, unless absolutely necessary. He says I'm welcome to visit anytime, but that it's too much stress on me to have a full time job and to be expected to come over and help him out too. Which is true. And it was definitely impacting our friendship. I was so stressed, and so tired, that I would snap over the slightest things he said or did, and we'd fight almost everyday. I felt trapped, like I couldn't ever be free to go see friends or family ever, since I never had a night off.
And I guess it's been good. I've definitely been spending a lot more time with my family. Went and saw Todd, since we're still friends. Took a couple days away required for work where his dad stepped in to deal with the morning biological needs, which I otherwise still care for every morning when I'm not out of town.
But I have not been using my time wisely. I've been watching a LOT of tv, and sitting on my butt. I've been sleeping, which is worthy, but not enough to catch up, cuz I'm reading stupid books too, or watching more tv. I wasted HOURS today, just chilling, not doing anything.
I definitely could've fit some exercise in today. But I didn't. I guess to get started though, I will start tracking food intake, which now I have time for again. I know I've been eating badly, but I haven't been marking the numbers down, so that knowledge has not been very impactful. I'm pretty sure it's going to be, starting today.
So, I'm off to track now. And then some sleep I think.
I took a break in the afternoon at work today. Am on it now. But went back and reviewed some of my old blogs.
It's amazing how much time I used to waste, in reflection. My life is in perpetual flux as I try and balance a heavy work load and taking care of Samir. He's moved out on his own, and he's set things up that in a pinch he can survive mostly on his own with his nurses if he has to. He gets 9.4 hours of care from In Home Supportive Services, but obviously that means he still requires a lot of care outside of that. They can take care of most of his phyiscal needs in that time, and he gets his phone calls and the like done, but he still needs some biological care first thing in the morning (which he doesn't have enough hours to cover) and there's also all the extras in life that make life worth living, that he needs help with in off hours.
We went through a strained time when I tried to be everything he needed in his non-help hours, but it was too much. I work too much, I wasn't sleeping enough, and I wasn't willing to give up all of my extra life things for him, like time with my family, or dating, or what have you. We had tons of discussions about how to fix the situation, and eventually settled on what we have now. It's not ideal, but it gets me a lot more sleep and at least a couple hours to myself a night on a workday. Previously I was getting 2-4 hours of sleep a night, and now I'm up to about 6, which does it for me. It makes me laugh to look back at one of my blogs, being all mopey because I only got 7 hours of sleep. It's interesting to figure out how far you can push yourself, and where your breaking point is. I reached it, but now I'm balanced at max capacity I think, where I can serve myself, and serve him, and get my work done, though there are still a lot of things that I don't get to that I'd like to.
I still don't spend enough time with my family, but I'm spending more time, and talking more on the phone. That was a big thing. I hadn't been spending enough time with my cats, but now they get time with me while I sleep, which seems to be enough for them. Haha, I slept on my belly last night with one cat purched in the middle of my back, and the other sprawled over my butt. They seemed content and we all slept well.
But, I still haven't picked up exercise, and my diet has been complete and utter crap. Like, complete and utter crap. All I've eaten today is soda and potato chips and a piece of pizza. This is not abnormal for me these days. I don't know why. I could definitely do better. If nothing else Samir always has good food at his house and he says I'm free to eat from it. But I don't. This is the first week that we've tried the new schedule that is allowing me more time. As I settle into it, i hope to be able to find time to exercise. But, sleep is still massively important to me, especially on as little as I usually get, and taking into account the bad nights that I still only get a 2-3 hours, I'm hesitant yet to give ANY of my free time to exercise.
But, I'm definitely regaining weight. I haven't weighed myself, but I can see it around my waist. Not pretty. And how am I supposed to find a boy with this pudge growing around my belly? Everyone always says, "oh honey, wait for the right one, he'll love you for you." Pshaw. That may be true, but he has to notice you first, see you, and that's a lot easier if you have a form that draws the masculine eye. Blah. It's not horrible yet, but if things continue as they are, it will be.
I think I can manage a lot of that with diet. Which means good food really needs to be my focus. But I hope also, somewhere, I can fit in exercise as well. I need to be strong for myself, and for my mom who is also going through a tough time managing her habits. It doesn't help when I draw her down the path to perdition with the temptation of splitting a pastrami sandwich (though they're so good!)
I wish I could take time off in the middle of the day. I definitely get these strong energetic urges where I just want to get off my butt and move, but can't because I'm at work. And it's gone by the time work is done and have to go home to sleep. Blha blah blah.
This is not the right attitude to have about all this. I've noticed when I get really tired I think only in terms of problems, and almost never in terms of solutions. But then, in better times, I have tried to think in terms of solutions of care of myself, but have come up with nothing. I just don't have enough time. He's not like a toddler that you can put in a jogging stroller and go. He can be left alone for a couple hours, but again, its' different than with say a kid because he just has to lay there, not being able to entertain or apply himself at all. He will be getting tools through State Rehab to get him back to school, and that will open up his activities, but until that point, everything has to be done for him.
Perhaps it's just a waiting game, until a) he heals more and b) he gets the right tools. He keeps making steps in the right direction. As things progress, he'll need me less and less. And I'll have more time for myself. The question is, do I push myself even farther, and work on my health now, or do I wait, try to maintain, and focus on getting enough rest to meet the rest of my commitments? I don't know. We'l lsee how it goes, how Ii ffeel in the moment, I suppose.
In any case, no time tonight I don't think. Going to go shopping for him, then dinner with the fams. I usually try to be there with him in the gap between caregivers in the evening (7:30 pm to 10:30 pm he's on his own). I could exercise after 10:30, but that gives me very limited time to sleep before I have to be up and ready to go over there at 6:30 am to deal with his biological needs.
Tired just thinking about it. Think I'm going through a sugar crash from all this soda. Gonna close this out now. No solutions yet, just rambling I guess.
So, got side tracked with the Samir situation last blog. This one is about me.
Obviously, if you read my last blog, you know that life has been seriously impacted by Samir coming home. Which is not unexpected. But things are getting into enough of a routine with him, that I could be fitting in time to execise, if it wasn't for my work, which is heinously hardcore right now. Way too many hours, not enough time. Last Tuesday I worked a 22 hour day, and I had to work Saturday as well on a different project. I did have Thursday and Friday "off" but ended up working at home, trying to catch up with the paperwork side of things.
But, I should be able to exercise on the weekends at least. That's not much, but it's better than nothing. Sadly, Todd and I broke up. Which I'm honestly not too broken up about. Things were just getting worn. I'm more peeved that now I have to start looking again. I just don't like dating. But, I have a couple other prospects, so we'll see if they pan out. The point is, not driving 1.5 hours to the south every weekend to see him, so that'll save time.
My weight has not been raising too much, despite the lack of exercise. It could be that because I'm so strapped for time I just don't eat much these days. Of course, what I do eat is crap, so I'm still surprised. We'll see. I just got home, at about 8:30. I have to leave for work at 7:00. It's not too bad, ifI can get to sleep tonight. I'm tired. Worn out. Maybe if I start exercising again I'll have more energy.
We'll see. Probably not tonight in any case.
I guess it's been almost three months since I last blogged. Unfortunately, personal fitness has not been a big priority for me these days. Luckily I seem to be at a comfortable point for my body, so though I've been fluctuating between the same three pounds, (156-159) I haven't as of yet regained much weight.
A lot has happened in the last three months. One of the most impactful is that Samir came home. He moved in with his father. It didn't work. They've always had a strained relationship, and the pressure that the other members of his family were putting on him because of the upset to their lives made things miserable for everybody. It ended up that I was going over to take care of him every evening, usually until about 1:30 in the morning, getting up to go to work at 7:30, coming home to take care of my animals, maybe visit my grams a bit, then doing it again. Basically, it got to the point where the family had pretty much cut Samir off, and weren't providing for his care at all, so it was just his day nurse and myself. The reason that I wanted him to move back in with his family was so that we could share responsibility, because there's a lot of work that goes into his care.
But their willingness to be available was not satisfactory. They helped with the necessary body stuff, at first, but were perpetually groaning about it, which made Samir feel even worse about the whole situation. It's not like he chose it, and he already felt like an obligation without them constantly harping about the unpleasantness of some of the required tasks. The more they slacked or moaned about it, the more I stepped up. And anything beyond the basic necessary functions was a definite no-no. I remember one time his dad and his brother both telling me I shouldn't baby him by putting his fleece on him (as dressing him is something of a task). I should just pile on blankets. But I DID put his fleece on him, and three blankets, and his temperature was still 95 degrees for three hours. The spinal injury does that, messes with internal temp control. And 95 degrees is the start of hypothermia. Putting his fleece was NOT babying him.
Anyway, it got to the point where they had pretty much shut him away. They didn't invite him out to sit with them anymore, didn't ask if he wanted anything when they went out to eat, and eventually stopped poking their head in to even say goodnight or goodbye. I remember Samir at one point talking with his dad (he'd been in the kitchen eating). He said goodnight, and "I love you" to him, and got no response whatsoever. Ugh. I'm getting pissed off again just thinking about it. This all came about within a month of him moving home. Way to go team.
Basically it became intolerable. I couldn't even count on his physical health being cared for anymore, let alone his emotional. He's supposed to have catheterization every 4 hours. If I wasn't there to do it in the night, the last time it happened was about 9 o'clock when his nurse left, and then again at 7 when his dad came in to do it. That's way too long and poses a serious threat to him if urine backs up into his kidneys. At least one day his dad, who had been at least taking care of catheterization and meds in the morning, didn't come in. I had to do it then, which, as I hadn't planned on it, it being out of the normal schedule, made me late to work by 45 minutes.
The point is, I was already giving all my time to him with no help to speak of. So I ended up moving him in with me, where at least I can take care of my responsibilities to my home as well. He has a live-in nurse, and we've recently acquired a back-up nurse to give her two full days off so she doesn't burn out. We'll see how it goes.
In more practical news, there hasn't been much physical improvement, other than his breathing is doing better. When he first came home he was getting a lot of secretions building up in his throat from the tracheotomy. This required either cough assist (someone pressing hard on his stomach to help him cough stuff up cuz his diaphram strength isn't great), or suctioning it out directly. But, I personally haven't had to suction him more than once since he came home to my house, whereas before it was everynight about. His primary care physician here talked to the doctor in LA that gave him the trache. He says now, despite saying it would be in for probably 6 months originally, that it should probably stay in for life, that Samir's "quality of life will be so much better." I don't know how that would be. The trache is constantly paining him and is susceptible to infections (despite constant cleanings). If you bump it it jars his whole body. And I just don't know how that doctor can make that call. He hasn't seen Samir in over a month, nor has he spoken to him about how he's doing, just to his primary care physician. He hasn't seen his health, or heard him yell across the house (which I have), which exhibits definite increase in lung strength. Samir was seriously bummed to hear that the trache shouldn't come out, but honestly, I just think that it's not a justifiable assessment. Even the LA doctor said that other doctor's would disagree, which means to me that his answer is not the end-all be-all. We'll see. Unfortunately Samir can't get in to see the local ear-nose-and-throat guy for three months. There's only one in Del Norte and Humboldt counties, and he's obviously booked. I wonder if he's trying to put a medi-cal patient off too. I know the urologist in Del Norte, where we live, won't take medi-cal at all.
Anyway, things are working, if not satisfactorily. Regardless of whether he's living with me, or on his own, things will have to be worked out. There's no other option, as odds are very good he'll be like this for life, though I'm still hopeful for him getting some arm movement back. I still get these fits of being so pissed off about it I can't breathe. I hate that my boy is so physically broken, and that his life has become so hard. I hate that every moment I spend with him almost is me caretaking him, and there's not time to just be friends and hang out. I hate that he recognizes that as well, and it makes him sad that his life is now so utterly focused on just keeping his body healthy that getting anything else done is absurdly difficult. I hate it. And I know that these blogs are supposed to at least touch on our physical journey. And I had planned on this one doing so, because obviously having him in my home and caring for him is impacting my personal goals. But I got sidetracked. I guess I'll write another blog, and focus it on my journey instead.


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2013: A look back on the year in space
This artist's concept shows the MAVEN spacecraft with the planet Mars in the background.
2013 was quite a year for space fans. We had that supersonic fireball explode in February over Russia, NASA launched the MAVEN mission last month to unlock the mystery of what happened to Mars' atmosphere, plus much more.
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yes - I have all my MP3's on random play. Right now it's playing No Doubt - "Don't Speak"
I got lots of oldies - right now it's Billie Holiday - The Very Thought of You.
Just listening to some Muse.
julleitte lewis. Spelling?
In a State by UNKLE ft. Graham Gouldman. Love this song. :)
Um I think it's something like trip-hop..and I think they're from the UK..I don't know I just found out about them a few days ago..Haha.
You'd be something like that??
Lol it's cool. Happens to all of us. ;)
Michael Buble's Christmas album!!!
Oh... I am sorry! What a bummer! But it is the most wonderful time of the year, so don't get too sad
"Dwight Live" -- Dwight Yoakam
Dwight Yoakam is generally classified as "country," tho he is totally in a class by himself. Writes most of hos own material, tho has done amazing covers of songs like Queen's "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" & Elvis's "Suspicious Minds," the live version of "SM" could "bring the house down" anywhere!
He's a pretty good actor, too! Some movies he's been in: Sling Blade; Panic Room; Hollywood Homicide; Red Rock West; When Trumpets Fade (made for HBO); The Three Burials of Melquiadas Estrada
Oh, & The Newton Boys.
There's an "old-time" country singer named Porter Waggoner, that's one possibility! Have to say I'm surprised you haven't hear of "Sling Blade" especially, quite well-known nominated for several Oscars, it was written & directed by Billy Bob Thornton, he also played the protagonist, Karl Childers, a mentally "slow" man who was released back into society after having spent years in an institution for having killed his mother & her boyfriend with a "sling blade." "Panic Room" starred Jodie Foster & Kristen Stewart; "Hollywood Homicide" starred Harrison Ford; "Red Rock West" starred Nicholas Cage & Dennis Hopper; & "Three Burials ..." starred Tommy Lee Jones.
That was the Ron Howard film "Missing," with Jones &Cate Blanchett. Do watch "Sling Blade" if you can, I consider that a "must-see" film!
My pleasure!
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Fred T. Foard out-rebounded Alexander Central 38-34 and finished the game with 10 blocked shots as a team.
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A county program benefitting youth received extra help through a state grant worth thousands of dollars.
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The top-seeded St. Stephens Indians boys' basketball team advanced to the second round of the 24th annual Catawba Valley Classic with a 70-42 victory over eighth-seeded South Caldwell in the opening game of the tournament.
"It was a good team effort," said head coach Gary Bowne. "We had good balance. The kids played hard. The bench finally contributed in the second half like we wanted them to in the first half. They improved and made adjustments at halftime. We have to turn around and play tomorrow. We are in the winner's bracket, and we like it. "
The Observer News Enterprise unveiled its first-ever Fact Book this week, and the one-of-a-kind publication is a resource guide for every Catawba County citizen.
A man posing as a law enforcement officer gained access into a Newton home under the pretense of making an arrest.
The man, who was dressed in a black long-sleeved shirt and dark pants with a stripe down the leg, arrived at 1100 Aunt Hill Drive in Newton about 5 p.m. Dec. 18.
Brian Timothy Sipe, 26, who lives at the residence, answered the door to find the man standing on the property, said Catawba County Sheriff Coy Reid. The man had a gun at his side, and his clothes looked like a police uniform, Reid said.
Michael Norris just wants to fix cars.
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Norris, 28, of Maiden, is a third-generation member of the automotive repair industry. His father and grandfather worked in auto-body repair, and now Norris has his own auto-mechanical repair store, Norris Auto Clinic, in Newton.
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Marvin D. Krueger, of Conover, entered his heavenly home Dec. 27, 2010. The Krueger family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Drum Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Conover.
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Conover cleans up after sewage spill Christmas Eve.
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SAN JOSE As it prepares to turn 100, the Boy Scouts of America is honing its survival skills for what might be its biggest test yet: drawing Hispanics into its declining – and mostly white – ranks.
"We either are going to figure out how to make Scouting the most exciting, dynamic organization for Hispanic kids, or we're going to be out of business," said Rick Cronk, former national president of the Boy Scouts and chairman of the World Scout Committee.
The venerable Scouts remains the United States' largest youth organization, with 2.8 million children and youths, almost all of them boys. But that is nearly half its peak membership, reached in 1972.
Its rolls took hits through the 1980s and '90s over a still-standing ban on gay or atheist leaders, and scandals surrounding inflated membership numbers. In addition, teenagers raised on TV and shoot-'em-up games had less use for learning to build a campfire or memorize the Scout oath.
The country changed, too. One in five children younger than 18 is Hispanic, according to the U.S. Census. But they make up only 3 percent of Scouts.
Cronk made Hispanic outreach a focus after he realized that just translating brochures into Spanish, or combining Cub Scouting with soccer, was not enough to meet the goal of doubling Hispanic membership by the group's centennial in 2010.
"We were nibbling around the edges," Cronk said. "We knew very little about the Hispanic family, how they see us, what they value."
Cronk, past president of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, grew up a city kid in Oakland. He fell in love with Scouting in the Sierra Nevada, during his first backpacking excursions.
He looked at the problem of Latino underrepresentation as a businessman. The Boy Scouts had a good product, but much of its new consumer base had never heard of it.
So the group set out to sell Scouting, hiring a Washington-based media and marketing company that targets Latinos. To spread the word, the Scouts gathered a committee of Hispanic leaders, including the CEO of AT&T's wireless unit, a U.S. senator from Florida and the archbishop of the Diocese of Laredo.
In 2009, the Boy Scouts is kicking off pilot programs in some heavily Latino cities to test ways of introducing Scouting to immigrant parents. The group is also planning radio and television spots, hiring bicultural, Spanish-speaking staffers, partnering with churches that serve Hispanics and shaping programs to fit the family-oriented community.
"We're serious about this," said Rob Mazzuca, chief Scout executive. "This is a reinventing of the Boy Scouts of America."
To work, the changes will have to run deep, said Julio Cammarota, a University of Arizona professor who has researched Hispanic youth.


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I believe he's lying through his teef.
Moss circus arrives in New England
By Dan Wetzel, Yahoo! Sports
January 16, 2008
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. ? Whether Randy Moss committed "dating violence," as a Florida woman alleges in a court complaint that got her a temporary restraining order against him, or the New England Patriots receiver is a victim of a "six-figure ? extortion" plot due to an "accident," as he claimed Wednesday, is impossible to know.
As often is the case with Randy G. Moss ? as he's referred to in Broward County (Fla.) case DVCE08000315 ? the details are sketchy, the facts few, the conclusions varied.
What's undeniable is that as the Patriots prepare to face the San Diego Chargers in the AFC championship game on Sunday, the circus that inevitably comes with Moss' brilliant catches finally came to town.
This is the flip side to all those long touchdown receptions and highlight-reel grabs. Whether Moss is the defendant or victim here, the fact remains there always seems to be a here.
"Throughout this whole season, everything has been positive," Moss said Wednesday amid a huge crowd of reporters. "Why would I bring something negative on? Come on.
"What we're trying to do, and hopefully what's going to happen if we do things right in the next month, as much as I care and love the game of football and love my teammates and coach, I would never put myself or them in a situation of something like this."
Whether he meant to or not, whether it is fair or not, he did.
According to Broward County court documents, Moss was hit on Monday with a temporary restraining order that prohibits him from coming within 500 feet of Rachelle Washington, 35, of Fort Lauderdale.
According to the Boston Herald, the court papers allege that during a Jan. 6 incident at Washington's Fort Lauderdale home, Moss committed "a battery upon (Washington) causing serious injury. (Moss) refused to allow (Washington) to seek medical treatment."
It also claims the two have had an "intimate relationship" that dates back 11 years and that Moss has a drug or alcohol problem.
Moss, 30, has not been charged with a crime and a Fort Lauderdale Police Department spokesperson said there was no report on the incident. However, a court hearing for the restraining order is scheduled on Jan. 28 ? the start of Super Bowl week ? in Fort Lauderdale.
Moss denied he hit Washington.
"I'm innocent," he said. "Battery? I didn't hit (any) woman. I've never laid my hands on a woman. So for you to say battery, now I think if there was such a thing in the court system as an accident, then that's what I'm guilty for. But for you to say I physically, or in an angry manner, or whatever the manner, put my hands on a woman physically, I've never done that."
Moss called Washington a "friend for 11 years" and didn't deny he was there that night or that Washington suffered some injury, although he wouldn't elaborate on what kind. He scoffed at the charge that he denied her from seeking medical attention.
"She lives in her own house and has her own vehicle, so how could I deny her medical attention," Moss said. "Does that make sense?"
Moss said he was being extorted and claimed "a man" representing Washington approached him last week and demanded "six figures" to keep the story from going public.
"It's something I've been battling for the last couple days, threats of going public if I didn't pay X amount of dollars," Moss said. "They called me, called my attorneys, trying to get X amount of dollars out of me, and if 'we don't get X amount of dollars' they were going to go to the press before this game."
Moss said he went to Patriots coach Bill Belichick on Friday and told him the story before it blew up. He sought his coach's advice and, predictably, Belichick's response was "to just focus on playing football," according to Moss.
The news conference got even stranger when Moss professed his love and friendship for Washington ? although he noted the friendship was probably over.
"I don't wish anything bad on this woman. That's the love I have for her as a friend. Even though these allegations are false, or whatever she's claiming, I mean I really can't be mad at that, because if that's what she's doing, that's what she's doing.
"If she's hurt and she needs money, that's on her."
Then later, he offered this bizarre statement: "If I'm guilty, I am truly sorry and I am going to stand up for what is right, I really am."
At this point, only Moss and Washington know what happened, but the idea of Moss bringing a soap opera into the locker room during the week of the AFC championship game is a surprise to no one.
The buttoned-down Patriots organization, led by the tight-lipped Belichick, prides itself on its business-first attitude. Controversial players who struggled elsewhere have adjusted to the professionalism of the New England locker room and excelled on the field. Moss, who this year set the single-season NFL record for touchdown catches after two lackluster seasons in Oakland, is the latest example.
But now, suddenly, gone was the calm and quiet and here was Moss in the middle of a news conference so crazy even his teammates looked on with puzzlement.
"Hey, what happened with Randy?" asked one Patriot. "What's going on?"
"I don't know what it is," Donte' Stallworth said. "I don't care. We've had distractions before, so whatever."
Indeed, it may turn out to be a whatever, at least in terms of football. As much as this could be a distraction to the Patriots, it very well might amount to nothing.
If there was ever an organization that could shake this off, it is New England. Belichick is as likely to turn this into a motivational advantage for his team than allow it to become a distraction that could derail a perfect season.
Still, the other shoe finally dropped on the Patriots' big offseason acquisition. No matter his guilt or innocence, no matter her charges or his denials, no matter whether Moss is a gutless abuser or an innocent victim, the inevitable drama at last arrived.
Time will sort out the truth. Time will reveal the football impact.
But the Patriots brought in this talented guy with eyes wide open and now, at the worst possible time, they'll try to deal with the other half of their record-setting bargain.
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"Consensual Horseplay", happens all the time. It's proven, Randy is a roughsacker in bed.
Randy Moss-WR- Patriots Jan. 17 - 10:12 am et
Attorney Joe Friedberg, a member of Randy Moss' legal team, says the woman who was granted a restraining order against Moss asked the receiver for $500,000 last week to keep the story quiet.
Friedberg says Moss refused the demand and the story popped up on a Florida radio station Tuesday night. Moss claims the woman is trying to extort him. Friedberg says the injury the woman suffered resulted from "consensual horseplay."
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And if he's found guilty of anything, the fans in Boston will turn over the welfare checks to bail him out.
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what a retard.. saying that he thinks he didn't do anything... i bet boston will do aevrything in ther epower to get him out of this trouble...
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so randy and his friend of 11 years engage in consentual "horseplay"?
im betting when the dust settles we'll find out he simply slapped her upside the forehead with 9 inches of limpdick in a playful manner, leaving an apple shaped welt.
"accidents" happen. stay classy randy.
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In an exclusive interview with the Boston Herald, Randy Moss admitted to causing the woman who recently brought a temporary restraining order against him bodily harm during a heated incident on January 6.
"It was a slight injury," Moss said. "And as a man, I was sorry. I was sincere. This woman claimed I committed battery. What I know battery to be is you really physically beat someone up or do something really bad." Moss has a January 28 court date to determine whether the restraining order will be made permanent. He's not expected to face criminal charges.
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