Intention not Required for Obstruction
Allen Craig is tripped by third baseman Will
Middlebrooks in the ninth inning and would score on an obstruction call
to win Game 3.
Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks insists he didn't
intentionally make contact with Craig, but while lying face-down on the
infield, he bent both legs at the knees and raised both feet into
Craig's legs – hardly the first movement in an attempt to get up.
"The
way the obstruction rule is set up right now," Farrell said, "the
baserunner can be the aggressor and beneficiary on both sides. They can
seek out an infielder, run into him and benefit by advancing." I love baseball and the obstruction call this week during the World Series only confirmed that for me. Exciting, controversial, life lessons. I had an opportunity to reflect on "obstruction" this week as I received a call from my daughter while I was on the city bus on my way to work at 7 a.m. She asked, "Where is the second set of keys for the truck?" She has locked the keys in a running vehicle as she was warming it up to drive to school. Well, if the second set of keys were not where they had been the last 6 months, I did not know. Her father could get her to school, but needed to immediately leave for he was carpooling to Winona for an all day meeting. So our options? Just leave the truck running until I could get home to either find the key or get someone to open the truck. I needed to conduct an interview that morning and cancel a lunch and reschedule an afternoon meeting and figure out how to get home via the non-express bus routes available in the middle of the day to the suburbs. I also text my neighbors to tell them that "yes, our little white truck would be running in the driveway until it ran out of gas or I get home that afternoon." A strange text to receive from your neighbor, unless you live by us. Aubrey did not intend to be an "obstruction" to my day.... but intent did not matter - it was what it was. How we all reacted to this unplanned situation and lessons learned for our household "key backup plan" is what is important. Wondering what I found when I got home 6.5 hours later? Truck was still running, a very gas efficient vehicle and Eden Prairie police will open a locked vehicle free. Any obstruction stories and solutions you want to share in the blog below?
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Benefits Reduced Today
"More than 47 million Americans who receive food stamps will see their
benefits go down starting Friday, just as Congress has begun
negotiations on further cuts to the program.
Beginning in November, a temporary benefit from the 2009
economic stimulus that boosts food stamp dollars will no longer be
available. According to the Agriculture Department, that means a family
of four receiving food stamps will start receiving $36 less a month." "More than 554,000 Minnesotans get federal food assistance — one out of every 10 people in the state. A third are
children. Another quarter are elderly or disabled adults. Contrary to
popular stereotypes, a majority live in families where at least one
adult earns a paycheck.
This week, their food budget rests in the
hands of Senate and House negotiators, who are about to begin debate on
the massive farm bill that will set the budget for the federal
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), still commonly known
to many as food stamps.
Republicans, concerned that the program
has become far too expansive and expensive, are pushing for $40 billion
in cuts to SNAP, which currently feeds 48 million Americans. Those cuts
could push millions of people out of the program, including tens of
thousands of Minnesotans.
The Minnesota Department of Human Services
estimates that the eligibility changes being considered by Congress
would cut 16,700 households — an estimated 32,000 people — from the food
stamp program in Minnesota. That includes 17,000 children, 4,500
seniors and 4,000 single adults." Public policy impacts both our work and those we work with. How does your programming help families respond to this impact on their budget and the amount and type of food they can provide for their families?
3 Paycheck Month- Opportunity for Savings, Debt Reduction, Rainy Day Fund
October was a 3-paycheck month, for those of us who work for the University of Minnesota. That third paycheck can be considered a "windfall" or "planned savings." How do you use it? Or how do you discuss the third-paycheck months with those you teach?
Trish
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