Sounds as though there might be an issue with the amount of ink left in the cartridges. You might be running out of ink.

Go to a website that sells amunition and see what the average load is. That information is usually made available for knowledgeable people to choose their cartridges. Not everyone likes the  same load, and bullet weight.

I think we probably all have had those moments in life. The one thing you can take away from having experienced it, is the realization of what exactly, is and isn't within our control.

One would have to have lead an extremely unrealistically sheltered life, to have traversed their earlier years in life, without having made some mistakes that they regretted and wished could be done over. It's all part of who we are today, in having understanding for others, and the opinions and feelings that are the foundation of decisions made in the future.

I lost my mother to cancer when I was a kid, and her death broke my heart. My biggest hope in life, is that I don't leave my daughter feeling what I went through in dealing with that loss. No...I don't think opting out is a good solution! But, maybe it is time for a heart to heart talk, allowing for a better degree of understanding for everyone.

I wish you the best Millie, and hope this answer allows you to see things through the eyes of someone who as a child lost their mother. Maybe it's time to talk to a therapist, or clergy, instead of just rolling the thought of opting out around in the back of your mind. Another thing you really want to keep in mind, is that medications and some procedures like dialysis don't leave people thinking the most clearly or rationally at times. My heart is with you dear...life definitely has some difficult pathes to travel, and it is then that it is most important to remember those things for which we can be grateful. Believe it or not, behind what you are feeling or seeing at the moment, they are there. It's just that sometimes we forget these things when we feel overwhelmed with all we are going through.

I am probably a realist, which has always allowed me to assess the facts and circumstances, and to view things in either a pessimistic or optimistic manner. Just because we might not be aware of all the variables every situation inherently drags along with it, it doesn't preclude the fact that most everything can go from good to bad, or bad to good, for that matter. I look at it, as just being pragmatic, which is simply playing with the cards dealt us, as effectively as possible.

Probably...especially if you have all the paperwork it entails completed and approved!

If the kid had tweeted that he was going to purposely do something to delay the game, the ball boy should have been fired and banned from the game, because of the fact he was purposely attempting to alter the normal course of the game.

I don't buy into "he's just a kid, when we have 17 year old kids serving in the military who are held just as responsible for their actions as their counterparts. That might not be the popular answer in the eyes of the "touchy-feely types," but it is an apples to apples comparison demonstrating the disparity that manifests itself when someone creates different standards that people are to be held to.

If we are going to hold the kid to the "he's just a kid" standard,  then maybe we should consider calling his mother, so she come and change his diaper and put him back in his playpen before he gets hurt out there!

Here's a good place to find what you need: http://www.irs.gov/uac/Forms,-Publications,-and-Other-Tax-Products

What it means is, she is not worth the time or effort of either of them, and anyone coming along afterwards. I say this, as it seems she wants a boyfriend and evidently someone on the side, which is a behavior she will repeat on anyone. Run now while you can, before she starts looking for her next conquest...run!