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To submit a CornerShot

The Roanoke Times welcomes CornerShot submissions from its readers. Here are the guidelines:

Length: about 200 words
Topic: CornerShots can run the gamut, but we generally prefer unique and clever observations on the human experience.
No poetry, please.
Email your submission to extra@roanoke.com with your full name and hometown and “CornerShot” in the subject line. You can also mail submissions to Kathy Lu, CornerShot, The Roanoke Times, P.O. Box 2491, Roanoke, VA 24010.
Submissions are subject to editing.

1. 41-vehicle wreck ties up traffic Sunday on I-81 in Rockbridge County

2. Virginia Tech football roster has holes on picture day

3. Medicare penalties hit hospitals in Roanoke, New River Valleys

4. Microfestivus beer event gets downtown Roanoke hopping

5. McFarling: 2 little numbers are a big hurdle for Virginia Tech football

6. DAN CASEY: Copter cost still stirring up dust

7. Arrest made in case of missing Nelson County teen

8. Roanoke farmers markets making local foods more accessible

9. Virginia attorney general's office grows under Ken Cuccinelli

10. Man's drowning is 5th in Lynchburg area

Kathy Lu | 981-3224

Monday, April 8, 2013

If you ever feel you’re the parent of a gifted child, get on YouTube to get back in touch with reality.

Think it’s great your 2-year-old can sing the alphabet song? There’s a kid on YouTube who can do it at 18 months.

Think it’s amazing that your 4-year-old can glide along on a balance bike without putting his feet down? There’s a 3-year-old on YouTube who can not only glide, but also fly down ramps that BMX riders use.

One of the latest “Amazing Kids on YouTube” was invited to the “Jimmy Kimmel Live” show in February. It seems 2-year-old Titus has an amazing aim, able to hit nothing but net when he shoots toddler-sized basketballs at a toddler-sized hoop.

Kimmel challenged Titus to a shoot-off and got destroyed — Kimmel got six in the hoop, Titus, 10.

As the parent of a son who is not enthralled by basketball, it’s true, I was a bit envious. But Titus proves that there are all sorts of kids out there with all sorts of interests and talents.

They’re all amazing in their own ways.

Monday, August 12, 2013