The West Virginia trip was a 100% authenticated blast. Our host and hostess are about as laid back as we are; we were shown our room, bathroom, location of such things as coffee, etc, and told to make ourselves at home. And we did.
Last night, we had the traditional beer drinking, [...]
February 26, 2007 – 8:23 pm
The Maryland state legislature continues to distinguish itself with inane legislative proposals. This time, the law in question would ban display of fake male genitalia from the bumper hitches of SUVs, pickups, and cars. Yep, says so right here:
Maryland Del. LeRoy E. Myers Jr. to truckers: If you’ve got ‘em, you don’t need to flaunt [...]
December 15, 2006 – 8:13 pm
SWMBO is off at her hen dinner Christmas celebration with her female coworkers, so I’m scavenging for myself this evening. Even though there are plenty of home-cooked leftovers from which to choose, and several varieties of microwaveable bounty in the freezer, tonight I opted for a Brooklyn style pepperoni pizza from Domino’s.
I have no [...]
December 1, 2006 – 7:45 pm
Finally, something a taser is effective in fighting: eight-foot-long albino Burmese pythons. A 47 year old Uniontown PA man was feeding a rat to the reptile, which belongs to his daughter, when it bit his hand and wrapped itself tightly around his left arm. The snake, according to Uniontown police officer Ray Miller, was [...]
October 22, 2006 – 9:21 pm
Clayton Cubitt, of Operation Eden fame, has a new post where he discusses to ongoing efforts to restore the Katrina-devastated town of Pearlington MS.
There is a project aptly called One House at a Time, whose charter is to help the people of Pearlington get back on their feet, with affordable housing.
Being a small town, [...]
September 15, 2006 – 9:00 pm
From The Green Bay Press-Gazette, a slice of life article about a pig who escaped on his (her, actually) way to the butcher.
This article is funny, almost surreal. It turns out that the pig’s owner is a lawyer named Nila Robinson, from Appleton WI. She was transporting three pigs to the butcher, and [...]
According to this, Hooters is going to pay FEMA for the $200.00 bottle of Dom Perignon champagne bought with Hurricane Katrina relief money at one of its restaurants.
This is a great example of good corporate citizenship, irrespective of the small amount of this particular incident. It’s not like Hooters hadn’t already done its [...]
St. Bernard Parish was one the most Katrina-devastated parishes in Louisiana. MSNBC has an article about their efforts to rebound and rebuild.
Henry “Junior” Rodriguez, parish president, is leading the rebuilding effort from the kitchen table in his double-wide trailer. Tired of FEMA doubletalk, bureaucracy, and bumbling, the 12,000 of 67,000 residents who have [...]
November 25, 2005 – 9:49 am
James Slusher of The Chair and Automan fame, links to this story about Michael “Heckuva Job” Brown’s new post-FEMA gig. James says this is the standard by which irony is defined. And I agree with that.
I’d also say this could morph into one of those neat interweb games. You can play at [...]
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