If all goes well, by this time Wednesday night, I'll be back in my own home, getting ready to sleep in my bed, with my wife, and all the cats. … [Read more...] about Five Days
Archives for May 2009
The Thrilling Suspense of Maury
I can hear the Maury Povitch show from here. Woman says her man is cheating on her. He denies it. She got three sexually transmitted diseases while they were together. Maury's going to put him on a lie detector. Gosh, I wonder what it will say. Update: Liar. … [Read more...] about The Thrilling Suspense of Maury
Well, Yes, Shane Becker is a Douchebag
Give me a moment; I'll get to it. Trust me. And, since I'm a fiction writer, I'll even make it all turn out well in the end, with lessons learned, a bond between police and citizens strengthened, and all that cool stuff. Hell, I'll even tease a friend who will find this sooner or later, maybe embarrass the badgelickers who don't see the difference between service-oriented … [Read more...] about Well, Yes, Shane Becker is a Douchebag
Goofing Off At Work = Felony ?
So this guy named Richard Wolf is on the job at the Shelby City Wastewater Treatment Plant, where he's using his work computer to surf porn sites. At one point even visits Adult Friend Finder and uploads a nude photo of himself. He gets fired. No surprise. This, however, is a bit more surprising: Wolf was convicted on state charges for three counts: unauthorized access to a … [Read more...] about Goofing Off At Work = Felony ?
On Mom’s Passing
Scattered thoughts over the last few weeks surrounding my mother's passing. Keeping track of everything going on would have been so much harder without the internet and mobile phones. My dad was in a VA hospital, and my mother was in a private for-profit hospital. I don't think it's just libertarian bias that makes me like the private hospital much better. I completely lost … [Read more...] about On Mom’s Passing