Year: 2014
POLICE DEPT.
I’m Sure That Goes Both Ways
Here’s how I imagine my traffic stop going: Officer: License and proof of insurance. Me: Here you go. Officer: Do you know why I pulled you over? Me: Uh, no I don’t, officer. Officer: You were doing 75 in a school zone. Me: I’m sorry to hear you experienced that. I place the highest priority… Read more
SEX WORK DEPT.
Maggie McNeill at Liberty On the Rocks
So last weekend I had a conversation with my wife that went something like this: Me: I’ve got some busy evenings this week. On Tuesday…um, this is going to be one of those awkward conversations… Her: As long as you’re not seeing any hookers. (silence for a few seconds) Me: How about a retired hooker?… Read more
WEIRDNESS DEPT.
It’s the Better Government Party…or Is It?
I get a lot of spammy email about political issues and politics, but this one caught my attention: Subject: A New Political Party- The Better Government Party Created by Mike Mann Dear Mark, I hope this e-mail finds you well! I wanted to introduce my client, Mike Mann, to you in regards to your upcoming… Read more
OPERATIONS DEPT.
Site Meter WTF?
Have you been seeing pop-up ads on my blog? You see, a couple of days ago I was fiddling with some darned thing here in WordPress — I can’t remember what it was anymore — and I wanted to take a look at how the page lays out to ordinary people. As a logged-in WordPress… Read more
SCIENCE DEPT.
Considering a Geiger Counter
It probably says something about me that I’m thinking of buying a Geiger counter. It’s not that I really have a need to detect radioactivity, exactly. But you know all those CSI shows where they pull out the UV light and shine it around a crime scene to find suspicious stains? If you tried that… Read more