Author: Mark Draughn
SCATTERSHOT DEPT.
Scattershot 2009-04-08
Stuff I’d have tweeted about if I gave a damn about Twitter: Everybody else has already commented on this bullshit from the TSA. Everyone else has also commented on these cops who raided a blogger who’s critical of cops, but I’ll link to it anyway to help give it the publicity it deserves. “Woman calls… Read more
MEMORIAL DEPT.
Elizabeth Draughn, Rest In Peace
Elizabeth Draughn, 1922 – 2009 My mother was born Elizabeth Kielkiewicz on December 9, 1922, right here in Chicago, the only daughter of two Polish immigrants. She grew up during the Great Depression, remembered where she was when the Japanese navy bombed Pearl Harbor, was amazed by the moon landing, and saw the beginning and… Read more
SCATTERSHOT DEPT.
Scattershot 2009-04-02
Things I’d tweet about if I cared more about Twitter: My dad has CSPAN on a lot, and I was listening to congresscritters discussing the latest drug scourge: DXM. It’s a common incredient in medications, but apparently all the kids are abusing it, so these guys were sponsoring a bill to regulate bulk sales. In… Read more
SCATTERSHOT DEPT.
Scattershot 2009-03-30
Things I’d tweet about if Twitter allowed longer messages: When you take several law enforcement agencies and throw them together into a drug task force, it tends to enhance thuggish behavior. However when the WestNET task force of Kitsap County, Washington launched a drug raid against the home of Bruce and Pamela Olson, they did manage… Read more
SCATTERSHOT DEPT.
Scattershot 2009-03-27
Things I might have tweeted about if I “got” Twitter: Damn Microsoft! My Windows system crashed—full Blue Screen Of Death! All I was doing was running Windows XP booted off a RAID disk array that’s not supported directly by Windows, accessing an Office document from an encrypted virtual disk mounted out of a container file on a… Read more
