Author: Mark Draughn
SCATTERSHOT DEPT.
Toads, Powder, Scumbags, Chuck, and Manly Men
Random shots around the web: Arrested for possession with intent to lick. Police find a suspicious white powder in a residence that used to be an old sugar factory? What, oh what, could it possibly be? Disabled with a war wound? Guess you’ll have to refund your signing bonus for failure to fulfill your contract.… Read more
UNCATEGORIZED DEPT.
On Idiots and International Plaza
My old post about eminent domain abuse at International Plaza in Arlington Heights attracted a new comment a few days ago: The center looks horrible and TARGET SHOULD HAVE GONE THERE!!! The place looks like complete dog sh**!!! I can’t believe a bunch of idiots stopped it from happening. You should all be ashamed of yourselves!!!TARGET WILL… Read more
POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPT.
Glassbooth Presidential Candidate Selector
Not sure who to vote for? There’s an interesting presidential candidate selector quiz over at glassbooth.org. You start by ranking the importance of the issues, which you do by distributing 20 points over 14 issues. For example, if the most important issues are health care and social security, you might give those each 5 points,… Read more
FAMILY DEPT.
My Father Before the War
When I think of veterans, I think of my dad. As I understand it, my father joined the army when he was 17—I think he lied about his age—and he’s 88 now, so anything he remembers happened a long time ago. Some things about the army were very different back then, and this evening on Veteran’s Day I though I’d… Read more
SCATTERSHOT DEPT.
Scattershot
Random shots around the web: 24: The Unaired 1994 Pilot Making it illegal for bosses to be assholes is one of those ideas that sounds great after a bad day at the office, but I think it would just lead to a lot of productivity-wasting lawsuits. Why federal-level plans to put more cops on the street didn’t… Read more