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. Amazingly, this is an actual campaign ad for Mike Huckabee. … [Read more...] about Toads, Powder, Scumbags, Chuck, and Manly Men
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 RETURN AND I WILL SEE ALL … [Read more...] about On Idiots and International Plaza
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, and then scatter the remaining 10 points … [Read more...] about Glassbooth Presidential Candidate Selector
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 just share a couple of details about his … [Read more...] about My Father Before the War
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 help and won't help. "you may soon be driving on a public … [Read more...] about Scattershot