[Note: The archive of all the photos is hosted at smugmug. I explain at the bottom of this post how to download pictures of yourself if I got you.] I just spent about 4 hours standing around in the cold damp weather and my feet are pretty sore. But I know 40,000 people who have no sympathy for me. I was taking pictures at the Chicago Marathon. I decided to hang out … [Read more...] about As 40,000 People Run On By…The 2006 Chicago Marathon, Part 1 of 6
Always be Rude to the Waterbury Police
From a decision by the Connecticut Board of Mediation and Aribitration: "[Police officer Deborah] Gulledge was also criticized because she didn't stop a driver who waived [a] police cruiser to go ahead, on the theory that someone acting courtesously toward the police must be up to something illegal." In the Matter of: City of Waterbury and AFSCME, Council 15, Local 1237 (No. … [Read more...] about Always be Rude to the Waterbury Police
Friday Fun Links
Video: Jedi Bush A useful quiz for some people out there: Jailbait or Legal? Video: Darth Vader and Emperor Phone Call … [Read more...] about Friday Fun Links
First they came for the air travelers…
...but I didn't speak up, for I rarely traveled by air. Then they came for drivers suspected of drinking too much, but I didn't speak up, for I rarely drink. Then they came for the subway riders, but I didn't speak up, for I rarely ride the subway. Of course, when they eventually come to for me, there will be no one left to speak up for me. Meanwhile, however, they've taken … [Read more...] about First they came for the air travelers…
If O.J. Did It
I used to think that O.J. Simpson was merely a double murderer. But after reading this, I think he may be one of the most despicable American criminals of all time. The former football great...reportedly has been paid a whopping $3.5 million to write about the double murder that shocked and riveted the nation in 1994, according to a detailed report in the new National … [Read more...] about If O.J. Did It