Archive for December, 2008
Injunction!
Judge Idee Fox issued an injunction against the Mayor today, preventing the closure of the libraries. It’s well worth delving into the comments for legal analysis. Also, a lot of excellent stuff here about the City’s projected $40 million dollar surplus?
It’s a victory, but not the end. However, now’s a time to celebrate: [...]
Response to Senator Casey
Dear Senator Casey:
I received your letter dated 12/15/08, regarding our disagreements regarding your vote for the poorly named “bailout” of the financial sector: as I have stated previously, “handout” would be a better word. Your letter in response is wholly inadequate, unless one is looking for evasions, straw men, and red herrings. Also, you [...]
Piggies at the Trough
Note to Capital One’s collection agency: instead of bothering ME for the measly sum I owe you (and which I will never pay), go bug your CEO Dick Fairbank, who walked away with not only $17,000,000 in stock options, but $3.56 billion in taxpayer funds. That’s $3,560,000,000.00: surely he can spare a dime or two.
Greedy [...]
Saturday Brimstone
Sam and I walked into the possibly-doomed Kingsessing Library on Saturday to get him a library card of his own.
The building was nearly vacant: besides the two of us, there were two librarians and a few people using the computers at the back of the room. Large gaps of books were missing from [...]
Upcoming Quiet-Time Blogging
Sorry for the sparse posting over the past few days: between the Hell Drive, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day, I haven’t had time to relax, never mind pop off a few lines.
I’ll try to address this later on in the afternoon when Sam takes a break for an hour or so. That’s if I don’t [...]
Deep Thought
I need a vacation somewhere warm and tropical.
Read More..>>Plattsburgh Weather Forecast
Tonight:
Variably cloudy with snow showers. Low 18F. Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 70%.
Tomorrow: Snow during the morning will become a mix of wintry precipitation during the afternoon. High around 35F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precip 90%. 1 to 2 inches of snow expected.
Ya know, [...]
Rick Warren: Gluttonous Hateful Crybaby
Shorter Rick Warren:
Aravosis nails him:
In the new video, Warren accuses gays of “hate speech,” of launching “hateful attacks” against him, and he then says that gay and lesbian Americans have “Christ-ophobia,” a clear effort to mock the term “homophobia.” He goes on to explain that gays are “afraid of any Christian,” suggesting that gay [...]
How to Piss Off Your Readers
Yesterday I was shooting the shit with an old friend I met on facebook, and I mentioned the Hell Drive coming up this evening (t minus 5 hours…). She agreed the whole situation sucked, and i mentioned something about “the things we do for love.”
Well, now that fuckin’ song is stuck in my head, [...]
Sam Update
Things are worked out. I’m driving to Canada after work tomorrow and driving back with Sam on Wednesday.
In return, his mom’s letting him stay until January 11, and taking him back herself via train. So that’s a lot, and I really appreciate it. Honestly, despite my [well-earned and totally valid] bitching, we generally work well [...]
