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‘Stupid crooks’ should be a legitimate criminal classification

Just a Guy — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:50:20 +0000

I read something in this morning’s local paper (yes, I DO still read newspapers) that convinced me that “stupid crooks” should be a bona fide classification under the law.

Three women, showing signs of being seriously drunk throughout the incident, ran up a $39 tab at a local Waffle House restaurant (if you don’t have a Waffle House where you live, you can still figure out from the name what sort of restaurant it is, right?). When it came time to pay, they simply fled the restaurant, jumped in a car and took off.

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‘Stupid crooks’ should be a legitimate criminal classification

News overload? Probably time to give it a rest

Just a Guy — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:39:12 +0000

One thing I’m learning about myself since starting this blog — it’s really easy to get burned out about all the idiocy going on in today’s world. You can take it to seriously, develop strange physical ticks and muscle twitches, stress out, and grow large dark circles under your eyes.

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Show respect when you use term ‘pond scum,’ please

Just a Guy — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:34:39 +0000

I was reading an interesting article online earlier today about the wonders of wildlife some urban grade school kids experienced when they went on a field trip to a nearby park with a pond in it. They were fascinated by the tiny worms, leeches, other small critters, birds, plants — it was fun for them and very educational in light of the urban setting in which they lived.

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Never know what people are looking for online, do you?

Just a Guy — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:59:40 +0000

You never know what sort of things people may look for on the Internet, do you? Sometimes it’s just fun to see all the oddball stuff out there, whether we’re talking about celebrity gossip, rare antiques on eBay, good garage floor tiles at some specialty site, or just odd news and information on Google or Yahoo.

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Who knows? Maybe this guy’s recovery is sort of a ‘Christmas miracle’

Just a Guy — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:59:45 +0000

(Editor’s Note: This post was originally posted last year. It is being brought to the top of the blog as a function of a plugin I use which takes “old” posts and features them again for readers who may be new to the site. That’s why there are seasonal references here to Christmas.)

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Skateboarding icon Hawk hits White House hallways

Just a Guy — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:50:53 +0000

To the amazement of some and amusement of others, pro skateboarding icon Tony Hawk rolled through some of the hallways of the White House as part of a Father’s Day visit to our national mansion.

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Need brain surgery? DON’T GO HERE, would be my best advice

Just a Guy — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 22:11:36 +0000

I’ve never had brain surgery (that I remember?), nor have I had any immediate family or friends who have had brain surgery. But I would think, if I needed brain surgery, my top priority would be a surgeon and hospital team with a record of doing the surgery right.

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Quick everyone, send a thank-you email to Newt Gingrich

Just a Guy — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:21:59 +0000

Sometimes conservative Republican politicians just puzzle me; sometimes they astound me. In the case of former Rep. Newt Gingrich, the term would be “astound.”

Here’s a guy who left the House under an ethical cloud (he paid a $300,000 fine to cover the cost of investigating some 84 ethics charges brought against him), who was forced to step down as speaker by plotters within his own party, and who certainly led a less-than-stellar moral life. I won’t say more than that, because my purpose isn’t to sling mud.

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When does clothing stop being funny and become ‘disruptive’?

Just a Guy — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:36:25 +0000

When do funny t shirts become “disruptive or inflammatory”?

The county I live in has decreed that people wearing “clothing, apparel, or other accessories containing distruptive or inflammatory language or content” will no longer be allowed to enter county buildings. I’m not sure about the entire ordinance, so I don’t know what will happen if someone shows up for court wearing such apparel, or if they simply need to go to the county courthouse for a necessary permit, to pay taxes, look up property records, etc.

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You think elections are expensive? How about Halloween?

Just a Guy — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:27:35 +0000

I read a news story in our local paper a few days ago that says all the election races combined this year — presidential, congressional, senatorial, etc. — will total about $5.4 BILLION dollars. This is supposed to be the most expensive election in U.S. history by far. My reaction was to be horrified that we spend that much money for elections. It clearly means you can’t be elected to a national office, at least, without spending a lot of money.

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