February, 2014 archive
Snow Flakes 0
We are a society of stupid.
“He Calls Himself . . .” 0
Many years ago, an old black man said about my then State Senator, “He calls himself a lawyer . . . .”
It was an onion statement.
It had many layers, but underneath them all was a truth. The person in question was neither a good lawyer, nor a good State Senator.*
The statement can be equally true for someone who calls himself a pastor.
Sadly, in the universe of those who “call themselves” something or other they are not, there are many more who call themselves “pastors” than who call themselves “lawyers.”
Wrap yourself in God and get away with anything.
At least in this world.
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*His wife was my boss on one of my summer jobs when I was a college student. She was a much better boss than he was either a State Senator or a lawyer.
The Agony of the Private Jet Set 2
Leonard Pitts, Jr., skewers Tom “Kristallnacht” Perkins.
Just read it. No excerpt or summary can do it justice.
Hot Pockets 0
I cannot understand why persons carry gadgets that cost several hundred bucks in their hip pockets like they were handkerchiefs, yet I see it every day. I would worry that the over-priced doohickey would break; I would not, however, expect this:
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EMS Division Chief Andrew Palmeri said it appears that when the student sat down, with the phone in her back pocket, the phone’s battery “shorted out.” The state fire marshal is investigating, he said.
According to the story, students and teachers responded promptly and competently and the girl was not seriously injured.
Picture of the iJunk at the link.
Delayed Compensation 0
The Regent, still at the public trough:
There’s an old joke that goes,
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Q. How do you go bankrupt?
A. A little bit at a time, then all at once.
I think that’s how The Regent got into his mess: a little bit at a time and then all at once.
The Popcorn Popper 0
Of course.
Tampa attorney Richard Escobar also maintained that Reeves was acting in self-defense in the Jan. 13 shooting.
Because picking a fight and then killing the person you picked it with is just how you roll in the gunshine state.
All snark aside, you must realize that these folks are sociopaths.
Animal Crackers 0
You can’t make this stuff up.
News You Can Snooze 0
Warning: If you are looking for tastefulness, look elsewhere.
Winter Morning 0
Sunrise yesterday.
H/T Susan for the pic.