Archive for February, 2008
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008I am not a Clinton supporter by any means, but in my opinion, if you give someone your political support, you don’t cut and run when the candidate’s poll numbers go into the terlet. WASHINGTON – Civil rights leader John Lewis has dropped his support for Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential bid in favor of Barack [...]
Humpday History Highlight
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008How much do you know about America’s first aircraft carrier? February 27, 1942 – U.S. aircraft carrier Langley is sunk On this day, the U.S. Navy’s first aircraft carrier, the Langley, is sunk by Japanese warplanes (with a little help from U.S. destroyers), and all of its 32 aircraft are lost. To quote Johnny Carson, [...]
Cagney And (Very) Lacy
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008Listen closely. You can actually hear him hitting puberty. Obviously, Poland’s underwear exhibit is not for pantywaists. Where can I get my tickets? OPATOWEK, Poland (Feb. 26) – Victoria has no secrets in this Polish town. In an exhibition that’s making some Poles do a double-take, the Museum of Industry in Opatowek has chronicled the [...]
Michael Jackson May Lose Neverland Ranch
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008Now where will he play “Hide the Other Glove” with the five-year olds? LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Michael Jackson’s famed Neverland Valley Ranch in California will be foreclosed and sold on March 19 unless the pop star pays a balance of nearly $25 million, property records showed on Tuesday. FoxNews.com celebrity columnist Roger Friedman reported [...]
Rioters Try To Attack U.S. Consulate
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008Oh, for frak’s sake, just shoot them already! And to think, we were going to take our family vacation there this year. BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Police fired tear gas at Bosnian Serb rioters Tuesday to prevent them from storming the building of the U.S. Consulate after protests against Kosovo’s independence.A smaller group split [...]
Can You Do Me A Favor?
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008Great Northwest blogger and Friend of SYLG Sssteve (pictured, right) is less than 50 hits away from #20,000. His job demands that he travel the country on business trips – read: nudie bar junkets – and hasn’t been able to post for a week or so. However, I thought that we could welcome him home [...]
Suspect Killed By Philadelphia Police
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008Boo hoo. The good news? No Philadelphia police officers were hurt. A plainclothes police officer shot and killed a 38-year-old man in the Francisville section of North Philadelphia yesterday afternoon, the fourth person to die this year at the hands of police. Here’s a news flash to the family of this thug: if you pull [...]
Just A Random Thought
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008I have been watching Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and so far, it’s been pretty damned entertaining. Of course, a lot of the entertainment revolves around robo-hottie Summer Glau (far left), who plays the protective terminator named “Cameron.” Yeah, not much else here. I just wanted to post a picture of this fabulous babe. As [...]
Politics: It’s Stab-tastic!
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008Wow, and I thought the political debate here got a little hairy. No wonder they call Pennsylvania a “Battleground State.” COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. (CBS 3) – The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office is investigating a politically motivated stabbing that left one in-law hospitalized and another in prison. Authorities said brother-in-laws Jose Ortiz and Sean Shurelds were [...]
Good To Be Back
Monday, February 25th, 2008“Um, no . . . this is 9-1-2.” Well, today was my first day back to work, and I was feeling pretty good about it . . . until she came to the window. Let me describe the scene. The division was running around handling a robbery/assault/carjacking. Everyone was busy with something, and it is [...]
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