Tuesday, January 10, 2006
OH OH IT'S TWO OH OH SIX ALREADY!
RESOLVED: Become a force for good in the universe this year.
Okay that is stupid and unrealistic.
RESOLVED: Keep up with my blog this year.
There! that accomplishes both resolutions. Oh, have "delusions of grandeur" is the third resolution.
I am ON A ROLL!!
Some noteworthy news items of the very new year
THE GROCERY BOYS SET ME UP
WASHINGTON - Former District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry was robbed at gunpoint at his apartment by some youths who had helped him carry his groceries.
Barry, who wasn't injured in the Sunday night robbery, said he gave the youths a couple of dollars for helping him with his groceries and they left. They returned, however, and pointed a gun at his head and took his wallet, which contained cash and credit cards, Barry told WRC-TV.
Barry, 69, is a member of the City Council and served four terms as mayor. In his third term, he was videotaped in 1990 in a hotel room smoking crack cocaine in an FBI sting. The following year, he served a six-month prison sentence.
He is awaiting sentencing later this month in federal court on his guilty plea to two misdemeanor counts stemming from his failure to file income tax returns in 2000.
---only hizzoner mur burry could end up being both a criminal and a victim at the same time. his butt shoulda been in jail for running the wonderful city of washington dc into the ground. i worked in dc and the dc area for 12 years and i will always remember a black co-worker tell me when the crack smokin' mayor was re-elected "no wonder white people think we can't handle our businesss". in fact, nearly to a man and a woman in my very large office, nearly everybody was offended by this boob. yikes!
RULES OF THE ROAD...........HAHAHAHA JUST KIDDIN'
Six Sangamon County residents each have more than 100 traffic violations to their name, and at least 30 others have 75 or more.
One driver, Blake J. Walton of the 2000 block of South Sixth Street, turned 16 only in 2003, yet he has accumulated 75 traffic tickets, counting at least nine issued to him before he turned 16. His license has been suspended, but he has been cited for driving on that suspended license at least 12 times in 2005 alone.
He pleaded guilty to two of those charges and was sentenced to jail time. One charge was dismissed, and Walton is scheduled for trial Jan. 23 on the remainder.
"It's ridiculous, is all I can say," said Dave Druker, a spokesman for Secretary of State Jesse White, whose office oversees driver's licenses in Illinois.
"The vast majority of drivers are good and know the rules of the road and do their best to obey them. But I do think there are a small number of people who are serious offenders.
"These people are threatening you and me when they're on the road," Druker said. "Driving is a privilege, not a right."
---okay, this is the county our capitol is in.....be careful out there. how the hell can you get so many tickets?
HOLMES TURNS OFF CRUISE CONTROL?
Hold off on buying that first edition of "Dianetics" as a wedding present for Tom Cruise and his pregnant fiancée, Katie Holmes.
The buzz is that the engagement of the happy couple has hit a few bumps and, after reportedly tense holidays spent at Holmes’ house, wedding plans may have been put on hold.
With a new year beginning, Cruise “decided to take the opportunity to mend fences with the family of his fiancée, Katie Holmes,” according to the upcoming issue of Life & Style Weekly. It didn’t go so well.
Tom and Katie ended up leaving — three days earlier than planned,” according to a “close friend” of Cruise. “Katie was in tears, but that’s standard when it comes to dealing with family matters and Tom.”
A spokesman for Cruise denies the story, but there have been previous reports that Holmes’ lawyer father is not thrilled with the prospects of the two getting hitched.
“My honest opinion is that the wedding’s not going to happen,” a “friend of the couple” told the mag. “Neither one of them seems as enthusiastic as they once did about marriage
---msnbc.com
the university of illinois is looking pretty good about now huh?
IF BLOOMINGTON IS THE CLOSEST TO NORMAL RUN SCREAMING FROM THE STATE!
Around Normal and in neighboring Bloomington, folks say they've heard all the wisecracks about a city that legend has it once combined with another uniquely named southern Illinois town for a newspaper headline that read "Normal man marries Oblong woman."
Few mind the good-natured jabs, but say most are time-weary standbys that have grown pretty, well, normal over the years.
"What's next to Normal, abnormal?" out-of-towners ask. "Is everything really normal in Normal?" "If you're in Bloomington, is that as close to normal as you can get?"
Still, even city leaders say they aren't above using their hometown for a laugh. For 25 years, retired City Manager David Anderson says he often introduced himself at conferences by saying he was "the only Normal manager here. The rest of you are something other than normal."
In truth, the town's offbeat name has nothing to do with the traditional American definitions of "normal" that have fueled the wave of jokes.
When the town was launched in the early 1860s, it took its name from the local university founded a few years earlier, then called Illinois State Normal University. Derived from the French "ecole normale," or "training college," the label was commonly used into the 1960s to designate U.S. schools that churned out new teachers.
---usatoday.com
actually, bloomington-normal is a very, very nice area. what is really strange is the relationship between ISU and b-n is not nearly as good as the relationship between c-u(champaign-urbana) and the U of I. Which is really strange???? Or should that be abnormal? weak, i know.
CHICAGOONADIET
BALTIMORE Jan 6, 2006 — Baltimore has been named America's fittest city, with Chicago overtaking Houston as the fattest. Last year's fittest city, Seattle, drops to No. 8 in the new list, released today by Men's Fitness magazine.
---abcnews.go.com
first the world series and now this. WE ARE NUMBER ONE!
GET OUTTA DA PASSIN' LANE......IT'S DA LAW!
Illinois’ left-lane law wins applause
By Crystal Lindell
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois officials say a little-publicized two-year-old law aimed at preventing people from blocking traffic by driving in the left lane on interstates and other divided highways has made an impact.
"We just want people to realize you have to share the road,” he said.
Sen. Dan Rutherford, R-Chenoa, a sponsor of the bill that become law, said the goal was not to give out a lot of citations, which cost $75 each, but to educate people about safe lane usage. He said the large number of warnings indicates that is what has happened.
Rutherford said when people hold up traffic in the left lane, they increase congestion, tailgating and, often, road rage.
The law does not prevent people from driving in the left lane; it just requires them to move to the right lane if a car is behind them, he said.
Hector said the law is geared toward creating safer roads.
---qctimes.net
our great state sometimes makes sense!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!
Okay that is stupid and unrealistic.
RESOLVED: Keep up with my blog this year.
There! that accomplishes both resolutions. Oh, have "delusions of grandeur" is the third resolution.
I am ON A ROLL!!
Some noteworthy news items of the very new year
THE GROCERY BOYS SET ME UP
WASHINGTON - Former District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry was robbed at gunpoint at his apartment by some youths who had helped him carry his groceries.
Barry, who wasn't injured in the Sunday night robbery, said he gave the youths a couple of dollars for helping him with his groceries and they left. They returned, however, and pointed a gun at his head and took his wallet, which contained cash and credit cards, Barry told WRC-TV.
Barry, 69, is a member of the City Council and served four terms as mayor. In his third term, he was videotaped in 1990 in a hotel room smoking crack cocaine in an FBI sting. The following year, he served a six-month prison sentence.
He is awaiting sentencing later this month in federal court on his guilty plea to two misdemeanor counts stemming from his failure to file income tax returns in 2000.
---only hizzoner mur burry could end up being both a criminal and a victim at the same time. his butt shoulda been in jail for running the wonderful city of washington dc into the ground. i worked in dc and the dc area for 12 years and i will always remember a black co-worker tell me when the crack smokin' mayor was re-elected "no wonder white people think we can't handle our businesss". in fact, nearly to a man and a woman in my very large office, nearly everybody was offended by this boob. yikes!
RULES OF THE ROAD...........HAHAHAHA JUST KIDDIN'
Six Sangamon County residents each have more than 100 traffic violations to their name, and at least 30 others have 75 or more.
One driver, Blake J. Walton of the 2000 block of South Sixth Street, turned 16 only in 2003, yet he has accumulated 75 traffic tickets, counting at least nine issued to him before he turned 16. His license has been suspended, but he has been cited for driving on that suspended license at least 12 times in 2005 alone.
He pleaded guilty to two of those charges and was sentenced to jail time. One charge was dismissed, and Walton is scheduled for trial Jan. 23 on the remainder.
"It's ridiculous, is all I can say," said Dave Druker, a spokesman for Secretary of State Jesse White, whose office oversees driver's licenses in Illinois.
"The vast majority of drivers are good and know the rules of the road and do their best to obey them. But I do think there are a small number of people who are serious offenders.
"These people are threatening you and me when they're on the road," Druker said. "Driving is a privilege, not a right."
---okay, this is the county our capitol is in.....be careful out there. how the hell can you get so many tickets?
HOLMES TURNS OFF CRUISE CONTROL?
Hold off on buying that first edition of "Dianetics" as a wedding present for Tom Cruise and his pregnant fiancée, Katie Holmes.
The buzz is that the engagement of the happy couple has hit a few bumps and, after reportedly tense holidays spent at Holmes’ house, wedding plans may have been put on hold.
With a new year beginning, Cruise “decided to take the opportunity to mend fences with the family of his fiancée, Katie Holmes,” according to the upcoming issue of Life & Style Weekly. It didn’t go so well.
Tom and Katie ended up leaving — three days earlier than planned,” according to a “close friend” of Cruise. “Katie was in tears, but that’s standard when it comes to dealing with family matters and Tom.”
A spokesman for Cruise denies the story, but there have been previous reports that Holmes’ lawyer father is not thrilled with the prospects of the two getting hitched.
“My honest opinion is that the wedding’s not going to happen,” a “friend of the couple” told the mag. “Neither one of them seems as enthusiastic as they once did about marriage
---msnbc.com
the university of illinois is looking pretty good about now huh?
IF BLOOMINGTON IS THE CLOSEST TO NORMAL RUN SCREAMING FROM THE STATE!
Around Normal and in neighboring Bloomington, folks say they've heard all the wisecracks about a city that legend has it once combined with another uniquely named southern Illinois town for a newspaper headline that read "Normal man marries Oblong woman."
Few mind the good-natured jabs, but say most are time-weary standbys that have grown pretty, well, normal over the years.
"What's next to Normal, abnormal?" out-of-towners ask. "Is everything really normal in Normal?" "If you're in Bloomington, is that as close to normal as you can get?"
Still, even city leaders say they aren't above using their hometown for a laugh. For 25 years, retired City Manager David Anderson says he often introduced himself at conferences by saying he was "the only Normal manager here. The rest of you are something other than normal."
In truth, the town's offbeat name has nothing to do with the traditional American definitions of "normal" that have fueled the wave of jokes.
When the town was launched in the early 1860s, it took its name from the local university founded a few years earlier, then called Illinois State Normal University. Derived from the French "ecole normale," or "training college," the label was commonly used into the 1960s to designate U.S. schools that churned out new teachers.
---usatoday.com
actually, bloomington-normal is a very, very nice area. what is really strange is the relationship between ISU and b-n is not nearly as good as the relationship between c-u(champaign-urbana) and the U of I. Which is really strange???? Or should that be abnormal? weak, i know.
CHICAGOONADIET
BALTIMORE Jan 6, 2006 — Baltimore has been named America's fittest city, with Chicago overtaking Houston as the fattest. Last year's fittest city, Seattle, drops to No. 8 in the new list, released today by Men's Fitness magazine.
---abcnews.go.com
first the world series and now this. WE ARE NUMBER ONE!
GET OUTTA DA PASSIN' LANE......IT'S DA LAW!
Illinois’ left-lane law wins applause
By Crystal Lindell
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois officials say a little-publicized two-year-old law aimed at preventing people from blocking traffic by driving in the left lane on interstates and other divided highways has made an impact.
"We just want people to realize you have to share the road,” he said.
Sen. Dan Rutherford, R-Chenoa, a sponsor of the bill that become law, said the goal was not to give out a lot of citations, which cost $75 each, but to educate people about safe lane usage. He said the large number of warnings indicates that is what has happened.
Rutherford said when people hold up traffic in the left lane, they increase congestion, tailgating and, often, road rage.
The law does not prevent people from driving in the left lane; it just requires them to move to the right lane if a car is behind them, he said.
Hector said the law is geared toward creating safer roads.
---qctimes.net
our great state sometimes makes sense!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!
