The mayor of the Jersey Shore town of Belmar is under some flack for writing a satirical newsletter about the Staten Island weekend-crowd.
Upon review of the mayor’s writings versus the type of people he was referring to.
The mayor wins.
Last night’s police shooting happened….down the street from me!
The deceased was a knife welding man with psychiatric issues, who didn’t obey police orders to drop the knife. Apparently he had assaulted his girlfriend (who was his roommate) and a cabbie tipped off the police. The police took the girl back to her apartment to get some clothes and money, and it all went downhill from there.
Needless to say….I slept through it all. (Granted, it also all happened indoors).
I first heard about it via an email from my sister this morning while at work. When I left for the gym this morning, there were news trucks from the three major networks (WNBC, WABC, WCBS) all with their antannas up. I didn’t know what had happened–and I figured there was probably some publicity stunt taking place at the diner which they were parked outside of. (I was wrong).
Meanwhile, the street is totally back to normal this evening–as if nothing happened.
The price tag of the Big Dig seems to keep going up daily. Soon it’s price spikes will rival those of (crude) oil!
Being healthy isn’t easy….spent the evening doing some cooking in the kitchen. Salmon, oatmeal, chicken….all sorts of good healthy stuff.
Israel got a raw deal, and made a mistake in its swap with Hezbollah.
The off duty cop who shot a thug over the weekend, deserves a medal, even if his BAC was 0.10. He did a cops job.
More tomorrow
So tonight is the goofy baseball All Star Game–a game which in recent years has become more goofy I should say.
Ever since they let the game end in a tie–it’s been downhill.
Granted, I’m not much into baseball this season, especially since my team (the Indians) have all but thrown in the towel for the year.
Making matters worse is the fact that the game is taking place in the Bronx right now, meaning there were more clueless tourists to deal with on the trains. Thankfully, I caught a 5 on the way home.
I’m trying to come up with some more vegetables to add to my diet. i’ve got the basics covered (broccoli, carrots, peas, onions, spinach, celery, zucchini, cucumber) but I’m trying to “branch out”
Any suggestions?
Bonus points if it’s something seasonal grown locally!
NYT Staffers are told not to have bumper stickers…
Fair enough, but seeming that this is a Manhattan based newspaper:
a) how many of them actually have cars?
b) If they have a car, isn’t it a nice model that they wouldn’t want to tarnish with a bumper sticker?
/Just Saying
From the Guardian (via AoS)
World Bank: biofuels causing food crisis
Here’s an idea…let’s plant more crops, drill for more oil and practice conservation all at the same time! Oh, and cut the farm subsides while we’re at it.
Could a letter by the publicity obsessed NY Senator, Charles Schumer be the cause of IndyMac’s financial failure?
Well, because NY’s politicians suck so much–we’re going to have to give a “Yes” to that theory.
The little brother called today, saying he was done with camp. For one month he didn’t excessively ring my phone!
He managed to lose 23 lbs in 4 weeks at camp, learn about exercise, now likes exercising and stopped snoring!
Needless to say, it’s quite an improvement!
How can High Fructose Corn Syrup be considered “natural”?!?!?
Personally, I cut that crap out of my diet a few months ago and I’ve never felt better.
Sadly, the type of people who run for city government positions are the hyper-activist uber-PC crowd.
The most recent example comes from Dallas, where the term “Black hole” was deemed racist by one council member
Apparently the counsel member knows nothing about astronomy…
Yes! One of my most favorite days of the year! 7/11!!!!!!!
Free Slupree Day!
This is just a silly diagnosis or attempt to create a new class of disorder:climate change delusion
This is more likely a case of someone falling victim to the excessive FUD being pushed by politicians, celebs and some media personalities.
The term “Flip-Flop” is such a relic of the 2004 Presidential campaign.
Someone needs to come up with a new term for when candidates switch positions for this election.
Last night I felt like crap. Or even worse than that (not as bad as this AM in the gym, but that’s another story).
Drank a cup of green tea–and wow–I felt better! Not as effective as Grandma’s (or Mom’s) chicken soup, but just as efficient and convenient.
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