“Mugging Fail” Craig’s List Ad

Another forwarded email from my friend Rosie. I’m not sure how “real” this actually is, but it’s sure as hell funny! Craig’s List Ad–Read it closely folks… a good one. AN ACTUAL CRAIG’S LIST PERSONALS AD To the Guy Who Tried to Mug Me inDowntown Savannah night before last. Date: 2010-09-27, 1:43 am. E.S.T. I…

Bad News From Home…

If you read, watch TV, or go to the movies, then at some point you’ve heard a horror story about someone, usually a woman, having been roofied – violated without their consent, or even knowledge, and only learning about it much later when the annoying little clues just pile up to the point they can…

Best Served Cold?

“Revenge is a dish best served cold” Source Speculation I watched an excellent movie called The Brave One on AMC yesterday, starring Jodie Foster and Terrence Howard. It was about a woman who goes on a vengeance driven, vigilante style killing spree after recovering from an attack that left her terribly injured, her fiance dead,…

Who’s Really To Blame?

“All that is necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for enough good men to do nothing.” Edmund Burke Following Saturday’s tragic events in Tucson, Arizona, I posted the following comment on three separate blogs as my contribution to the ensuing debate: “The US Constitution is designed to guarantee the…

Safety Alert Update

When I did my Safety Alert post, I warned people to be on the look out for this guy: For the threat that he so obviously represents. Well it appears that I was wrong! It seems that we should really be watching out for these guys instead: Sorry about the mix up. I want ice…

A Bobbit Family Update

This one is from my son: In a recent news broadcast, it was announced that Lorena Bobbitt’s sister, Louella, was arrested for an alleged attempt to perform the same act on her husband as her famous sister had done several years ago. Sources reveal the sister was not as accurate as Lorena. She allegedly missed…

Thrown To The Wolves

This post has been inspired by the news reports surrounding the discovery of the bodies of 11 women (so far) in and around the residence of a sexual predator in Cleveland, Ohio. While I’m sure that everyone who has seen these reports share my feelings of outrage at this news, I’m am equally sure that…

Those Shoes

When this song was first released, it captured so perfectly for me the concerns I had about the antics of my then teen-aged daughter. But I think it’s also apropos to my current concerns over the way we respond in the midst of a crisis. The Eagles – Those Shoes Tell us what you’re gonna…

The Health Care Quagmire

Like most Americans I guess, I’ve been following the health care debate with some interest. But because of the philosophical issues I have with government intrusions into my life, I’ve done little more than add to comment threads and publish a post or two about the silliness of the political rancor surrounding the issue. But…