Man shot to death by police even though family told 911 his gun was fake
Aside
Don’t wanna go by the devil, don’t wanna go by the demon, don’t wanna go by Satan, don’t wanna die uneasy …
Another Guy Who Didn’t Get the Memo on the American Dream
[youtube http://youtu.be/eM7gKeifEOA]
“Anywhere there’s a hardware store I can make money. . . . My art was dormant. Then one day they told me I was laid off from my construction job, and thank goodness.”
Sounds like another guy who didn’t get the memo that America is “no longer the land of opportunity” and “the ‘American dream’ is a myth.”
The Career of a Character Actor
“Who’s Jack Elam? Get me Jack Elam. Get me a Jack Elam type. Get me a young Jack Elam. Who’s Jack Elam?”
Young MacDonald
Little Known Facts About Famous Bluesmen
Blind Willie McTell originally considered the name Spicy Chicken McBites.
Aside
Another day, another adventure in participating in human society.
It’s Hot in July: Everybody Panic!
Thoroughly Smug and Thoroughly Uncomfortable
O generation of the thoroughly smug
and thoroughly uncomfortable,
I have seen fishermen picnicking in the sun,
I have seen them with untidy families,
I have seen their smiles full of teeth
and heard ungainly laughter.
And I am happier than you are,
And they were happier than I am;
And the fish swim in the lake
and do not even own clothing.
For Some Things, You Need a Man
80 Percent Of Lightning Strike Victims Are Male, But Why? — NPR
Same reason all of your top executives are men — because we’re risk takers and we don’t run and hide under our blankies at the first sign of danger.
Words
But I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
Aside
Speak the truth, then leave immediately.
Aside
Jeff Haden: 9 Beliefs of Remarkably Successful People
Aside
When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the fire department usually uses water.
You, Me and Him
I am sparkling. You are unusually talkative. He is drunk.
Your Neighbors’ Criminal Activity Presents a Business Opportunity
America is the land of opportunity.
While some Americans sit around whining about 1 Percenters, rising young innovator Matthew Creed of Kansas has figured out how to turn publically available data into a money maker: post the names, mug shots and addresses of arrestees on a web site and offer to remove the information for a $200 fee.
And by the way, he’s only operating in Johnson County, Kansas, so the market is wide open for other budding entrpreneurs who want to apply the same business model in their own area.
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes Divorcing
“Kate has filed for divorce and Tom is deeply saddened and is concentrating on his three children,” said a statement from Cruise’s rep on Friday. “Please allow them their privacy.”
Again the press release asking for privacy. ATTENTION EVERYONE! A LITTLE PRIVACY PLEASE!
If not for the press release, who would know or care about this? I’ve got my own problems, thank you.
And it’s another blow to the theory, believed by many, that having a lot of money, free time and famous friends is a guaranteed ticket to happiness. No one’s life is a fairy tale, no matter what it looks like . . .
You, Me and Him
I daydream. You’re an escapist. He ought to see a psychiatrist.
An Egyptian Trojan
Mohamed Morsi, the new president of Egypt, has a graduate degree from USC’s Viterbi School of Engineering — just like me!
I feel a personal connection with events in the Middle East.
Related articles
- Mohamed Morsi Is Elected President of Egypt (mashable.com)
Nora Ephron, 1941-2012
Annie Hall is a Rembrandt. When Harry Met Sally… is a Thomas Kincade. Rob Reiner is horrible.
R.I.P. Nora Ephron
