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And here I thought blogging was a dying art

So according to an article in The Sun, and as reported on the Sarah and Vinnie show, of the Top 10 Jobs Kids (ages six to 17-year-olds) Want, #2 is blogger. When I was 17 I wanted to be a flogger, but that's another story.

To be fair, it actually states "blogger/vlogger," vlogger being one who blogs via video rather than words. In other words lazy, narcissistic, illiterates. I kid of course. Sort of.

I was rather heartened to hear this because I used to be a very devoted blogger and had upwards of 12 regular readers. But with the advent of Facebook and Twitter I found that no one had the attention span to slog through a 300 word blog post. I also found that I didn't seem to have the interest or energy to write a 300 word blog post when I could satisfy my lazy, narcissistic side by slamming out Facebook posts and 140 character Twitter gold, both of which enjoyed not only instant publication but, at least in my case, upwards of 20 "friends/followers."

But I miss blogging and would like to go back to it. Knowing that there's a waiting audience of wannabe bloggers out there perhaps that's just the incentive I need to delve back into it. And crafting blogs geared toward an immature, sophomoric audience of 6-17 year olds should be cake for professional buffoon like me.

Moresi "ousted" in violent coup

This has to rate up there as one of the strangest stories I’ve come across.

Apparently supporters of local restaurateur, Ed Moresi, and what are being
described as “security forces,” have been involved in numerous skirmishes
resulting in several deaths and more than two hundred injuries.

Witnesses say that police and said security forces, fired tear gas at Ed’s
supporters, who were protesting Ed’s “ouster.”

This is certainly news to me. During my last drive through downtown Clayton,
both Mudville’s and The Chophouse seemed to be doing a thriving business, and
so far as I’ve seen, neither Claycord nor the Clayton Pioneer have not reported
anything about Ed being “ousted.”

This reporter cannot fathom why a long-time, local proprietor would be faced
with such violent opposition, and so far I have been unable to ascertain the exact
reasons for the coup against this local hash slinger. Has the price of a rib-eye
gone beyond what a reasonable man is willing to endure? Did Ed drop the popular
steak fries from his menu? Perhaps the long wait to receive the bill at
Mudville’s has finally pushed diners to the brink.

Whatever the reason, this reporter is going on record to say that, while I
too love my steak fries, an armed coup certainly goes above and beyond what can
be considered a “reasonable” reaction by consumers.

What’s that? It’s Morsi?

Never mind.

500 and counting

So a hearty high-oh of congratulations are in order to the folks in Texas for having reached an execution milestone last week. Kimberly McCarthy became the 500th prisoner executed in Texas since the Lone Star state reinstituted the death penalty in 1976.

McCarthy was convicted of killing her 71-year old neighbor, Dorothy Booth. Supposedly McCarthy went to Booth's home on the pretense of borrowing a cup of sugar. Upon entering Booth's apartment McCarthy stabbed her with a butcher knife and bludgeoned her with a candelabra. McCarthy also cut off the elderly woman's finger in order to steal her wedding ring.

How neighborly! Mr. Rogers would be so proud!

Oh, and for those of you who enjoy dining on the details, McCarthy's last meal consisted of Pepper steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, mixed vegetables, white cake with chocolate icing.

December 7, 1941

A date which will live in infamy.

Thank you to all who have served and continue to serve our country.

Righting past wrongs

 

Word on the street is that J-Lo has handed Skeletor his walking papers.

For the shallow amongst us, this comes as no surprise. What DID come as a surprise was that she actually married this no talent gargoyle to begin with. Ah well, we're all entitled to our mistakes.

J-Lo, don't make another one. Llame a mi bebé

Advertising Fail

Great job, oh super-genius advertising execs! Let's dredge up the Jonestown horror, put our own hilarious, witty little twist on it, and hopefully sell an ass-load of margaritas!

And keep your eyes peeled for our Ku Klux Klan ® brand Sizzling BBQ sauce; no cross-burning, lynching, or family get-together is complete without it! You'll find it next to our famous Third Reich® line of kosher goods at most fine food stores.

They call him Mr. Lucky

 

Pull this, Earnest Pullen.

California judge overturns ban on gay marriage

Thank you Judge Vaughn Walker for doing the right thing.

Live-Aid - 25 Years ago today

Wow, I can't believe it's been 25-years since Live-Aid, the Woodstock of the MTV Generation.

The brainchild of Bob Geldof, Live Aid was organized to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. Top British and US acts of the day performed simultaneous concerts at London's Wembley Stadium and Philadelphia's JFK Stadium. Geldof, and his Boomtown Rats, performed at Wembley Stadium.

I think I still have a VHS tape around somewhere of the last few hours of the show. I had to go to work at Skip's and wanted to make sure I saw the Led Zeppelin reunion. Turns out Robert Plant's voice was shot to hell and they sounded like crap.

Remember the MTV "VJ's" hosting the event? Remember how Phil Collins flew from England to the US on the Concorde so as to sit in on drums with Led Zeppelin, becoming the only performer to play in both shows on both continents? Exciting times. I still remember how they cameras rolled as the Concorde landed, and Collins walking across the tarmac to be whisked off to make his set. I remember Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers being introduced by Don Johnson before ripping into "American Girl", Mick Jagger and Tina Turner performing "It's Only Rock & Roll." Seems funny some of the bands that performed, bands that have since faded away but were lucky enough to be popular at the right time in history, thereby getting a chance to participate in something epic. As a young 20-year old, I also felt that our generation was a part of something epic, and while there ended up being a bit of controversy, and accusations regarding where the money went, the spirit of the day remains intact. 

Nice job, Sir Bob.

Political Chauvinism

No one ever said politics was pretty.