I do have a lengthy rant I’m hoping to post later today, but in the meantime… here are the twins in their halloween costumes. You can’t really tell, but James is a monkey.
And here’s Catherine in her cat costume.
Granted, this is picking the low-hanging fruit, but I can’t resist this story.
Hundreds of police officers showed up to keep the peace at what was supposed to be an anti-war rally Saturday afternoon. Police are now calling it a waste of resources after the protesters did not show.
It’s a mix up that will cost tax payers tens of thousands of dollars. The anti-war demonstration at Washington Square was supposed to start at noon and the Chicago Police Department was ready. But the protesters were a no show, and police say it was a big waste of time and money.
“We prepared a response to ensure that they would have a safe, orderly march, behind that and unfortunately what happens was this group cancelled their march without informing the Chicago Police Department,” said Deputy Superintendent Charles Williams, Chicago Police Department.
But the anti-war protestors say it’s all the fault of The Man.
The organizer of the protest, John Beacham, says his group instead decided to pass out anti-war flyers throughout neighborhoods. He says the mix up is the city’s fault.
“We never got a permit from the city,” said John Beacham, Illinois Anti-War Coalition.
The police showed us what they say is the permit — approved months ago — with John Beacham’s name right at the top.
“I know nothing about that. We applied for a permit and there was never any confirmation of the permit from the city and a long time ago we decided not to have a demonstration,” said Beacham.
Beacham had one more theory as to why the police department should have known protesters weren’t showing up.
“The city is usually spying on us and watching us carefully, so we just figured they understood there wasn’t a demonstration today,” said Beecham.
Victim mentality and moonbat paranoia.
And not to rain on your parade John, but I doubt the police are spying on you. After all, you’re not even effective enough to hold an actual protest. Methinks the cops have better things to do.
Catherine’s developed an obsession with both her Halloween hat and a harmonica she found.
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I haven’t seen a day full of this much anti-gun hysteria in a long time. Should be fun to discuss tonight.
In the meantime, can someone please tell Rachael Ray that her 15 minutes is up? Either that or sic Anthony Bourdain on her.
Hat tip to Bitter.
Apparently Kathy Taylor really does approve of going after gun owners instead of criminals.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley
and Milwaukee Mayor Thomas Barrett had harsh words Wednesday for the Bush
administration and the gun lobby’s influence on Congress.…
The mayors, including Tulsa, Okla., Mayor Kathy Taylor and Rockford, Ill.,
Mayor Lawrence Morrisey, spoke at Chicago police headquarters from behind a
table loaded with illegal firearms seized by police in recent months.
I’m really surprised the Tulsa media hasn’t gone after Taylor on this. Well, maybe not surprised that the World hasn’t said anything, but I would think this would be a topic tailor-made for conservative radio hosts in Tulsa.
I have no idea why, but this cracks me up. Thanks Uncle.
In New York, if you’ve ever wondered what’s going on in the ladies restroom… all you have to do is dress as a woman.
I know I’m fairly old-fashioned, but isn’t this going a bit too far?
Went to Barnes and Noble the other night and loaded up on books. Thought I’d share what I’ve been reading as of late.
Will Storr vs. the Supernatural by Will Storr. Fairly funny and engaging look at one guy’s journey into the world of ghosts and goblins. Very British humor. I bought it because of the blurb from Jon Ronson, who wrote the book Them, which I thoroughly enjoyed.
Not in Kansas Anymore by Christine Wicker. I liked her last book on Lily Dale, but so far I’m not that impressed with this book on witchcraft, voodoo, etc. in America. So far it’s a little boring actually.
Also picked up Next Man Up by John Feinstein. A look at one year with the Baltimore Ravens… but at least it’s not another freaking golf book by Feinstein. I keep waiting for him to revisit the world of Major League Baseball. Seriously John, it’s been 13 years. Write another baseball book.
Also, I didn’t buy this one (borrowed it from Jim), but I’m reading World War Z by Max Brooks. It’s a sci-fi/horror oral history of the great Zombie war. Not bad at all, though seeing Howard Dean portrayed as a great hero kinda makes me laugh.
So there you have it… what I’m reading these days.
A new David Zucker ad. Clearly not as amusing as the first one, but what immediately stands out is the focus on Democrats and taxes.
Zucker’s a 9/11 Republican… one of those life-long Democrats who voted for Bush in 2004 because he didn’t trust the Democrats on national security issues. I guess he’s decided he likes paying less in taxes as well.
Some of you may know that Elaine’s sister was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. We got the news that the cancer has spread, and more surgery and chemotherapy are needed.
The good news is that the doctors believe she can fight this, but if you’re the praying kind, I’d appreciate any thoughts that could be sent her way.
In addition, Elaine is going in for her first mammogram tomorrow. I confess to being more than a little nervous, so I’d also appreciate positive prayers that everything turns out fine.
Thanks.
**Update**
Just heard from Elaine, who’s on her way home. Apparently we should here something in about a week, which to me sounds like a good sign. After all, if there was something immediately noticable, I’m fairly sure they would have said something today.
And no, don’t point out the fact that I’m assuming, rather than going on facts here. 
Or maybe it’s asleep at the equation. Got a call from Harrison’s algebra teacher today… apparently he’s been falling asleep in class.
I’m not blaming the school for Harrison’s sleepiness (we’re just going to have to try and get him to go to bed earlier), but there is something a little wrong with getting 15-year olds up at 5:30 in the morning so they can make it to school on time. It’s sort of the same problem I have with making them eat lunch at 9 a.m. Studies have shown that teenagers fall asleep later than younger children, yet we’re starting high school at 7:30 in the morning, while Andrew’s elementary school starts more than an hour later.
Again, I don’t want to sound like I’m making excuses… I just wonder if it wouldn’t be benefit everyone to start high school later and elementary school earlier.
In the meantime, Harrison now has a bedtime of 8:30. He can go up and read for an hour, but at 9:30 it’s lights out.
One of my favorite writers, Dave Kopel, is the guest on this week’s Insta-podcast. Should be a good one. Dave’s always a fascinating interview.
We don’t have Miracle Whip in our house (Elaine hates it, and only buys real mayo), but I grew up on the stuff in Oklahoma.
So now they’ve changed the formula, and it sounds like they did it to reduce the amount of soybean oil in the product.
You know, offer me low-fat, offer me fat-free, give me Oreo’s baked in a wood burning oven, but for the love of all that is holy, give me choices. If I want regular Miracle Whip because it tastes better, then give me that option.
Ugh. And yes, I realize this argument would be a heckuva lot more effective coming from someone who wasn’t so chunky.
What’s the one thing that can get me blogging again?
Avoiding yardwork.
A windy day yesterday meant the trees in front of the house dumped a week’s worth of leaves on the yard in about three hours. I’ve gotta get out there and start raking, but I figured a new post was in order.
A quick response to Steve, who, because I’m not blogging about the things that he thinks I should be, believes I’m avoiding a number of issues. There’s a very simple reason why I’ve not blogged much about elections, or Mark Foley, or North Korea, or Harry Reid, etc. There are other people doing a much better job of covering those things. I haven’t blogged about Santorum being down 15, and I haven’t blogged about the netroots and Ned Lamont getting clobbered in Connecticut. You can’t goad me into blogging about things when I know I’m not going to provide anything new or different in terms of information or commentary.
The fact is I just don’t have a great deal of time to blog anymore. When I do (and I’m going to start budgeting some time every day to put up a post or two), it’s going to be a) something that isn’t really being talked about and/or b) something that I can provide some unique commentary on. I expect that means you’ll be seeing more 2nd amendment related items, but I think I’m also going to be delving into the world of pop culture a little more. And even though this might bore you, I’m probably going to be doing more parenting blogging than I have in the past.
The other option is to just stop blogging altogether, but I really don’t want to do that.
As I’m sure you’ve noticed, blogging has been light for the past couple of weeks. It’s not writers block as much as it is information overload. Home life is very busy, work is very busy, and the blog’s been suffering.
Rather than gnash my teeth and pull my non-existant hair out, I’m just going to step away from the blog for a few days. I’ll be back, but probably not until the weekend.
Boy, this is rich. Saying Menino’s not out to harrass legal gun owners is like saying David Ortiz isn’t out to hit a walkoff homerun or Tom Brady’s not out to win another Super Bowl. It’s what these guys do.
I’ve been busier than (insert tired cliche here) today, so this is the first chance I’ve had to sit down and write anything. Couple of notes:
Mike McCarville’s got the story of Esquire Magazine issuing political endorsements. What’s next? “Cracked Magazine’s Election Issue”?
Harold Ford’s denying he ever partied at the Playboy mansion, even though that’s not what a GOP ad claims. Look, if I were running the Ford campaign, I would have said “Yes, I went to a party put on by the Playboy folks. But I only went to read the articles.”
Have a sense of humor about this. I think the ad from the GOP is kind of silly (people who read Playboy or go to a Playboy party can’t go to church?), and it might as well be answered in as flippant a fashion.
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Despite being buried in a mountain of paperwork, she’s got a great real life example of government waste. Or maybe that’s government-required waste.
So Elaine’s birthday is coming up, and I’m looking for some fun small gifts to get her (I already know what her big present is going to be). I ran across a story about this calendar and thought it might make a good present.
She hasn’t stopped drooling since Ishe saw this picture. I’m starting to think if we’re trying to win hearts and minds, we need to just send that picture out to every woman in the Middle East.
Reading Bitter’s site today, I learned that Rick Daniel passed away.
Rick’s been on the show a number of times, most recently back in late August, when we talked about ten years of right to carry in South Carolina. Looking over his Blogger profile makes me realize that we’ve really lost a fighter.
Rick was married and leaves behind two children, so if you’re the praying kind, please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.
In the comments for one of the blog posts below, Ryan from Conspiracy Clothing writes in. Apparently he doesn’t like to be mocked.
If ignorance is bliss, you guys must be ecstatic!
Which leads me to ponder the perfect comeback.
“If platitudes were poetry, you’d be Robert Frost”?
“If paranoia equaled platitutes, you’d be Robert Fulgham”?
“Thank God your delusion isn’t contagious”?
or the ever popular:
“Your Mama.”
Take your pick, Ryan. Either way you’re still a paranoid moonbat trying to turn the death of others into dollars.
Jim’s sitting in the other room at my dining room table when all of a sudden he lets out a gigantic guffaw. He’s just seen this ad.
It’s beautiful. It’s South Park Politics. I love it. And then I read this comment on Drudge:
One GOP strategist said “jaws dropped” when the ad was first viewed. “Nobody could believe Zucker thought any political organization could use this ad. It makes a point, but it’s way over the top.”
No it’s not. It’s slapstick comedy with a serious message. Ladies and gentlemen of the GOP, the biggest thing you have going for you right now is the security issue. You need serious ads that tout national security creds, you need sentimental ads that tout national security creds, and you need funny ads that tout national security ads.
You’ve been handed a gift by Zucker. Please use it.
***Update***
After talking with Jim, I’m now convinced that this was intentionally leaked to the internet rather than running this on the airwaves. A Rovian plot, perhaps? Either way, I’m glad I got to see it. And yes, I’m seeing the same “objectionable content” thing at YouTube.
It appears Bitter’s specializing in carrying ads from the most offensive people possible. First it was Rosie, now it’s the Conspiracy Theorist Clothing Co. Yes, now you can get your own t-shirt with an outline of the Twin Towers and the words “controlled demolition” on it.
Jeez Bitter, I know you’re saving up for the guns and boots, but I’ll give you $20 to take that ad DOWN.
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