Posted 12:04 AM by The Comedian
Another variant of the Kern County goofy graphic below, based upon this story:

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Comedian Rodney Dangerfield and Arvin Mayor Juan Olivares have something in common -- Dangerfield claimed he can't get any respect. Olivares claims he can't get any respect -- but the Mayor wants a Kern County Sheriff's Deputy fired because of it.

Olivares claims a deputy didn't show him the proper respect during a traffic stop. It seems the deputy pulled Olivares over because a passenger in the Mayor's car -- City Councilmember Carmen Acevedo -- was allegedly holding an open container of beer. Which, if true, is illegal.

During the stop, the deputy apparently referred to the mayor as "dude." Olivares wants that deputy fired for disrespecting him.

As usual, click on the image to go the CafePress store.

Posted 7:36 AM by The Comedian
 

Heard on Imus this morning from Charles McCord: "Governor Rowland's cottage looked about one step up from a spider-hole."

Posted 8:43 PM by The Comedian
Google grows yet again with the addition of Google Print (BETA), an experiment in offering some published content online.

Posted 8:32 PM by The Comedian
I just don't get it.

700 Chicago cops on sick leave every day

As the Chicago Police Department takes drastic steps to put more officers on the street -- even sending out 1,000 desk cops to patrol drug markets -- about 700 of their brethren are at home every day on sick leave.

Yet later in the article we're told this:

'We have a pretty liberal policy,' said a 12-year officer who works in a high-crime district. 'It's there for someone who might legitimately injure himself and need time to come back 100 percent. If you work in the office and break your arm, you can still work. If you are a policeman, you can't.'

How about putting officers on sick leave to work replacing their desk bound co-workers, freeing up the healthy desk bound to work the streets?

There's probably some union rule against such a reasonable idea.

Posted 9:54 AM by The Comedian
Yet another sign of the death of civilization: People pooping in retail stores, not in the bathroom.

Posted 12:25 AM by The Comedian
 

[Based upon this story, found via obscurestore.com.]

Posted 6:18 AM by The Comedian
Not so wonderful fact checing from the AP in this story about WI-FI:

Wi-Fi radiates an Internet connection that multiple computers within 300 feet can share at fast speeds. Wi-Fi hot spots have cropped up over the last couple of years in coffee shops, hotels and airports in bigger U.S. cities.

A quick googling of the term "Wifi '300 feet'" shows this to be a common myth

MYTH #3

Wi-Fi provides a 300-foot radius of coverage.
Unless you're installing a hot spot in an open field, you're going to have obstacles and devices that interfere with the signal, like microwave ovens and portable phones. While the most popular standard 802.11b is capable of reaching 300 feet, for all practical purposes the range is more along the lines of 100 feet, or even less. Many consumers are finding out the hard way that they cannot provide house-wide coverage with just one access point - leading to a fair amount of head scratching and disappointment. This should be a warning to Wi-Fi vendors. If vendors had simply claimed an in-house radius of 100 feet, instead of 300 feet, expectations would be better managed.

Posted 2:23 PM by Tuba Boy
Sounds like a Berkeley type problem...
GREENWICH, Conn., Dec. 9 � When a deer hunt was proposed on 285 acres of pristine open land here owned by the Audubon center, it was not surprising that hunters, animal rights activists and bird lovers found themselves locked in battle.
The Homeless and the Meatless

Posted 6:18 PM by The Comedian
How quickly they forget their own rhetoric.

Back when Vermont was debating gay marriage/civil unions signs sprung up all over the state hoping to "Take Back Vermont," meaning take Vermont back to before when it had civil unions for same gender couples.

Those on the other side of the issue wanted to Take Vermont Forward.

I guess Dean is just back and forth on his rhetoric...

Posted 6:45 AM by The Comedian
The amazon Friday Sale deal of the month this month is the Metrokane's Houdini (Screwpull like) wine opener, in Blue, Black, and Red for just $17.99. Unlike last year this time when Amazon put these on sale for $19.99, this year, at the lower price, they are throwing in an extra screw and several accessories. I gave three or four of these as gifts last year and everyone loves them. By all reports they hold up well, look good and function flawlessly.

Posted 5:47 PM by Tuba Boy
I guess the US isn't the only place where nutrition is beyond many people.
Fast food 'used to wean babies'