Re: 219 in Phoenix

In case you haven't seen the video, here is the YouTube link to the Lamborghini that set the record on the 202 freeway in Phoenix. Terrifying...

R.I.P. La Rue

Well, I had planned to make a running diary of my experiences buying food and supplies for my grandmother in a nursing home, and I had garnered quite a bit of material. True to form, she surprised everybody and checked out early Thanksgiving morning - certainly not souring the turkey, but giving us some added conversation around the table. My relationship with my grandmother was a tad "complex" - putting me in line with the rest of her offspring. My maternal grandparents were there for Thanksgiving, and I swear I saw my grandmother shoot me a glare when I made a comment that was less than respectful - In honor of her, I will be reverent in this post and get back to the funny later.

From My Cold Dead Hand... A Machete?

I am sure you have heard the story of the NFL player shot in his home on Monday night, and how he passed away this morning. As he struggled for his life, some interesting details began to leak out. It turns out that Sean Taylor's home had been broken into a few weeks before - nothing much was taken, but the intruder left a knife in the bedroom. On the night of the shooting, he and his baby's mama heard an intruder in the house. They awoke, and Taylor grabbed a machete he keeps near the bed for protection. He approached the bedroom door and said something, only to be blasted right through the bedroom door... If you wonder (like I did) about why he had a machete in his bedroom, well.... It turns out that Mr. Taylor had an incident a few years back over some stolen ATVs and he "brandished" an AK-47. So to sum up, somebody attempts to rob this man, and he protects himself and his property by pulling a weapon. I know the name "AK-47" scares people, but there are tens of thousands of legal AK-47 owners across the nation.

Of course, federal prosecutors throw a shit-fit and after two years, all they can do is mandate that he not be allowed to possess a firearm. That leads to him standing in his own bedroom with what amounts to a limp dick, attempting to defend himself against an assuredly illegal weapon. This is scary, and I don't doubt that he being young black and rich attributed to his being denied the right to defend himself. This story gets me angry, and should be cause for some reflection over the tragedies this year that could have been prevented by a simple, honest man with a well-kept sidearm. The one shining example remains the Trolley Square shooting in Salt Lake... Perhaps the moral of this story is that gun-owners everywhere should take great care of their right to bear arms - you never know when your baby's mama's life depends on it.

First a Communist now a Blasphemer too

I miss my time spent down there

Well not really, but I remember when LULA (yes that is his real name even though I thought it was a fake, I was wrong this time). I know that his fellow pinko buddy up in Venezuela is happy to hear that God is Brazilian and praying to the statue in Rio (pic above) has produce blessings beyond belief. No need to fear because this guy and this country is as afraid of technological advancement as I am of loud noises. They are more likely to use it as sauce for their rice and beans instead of putting in cars. But this is worrisome that evil powers that exist in our world do have access to more oil.

anyways I know Tai-Pan already sent me the link but here it is anyways

Why God Created Sub-Machine Guns

I know this story may be a little old for all of you, but when I read an opening line like this, I have to share...

Monkeys rampage in Indian capital

Nov 13 03:00 AM US/Eastern
Monkey Menace in India Drives Residents Crazy
Just weeks after the Indian capital's deputy mayor toppled to his death fighting off a pack of monkeys, the animals are back on the attack, sparking fresh concerns about the simian menace.
One woman was seriously hurt and two dozen other people were given first aid after monkeys rampaged through a neighbourhood in east Delhi over the weekend.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=071113065725.yech1gw9&show_article=1

Rumors of Kent

My mother's older brother is somewhat of a legend in our family. People meet my mother, her parents or other siblings first, and they can hardly believe Kent is the eldest son. All of my cousins, brothers and sisters adore him, as he brings much needed "spice" to the family. I believe he takes himself for a renaissance man, but I prefer to view him as the rugged adventurer - his age be damned!!! He is my "Jack London" inspiration...
One of Kent's defining characteristics has been his ponytail... I think the first time I saw it was ten years ago at my sister's wedding. Well, things often change - sometimes for better reasons than others. The ponytail is no more! Kent recently went on a scuba diving trip with a few friends. While in the drink, Kent found himself face to face with a whale shark... Of course his first instinct was to unsheath the K-Bar strapped to his thigh and plunge the blade into the demon's forehead-right between the eyes... Next, his training would compel him to swing around and mount the beast (twisting the blade of the knife as he spun around) - and ride it to the surface, a cloud of blood and flesh in their wake. Unfortunately his lack of grooming conspired against him as his beautiful hair became a curse - wafting around his head obscuring his vision. Kent must have fallen back on the "mind-bullets" he learned in some god-forsaken jungle at the feet of a Cambodian shaman, because the shark turned tail and ran - never knowing how close it had come to being gutted and strung up on the pier.
In any event, the hair is gone... and so is the shark's last chance. Be warned you devils of the deep.

Like Fargo, But He Got to See it Coming

Unreal - sucked in while he was alive. What does CSI do to process the scene? Wash it out with a hose?

Man killed in wood-chipper accident
The Anaheim resident was working with a tree-trimming crew in Tustin. He was throwing branches into the machine one moment, authorities say, and then suddenly 'he was gone.'
By Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer 10:15 AM PST, November 8, 2007

Authorities in Orange County are working to recover the remains of a 24-year-old Anaheim man who was killed Wednesday in a wood chipper accident in Tustin.The tree service worker "was standing at the back end of the chipper, throwing branches into it with his co-workers nearby," said Sgt. Pat Welch of the Tustin Police Department."One of them looked over, and he was gone."Authorities took the wood chipper and the truck attached to it to a parking structure at the coroner's office, where they plan to dismantle it.The accident, which happened about 4 p.m. in the 2600 block of Palmetto Avenue in Tustin, is being investigated by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, authorities said.The man's name was being withheld until his family was notified."We'll just be trying to gather as much of the remains as we can," said Supervising Deputy Coroner Larry Esslinger.Thirty-one people have been killed in wood chipper accidents between 1992 and 2002, according to a 2005 Journal of the American Medical Assn. report.

Hollywood writers strike. Nation waits for best pickit signs ever.

I thought of this onionesque headline while I was driving to go backpacking this morning (ended up not going, because the whole forest is closed for fire danger), and had plans to write an article but choose to sit idle today instead.

Arizona Nuclear Plant on Lockdown

Phoenix headlines Drudge...

Security officials at the nation's largest nuclear power plant detained a contract worker with a small explosive device in the back of his pickup truck Friday, authorities said.

The worker was stopped and detained at the entrance of the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, said U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman Victor Dricks. Security officials then put the nuclear station on lockdown, prohibiting anyone from entering or leaving the facility.

Authorities described the device as a small capped pipe that contained suspicious residue.

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