Pools are a priority, cops, roads aren't.

I'd be very interested in where the $250,000 came from. Wouldn't you?

WOODTV.com & WOOD TV8 - Grand Rapids news, weather, sports and video - All GR city pools to open: "Good news for those looking forward to swimming this summer--despite budget problems, all six Grand Rapids city pools will be open.
The City of Grand Rapids has budgeted enough money to open three of the six public pools, but Monday afternoon a group of donors has come forward to open the gates for the remaining three.
A group called 'Making Great Waves for Kids' has collected more than $250,000-enough to convince the city to open the remaining three pools on June 25th.
Organizers worked with the city and others to raise enough to cover 2007 and are still collecting money to cover the next two years as well.
'It's my goal to work with the city and business leaders to develop a long term plan to have this thing dealt with indefinitely,' said Roosevelt Tillman with Making Great Waves for Kids. 'The great news today is that the first year, year one, we got it taken care of. We have the funds to do that now, so that's alright.'
The pool schedule is from June 25th through August 18th, and this year kids 17 and under will be admitted free-thanks to donations by Bob Sullivan and former state senator Glenn Steil.
To help contribute to the swimming pools, send a tax-deductible donation to:

GR City Parks Fund
Parks and Recreation Department
201 Market Ave. SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503"

"Fu** The Blue Angels"

The headline from a Seattle blog.
Remember Americans, Al Quaida isn't our only enemy.

The Stranger Forums - Fuck The Blue Angels: "Isn't Seattle too liberal to be hosting what amounts to a goddamn soveit era military parade complete with fighter jets and boats? All we need is a missle truck to complete the look. Who pays for this crap anyway?"

(I changed my headline because of the Brotherred comment. He was right. I was not.)

Another very sad day.

"Where do we get such brave men?"

http://gazingattheflag.blogspot.com/2007/04/blue-angel-ltcmd-kevin-davis-soars-to.html

The Calgary Sun - Anti-firearms nuts dead wrong

The Calgary Sun - Anti-firearms nuts dead wrong: "If only we're made more defenceless, more sheeplike, somehow only then will we be safe.
The U.S. Department of Justice found the risk of serious injury for unarmed women who were victims of crime was 250% higher than those who -- Eek! Eek! -- had a gun. "

Hernando Today - Online Edition

Hernando Today - Online Edition: "All the while, the planet Mars is warming, according to 30 years of NASA research.
And I’ve never seen pictures of dirty smokestacks or horrendous traffic jams on Mars. "

The Columbus Dispatch : Duke lacrosse players owe woman apology

The Columbus Dispatch : Duke lacrosse players owe woman apology: "Duke lacrosse players owe woman apology
Tuesday, April 17, 2007 3:32 AM


I respond to the Associated Press article in Thursday's Dispatch, 'All charges dropped against players,' regarding the Duke lacrosse rape case.
As a 24-year-old white, male college student, I am appalled that a case so pregnant with issues of race, gender, income disparity and prejudice has been swept under the rug.
Even if these young men did not rape this young woman, they still acted in a racist, misogynist manner that should not be condoned in any society. It is disheartening to think that these young men are owed an apology.
Not only do these men owe this young woman an apology, but also this case should cast a spotlight on any demographic of white elites who may hold these principles dear.
If that is overstepping, ask yourself this question: Where would this case be if these young men were inner-city blacks and the young woman was the daughter of wealthy, white elites? I think we all know the answer.
BRIAN ESTABROOK

Columbus "

Interesting quitting "explainations"

FOXNews.com - Illinois Principal, Teacher Quit Amid Videotaped Sex Tryst - Local News News Articles National News US News: "CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. — A principal and teacher at a suburban Chicago elementary school have quit after a video surfaced showing the two having sex in the principal's office.
The attorney for the school board of Sandridge District 172, John Izzo, said Principal Leroy Coleman and science teacher Janet Lofton submitted their resignations on Thursday. Izzo said the principal cited health reasons and the teacher said she was quitting because a family member was ill.
Izzo said both the principal and the teacher indicated they didn't know there was a camera in the office -- raising concerns that somebody may have secretly planted it there.
It appears the activities occurred in December and January, according to Izzo. He said the video that was apparently mailed to parents of students at Sandridge Elementary School hasn't been turned over to the district."

lgf: Leading Islamic Cleric: Nudity During Sex Annuls Marriage

lgf: Leading Islamic Cleric: Nudity During Sex Annuls Marriage

Dark Roasted Blend: Animals Having a Blast! - Part 3

Dark Roasted Blend: Animals Having a Blast! - Part 3

The Reverend Al does have a history

Al Sharpton: The Democrat's David Duke by Jeff Jacoby -- Capitalism Magazine: "1995: When the United House of Prayer, a large black landlord in Harlem, raises the rent on Freddy's Fashion Mart, Freddy's white Jewish owner is forced to raise the rent on his subtenant, a black-owned music store. A landlord-tenant dispute ensues; Sharpton uses it to incite racial hatred. 'We will not stand by,' he warns malignantly, 'and allow them to move this brother so that some white interloper can expand his business.' Sharpton's National Action Network sets up picket lines; customers going into Freddy's are spat on and cursed as 'traitors' and 'Uncle Toms.' Some protesters shout, 'Burn down the Jew store!' and simulate striking a match. 'We're going to see that this cracker suffers,' says Sharpton's colleague Morris Powell. On Dec. 8, one of the protesters bursts into Freddy's, shoots four employees point-blank, then sets the store on fire. Seven employees die in the inferno. "

Thank God no one called them "nappy headed hos".

Thankfully, these students were only shot by others of their same race. And, at least, they were shot in their school. Where they had friends and support. Really not much of a story....
My Way News - 2 Students Shot in Chicago High School: "Two students were shot Tuesday inside a Chicago public high school on the city's South Side, police said.
Two people were taken to hospitalized in 'critical/serious' condition, the Chicago Fire Department said. Spokeswoman Eve Rodriguez did not have information on the victims' ages or gender.
Police had initially said the students were in good condition.
The shots were fired at the Chicago Vocational Career Academy at about 2:30 p.m., police spokeswoman Monique Bond said. A student with a handgun shot an unarmed student in the leg, and a bullet apparently ricocheted and struck the shooter in the leg.
She said a gun was recovered at the scene.
School officials could not immediately provide any information. "

Is the letter "t" next?

FOXNews.com - British Hospital Rolls Over on Hot-Cross Bun Ban : "at Poole Hospital in Dorset, England, where officials have banned hot-cross buns — a traditional Easter treat — for fear of upsetting non-Christians."
And who are these hateful "non-Christians"? Hindus? Rastas? Angry Presbyterians? Or those...you know...those Jews...
Certainly not those pastry loving Brits of the "religion of peace".

Short guys get screwed again!

....um, actually they don't get screwed.....as much as tall guys.....bummer...
How Dont I Love Thee? - TierneyLab - Science - New York Times Blog: "Similarly, according to the study, a 5-foot-0 guy would need to make $325,000 more than a 6-foot-0 man to be as successful in the online dating market. A 5-foot-4 man would need $229,000; a 5-foot-6 man would need $183,000; a 5-foot-10 man would need $32,000. And if that 6-foot-0 man wanted to do as well as a 6-foot-4 man, he’d need to make $43,000 more."

only deaf, black, lesbians, chainsaw their partners.....

Threads2: "The trial in South Dakota of a deaf, black lesbian accused of murdering a rival and dismembering her with a chainsaw has shocked the rural midwestern US state. Daphne Wright, 43, could become the first woman sent to death row in South Dakota, which has not executed a prisoner in more than 60 years. "

Peeps Rule!

Peeps Show - washingtonpost.com: "Wow.
We were expecting a dozen or so entrants for our first-ever Peeps Diorama Contest. We got somewhere north of 350 from across the area and the world."

What would be an "excusable" way to "off" the little woman?

How many good men are removing "butcher" from their resume on Harmony.com?

FOXNews.com - New York Butcher Sentenced to 23 Years to Life for Hacking Wife to Death - : " A butcher who hacked his wife to death on a Manhattan street with a boning knife because he thought she was cheating on him was sentenced Monday to 23 years to life in prison.
'Surely this was a culmination of anger at your wife because of your feelings of betrayal,' Supreme Court Justice Michael Obus said as he sentenced Sergio Parra, 28. 'You killed the mother of your daughter in such a brutal way that it is inexcusable.'"

Two America's?

Charlotte Observer 04/09/2007 Elizabeth Edwards afraid of neighbor:

Elizabeth Edwards says she is scared of the "rabid, rabid Republican" who owns property across the street from her Orange County home -- and she doesn't want her kids going near the gun-toting neighbor.
Edwards, the wife of Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, particularly recalls the time neighbor Monty Johnson brought out a gun while chasing workers investigating a right of way near his property. The Edwards family has yet to meet Johnson in person.
"I wouldn't be nice to him, anyway," Edwards said in an interview.

"'I thought he was supposed to be for the poor people,' Johnson said. 'But does he ever socialize with any poor people? He doesn't speak to me.'"

Hero's tale is 'too positive' for the BBC | International News | News | Telegraph

Hero's tale is 'too positive' for the BBC International News News Telegraph: "The corporation has cancelled the commission for a 90-minute drama about Britain's youngest surviving Victoria Cross hero because it feared it would alienate members of the audience opposed to the war in Iraq."

Spartans forever

Ex-Spartans still best friends: "Steigenga was injured playing cardio tennis; Peplowski suffered an injury to his 'good' knee in a pickup game two years ago.
'It's funny how life moves on. We're two old guys now,' said Peplowski, 36. 'Sometimes, it's like nothing's changed since we were 15 -- except maybe our waistlines.'"

Easter "bunny"

Christmas Cartoons: Easter bonus! "Check out the dye job on her!"