Category: Local

As Simone’s great rant points out, Public Relations folks (especially small-town PR folks who think they’re big-city PR folks) are idiots. Since when does a press photographer need to give her SS# and proof of health insurance to shoot a small town event (that she’s even shot before)? Apparently they do now.

We need another local bloggers meetup. The last one was a blast, so let’s do it again, shall we? Shannon suggests going to the Sun Mountain Fun Center, which will be a good time (on a side note, I didn’t realize how hideously-ugly their site was). The date set right now is June 23rd at 7:00 PM. And for those of you who care, they do have beer there.

And also, so we don’t have to send mass e-mails around to each other, I’ve setup a mailing list for Central Oregon Bloggers. Feel free to sign up if you were at our last get together, would like to keep informed on our next one, or would like to have conversations that really aren’t blog-worthy. Or if you think having a mailing list is a ridiculously stupid idea, that’s fine, just let me know.

A Police K9 dog bit a crook after he refused to surrender. The crook decided to return the favor and bite the dog back.

Just thought I’d point out, in case you missed it a few days ago, that Chris over at Monkey In A Box just redesigned his site, and it looks pretty damn nice. Bravo, Chris! I really need to update my site design one of these days.

Where else do you have a bunch of idiots wear next-to-nothing, ski down a hill, and try to skim across a 38-degree pond? Mt. Bachelor hosted their annual North American Pond Skimming Championships this weekend. Simone was there, and being the photographer she is, took some great pictures of the lunatics on the hill.

I always like hearing about cool local tech companies, especially when it’s the guys that created Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain (which will certainly be a popular PlayStation game). And as we all know, The Bulletin probably wouldn’t even know about the company had it not been for Jon’s stories about it.

First, we have the cop that has his car stolen because he left the keys in it. The thief subsequently crashed the car, and then stole a few more cars. Then we have the axe-welding roommate and the crazy naked sweatshirt guy, but it only got worse.

A guy gets pulled over for a studded-tire violation, and then goes on to drive away from police, bashing up his car as well as a few yards and fences in the process. And then three guys get arrested for trying to break into somebody’s shed.

What were these guys smoking? I’m sure it was all in dedication to the troops and veterans. Really.

Morons.

It’s all in a day’s work for city police.

A 24-year-old man wearing only an allegedly stolen sweatshirt was found hiding near the College Way Chevron station and arrested early Sunday. He was accused of entering three unlocked apartments, engaging in a struggle with one resident, and trying to enter a fourth, police said.

It already had been a busy night for Bend police on the city’s Westside. In an unrelated incident, an apparent domestic dispute turned violent Saturday night, in an attack involving a double-bladed ax.

Makes me glad I don’t live on the Westside any more. I just have to deal with the loud jackasses in my neighborhood and their hot-rod cars (and their kids). But at least they’re not trying to kill me.

Obviously the officer didn’t mean to do this, but he gives a lesson to everybody: When you get out of your car, lock your car and take your keys. Otherwise your cruiser will be stolen and crashed into a tree.

(Just a side note, I know by posting this link, I’ll undoubtedly be pulled over on my way home now.)