…make sure you know your country’s national anthem and don’t start singing France’s anthem.
Category: Sad
I’ve Never Been Prouder To Be An American
The Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Competition has been won with a world-record setting performance by an American after Japan has dominated this event for the last decade.
Note that the headline of this post is sarcasm. I don’t know how many hot dogs were consumed during this event, but in the amount of time this competition was held, I’m sure more than a few malnourished children around the world died of starvation. Granted, a hot dog is probably not the best food for them, but it’s better than nothing.
Yet Another Parent Of The Year Nominee
We’re just full of folks who should be neutered today — like these morons.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Investigators found a crying 6-year-old boy tied up in a sweltering car at a suburban restaurant after employees reported seeing a man take the child outside and return without him to finish eating.
Police believe the boy, whose name was not released, was tied up for about 30 minutes while the outside temperature was in the 80s Saturday in Ringgold, Ga., about 13 miles southeast of Chattanooga, Sgt. John Gass said Tuesday.
“He was sitting up in between the two front seats and he was crying,” Gass said. “He had a rope tied to one of his ankles. The child was just sweating, just soaking.”
Another Mother Of The Year Nominee
Another parent who should’ve never have procreated.
PORT ST. LUCIE — A 10-year-old boy reportedly weighing only 35 pounds was taken for medical treatment after being found knocking on doors Saturday evening asking for food.
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That officer said he found no food in the refrigerator, freezer or pantry of the home. The home was reportedly clean, but had little furniture.
Sadly, this woman has nine kids and is pregnant with her tenth.
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The Bulletin Goes High Tech
Congrats to the Bulletin for getting all excited and embracing a common Web technology that’s been around for over a decade. Here’s an e-mail they sent around this evening to their E-edition subscribers. (The E-Edition subscribers are the folks who pay for their online content and no, I’m not one of them — I received this from a few different people).
—–Original Message—–
From: Webmaster [mailto:[email protected]]
To: XXXX
Subject: Try our new sign-in system
Dear XXXX,
You asked for it, and we listened.
Many of you have requested an easier way to sign in to the E-Edition, so our site would “remember” you.
Beginning Wednesday, we’ll have a new, simpler sign in. Just enter your e-mail address and password — one time — and you’ll never have to sign in again unless you delete your computer’s “cookies,” or you sign in from a different computer. Our new system uses a cookie, a harmless marker transmitted to your computer, to recognize you as a member automatically every time you return to the site. To take advantage of this new feature, be sure you have enabled cookies in your web browser.
Please let us know what other improvements you’d like to see. Just reply to this e-mail with your ideas.
Thanks for being an E-Edition member,
Jan Even, New Media Director
In other local media news, KFXO is now officially owned by KTVZ’s parent company, and you can read some more discussion at the always fun Oregon Media Insiders.
Mother Of The Year Nominee
Yet another reason why becoming a parent should require a license…
A Farmingville mother was arrested for snorting heroin at a Wal-Mart with her three-year-old son in a shopping cart, police said.
Stacy Roe, 35, allegedly snorted the drug through a straw as she pushed her child in the cart at the Wal-Mart in Centereach on Saturday, police said.
Les Schwab Has Passed On
I’ve been offline for a couple days, so I didn’t post this on Friday when it was announced: Les Schwab, who built a small tire business into one of the biggest in the nation, died Friday in Prineville. He was 89. Full story.
The Oregon State Legislature Finally Joins The 20th Century
Yes, I said 20th Century, not 21st.
According to a press release the Oregon State Legislature put out, this week was the first time ever that they’ve used a laptop and projection screen for demonstration purposes during floor debate.
(Salem) The Oregon House of Representatives will hold a historic vote today regarding the use of the Legislature’s web site. “As we understand, this will be the first time visual aids using a laptop and projection screen have been used for demonstration purposes during floor debate on a measure,” said State Representative Linda Flores (R-Clackamas), one of the Co-Chief Sponsors of House Bill 2603.
Wow — does anybody else find that sad?
Thanks Barney for the release.
Somebody Needs To Practice What They Preach
A 32-year police vet who recently received an award from Mothers Against Drunk Driving has been charged with drunken driving. Whoops.
I Could See This Happening On Bend’s West Side
Sad: Bay-Area couple pays a “bargain” $525,000 for a fixer-upper home in an area where the homes run an average of $755.000.
Bad: The home was 870 square feet.