Because apparently more men would pick Condoleeza Rice over Julia Roberts for a dinner date. Have they all just been just reading this book?
Thanks Cheryl for the link.
Local Idiot For The Day
Deputies learned that David Ellis, 50, had been accidentally shot by his friend and roommate, Chester Detwiler, 40, McMaster said.
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Investigators determined that Detwiler […] was going to show a handgun to Ellis […] .
Detwiler removed the gun from its case and began walking toward Ellis but tripped over a wooden tack strip securing the edge of the carpet, McMaster said. As he stumbled forward, the gun went off, striking Ellis in the abdomen.
Whoops.
Central Oregon is Being Overrun By Pervs Going After Little Girls
Let’s look over the last 30-days, shall we? First, there was the MySpace predator. Then we heard all about the Redmond High School teacher (aka “daddyforyoubend”). And today we get this disturbing news:
A Redmond man was arrested at his engine-rebuilding business on abuse and attempted rape charges involving a 17-year-old Redmond girl he met online at the Website Cupid.com, police said Wednesday. Computers were seized in raids at his business and northeast Redmond home.
Am I the only dad who is watching his little girls grow up and is worried about these freaks? Then again, why did a 17-year-old have a profile on Cupid.com?
Fantasy Coffins
Even if I were dead, I have to say that I would never have a coffin shaped like a big pink fish, an airplane, or a Coke bottle. But many people would.
Bend Craigslist Clone
Dave is still waiting for a Craigslist to show up for Central Oregon. Though I can’t find any reports that they’re planning on adding 100 cities (do you have a link, Dave?), the nearest thing we have right now is BendStuff, which started up last week (something I’ve been wanting to start, but just haven’t had the time/domain). Obviously it’s not very populated right now, but the guy running the site seems like a nice enough fella (and he’s a local, unlike some folks who own some local sites). Be sure to check it out until Craig decides to open up shop here. If that ever happens and I were the guy running BendStuff, I’d just shut down then — you just can’t compete with Craig.
You Missed One Helluva Show
If you weren’t at last night’s Cascade Winds concert, you missed one hell of show. The place was absolutely packed, our food drive for COCAAN was a huge success, and we had a heck of a good time (and I know the audience did). Playing at the Tower Theatre was probably the best thing we’ve done, despite being cozy up on stage (we had to do the percussion section in two rows, but it worked), and we’ve already reserved the Tower for two concerts next fall as we had to turn people away. But we played great, the crowd screamed and yelled, and we had a ball up there. I’m looking forward to the season starting up again this fall.
I have no idea if anybody that reads this site came to the concert (I didn’t get to mingle in the audience during intermission much) so if you did and want to share you comments (good, bad, or otherwise) feel free to share here!
A Ringtone Your Teachers Can’t Hear
Because the ear naturally ages and generally can’t hear higher frequencies as you get older, kids are taking advantage of that and getting ringtones out of their hearing range.
I’m Not *That* Old
But apparently if you’re over 25, you’re the demographic for this well-done gaming publication 2O2P (Too Old To Play) Magazine. You can download the ad-free (unless you count the old-school Intellivision and Atair ads, which are a nice touch) 80-page PDF version of the magazine here.
Don’t Print Good Photography to Target
I mentioned before that Wal-Mart won’t print your digital photos if they think a professional took them. Now apparently Target is doing the same thing.