That Explains A Lot
President George W. Bush is taking powerful anti-depressant drugs to control his erratic behavior, depression and paranoia, according to Capitol Hill Blue.
The prescription drugs, administered by Col. Richard J. Tubb, the White House physician, can impair the President’s mental faculties and decrease both his physical capabilities and his ability to respond to a crisis, administration aides admit privately.
That’s comforting. And this is the guy that’s running our country? Yikes… Thanks Barney for the tip.
Is the Deschutes County Sheriff still broke?
Is the Deschutes County Sheriff so broke that they need to introduce a quota “minimum performance standard” for their sheriffs? Quoting this Bend.com story:
This busy summer, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies are being held to new “minimum performance standards” that go well beyond positive dealings with the public and living up to the agency’s ‘core values,” and include an “absolute minimum” number of traffic tickets and warnings, criminal citations and DUII arrests, Sheriff Les Stiles confirmed Wednesday.
Just about anyone who pays taxes would be glad to know that the public-sector workers those hard-earned dollars are paying for are being held to certain standards.
But when they include such requirements (for traffic deputies) of 10 citations a day, one to four DUII arrests a month and seven criminal citations a month, it’s bound to raise eyebrows, both within the department and among government critics who may well see the ugly specter of revenue-driven quotas – something Stiles resolutely denied is the case.
OK, so how is this not a quota system? Don’t they have enough money after winning the election and finding extra money afterwards?
Anybody out there good in vinyl detailing? Someone needs to make authentic looking coverups so the emblem on the side of their patrol cars says “Proudly Ticketing Our Community.” Here’s their site for reference.
Meanwhile, I’m in Deschutes County Sheriff territory on my work commute, and will probably get pulled over for this.
Used Plunger For Sale
I have to say, this is one of the more entertaining eBay descriptions I’ve read in a while.
News from the Past and the Future
First, Washington Post Makes Printing Error and writes a story about the Boston DNC, and headed it “Election 2000.” Meanwhile, back in Oregon, the Oregon Blue Book has the “Dairy Mural to Debut at 2004 State Fair” as well as a couple other articles listed under the “July 27, 3005” date. Thanks Barney for both tips.
Daughter’s First Birthday
Just an update on my whereabouts. I won’t be blogging much today (yesterday I was busy as heck, which is why there weren’t many posts), as it’s my daughter’s first birthday. I’ll try to get some pictures of her destroying the cake later and get those online.
OregonLive Wonky Screenshot
Since you all seem to think I was losing my mind last night when I said OregonLive’s site was wonky, so here’s a screenshot. It was like that for at least an hour and a half last night (as Barney noticed it at around 9:00PM, and I checked again at 10:30 and it was still there).
OregonLive Caught With Pants Down
Go to OregonLive’s Front Page. Now. Looks like the site’s been caught with its pants down (“Link Goes Here” text, generic graphics, etc…). Thanks Barney for the tip. I’ve got a screen shot if it does get fixed (though it’s been like that for about an hour).
Update on 7/26: No, I have not lost my mind. Here’s a screenshot.
Now That’s Art
Each of Jason Kronenwald’s portraits are made entirely from chewed bubblegum on a plywood backing; no paint or dye is used. The stuff is fairly impressive.