“I Stole Sheriff but I did not steal from the Deputy!”

This is one of my favorite stories that has come across the line in the last few months, so I figured I would share it with you.
Madison County Sheriff reports a deputy inadvertently found his stolen gas grill will trying to arrest a man on an unrelated burglary charge. The event started just before six in the morning Saturday in the town of Fenner. Deputies reported to a call of a man lying in the roadway. When they arrived they found not a dead body but a man extremely under the influence sleeping in the road. Deputies woke him up and took him home. After taking him home deputies found out he had an outstanding warrant against him for Burglary Charges. So Deputies returned to the man’s home, helped by a Deputy from a neighboring county. While on the suspect’s porch the Deputy saw his OWN gas grill that had been stolen from his home last month. So the Deputy finds his grill just in time for the end of summer right? It sounds like a happy ending but not quite. The Sheriff reports the Deputy still doesn’t have his stolen grill because, “the grill is now sitting in a Sheriff’s Office evidence room pending final disposition of the criminal charges against the suspect.”
So it seems the system even screws people in the system.

Amusing Musings –

So the other day I was on my way to the gym when I saw a car circling the parking lot. This woman was searching for the perfect space – and was determined to find it. She was jockeying for a spot like Funny Side for the inside track. I park and she is still circling. Finally someone pulls out and she pulls right up – practically to the front doors. The woman gets out and goes into the gym. When I get upstairs to the cardio room – there’s the woman who spent ten minutes driving around to finding a parking spot on a treadmill. She wouldn’t walk an extra fifty feet to the door but she spent an hour walking on the treadmill.

Geek Chic or White Trash Paradise

Here in Central New York the Last weekend in July means three things – roughly two months till it starts snowing again - one month to the Great New York State Fair and Oswego’s Harborfest.

So since I don’t plan on being in Syracuse next summer I decided to go this year and check it out. So the little lady and me head out to Oswego down a two-lane road and drive till we hit water. Harborfest is a huge festival stretched out over several miles of city streets with stages tents and booths set up down the sides of the canal and along bridges and shores.

People drive their boats up and dock usually three deep along all sides of the water. Stunt planes fly overhead and small local acts play on different stages and can be heard for miles. Then there is the food and drink – giant lemons, beer, and food stands dot the festival. The festival attracts thousand an estimated 300,000 attend over the weekend. With all of those families attending there are also lots of people getting drunk – you can see coolers chuck full of ice and suds on hotel balconies and on the backs of boats and I swear there was a funnel hanging over the side of at least one boat.

Sounds like a blast – but don’t be distracted by the scene – its all simply set up for the story. Oswego is about 40 miles East of Syracuse – quite a bit away from the “pulse” of the city if you get my idea.

So the cutting edge culture icon I am I was wearing a “Vote for Pedro T-shirt. Not a real Vote for Pedro shirt since on the back it says 45 Martinez – so it really a Mets shirt pretending to be “Geek Chic”– but I was still the center of attention.

As I walked around the festival teen girls giggled and pointed and at least more then 10 people commented on the shirt.

The comments went both ways – people yelling “Vote for Pedro! Or Skills! and others Saying who’s Pedro?

The apex of the comments came when a shirtless tan blond guy standing on the back of his boat saw my shirt and raised his arms to the sky and screamed at the top of his lungs Sweet!!! Lucky!!!”

It’s funny how films end up influencing everyone working its way into the zeitgeist and lexicon. People who in real life are more like Summer and her blond asshole boyfriend Don – (the one who hands Napoleon the Vote for Summer Button he chucks down the hall) end up embracing Napoleon. However I’m sure the real Summers and Dons of the world would much rather quote a fictional dork then dare be seen with one in real life.

Then I think maybe they are laughing for a different reason. They are laughing not with him – but at him. They don’t identify with Napoleon and what he faces but laugh at him the same way they would laugh at a dork in the hall.

Or maybe my two semesters of psych have me over analyzing and these popular kids are simply latching on to the newest fad – even if it is one started by a dork hero.

Back With A Vengance!

For the last two months I have passed on posting - but it was not my decision.
I was temporarily evicted from my home - and forced to give up many of my 21st century luxuries including internet, tv, and a working stove.
So there are a slew of blog entries i have many need to be updated and im sure a few won't be good enough in my eyes now to post - but i will be working on putting a few up in the next few days - starting with the newest one - just two intresting news stories.

New Jersey Sucking the Fun Out of Summer

Residents in Belmar (about halfway between Manhattan and Atlantic City) are taking some fun out of the summer season by banning beer pong outside.
The borough council has banned all outdoor games involving alcohol.
The so-called "Beer Pong" ordinance, which goes into effect August 17th, prohibits alcohol-related games or contests on porches, decks, lawns, front and side yards, or anywhere that can be viewed by the public and neighbors.
Fines begin at $100 for a first offense.
Summer renters to the shore community were also fined for playing Whiffle Ball in the street.
If i was there i would play drinking games with kool-aid just to stick it to the man.

Lawsuit Challenges Copyright But May Stop Sucky Movie From Being Made
Can you copyright Zorro? That is the question film makers are asking a judge to answer. Sobini Films claims it owns the rights to a 19-19 book "The Curse of Capistrano," in which the character of Zorro first appears.
Sobini says it wants to take the classic tale and the classic crusader and use it to make a futuristic move called "Zorro 2110."
Sony which produced the 1998 film "The Mask of Zorro" issued a cease and desist letter - saying they owned Zorro and all of the exclusive rights to develop and distribute all films and TV programs based on "Zorro."
Now Sobini is suing.
I am all for challenging copyrights - especially with a classic character such as Zorro - plus looking at trailers and promo's for Sony's new Zorro film - I feel the rights should be stripped away and the producers whipped silly.
However - Sobini's idea of giving Zorro a futuristic spin? I think the judge should rule in favor of Sony just from keeping that crappy ass film from ever seeing celluloid.