President Obama is Stupidly

I concur with JB...Well written unchienne. Was going to post my opinion, but you two beat me too it. Once again...(as JB has said many times) if encounter a cop...be respectful, answer the questions, and if you are not breaking the law, you will have no problems. IF you want to scream and yell, hold up the cops for an hour ranting and raving...you get hauled into the pokey. Pretty simple.
— July 23, 2009 12:19 p.m.

Lakers Win, State Loses

Your take on this blog is spot on, except for the "Laker losers" label you used for the thugs that did riot when the Lakers won. I did'nt see Jack Nicholson, Diane Cannon, or any of the people who can afford $200-$2000 Laker tickets trashing downtown LA. Most true Lakers fans were watching at home, at a friends, or at a local bar. We cheered and were happy to see our team win. We were not downtown LA waiting for a reason to riot. The thugs that go to Staples to watch the away games on the Jumbotron are NOT typical Lakers fans. They are just ghetto thugs/gangbangers/criminals who are just looking for ANY reason to trash stuff. Not a Laker thing, as you said it is a ghetto thing. I think your boycott of the Lakers is getting to you. Come back to the fold, you will be accepted with open arms.
— June 25, 2009 1:04 p.m.

You're Suffocating Me

Could it be "fronds" or possibly "frawns" that fell on the man? I highly doubt baby deer were falling out of his palm tree : )
— May 19, 2009 12:46 p.m.

The Last of Las Vegas

Chick Hearn is rolling over in his grave JB!! A long time Laker fan rooting for LeBron??? TSK TSK As far as buying booze in Vegas...play something, anything and it is free!! At least till you loose all your money : )
— May 4, 2009 1:59 p.m.

Lots of Copies, Lots of Flavors

I may have a place for you to get your much sought after Chocolate cookie dough ice cream... www.maggiemoos.com Ice Cream shop in Mission Valley. Get the chocolate ice cream, then have them "mix-in" the cookie dough. Same thing, not as convienent as picking it up at the grocery store, but at least it won't have swirls and nuts : ) I did a search for you and was laughing at the "C is for Cookie" blog you did. It's link is on the first page of hits when searching for your CCD ice cream on google! Only manufacturer listed is on a recall of contaminatied CCD back in 2001. I worked at a mom/pop ice cream store back in the 80s that made all their ice cream by hand...well I did and the employees : ) One that was a favorite was Chocolate Chip Cherry Cheesecake. It made the top 50 best Ice Creams of 1984 in some foodie book. I have never seen it anywhere else, and Boyd's Ice Cream went out of business back in the 90s....Stand alone ice cream joints are a tough sell in the cold midwest.
— April 29, 2009 12:04 p.m.

From Preps to Pros

Josh...Speaking of phrases people don't know, I thought of a couple from my youth that nobody knows here in So. Cal. "You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear" and "He is sucking hind tit" My wife cringes when I use the latter, but it isnt as vulgar as it sounds. First one is fairly easy to figure out, the second is not. With the swine flu in the news, I could'nt resist sharing : ) As far as state testing, I have to say as a parent, it is a joke!! I received two calls last night reminding me to make sure my kids eat breakfast and get a good nights sleep for NEXT WEEK, because they are doing the state mandated testing for the following two weeks. Teachers have one of the hardest and least appreciated jobs on the planet. They should be allowed to teach, not give tests for the sake of testing their ability to teach. All next week, my kids (public school BTW) are studying how to take the test. They take practice tests, and get pointers on which multiple choice answer is most likely to be right. That is teaching NOTHING, only how to take the test. I don't think the test shows anything about intellegence or what the kids have learned during the year. Both my kids and all their friends think it is two weeks of goof off time. They are smart enough to know it has NO ramifications on their individual grades, so it is not important to them. Back to the topic posted.... I find it intersting that if you are a European, you can join the NBA at 18yr. old. U.S. kids can't until they are 19. WHY?? Because they want the H.S. kids here to go to college at least one year to bolster the NCAA basketball program. They (NCAA) want to have at least one year of making money on the gifted athelets thru games, tourneys, & alumni support....it is BIG business for them. It is only about the money, not about helping the kids grow up or get an education. Education for ballers is an afterthought for most all college coaches. Winning on the court is the most important. This year's sweet 16 had only 8 teams with graduation rates over 50%, Arizona was only at 14%, which to me is pathetic. I remember hearing (then looked it up today) that Nolan Richardson of Arkansas did not have a single black baller graduate from 1990-1995. He did have a .700 winning percentage during that time and was considered one of the premier coaches at that time. If the NCAA does not care if players graduate, and it is all about the money, you can't bag on a kid who sees this and wants to improve his skills and earning potetial by skipping college or even his senior year in HS. Just my opinion. BTW....interesting stat I found. One of the most hated/loved coaches of the past 4 decades is KING of graduation rates for his players.... All but four of Bobby Knight’s four-year players have completed degrees, a rate of almost 98 percent. WOW!!!!
— April 29, 2009 11:18 a.m.

Police Officer Shootings

Lallaw and SD....You can get some furniture thru the Maryland Dept. of Corrections. Looks more like office furniture than for a house, and maybe limited to Govt. agencies. Spiffy online catalog for your browsing pleasure.... http://www.dpscs.state.md.us/mce/Catalog-FY09.pdf It does not look like there is a huge cottage industry of prison made products in the US. I aslo found a Govt. website that said the US made it illegal to import ANYTHING made by foreign prisoners.
— April 28, 2009 4:23 p.m.

A Cop and Contestant in a Pagaent

I do not watch beauty pagents either, but was wondering what the other contestants' questions were. Were they more along the lines of the other posts question?...Why can't Americans find the US on a map?? Seems to me, the CA contestant was given a question she could not answer without offending half the audience and judges. It does not seem fair to me (I know life isnt fair)to ask about gay marriage. Did the other contestants get asked about their stand on abortion or gun control? How about which is better public school or home schooling? Is Isreal or the Palestinians at fault for the problems in the Middle East?? Just wondering if ALL the contestants were given hot topic questions, or it was just her.
— April 21, 2009 12:18 p.m.

Commercials and Candy Bars

Another "fun size" or "bite size" I came across yesterday was... Ben & Jerry's 3.8oz personal size ice cream. Have you seen these?? Like 5 regular spoonfuls of ice cream. They are $1 each. They are NOT fun either!! Just enough to make you wish you bought the quart size....until you read the label and see that the little, tiny, itty bitty container has 250 calories of ice cream..OUCH!!
— April 20, 2009 3:10 p.m.

Police Officer Shootings

I agree with what J says "in the blog". If you don't do as the cops say when in the moment of being questioned or arrested, then you get what you deserve. If you have a problem, make a complaint after the fact, or hire one of the thousands of lawyers in the county and sue. Since the blogger here called out Citybeat, I guess you are getting what you wanted in a flame war. I have never heard of CityBeat, guess I live in a cave or something. Based on the amount of ranting and raving on this blog by those employed there, I am guessing you all have too much time on your hands and nothing better to write about for your own publication. This was a gem I had to comment on, and one of the few comments germain to the blog....Kelly wrote...(Mr. Zavala was given less than 17 minutes to comply) WOW!!! REALLY!!! How long should a cop stand there requesting you drop a weapon??? That is utter BS!! I say ask 3 times max., if you don't drop the weapon, then the cops should use any force necessary to MAKE you comply!!
— April 20, 2009 2:15 p.m.