Yes, These Are My Friggin' Relatives

From the wilds of St. Thomas, to the friggin' forests of Inwood, comes Pug Life. Choochin', lookin' fer wood, and always in search of a better hoard. These are my people, y'ol' bag a dirt. 

My dad has three of those chainsaws that don't spark, 7 tractors, 6 riding mowers (2 with motors), but he doesn't smoke cigrits, so I guess that's a plus.

H/T to Superfun Happy Slide for putting me on to these guys. Friggin right buddy.

Next week I'm showing off my new log splitter. Friggin beauty, and it'll rip through a chord or two in no time.

Patricia Yeates, You are Stupid

The parade of stupid in the Free Press letters section continues, sadly unabated and with no rebuttal, save this lonely blog.

second hand smoke vs pornography in the library

I find it ironic that we are so concerned about the risk to our children of being exposed to second hand smoke in public parks, yet we can so easily accept the risk that they will being exposed to pornography in our public libraries. Am I missing something? Where are our priorities?
Posted By: Patricia Yeates, St Thomas
Posted On: November 24, 2011
 

I told you this would be all about low-hanging fruit, and Ms. Yeates fell off the branch a while back it seems. Some fruit doesn't get to ripen before the tree gets rid of it for being toxic.

Sarcasm, It's The Reason for the Season. Or Something

Finally, at long last, a letter to the editors of The London Free Press that I can support.

Reverend Maeve Armstrong-Harris has this to say about the removal of the Occupy London protest from Victoria Park:

No room in the park

Let's clear out the dregs of society to light those pretty Christmas lights in the name of a Christ who taught us to reach out to the poor, sick and downtrodden. Makes sense to me.


Posted By: Rev. Maeve Armstrong- Harris, London
Posted On: November 25, 2011
Editors Note: As published in The London Free Press on Nov. 25, 2011.


But, it wouldn't be the Free Press if two ding dongs didn't post complanints about her statements, calling her heartless and uncaring. If there was a smiley face thingy that got repeatedly hit with a board, I would put it right here.

Yeah, just like that, but funnier and less euro-douchey (or less whatever country/team/beer company he plays for). The internet definitely needs a sarcasm font, or fewer dumb people.

Is There Lower-Hanging Fruit?

I have often been chided about only going after the low-hanging fruit with this blog; that my supposed talents could better be put to use. I should be more positive. With the recent spate of posts on CIS Football, I think it's safe to say that isn't going to happen any time soon. I just don't have the intellectual heft to go past fart noises and boob jokes. I have become bad AM morning radio for the internet; I have become the low-hanging fruit. As such, I will look for lower-hanging fruit. Luckily, it's sitting rotting on the ground everywhere you look. Why risk a shoulder or back injury stretching up. Easier by far is to kick the fruit on the ground to some spot where it's simpler to reach.

Please to enjoy.This is not low-hanging fruit. This is Calliope and she's good at what she does. I won't be like that, but only because I can't. Be good that is, not hoopdancing. But that too.