- Well, this is embarrassing. No, not for the Olympia Police
Department, which had one of its officers involved in the shooting of two black
men at a grocery store. Not for the city, which now has to endure the national
scrutiny that comes these days when a white officer shoots a black person. Not
even for the store, which was robbed by a pair of nitwits who tried to steal
items of less than $40 in value. No, this is embarrassing for the two
stepbrothers accused in the crime and anyone unfortunate enough to call them friends
or family members. Why? Because the crime was (allegedly) committed by a 21-year-old
man and a 24-year-old man whose mode of transpiration for their crime was a
freaking skateboard. Oh, and their attempted booty….beer. This shouldn’t be complicated.
If you are immature or life-progress-stunted enough that a skateboard is your
preferred method of transportation, then you should not be allowed to obtain or
possess beer in any capacity. Skateboarders are a fine group, but it’s a group
mostly populated by guys either still trying to get their high school diploma
or those who stopped trying in life after earning theirs and now reside in the
basement of a family member while working part-time at the local movie theater.
If you’re old enough to drink beer, then you also need to be old enough to put
down the board and let go of your Tony Hawk dreams unless you are, in fact,
Tony Hawk/good enough to earn a living skateboarding. Instead, these two tools
were caught trying to steal beer and officer Ryan Donald was among those who
responded around 1 a.m. to a call from the Safeway store. He reported that he
was being assaulted with a skateboard, but shot both men, leaving the younger
of the two in critical condition and his stepbrother in stable condition. Brad
Watkins, chief deputy of the Thurston County Sheriff's Department, confirmed
that two skateboards were recovered from the scene and said an investigation
will likely take three to six weeks. Neither man was armed, although they did
allegedly try to use some of their plundered beer as projectiles to throw at
employees who tried to stop them. Well done, ass hats……….
- Hope Erisbel Arruebarrena started himself a passbook savings account when
he inked that five-year, $25 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers in
February 2014. At that time, he was a highly touted prospect from Cuba who was
expected to do big things for the team paying him big money. Now, he’s a man
without a team or much to do this summer. Arruebarrena was suspended by the Los
Angeles Dodgers for the remainder of the season on Thursday for what the team
cryptically deemed "repeated failures to comply with his contract."
In other words, look for stories of how he was disobedient, uncooperative
and/or disrespectful to start leaking out in the weeks ahead. Either that or
the team made up claims because they committed $25 million to a dude who split
the season among four minor league teams and the Dodgers and hit .195 in 22
games for Los Angeles. He The Dodgers designated him for assignment on Dec. 31
and after clearing waivers, he was sent outright to the team's Triple-A
affiliate. That didn’t work out too well, as he remained at extended spring
training and did not play in any minor league games this year, when his deal
calls for a $3 million salary. Conveniently, the team does not have to pay him
while he is on the suspended list and in order to fight that status, Arruebarrena
is going to have to appeal to baseball commissioner Rob Manfred. The good news
is that dude knows a little something about fighting, having sparked a massive brawl
in Triple-A last year during which he ripped off his helmet and hurled it at
former major leaguer Mike Jacobs. Maybe after committing more than $165 million
to Cuban players in recent years, the Dodgers will want to do a little more
research on the temperament of their potential signees going forward…….
- You create a contest asking for public submissions for
damn near anything – statues, banners, slogans, songs, flags, etc. – you’re
going to bring out the freaks, misfits and morons. Enter the government of New
Zealand, which has received hundreds of, um, unique flag design entries as part of a
national initiative to replace the New Zealand Blue Ensign flag. The campaign
to update the flag stems from the fact that the current one features a remnant
of the country’s colonial heritage in the form of a Union Jack. It’s a totally
justifiable reason to sketch out a new flag, but the official Flag
Consideration Project being opened up to the public has been more detrimental
than beneficial. Yes, New Zealanders are clearly excited about the opportunity
to select their next national symbol, but too many submissions have been
amateurish at best and an F- submission to even the most easy-grading
kindergarten teacher. To be fair, some of the entries have clearly come from
young children who have used crudely drawn sheep and ice cream cones in their
design, but there has also been a startling quantity of kiwis, rainbows and
laser beams. In short, it looks less like a flag design contest and more like
the refrigerator of a mother with four children in fifth grade or under. A
referendum will be held in December where citizens will select their design
from four entries somehow culled from this morass of mediocrity by a panel and
from there, a second referendum will be held in March 2016 where citizens will
either select the current flag or the winning new design. The old flag has been
in use since 1902 and getting 114 years of mileage out of a flag is solid
enough. However, this contest has to have the powers that be thinking maybe
they could coax another century out of the old look before they have to try and
come up with a new one……..
- There was never any doubt that Kiss would release another
album. Gene
Simmons and his band are too hungry for money, fame and attention to simply bow
out meekly and live out the rest of their lives on the mountains of money they’ve
already made. Even after frontman Paul Stanley suggested that he has some serious
misgivings about releasing new music, there was no chance of an early
retirement for the iconic rock band. And sure enough, Simmons was ready and
willing to promise fans that a new album from his rock band is on the way. :
"It will happen when we have time. I have music in me that needs to come
out,” Simmons said. “I recently wrote a song called 'Your Wish Is My Command'.
It feels like a Kiss song and it just needs to be released on a Kiss
album." A new album would be Kiss’ 21st full-length release and as Simmons
tells it, all four members of the group are behind the project, with Stanley
set to produce. That could be news to Stanley, who was asked about the idea
previously and said he felt that releasing a new album didn't "feel
necessary." Simmons heard those words and blew right past them with his
typical self-promoting flair. “I'm glad [Paul is producing]," Simmons added.
"I no longer have the energy to come to the studio every day. Paul doesn't
have so many other things in his life that demand attention, so he can
concentrate fully on the project." In other words, I’m too busy with my
many business enterprises, so let my friend who has no life take care of it.
Simmons did caution that the band has a lot of shows to do and likely won't get
to work on the new album until late this year………..
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