The Prodigal Daughter

“The two cops shot yesterday are the fifth and sixth officers hit by gunfire in seven weeks - and the fourth and fifth to be shot within a month.”

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The Daily News

Boston needs to lighten up, or at least get cable television:

Gorilla marketing seems brilliant to me. So if I ever need to hire someone to promote me these guys will.

And it is in Germany. The European Union has spoken up against the use of unrenewable energy sources. What is amazing is that the climate change we’re experianing right now might indeed lead us into a new direction. In fact maybe a new light. What I glimpsed today was a BBC news report with a very small mention of a rotating solar powered house that directs its panels to the sunlight. I was very hard pressed to find out as much as possible. The BBC did feature an article hours later about Heliotrop Freiburg, in Freiburg Germany. The Heliotrope gently rotates to get as much sunlight for its solar panels and thus creates more energy than it even uses.

The man that designed the Heliotrop is Rolf Disch who has created entire solar communities at Schlierberg.

“Maximising the use of solar energy and minimising heat loss – that is Disch’s mantra”–Goethe Institut

At his site you can take a virtual tour of the Heliotrop.

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I am not a very political person. Usually I am stuck in my self indulgent world of poetry and fiction. Occasionally I come across something in the news and political world that catches my eye. On Sunday former president Bill Clinton had an interview with fox news “journalist” Chris Wallace. What interests me about the interview is how eloquent Mr.Clinton is. He really steps forward and presents his arguments accurately. I enjoy to see a politician stick up for himself and what he actually believes in from time to time. Chris Wallace is left dumbfounded and just keeps repeating himself. See both parts of the video here:
Part I
Part II
Then you can read all of these handy reactions to it:
Here

Apparently music is responsible for teens having sex. According to a study done by Steven Martino, a researcher for Rand Corp. in Pittsburgh teens who listen to overtly sexual lyrics are almost twice as likely as kids that don’t. Whatever that’s supposed to mean. I don’t really know a time when modern music wasn’t about sex, drugs, and rocking and rolling. The article I read focused a bit much on hip hop, though the last time I checked everything from George Micheal to Danzig have sexually explicit lyrics. There is nothing new here. I am beginning to wonder how these studies are being funded and why. Blaming the media for people’s actions has always proved to be a tough battle and I would stop trying.

Let’s fund some research that’s actually helpful to the teen pregnancy situation such as better ways to communicate with adolescents about the issue instead of just blaming popular culture. Our task should be education covering everything: abstinence, prevention of the spread of disease through the use of prophylactics, ways to control/prevent teen pregnancy. We not only need to educate about the physical facts but we also need to focus on the mental support that needs to be in place for the fragile adolescent psyche. Our situation is not one that is solely due to music that kids choose to listen to, though they may not be wholly unaffected by it. This is a problem concerning general attitudes not only concerning sex but other aspects of life too. It is the apathy that almost every adolescent feels that needs to be remedied.

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This a baby born in China that may have its third arm surgically removed. What’s interesting is that both arms seem fully formed, making it difficult to determine which one to amputate.

But only if we invest in Lester Clancy’s new cordless jump-rope. Ohio native (why am I not surprised) Clancy has finally patented his cordless jump-rope idea, something that he’s been toying around with since 1988. A man who works within the prison system as a laundry coordinator says it’s perfect for prisoners who are suicidal but still need a cardiovascular workout and of course the clumsy, lastly don’t forget about those hazardous low-ceiling fans, a hazard no more. Though I seriously doubt that anyone suicidal will want a good workout.

What makes his invention work is that the handles are weighted so that it simulates a rope being there. The feel of a rope without the look of it. Impressive. The only problem is that Clancy doesn’t have enough financial backing to make another handle, so at the moment it’s only one. Doesn’t everyone want to pretend that they can jump double dutch? I know I do. Send that man a check! For more interesting news on inventions check out Patently Silly.

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Inventions

Apparently Madonna has yet again shocked the church with an on stage crucifixion during her new tour. At her show in LA she “crucified” herself onto a mirrored (yes mirrored) cross. As you can see the cross itself is really tacky and she’s standing on a little platform with her arms spread out. I would think that by now the Church would pretty much ignore anything that this woman does because this is nothing new. In the 80’s her Like a Prayer video not only shocked the Church but also resulted in Pepsi pulling out from a major advertising campaign with her. So after all these years Madonna putting herself onto a giant mirrored cross is just kind of lame, not shocking. What’s actually shocking is that her concert tickets cost up to $400 dollars. I guess that tacky stage cross cost a lot of money…

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I don’t really care for star wars all that much. Especially the remastered versions. But all of your wishes are coming true. It seems they are re-releasing the theatrical versions on DVD. For a limited time only (because Disney essentially sucks) so but them up kids. Only from September 12th through December 31st.

For taking money from charity and giving it to you. That’s what Abraham Alexander would be saying to Lady Sage if he wasn’t in jail. It seems that Alexander, an executive the Manhattan Cardiovascular Research Foundation, was writing out checks payable to himself in order to pay a dominatrix for her services. OUCH! At least that’s what I hope he was saying when he was paying her so much money that he was stealing from a charitable company. Now he’s in jail and his wife has filed for divorce. But who wouldn’t for this lady. I mean she’s pretty hot shit.

Hot expensive shit. According to her website she charges $250.00 per hour, and $200.00 for each additional hour. At 8 hours her rate is $1,500, and at 12 hours she charges $2,000 (she cuts you a little break, isn’t that nice?). Plus if she’s coming out to meet you it’s an addition thousand smackers for her travel expenses, or if you want to attend a convention with her. But

“…any additional time in the form of social engagements (lunch, dinner, shopping, etc.) except as part of an extended session at the appropriate hourly rate.”

She also expects that you meet her interests such as: role playing, old fashioned discipline, and of course cross dressing. At least the woman sets limitations for herself. She won’t do any “sexual contact, scat, blood, needles, degradation or extreme verbal abuse”. What a lucky guy. I was a bit disappointed because some of the things on her website are temporarily disabled. I really wanted to see her studio, where this woman makes the magic happen. If you consider making a huge amount of money disappear into her wallet a magic trick.

Then I wonder. Could I ever be cut out for that type of work? I could beat people up, but I would need a teacher/mentor. Maybe Lady Sage is looking for a replacement, and I could apply for an apprenticeship. I could make a shit load of money. I look pretty good in leather too…hmmmmm, what do you guys think?

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