[The True Crime Blog] “Battered Dreams… Part 1.”"Battered Dreams… Part 2.”(To allow for what I hope is a more smoothly-flowing narrative, I elected to write this blog entry with the assumption that readers have read parts one and two. You should be able to follow along anyway, but reading the first installments of this story is strongly recommended. Also — any name in this entry marked with an asterisk [*] is a pseudonym. ~ Steve)”Between the eyes…”Richard Grimes laughed and said, “No, Tom wasn’t afraid of Sherry. …
[Unqualified Offerings] Home alone as I am, with Mrs. Offering and Offerings: The Next Generation off to the in-laws for Spring Break - since none of them work in the Finance Department, so quarter close is as nothing in their world - I’m going to spend the evening doing this “review your March 2003 archives” thing before March 2007 up and runs out on us.
But let me lodge a demurral first. I believe the works by which you should know us - we warbloggers - are our archives for February 2003 and June 2003, with some attention to October 2002. Those were the key months. …
[BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] New legal powers for teachers and schools to restrain and discipline unruly pupils come into force.
[LAist] Patrolling the mean streets of LA is a rough job. Gang warfare, high speed car chases, possible terrorism at LAX, (and avoiding the drunk driving of Paris, Linds, and Nicole) are daily dangers of being in law enforcement at the LAPD.
Simply put, you have a bad day at work - paper cut, fight with a cohort, bad review from a boss, you end up with hurt feelings. You have a bad day at the LAPD, you end up dead.
Because of that we were happy to hear that the pay of those who put their lives on the line for our safety is finally hitting some reasonable mark. …
[SFGate: Bay Area News Stories] Responding to the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent finding that California’s criminal sentencing scheme is unconstitutional, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday signed a bill into law that gives judges discretion on handing out prison terms. The 1977…
[Google News] The AgeSome Bumps at Start of War Tribunals at GuantánamoNew York Times - 47 minutes agoBy WILLIAM GLABERSON. GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba, March 31 - As the first of the war crimes cases under a new law began here a few days ago, a military law specialist said it was a test run “to show that this plane will fly.Hicks' conviction revives clash over Guantanamo Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription)Just 9 months and Hicks free Melbourne Herald SunScotsman - NEWS.com.au - United Press International - Washington Postall 1,434 news articles
[The Window] I really want to finish the baby blanket for my niece, but I have to admit, knitting this blanket is booooooooring. So I’ve decided to knit socks and booties for her, in addition to the blanket. I still plan to finish the blanket, but I’ll work on the blanket when I need a break or something mindless to knit.The magically quick to knit socks are a big reason why knitters knit socks right? Instant gratification. So I’m off to work on these adorable booties for my little unborn niece, whom I’ve lovingly nicknamed: “Soap” her actual name is Sophia. Such a pretty name. …
[The Simple Dollar] For many people, the morning and evening commute is time spent stuck in traffic, listening to the radio, or calling their sister-in-law on the cell phone. The truth is that the commute is a great time to actually improve your career. How? Here are five things you can do on the way […]
[Obsidian Wings]
by hilzoy
Michelle Malkin has a manifesto …
“Dear Muslim Terrorist Plotter/Planner/Funder/Enabler/Apologist,
You do not know me. But I am on the lookout for you. You are my enemy. And I am yours.
I am John Doe.
I am traveling on your plane. I am riding on your train. I am at your bus stop. I am on your street. I am in your subway car. I am on your lift.
I am your neighbor. I am your customer. I am your classmate. I am your boss.
I am John Doe. (…)
I will act when homeland security officials ask me to “report suspicious activity. …
[Jesus’ General] “Tonight the bloggers were off on the trail of laundered money that went straight through the back door of the White House, and the case of the former director of the FBI who’d either jumped or been pushed from the eighteenth floor of a hotel in Baltimore on the eve of his appearance before the grand jury investigating the Vasico affair. The president had made another speech- the usual Tamberlainish stuff about scouring kingdoms with his conquering sword. …