Weirdness Aplenty Around Here

Maybe it is the screwed up weather we're having here. Or the economy going into the crapper. Or the downward spiral it seems society is taking in terms of sense and reason.


I'm talking about the strange behavior folks are demonstrating in towns close to where I live. I fear it may be contagious. I fear it may be hitting my town soon. We can't have that. Hell, I'm already insane enough. It wouldn't take that much to push me off my cracker. Just ask my closest friends. They will cheerfully regale you with stories of my demented, sordid past. I'm not bragging. Just stating facts.



Anyway....

The following news stories happened just recently, not far from here:

An Ohio seventh grader by the name of Angelica Hummel came to school with red highlights in her hair. The officials at Bowling Green Junior High told this 13 year old girl she had to dye her hair back, because the school's dress code prohibits hairstyles that bring undue attention or make the wearer conspicuous.

This is stupid. Do these imbeciles know what year it is? There are thousands of girls her age dying their hair.

The officials have banned Hummel from school until she removes the dye out of her hair. The 13-year-old says she doesn't like being stuck at home and wants to return to school. But she says her punishment is unfair, because other students have highlights, too. Parents Mike and Michelle Hummel say the school is wrong and they support their daughter's decision to keep the red coloring.

Good for them. I agree.

Bowling Green Area Schools Superintendent Hugh Caumartin is siding with the school, saying the dress code cuts down on distractions.

All hail the fascist Bowling Green Regime.


Next, we move on to the curious story involving a sleepwalker and a homeless man.

A grand jury on Tuesday indicted a homeless man accused of raping a college student while she was sleepwalking near her home, by the highway. The woman, a 23-year-old student at the University of Cincinnati, woke up during the attack and fought back, but could not get away. It has been reported that she didn't consent to sex and anyone seeing the woman in her sleepwalking state would have known that something was wrong.

This is according to the prosecution.

I'm not blaming the sleepwalking woman, certainly, but one has to question her reasoning for not placing measures that would ensure that she could not leave the house in the middle of the night. I mean, if I knew my sleepwalking antics were that extreme, I think I would have all my doors and windows loaded with dead bolt locks. Maybe I'd even entertain the idea of placing an armed guard near my door. Or have someone live with me? How about installing a security alarm? I don't know. I'm sure it wasn't the first time she went travelling beyond her house. If I suddenly woke up, in the middle of the night, near a highway, a few yards away from an oncoming semi truck, I'd be so scared shitless, I would take one or two of the options I've mentioned already to ensure my body parts remained intact.

But hey, that's just crazy me.

Dexter Ford, 52, was indicted on two charges of rape, attempted rape, kidnapping and felonious assault. He faces up to 46 years in prison if convicted on all counts.


And now, further proof people will go to great lengths for a few dollars more.

A rash of sewer grate thefts around northern Kentucky has police worried about safety has scavengers seek scrap metal to sell.

At least 26 sewer grates have been stolen this month from streets in Newport, Covington, Fort Thomas, Wilder, Southgate, Bellevue and Dayton.

The grates are typically made of cast iron and can weigh up to 180 pounds. It costs at least $120 to replace and reinstall each stolen grate, although they fetch only between $10 and $30 apiece at scrap yards.

When it comes to scrap metal, the thieves have stepped up beyond just acquiring sewer grates. Police say they're also known to break into vacant houses and steal copper piping, cut catalytic converters from vehicles, take manhole covers from city streets and steal aluminum lampposts from the side of highways.

Batten down the hatches, everyone! The loonies will be coming for our metal paper clips next!

Who Is Really In Control?

This video is a real "must see" in my eyes. It talks about the corruption of our current government. RFID chips that will track the movements and actions of all Americans. And the real reason we've sent our soldiers to fight and die overseas. Whether you believe some, none or all of what you see and hear in this video is up to you. Personally, from what I've researched, I feel a good percentage of it may be factual.

If the information contained in this video is true, all Americans should be outraged.

I borrowed this video from my blog friend, Jared, from boldlygo.org. You can check out the piece he wrote about it by clicking on the link below.

http://boldlygo.org/blog/real-id-how-were-choosing-to-be-enslaved/

Movies With Good, Bad And Absent Endings

My wife and I see a lot of movies. If we're not seeing them in theatres, we're renting them from the video store. We usually go to the matinee before 6 in the evening. That's the cheap way of doing it, plus it makes you feel that much better if you wind up spending less on something that turns out to be crap.

I'm going to share some lists of movies that we have seen the last six months. No detailed descriptions will be given in case you want to see them for yourself. The opinions given are my own. Feel free to disagree. Let me know what ya think.

The following movies are good but have bad and/or sad endings:

I Am Legend
Death Sentence
The Mist
30 Days of Night
3:10 To Yuma

These movies are decent but neither one has an ending:

The Golden Compass
No Country For Old Men

Movies that are total crap and should stay away from like the f**king plague:

Sweeney Todd (annoying musical that had me screaming)
2112: Doomsday (annoying and boring)
Eastern Promises (so boring we both were snoring)

Great movies with real endings that are satisfactory:

No Reservations, Rambo, Stardust, The Bourne Ultimatum, AVP: Requiem, The Invasion, Live Free Or Die Hard, Ironman, Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull, The Brave One, Spiderman 3, The Simpsons Movie and Resident Evil: Extinction

Here's a list of movies that are coming soon and that I look forward to seeing. The dates beside them are for the U.S. only.

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (in theatres now), The Dark Knight (July 18th, 2008), The Mummy 3 (August 1st, 2008), Quantum of Solace (new James Bond film that comes out November 7, 2008), The Strangers (May 30th, 2008), Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (July 11, 2008), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (?????)