From Russell Barth's Facebook via www.KIROTV.com comes this gem out of the Pacific Northwest.
A student presenting an essay supporting legalization of the evil weed Tuesday morning took out a marijuana joint, lit it, and began smoking it, police said.
For starters, smoking in class, dumb. Secondly, waking and baking, dumb squared.
This happened in Purdy, Washington and according to Pierce County sheriff's detective Ed Troyer, the student smoked the joint during his essay supporting the legalization of marijuana.
He then finished his essay, sat down, finished smoking the joint and then ate the end [my friends tell me it is called a "roach"] after it was fully smoked.
He just didn't eat all of the reefer's remains and after the teacher of the class contacted the school resources officer, a Pierce County sheriff's deputy, the deputy found a small residual amount of marijuana on the student.
The student, a 17-year-old junior with a 3.7 grade-point average, [presumably out of 100],was arrested on charges of possession of marijuana by Pierce County deputies and booked into Remann Hall in Tacoma.
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
194...Wednesday, 93.1CKCU
Six bells, it is you, me and coffee.
Along with Blake Batson, erswile municipal candidate, a good chance that the President of the Glebe Community Association, Robert Brocklebank, will cruise by and, perhaps, if, unlike last week, he doesn't get shy, tic, who, if you know him, know he is one of my favourite people.
Plus, on the phone from his mansion in the Dark Hills section of Kanata, CKCU General Manager Matthew Crosier who will inform you and me about CKCU's open house this Saturday, the 64th anniversary of D-Day.
Excited, you bet I am. 93.1 CKCU.
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Along with Blake Batson, erswile municipal candidate, a good chance that the President of the Glebe Community Association, Robert Brocklebank, will cruise by and, perhaps, if, unlike last week, he doesn't get shy, tic, who, if you know him, know he is one of my favourite people.
Plus, on the phone from his mansion in the Dark Hills section of Kanata, CKCU General Manager Matthew Crosier who will inform you and me about CKCU's open house this Saturday, the 64th anniversary of D-Day.
Excited, you bet I am. 93.1 CKCU.
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193...Does Jack Layton Pull The Plug, V.2
On Parliament?
On Jack Layton's career as leader of the Dippers?
Chantal Hebert writes in this morning's New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal that there were more waiters than delegates at the NDP's general meeting in Montreal last month.
Jack has been talking breakthrough since he took over the leadership of the perennial also rans in 2003; winning Outremont does not, to moi, strike me as such.
Fish.
Cut bait.
Jack, it is time to, fish or cut bait.
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On Jack Layton's career as leader of the Dippers?
Chantal Hebert writes in this morning's New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal that there were more waiters than delegates at the NDP's general meeting in Montreal last month.
Jack has been talking breakthrough since he took over the leadership of the perennial also rans in 2003; winning Outremont does not, to moi, strike me as such.
Fish.
Cut bait.
Jack, it is time to, fish or cut bait.
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192...Threatening Scumbag Update
From www.Warrenkinsella.com :
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009, 10:20 AM
Thank you, again, to the many, many folks who helped out on tracking down "Alistair Macfarlane" yesterday. The information all of you dug up is now in the hands of my lawyers at Ruby Shiller, and a demand letter has been sent this morning by courier to legal counsel at Rogers Communications, where the creep's IP originates.As soon as we get Roger's response, I will be in a position to determine who is/are the recipient(s) of the $1,000 reward. We plan to pursue the matter criminally and civilly, and we will keep you updated on all of that.Thank you, once again. I've already heard from one media outlet this morning, interested in writing a story about this. I plan to tell them the truth: it's an example of the positive power of the Internet - how good people can come together online, and do some good.Thanks again, everyone, and stay tuned.
Thank you, again, to the many, many folks who helped out on tracking down "Alistair Macfarlane" yesterday. The information all of you dug up is now in the hands of my lawyers at Ruby Shiller, and a demand letter has been sent this morning by courier to legal counsel at Rogers Communications, where the creep's IP originates.As soon as we get Roger's response, I will be in a position to determine who is/are the recipient(s) of the $1,000 reward. We plan to pursue the matter criminally and civilly, and we will keep you updated on all of that.Thank you, once again. I've already heard from one media outlet this morning, interested in writing a story about this. I plan to tell them the truth: it's an example of the positive power of the Internet - how good people can come together online, and do some good.Thanks again, everyone, and stay tuned.
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191...One More Thing Re Costco/General Motors
My understanding is, and I got this from Bill Maher on HBO so if it is wrong, don't plotz, but my understanding is that General Motors was spending more on Health Care in the United States than on steel.
That is wrong.
And uncompetitive.
Jim Sinegal, CEO of Costco was quoted regarding universal health care on www.fastcompany.com "We should have it. I think that in the wealthiest nation in the world, it's a shame and disgrace that we don't. We try to provide a very comprehensive health-care plan for our employees. Costs keep escalating, but we think that's an obligation on our part."
Another thing Wall Street rails against, health care, and another misguided move on their part.
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That is wrong.
And uncompetitive.
Jim Sinegal, CEO of Costco was quoted regarding universal health care on www.fastcompany.com "We should have it. I think that in the wealthiest nation in the world, it's a shame and disgrace that we don't. We try to provide a very comprehensive health-care plan for our employees. Costs keep escalating, but we think that's an obligation on our part."
Another thing Wall Street rails against, health care, and another misguided move on their part.
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190...Wal Mart, Costco and MIchael Moore
Michael Moore makes a great point in Post 187 about the demise of General Motors.
In that diatribe he talks about how GM, making record profits, decided to cheap out and send their manufacturing and jobs south of the border to Mexico. This meant that, on top of devasting communities like Mr. Moore's hometown of Flint, Michigan, they also eroded a really important and loyal base of car buyers, to wit, GM workers.
This reminded me of the difference betwixt Wal Mart and Costco. As a patron of both stores I know that they both offer superlative value and customer service. Where they differ is in their attitude towards their employees, especially those at the bottom of the pyramid. Wal Mart is essentially minimum wage from cradle to grave; the guy chasing carts in the Costco parking lot is making 40,000$ a year.
The Costco reasoning is that they want their employees to be able to afford homes and to afford filling them with things bought at Costco. Costco CEO and co founder Jim Sinegal, in a fall interview on www.fastcompany.com [linked above] says as much. Jeff Chu and Kate Rockwood write that "Wall Street grumbles that Costco cares more about its customers and employees than its shareholders; it pays workers an average of $17 an hour and covers 90% of health-insurance costs for both full-timers and part-timers. Yet revenues have grown by 70% in the past five years, and its stock has doubled. In typically blunt language, co founder and CEO Jim Sinegal makes his case for why "big box" and "progressive" aren't mutually exclusive."
If General Motors had of torn a page from Mr. Sinegal's book perhaps, just perhaps, you and I would not be involuntary co owners of the company.
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In that diatribe he talks about how GM, making record profits, decided to cheap out and send their manufacturing and jobs south of the border to Mexico. This meant that, on top of devasting communities like Mr. Moore's hometown of Flint, Michigan, they also eroded a really important and loyal base of car buyers, to wit, GM workers.
This reminded me of the difference betwixt Wal Mart and Costco. As a patron of both stores I know that they both offer superlative value and customer service. Where they differ is in their attitude towards their employees, especially those at the bottom of the pyramid. Wal Mart is essentially minimum wage from cradle to grave; the guy chasing carts in the Costco parking lot is making 40,000$ a year.
The Costco reasoning is that they want their employees to be able to afford homes and to afford filling them with things bought at Costco. Costco CEO and co founder Jim Sinegal, in a fall interview on www.fastcompany.com [linked above] says as much. Jeff Chu and Kate Rockwood write that "Wall Street grumbles that Costco cares more about its customers and employees than its shareholders; it pays workers an average of $17 an hour and covers 90% of health-insurance costs for both full-timers and part-timers. Yet revenues have grown by 70% in the past five years, and its stock has doubled. In typically blunt language, co founder and CEO Jim Sinegal makes his case for why "big box" and "progressive" aren't mutually exclusive."
If General Motors had of torn a page from Mr. Sinegal's book perhaps, just perhaps, you and I would not be involuntary co owners of the company.
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