Dews one day before Taco-Day rundown

Yes, there is no longer a thursday. It is merely the day before Taco-day (with some sincere apologies to my Catholic friends for this bizarre no-meat policy on friday).

I feel like I didn't get a weekend to rest last weekend from one thing or another (read: drinking a wee bit too much), so the weekend is about all I'm thinking of right now.

In the Ultimate twist of this whole Spitzer "needs to pay to get laid" story, turns out the "working girl" in question is an aspiring musician with (wait for it...), a Myspace Musicians page!!!

I will say, she is kinda cute in a trashy "Jersey-rific" way. She sounds to have had a rough life before making it out to NY at age 17, so I really don't feel the need to say anything harsher then that. More power to her to have gotten where she is. I can relate having come down to DC at 19 with essentially 2 dufflebags and an old old computer that needed a floor fan to stay cool (overclocked it). Though to be fair, I was never an aspiring musician willing to sell my body for sex... Guess I could be a Myspace Celeb now if I did, damnit...

In related news, Geraldine Ferarro (of the 1984 Republican Ass-Kicking fame), has "quit" the HRC campaign over comments made about Senator Obama. This of course coming as a complete shock firstly as nobody had an idea she was even working for HRC in the first place and secondly because she said the same thing about Jesse Jackson in 1988!

And finally in news from our wonderfully wacky "kinda french" speaking Quebois neighbors to the north, a new phenomenon known as "Snow Rage".

Police in the French-speaking province of Quebec said on Wednesday that people were fighting over snow clearing and even parking spaces.
Quebec City police said they had been called to a dozen violent disputes about snow from one property ending up on someone else's. The drifts outside some houses are 12 feet and higher.

Can't say as I'm all that surprised about this. Growing up in Vermont we had similar problems, but we we've always been smart enough to live far enough away from our neighbors so that the proximity doesn't cause these type of interactions. Although the sight of some angry Quebecois fighting over who gets what parking space has really made me happy this morning.

That is all.

Dews Friday funday

Ok, so not really a "funday" as I'm mildly hungover and have yet another bash happy hour to attend this evening, followed by what is being called the "Shit show" saturday night, so I don't see things getting any better for any brain cells any time soon (that and the crew hitting Vegas next week... Oh lord...).

Anyway, on to the headlines of interest!

Leading off, something that I obviously never ran into in the sticks of Vermont, a High school porn scandal! (Not that we didn't have people doing this stuff, just we were still getting used to running water, much less piktoore makers).

Police faced a difficult if not impossible task Thursday as they tried to stop the spread of pornographic video and photos of two high school girls, images that were transmitted by cell phone to dozens of the girls' classmates and then to the wider world.

Now, usually I'd be inserting a joke about our neighboring Bethesda high school hoochies, but I'll just leave that one alone for now and just continue to hate my own high school experience.

>>>>

More info on the Heath Ledger death, as it seems Ambien, the very popular (and powerful) prescription sleep aid may have been one of the chief causes of his death. Sad story is played out in this article with the Columbus Dispatch:

"Last week, I probably slept an average of two hours a night. I couldn't
stop thinking. My body was exhausted, and my mind was still going."

One night, he said, he took an Ambien, which failed to work. He took a second one
and fell into a stupor, only to wake up an hour later, his mind still racing.

Really sad to read this stuff to be honest. Sounds like a horribly introspective nightmare this man lead to the end.

>>>>

And finally, Willie Mays Hayes continues to have delightfully amusing run-ins with the IRS! This one included a threat of "Increased Collateral Damage"! (Truth really is always stranger then fiction).

The document also warned the government's "illegal collection action" would
result in "significant personal liability" for those involved.

"Warning - pursuit of such a high profile target will open the door for your increased collateral risk," Snipes wrote. "I certainly don't believe this is in your best interest and can be avoided."

Snipes lawyer Robert Barnes said the actor didn't intend to threaten anyone.

I dunno about you guys, but Wesley Snipes circa "Blade" is not a dude I wanna screw around with if I'm an IRS Agent. Hell if I'm ANY kind of agent that isn't a mile away with a sniper rifle I don't wanna be involved (Guess thats the ATF right? :) ).