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.

No snow day for you, sucka!

Dews already hit this one, but I'm living through it, so I thought I'd add my two cents.

First, this snowstorm really sucks. No, seriously, it officially sucks. Thank you Weather Service for pointing out what I learned this morning, that the roads are particularly dangerous today.

Okay, so I work for a state agency in Vermont. I'm not going to complain too much about the State's decision to keep all the offices open today, because, if I'd wanted to, I could have just called and taken the day off, probably just using a vacation day. However, I must point out the hilarity of it all. As I walked into work this morning, one of the administrative assistants had the radio playing so she could listen to the news and weather. The State has a hotline that you can call after 5 am to see if State offices are closed or if there is a delayed opening. The radio station played a recording from the hotline, and it said something to the effect that the snow storm was not serious enough to warrant closing or delayed opening. Immediately after that, the radio news guy gave the traffic report: roads closed because of overturned semis, roads closed for being too dangerous, long delays because of accidents, etc, etc, you get the picture.

So, while I look outside and notice that visibility seems to be limited to about two hundred yards and worry about getting home tonight, I'm starting to wonder how comfortable the carpet would be. I hate driving in the snow. But hey, at least it's not serious enough out there to warrant closing. I'd hate to see what that's like.