Could thieves be more dumb?

I think not.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/28/biker.meeting/index.html

I wonder what went through their minds when they realised what was up. I mean besides the pain.

Shouldn't there be a statute of limitations....

On capturing escaped prisoners. Seriously, if they have done as many of these people seem to have done and turned themselves into productive members of society who have put crime behind them and work hard like the rest of everyone else. It seems as though they have completed all of the rehabilitation and deterence rationales that people put behind jail. I have read three or four cases like this recently and I wonder how many man hours are put into catching someone over 38 years or so? Couldn't there be more productive use of the time? Especially if these people are living clean enough to stay off the radar...

http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=5971071

Top Ten Survival Stories

So here they are according to the website the top survival stories. Talk about making you feel like a weak, knobbykneed loser! I think I need to take some survival training at some point. How many people do you think could amputate their own leg and crawl out to get help?

http://outside.away.com/outside/features/200409/top_survival_stories_1.html

Vanna White v. Samsung

The naked cowboy sues...

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/02/14/naked.cowboy/index.html

I totally remember the Vanna White as a robot case. If stars don't have their personas, they can't make money. As ridiculous as a naked M & M is I think he will win. Probably not retire though, he probably likes the lime light.

The nice old man down the street.

80 year old WWII vet sends attacker to the hospital. Take that!

http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/latestnews/stories/wfaa080214_lj_hawes.bfc57dff.html

What do you get your SO for Valentines day?

A free divorce of course....
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1120ap_odd_valentines_divorce.html?source=mypi

Why request a new attorney....

When you can just fly at your old one in a rage and plant one on him?

http://www.wlextv.com/global/story.asp?s=7823864

Contracts 101

Legal Yes, Heartless even more so.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1120ap_odd_cable_bill.html?source=mypi

Katrina Suit Tossed

Amen. My father was at basic training in Missisippi, during the late sixties. He said even back then people in New Orleans were saying it was inevitable that there would be a storm that would wipe out the city. A Level five hurricane? I don't know if you can protect against that, levees or no levies. This definitely has the ring of SOMBODY NEEDS TO PAY! (as my torts professor used to say) to me. Sometimes tradgedies happen. That doesn't mean that the army corp of engineers should pay 4 quadrillion in damages.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080131/ap_on_re_us/katrina_levee_suit

Career

Today someone asked me if I ever planned to go back to work fulltime. I quickly answered no. I am not sure why but the thought of returning to an office 8-12 hours a day at any point is wholly unappealing. I think after my kids are in school I will become a business owner. I already have several interests that are occupying my time. I am not good at being bossed, but I wonder if I would make a good boss? My only experience at being a manager was as a shift supervisor for one of the restaurants I worked for. It was not very fun. Of course the employees were all 18-24 years old, unmotivated, for the most part uneducated and pretty crazy. Add to this a slimy corporate and two managers who weren't really there ever. Who knows?

Remiss

Yes, I have been horribly remiss about posting. Between pre-school, kindermusik, gymboree, playdates and pregnancy I find myself sleeping around 8:30pm most nights, which as you may know eliminates the prime blogging hours. We have some updates obviously:

1. Lucy is very happily attending an inhome montessori this year. She really seems to like it. I like the teacher, and she is there 2 days a week for the time being and probably 3 or four next year.

2. Violet and I are using this time to bond. We go to a gymboree class all by ourselves. She has turned into the most independent two year old.

3. Baby C - we are expecting a little boy. I don't know what we'll do with him - I have started a rocketship/space themed nursery. We just hung a solar system mobile last night. It lights up and you can use a remote to make the planets orbit the sun. Way cool!

4. Our building project is almost finished the first of two houses anyway, it should be ready to go on the market in Early March (just in time for spring). I will post a link to pictures as soon as it does. We spent this weekend out there cleaning up mdf dust. What a fun day!!!

Besides that all is status quo. I have no great plans to do any legal work right now, but I am thinking after the house project, I would try to subdivide a piece of land. Just for fun :)

BTW

Bruce and I are expecting an addition to our family come March. I will update once we know more about the little bean!

RIAA Does it again

I have been ignoring my blog... I know. I feel bad, but this one makes me want to puke. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700AP_Downloading_Music.html

Single mother of 2 making $39,000 a year receives a judgement against her in the amount of $222,000. Yes for 24 songs at $.99 each she will be forced to pay $222k.

Will we elect a Mormon President?

I sure as heck hope not. Sorry, the Mormon's lost me when some missionaries told me that you couldn't go to the highest level of heaven if you weren't married.

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2005/0509.sullivan1.html

I am wondering how this will wash with the evangelical republican base.

The worst real estate investor ever.

www.iamfacingforclosure.com

I think the usa today article is pretty hilarious. My sister pointed out that this guy was young and really had nothing to lose, but my gosh is it crazy! Might I add he is a total idiot.

Bill Vendall is Sanjaya

What is up with this?

http://www.tmz.com/tmz_main_video?titleid=909923402

Bizarre.

Emotional Damages for loss of a cat?

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002268301_yofi09m.html

$45k for a cat, makes me want to go down to the animal shelter and adopt..... Only in Seattle.

Tommy Tu Tone Hey Lenny?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070519/ap_on_fe_st/odd_phone_number_fight;_ylt=AlAmvxZACrcDt1f8ofwj4gnMWM0F

Plumbers are currently waging a legal battle to use the coveted 867-5309. Tommy Tu Tone has opted not to get involved, though I agree he could likely take the number away from both of them. I always wondered who you'd get if you called that number...

It's been awhile

It has really been a while since I have posted. I am hereby re-dedicating myself to actually posting to my blog occassionally.

Dorlyn Williams

As many of you may have heard my mother-in-law Dorlyn Williams passed away on April 3rd. We (me and the girls) had the gift of being with the family when it happened. We attended her memorial yesterday April 14th here in Harpers Ferry. Below is her obituary, for those of you who never met her, Dorlyn was an outstanding human being. We are very sad she is gone, but greatful to have been given the last 3 years with her.


Dorlyn Ewing Williams, 60, an optometrist with wide-ranging interests and countless friends, passed away Tuesday, April 3, at her home in Harpers Ferry, W. Va., after a three-and-a-half-year battle with cancer.
Ms. Williams practiced optometry for more than 21 years, retiring in 2003. She served in the Army for eight years at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., Fort Leonardwood, Mo., and Fort Myers in Arlington, Va. Moving to private practice, she worked in Prince William County, Va., and Winchester, Va.
Ms. Williams studied optometry at the University of California at Berkeley and became a doctor in optometry at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry near Philadelphia, Pa. Prior to that she received a bachelor of science degree from the University of California at Davis.
Her thirst for knowledge, however, extended beyond optometry. She completed a course in leadership and team-building skills in the Army’s Combined Arms and Services Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., and obtained a masters degree in management from Webster University in St. Louis, Mo. She completed six months of training with the Medical Service Corp., in San Antonio, Tex. She also took an intensive Spanish language training course in Guatemala.
Always on a quest for adventure and fun, Ms. Williams traveled extensively. She was born in Chanute, Kan., on April 13, 1946. But during the course of her life, she lived in 13 states as well as Germany and traveled to every state in the U.S., all of the provinces in Canada, and many countries overseas, including Malawi and South Africa.
In 1978 she completed a marathon race of more than 26 miles in Charlottesville, Va., and in 1991 she hiked the 2,160 mile Appalachian Trail with her husband, Bob.
During the mid-1990s, she and a friend decided to attend services at every church in Jefferson County, W. Va., where Harpers Ferry is located. They worshiped at all of the 105 churches in the county over a period of many months.
In 2006, she and Bob criss-crossed the country visiting family and friends. Their travels took them to Seattle, Texas, Minnesota, New Orleans, where she had her picture taken with Chef Paul Prudhomme, Maine, and Newfoundland, where the sun first rises along the east coast of North America.
Ms. Williams was an avid reader and loved word games and crossword puzzles. Possessing a keen intellect, she never tired of exploring ideas and complex issues. She enjoyed photography, became a master of rug braiding, and pursued many other interests.
Her greatest gift, however, was her ability to make friends with almost everyone she met, drawing them into her family and recruiting them for various adventures. She nurtured relationships, helping one friend fight an addition to alcohol, tutoring a colleague’s son and encouraging him to follow his musical interests, and opening up her home and hospitality to many family members and friends for extended periods of time.
Her favorite color was yellow, a symbol of her enormous warmth and compassion. She touched everyone she met and left a lasting impression, which will help them endure her loss.
Survivors include her husband of more than 40 years, Bob Williams of Harpers Ferry, daughter Jenny Williams and grandchildren Paco Cathcart, Whitman Clark, and Clementine Williams of New York City, son Bruce Williams and grandchildren Lucy and Violet Williams of Kirkland, Wash., two sisters, Joyce Burnett of Olympia, Wash., and Karen Coomber of Tacoma Wash.; and a brother, Glenn Ewing of Maple Valley, Wash.
A memorial service is to be held Saturday, April 14, at 2:00 pm at the Camp Hill Wesley United Methodist Church, with Pastor Alexis Coleman officiating. A reception will follow in the social hall of the church. Please wear something yellow.