ETA: It is AMAZING how a few botched tags can fuck up your post. Please pardon the missing content from earlier.
Friday is always a slow newsday, and in the wake of the holiday it’s doubly slow. “Leaner and meaner”? Really? How is insanity defined, and can that definition be expanded to include “sometimes caused by hearing the same old wives tale for the thousandth time”? I feel like we’ve re-trained the iraq army more times than Thomas Friedman has gained wisdom fro a magical negro New Delhi cab driver.
Meanwhile, now that it’s no longer a necessary distraction from the US election, ebola’s still killing the shit out of people in Sierra leone.
BREAKING: Looks like it’s not such a slow news day after all:
A man shot up a federal courthouse and a Mexican consulate — which he also seemingly tried to set ablaze — early Friday before being shot dead outside the Austin, Texas, police headquarters, that city’s police chief said.
The shooter fired “over 100 rounds” in a roughly 10-minute span, but he did not hit anyone even though the bullets ricocheted at a typically busy time in downtown Austin, when streets fill up with people after bars close for the night.[…]
Authorities have not offered a motive, but the police chief said that the shooter’s “violent anti-government behavior” — as evidenced by attacking buildings that belong to Mexico’s government, the U.S. government and, in the police headquarters, the city government — may have come from ongoing and often vitriolic debates in society.
Be thankful you’re not Scott Stapp, who is undoubtedly being punished for this:
Perhaps Scott and Bill Cosby will move in together, and make a comeback together through a hilarious comedy/reality show.
A few weeks back, between biking 5 miles each direction to work, and running 2-3 days a week, I overdid it . My left hamstring has been one strip of throbbing gristle ever since. Last night I was introduced to the foam roller and my leg feels so good (you can make a super hard roller for cheap with a length of 3″ PVC pipe and spend a lot less).
For those of you in and around Philly, I’ll be at the Institute this evening for their First Friday Bluegrass jam session. If you’re in the area, drop by and say Howdy (ie, Phil Perspective). If you play the bluegrass music, bring an instrument. Starts around 10:00 pm.
OK, I think that’s about it for me. Time to get some fresh air. Add your own news, notes, what-have-you in comments.
