Friday Follies...
Made it to another weekend...where DOES the time go, and how can we get some of it back?
I'd take about thirty years, if I had my druthers.
But let's not dwell...
Instead, let's focus on some snippets from the news.
-- Glenbrook Mall declares chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Our very own (last) real indoor mall is going to be "restructuring", but says operations will remain normal. In other words...keep on shopping, I mean it's NOT like this city loses malls...oh, wait...it DOES.
But there's a lot less CRIME where Glenbrook is, so you're all safe...for now.
Speaking of CRIME...
-- An editorial caught my eye today in the J/G. The person took exception to police seizing MONEY people were carrying. Now I first have to think that this person does NOT live on the SOUTH side of Fort Wayne. I'd also have to believe that he is looking at this from an outsider's viewpoint.
Face it, if the police pull someone over, and they have a HUGE wad of cash on them, and, after checking he person, find he has priors run-ins with the law, dresses like a gangsta, and is not currently (or really ever has been) employed, this guy MIGHT require some closer scrutiny...'ya think? And maybe we should check that new BMW he's driving as well. He could well be a "playa".
Speaking of "playaz"...
-- Some South Side High School girls saw fit to beat on one another yesterday, which prompted added security (read police) at the closing of the school day...just in case.
Kids will be kids, right?
I think not.
Problems like this are usually over some boy (who might not even attend that school), and you're way too young to get all into "adult shit" like this. Wait a few years, get a nice job, save some money, then get a gun and shoot the bitch...then become a ward of the state for life. I mean that's where you're headed anyway, so if you're going to do it...DO IT RIGHT, moron!
That would also help me prove that we have a PEOPLE problem and NOT a gun problem in this nation.
Speaking of people...
-- Parkview Field (of dreams) had a "sellout" crowd last night, as the Wizards...uh, I mean the TIN CAPS continued their win streak with a 7-0 win over whoever the heck showed up to play them (I don't follow much sports HERE in Fort Wayne...and it shows).
And YES, it IS a nice stadium...then again, it's NEW, and most ANYTHING that's NEW is NICE. Let's see what shakes when the bloom is off the rose, and the shine becomes dull.
Speaking of Bloom...
And Peters, and Brown...(oh, my)
-- Anyone care to tell me WHY these county commissioners are the HIGHEST PAID people in their positions in the ENTIRE STATE?
Personally, I don't think they're worth the $65K+ they make every year to do...(what the hell is it they actually DO anyway?)...whatever they do (like propose MORE tax hikes..and RAISES for themselves).
With an economy like this, surely they could "fore go" a raise, or better yet...give BACK their salaries for a YEAR.
Speaking of politicians...
-- President Obama went to Mexico yesterday, met with Calderone, and was promising to help stop the illegal movement of guns across our border with Mexico.
Yeah, well, unless and until the PREZ can invoke some sort of embargo against IMPORTATION of weapons INTO Mexico (and parts south), that dog ain't gonna hunt, people.
You know and I know that almost ALL the weapons finding their way into the hands of the drug cartels come from every place ELSE, than the USA. And whatever guns DO come from HERE, the number is negligible, compared to South American arms makers and other countries looking to make a few bucks selling weapons without any "bans" on them TO Mexico.
Hell, they don't even have to sell DIRECTLY...they can sell to someone in Argentina, who THEN transports the weapons into Mexico's SOUTHERN border. Good luck with any progress you can make on that, Mr. Presidents!
Speaking of progress...
-- I believe that real progress was made with all these T.E.A. parties around our nation, although the President "wasn't even aware of them"...yeah, right. And for your NEXT fairy tale, how's about Alice in Wonderland?
Seems we're well down the rabbit hole these days, anyway...
But it was refreshing to see SO many people with a single voice...didn't matter the color of the skin, the religious conviction, the job they held (or were laid off from), the money they had (or didn't have), or their political affiliation. They were out to make a point...and serve notice that enough big government is truly enough.
They exercised their right to PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY and FREEDOM OF SPEECH in a way that would have made Dr. King proud.
And now, the ball is in the government's court...
If they are a bit fearful over all of this...they should be.
The people will not "just go away".
And if the politicians don't give these people a second thought...that would be a mistake, and they'd best be looking for another job, because they WILL be voted out.
This nation, (as Lincoln put it) is OF the people, BY the people, and FOR the people. The operative word there is PEOPLE...you and me, and everyone else. WE decide...WE choose...and WE will learn from whatever misstep we will make.
If we choose incorrectly, then WE can change that.
But...if WE do nothing...then NOTHING is exactly what WILL change.
Have a good weekend, and
Stay safe out there, America.