i'm sitting here listening to...
"Wheels of Fire" by Cream and thought I might throw some pictures up here for you to enjoy...

here's the lair, all done up for the Fourth of July...

here's our resident bunny, helping keep the crabgrass in check...

one of our daylilies, finally in bloom...

some New Jersey summer afternoon clouds...
that's all... hope you are digging on them.
peace

i think i'm gonna need a bigger rock...
check out this little gem from Fox Nexs...

Former Youth Supervisor Sentenced to Life for Sucking Boys' Toes

Friday, July 11, 2003



SANTA ANA, Calif. — The former supervisor of a Newport Beach (search) youth program was sentenced Friday to life in prison on 25 counts of lewd conduct and assault for sucking the toes of 20 boys.

Trenton Veches, 32, will be eligible for parole in 15 years.

At his trial, Veches' lawyer said his actions with boys 6 to 10 years old were "horseplay." But the prosecutor said Veches "clearly befriended these children, manipulated them and he sexually molested them."

Veches' mother, Joyce Ormes, said the sentence was too harsh.

"I don't know how he can spend life in prison for this when there was no sexual contact with the genitals, things like that," she said.

"Clearly Mr. Veches posed a danger to the children of our community and he needed to be in prison," prosecutor Sheila Hanson said.

Veches was arrested in April 2002 after a co-worker reported seeing him sucking a boy's toes.

What the hell is going on???

i'm flying away...
once again, to Kalamazoo, so I'll catch up with y'all on Thursday.
Kalamazoo is the sort of town that I think you should go to by train, rather than plane. It's a Tommy Dorsey sort of town... you almost wish you were sitting in the club car with Tommy and the boys from the band, having a few stiff ones, beating a heater and tapping along to a little late night jam session. Oh well, maybe in the next life.
see ya.

here’s the rock...

I’ve been hiding under until the Political Correctness fad goes away. By the way, we had a great Fourth of July… two parties, lots of meat, beer and loud music as well as the annual water fight. Hope your celebrations were as much fun.
Here’s the latest from Tongue Tied, it seems like the folks down under are starting to get fed up with the nonsense as well.







July 07, 2003

Bugger Them

A survey of people in Australia found that more than two-thirds of them are fed up with the prevalance of political correctness, reports the Queensland Sunday Mail.

The survey of 1200 people by research company The Truth Report found those aged 18 to 24 and over 50 were most likely to be annoyed.

"To the pushers of political correctness, people are just saying, 'They've had their go, now bugger them' and adopting a more pragmatic and practical approach," said AustraliaScan social commentator David Chalk.