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Archive for January 2010

College kids are rowdy! Is this news?

Saturday, January 30, 2010 by Dana.

News bulletin… college kids are rowdy, and ASU is more rowdy than most. Wait… that isn’t really news, is it? On a particular slow news day, writers form the local PHX Metro rag took a few crime reports related to egg throwing (not cool) and wild parties (the norm?) to make it sound like there was something news-worthy to report… Here is the link, but you will want your 3 minutes back after you read it.

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Stripper - Most Dangerous Job in Disturbia

Wednesday, January 20, 2010 by Dana.

The other day, the lives of PHX area strippers were threatened by a patron upset over the refusal to provide sex as part of the service. Read more about it here.

This led me to think about what jobs are most dangerous here in Disturbia. A little research will lead to a list of dangerous jobs such as coal miner, logger, crab fisherman, steel worker, etc.; however, people in those jobs know the work is dangerous. I believe that routine jobs that should be safe are really more dangerous. The workers have no idea of the dangers, and they aren’t taking any precautions to limit the dangers.

Here is my list of most dangerous jobs in AZ Disturbia (aka the PHX Metro area):

5. Fast Food Worker	Combine 16 year olds with sharp knives, hot grease, minimal supervision, and the potential to be robbed for $85 in the cash drawer and you have a recipe for disaster.
4. School Bus Driver	It’s no longer a leisurely drive with rowdy kids. Now drivers have to worry about kids being beaten or sexually assaulted in the back, and the drivers have to watch out for drug deals or other violent activities. It takes a stone-cold som’bitch to do all this with his backs to the future felons. When you see the gun, knife, or shiv in the mirror, it’s probably too late.
3. Bank Teller	Sure… you have the panic button, but is that going to stop a bullet? With the financial crisis the way it is, and the police force reduced due to budget cuts… bank robberies have been more frequent and more successful than they used to be. I bet we see more before banks get serious about limiting the ability to interact directly with tellers.
2. Youth Sports Coach	You may think the parents appreciate you volunteering to coach because they either will not or cannot do it. However, all it takes is benching a kid for throwing his bat before you worry about getting jumped on your way to the parking lot by his crazy mom or dad upset over the discipline.
1. Stripper	See the news article referenced above… Come’on! If you have to be escorted to your vehicle after work, you should be getting paranoid. On top of that, you are rubbing up against people with questionable hygiene, who may even have a communicable disease and open wounds.

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Is he running from the law or this face?

Friday, January 15, 2010 by Dana.

Whoa! Local news… more white collar crime by idiots. In this case, a couple embezzles from a charter school. A note in the article states they are looking for the husband in this case. I’m just wondering if he is running from the law or if his wife’s scary mug shot is motivating his flight.

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How Does This Help?

Sunday, January 10, 2010 by Dana.

So the local news website posts a link about a possibly suicidal missing woman, then the follow-up article after she turns up fine calls her out and broadcasts her name and personal issues to the entire metro area (and whoever else reads the link).Gee… is she going to feel good about herself now?

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10 Predictions for 2010

Friday, January 1, 2010 by Dana.

Happy New Year! I’m awake at 7am on 1/1/2010 to make predictions.

My 1st nap of 2010 will occur today (1/1/2010).
My dogs will boycott making resolutions to behave better.
My car will get stolen forcing me to get a newer one that doesn’t need shocks, breaks, or general maintenance. Wait… no… I sense that is just wishful thinking on my part.
I will put away Holiday decorations with a vow to get better ones for outside next year. I will end up putting up the same crappy decorations after Thanksgiving, except 2 more strands of lights will quit working.
Based on straight party line voting, we will get a national health care system. Due to all the compromises, it will be so watered-down and confusing, that people will complain about it well into 2011. Republicans will still do nothing to reverse the damages caused by 8 years of the Bush administration.
My discontent for suburbia will make me search for a rural home with no neighbors within 300 yards. The kids will beg us to not move to the middle of nowhere, so I will still be blogging about Disturbia into 2011.
My middle child will hit a growth spurt around his 13th birthday in March and will be as tall as me by 2011.

Ok… Now for some real predictions

The Tempe woman that showed up in Miami without her 8-month old that was last seen in San Antonio will confess to killing her child after her boy is discovered in her abandoned vehicle.
A major earthquake will create a giant sinkhole in Mexico south of Yuma, AZ. It will create a beautiful spring-filled lake that turns Yuma, AZ into a major tourist town.
Android-based phones will outnumber iPhones. Apple products will revert to a minor cult status for a few years until they wow us again with a new system using a holographic projection display and thought recognition for system input.

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