Archive for July 27th, 2009
Monday, July 27th, 2009
I love this commercial series
The below video of course is a parody of the original commercial, but I enjoy the visual reference to Mona Lisa. Very innovative. I still do not know WTF they are selling. Is it a phone? Or a date with Mona Lisa? BTW, did you know Mona was preggo during her sitting for the portrait? [...]
9 Comments » - Posted in shit found by l3wis
Monday, July 27th, 2009
UPDATE: Is Sioux Falls weathering the recession? Not sure.
UPDATE: After watching the City Council informational meeting today, I have to clarify this post. According to Eugene ‘Montgomery Burns’ Rowenhorst, the reason the June numbers are so low is that the State Department of Revenue cut tax collection 4 days short of the end of the month (June) and added that revenue to July [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in Sioux Falls by l3wis
Monday, July 27th, 2009
Where is the ‘C’ Street Mafia getting all their dough for religious crusades? Maybe someone from the SD MSM should ask John Thune . . . oh, that’s right, they don’t ask John hard questions
From my email box (H/T – Helga);
Another new column by Jeff Sharlet. It is a long article and I only copied a few paragraphs, but they are all really interesting. He does have some names of people who went on paid junkets of the C Street house. They spent $95k I read to send congressmen on trips. [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in C Street by l3wis
Monday, July 27th, 2009
New Painting
‘Wolf Pop’ (Howlin’ Wolf)
26 x 10″ – custom frame – Mixed media
No Comments » - Posted in Art by l3wis
Monday, July 27th, 2009
Rewarding Failure
Go figure, Mark Barnett awarded a stay;
In a lawsuit regarding an attempt to put the ban up to a public vote, Circuit Judge Mark Barnett today granted a motion to stay the ban.
A coalition opposing the legislation asked for the stay, and the state did not oppose it.
What bothers me is that they failed in [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Smoking Ban by l3wis
Monday, July 27th, 2009
It’s Hammer Time!
The Gargoyle Leader will be having a live Q & A with Event Center task force members at 11 AM. I expect everyone from this blog who has been following this closely to hammer the task force members with HARD questions. Of course the AL will edit any questions they don’t think is ‘appropriate’ but [...]
11 Comments » - Posted in Event Center by l3wis
Monday, July 27th, 2009
Alaskans finally wiping the drool from their faces
There is a lot I could say, but I suggest you read the first three posts on Mudflats. Funny stuff.
2 Comments » - Posted in Governor Moose Drool by l3wis
Monday, July 27th, 2009
Not so fast
As I suspected, your constitutional rights CAN be suspended when you are convicted of a felony. Judge Delaney explains his sentence and first amendment rights in the Newland case;
The advocacy ban was an infringement on Newland’s First Amendment rights. Delaney doesn’t deny that. But neither does he consider it more onerous or any less appropriate [...]
