Haven’t heard from him of late. Kinda disappointed but not surprising.
Kids out
August 12, 2009 by DennisGood news, bad news
May 17, 2009 by DennisBad news first. Hawks lost game one of the finals to the red wings. They try again Tuesday in Detroit.
Good news: The Chicago police dog, “Bear”, that’s been missing for three days, was found and returned to his handler after a citizen saw him in a cemetery and called the CPD.
Nothing new here
May 17, 2009 by Dennisthe house is still up for sale…doesn’t look like it’s going to go anytime real soon. Landlord’s having personal issues and that puts everything into the blender.
Still looking for a better place….and another job, hopefully full time.
Oh %*&##)#I@#)$%@!!!
December 18, 2008 by DennisWonderful.
Just what I wanted to hear while trying to find another job, etc.
The landlord’s selling the place, likely in the spring and who knows what the hell might happen before then.
He’s managed to dig himself into a hole and it’s only getting deeper.
SO
Here we go again…looking for somewhere the old man can hang his head. 
OOPS!
December 14, 2008 by DennisThings I Learned While Looking For Something Else
October 20, 2008 by DennisCockroaches can change directions 25 times in one second, making them a)the most nimble of insects and b)explaining why you can’t ever hit them suckers.
Grave Alarms were the vogue in the 1800s because some folks were actually buried alive and the others were concerned that it might happen to them. Usually, a bell with a rope fed through tubes down to the casket with the end placed in the hand of the deceased.
OMAHA (UPI) — A Nebraska lawmaker says he may appeal after an Omaha judge tossed his suit against God because there was no evidence the defendant had been served papers.
Douglas County District Judge Marlon Polk said another factor in his decision to throw out the lawsuit, which was brought by state Sen. Ernie Chambers, I-Omaha, was the fact "there can never be service effectuated on the named defendant," the Omaha World-Herald reported Wednesday.
Chambers’ suit, which was filed in September 2007, had sought a permanent injunction preventing the almighty from bringing about earthquakes, tornadoes and other acts of natural violence.
The lawmaker said he may appeal Polk’s decision.
"It is a thoughtful, well-written opinion," Chambers said of Polk’s ruling. "However, like any prudent litigator, I want to study it in detail before I determine what my next course of action will be."
Chambers, a 28-year veteran of the state Legislature, said his suit was designed as a reaction to colleagues who sought to prevent "frivolous" lawsuits.
"Nobody should stand at the courthouse door to predetermine who has access to the courts," he said. "My point is that anyone can sue anyone else, even God."
Copyright 2008 by United Press International
EDIT: I’d be concerned about that rep in Nebraska more than just a little.
Jewish New Year
October 1, 2008 by DennisTo all my Jewish readers:
Leshanah tovah tikateiv veteichateim
Comment on Chicago Cop’s Murder
September 28, 2008 by DennisThis was posted in the comments on the Chicago Sun-Times after the story of Ofc. Taylor’s death:
Chicago cop wrote:
R.I.P. Brother Nathaniel Taylor Jr.
The number one problem facing the CPD is the fact that we are short, upwards of 2,000 sworn personnel, and this is being concealed. The officers know it, they see it and they feel it. Morale is in the toilet. There is no leadership or support being displayed, at any managerial level.
The CPD wrongfully stripped and fired some officers. This has had long-lasting repercussions within the rank and file. The disciplinary process is not fair and objectively based. The promotional process is primarily based upon clout, not on knowledge or competency. The existing merit system leads to great frustration. We work six straight days in a row with CPD’s archaic work schedule. The work schedule further increases stress levels. The residency requirement is killing the job, by keeping qualified younger officers away. The media hammers the CPD unfairly, on a daily basis. The contract has been expired for 15+ months, with no resolution in sight. The squad cars, computers and radio batteries don’t function properly. Other times, there are not enough squad cars, radios and batteries to equip all the officers working. Equipment shortages and malfunctions place officers in additional danger. Officers routinely find themselves semi-involuntarily working alone. Working alone resulted in Officer Richard Francis’s murder in July. The contract stipulates that officers work as two man units, during the hours of darkness. If officers complain about being assigned to work alone, retaliation will come about. Compensatory time is routinely denied, due to manpower requirements. Chicago is an exceedingly expensive city to reside in, with a very high cost of living and the worst public schools in the nation. Chicago has the some of the highest taxes in the nation,IE. sales tax. The officers are also picking up an overall feeling of hopelessness and despair, this is downright dangerous.
To be fair, Superintendent Jody Weis inherited a shipwreck of monstrous proportions from Phil Cline. This situation did not just arise under Weis’s tenure, but has been festering for sometime. This situation was definitively made much worse under Cline’s tenure. Many officers, initially applauded the appointment of an esteemed outsider taking the reigns. Officers believed that change was forthcoming. Some of Weis’s initial moves immediately changed that assumption though. Weis sought and obtained Federal charges against Bill Cozzi, this was the icing on the cake.
Chicago Police Officers work in some of the nation’s worst holes. These officers are routinely involved in life and death situations; that are to say, unnerving. Chicago is the third largest city in the nation, but now has the highest homicide rate and violent crime rate in America. NYC has a population of 8.6 million, while Chicago has 2.86 million. This year,Chicago is exceeding NYC’s homicide rate.
City politicians claim that there is a 430 million dollar deficit. Yet, there is over 800 million dollars sitting in the TIF Funds, 500 million dollars sitting in a bond fund from the lease of the Chicago Skyway, and who knows how much money accrued from the lease of Midway Airport. Last year’s record property tax increase was to fund police hiring, and to settle labor contracts. Where has all this money gone? Ironically, the politicians claim broke. This all, coincidentally coincides, while the police contract is being negotiated; and allegedly justifies the critical manpower shortage. Officers believe the monies are being diverted for the 2016 Summer Olympics. This is occurring at the expense of Chicago’s children, residents, visitors, tourists and officers’ safety.
Many chess experts, view the knight as one of the most important strategic game pieces. The knight is a necessity to win a chess game. Knights guard and defend the King, at all cost. What happens when the knights are all turned into pawns?
Remember, we are the eyes and ears, and the pulse of the third largest city in the United States. Overall pressure is building in society; fueled by the impending economic woes, the daily stress, terrorism, the wars, the disgust with corruption, and the moral decay in society. We know and feel that something is seriously askew. You could call us the blue canaries, yet we still stick it out, and keep you safe.
It’s okay, joke about us,scorn us, denigrate us and look down upon us. Realize one thing, when we fail or fall in battle: Who will protect you and yours, in this AntI-GuN asylum state, called Chicago, Illinois???
The events of the last 24 hours, should clearly substantiate my position, that things are not well in Chicago. Chicago is turning into Detroit, it is becoming a very dangerous place.
There were two separate police shootings last night. One resulted in the officer surviving after an offender attempted to kill him and one resulted in an officer being murdered. Please keep him and his family in your prayers. In another incident 5 people shot, a 20 year old kid stabbed to death in an affluent neighborhood of Chicago and dozens of aggravated batteries.
Mayor Daley there are not enough police officers on the streets, please hire more before we have to bury more police officers and children. Mayor Daley, you can not wash this blood off of your hands by denying reality and flying to Russia
EDIT: I wholeheartedly agree. I have too many friends on the Department and I am always concerned when I hear an officer had been injured in any manner.
Pray for Ofc. Taylor’s family, friends and co-workers, as well as all police and fire personnel who risk their lives daily for our protection.
It’s a damn shame. More members of the Gold Star Society…another star in the Wall of Honor at HQ and another name in the memorial garden.
We lose another hero
September 28, 2008 by DennisThe Chicago Police have suffered yet another loss.
Ofcr. Nathaniel Taylor, Jr. was shot by a convicted felon while attempting to serve a narcotics warrant .
The perp who shot Ofcr. Taylor is in critical condition after being shot by Ofcr. Taylor’s fellow officers.
May God comfort his family and colleagues and bring him to that place where heroes dwell in heaven.
No more excitement
September 28, 2008 by DennisThe landlord has returned home. Looks like he got the bad strain of flu. He’s still recovering, antibiotics and all. Now, if I can get him to eat some dry toast when he takes his meds, he’ll feel better.
