Mishmash Musings

I was checking the local newspaper of one of the towns I used to live in, and started reading the Police Blotter because I was bored. That’s the page where they list all the arrests and incidents that have occurred during the week (it’s a weekly paper). Well, I couldn’t believe how many incidents there were! The list just went on and on and on. Seriously, there must have been at least 50 crimes — which I think is a lot, considering I’m talking about a wealthy suburb of Chicago.

Most of the crimes were petty thefts, such as stealing iPods out of parked cars. How stupid can people be to leave their iPods, cradles, docks, and accessories in plain sight when they park somewhere? Give me a break. Also, there were a couple reports of stolen iPhones. Same idea here… why leave the device in your car in the first place?

Another report indicated that 9 people went into a TGI Friday’s, ordered $137 worth of food and then left without paying. I’ve never heard of a dine-and-dash with such a large group before, but I could see how it would be easy to do in a busy place like Friday’s.

The strangest report, however, was about a guy who stole $675 worth of gasoline from an Amoco station. Apparently he did this by paying for $10 worth of gas, then prying the front panel off the pump (whatever that means) to steal a total of 225 gallons. Huh??? Where the hell did he put it all? Did he just have a line of vehicles come by so he could pump 25 gallons into each?? There’s no way he could have had containers for all that gas!

Boy, what a sorry state this world is in. People stealing crap left and right, assaulting each other, harassing each other… It’s just sad.

I’ve been visiting a bunch of blogs this afternoon and it seems that many people are wondering why does Google have two l’s today. Well, I’ve said this before, but I’ll go ahead and mention it again. Whenever you don’t know what a special Google logo is supposed to commemorate, all you have to do is hover your cursor over it for an explanation.

As for the two l’s? That’s to show that it’s Google’s 11th birthday today.

Ok, I need to go to a party in two weeks and have to find someway to fit into the only dress I own. It’s more than 5 years old, and was my pre-pregnancy size (4). I’m currently about a size 6, so it’s a bit tight in a totally unflattering way. Is it possible for me to drop a whole dress size in two weeks? I’m seriously thinking about a colon cleanse as a potential quick fix for my situation. Think it would work???

In case you’re wondering why I don’t just buy a new dress in my current size: well, I hardly ever wear dresses. We’re talking once every couple years or so. I don’t want to spend $80 or $100 on something that I’m just going to wear once and then shove into the back of my closet for the next decade. I don’t have that kind of money to waste!

Oh, boy. Where to even start with this one? Mackenzie Phillips, who enjoyed some fame on the ’70s sitcom One Day at a Time, has just released a book called High on Arrival. During an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show to promote the book, Phillips claims to have had an incestuous relationship with her father John Phillips, who was part of the group the Mamas and the Papas.

According to Mackenzie, the first time she had sex with her father, he essentially raped her. It was the night before her wedding, she was 19 and high on drugs and alcohol. She blacked out and woke to find John on top of her, having sex.

Later, Mackenzie claims that their sexual relationship became “consensual” and that John wanted to run away with her and move to a country where they wouldn’t be recognized as father and daughter.

First, I don’t know how much of this story should be believed. I mean, come on, that’s just completely outrageous, sick, and disgusting. Plus, it seems as though Phillips might be doing this just to sell books. After all, there’s no one to verify her story, right?

Second, even if it is true, why would she want to tell this particular fact to the world???? My god, what kind of a person is this? Shouldn’t she be working through things with a therapist instead?

I just don’t understand the point of this revelation, except as it relates to publicity and profits. This is completely sick all the way around.

I’m closing comments for this post because the word “incest” unfortunately brings lots of spam bots and pingbacks that I don’t want to deal with.

The net is really buzzing about a 13-year-old blogger named Tavi Gevinson who somehow managed to wrangle front-row seats to the Marc Jacobs show during Fashion Week in NY. Apparently this young lady has a blog (Style Rookie), and though she calls herself a “dork”, seems to be pretty popular these days.

I must be out of it or something because I cannot figure out what all the fuss is about. I’ve skimmed some of the blog and it basically looks like it’s about a girl who dresses up in weird outfits and then posts photos or videos. Anyone care to tell me what I’m missing here??

I don’t follow boxing much, but I just read that Floyd Mayweather, Jr. was fined “six figures” for weighing in at 146 instead of 144 for his upcoming welterweight fight against Juan Manuel Marquez. Six figures for two pounds??? Are you kidding me? That’s at least $50,000 per pound (yes, I can do first grade math), which I think is positively insane!!

Ya know, if I had some kind of penalty for each pound I was overweight, maybe that would be enough incentive to keep me popping diet pills instead of M&Ms and jogging instead of sitting in front of the boob tube all day long. Hmm, sounds like a plan!

Raymond Clark III, a technician who worked in the same Yale laboratory as murder victim Annie Le, has been arrested and charged with murder. Police first brought him in for questioning and to get a DNA sample, and then arrested him a couple days later, so apparently they got a match to whatever was recovered from the crime scene. Also, it looks like Clark was picked up at a motel, which perhaps means he was planning on running??

New Haven police aren’t willing to speculate about motive because Clark hasn’t said anything to them yet. But some coworkers have indicated Clark was a “control freak” who was pretty anal about keeping the mouse cages clean and often confronted those who didn’t care about cleanliness and order as much as he did. And Clark even sent a text message to Le on the day she disappeared, saying he wanted to talk to her about lab cleanliness. Wow. Please don’t tell me that’s what led him to take a life!

Sounds like a pretty sick individual. Yeah, yeah, I know he needs to be presumed innocent, but whatever. I’m not on the jury, so I can think what I want right now!

The Philadelphia Eagles have released WR Hank Baskett after adding Michael Vick to the active roster in anticipation of Vick’s full reinstatement in Week 3. Baskett has never had much of a role in the Eagles’ offense, and is known more for his Playmate wife than for his feats on the football field.

Still, I wonder if he could help the Bears at all. They’re really desperate for experienced receivers, which was made especially clear during their abysmal performance in Green Bay. If I were Baskett, I’d hold off on booking any Cancun packages for now. I’m sure some team could use a bit of depth and insurance at the WR position, so I doubt he’ll be out of a job for long.