Archive for March 1st, 2012

Skippy update.

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

The homeowner’s association has called off the dingos.

Edited to add: It appears that that was the same link as in the previous entry, but the HouChron just updated it in place rather than putting up a new link (note the 5:25 PM timestamp).

Throwing some stuff at the wall to see if it sticks.

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

The HouChron has an updated story about Skippy the Therapy Kangaroo.

He added, “What are they gonna do, go door-to-door and force everyone to give up their pet snake or gerbil or hamster, or even a dog or cat?”

Well, generally, gerbils, hamsters, dogs, and cats are considered “household pets”. If the HOA went to court over those, they’d almost certainly lose; I think you’d have a hard time convincing a judge and/or jury to rule otherwise. Snakes may be a little more questionable as household pets (depending on the size and perhaps the number of snakes), but I think there’s enough precedent that the pet owner would probably win. A kangaroo? I still think that’s pushing things.

I’m Larry, this is my brother Darrell, and this is my other brother Clipper Darrell. I think the most shocking aspect of this story, and one that I have not seen mentioned elsewhere, is: the Clippers have fans? We are talking about one of the most incompetently run franchises in sports history here…

I think everyone knows by now that Andrew Breitbart passed away. I don’t have much to say beyond that; if you’re looking for discussion, I’d recommend Patterico or your other favorite web sites. I feel certain Battleswarm will have a lively discussion once Lawrence has time to put up a post.

This is a few days old, but worth noting: a longish LAT piece on HitmanForHire.net.

Pssst, buddy. Want a free e-book?

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

Passing along a hot tip from Tam, you can get the Kindle edition of Matthew Bracken’s Enemies Foreign And Domestic for free, today only.

I’ve heard a fair amount about Bracken’s work, but haven’t read any of it yet. My passing along this link should not be interpreted as an endorsement of the book, the ideas, or the writing, simply because I haven’t read the work yet.

But, hey, free book!

Obit watch: March 1, 2012.

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

Davy Jones (NYT).

Edna Milton Chadwell, the last madam at the notorious “Chicken Ranch” in La Grange.