Monthly Archives: February 2008

It’s Bad Up North, Too

By Bob

29 February, 2008

About a year ago, the Central Ohio funeral industry was shaken by a pair of fraud and theft investigations that closed one funeral home, and sent two funeral directors to prison. Now it’s spread to Canada, apparently. I supposed that’s not correct. It’s not a disease that can be spread. It’s just…what? Bad morals?...
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Why We Homeschool #4,852

By Bob

26 February, 2008

We do it so our kids will never, ever be faced with something like this. I know it wasn’t a strip search (although those have happened before in some schools), but come on. We’re talking about 8- and 9-year-old kids. Yes, they’re capable of stealing. But a physical search is wrong, no matter what....
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And I Think I’ve Got It Rough

By Bob

22 February, 2008

Up in Shorewood, IL (near Joliet), apparently people get pretty worked up over having to wait for funeral processions. Clara Plut, 20, was recently stuck waiting for a funeral procession (for Troy Fire Protection District Chief Kerry Sheridan) to pass by. I’ve worked firefighter funerals before. They’re big. Think seventy-five cars easy, along with...
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We’re the “Only Ones” in the bathroom

By Bob

21 February, 2008

David Codrea, over at The War on Guns, has a section he calls “The Only Ones.” It was inspired by the now-infamous Miami DARE officer officer who shot himself during a classroom demonstration, just after claiming he was “the only one” safe enough to handle a gun. The basic idea behind “Only Ones” is...
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Adult? 2-Year-old?

By Bob

21 February, 2008

How come no one at the funeral home said “Gee, doesn’t this body seem kind of tall for a 2-year-old?” How come the mortuary transportation service didn’t notice the same issue? Wasn’t someone paying attention here? It’s good that the state is picking up the tab for fixing the error, but it seems like...
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Hypocrisy, thy name is Sugarmann

By Bob

12 February, 2008

H/T FAP list and Arms and the Law… A Federal Firearms License (FFL) is the license issued by the BATFE that allows a person to engage in the business of manufacturing, importing, or dealing in firearms.. Lots of people have them–some 50,000 or so at last count. Josh Sugarmann is to guns as Fred...
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