we adore king snakes and dont really have anything against rat a/k/a chicken snakes water snakes, however, we would have preferred that it would have been a cottonmouth instead.
we couldnt get a clip or photo of the king snake actually consuming the rat snake because after it killed it, it drug it down a hole.
mr. baden earns extra points for (so far) most creative political sign of the 2011 season
cbs news: peter falk of "columbo" and "the princess bride" has died
via: rense.com
from the youtube description as written by the youtube vlogger xsupervids1:Yu Muroga is a Japanese driver. It was his tour took place when the earthquake March 11, 2011.
Like most people of his area, he did not feel threatened by the tsumani, as it was far enough from the coast.
So he continued to drive and do its job.
The HD camera mounted on the dashboard has not only captured the shock but also the moments that followed, where many drivers were stranded by the waters of the tsunami.
excerpt:23 June 2011 04:57 BST - Urban pigeons have the ability to learn the difference between people who will feed them and those who will chase them away, a French study has indicated.
Researchers suggested that this allowed birds to limit the time spent searching for food, and maximise the time eating.
The team said the study provided the first experimental evidence of feral pigeons using the ability to maximise benefits provided by urban areas.
The findings will be published in the journal Animal Cognition. ~ read more
huffington post
excerpt:Today, June 21, is the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, which means it's the longest day of the year in 2011.
According to USA Today, the summer solstice occurs when the sun is the farthest north in the sky, directly above the Tropic of Cancer.
The exact moment of the solstice today will occur at 1:16 p.m. ET. [12:16 pm CDT] ~ read more
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clip from boston legal episode 89 "smoke signals."
original air date: 22 september 2008.
complete boston legal episodes are available to watch free at tvland.com/shows/boston-legal
la state representative charmaine marchand is "publicly reprimanded" by the louisiana supreme court
source: louisiana supreme court news release #37
louisiana state representative chris roy jr.'s controversial and "contentious" city of alexandria, la. civil service reenactment act of 2011 was heard on 16 june 2011 by the louisiana state senate local & municipal affairs committee. HB 581 was reported favorably.
this clip begins shortly after the previous bill was heard because there was a brief recess and during that time the camera and mic were both live so you can witness the small talk and banter between senator joe mcpherson, representative herbert dixon, representative roy and city of alexandria, la. chief operating officer kay michiels.
here is a deep link to the archived video itself;
our clip begins around the 01:21.00 mark and representative roy's introduction is from 01:31.00 senate local and municipal affairs committee 2011 broadcast archive.
gannett/the alexandria daily town talk's treatment of this hearing in today's paper is here.
"Catfish" makes his grand introduction to LouisianaConservative.com LIVE from New Orleans, Louisiana at the Republican Leadership Conference
okay homes, we'll give ya some shine...but first -- naturally, we dont agree with much, if anything, that catfish writes. although, we're in agreement certainly with the concept of conservatism, which is of course not practiced in any way whatsoever by the modern RINOrepublican party ... and his pimpin' the huckster is particularly painful ... however, he writes:"After being an independent all my life because I refused to be a democrat just because I’m black, and I was skeptical yet uniformed of the republican party, I have fully identified as a conservative because I have listened fully to both sides."
another thing he writes is that he was born in 1979 and fortunately missed out falling victim to the spell that ronnie raygun and his astrologer cast to promote the ronnie raygun fairy tail. so it could be interesting to watch and see if catfish ever has his "eureka!" moment and goes back to being an independent.
catfish also noted that he's "willing to openly praise and criticize, agree and disagree just the same for any speaker who steps up to that mic, regardless of my conservative views."
this poor guy cant catch a break.
thursday 16 june 2011, the state senate local and municipal affairs committee will hear state representative chris roy, jr's controversial HB 581 which will purportedly remake the alexandria civil service commission in his brother the alexandria mayor's image -- although representative roy did get an amendment adopted by the house committee on municipal, parochial and cultural affairs. -- 25 may 2011. committee video on demand here.
committee agenda
the local and municipal affairs committee will meet in room "f." upon adjournment and you may watch the committee meeting live from legis.state.la.us
HB 581 passed the state house on 6 june 2011 by a vote of 79 - 12. herbert dixon voted nay. the house floor debate video on demand is available here. house journal page 28.
last month the new orleans based american zombie blog, made some pretty big news due to a role that it played in the mark st. pierre corruption case and how it was revealed in court, that mr. st. pierre and others reacted to american zombie blog posting(s) about them. see 25 may 2011, new orleans time-picayune mark st. pierre lashed out at media when payments to greg meffert aired.
anyway, as everyone in the alexandria-central louisiana knows last friday (09 june 2011) roger tully resigned as chief of the apd.
this move didnt bother us at all as we had already surmised and opined that mr. tully was a lousy choice. (word to the mayor: we think loren lampert is two).
so anyway, the point, assuming there is one, of this post, is that we noticed that on 11 june 2011 the american zombie blog posted what amounted to a link to the gannett/the town talk report about mr. tully's resignation -- which in turn drew a fascinating comment about mr. tully and his possible connection to the whole mark st. pierre, et al mess that az itself is involved in:
imagine that.
Anonymous said...
Roger Tulley was part of MMR Group's political patronage crew. He testified on behalf of Mark St. Pierre and Imagine/veracent/netmethods. Looks like Former CTO of baton rouge don evans indictment is coming soon.
June 12, 2011 11:01:00 AM CDT
via: twitter @capitolwatchdog
click here to view from legis.state.la.usHB 565 will "[R]ename and designate the KCS underpass on Louisiana Highway 165 in Rapides Parish as the 'Fred H. Baden Underpass.'"
fred h. baden underpass, pineville, louisiana 15 june 2011
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====it's probably fitting they chose this underpass ... mayor baden told, at least one time, this story about the underpass -- once an oversize load became stuck beneath the underpass. no matter what they did it seemed like they wouldnt be able to get the truck and its load free from beneath the underpass without doing a lot of damage to the underpass and the load.after awhile, a crowd began to gather to watch them; then a child walked up and suggested they "let some air out of the truck tires." so they did and it worked!
My name is Amber, I was traveling from Austin TX to Jena LA to visit my parents, I was watching my speed very closely using my cruise controll to insure I did not accidently go over the limit.
It was midnight and I was the only car on the highway, sure enough, as soon as I left the 65 mph zone, I reset my cruise to 55 mph, which is what the posted speed was, as soon as I passed the 55mph sign I saw police lights.
The snaggled toothed Police officer insisted that I was going 66 in a 55. I told him NO, I was watching my speed and setting my cruise accordingly, he still issued the ticket.
What goes around does come around. I was not going 66, I wasn't even going 55, I set my cruise 4 mph below what is posted. I don't understand how they can get away with this.
rapides parish sheriff, chuck wagner, is running for reelection on this fall's 22 october 2011 ballot.
this morning he was live in studio to touch on several accomplishments of the rapides parish sheriff's office and his reelection campaign.
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stevie wonder
live in london - 2009
... why did those days ev-er have to go ... i never thought true love would be making one as lovely as she ... you can feel it all over ...
Hollis for Governor releases first Campaign Commercial.
Takes Jindal to task on Doubling of Unemployment; Budget Deficit.
(Haynesville, Louisiana) Hollis for Governor has released the first Campaign Commercial of this fall's Governor's race.
The spot, entitled "Real Leadership" calls out Governor Jindal for a doubling of unemployment on his watch; and the budget reversal from $1 billion surplus to $1.5 billion deficit.
The spot calls for "...a full-time Governor, who will work hard for the future of the State."
You can watch the commercial on YouTube by clicking the link or pasting in your browser:
http://youtu.be/_AqMSeypli8
This is the first in a series of commercials in which Mrs. Hollis takes Governor Jindal to task for the failure of his term in office.
You can also get a 'sneak peek' as Mrs. Hollis' new online campaign community that will officially launch at the end of June: http://tarahollis.com
Friends of Tara Hollis
PO BOX 493
Haynesville Louisiana 71038
United States
====post time for the 143rd running of the belmont stakes is 5:35 pm cdt (6:35 in new york) and broadcast from nbc sports.====
143rd belmont stakes final order of finish
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143rd belmont stakes official results
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143rd belmont stakes upset winner ruler on ice during the call to the post
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143rd running of the belmont stakes
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(1) riders up
(2) the call to the post
(3) "new york, new york" [complete]
(4) post parade
BREAKING NEWS: Tully out after less than 1 year as chief of Alexandria police
link to audio download page
this evening we picked up a small catfish dinner to go from cajun catfish house.
the fish and side dishes were as usual all a+. too bad the picture below doesnt really do justice as to how the meal really appeared -- or tasted. now we have to make like our friend the rat snake and find a place to lie still for awhile.
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amazingly, this time we had the presence of mind to ask for a menu card. via: twitter @navynews
110606-N-TU221-408 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 6, 2011) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 breaks the sound barrier during an air power demonstration over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70).kinda has a "sliders"/"stargate" thing going on there. EXTERNAL LINK
Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are currently underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Travis K. Mendoza/Released)
