Isolation Thought

I respect our local safety forces very much. But there is no way I can vote for an increase in the city income tax to help pay for more police. This is the same union that threw their brothers under the bus to save their own jobs six months ago. They were the only union who didn't negotiate with the city to try and save jobs of the younger cops. This plea, combined with the inevitable school tax levy, is going to make for a bitter election this fall. The choice will be between safety and kids and sadly, neither side appears to be worth saving at the present time.

Meal of Links

Bill Simmons does his usual great job of critiquing the final episode of "Friends" and the season finale of "The OC". On ESPN's Page 2, "The Sports Guy" refers to the "Friends" episode I referenced yesterday as one that "has to rank among the worst 30 minutes in TV history."

I didn't know Leslie Abramson was Phil Spector's attorney. This combination guarantees fireworks. Quote from Spector, referring to the prosecutor: “He’s the one who proves you can have children through anal sex." And this is just the start.

The San Francisco staff at TechTV gets the axe. G4 better keep Jessica Corbin and Morgan Webb.

Exercise Yard

Spidey on the bases? Never mind. I still can't understand why MLB did not try and have advertising for this film on the fences of major league parks. Could you imagine a huge Spiderman perched on the Green Monster at Fenway or a similar rendering on the wall at Jacobs Field. Not only would that have looked cool, who would complain about advertising, when it's all over the place at a major league park. See, being the Commissioner should be an easy job.

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33 Across: "The Opposite of Fate" author (6 letters) Answer: Amy Tan