Surprise! It’s a hoax.

When Matthew Whitton and Rick Dyer reported that that they found Big Foot in the North Georgia mountains, who REALLY thought Big Foot lived in N. Ga.? Seriously. 
We have bears and any other manner of wildlife here in the piney woods and the Appalachian Trail. William Lett, an Indiana man, negotiated a deal for Tom [...]

Media Decides Which Criminal Case Makes Headlines

Ladies and Gentlemen: I spent the morning with Fox News as the back drop to my work. It struck me as odd that the only missing and murdered people who made consistent headlines were WHITE and FEMALE. There was one Amber alert posted just once looking for an African American male who allegedly took some [...]

Security System Search: Day 3

Yesterday, one company returned my phone call. He gave me an estimate over the phone without seeing my home and assessing it for vulnerabilities. Not inspiring. While on the phone with him, I was placed on hold or held on while he spoke on another phone at least two times. I can’t help wondering is [...]

Valuable Resource: Consumer Reports

Following my burglary and a home invasion a few blocks down the street, I’ve decided to purchase a home security system. My first stop-consumerreports.org and thank God for them. The advice of consumer reports was beware of “van ready to install your system today” and “be wary if the rep does not take time to [...]

Ode to the Burglar

Thank you, oh burglar(s), who broke into my home on Tuesday and invaded my privacy, stole my possessions (including my computer), and broke window panes. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to change my lifestyle and way of thinking. I’ve just purchased and am now writing to you via a lovely new apple mac [...]

Careful Friend Selection Would Help

Here’s a hard lesson in how to choose friends. Fortunately, the victim did the right thing. As reported at ajc.com
By TIM EBERLY
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 05/12/08
Alonzo Jones borrowed some cash and couldn’t pay it back.
So the acquaintance who loaned Jones the money took a different approach to getting his money back, police say: He made [...]

Bad Negotiation Tactics…

Ladies, this tactic will land you in jail, NOT with any satisfaction.
As reported in the Athens Banner Herald:
Story updated at 10:36 PM on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
An Athens woman used a gun Tuesday to make a one-sided settlement with her estranged husband, Athens-Clarke police said.
Ben Russell, 59, of Nicholson, agreed to meet his wife about [...]

Copper Theft 101: Don’t try this at home

Here’s a little just desserts for someone stealing copper for fun and profit…
As reported by the Athens Banner Herald Morris News Service | | [...]

Boycott TMZ

TMZ reported the name of a male child who was the victim of sexual abuse. Whether you satisfy your prurient interests on TMZ.com or not, this is unacceptable. This boy is NOT a celebrity he is a child. He has a privacy interest like ANY OTHER sexual crime victim. Unfortunately for this boy, his parent [...]

Prosecution Underway?

Finally, it appears the terrorist prosecutions of folks at Gitmo will be going forward. Salim Hamdan will go on trial June 2. But wait, today, Hamdan refused to participate in a pretrial hearing and so did his lawyers. This left the prosecutor Lt. Col. William Britt a little confused.
How can these attorneys represent a client [...]