Please Stop!

If I hear one more network or cable goon refer to Governor Palin's husband as the "first dude" I may projectile vomit. It is lame. I hear it and read it and it just seems so wrong. Maybe we should call the next first lady the "first chick"? I am sure that would fly.

I love the law

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday disbarred a former judge who served prison time for using a sexual device while presiding over trials.

Former Creek County District Judge Donald Thompson, 61, was accused of using a "penis pump" in court and convicted in June 2006 on four counts of indecent exposure.

Thompson was released in April after serving 20 months of a four-year prison term and has had to register as a sex offender. He was suspended from the bar association in late 2006.

The opinion written by Supreme Court Justice John Reif states that discipline less than disbarment has been imposed in cases involving felony convictions.

"However, the nature of the crimes in this matter led this Court to conclude that nothing less than disbarment is appropriate. The conduct was not isolated, having occurred over a fairly lengthy period of time and on four separate occasions," Reif wrote.

Thompson maintained during trial that the device was given to him as a gag gift by a hunting buddy and denied ever using it during trials. The Supreme Court said he never responded to requests for a hearing on his disbarment.

Thompson's attorney, Clark Brewster, said Thompson never had any intention of practicing law after he resigned in 2004 when the allegations were first made.

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Jack you are my hero. In my opinion Fudruckers has just about the best burger money can buy. Last week Tom and I who are frequent patrons of this fine establishment introduced it to Jack. We always wondered who could eat the Pound burger? Well we found our guy. Yes he conquered the Pound with bacon and cheese. The amazing part was that he did it with out any ill effects. Jack you the man.

Happy Birthday Mom

On Wednesday Mom turns the big " ?". Out of respect for her I will not utter the number. What I will say is that she does not look or act it. You're the best, love ya mom.

On the mole front, it looks as if my constant bombardment of the area (Shock and awe) over the weekend may be working. I filled more holes and on the other side of the fence pulled up more roots and beat the crap out of the ground with an ax and shovel. The neighbors must think I am insane. ( like I care) Since the weekend there have been no mole sightings or signs of the little bastard. I will keep my fingers crossed. I do appreciate some of the ideas and sympathy that has come in from readers of this blog. CM I like a the propane idea. Even if it is not effective it involves fire. I would try to scare them to my neighbors yards, but one has no grass and a bunch of concrete and the other yard looks like they park a car on the lawn. I think both would be unappealing for a mole. If everything stays copacetic I will need to re sod a bit, but I want to make sure he is gone. I think I will give it a couple of weeks.

WMD's ???

I still can't kill the little bastard. The last two nights the mole went into the area where I extract dirt from the tunnel and set the trap. Each morning the tunnel is filled back up and the trap is not set off. (It really is not a "trap" since it kills it) So I am now considering poison. I can place it in tunnels on the other side of the fence? Of course the Commander and Chief is against this, a.k.a my wife. I may have to do some special interest lobbying. Sorry for all of the political jargon, I guess it is just the season. Wish me luck.

While I pursue moles

While I try to eliminate a mole from my yard, Kevin is after much more interesting animals in the bush. When he has been in Africa, we periodically have conversations via Blackberry Messenger which also allows pictures to be sent. It sounds like they are having an amazing time. They have seen all kinds of wildlife and even some fornicating lions. roaaaaaaaaaaaaar! I wish he provided a picture of that as well.

My mole was back in the yard yesterday. I found a main tunnel that had 3 other little tunnels branching off of it. I inserted in another "destroyer", then flooded the tunnels and lastly dumped in a bunch of the hogs blood and Pepper. I will not rest until this is resolved.

The War Front

Came home from the vacation to find that a mole had started to build a compound in the yard. I am pretty sure it was a mole jihad training camp. Anyways, with out Hannah on the prowl the little bastards had free reign of the yard. Like most patriotic Americans I take pride in my lawn. When the enemy attacks and degrades our sovereign territory (the lawn) there is only one option, destroy the bastards. (note: If this was Obama's back yard he would sit down, try to speak to them and ask them to leave.) So woke up early Sunday and went to the local arms dealer, a.k.a. Lowes. They set me up with the above, some dried hogs blood mixed with pepper powder, and this metal contraption that you place over the hole. The pictured Giant Destroyer was a smart weapon. Light the fuse place it in a hole and when it smokes cover the hole. Then find the other holes where smoke is escaping and cover them. The idea is to suffocate the little bastards. Good fun. I then ripped out a bunch of ground cover with an extensive root system on the other side of the fence. Based on my extensive research I believed that the ground cover was supplying food for the grubs. Moles live primarily on grubs. Then fertilized the lawn and placed the powder around the perimeter of the yard. They are blind, and rely on smell to get around. The hogs blood and pepper should help repel the moles. Hopefully the war is won. If another mound and hole appear I will use the gadget that sits over the hole and spears the mole when it is triggered.

Another major irritant on Sunday the Charger Game was not televised in the OC. Instead we got the Browns and Cowboys. What a joke.

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*******THIS IS NOT REAL. AN INDIVIDUAL WHO SHALL REMAIN UNNAMED THOUGHT THIS WAS REAL. 9/12/08

Mr. Man