A Wii Bit of Bowling on Taxpayer Time

It appears some deputies from Lakeland PD and Polk County Sherriffs Office decided it would be fun to play a little Wii Bowling on the big screen while serving a search warrant at an alleged drug house. I guess it wouldn’t be too big a deal but for the fact that they apparently spent NINE (9) HOURS playing around.The problem comes from the fact that in their very thorough, NINE (9) HOUR, search of the house they missed the security cameras that were recording.

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There I Fixed It

A friend sent me an email with a set of photographs of some do-it-yourself projects that remind of some things I’ve done, and some things I’ve seen some others do. They come from a site (thereifixedit.com) dedicated to the Rube Goldberg DIY’ers of the world. I’ve put a few of the photos from the email in the post, but had a great time scrolling my way through the site.

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Love This Song and This Rendition

Don’t ask me to explain why, but I just love this song, most especially this particular rendition. The song is “Highland Cathedral” and is a popular bagpipe tune written by German musicians Ulrich Roever and Michael Korb. This recording is from a Military Tattoo Bremen in 2008, and is conducted by Captain Lutz Bammler (German Navy Band “North Sea”).

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