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Have you ever smuggled anything?
refried..that story reminds me of one that local musician Steve Poltz told me when I was doing a story on rock photographer Henry Diltz. He said that for a CD cover photo, they drove into Mexico. I believe another person with crazy long hair was with them. And right after they drove across the border, they were pulled over and questioned by police. They had them detained on the side of the road for 30 minutes, asking if they had drugs on them. Poltz said "Who gets pulled over going INTO Mexico?!"— December 31, 2009 9:38 a.m.
The Bee Blog
Pete...that certainly is a lot more energy drinks then I imagined going out the door. But, I only see an empty can of them once a day. It's not like they are scattered all over town or anything enough to what I would think could cause something like you stated.— December 31, 2009 9:30 a.m.
Are You Ready For Some Football Debates?
Spud, I'm a fantasy football geek, too. I remember, since we've been doing the league for 25 years now...when Jerry Rice and Joe Montana would only play the first quarter or two of the last game of the season. But, we all knew that was going to happen and we would adjust for that. When teams like the Colts are doing that, with two games left in the season...it's just bizarre. And, for ANYONE that said (like all the callers on these sports shows)...that the main purpose is the team staying healthy to TRY and win a Super Bowl...well, what if a team went 10 - 0. Then, all the other teams in their division had bad enough records that those last 6 games didn't matter. So...should they just sit all the good players those last 6 games? It would start getting ridiculous. And seriously...the last game of the season...that's one thing. But with more than one game left to play and starters being pulled to "stay healthy"...well, something needs to be done.— December 30, 2009 10:52 p.m.
The Bee Blog
It doesn't really make a lot of sense, as...how many energy drinks can possibly be out there, compared to the number of bees that are going to their regular stompin' grounds -- flowers! Although, the thought of those Africanized bees, on an energy drink "buzz"...sounds dangerous.— December 30, 2009 3:37 p.m.
The Bee Blog
bees fascinate me as well. the way they do that dance, to tell others, where the flowers are. just amazing. i always wondered...if you see a bee that is lost, is it one that didn't pay attention during the dance? or was too embarassed to stop and ask the butterfly for directions? also, i thought i saw a story on the bees disappearing, and how it had to do with those mites that attacked them. when i worked overnights at the post office for years, one time i was in charge of the trucks on the back dock. this guy was given a package that didn't belong in his truck. it had a queen bee, which i was told, are very expensive. the honeymakers buy them...and it was just in this regular, yellowish package, that looked like it had a few holes (but not the types of holes you could see in). it was strange. it had to be delivered to the proper truck driver by hand, as it would get crushed in the thing with all the other packages. so, it's on my desk out there...and it's 4 a.m. I'm at the other end of the building and some driver was telling me he was given some package and he needed me to take it back inside. I'm walking towards him, and he just sort of tosses it on the desk...DIRECTLY ON TOP of the package with the queen bee in it. i don't know what happened, or if the queen bee survived the ordeal. although, the rest of the evening, i was thinking about the muddy watters song King Bee and felt bad that some company paid big bucks for something that the post office may have just destroyed.— December 30, 2009 9:53 a.m.
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I jinxed myself. Today at the park, my dog was stung by a bee in his foot. He went ape s***, hopping around in pain. Then he kept throwing up and sounded like he was having trouble breathing. A trip to the vet, and $300 later, he's at home again licking my face and begging for treats. Good times :(— December 30, 2009 12:48 a.m.
This Blog Rated PG
Exactly. Nothing about Wendy and Lucy should be R. Maybe B for boring, but that's another debate. But, in Ironweed, when Meryl Streep and Nicholson were homeless, I have no problem with the R rating, as there was a sexual situation where Streep had to take care of some homeless guy, in order to sleep in the area that guy was in.— December 29, 2009 9:04 a.m.
What would no one guess from looking at you?
You must've loved Carlos Murphy's. I remember them in UTC in the 80s. Lots of good times there.— December 29, 2009 12:38 a.m.
Look What Santa Brought
Maybe Nine will inspire some to seek out Fellini's wonderfully underrated 8 1/2.— December 29, 2009 12:22 a.m.
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Good point, Miles. And thanks for the correction.— December 28, 2009 10:45 p.m.