Stupid Criminals, Plucky Humans
Posted by KarinaFabian on Thursday, December 18, 2008 (15:56:04) (209 reads)
Grace thought I was being too negative just putting up criminals being stupid. So here are criminals who stupidly picked victims who actually fight back:
Christmas Criminals Get a Surprise
Posted by KarinaFabian on Monday, December 15, 2008 (15:14:07) (180 reads)
One thing the Faerie and Mundane humans have in common is we each had a St. Francis who created the idea of a nativity scene for Christmas. Our St. Francis wanted people to more fully experience the joy of Christmas, so he built a small lean-to in the hills near Assisi, brought in some farm animals and asked a young family with a newborn to pose as the Holy Family. Then he brought others up to see the beautiful sight, and they celebrated Mass. Yours did something similar, though in a church in Greccio. Neither was technically very accurate of course. (No, I wasn't there, but I know the area.) However, it is one of the lovelier and most appropriate symbol for the season.
So naturally, some idiots have to go ruin it.
Apparently, kidnapping Baby Jesus is popular enough in the Mundane world, that owners of large, outdoor nativities are taking precautions by installing GPS trackers into the statues. Read about how one crook got caught here.
I know you Mundanes like to talk about having a "personal savior," but isn't that taking things a little too far?
Baby Jesus. Microchipped. Guess I shouldn't feel so bad about getting chipped after all.
(Vern gets a subcutaneous tracker in Live and Let Fly, coming late 2009 for Swimming Kangaroo.)
Karina's Joined Twitter
Posted by KarinaFabian on Friday, December 12, 2008 (15:47:56) (184 reads)
Karina Fabian has joined Twitter. She'll be using it to post some entertaining things and updates on her writing. She promises not to bore anyone with her trips to the store, lunch menus, etc.
She wanted me to join, but dragons don't "tweet." I am, however, allowing her to post some of my better one-liners.
Christmas Carol Just for Me
Posted by KarinaFabian on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 (22:27:52) (78 reads)
The Costa Kids came up with this Christmas carol for me. It's sung to the tune of Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer:
Vern the undersized dragon
Had a geas from St George
And if you ask, he'll tell you
He don't want it anymore
All of the other dragons
Are so glad it's him, not them
And everyday they're praying
God won't pull that trick again!
Then one fated Summer's day
Space-time blew a hole
God sent Vern across to stay
And take a detective's role
Not all the Mundanes love him
But we, his friends, all shout with glee!
Vern is our favorite dragon
And he'll go down in history!
Hey, don't forget our Christmas Mystery is up for sale on the website. Here's the link.
Stupid Fraud Attempt: Man Caught on Tape Faking His Own Injury
Posted by KarinaFabian on Monday, December 08, 2008 (16:26:41) (114 reads)
Here's a guy who thought he could make some big bucks by [url=http://www.buffalonews.com/258/story/510107.html?imw=Y ]claiming he tripped on a rug at a 7-11.[/url]
He went to the hospital, filed with his insurance. However...."video surveillance revealed he laid on the floor after adjusting the rug to make it look like he tripped." (From the article.)
First of all, I don't understand the American medical and legal system that actually rewards someone for being a clutz. I tripped on a rug! I spilled coffee on myself! This is why you have warning labels that tell you not to use the blow dryer in the bathtub.
Fine. Not my legal system. (Mine is to eat the clutzes and thus help strengthen the overall human herd.) However, if you're going to make claims for injuries, at least make sure you are not caught on the security camera faking your own fall!
Santa Fe, NM is a little far from me, but I'd have been willing to fly down and play vulture for that particular fiasco. Do you have to arrest him? I could eats him, I could. Drool Drool. I likes pickled idiot.
Grace is telling me I need to go to Confession now. I should make her go, too. She's laughing.
Police were disturbed when they pulled up to the house and saw that one car in the driveway had chalk on the back window that read "RIP Taylor Meyer - we will never forget you."
Many of the teens arrested were wearing pink bracelets in memory of Taylor, who was found dead following after an underage drinking party in October.
I wish I could say humans are the only species that indulges in self-destructive behavior, but I can't think of any who do so while wearing the reminders of what that same behavior can do.
Words fail me--and that's saying a lot. Grace is praying for them all; in particular, Taylor's mother, who made the bracelets in hopes that she might make some kids think before they drink. Apparently, thinking is a novelty among that group.
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