2007-09-20
Neighborly
This little gem came from my Mom. True story, it happened in Utah and was on the news.
A city councilman, Mark Easton, had a beautiful view of the east mountains, until a new neighbor purchased the lot below his house and built.
Apparently, the new home was 18 inches higher than the ordinances would allow, so Mark Easton, mad about his lost view, went to the city to make sure they enforced the lower roof line ordinance. Mark and his new neighbor had some great arguments about this as you can imagine - not great feelings.
The new neighbor had to drop the roof line - no doubt at great expense. Recently, Mark Easton called the city and informed them that his new neighbor installed some decorative vents on the side of his home.
Mark didn't like the look of these vents and asked the city to investigate. He was told that there were no ordinances that regulated the size and shape of such vents.
When they went to Mark's home to see the vent view, this is what they found:
A city councilman, Mark Easton, had a beautiful view of the east mountains, until a new neighbor purchased the lot below his house and built.
Apparently, the new home was 18 inches higher than the ordinances would allow, so Mark Easton, mad about his lost view, went to the city to make sure they enforced the lower roof line ordinance. Mark and his new neighbor had some great arguments about this as you can imagine - not great feelings.
The new neighbor had to drop the roof line - no doubt at great expense. Recently, Mark Easton called the city and informed them that his new neighbor installed some decorative vents on the side of his home.
Mark didn't like the look of these vents and asked the city to investigate. He was told that there were no ordinances that regulated the size and shape of such vents.
When they went to Mark's home to see the vent view, this is what they found:
2007-09-15
2007-09-12
Pic of the Week 20070912
I'll get it in now while I can.
Do you ever get the feeling that a single redneck with a “bright idear” is going to trigger the downfall of civilization as we know it?
Do you ever get the feeling that a single redneck with a “bright idear” is going to trigger the downfall of civilization as we know it?
Top 10 Windows Freeware
It's always a shame when a great program is not heard about by most people - especially when it's free. Here are the top 10 freeware software that many people still haven't tried, but definitely should.
Team Fortress 2 - Meet the Engineer
Followup to the Heavy Weapons guy. I just about fell outta my chair.
Man, I am so ready to play this...
Man, I am so ready to play this...
Viewpoints
Two different and thought-provoking issues to toss at you today.
First, let's take a look at how some Islamic folk decided to commemorate 9/11 over in Europe yesterday.
And then, let us confirm the sanctity of marriage between a man and a woman as proscribed by the Republican party. (Trust me, it ties into the first issue.)
Very deep and moving. Read them in order, so you can get all hot and indignant first and then cool off as you see the cost.
First, let's take a look at how some Islamic folk decided to commemorate 9/11 over in Europe yesterday.
And then, let us confirm the sanctity of marriage between a man and a woman as proscribed by the Republican party. (Trust me, it ties into the first issue.)
Very deep and moving. Read them in order, so you can get all hot and indignant first and then cool off as you see the cost.
MIT sketching
Yeah it's been awhile, but I'll make up for it here. This is a little longer than the usual video snippets I port, but definitely worth the view.
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