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Life Is A Wretched Grey Saturday, But It Must Be Lived Through

I need a funny quote about Saturday. I have to paste something in here. You fine readers deserve more than just a few links to digital fishwrap. You merit inspiration. You're worthy of something stimulating. The day itself warrants an attaboy.

Quotes about Saturday are thin on the ground, however. It's the day of rest of days. Saturday is for putting on go to hell pants and painting the fence. Mucking out plugged gutters off rickety stepladders. Going to the dump. Wags and deep thinkers alike have given Saturday a pass. The Saturday sojourn of sol across the firmament just doesn't move the apothegmatic meter.

I say no! Saturday must get its due. Let's see what we can find to tickle our Saturday intellect, and send us to the transfer station with a spring in our step:

Most of the time you're too busy to think about it. But every now and then you say, "I work at 'Saturday Night Live,' and that is so cool. -- Tina Fey

No, it isn't.

Satire is what closes on Saturday night. -- George S. Kaufman

See: Fey, Tina.

I'm blessed by the fact I only need five hours of sleep on a daily basis. I do tend to regard Saturday and Sunday as work days. -- David Rubinstein

David strikes me as the kind of person who mentions his SAT scores to everyone he meets, even though he's 54. I don't know about you, but I'm not inspired by this quote. I don't want to add any weekend toil to the good, solid, fourteen hours of work I perform during the week. Let's move on.

Every man has a right to a Saturday night bath. -- Lyndon Johnson

Oh, dear. Old Lyndon Baines wasn't exactly Cicero, was he? I get the impression that this quote is an adulteration of a quote from Lady Bird Johnson, "Lyndon, every man has a need for a Saturday night bath, whether he's president or not."

I enjoy Saturday night racing. -- Dale Earnhardt

Sorry Dale, but by Friday afternoon, I feel as though I've hit a wall.

Wait, that came out wrong. Never mind. Forget the whole thing. Here are the Saturday links. You're on your own for inspiration:

Dad Takes Hilarious Pics With His Baby Girl In Costumes And They’re Just Too Adorable

File that headline under: Girl with access to social media accounts who used to work at Buzzfeed. Charming dad and daughter, nonetheless.

Dad Can't Afford to Take His Daughter to Disney World, So He Improvises With an Awesome Virtual Reality Roller Coaster Ride

More good dad goodness. Now that I think of it, Saturday is a dad kind of day. I can guarantee that this dad gets comped at Disney five times over. The video is more viral than the doorknob at an Ebola clinic.

Move over millennials, members of Generation Z are ready to work

A worthy topic, and the article isn't entirely fanciful or stupid. There's no way the surveys aren't skewed to the boneheaded side of the ledger. This fellow seems to think Generation Z are all Bernie supporters, face painters, and sign holders. Not hardly. Let me sum up the generational divide from my personal experience. Millennials have wasted their useful working and reproductive lives with childish agitation and untenable social and work situations. They're already toast if they haven't cashed out their failed startup stock options. Generation Z has learned to be circumspect, won't answer surveys, don't like Millennials, and will make Eisenhower look leftist.

Do you know who these people are?

One of those pleasant pieces of internet sea glass that washes up from time to time.

Samsung set to surpass Apple as the world’s most profitable tech company

Anecdata: I was in the phone store on Wednesday. I had to choose a phone to go along with my new plan. I said, "Anything but Apple." Clerk said, "Everyone says that now."

US nonfarm payrolls total 222,000 in June vs 179,000 expected

By gad that webpage is a nightmare. Self-playing video that follows you around. Sidebar picture of a woman who got her makeup done at a funeral parlor hectoring you to change three sentences on your LinkedIn page to go from dumpster diving to six figures, and Jeff Bezos smiling or having a stroke, I can't tell the difference with him. You have to wade ten paragraphs in to find out anything important:

Those considered out of the labor force declined by 170,000 to 94.8 million while the labor force increased by 361,000 to 160.1 million.

People who have been shut out of the labor market since Nancy Pelosi hove into view are getting jobs again. It makes me happy to hear of it.

FBI: Flight attendant broke wine bottle over man's head

Everyone pretends to be angry at the airlines, but it's the TSA they hate, but don't have the nerve to confront. Making people who fight with flight crews and police into celebrities encourages more of that sort of thing. This guy probably thinks he'll be on Oprah next week, sitting next to Gloria Allred, and clutching big checks from the airline and the company that makes Ambien. I have my doubts.

Trump’s leaks crackdown sends chills through national security world. Agency officials say measures have been taken to isolate leakers, creating a culture of fear.

Oh noes! Not a culture of fear! Way to clutch those pearls, Politico. My tiny violin is working overtime.

173,000 DeVry University students will share in $49 million settlement

DeVry University has agreed to a $100 million settlement in connection to ads federal officials said misled students about their job and earning prospects.

That description only fits about 10,000 colleges.

Fight over Star Wars and Star Trek led to assault, Oklahoma police say

Oklahoma City Police Department reports show that Whyte and another man were in the living room of an apartment in the 1400 block of NW 16 Street when they began arguing if Star Wars or Star Trek was better. The victim told police he became frustrated and stated "You're just a trick" before walking back to his room.

Surprisingly, the combatants weren't pasty, obese neckbeards wearing trilbys and My Little Pony tee shirts.

Woman finds strangers living in home, and now she can't get them out

Sigh. I miss college.

Have a great Saturday, everyone!

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I need a funny quote about Saturday.
Glad to oblige with a proverb from the Spanish language.

Cada cochino tiene su Sábado.
A literal translation: Every pig has its Saturday.
Better translation: Everyone gets their just desserts. Sooner or later a bad deed will get punished. (The pig would be slaughtered on Saturday.]

#1 Gringo on 2017-07-08 08:27 (Reply)

Or: what comes around, goes around.
Translate the old saying what comes around goes around in spanish!?

QUOTE:

To each pig comes its Saturday - a pig rolls around in mud, and is considered a dirty animal, but it will eventually be butchered - so you can be generally unpleasant and offensive, but sooner or later you will get your punishment.

That proverb is found in many different forms.A cada cerdo le llega su San Martín. (To every pig will come its own Saint Martin.) The one I used comes from Venezuela.

#1.1 Gringo on 2017-07-08 08:48 (Reply)

Why Saturday? Why not Sunday? Douglas Adams did a whole novel about that.

#2 Randy on 2017-07-08 08:43 (Reply)

I don't understand the stupid laws that allow squatters to live in privately owned homes. Somehow I doubt this extends to hotels, motels and government owned properties. That judges and lawmakers allow this proves that it isn't just the law that is an ass.

#3 GoneWithTheWind on 2017-07-08 10:27 (Reply)

From the link:

QUOTE:

Tamera Pritchett is living in the East Cobb home with her fiancé and two kids.

She says the family found it listed for rent on Craigslist, they signed a lease by fax, paid their rent via money order, never saw the ad poster and only learned there was a problem when Everman called the police.

The next day she went to the courthouse where she says deputies told her she could stay.
And they told us until these people come and forcibly evict us they can't force us out on our rights," Pritchett said.

Pritchett says the family is looking for another place to move, but admits for now they're staying.

"We're not just trying to stay in your home and hold you up on your sale. But at the same time, we just spent $3,000 -- that's not something we can just pull out and immediately move somewhere else, you know,” Pritchett said.

I don't know how truthful the above account is, but it appears some time is needed to sort this out. Either the occupier is lying through her teeth, or there was some scammer on CraigsList. I imagine it would be possible for legal authorities to check out the CraigsList story.

#3.1 Gringo on 2017-07-08 11:11 (Reply)

The police aren't likely to decide a civil dispute. This is for the courts to figure out who is right. That's what eviction laws like unlawful detainer or forcible detainer are for. They'll be gone in a couple of weeks.

#3.1.1 Nut Sackriel on 2017-07-08 11:46 (Reply)

That makes no sense. If you came home and someone was sleeping in your bed after breaking into your home is it a civil matter or a criminal mater? If they are tresspassing and committed a breaking and entering it isn't a civil matter. There should be no circumstance where someone can enter my house and refuse to leave. It is law enforcement failures like this that make people take these matters into their own hands. Criminal law has no business redistributing someones wealth by force.

#3.1.1.1 GoneWithTheWind on 2017-07-08 19:33 (Reply)

Exactly. I've seen stories about these sorts of cases all over.

What it comes down to is that the cops don't want to get involved.

It would be very different if this were their house.

#3.1.1.1.1 DrTorch on 2017-07-09 11:17 (Reply)

DrTorch: What it comes down to is that the cops don't want to get involved.

Presumably, when the police were called, they were showed a rental agreement by the family living in the home. Adjudicating who has legal possession therefore requires a civil proceeding.

#3.1.1.1.1.1 Zachriel on 2017-07-09 12:58 (Reply)

Again; that makes no sense. They could only have a legal contract with the owner. If the owner says that they are trespassing then they are defacto trespassing. This isn't a debate it is a crime to trespass, period. A fraudulent contract would not prevent the police from removing someone who is trespassing. The police can indeed refuse to enforce the law but they should not. Their inaction is likely to prompt citizens to act on their own and that isn't good for society.

#3.1.1.1.1.1.1 GoneWithTheWind on 2017-07-09 15:22 (Reply)

GoneWithTheWind: A fraudulent contract would not prevent the police from removing someone who is trespassing.

The police answering a trespass call are not necessarily in a position to determine whether or which party is the rightful possessor of the property, such as when the occupants show them a rental agreement.

#3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Zachriel on 2017-07-09 21:29 (Reply)

Categorically untrue. The police had both parties there and both parties had the opportunity to speak. The owner asserted that they were the owner and that was NOT in dispute. The owner also asserted that they did NOT make a contract with the squatters and at no time did the squatters try to claim that they made the contract with the owner. So what should law enforcement have done? They had a fraudulent contract and squatters who were trespassing so the ONLY thing to determine is did the squatters innocently get defrauded in which case they must vacate the property OR did they themselves commit the fraud in which case they should have been arrested. There is no other rational or legal option.

#3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 GoneWithTheWind on 2017-07-10 11:07 (Reply)

GoneWithTheWind: The police had both parties there and both parties had the opportunity to speak. The owner asserted that they were the owner and that was NOT in dispute. The owner also asserted that they did NOT make a contract with the squatters and at no time did the squatters try to claim that they made the contract with the owner.

The residents claimed to have a contract with a broker. This is certainly not something that can be adjudicated on the spot. If it turns out that the residents didn't actually pay for the tenancy, they would be subject to criminal prosecution. However, at this point, it has to go before a court to sort out. Whether you find it reasonable or not is a matter of opinion, but there is a reason why cops don't just force families out of homes without notice.

#3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Zachriel on 2017-07-10 12:23 (Reply)

"The residents claimed to have a contract with a broker. "

That is a copout. The owner is right there in front of the police. A simple question to the owners; "did you have a broker managing this property for you?" The owner says "NO!". Thus the supposed contract is a fraud. It MAY need a court to adjudicate it but it certainly does not need the police to become a party to the fraud by allowing the trespasser to use a provable fraud to defraud the owners. It is cut and dry!! The trespassers MAY have a case against "someone" but they clearly do NOT have a case against the owners. And to allow the fraud to be successful and defraud the owners makes the police and the legal system a party to the fraud.

Your premise is silly. If you used this any and all trespassers have the option to claim "someone" told them they could trespass and thus the police must allow that trespass. where then are our property rights guaranteed by the constitution???

FIRST correct the injustice. THEN bring it to a civil court. Don't become a party to the injustice.

#3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 GoneWithTheWind on 2017-07-10 13:00 (Reply)

GoneWithTheWind: where then are our property rights guaranteed by the constitution???

In court.

#3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Zachriel on 2017-07-10 15:29 (Reply)

The court is the last resort. The police will and do enforce trespass laws on the spot in real time. This is a farce.

The police could have and should have forced the trespassers to leave the property. Anything less is legal malpractice. To the extent that the courts agree and support it they too are guilty of legal malpractice.

#3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 GoneWithTheWind on 2017-07-10 16:31 (Reply)

I have read of other examples of the craig's list scam. I wonder if the squatter law applies to fraud cases.

#3.1.2 Mike-K (Link) on 2017-07-08 11:47 (Reply)

A crackdown on leaks. Seems loooooooooooooooooooooong overdue.

#4 Sam L. on 2017-07-08 10:42 (Reply)

Sam L: A crackdown on leaks. Seems loooooooooooooooooooooong overdue.

Presumably, then, you are adamant that those who illegally hacked into the DNC should be brought to account. While most leakers are not breaking criminal law, hackers certainly are.

#4.1 Zachriel on 2017-07-08 10:55 (Reply)

Presumably, then, you are adamant that those who illegally hacked into the DNC should be brought to account. While most leakers are not breaking criminal law, hackers certainly are.

Of course the hackers should be prosecuted. Unfortunately for your argument, the DNC apparently doesn't want them prosecuted.FBI: DNC rebuffed request to examine computer servers. If the DNC wanted the hackers prosecuted, the DNC would let the FBI examine the servers, would it not?

#4.1.1 Gringo on 2017-07-08 11:18 (Reply)

BINGO!!!!

#4.1.1.1 drowningpuppies on 2017-07-08 12:52 (Reply)

How's that investigation of the Seth Rich murder going?

#4.1.1.2 Jim on 2017-07-08 19:09 (Reply)

Sometimes when the Z-Team has been exposed for peddling nonsense, they keep replying back and forth- which is a total waste of electrons- and only results in readers getting more pissed off at the Z-Team. At least this time they had the sense to cut their losses.

Your question was spot-on. From 2 days ago: DNC won't release evidence of Seth Rich's WikiLeaks ties.

QUOTE:

As WND reported, the total reward for solving Rich’s murder currently stands at approximately a half-million dollars. However, the DNC has offered no reward for information leading to the arrest of the murderer of its own young staffer. Instead, the DNC honored its murdered employee by dedicating a bike rack outside its headquarters to Rich’s memory.

Which are pretty good indications of how much the DNC wants his murderer caught.

#4.1.1.2.1 Gringo on 2017-07-08 21:16 (Reply)

They apparently won't release the information to a couple of partisan investigators, if that is what you mean.

#4.1.1.2.1.1 Zachriel on 2017-07-08 22:23 (Reply)

Nor to the FBI.

#4.1.1.2.1.1.1 Gringo on 2017-07-08 23:27 (Reply)

I guess the media would rather focus on the "Russians" than on what Julian Assange of Wikileaks stated:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp7FkLBRpKg

Other witnesses have come forward to say Rich is the source. But this is all ignored.

#4.1.1.2.1.1.1.1 Jim on 2017-07-09 02:33 (Reply)

Jim: I guess the media would rather focus on the "Russians" than on what Julian Assange of Wikileaks stated

Guess law enforcement would rather focus on the facts than on conspiracy-mongering.

#4.1.1.2.1.1.1.1.1 Zachriel on 2017-07-09 09:47 (Reply)

Gringo: Nor to the FBI.

That is incorrect. There is no indication that the DNC has not cooperated with the FBI concerning the murder of Seth Rich.

#4.1.1.2.1.1.1.2 Zachriel on 2017-07-09 09:44 (Reply)

Jim: How's that investigation of the Seth Rich murder going?

Fox News removes false story on Seth Rich's murder -- six days after it was debunked

#4.1.1.2.2 Zachriel on 2017-08-01 14:34 (Reply)

Jim: How's that investigation of the Seth Rich murder going?

The Wheeler vs. Fox News lawsuit quotes a voicemail and text from co-defendant Ed Butowsky boasting that Trump himself had reviewed drafts of the Fox News story just before it went to air and was published, and alleges that the White House was happy to have Fox News push the Seth Rich conspiracies in order to distract their audience from the Trump Russia investigations.

#4.1.1.2.3 Zachriel on 2017-08-01 14:41 (Reply)

The FBI never asked the chair of the DNC, who could have authorized an FBI examination of the servers. The DNC did authorize CrowdStrike to share the relevant information with the FBI.

#4.1.1.3 Zachriel on 2017-07-08 22:21 (Reply)

Zzzz:The DNC did authorize CrowdStrike to share the relevant information with the FBI.

The DNC and Crowdstrike do not get to decide what information is relevant in a courtroom.
A prosecutor would be an idiot to rely on such information from a secondary source.
A defense attorney could easily have any and all such information excluded without the primary source of the information being made available to the defense.

Ergo, the DNC apparently doesn't want the so-called 'hackers' prosecuted.

Why?

#4.1.1.3.1 drowningpuppies on 2017-07-08 23:17 (Reply)

drowningpuppies: The DNC and Crowdstrike do not get to decide what information is relevant in a courtroom.

If the FBI thought it was essential, they could have contacted the chair of the DNC, or simply applied for a subpoena.

drowningpuppies: A defense attorney could easily have any and all such information excluded without the primary source of the information being made available to the defense.

The primary evidence is available. CrowdStrike has the original server logs, which they provided to the FBI, and they are admissible as evidence at trial.

#4.1.1.3.1.1 Zachriel on 2017-07-09 09:55 (Reply)

The FBI never asked the chair of the DNC

Source?

#4.1.1.3.2 Gringo on 2017-07-09 00:16 (Reply)

"Her {Debbie Wasserman Schultz} questions, which were described by the lawmaker to CNN as 'confrontational,' focused on why the FBI didn't reach out directly to her, or any of the committee's senior leadership, when it became aware of the hacks."

#4.1.1.3.2.1 Zachriel on 2017-07-09 09:57 (Reply)

Hillarious.😂
Thanks, kidzz!

#4.1.1.3.2.1.1 drowningpuppies on 2017-07-09 10:21 (Reply)

drowningpuppies: Hillarious

According to reports from those in the meeting, Comey did not contradict that none of the DNC's leadership was contacted. It was clearly a case of poor communication by the FBI to the DNC.

#4.1.1.3.2.1.1.1 Zachriel on 2017-07-09 12:36 (Reply)

This is...CNN.
😂
Read they have a few job openings.

#4.1.1.3.2.1.1.1.1 drowningpuppies on 2017-07-09 14:09 (Reply)

Given ratings, they may not be around much longer. They are on the verge of being trounced by the Hallmark Channel.

#4.1.1.3.2.1.1.1.1.1 Jim on 2017-07-09 15:55 (Reply)

Since Ms Schulz is a known liar I would only accept anything she said if she was under oath. I will bet you good money she will refuse to take an oath to tell the truth AND if she did take the oath would then claim the 5th.

#4.1.1.3.2.1.2 GoneWithTheWind on 2017-07-09 15:26 (Reply)

New Report: Forensic analysis concludes DNC hack was an inside job, not Russians:

QUOTE:

"New meta-analysis has emerged from a document published today by an independent researcher known as The Forensicator, which suggests that files eventually published by the Guccifer 2.0 persona were likely initially downloaded by a person with physical access to a computer possibly connected to the internal DNC network. The individual most likely used a USB drive to copy the information. The groundbreaking new analysis irrevocably destroys the Russian hacking narrative, and calls the actions of Crowdstrike and the DNC into question."

http://disobedientmedia.com/2017/07/new-research-shows-guccifer-2-0-files-were-copied-locally-not-hacked/

#4.1.1.3.3 Jim on 2017-07-09 18:28 (Reply)

Thanks for the link.
Carter Adams has put together a more credible scenario than any other investigator so far.
Too bad the FBI has been part of this psy-op from the beginning but it's certainly believable considering how they have sat on their collective thumbs..

#4.1.1.3.3.1 drowningpuppies on 2017-07-09 20:28 (Reply)

You guys will believe just about anything - if it confirms your preconceptions.

#4.1.1.3.3.2 Zachriel on 2017-07-09 21:35 (Reply)

A little more credible than "Hey, we got hacked by Russia but you'll just have to believe us on this one because hey Hillary lost." Or something.

#4.1.1.3.3.2.1 drowningpuppies on 2017-07-09 22:46 (Reply)

drowningpuppies: "Hey, we got hacked by Russia but you'll just have to believe us on this one because hey Hillary lost."

Huh? There is no reasonable doubt that the Russians hacked the DNC, then timed the releases for maximum political damage to the U.S. electoral process.

Meanwhile, Donald Trump Jr. met with a Russian operative who claimed to have damaging information on Hillary Clinton.

#4.1.1.3.3.2.1.1 Zachriel on 2017-07-10 09:56 (Reply)

... according to three White House advisers who spoke with the New York Times.
Did y'all miss that part?

#4.1.1.3.3.2.1.1.1 drowningpuppies on 2017-07-10 10:59 (Reply)

drowningpuppies: "... according to three White House advisers who spoke with the New York Times."

New York Times: "President Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., was promised damaging information about Hillary Clinton before agreeing to meet with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer during the 2016 campaign, according to three advisers to the White House briefed on the meeting and two others with knowledge of it."

#4.1.1.3.3.2.1.1.1.1 Zachriel on 2017-07-10 12:11 (Reply)

In other words, Donald Trump Jr. was willing to work with Russian agents to dig up dirt on Clinton. The defence was that Clinton was willing to work with Tom Arnold, a U.S. citizen, to acquire legally made, but embarrassing tapes, of Donald Trump.

#4.1.1.3.3.2.1.1.1.2 Zachriel on 2017-07-10 12:19 (Reply)

So it's okay for Clinton to employ oppo resources but not Trump.
Delusional.

#4.1.1.3.3.2.1.1.1.2.1 drowningpuppies on 2017-07-10 14:25 (Reply)

during the 2000 presidential campaign when debate preparation materials from the campaign of then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush (R) were mysteriously mailed to the campaign of his Democratic opponent, then-Vice President Al Gore. Thomas Downey, Gore’s debate coach, contacted the FBI when he realized the package contained leaked information from Bush’s campaign.

#4.1.1.3.3.2.1.1.1.2.1.1 Zachriel on 2017-07-10 15:33 (Reply)

When a Russian agent calls to offer dirt on a political opponent, a loyal American will call the FBI.

#4.1.1.3.3.2.1.1.1.2.1.2 Zachriel on 2017-07-10 15:34 (Reply)

Do they?
Fusion GPS and the Steele dossier comes to mind.

http://thefederalist.com/2017/06/28/americans-need-know-fusion-gps-stat/

#4.1.1.3.3.2.1.1.1.2.1.2.1 drowningpuppies on 2017-07-10 19:30 (Reply)

drowningpuppies: Do they?

Fusion GPS is a U.S. firm not a Russian agent, nor is Chrisopher Steele a Russian agent. Fusion GPS was originally hired by Republicans to do research on Trump. Later, the project was taken over by Democrats. Steele provided the dossier to U.S. and British intelligence because he believed the information he had uncovered was a matter of national security.

#4.1.1.3.3.2.1.1.1.2.1.2.1.1 Zachriel on 2017-07-11 08:00 (Reply)

Hookers and pee parties! Oh my!

--Namely, Fusion GPS is the subject of a complaint to the Justice Department, which alleges that the company violated the Foreign Agents Registration Act by working on behalf of Russian principals to undermine U.S. sanctions against Russians. That unregistered work was reportedly conducted with a former Russian intelligence operative, Mr. Rinat Akhmetshin, and appears to have been occurring simultaneous to Fusion GPS's work overseeing the creation of the dossier. --

https://www.grassley.senate.gov/sites/default/files/news/upload/2017-04-28%20CEG%20to%20FBI%20%28follow-up%20to%20Steele%20letter%29%20with%20attachments.pdf

#4.1.1.3.3.2.1.1.1.2.1.2.1.1.1 drowningpuppies on 2017-07-11 11:22 (Reply)

QUOTE:

Life Is A Wretched Grey Saturday, But It Must Be Lived Through

Saturday in the Park

#5 Zachriel on 2017-07-08 11:02 (Reply)

Come Saturday Morning before climate change ruined everything

#6 Nut Sackriel on 2017-07-08 11:11 (Reply)

Good Saturday quotes and commentary! Yup, it's a good day for going to the dump. Did that this morning. In our town, it's a great place to meet people. Not sure that is true if your town is too small or too urban, but in our town of 3700 people in 64 square miles, with the nearest city 30 miles away, going to the dump on Saturday morning is a pleasant social event.

#7 The Switchel Philosopher (Link) on 2017-07-08 12:35 (Reply)

Stay classy, my friend.

#7.1 Nut Sackriel on 2017-07-08 12:38 (Reply)

But in a small town, going to the town dump on a Saturday IS a social event. At least it is in my hometown. When I visited my hometown last year, more than once I was told, "I saw so and so at the town dump." That old so and so really gets around.

#7.1.1 Gringo on 2017-07-08 18:17 (Reply)

#7.1.1.1 drowningpuppies on 2017-07-11 09:19 (Reply)

Especially if you can take a .22 and shoot rats!.

#7.2 Sam L. on 2017-07-08 22:09 (Reply)

Saturday entry--nice job Roger!

#8 faculty wife on 2017-07-08 15:52 (Reply)

People who have been shut out of the labor market since Nancy Pelosi hove into view are getting jobs again. It makes me happy to hear of it.

Me too, friend. Me too.

#9 RebeccaH on 2017-07-08 17:23 (Reply)

Either we are not getting the full story about the woman in Georgia who found squatters in her house or else she is getting bad advice, possibly a run around by the authorities. There are two kinds of trespass. In the case of criminal trespass, the police are empowered to enforce the removal of the squatters. In a case of civil trespass, the owner has to initiate legal action to start the eviction process. Here is an explanation of criminal trespass in Georgia:

"Even if no signage is posted, an owner may expressly forbid a specific individual from entry. Once an individual has entered the property, the trespasser commits a crime if he remains on the property after the owner requests his removal. For example, when an occupant is evicted, refusal to vacate the premises may constitute criminal trespass."

She asked the squatters to leave. They did not. Sounds to me like a case of criminal trespass and that the police can and should remove the squatters, having been asked to do so by the owner of the property.

#10 Agent Cooper on 2017-07-09 04:29 (Reply)

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