Sunday, May 4, 2008

Saturday, May 3, 2008

a musical tribute

to the now-gone car kabob: a musical moment from "Wayne's World." For those of you who haven't seen it, there are several SW side landmarks in this, and the car kabob appears towards the end.

another spike

No, this one has nothing to do with Spike Lee. Berwyn's infamous car spike bit the dust yesterday.

Friday, May 2, 2008

funky Friday

Have a salsa Friday and take a musical trip to Cuba: Recoge y Vete and Esto Esta.

Thursday, May 1, 2008

spiked

One controversial figure has some interesting words about another.

parking and traffic on 97th Street

If any of you readers were at the meeting at Ginger Rugai's office after that nasty accident on 97th near Longwood a few months back, you've probably been wondering what's happening with parking signage and/or restrictions there. I just ran into a neighbor who was wondering the same thing.

I called Ginger Rugai's office today and was told that the "No parking here to corner" sign that was wiped out by the crash will be replaced ASAP. Neighborhood permit parking signs will be going up soon, probably within a month. Hopefully that will help with the congestion issues we've been having there.

witch hunt

Have we been hearing anything about Hillary Clinton's pastor or John McCain's? Would information about them inform the voting public about their ideas or their ability to perform the job of president? No.

Has the media made an issue of the fact that McCain attends and likes a Phoenix-area Baptist megachurch but publicly identifies as Episcopalian? Has there been any significant attention to Hillary Clinton's beliefs? Do most Americans even know that she is Methodist? No.

Why all the hoopla about Jeremiah Wright? He takes controversial stands on some issues. Does it mean that Barack Obama embraces those same opinions. No.

Let's call this ruckus what it really is: thinly veiled racism. I'm hoping that Wright's 15 minutes will be up sooner rather than later.

Barack's journey

a cartoon thought