April 25, 2005 Archives
Today I read a quite funny article by Jeff Kramer, who writes a weekly humor column in the Post-Standard. This week he compared Syracuse to Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch, and managed to find over a dozen similarities.
Is Syracuse just another Neverland?
This past week Syracuse Police began teaming up with the Onondaga County Sheriff's Department and the New York State Police to crack down on crime in Syracuse's worst neighborhoods, which has gotten horribly ridiculous.
Hardly a day passes without reading or hearing about shootings. Today I got to read about five people being injured Saturday in two separate shootings:
"Three teens were shot just after 2:30 p.m. when a shooter walked through a convenience store parking lot, firing off shot after shot in a spray that went in several directions." -The Post-Standard
Wonderful... And the closest-to-home incident in the past few months was last month's discovery of a body in the park at the end of my block.
Thornden Park
I love days (or weeks) where I am a complete waste of space. Take this past day for example. I woke up at six for work, but had to call in because I felt like complete crap. Then I proceed to sleep another six hours. Then it was off to Rite Aid and then Acropolis with Gerry for some pizza. That was probably my biggest "achievement" of the day. The rest of the day was spent sitting in front of the computer or TV. I left the apartment one more time for dinner, after which I wasted some more time. I did watch the second part of that A&E FDR documentary, so I guess I built my education up a little.
Now I have heartburn... Wonderful.
