JAILBIRD ROCK

photo by Evan Forester

Brian Earl Taylor was sentenced to up to 17 years, "for unlawful imprisonment and carrying a concealed weapon."   His in court commentary before sentencing was to sing "I'm sorry" lyrics to his own version of Adele's Hello -- followed then by a request for a "much shorter sentence."   ... maybe it's a Michigan thing.   story

Principle in the type:  "You want room for your thoughts to get into sailing trim and run a course or two before they make their port. The bullet of your thought must have overcome its lateral and ricochet motion and fallen into its last and steady course before it reaches the ear of the hearer, else it may plough out again through the side of his head."      Henry David Thoreau

FACETIME

photo by ukg.photographer

What do teens, pop stars, scientists, moms, presidents, zookeepers, teachers, popes, and criminals all have in common?    The Selfie.         "Authorities arrested two burglary suspects who led them on a long, bizarre chase . . . through rainy Southern California that ended with the men stopping to exchange high-fives with onlookers and take selfies before being handcuffed."    Lol lol lol.   Not!   Let's rein it in a bit, eh everybody?       news     

Principle in the type:  So oftentimes it happens that we live our lives in chains/That we never even know we have the key/                    Eagles, Already Gone