26 Mar 06 Man Killed Boy For Walking Across Yard
BATAVIA, Ohio — An Ohio man who neighbors say was devoted to his meticulously kept lawn has been charged with murder in the shooting of a 15-year-old boy who apparently walked across his yard.
A 911 tape recorded 66-year-old Charles Martin as saying, “I just killed a kid.” Martin also told a dispatcher, “I’ve been harassed by him and his parents for five years. Today just blew it up.”
The child, Larry Mugrage, was Martin’s neighbor.
According to police, Martin and Mugrage had a history of arguments about Martin’s yard. The two argued again Sunday, police said, and when Mugrage returned, Martin was waiting outside and shot him twice.
He then called 911, officials said.
Martin: “I just killed a kid.”
911 Operator: “You just killed a kid?”
Martin: “Yes, ma’am.”Later, the operator asked Martin to explain what happened.
Martin: “Kids just been giving me a bunch of (expletive), making other kids harass me in my place, tearing things up.”
911 Operator: “OK, so what’d you do?”
Martin: “I shot him with a (expletive) 4-10 shotgun twice.”
911 Operator: “You shot him with a shotgun? Where is he?”
Martin: “He’s laying in his yard.”Neighbors said Martin lived alone quietly, often sitting in front of his one-story home with its neat lawn, well-trimmed shrubbery and flagpole with U.S. and Navy flags flying.
Another neighbor described the victim as “a good kid.”
Mugrage, a student at Glen Este High School, was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Authorities said Martin has no prior criminal record, but he does have a history of complaints about neighbors allegedly damaging his property. Other teens from the neighborhood said Martin was obsessive about his lawn.
Martin is scheduled to be back in a Clermont County court Thursday
The guy is an idiot and should be punished to whatever Ohio law says.
But I do have to say the kid is not that much brighter. If the kid would have shown a little respect and just stayed off the guys lawn this wouldn’t have happened, but he didn’t. He showed the disrespectful and the ‘I am invincible’ attitude kids have these days.
Darn kids, have no respect these days!
Tags: get off my lawn
25 Mar 06 DirecTV
I have had DirecTV for a couple years now and it has been pretty decent. On several occasions I have had ‘rain fade’ when rather large intense storms go overhead. It isn’t a common occurrence but a pain when it happens. The Tivo integrated into the receiver has been great, especially with my work schedule. I don’t have to plan my activities around a show if I want to catch it. The Tivo
takes care of recording what I want so I can watch when I want.
Things are changing though at DirecTV and from a consumer aspect, not really for the better. First DirecTV is dropping Tivo and is implementing their own version of a DVR. While change isn’t usually fun this change at best will be a slight annoyance, at worse it will be a bad interface and a PITA to use. I haven’t seen the new DVR interface so I really can’t judge. This also makes previous hacks and mods available for Tivo based DVRs possibly obsolete since the underlying OS and file structure could be different.
Hacking the DVR won’t be possible anyway since DirecTV has now moved to leasing receivers. Starting this past March 1st DirecTV started doing what the cable companies have been doing for years, leasing the receivers. My first thought was great I don’t have to buy anymore, but this is where DirecTV burns the customer. You want to lease a HD DVR from DirecTV, fine you pay $499.00 up front with a $4.99 a month lease fee, and sign a 2 year comment contract. Cancel before the two years are up, send back the receiver and pay a $300 early cancellation fee. I am not making this shit up. What use to cost the same before March 1 now cost the same to lease.
When comparing what the cable companies charge for a HD DVR receiver this is just crazy.
At some point I will be going HD with a DVR. I have been holding off doing this with DirecTV until the MPEG4 HD starts rolling out. But now that probably won’t happen. Me getting HD thru DirecTv, not the MPEG4 rollout. After the hockey season I will revisit the two local cable companies and see if they will be offering NHL Center Ice for next year. I know they both carry HD DVRs and I know they both don’t charge an up front large sum of cash to lease their equipment, they also don’t require a 2 year commitment.
23 Mar 06 Man arrested after asking cops to test his new crack pipe
TAMPA — Phillip Williams doubted whether he was being sold actual crack cocaine, police say. So he approached two uniformed Tampa officers and allegedly asked them to test his crack pipe so he could be sure.
Turned out Williams, 47, was getting the real thing, and he was arrested shortly after approaching the officers Tuesday morning.
Officers Wayne Easley and Gary Filippone were investigating a burglary and trying to catch loose dogs when Williams walked up, crack pipe in hand, and asked them to verify that he was getting real drugs, a report said.
When Williams grabbed Easley’s police vest, the officers put him in handcuffs, the report said. He was arrested after the residue in his pipe tested positive for crack cocaine.
Williams is listed in jail records as a security worker at MacDill Air Force Base. He is charged with possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia. He was still in jail Wednesday with bail set at $2,500. Jail records had no attorney information.
Kids, do you see why you shouldn’t do drugs? They make you really really dumb.
22 Mar 06 Pork Chocs
Pork Chocs TM - Sugar Free Milk Chocolate Dipped Pork Rinds
PORK CHOCSTM - CALLING ALL LOW CARB DIETERS! Here’s another unique and original creation from your favorite chocolatiers here at A Bountiful Harvest Designs. We’ve experienced such a huge amount of success throughout the summer months while testing the market in our retail store with this product we just had to add it to our online mall! They’re sweet with a hint of saltiness and crunchy all wrapped up in one! Available in your choice of milk, dark or white sugar free Belgian chocolate they’re a low carb dieters dream come true, high in protein and low in carbs! Heat-sealed for freshness in a clear cello bag. Net Wt 4 oz.
yuuummm. Chocolate covered Pork Rinds. Now doesn’t that sound tasty? They can be bought thru Amazon.com here. I am almost tempted to put them on my whish list. Almost.
20 Mar 06 Alco-Checkers in Moscow
The First Moscow Open Alco-Checkers Championship has been held in Moscow. Participants used glasses of tequila instead of draughts that made their game much more funnier. After a draught is taken, the glass must be drunk.
The Whites played with silver tequila and the Blacks with golden.
The winner, Olga Bakalkina, has drunk much most of the glasses of her rivals. An intellectual game, thus, became a sport for drink-lovers.
more funnier, eh?
Although I do know the rules, was never really that good at chess.
That does look like fun.
