Review Haiku – Party Monster: The Shockumentary

Posted on July 15, 2011

Infamous Club Kid
He murdered a drug dealer
And partied some more

Party Monster: The Shockumentary at Rotten Tomatoes
Party Monster: The Shockumentary at IMDB
Party Monster: The Shockumentary at Amazon

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Review Haiku – A History of Violence

Posted on June 27, 2011

A small town hero
His face on the TV screen
Brings back some bad guys

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A History of Violence at IMDB
A History of Violence at Amazon

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Ice, Ice, Baby

Posted on February 3, 2011

The upside (or downside, depending on how you look at it) of being off work due to weather is there is ample time to blog. I finally went into work and got my good camera and took some pictures on the way back.

Some icy bushes

I wasn’t so crazy to want to traipse all over town to get back home. I took the Clarian shuttle bus from Riley Hospital to Methodist Hospital, which is where I took the photo of these ice covered bushes.

Ice on an SUV

While many vehicles are being used and have been deiced, this Acura/Honda SUV looks like it has been sitting in the same spot since Monday or Tuesday.

An ice covered parking lot

An ice-covered parking lot behind the former studio of Fox 59 WXIN. This lot is just needs a Zamboni to turn it into an ice rink.

An icy sidewalk

Ice covered sidewalks are really hazardous. So much so that it is often safer and easier to walk in the street than to use the sidewalks. According to @IndySnowForce (an official Indy government Twitter account):

Did you know: Businesses, homeowners, and those occupying other premises are responsible for clearing sidewalks of snow and ice.

The original tweet is here. It doesn’t mention the penalties, but in Colorado, most cities and towns gave people 24 hours to clear the sidewalks after the start of a storm, or else face a fine. People would also be legally liable if someone slipped and fell because the sidewalks weren’t cleared. Letter carriers with the Post Office also had the right to refuse to deliver mail if they thought it was too hazardous to go to the mailbox.

There are some civic organizations (Boy Scouts, etc) that can help out with snow and ice removal, so there aren’t many excuses for this.

A barn roof covered in ice.

The Benjamin Harrison Home (former US President) is just down the street from my apartment building. Behind the home is a barn that was built a few years ago. The barn is pretty nice, though built with modern materials and code standards. This photo shows the roof of the barn and a nearby tree, both covered in ice. I think the picture would have been nicer without the power lines, but that’s the way it goes sometimes.

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