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Dec072009December 7, 2009December 7, 20090Commentby Tony Hunt

Gotta Love Texas!

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No idea if it’s true or not, but there are alot of stories close enough that are true for this one to make you smile just a little 😉 I got this via email from an old friend.
Rather than forward via email I thought it might be more apt to post it here where far more people will read it 😉

TRUE STORY FROM…
“THE HOUSTON HERALD NEWSPAPER”
IN HOUSTON , TEXAS
MARCH 5th, 2009

Last Thursday Night Around Midnight, A Woman From Houston , Texas Was Arrested,
Jailed, And Charged With Manslaughter For Shooting A Man 6 Times In The Back
As He Was Running Away With Her Purse. ~

The Following Monday Morning,
The Woman Was Called In Front Of The Arraignment Judge, Sworn In,
And Asked To Explain Her Actions.
The Woman Replied, “I Was Standing At The Corner Bus Stop
For About 15 Minutes, Waiting For The Bus To Take Me Home After Work.
I Am A Waitress At A Local Cafe…
I Was There Alone, So I Had My Right Hand On My Pistol,
That Was In My Purse, That Was Hung Over My Left Shoulder.

All Of A Sudden I Was Being Spun Around Hard To My Left.
As I Caught My Balance, I Saw A Man
Running Away From Me With My Purse.
I Looked Down At My Right Hand And I Saw That My Fingers Were Wrapped Tightly
Around My Pistol. The Next Thing I Remember Is Saying Out Loud,
” No Way Punk! Your Not Stealing My Pay Check And Tips.”
I Raised My Right Hand, Pointed My Pistol
At The Man Running Away From Me With My Purse,
And Squeezed The Trigger Of My Pistol 6 Times!

When Asked By The Arraignment Judge,
“Why Did You Shoot The Man 6 Times?”

The Woman Replied Under Oath,
“Because, When I Pulled The Trigger The 7th Time, It Only Went Click.”

The Woman Was Acquitted Of All Charges. She Was Back At Work, At The Cafe, The Next Day!


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Jan222008January 22, 2008January 22, 20080Commentby Tony Hunt

Texas Trans-Corridor…Good or Bad???

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One of my friends asked me what my thoughts were on this and I was surprised as hell about it…I had no clue this was happening. This is a HUGE deal but it’s getting ZERO publicity and I am honestly surprised considering the scope of this highway development.

Here’s a link http://ttc.keeptexasmoving.com/projects/i69/deis.aspx

The goal of this monstrosity of a highway is to provide a venue for commercial travel that reduces the bulk of transient commercial transports (ie – a very significant portion of traffic during business hours) in a good number of cities from south central Texas all the way to Texarkana.

Now if you’re not looking at the development plans for the land they plan on acquiring for this venture, you’d probably think “Oh GREAT idea! Get all the unnecessary traffic out of the cities that is killing their environment and making driving a huge ordeal in most of the coastal cities. But look at the plans…HERE

Now, in development plans like this, private property is bought from owners are a fair market value…sometimes more than fair. But in large scale operations that involve a lot of property owners, for various reasons…people refuse to sell. Now you’ve all seen the movies where some hero comes along and finds out the developer is doing something evil and nasty to those refusing to sell. This isn’t the movies, and the developers don’t have to do much to make people move…the government will declare the property “Eminent Domain” (remember that phrase boys and girls) and will quite literally force the owner off any land necessary to the progression of the development (if said development is necessary to the growth of the community in question.) “Eminent Domain” is a subject that makes my ass twitch. You can feel the wrongness ebbing from the word when you say it. In most other countries, actions of this nature are the foundations of war and violence….in our country…it’s the law.

Now why on earth would I bring up Eminent Domain on such a great idea? Hell I asked the same question…until I saw the proposal. I would get good odds in betting this thing is going to be visible from the moon…its that huge. Now, in any development that big…we’re not talking about relocating any small amount of land owners. This is an insane amount of land. Even if it were only to take up half the proposed space…it seems like it would still take up more square acreage than the cities it’s supposed to be helping.

Now I haven’t done all my normal homework on this yet. But I am going to now. That development plan is damn near right on top of my parents’ house. If you have opinions or good information for me I would love to hear it.

Thanks!

Tony


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Aug042006August 4, 2006August 14, 20132Commentsby Tony Hunt
Do monkeys put their info on the net. No They Dont.

Silly Questionaire

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Do monkeys put their info on the net. No They Dont.

Do monkeys put their info on the net. No They Dont.

This was such an interesting set of questions from MySpace I am dumping them over to my Blog too.
{I cant believe this is from 7 years ago…lol!}

1.What were you doing last night at midnight?
Trying to get someone OUT of my bedroom.

2. What color shirt are you wearing?
Black

3. Have you made out with anyone who is a friend on myspace?
More than a few.

4. Do you have “a thing” for anyone on your top 8?
God yes.

5. Do you hold grudges?
Only where girlfriends are concerned.

6. Have you ever had your heart broken?
I got the tshirt, the hat, AND the trophy.

7. Do you have a good relationship with both your parents?
My father’s family doesn’t know i exist and my mother is on vacation 70% of the year. Figure it out.

8. Last movie you saw in theatres?
Clerks2

9. Name 3 things that you have on you at all times?
keys, phone, wallet…clothes not as much 😉

10. Would you rather give or receive a foot massage?
Shower..then take turns

11. Name a teacher you have the hots for?
Heh, she wasnt a teacher when I was in school 😉

12. How much cash do you have on you right now?
Enough to pay someone to rough you up.

13. Who’s the 4th person on your recieved call list?
My roomie

14. What’s the main ringtone on your phone?
Whats a ringtone?

15. What were you doing at midnight two nights ago?
Sleeping…wishing someone I actually liked was sleeping with me…

16. How many people on your friends list are ex’s?
I dont feel like counting.

17. What does your mom do for a living?
Author / Novelist

18. What’s your favorite city?
One that I dont live in.

19. Whats your favorite color?
Black and Silver

20. “I can’t wait until…”
I get some serious “me-time”

21. When was the last time you saw your mom?
Years…dont say it, I miss her enough without some jackass trying to talk to me about it.

22. What do you look for in a significant other?
Someone that knows what she wants, knows what she likes, and knows that we’ll spend years together making each other smile. The details can be figured out along the way…

23. How long have you been at your current job?
getting close to two years

24. Is Tom on your friends list?
nope

25. What’s the last thing you said outloud?
“I need your help”

26. What is the last thing/person you spent over $100 on?
Me – Car tune-up

27. What kind of shoes did you wear today?
Airwalk Leather Sandals

28. Whats the last piece of clothing you borrowed from someone?
shirt from a friend

29. “I really wish I drove a…
V-Rod

30. What website(s) do you go to?
too many

31. Go into your text message log on your phone whos the last person that texted you?
Max

32. Do you have an air freshener in your car?
nope

33. Do you have plants in your room?
nope

34. If you could drink anything this second what would it be?
A 57 Chevy
Southern Comfort / Gran Marnier / Amaretto
Pineapple / Cranberry / Orange

35. What are you listening to right now?
Keystrokes in the office

36. Does anything hurt on your body right now?
my brain

37. What city was your last taxi cab ride in?
Houston

38. Last alcoholic drink?
Monopolowa

39. If someone you hated died, would you laugh and spit on their grave?
Nope…but I might sleep better.

40. Do you own a picture phone?
not willingly

42. What’s your favorite Starbucks drink?
Vinti Vanilla Quad Latte

43. Do you exercise as much as you should?
never

46. Would you give your bf/gf a second chance if they cheated on you?
never have, never will!

47. If I don’t like you..?
Your personal problems are just that…YOURS

48. Recent time you were really upset?
When i found out what was wrong with my car.

49. Are you thinking about someone right now?
Always

50. Last time you cried?
I dont have a tear-duct in my right eye…its literally just a small hole/tube that drains alot…no valve. Technically I am crying all the time so this question just doesnt have the same effect on me.

[2013/08/14]Soooo…I have nearly 800 posts on my blog, and the oldest of them are either broken or in need of some updates or link-fixes…so here I am slowly fixing all my oldest stuff. It’s kind of funny because this was something I picked up from Myspace…


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