Michael Jackson, looking distressed and wearing pajamas under a blazer, showed up in court one hour and forty minutes late Thursday morning after the judge threatened to arrest him. The late arrival capped a dramatic turn of events in Jackson’s child-molestation trial in which his lawyer initially said he would not be making an appearance at all because he was suffering from back problems.
I wouldn’t be surprised if somebody doesn’t end up sending troops into Iran now that they are arresting the staff of foreign embassies.
I don’t understand why somebody doesn’t just get rid of the couple dozen people causing all the grief. I can guarantee you if I were running the most powerful country in the world that AhmaDickHead and his boss Kumonknee would wake up dead one morning.
Why send in an army to do what a few well paid assassins could do?
I’ve never understood why thousands of people have to be killed to get rid of a few maniacs. I wouldn’t be surprised if we don’t have the technology to blow their heads off with a well aimed laser from space or something. I am quite sure the majority of people in Iran would be well pleased.
MjL 30 Jun 2009, 4:05 a.m.
I got a call yesterday afternoon that my scooter is done. They say it was the only other hose clamp connection to the water pump. I don’t really believe it but I will have to wait and see. I hope they got it but I am such a cynic.
Ben got home from his trip to the Neal farm. He left his phone charger there. We found a USB cord he can use for now.
He was also rather disgusted with all the road construction. All I can say is, “Welcome to driving in Illinois!” It is bad enough having to put up with all the delays while they tear up the road. Then a month after they are done you can’t tell what they have fixed and what they haven’t because the patches are usually as bad as the holes they filled.
Whenever we are on a vacation I can always tell when we are almost home by the rhythm of the road. Barump, Barump, Barump-BeDump-Berump over the patch lines across the pavement every 10 feet or so.
MjL 30 Jun 2009, 4:10 a.m.
MjL 30 Jun 2009, 5:27 a.m.
Good morning....wow what great weather we’re having!
Andy is still in Binghamton, NY. They spent last night at an International Truck service center. The mechanics think they know what’s wrong. They ordered a new fuel pump and a new oil cap.
I guess the mechanics in Bloomington, IL, didn’t put the oil cap on after the oil change before they left on the trip. So, with all luck, the pump will be here at 10 a.m. today NY time and they COULD be on the road again around 4 p.m. NY time.
They basically sat in the motor home yesterday unless the guys worked on it and/or were taking it for a test drive.
They thought it was a fuel filter at 1st, but a new one didn’t fix it. Last night, they were going to go on a “treasure” hunt and find a Walmart to look around in.
At least Andy is a laid back go with the flow kind of kid so this delay isn’t bugging him a lot...yet!
Off to work for me today -- squirt gun day!
Tammy 30 Jun 2009, 6:49 a.m.
Sounds like this will go down in history as the “Lost Oil Cap” vacation. I would be pulling my hair out (what little I have left). Hope they can get on the road soon. Have fun Squirt!
MjL 30 Jun 2009, 6:53 a.m.
Well, I don’t need a bath today! Why is it that kids ALWAYS
Tammy 30 Jun 2009, 2:44 p.m.
Sorry...cat interference!
Anyway - let me finish that sentence -...ALWAYS think a teacher is a good squirt gun target?! They squirted and just laughed and laughed.
Now I remember why I didn’t like squirt gun day last summer -- squirting the teacher and all the cry babies crying that they don’t want squirted! My oh my were there the crybabies today! I had to split the playground--one side “wet” and one side “dry”.
Andy update...got the pump on, but when they tried to put the old plugs back in, one plug was stripped. At 1st they thought they’d have to spend another night there. Just heard they may be able to get a new plug in and them back on the road today yet! That would be great!
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