Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)
November 20, 1917 - June 28, 2010
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June 27, 2010
Music Video Moment
The following song actually has some meaning behind it and not because of the lyrics. It's kind of a downer, but this was the song that was on the radio when I received the call from my father that my grandmother had passed away.
Whenever I hear this song, I always think of her and remember what a wonderful person she was and that if she were still around, she would be bopping her head or moving her shoulders and arms to the music with me.
Madonna - 4 Minutes
"The road to hell is paved with good intentions, yeah
But if I die tonight at least I can say, I did what I wanted to do
Tell me, how bout you?"
Whenever I hear this song, I always think of her and remember what a wonderful person she was and that if she were still around, she would be bopping her head or moving her shoulders and arms to the music with me.
Madonna - 4 Minutes
But if I die tonight at least I can say, I did what I wanted to do
Tell me, how bout you?"
June 24, 2010
What Goes Around, Comes Around
Image Courtesy of LehighValleyLive.com
If you search my blog for Elaine Emiliani (top left photo), you can read about my interaction with her regarding the plans to designate I-78 as a scenic by-way. Bottom line, Elaine doesn't play nice and if you disagree with her or ask questions that make her defend her position, like I did, she gets upset and calls you rude, inconsiderate and antagonistic (from my experience).
If you don't want to search, you can click the following links to read the posts I mentioned:
Well, I came home from Alpha's Council Meeting on Tuesday night and saw this gem...
From LehighValleyLive.com:
Simple meeting in Greenwich Township turns into curses, shouts for resignations
Published: Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 8:46 PM
Updated: Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 10:06 PM
By Stephen J. Novak
Elaine Emiliani and Joseph Gurneak argued tonight during a Greenwich Township Committee meeting.
At least one friendship was ended in a special meeting of the Greenwich Township committee tonight, a meeting that should have been a simple matter of two policy votes but ended with screaming, shouting and calls from individual committee members for the resignation of others.
Committeeman Joseph Gurneak said he lamented his loss of camaraderie with Deputy Mayor Elaine Emiliani "over nothing," but blew up as Emiliani attempted to shout down Mayor Tanya Segal during a discussion about hiring a temporary police officer.
"I'm sick and tired of your attitude for the last two months!" Gurneak yelled, calling her "vindictive" and twice a "pathetic bitch."
Gurneak later apologized for his outburst, but the apology was rejected by Emiliani.
A resident said it would be "Christian" of her to accept, but Emiliani said, "This is not the case."
Emiliani did not sit in her chair next to the mayor, instead choosing to spend the meeting standing next to Committeeman Jim Adams. Following Gurneak's apology, Adams said the other committeeman should "seek anger management or resign."
"You're kidding me," said Segal, adding that Emiliani and Adams should resign.
"Both of you are trying to undermine the operations of the township committee," she said.
Adams had earlier accused the mayor of only setting up the special meeting because there were not enough votes to approve the two motions at the committee's meeting last Thursday, when Gurneak was absent.
The committee tonight approved a motion to advertise for a temporary police officer who will replace a full-time officer currently on disability through October. The position will be advertised with a $22.91 hourly rate and no benefits.
A second motion established the township committee will pay the state-mandated 1.5 percent of salary to health insurance costs, as well as 5 percent of the premium cost.
Emiliani and Adams voted against both measures, after their proposed alternatives were rejected.
You can read the full article that was published on June 23, 2010 here: Curses, calls for resignation punctuate divisive Greenwich Township Committee meeting
**Committeeman Gurneak has been "sick and tired of her attitude for the last two months"...that's nothing! I've been "sick and tired of it" since September of 2008. Having met Mr. Gurneak on a few occasions, you get a sense that it would take a lot for him to use that type of language at a public meeting. You have to give it to him, though, he realized he made a mistake and offered an apology. Elaine being typical Elaine, refused to accept it. I wonder if she offered Mayor Segal an apology for shouting her down. If that's not rude, inconsiderate and antagonistic, I don't know what is.**
Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around...Comes Around
June 23, 2010
Are you missing an iguana?
Just another day in Alpha, New Jersey...
From LehighValleyLive.com:
Wayward iguana shows up at Alpha home
Published: Wednesday, June 23, 2010, 7:28 PM
Updated: Wednesday, June 23, 2010, 8:12 PM
By Tom Quigley
A two-foot-long iguana paid a call to the home of Alpha residents Bill and Maryann Mason this afternoon.
The rambling reptile showed up near the couple's garage about 3:30 p.m. Both admitted the green creature with the long tail gave them a start.
“It scared her a little bit at first,” Bill Mason said of his wife. “All of a sudden this thing is there.”
The 66-year-old retired New Jersey Department of Transportation worker said things calmed down quickly and the iguana wandered off to a man-made fish pond stocked with coy and goldfish.
Bill Mason said he thought the iguana would eat the fish.
“That was my big concern,” he said.
But he checked with the Wright Veterinary Medical Center in Bethlehem Township, Pa., and learned the creatures are strict vegetarians.
It’s not the first time the Masons have seen an iguana. But those earlier sightings occurred during Mexican vacations, not outside their home in the 600 block of Grant Street.
“Nobody has reported a missing iguana that I’m aware of,” said borough animal control officer Tom Deacon.
Deacon said his initial strategy was to leave it alone.
He said he wasn’t afraid of the iguana.
“I’m afraid I might injure it.”
He said he learned the creatures are very fragile and it’s possible to pull off an iguana’s tail when handling one.
Deacon began an iguana inquiry this afternoon and learned the only local pet shop selling iguanas is The Pet Stop on Route 22 East in Pohatcong Township.
He said he might be speaking with the owner Thursday to find out if anyone purchased an iguana there recently.
Meanwhile, the iguana appears to have settled down in the bushes outside the Mason home.
June 20, 2010
We Pump Fists, Not Gas!
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