Scott Sanfilippo http://www.scottsanfilippo.com Curmudgeon at Large Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 My Twitter Updates for 2010-03-07 http://www.scottsanfilippo.com/2010/03/my-twitter-updates-for-2010-03-07/ http://www.scottsanfilippo.com/2010/03/my-twitter-updates-for-2010-03-07/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000 scotts http://www.scottsanfilippo.com/2010/03/my-twitter-updates-for-2010-03-07/
  • I'm at Solid Cactus (106 S. Lehigh St., Shavertown). http://4sq.com/5SeQsF #
  • I'm at Bed Bath & Beyond. http://4sq.com/aOB7hH #
  • I just became the mayor of Staples on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/abm8jQ #
  • I'm at Staples. http://4sq.com/abm8jQ #
  • I'm at Pazzo (2011 Route 315, Pittston). http://4sq.com/deZ3D8 #
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  • I'm at Solid Cactus (106 S. Lehigh St., Shavertown). http://4sq.com/5SeQsF #
  • I just became the mayor of Pazzo on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/deZ3D8 #
  • I'm at Pazzo (2011 Route 315, Pittston). http://4sq.com/deZ3D8 #
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  • I'm at Park 'n Fly. http://4sq.com/awvk6s #
  • I'm at Ft Lauderdale Int'l Airport (FLL) – Term 3 (Ft Lauderdale Int'l Airport (FLL), Fort Lauderdale). http://4sq.com/9dWVX0 #
  • Trying to figure out why my laptop did not charge even tho is was plugged in all night. Grrrrr. 1:12 left in battery, 2:07 left in flight. #
  • @cactus_donna the only thing i get from the USPS is junk mail anymore, so no concern to me. all my bills i have sent electronically anyway. #
  • @DruidSmith good call! I usually get about 6 hours out of a charge, but for some reason it just didn't charge last night! in reply to DruidSmith #
  • Battery lasted through the flight! 6 minutes to spare! #
  • I just became the mayor of asaki on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/amR0XQ #
  • I'm at asaki. http://4sq.com/amR0XQ #
  • I just unlocked the "Super Mayor" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/c67DB5 #
  • I'm at Arcaro & Gennell's (Old Forge). http://4sq.com/arSJQd #
    • ]]>     http://www.scottsanfilippo.com/2010/03/my-twitter-updates-for-2010-03-05/feed/ 0     “Mugshots.” Or, “A Photographers Dream or Nightmare.” http://www.scottsanfilippo.com/2010/03/mugshots-or-a-photographers-dream-or-nightmare/ http://www.scottsanfilippo.com/2010/03/mugshots-or-a-photographers-dream-or-nightmare/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:28:21 +0000 Scott Sanfilippo http://www.scottsanfilippo.com/?p=1823 One of the things I enjoy on the Palm Beach Post’s website is the “Booking Blotter” – mugshots of the latest scallywags booked into the Palm Beach County Jail. It’s here where drug dealers, prostitutes, trespassers and wife beaters have their photos published for the world to see. While the purpose is not ... Continue reading “Mugshots.” Or, “A Photographers Dream or Nightmare.”]]> One of the things I enjoy on the Palm Beach Post’s website is the “Booking Blotter” – mugshots of the latest scallywags booked into the Palm Beach County Jail. It’s here where drug dealers, prostitutes, trespassers and wife beaters have their photos published for the world to see. While the purpose is not for humor, you can’t help but get a chuckle when looking at some and wondering, “did he/she really leave the house looking like that this morning?”

    While no such “Booking Blotter” exists online in Luzerne County, after seeing Wednesday’s Times Leader I think we could use one. An article ran about a Laceyville, PA woman who was looking to hire a hit-man. Unfortunately the prospective hit-man she was looking to hire was an undercover state trooper. Michelle Lee Parkhurst was charged with criminal solicitation to commit homicide and two counts of criminal conspiracy to solicit the commission of homicide. While being booked into the Wyoming County Correctional Facility, the prison’s staff took the obligatory mugshot which you see below:

    Photos have the ability to capture nature at it’s most sensational moments or humans at their weakest points. I always carry a camera with me wherever I go, and not just the one built into my iPhone. I always manage to see something along the highway, up in the sky, or right next to me which deserves to be saved in digital form for viewing later on. I’m not a professional photographer by any nature, but collecting interesting images is a hobby of mine. Like one from today:

    I couldn’t help but notice the door handles for an old McCrory’s Five and Dime proclaiming “Self Service.” I started thinking about how many people over the years pushed those doors open to gain entrance into a menagerie of housewares. It’s a history lesson in itself coupled with a trip down memory lane.

    Images are powerful. They can summon tears, instill fear, inspire awe or simply illicit a chuckle. Photographers have the ability to call upon these emotions with every click of the shutter. Even if it’s a dimly lit photo of the neighborhood mugger.

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  • I'm at Shell Car Wash. http://4sq.com/dgkrBE #
  • I'm at Boca Beach Club (900 S Ocean Blvd, Boca Raton). http://4sq.com/c0r3fJ #
  • What was the most positive result of the "Cash for clunkers" program? …… It took 95% of the Obama bumper stickers off the road. #
  • Miracle on the Hudson pilot, US AIrways Capt. Sullenberger's final flight just left Ft. Lauderdale. Hats off Sully ! http://bit.ly/13TrIw #
  • 26-foot wave hits cruise ship Louis Majesty off of France. 2 people have been killed. 6 injured according to CNN. #
  • @candypam Beverly! Heaven help us all. in reply to candypam #
  • I'm at Taboo (Worth Ave., Palm Beach). http://4sq.com/9×6rbj #
    • ]]>     http://www.scottsanfilippo.com/2010/03/my-twitter-updates-for-2010-03-04/feed/ 0     FML: Marriage http://www.scottsanfilippo.com/2010/03/fml-marriage/ http://www.scottsanfilippo.com/2010/03/fml-marriage/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:03:17 +0000 Scott Sanfilippo http://www.scottsanfilippo.com/?p=1814 FML. It’s one of those abbreviations like LOL, although this one is a little different. FML, or “f**k my life,” is not just a phrase but a popular website similar to Twitter. Participants post short accounts referred to as “life flop stories.” Examples taken from the website include:

    Today, I forgot to ... Continue reading FML: Marriage]]> FML. It’s one of those abbreviations like LOL, although this one is a little different. FML, or “f**k my life,” is not just a phrase but a popular website similar to Twitter. Participants post short accounts referred to as “life flop stories.” Examples taken from the website include:

    Today, I forgot to do my French homework, but since it was an online worksheet, I told my teacher my internet wasn’t working. I told her with an e-mail. FML

    Today, I came home and saw on our fridge, “Please don’t drink anymore, I really worry about your health” written by my 7-year-old daughter. I figured she wouldn’t ever find out, so I opened the fridge. But I found another note on a can that said “So you’re going to drink anyway?” FML

    I lead a very interesting and unique life which often results in several FML moments a day. What better place to share them, then here on my blog for others to read and say, “how does he get into situations like this?”

    FML: Marriage

    I grab a seat at the bar of an Italian restaurant in Boca Raton. The bar was pretty full, so I ended up sitting next to another gentleman. I order a martini, and after a few moments he starts a conversation that went something like this:

    HIM: You have very nice skin.

    ME: Well thank you.

    HIM: You don’t have one wrinkle!

    ME: Well, people usually tell me I’m going to get skin cancer for always being sun burnt and lecture me on the importance of seeing a dermatologist, so this is quite refreshing.

    HIM: You’re pretty young aren’t you?

    ME: I don’t know how old you think I am, but if you’re buying the drinks, I can be as young as you want me to be.

    HIM: Well, you look around 29 or 30 and your skin is beautiful. And that smile! Oh! I love your smile.

    ME: Well, thanks, but you’re a little off. I’m 39. How old are you?

    HIM: I’m 60. Does that make me too old for you?

    It was then when my appetizer arrived and I was ready for another martini. At this point, I didn’t know if I was being “chatted up” or what, so I went along for the ride. We chatted throughout dinner about different things while the piano player was singing tunes from the Tony Bennett Songbook.

    As my dish of spumoni arrived, the piano player said, “I want to send out this next song to Paul. Paul is getting married Friday night and is ready to embark on the happiest days of his life.” Jokingly, I turned and said, “Happiest days of his life? I feel sorry for the poor son-of-a-bitch, his life is over!” While the bartender laughed, this particular gentleman started crying.

    HIM: I’m sorry, but I didn’t appreciate that comment.

    ME: Well, I’m sorry, if I offended you, but I didn’t take you as the marrying type.

    HIM: I just want you to know that my wife of 35 years passed away 11 days ago, and I never had an unhappy day.

    It was at that exact moment when I asked for the check.

    FML

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  • I'm at Maggiano's (21090 St. Andrews Blvd, Boca Raton). http://4sq.com/bK62VK #
  • Either the seats are low and the bar is high. Or I better stop before I start. #
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  • I'm at Boca Beach Club (900 S Ocean Blvd, Boca Raton). http://4sq.com/c0r3fJ #
  • @dmbrennan OMG you have a photo now!!! When I got to the airport on Saturday and driving the t-pike, it was like there was no snow! in reply to dmbrennan #
  • @dmbrennan not quite 80. upper 60's – low 70's. not so nice weather on tap for tomorrow tho. in reply to dmbrennan #
  • I'm at Taboo (Worth Ave., Palm Beach). http://4sq.com/9×6rbj #
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  • I'm at Boca Beach Club (900 S Ocean Blvd, Boca Raton). http://4sq.com/c0r3fJ #
  • I'm at Taboo (Worth Ave., Palm Beach). http://4sq.com/9×6rbj #
    • ]]>     http://www.scottsanfilippo.com/2010/03/my-twitter-updates-for-2010-03-01/feed/ 0     “Luzerne County’s Financial Mess.” Or, “Oh Constance, Oh Constance, Please Bring Me My Seeds.” http://www.scottsanfilippo.com/2010/02/luzerne-countys-financial-mess-or-oh-constance-oh-constance-please-bring-me-my-seeds/ http://www.scottsanfilippo.com/2010/02/luzerne-countys-financial-mess-or-oh-constance-oh-constance-please-bring-me-my-seeds/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:19:43 +0000 Scott Sanfilippo http://www.scottsanfilippo.com/?p=1807

    Luzerne County Taxpayer Constance Hartman Wants Her Seeds and She Wants them NOW! Photo: DON CAREY/THE TIMES LEADER

    The Luzerne County Commissioners got an unexpected question from a Hanover Township resident during a recent commissioner’s meeting. After being grilled for Commissioner Maryanne “I-Me-My” Petrilla’s decision to mail property tax bills out without ... Continue reading “Luzerne County’s Financial Mess.” Or, “Oh Constance, Oh Constance, Please Bring Me My Seeds.”]]>

    Luzerne County Taxpayer Constance Hartman Wants Her Seeds and She Wants them NOW! Photo: DON CAREY/THE TIMES LEADER

    The Luzerne County Commissioners got an unexpected question from a Hanover Township resident during a recent commissioner’s meeting. After being grilled for Commissioner Maryanne “I-Me-My” Petrilla’s decision to mail property tax bills out without the homestead exemption, several angry taxpayers made their opinions heard including Constance Hartman.

    Connie used to run Hartman’s Restaurant, a popular eating spot amongst the locals, but not the politicians. Unlike Tony’s Diner in Kingston, Hartman’s wasn’t the place to walk in at lunchtime and see the counter full of elected officials patting each other on the back and accepting praise from their cronies. When Hartman’s was still serving up roast beef and mashed potatoes for $7.99, Connie would often poke fun at the politicians in her restaurant’s ads in the local papers. So it was like old times as Constance walked up to the podium and asked the three stooges the long anticipated question, “What department do I go to in order to get the seeds?”

    Maryanne, Steve and Tommy were befuddled.

    Seeds?

    Connie, help us out…. what seeds are you looking for?

    “The seeds for the money tree that you think we have to plant in our backyard because my money tree is empty.”

    While the financial situation in Luzerne County is dire, residents are left scrambling looking for money to pay for taxes that are going up due to years of financial mismanagement. Taxpayers now have to worry about where they’re going to come up with the extra scratch without losing their homes.

    Connie may not have to look very far, some guy named Conan is looking for her……

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