I was looking for a good link to the Purgatory Correctional Facility in Utah so I could make a joke about how it was definitely not Hell, no matter what anyone said, when I came across the people headed for Purgatory: the booking info on everyone in Washington County, complete with offenses and mug shots!

…a test of broadcasting from THE FUTURE!

As a follow-up to the LAT Homicide Blog, a few choice writerly touches from our friends at the Dog Trainer:
Of the homicide of John Rico, 30: “…Rico came back and allegedly choked one of the officers, an unnamed male officer whom officials did not name.”
Of Isaias Vasquez Bazan, 32: “The neighbors wounded in the attack were listed by police as gang members. But Basan worked long hours, and had no tattoos.”

I found it interesting to run across what was going to be where the Bellevue DQ used to be, along with an earlier version of the current plan. I had also not heard about/noticed/remembered the danger on the site.

I wanted a much better murder-related title for this, but too bad for you. The LA Dog Trainer has a Homicide Blog! With associated Homicide Map! That’s interactive! Never has horrible murder been so web 2.0.

Update: the Blog Said MURDER FROM A WHILE AGO! They also have a vintage crime blog, though the author seems to meander into non-crime topics, too.

It would be a shame to see text message voting banned here. On the other hand, everything I’ve seen indicates that US contest administrators are avoiding the abuses that caused it to be axed over there (and maybe the axing is Channel 4-specific).

It is sometimes confusing to apply my work skills to my own life– it sometimes seems like a strange mixing of my worlds to give myself a reference interview. But sure enough, what I was thinking I would have to cobble together myself is already out there. Thank you AARP!

Per the Motley Fool:

Sonic stands apart from peers McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and Yum! Brands for its aggressive use of national TV advertising, introducing its concept to locales that have yet to see one of its signature drive-ins.

The result? Anticipation. Says Hudson: “Our average unit volume in these newer drive-ins, in these newer states, [where] we’ve had several years of national advertising … are averaging over $2 million in sales.”

Here‘s why you should still care about privacy. I haven’t read the whole article, but it cites Bruce Schneier, so it can’t be all bad.