Larry James, who is just short of awesome, pondered back closer to Christmas that Jesus was, in a sense, an illegal immigrant. And pretty sensibly I might add.
And of course, a couple of peeps got a tad defensive.
I had the strangest feeling karma was looking over my shoulder. And then figured I was wrong and decided to go with it anyway in small parts.
This one came to mind after reading the current issue of the Dallas Voice. The Crossroads Market Bookstore is officially closed and it sucks being that it was the only gay bookstore and possibly the last independent store in the city. Sucks, big time. I loved the bookstore side. I used to love the coffeeshop. Here’s why:
Worst Coffeeshop - Crossroads Market
This is somewhat ironic since I gave them a Best of a couple of years ago which was before the changes since that time. The bookstore and coffeeshop split so a new owner was on hand at the shop and he’s simply the worst! Instead of offering a friendly demeanor, Don Sheets’ catty attitude, prissy pretension and eternal grimace does not bode well for the future of that place which has been a mess ever since he started. A remodeling that was less than inspired took way too long and ended with a result of uncomfortable benches that match his unwelcoming customer service. I’m glad he supports local artists with rotating exhibits but cramming walls with works make what could be a cozy atmosphere into a claustrophobic nightmare. It’s a shame because the employees are always nice. And it’s even more of a shame the former bookstore owner, Richard Longstaff (below right) is out of there. He is nothing but courteous and considerate as proven by a long conversation we had after an Ed Oakley campaign soiree. A total Mr. Hyde to Sheets’ Dr. Jeckyll. After being questioned about being a customer by Jeckyll Sheets, I’ve decided to stay away and support a real coffeeshop. Hello, Starbucks.
This popped up a couple of weeks ago in the Voice but I haven’t seen it since:
Worst Insurance Ad - Steven Graves Insurance
From the Cliche School of Advertising
Until next time…
Today, I may be convinced that our chances are waning. Fortunately, said cop whined a couple of weeks ago about the original 20 buck bet down to ten bucks knowing he was going to lose. I let it happen because, well, he has a gun, and well, because, he’s a lot bigger than me and his choke hold is NOT fun. OK, it’s kinda hot but still.
So at least I may have saved me ten bucks. But if the Boys are gonna get spanked the way they did today and continue to play the way they have been for the past three weeks, well, I’d soon suffer a Tazer attack to numb the pain and potential embarrassment of choking the season away.
Cowboys - the Mavs have broken my heart. You too?
Tonight and for about the next 25 minutes, I could have been picking up my Garland S.W.A.T. 2008 Calendar at the County Line Legendary B-B-Q getting some beefcake with my beef. Despite the suburban hotness, it kind of cracks me up. Garland has a S.W.A.T. team? And second, they are hot enough for a calendar. I had a friend in the GPD but I don’t imagine him welcoming me to the month of, oh say, April.
For $15 bucks you to can have sweet dreams and help out the po-po as proceeds go toward the team. The pics are almost really bad gay porn but hey, it’s to support Garland’s finest. If they had advertised this in the Voice, they SO would have been able to buy new guns and autos with the funds.
A six-year old girl won tickets to a Hannah Montana concert by entering an essay contest sponsored by Club Libby Lu. Cute, right? And how could she lose if her opening line was “My daddy died this year in Iraq.”
Unbeatable.
But it wasn’t so cute when people found out that it was all a lie. And then it was like “dannnnnng!”
Yesterday, store officials hooked the girl up with a Montana makeover and tickets and airfare to the concert next month in New York. But after some research by NBC, no name of Sgt. Jonathon Menjivar had come up at all in a catalog of troops overseas. Oh snaps! The name was given by cheater chick’s mom, Priscilla Ceballos, who later admitted that, “We did whatever we could do to win” after having her daughter say that pops was killed in a roadside explosion.
“We regret that the original intent of the contest, which was to make a little girl’s holiday extra special, has not been realized in the way we anticipated,” said Mary Drolet, the CEO of Club Libby Lu. (quote from Yahoo News).
They regretted it so much they snatched those tix away after careful consideration and awarded it to another winner. Apparently the new winner’s mother is a survivor of 9/11.
OK, that was a joke. If only Lynne Spears’ parenting book had been released, Ceballos might have made a better decision. Or be a grandmother.
By the way, that store looks like the most annoying place on Earth.
In at the last second. Mother- ______ of the Year 2007.
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