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    But if it’s electric, you’ll have to keep the batteries in your carry on.

    Gotta love how the cart in the photo is emblazoned with the Number 2.

    Yahoooo! The extra “o” is for Official.

    Grounds crew had One job.

    Not “necessary” for the sake of legal enforceability, but helpful for a couple of reasons. One (1): back in the days of dictation, it created an extra opportunity for the dictator to ensure that the typist correctly heard and transcribed the number. Two (2): it eliminates risk for the parties...hard to argue that…

    Can’t say I’ve ever heeded a ‘SAFETY WARNING’ embossed on a sidewall before. Too hard to read while driving, I suppose.

    “Don’t want to sell it locally.”

    Or Title LXIX, perhaps?

    The lesson of Commonwealth v. Spanier, though, is that no investigation is ever likely to be sufficient if the allegations are heinous enough to inflame the passions of the people and the matter is not handled as expeditiously and deftly as (super-)humanly possible by the chief executive, regardless of how…

    And for the record, I’m not in the slightest bit opposed to the notion of having mandatory reporters. Each state designates by law a list of professions and occupations and jobs that absolutely require those individuals to report certain concerns, fears, evidence, claims, etc, to the authorities. If a university…

    Hindsight is 20/20. I’m talking about the possible effects on well-intentioned people in unenviable positions of responsibility who have to review allegations of wrongdoing in their organizations. Knee-jerk decision making helps no one. But mix in some fear of criminal liability, and things can get rushed and judgment…

    The real losers here are future victims of false accusations. Never again will an administrator think twice about pushing the panic button. Employees are going to be canned/arrested first, before the formal investigation even gets off the ground. Even the shakiest of BS claims will be treated with a presumption of…

    I’m okay with it. In fact, I’ve “paid” to volunteer at sporting events. Keeps the flakes and riffraff down to a bare minimum. And the perks are awesome, like full admission on days you’re not working, free parking, and swag.

    Have you ever had your woofer blown...right out the back window?

    Oh, klahoma.

    Great write-up. Thanks for the laughs, and near tears. Having moved my clan twice (within the same time zone, but long-distance), I can relate.

    MOST of NoDak. :) The Badlands (around TR National Park) are at least something to look at.

    You sure about that? There used to be a no-toll exit with a McDonalds at the mid-point along I-44 between OKC and Tulsa (Stroud), just west of the toll plaza. Google maps still shows it.

    North Dakota. Driving up and down I-29, my adaptive cruise control cuts out. Literally. As if the car were saying “I can’t see a thing, so you must be lost.” A phenomenon GMC refers to as “barren terrain.” No shit.