Ben Lockridge
blockridge@themeridianstar.com
So, do you find this funny, or not?
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
Christian Bale apology
Ben Lockridge
blockridge@themeridianstar.com
No doubt most everyone on the planet has either heard or heard about the tirade by Christian Bale on the set of Terminator Salvation. Anyway, for those of you who feel he needed to; he has apologized. Here is Christian calling in to the Kevin and Bean radio show on KROQ. Not a show I'm familiar with, but here you go.
blockridge@themeridianstar.com
No doubt most everyone on the planet has either heard or heard about the tirade by Christian Bale on the set of Terminator Salvation. Anyway, for those of you who feel he needed to; he has apologized. Here is Christian calling in to the Kevin and Bean radio show on KROQ. Not a show I'm familiar with, but here you go.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Leaving her mark
A woman driving through downtown Meridian left her mark – and parts of her car – earlier today.
The incident occurred around 1:30 p.m., when the woman, who was traveling north on 22nd Avenue, hit a tree at the corner of Eighth Street (in front of Percy Bland's campaign headquarters and across from First State Bank), then kept going.
In addition to marks on the tree, the woman – described by an onlooker as a white female driving a black Monte Carlo – left pieces of her car and broke the radiator. A Meridian police officer began following a trail of water up 22nd Avenue in an attempt to locate the woman ... and the rest of her car.
Ida Brown
The incident occurred around 1:30 p.m., when the woman, who was traveling north on 22nd Avenue, hit a tree at the corner of Eighth Street (in front of Percy Bland's campaign headquarters and across from First State Bank), then kept going.
In addition to marks on the tree, the woman – described by an onlooker as a white female driving a black Monte Carlo – left pieces of her car and broke the radiator. A Meridian police officer began following a trail of water up 22nd Avenue in an attempt to locate the woman ... and the rest of her car.
Ida Brown
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Other ideas for the Threefoot building
The city council has approved the conversion of Meridian's iconic Threefoot building into a hotel, but a couple of weeks ago, the fate of the building was not so certain, and ideas about what else could be done with it were flying around town.
Now that the votes are cast, I thought I'd share some of the ideas for use of the building that I've heard during my coverage of the Threefoot project.
Regular readers of the Meridian Star may have read our Managing Editor Steve Gillespie's column which irreverently suggested that the building be converted into a multi-story indoor Bourbon Street. His idea inspired some other funny suggestions from Meridian Star staff and readers.
One person suggested that, instead of just Bourbon Street, the building should be made into an entire French Quarter, with different floors for Decatur Street, Royal Street, Esplanade, etc. Another suggested squeezing the entirety of downtown Meridian into the building, with one floor for shopping, one for art galleries, one for restaurants, and so forth.
While some were joking in their suggestions for the building, others had ideas that they knew wouldn't come to fruition, but that they thought would be cool if they did.
My husband thought the building, in all its art deco-ness, would make a great school of architecture for MSU. Another person, who wanted the building to provide entertainment for locals downtown, said they would have liked to see the building made into a mall with mostly local stores, and restaurants with live music on the first floor. Some who wanted to see the building put to use by the city rather than a developer suggested that it be converted into a new police station, with the first several floors as parking.
Since the council cast their votes, many people have told me they're just glad to know the building is being used for anything, and they don't want to be picky about what - though some of them have expressed a little apprehension about the city's investment.
If you have any fun ideas about what could have gone into the Threefoot building, e-mail them to me. If I get enough suggestions, I'll post them here later.
- Jennifer Jacob Brown
jjacob@themeridianstar.com
Now that the votes are cast, I thought I'd share some of the ideas for use of the building that I've heard during my coverage of the Threefoot project.
Regular readers of the Meridian Star may have read our Managing Editor Steve Gillespie's column which irreverently suggested that the building be converted into a multi-story indoor Bourbon Street. His idea inspired some other funny suggestions from Meridian Star staff and readers.
One person suggested that, instead of just Bourbon Street, the building should be made into an entire French Quarter, with different floors for Decatur Street, Royal Street, Esplanade, etc. Another suggested squeezing the entirety of downtown Meridian into the building, with one floor for shopping, one for art galleries, one for restaurants, and so forth.
While some were joking in their suggestions for the building, others had ideas that they knew wouldn't come to fruition, but that they thought would be cool if they did.
My husband thought the building, in all its art deco-ness, would make a great school of architecture for MSU. Another person, who wanted the building to provide entertainment for locals downtown, said they would have liked to see the building made into a mall with mostly local stores, and restaurants with live music on the first floor. Some who wanted to see the building put to use by the city rather than a developer suggested that it be converted into a new police station, with the first several floors as parking.
Since the council cast their votes, many people have told me they're just glad to know the building is being used for anything, and they don't want to be picky about what - though some of them have expressed a little apprehension about the city's investment.
If you have any fun ideas about what could have gone into the Threefoot building, e-mail them to me. If I get enough suggestions, I'll post them here later.
- Jennifer Jacob Brown
jjacob@themeridianstar.com
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Sea Kittens
The people at PETA, in an attempt to increase compassion for fish, have renamed the watery vertebrates. Now, PETA is calling them "sea kittens". On their website, PETA has a "make your own sea kitten" game. There, kids (or anyone else) can create a more adorable version of a fish, complete with a goatee, litter box, tiara, or kitty whiskers. And of course they come with default batting eyelashes. Just like a real fish!
Now, I'm not trashing PETA. I'm all for the ethical treatment of animals. But you'd think they would realize that making cute animated versions of food, including fish, only makes it look more appetizing, especially to kids. Haven't they noticed all the BBQ restaurants with anthropomorphic pig mascots? Or the talking, dancing Chicken McNuggets that have had decades of children screaming for Happy Meals? Kids see these animations and their first thought isn't "I want to help it!" - It's "I want to eat it!"
Trying to re-name fish isn't going to get people to stop eating fish. If anything, it will get people to stop associating the dead thing that they eat with the living thing they put on the table. PETA can call fish "sea kittens" all day long, but you're never going to walk into a restaurant be told about the "sea kitten of the day". Parents looking to cook a quick meal aren't going to tell their kids "we're having sea kitten sticks for dinner tonight".
My "sea kitten" is a tuna with a walrus 'stache, John Lennon glasses, and - despite being underwater - a bowl of water. He looks delicious.
You can create your own "sea kitten" here
- Jennifer Jacob Brown
jjacob@themeridianstar.com
Now, I'm not trashing PETA. I'm all for the ethical treatment of animals. But you'd think they would realize that making cute animated versions of food, including fish, only makes it look more appetizing, especially to kids. Haven't they noticed all the BBQ restaurants with anthropomorphic pig mascots? Or the talking, dancing Chicken McNuggets that have had decades of children screaming for Happy Meals? Kids see these animations and their first thought isn't "I want to help it!" - It's "I want to eat it!"
Trying to re-name fish isn't going to get people to stop eating fish. If anything, it will get people to stop associating the dead thing that they eat with the living thing they put on the table. PETA can call fish "sea kittens" all day long, but you're never going to walk into a restaurant be told about the "sea kitten of the day". Parents looking to cook a quick meal aren't going to tell their kids "we're having sea kitten sticks for dinner tonight".
My "sea kitten" is a tuna with a walrus 'stache, John Lennon glasses, and - despite being underwater - a bowl of water. He looks delicious.
You can create your own "sea kitten" here
- Jennifer Jacob Brown
jjacob@themeridianstar.com
Monday, November 24, 2008
Guitar Hero on a bike?
Ben Lockridge
blockridge@themeridianstar.com
Ok, I'll admit it; I'm amused, but some people need to find jobs.
blockridge@themeridianstar.com
Ok, I'll admit it; I'm amused, but some people need to find jobs.
Friday, October 17, 2008
IT WAS A MATTER OF TIME.....
by Sandra Hammon
Well, it finally happened. Actually, it didn't take long at all. Since the stop signs have been removed for the sake of GOING GREEN, motorists have been creeping through these intersections.
However, there are those who still aren't aware of these stop signs being removed. There is no indication they've been taken up. No flashing caution lights so people will know to be careful when crossing.
So, today the inevitable happened. A truck, stopped as it was supposed to at the intersection of 45th Street and 29th Ave, was hit by another car as it pulled out of what was once a four way stop. Assuming the stop signs were still there, he went on through. Imagine his surprise when none other than a MPD patrol car came barreling through without stopping. I'm not sure if the patrol car was on a call or not, but the driver of the truck unknowingly pulled out in front of him. There was an impact and both vehicles went flying. So much so, that the patrol car ended up crashing through a homeowners backyard fence.
To my knowledge, no one was hurt, but what about next time? The mayor wants us to GO GREEN with minimal efforts such as pulling up stop signs around town. Can't the city work crew be instructed to put a flashing caution light at these intersections? I have to ask Mayor Smith, is receiving an award for GOING GREEN worth someone's life?
Well, it finally happened. Actually, it didn't take long at all. Since the stop signs have been removed for the sake of GOING GREEN, motorists have been creeping through these intersections.
However, there are those who still aren't aware of these stop signs being removed. There is no indication they've been taken up. No flashing caution lights so people will know to be careful when crossing.
So, today the inevitable happened. A truck, stopped as it was supposed to at the intersection of 45th Street and 29th Ave, was hit by another car as it pulled out of what was once a four way stop. Assuming the stop signs were still there, he went on through. Imagine his surprise when none other than a MPD patrol car came barreling through without stopping. I'm not sure if the patrol car was on a call or not, but the driver of the truck unknowingly pulled out in front of him. There was an impact and both vehicles went flying. So much so, that the patrol car ended up crashing through a homeowners backyard fence.
To my knowledge, no one was hurt, but what about next time? The mayor wants us to GO GREEN with minimal efforts such as pulling up stop signs around town. Can't the city work crew be instructed to put a flashing caution light at these intersections? I have to ask Mayor Smith, is receiving an award for GOING GREEN worth someone's life?
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