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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Another Candidate Steps Into The Ring For District 1
It has been reported that a Citizen from the Vine Street area has signed up to run for City Council against Shanie Shields. I know of one other person that is seriously considering running in that District as well. Looks, (to me anyway) that Shanie Shields will be toast and some new blood will be representing the Citizens in the very near future. I'm sure you'll be reading more about it in the Daily Times tomorrow.
Michael Petito, JR. Arrested For Sexual Abuse Of A Minor & More
I am just floored on a regular basis just how many alleged child sexual abuse cases there are here on the Eastern Shore. I'm going to leave the rest of this Post open to those more familiar with it in comments. Mr. Petito was recently arrested and held on a $70,000.00 Bond at the WCDC.
Case Information
Court System: DISTRICT COURT FOR WICOMICO COUNTY - CRIMINAL SYSTEM
Case Number: 3H00050095Tracking No:081001883130
Case Type: CRIMINAL
District Code: 02Location Code:03
Document Type: WARRANTIssued Date:12/29/2008
Case Status: ACTIVE
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Defendant Information
Defendant Name: PETITO, MICHAEL ANTHONY
Race: BLACK, AFRICAN AMERICAN
Sex: MHeight:511Weight:225DOB:01/06/1972
Address: 8699 SAND PEBBLE COURT
City: HEBRONState:MDZip Code:21830 - 0000
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Defendant Name: PETITO, MICHAEL ANTHONY
Race: WHITE, CAUCASIAN, ASIATIC INDIAN, ARAB
Sex: MHeight:511Weight:225DOB:01/06/1972
Address: 8699 SAND PEBBLE COURT
City: HEBRONState:MDZip Code:21830 - 0000
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Court Scheduling Information
Trial Date: 01/22/2009Trial Time:08:30 AMRoom:02
Trial Type: PRELIMINARY HEARING
Trial Location:SERV CTR,201 BAPTIST ST SALISBURY 21801-0629
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Charge and Disposition Information
(Each Charge is listed separately. The disposition is listed below the Charge)
Charge No: 001Description:CHILD ABUSE-2ND DEGREE: HOUSE
Statute: CR.3.601.(d)Description:CHILD ABUSE-2ND DEGREE: HOUSE
Amended Date: CJIS Code:1 3802MO/PLL:Probable Cause:X
Incident Date From: 10/01/2007 To: 12/03/2008 Victim Age:
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Charge No: 002Description:SEX ABUSE MINOR
Statute: CR.3.602.(b)Description:SEX ABUSE MINOR
Amended Date: CJIS Code:1 0322MO/PLL:Probable Cause:X
Incident Date From: 10/01/2007 To: 12/03/2008 Victim Age:
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Charge No: 003Description:SEX OFFENSE THIRD DEGREE
Statute: CR.3.307Description:SEX OFFENSE THIRD DEGREE
Amended Date: CJIS Code:3 3600MO/PLL:Probable Cause:X
Incident Date From: 10/01/2007 To: 12/03/2008 Victim Age:
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Charge No: 004Description:ASSAULT-SEC DEGREE
Statute: CR.3.203Description:ASSAULT-SEC DEGREE
Amended Date: CJIS Code:1 1415MO/PLL:Probable Cause:X
Incident Date From: 10/01/2007 To: 12/03/2008 Victim Age:
Case Information
Court System: DISTRICT COURT FOR WICOMICO COUNTY - CRIMINAL SYSTEM
Case Number: 3H00050095Tracking No:081001883130
Case Type: CRIMINAL
District Code: 02Location Code:03
Document Type: WARRANTIssued Date:12/29/2008
Case Status: ACTIVE
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Defendant Information
Defendant Name: PETITO, MICHAEL ANTHONY
Race: BLACK, AFRICAN AMERICAN
Sex: MHeight:511Weight:225DOB:01/06/1972
Address: 8699 SAND PEBBLE COURT
City: HEBRONState:MDZip Code:21830 - 0000
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Defendant Name: PETITO, MICHAEL ANTHONY
Race: WHITE, CAUCASIAN, ASIATIC INDIAN, ARAB
Sex: MHeight:511Weight:225DOB:01/06/1972
Address: 8699 SAND PEBBLE COURT
City: HEBRONState:MDZip Code:21830 - 0000
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Court Scheduling Information
Trial Date: 01/22/2009Trial Time:08:30 AMRoom:02
Trial Type: PRELIMINARY HEARING
Trial Location:SERV CTR,201 BAPTIST ST SALISBURY 21801-0629
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Charge and Disposition Information
(Each Charge is listed separately. The disposition is listed below the Charge)
Charge No: 001Description:CHILD ABUSE-2ND DEGREE: HOUSE
Statute: CR.3.601.(d)Description:CHILD ABUSE-2ND DEGREE: HOUSE
Amended Date: CJIS Code:1 3802MO/PLL:Probable Cause:X
Incident Date From: 10/01/2007 To: 12/03/2008 Victim Age:
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Charge No: 002Description:SEX ABUSE MINOR
Statute: CR.3.602.(b)Description:SEX ABUSE MINOR
Amended Date: CJIS Code:1 0322MO/PLL:Probable Cause:X
Incident Date From: 10/01/2007 To: 12/03/2008 Victim Age:
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Charge No: 003Description:SEX OFFENSE THIRD DEGREE
Statute: CR.3.307Description:SEX OFFENSE THIRD DEGREE
Amended Date: CJIS Code:3 3600MO/PLL:Probable Cause:X
Incident Date From: 10/01/2007 To: 12/03/2008 Victim Age:
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Charge No: 004Description:ASSAULT-SEC DEGREE
Statute: CR.3.203Description:ASSAULT-SEC DEGREE
Amended Date: CJIS Code:1 1415MO/PLL:Probable Cause:X
Incident Date From: 10/01/2007 To: 12/03/2008 Victim Age:
New Years Eve Warning
"Hello,
I have to ask you to do something for me. Just tell people in salisbury to be extra careful because i've heard some grumblings about party goers getting targeted on new years eve because everyone goes to the bar with cash. Plus i don't trust just the police to keep the order. Thanks a bunch Joe."
I have to ask you to do something for me. Just tell people in salisbury to be extra careful because i've heard some grumblings about party goers getting targeted on new years eve because everyone goes to the bar with cash. Plus i don't trust just the police to keep the order. Thanks a bunch Joe."
Upper Ferry Closing For 60 Days
Wicomico County Public Works officials announced today that the vessel used to transport cars across the Wicomico River at Upper Ferry will be out of service for 60 days. The vessel will be towed from the site for maintenance work on January 2nd. If weather prohibits towing on that day, the vessel will be towed the first day weather permits during the week of January 5th. The ferry will operate on January 1st.
Officials said that the ferry is due for an extensive overhaul including engine and auto ramp replacement.
Wicomico County operates two ferries that cross the Wicomico River. The White Haven Ferry will continue operating on its normal schedule.
Fernando Guerrero VS. Gabriel Rosado
Ladies & Gentlemen, it doesn't get any better than this! Gabriel Rosado is the guy Fernando was originally supposed to fight in the upcoming ESPN Fight here at the Civic Center in Salisbury. However, the word got out about Fernando's record as well as him fighting again in his Home Town and the fighter backed out immediately. Word was going around that this guy, (Rosado) is very close to a Championship Fight and they didn't want to take the chance of fighting Ferenando Guerrero.
That being said, our guess is that ESPN came back to the table and offered more money so we could ALL see a fantastic fight right here in Salisbury and they took the bait. Fernando will be fighting Gabriel Rosado and if you haven't purchased your tickets you should do so sooner than later.
Salisbury is truly blessed to have a representative such as Fernando Guerrero and Hal Chernoff. They have worked countless hours to provide a safe haven for young children at the Main Street Gym and once they had the opportunity to have enough control over when and where Fernando could fight, they chose Salisbury. It could have just as easily happened in Washington, DC. or even Ocean City. They are bringing it home to you and WE need to show our support.
A Boxer's career only lasts so long and when we've got the opportunity to enjoy Fernando in his prime, well, you get my drift. Let's work together and support this young man. We have readers from UMES, Delaware, PG County, AA County, Virginia, you name it. Come see this guy fight as well as several others and you'll see why they SOLD OUT the last event. Tell everyone your experience from the last fight Folks. One of the biggest things I remember, (besides the brutal ass whooping he gave the other guy) was how loud it was. All I kept thinking was, how are they going to hear this for television? Technology is pretty cool because let me tell you, I saw the fight recently on TV and you could hear the announcers just fine. The other thing I noticed was, there's NOTHING like being there and watching it LIVE!
Here's the information you'll need to purchase your tickets. Believe me, this guy is well worth the trip to see.
To purchase tickets visit www.WicomicoCivicCenter.org, visit the Civic Center Box Office (open Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm) or call 410-548-4911 to charge by phone.
Ticket prices are as follows:
1st Row Ringside, $125 plus fees
2nd - 6th Rows Ringside, $100 plus fees
Remaining Floor, $50 plus fees
Side Lower Risers, $60 plus fees
End Lower Risers, $25 plus fees
Side Upper Risers, $25 plus fees
End Upper Risers, $15 plus fees
Happy New Year!
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS?
This statue currently stands outside the Iraqi palace,
Now home to the 4th Infantry division.
It will eventually be shipped home And put in the memorial museum in Fort Hood , TX
The statue was created by an Iraqi artist named Kalat, who for years was forced by
Saddam Hussein to make the many hundreds of bronze busts of Saddam that dotted Baghdad ...
Kalat was so grateful for the Americans liberation of his country;
He melted 3 of the heads of the fallen Saddam and made the statue as a memorial to the American soldiers and their fallen warriors.
Kalat worked on this memorial night and day for several months.
To the left of the kneeling soldier is a small Iraqi girl giving the soldier comfort as he mourns the loss of his comrade in arms.
Do you know why we don't hear about this in the news?
Because it is heart warming and praise worthy.
The media avoids it because it does not have the shock effect.
But we can do something about it.
We can pass this along to as many people as we can in honor of all our brave military who are making a difference.
Now home to the 4th Infantry division.
It will eventually be shipped home And put in the memorial museum in Fort Hood , TX
The statue was created by an Iraqi artist named Kalat, who for years was forced by
Saddam Hussein to make the many hundreds of bronze busts of Saddam that dotted Baghdad ...
Kalat was so grateful for the Americans liberation of his country;
He melted 3 of the heads of the fallen Saddam and made the statue as a memorial to the American soldiers and their fallen warriors.
Kalat worked on this memorial night and day for several months.
To the left of the kneeling soldier is a small Iraqi girl giving the soldier comfort as he mourns the loss of his comrade in arms.
Do you know why we don't hear about this in the news?
Because it is heart warming and praise worthy.
The media avoids it because it does not have the shock effect.
But we can do something about it.
We can pass this along to as many people as we can in honor of all our brave military who are making a difference.
WEBSTER'S STAFF THROWS ANOTHER FIT?
"Joe, you should be happy to know that less than thirty minutes ago a particular patrol Captain was yelling at staff today at the SPD about this story being posted on your blog before the press release! Keep up the good work and hopefully Salisbury will be better off when the NEW administration can stop worrying about small matters and focus on improving morale of the SPD officers so they can better protect our city."
ANOTHER PAY RAISE FOR SALISBURY'S MAYOR?
(And will it be conceived in secret once again?)
A recent post discussed the double-digit pay raise recently proposed for judges in Maryland during the next few years when most folks, including state employees, will be earning less, possible much less. As incredible as that proposal seems, during the past few years Barrie Tilghman has gotten a triple-digit pay raise as mayor thanks to a salary review committee that she appointed and the City Council that was controlled by the “Dream Team” (Comegys, Dunn and Cathcart) when the proposal was made by that committee and acted upon by the Council in early 2005.
The 150% pay raise proposal was discussed and decided by the committee in secret meetings – held without public notice or knowledge – and its recommendation was not announced by Barrie until after the deadline for filing to run for mayor in the 2005 election. What interesting timing.
It’s now about time for the next salary review and recommendation by that committee. It will be interesting to see whether they propose another pay increase in the mayor’s salary now that Barrie has decided not to run for reelection next year.
And recall that in 2005 Mr. Comegys voted to increase the salary for both the mayor and members of the City Council, and in 2007 he voted for the property tax rate increase (double-digit) to get the funds to pay the higher salary. Would he do that again if the committee recommends another mayoral pay raise?
A recent post discussed the double-digit pay raise recently proposed for judges in Maryland during the next few years when most folks, including state employees, will be earning less, possible much less. As incredible as that proposal seems, during the past few years Barrie Tilghman has gotten a triple-digit pay raise as mayor thanks to a salary review committee that she appointed and the City Council that was controlled by the “Dream Team” (Comegys, Dunn and Cathcart) when the proposal was made by that committee and acted upon by the Council in early 2005.
The 150% pay raise proposal was discussed and decided by the committee in secret meetings – held without public notice or knowledge – and its recommendation was not announced by Barrie until after the deadline for filing to run for mayor in the 2005 election. What interesting timing.
It’s now about time for the next salary review and recommendation by that committee. It will be interesting to see whether they propose another pay increase in the mayor’s salary now that Barrie has decided not to run for reelection next year.
And recall that in 2005 Mr. Comegys voted to increase the salary for both the mayor and members of the City Council, and in 2007 he voted for the property tax rate increase (double-digit) to get the funds to pay the higher salary. Would he do that again if the committee recommends another mayoral pay raise?
Seaford Royal Farms
"Joe,
I am wondering how many readers are appalled at Royal Farms for firing the clerk, who was robbed the other night, for having more than $50 in her register. It's my understanding that this Royal Farms has been robbed many times in the past. It makes one ask why they only have one clerk working and why they are doing more to protect their employees. Obviously Royal Farms puts very little value on their employee if they would fire someone for the reason they have stated. I hope the citizens of Seaford, DE rally behind this young woman and boycott the Royal Farms store. If both Seaford Royal Farms are owned by the same owner, I would hope everyone would boycott both stores. I would also suggest the readers take a minute and email their complaint to corporate@royalfarms.com, and let the corporate office know the actions of this store are unacceptable.
Sincerely,
Richard"
I am wondering how many readers are appalled at Royal Farms for firing the clerk, who was robbed the other night, for having more than $50 in her register. It's my understanding that this Royal Farms has been robbed many times in the past. It makes one ask why they only have one clerk working and why they are doing more to protect their employees. Obviously Royal Farms puts very little value on their employee if they would fire someone for the reason they have stated. I hope the citizens of Seaford, DE rally behind this young woman and boycott the Royal Farms store. If both Seaford Royal Farms are owned by the same owner, I would hope everyone would boycott both stores. I would also suggest the readers take a minute and email their complaint to corporate@royalfarms.com, and let the corporate office know the actions of this store are unacceptable.
Sincerely,
Richard"
ODE TO MY CHILDREN FOR 2009
TO MY CHILDREN: I LOVED YOU ENOUGH....
"Some day when my children are old enough to understand the logic that motivates a parent, I will tell them. I loved you enough to ask where you were going, with whom, and what time you would be home. I loved you enough to insist that you save money and buy something for yourself even though we could afford to buy it for you. I loved you enough to try to be silent and let you discover that your new best friend, boyfriend or girlfriend was a creep. I loved you enough to take the candy back to the store (with a bite out of it) and told the clerk "My child stole this yesterday and I want to pay for it." I loved you enough to stand over you for two hours while you cleaned your room , a job that would have taken me 15 minutes. I loved you enough to let you see anger, disappointment, and tears in my eyes. Children must learn that their parents aren't perfect. I loved you enough to let you assume responsibility for your actions even when the penalties were so harsh they almost broke my heart. But most of all, I loved you enough to say NO when I knew you would hate me for it. Those were the most difficult battles of all. I'm glad I won them, because in the end you won, too."
"Some day when my children are old enough to understand the logic that motivates a parent, I will tell them. I loved you enough to ask where you were going, with whom, and what time you would be home. I loved you enough to insist that you save money and buy something for yourself even though we could afford to buy it for you. I loved you enough to try to be silent and let you discover that your new best friend, boyfriend or girlfriend was a creep. I loved you enough to take the candy back to the store (with a bite out of it) and told the clerk "My child stole this yesterday and I want to pay for it." I loved you enough to stand over you for two hours while you cleaned your room , a job that would have taken me 15 minutes. I loved you enough to let you see anger, disappointment, and tears in my eyes. Children must learn that their parents aren't perfect. I loved you enough to let you assume responsibility for your actions even when the penalties were so harsh they almost broke my heart. But most of all, I loved you enough to say NO when I knew you would hate me for it. Those were the most difficult battles of all. I'm glad I won them, because in the end you won, too."
Another Salisbury Business Bites The Bullet
Originally located in Sussex County, this clothing store has operated in Salisbury for some years and currently in the Twilley Center on Mt. Hermon Road. Our very best wishes to the owners.
Daily Times Editorial - Let's Whine But Don't Allow for Any Solutions
This morning I read the lead Daily Times editorial with some amusement - Flaw Found in Homestead. There is a flaw. Unfortunately, it is not the flaw imagined by the editors of our local paper. The flaw lies in a so-called "homestead tax credit" that allows primary residences to rise in value by as much as 10% per year. In affect, Wicomico County has no homestead tax credit.
Assessments ALWAYS lag. As much as I hate to admit it, Maryland's system of re-assessment is pretty fair and efficient. In many other states re-assessment is done at the whim of the local governing body. You may go 10 years without a countywide reassessment and then you're hit with a re-assessment where your home's assessed value has risen 120%! People are even less thrilled than they are in the not-so-Free State.
If you are a regular reader, you know that I am not a fan of the current Salisbury city government. As much as it pains me to admit, they actually do a few things right. One of those things is a ZERO based homestead tax credit. As it has been explained to me, the assessed value of your home does not rise from the time you purchase it. However, Wicomico County raises your assessment pretty much every year, unless we happen to be in a deep real estate downturn lasting more than three years.
There is a solution. Earlier this year, Wicomico Councilwoman Stevie Prettyman proposed that the county look into reducing the amount a primary residence's assessment is allowed to rise from 10% to 5%. Given that our council includes the likes of Bill McCain - who believes that ANY discussion of tax relief is "ABSURD" - the proposal didn't go very far.
I wonder how far it would have gone had the Daily Times provided some decent coverage of the issue when it came up, rather than merely whining about it now?
cross posted at Delmarva Dealings
Assessments ALWAYS lag. As much as I hate to admit it, Maryland's system of re-assessment is pretty fair and efficient. In many other states re-assessment is done at the whim of the local governing body. You may go 10 years without a countywide reassessment and then you're hit with a re-assessment where your home's assessed value has risen 120%! People are even less thrilled than they are in the not-so-Free State.
If you are a regular reader, you know that I am not a fan of the current Salisbury city government. As much as it pains me to admit, they actually do a few things right. One of those things is a ZERO based homestead tax credit. As it has been explained to me, the assessed value of your home does not rise from the time you purchase it. However, Wicomico County raises your assessment pretty much every year, unless we happen to be in a deep real estate downturn lasting more than three years.
There is a solution. Earlier this year, Wicomico Councilwoman Stevie Prettyman proposed that the county look into reducing the amount a primary residence's assessment is allowed to rise from 10% to 5%. Given that our council includes the likes of Bill McCain - who believes that ANY discussion of tax relief is "ABSURD" - the proposal didn't go very far.
I wonder how far it would have gone had the Daily Times provided some decent coverage of the issue when it came up, rather than merely whining about it now?
cross posted at Delmarva Dealings
Definitions Of The Obvious
ABDICATE: To give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.
ABSENTEE: A missing golfing accessory.
ACOUSTIC: An instrument used in shooting pool.
ACCRUE: People who work on a ship.
ADAMANT: The very first Insect.
ADORABLE: What you ring when you go visiting.
ALARMS: What an octopus is.
ALIMONY: The High Cost Of Leaving.
ALIMONY: The Fee A Woman Charges For Name-Dropping.
ANTIDOTE: The reason Mom's Sister keeps hugging you every time she can catch you.
ANTELOPE: Why Grandpa won't forgive Uncle!
ANTISOCIAL: Mother's sister being friendly.
ANTE MEREDIEM: Thata's why he's my Uncle.
ARBITRATOR: A cook that leaves Arby's to work for McDonald's.
ARCHAEOLOGIST: A man whose career lies in ruins.
ARTERY: Study of paintings.
ASPIRE: Where dead donkeys are cremated.
ATLAS: Finally
AUSTRALIAN KISS: Same as French Kiss, ... only down under!
AVAIL: Piece of cloth that stops woman from looking so ugly.
AVOIDABLE: What a bullfighter tries to do.
BACTERIA: The rear entrance to a cafeteria.
BARIUM: What doctors do when treatment fails.
BIOLOGY: Study of shopping habits.
BIPLANE: The advice I got from my mother on purchasing underwear.
BOYCOTT: His crib.... not hers!
BRIDGE: A game in which a wife is always eager to do her husband's bidding
BROADBAND: An all girl musical group.
BRUISE LEE: Inept martial-arts student.
BUDGET: An attempt to live below your yearnings.
BURGLARIZE: What a crook sees with.
CAESAREAN SECTION: District in Rome.
CANTALOUPE: Got to get married in Church.
CARNATION: Country where everybody has a four wheeler.
CARAMEL: A motorized camel!
CAUTERIZE: Made eye contact with her.
CHOOSY BLONDE: One for whom a Tom or a Harry won't do !
CIRCUMVENT: The opening in the front of boxer shorts.
CISTERN: Opposite of brothern.
CLIMATE: The only thing you can do with a ladder.
COFFEE: A person who is coughed upon.
CIONSIDE: What most people do when it rains.
CONSCIENCE: The thing which hurts when everything else feels good.
CONTROL: A short, ugly inmate.
COUNTERFEITER: Worker who puts together kitchen cabinets.
CROSS-EYED TEACHER: A teacher that loses control over her pupils.
CROWBAR: Where birds can get a drink.
DAMNATION: Beaver country.
DANCE: Vertical expression of a horizontal idea.
DARE: Not here.
DEBUT: De part of the body you must park to be seated.
DECAGON: De way you explain how your vehicle was a total washout in an accident.
DECAY: De letter which comes after de J.
DECLINE: Nudists in formation.
DENTIST: A magician who puts metal into your mouth, and pulls coins out of your pocket.
DEPTH: Height turned upside down.
DILATE: To live long.
DISGUISE: Such pains. Always troubling dismisses.
DINOSAUR: How a giant lizard feels after a tough workout.
DISNEYLAND: A people trap operated by a mouse.
DOGMA: Affectionate parent of the little s.o.b.
DOGMATIC: Run by canine power.
DONKEY: Instrument to get you into the godfather's house
ECLIPSE: What an English barber does for a living.
ECONOMIST: A person who knows more about money than people who have it.
EJACULATE (e-jac-u-late): Jill greeting her boyfriend and informing him he's been tardy again.
ENEMA: Not a friend.
EYEDROPPER: A clumsy opthalmologist.
FEEDBACK: The inevitable result when your baby doesn't appreciate the strained carrots.
FIBULA: A small lie.
FICTION: The story told by a completed Income Tax Form !
FINITE: Sir Lancelot.
FLATULENCE: The emergency vehicle that picks you up after you are run over by a steamroller.
FOBIA: The fear of misspelled words.
FORUM: In favor of drinking Bacardi.
GARGOYLE: An olive flavored mouthwash.
GINGER ALE: A drink that feels like your foot when it goes to sleep.
GOLD-DIGGER: A sweet young girl with the gift of the grab!
HABITUATE: Disgusting Mannerisms.... Smoking for example.
HANGING: A suspended sentence.
HATCHET: What a hen does to an egg.
HEROES: What a guy in a canoe does.
HUMBUG: A singing cockroach.
ILLEGAL: A sick bird.
IMPREGNABLE: A woman whose memory of labor is still vivid.
INFANTRY: A sapling.
INFORMATION: How ducks are supposed to fly!
INKLING: A baby fountain pen!
INTENSE: Where campers sleep.
JOKEY: What a dentist uses when you won't open your mouth.
KIDNEY: Midpoint of a child's leg.
LEFT BANK: What the robber did when his bag was full of loot.
LOCOMOTIVE: A crazy reason.
LYMPH: To walk with a lisp.
MISTY: How golfers create divots.
MORBID: Higher offer
MUCUS: A cat swear word.
MUNCHKIN: What cannibals do to relatives.
NITRATE: Cheaper than day rate.
NODE: Was aware of.
OUTPATIENT: Person who has fainted after seeing a Doctor's bill.
OYSTER: A person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddish expressions.
PARADOX: Two physicians.
PARASITES: What you see from the top of the Eiffel Tower.
PARKING LOT: A place where arguments start from scratch.
PECAN: A container to urinate in.
PHARMACIST: A helper on the farm.
POLARIZE: What penguins see with.
POLYGON: Who left the cage door open?
POST OPERATIVE: Letter carrier.
POTASH: All that's left after you smoke the joint.
PRIMATE: Removing your spouse from in front of the TV.
PROTEIN: Favoring young people.
PSYCHO-CERAMICS: The study of crackpots.
RAMPAGE: Section of a book about male sheep.
RATIFY: To use a spell and turn a person into a rodent.
REALM: To be charitable ... once again!
REBEL: What you have to do when kids don't come to class when first called.
RECOUNT: Honorary Title reaffirmed by Floridans.
RECOVERY ROOM: Place to do upholstery.
RECTANGLE: What the fisherman was left with after his brush with Moby Dick.
RECTITUDE: The formal, dignified demeanor assumed by a proctologist immediately before he examines you.
RECTUM: It almost killed him.
REDUCE: A messed up point in Tennis, when you were on 'Advantage'.
REGATTA: Where the drunkard found himself tonight ... again!
RELIEF: What trees do in the spring.
RENDER: The Animals that draw Santa's carriage.
ROMAN: What you need to do to win the Regatta.
RUBBERNECK: What tou can do to relax your wife.
SAUNA BATH: A slimming pool.
SEAMSTRESS: Describes 250 pounds in a size 6.
SELFISH: What the owner of a seafood store does.
SUBDUED: A guy that works on submarines.
TERMINAL ILLNESS: Sickness at an airport.
TESTICLE: A humorous question on an exam.
TREASON: What the acorn is to the oak.
TUMOR: An extra pair.
URINE: Opposite of "you're out"!
VARICOSE: Located nearby.
WHOLESOME: The only thing from which you can take the whole and still have some left.
WISE-CRACK: A comedian with a PHD.
YANKEE: The same as a quickie, ...but you can do it by yourself!
ZEBRA: Ze cloth which covers ze breasts!
GO HERE to see the original source of the Humorous Dictionary.
ABSENTEE: A missing golfing accessory.
ACOUSTIC: An instrument used in shooting pool.
ACCRUE: People who work on a ship.
ADAMANT: The very first Insect.
ADORABLE: What you ring when you go visiting.
ALARMS: What an octopus is.
ALIMONY: The High Cost Of Leaving.
ALIMONY: The Fee A Woman Charges For Name-Dropping.
ANTIDOTE: The reason Mom's Sister keeps hugging you every time she can catch you.
ANTELOPE: Why Grandpa won't forgive Uncle!
ANTISOCIAL: Mother's sister being friendly.
ANTE MEREDIEM: Thata's why he's my Uncle.
ARBITRATOR: A cook that leaves Arby's to work for McDonald's.
ARCHAEOLOGIST: A man whose career lies in ruins.
ARTERY: Study of paintings.
ASPIRE: Where dead donkeys are cremated.
ATLAS: Finally
AUSTRALIAN KISS: Same as French Kiss, ... only down under!
AVAIL: Piece of cloth that stops woman from looking so ugly.
AVOIDABLE: What a bullfighter tries to do.
BACTERIA: The rear entrance to a cafeteria.
BARIUM: What doctors do when treatment fails.
BIOLOGY: Study of shopping habits.
BIPLANE: The advice I got from my mother on purchasing underwear.
BOYCOTT: His crib.... not hers!
BRIDGE: A game in which a wife is always eager to do her husband's bidding
BROADBAND: An all girl musical group.
BRUISE LEE: Inept martial-arts student.
BUDGET: An attempt to live below your yearnings.
BURGLARIZE: What a crook sees with.
CAESAREAN SECTION: District in Rome.
CANTALOUPE: Got to get married in Church.
CARNATION: Country where everybody has a four wheeler.
CARAMEL: A motorized camel!
CAUTERIZE: Made eye contact with her.
CHOOSY BLONDE: One for whom a Tom or a Harry won't do !
CIRCUMVENT: The opening in the front of boxer shorts.
CISTERN: Opposite of brothern.
CLIMATE: The only thing you can do with a ladder.
COFFEE: A person who is coughed upon.
CIONSIDE: What most people do when it rains.
CONSCIENCE: The thing which hurts when everything else feels good.
CONTROL: A short, ugly inmate.
COUNTERFEITER: Worker who puts together kitchen cabinets.
CROSS-EYED TEACHER: A teacher that loses control over her pupils.
CROWBAR: Where birds can get a drink.
DAMNATION: Beaver country.
DANCE: Vertical expression of a horizontal idea.
DARE: Not here.
DEBUT: De part of the body you must park to be seated.
DECAGON: De way you explain how your vehicle was a total washout in an accident.
DECAY: De letter which comes after de J.
DECLINE: Nudists in formation.
DENTIST: A magician who puts metal into your mouth, and pulls coins out of your pocket.
DEPTH: Height turned upside down.
DILATE: To live long.
DISGUISE: Such pains. Always troubling dismisses.
DINOSAUR: How a giant lizard feels after a tough workout.
DISNEYLAND: A people trap operated by a mouse.
DOGMA: Affectionate parent of the little s.o.b.
DOGMATIC: Run by canine power.
DONKEY: Instrument to get you into the godfather's house
ECLIPSE: What an English barber does for a living.
ECONOMIST: A person who knows more about money than people who have it.
EJACULATE (e-jac-u-late): Jill greeting her boyfriend and informing him he's been tardy again.
ENEMA: Not a friend.
EYEDROPPER: A clumsy opthalmologist.
FEEDBACK: The inevitable result when your baby doesn't appreciate the strained carrots.
FIBULA: A small lie.
FICTION: The story told by a completed Income Tax Form !
FINITE: Sir Lancelot.
FLATULENCE: The emergency vehicle that picks you up after you are run over by a steamroller.
FOBIA: The fear of misspelled words.
FORUM: In favor of drinking Bacardi.
GARGOYLE: An olive flavored mouthwash.
GINGER ALE: A drink that feels like your foot when it goes to sleep.
GOLD-DIGGER: A sweet young girl with the gift of the grab!
HABITUATE: Disgusting Mannerisms.... Smoking for example.
HANGING: A suspended sentence.
HATCHET: What a hen does to an egg.
HEROES: What a guy in a canoe does.
HUMBUG: A singing cockroach.
ILLEGAL: A sick bird.
IMPREGNABLE: A woman whose memory of labor is still vivid.
INFANTRY: A sapling.
INFORMATION: How ducks are supposed to fly!
INKLING: A baby fountain pen!
INTENSE: Where campers sleep.
JOKEY: What a dentist uses when you won't open your mouth.
KIDNEY: Midpoint of a child's leg.
LEFT BANK: What the robber did when his bag was full of loot.
LOCOMOTIVE: A crazy reason.
LYMPH: To walk with a lisp.
MISTY: How golfers create divots.
MORBID: Higher offer
MUCUS: A cat swear word.
MUNCHKIN: What cannibals do to relatives.
NITRATE: Cheaper than day rate.
NODE: Was aware of.
OUTPATIENT: Person who has fainted after seeing a Doctor's bill.
OYSTER: A person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddish expressions.
PARADOX: Two physicians.
PARASITES: What you see from the top of the Eiffel Tower.
PARKING LOT: A place where arguments start from scratch.
PECAN: A container to urinate in.
PHARMACIST: A helper on the farm.
POLARIZE: What penguins see with.
POLYGON: Who left the cage door open?
POST OPERATIVE: Letter carrier.
POTASH: All that's left after you smoke the joint.
PRIMATE: Removing your spouse from in front of the TV.
PROTEIN: Favoring young people.
PSYCHO-CERAMICS: The study of crackpots.
RAMPAGE: Section of a book about male sheep.
RATIFY: To use a spell and turn a person into a rodent.
REALM: To be charitable ... once again!
REBEL: What you have to do when kids don't come to class when first called.
RECOUNT: Honorary Title reaffirmed by Floridans.
RECOVERY ROOM: Place to do upholstery.
RECTANGLE: What the fisherman was left with after his brush with Moby Dick.
RECTITUDE: The formal, dignified demeanor assumed by a proctologist immediately before he examines you.
RECTUM: It almost killed him.
REDUCE: A messed up point in Tennis, when you were on 'Advantage'.
REGATTA: Where the drunkard found himself tonight ... again!
RELIEF: What trees do in the spring.
RENDER: The Animals that draw Santa's carriage.
ROMAN: What you need to do to win the Regatta.
RUBBERNECK: What tou can do to relax your wife.
SAUNA BATH: A slimming pool.
SEAMSTRESS: Describes 250 pounds in a size 6.
SELFISH: What the owner of a seafood store does.
SUBDUED: A guy that works on submarines.
TERMINAL ILLNESS: Sickness at an airport.
TESTICLE: A humorous question on an exam.
TREASON: What the acorn is to the oak.
TUMOR: An extra pair.
URINE: Opposite of "you're out"!
VARICOSE: Located nearby.
WHOLESOME: The only thing from which you can take the whole and still have some left.
WISE-CRACK: A comedian with a PHD.
YANKEE: The same as a quickie, ...but you can do it by yourself!
ZEBRA: Ze cloth which covers ze breasts!
GO HERE to see the original source of the Humorous Dictionary.
Happy New Year At Station 7
Station 7 Has Three Great Ways to Celebrate New Year's Eve!
Option 1:
Get a spot early at the party going on upstairs! For $39.99 per person, head upstairs at 8pm for a fabulous two-hour buffet featuring Smoked Prime Rib, plus two drink tickets, party favors and a champagne toast at midnight! Live Music by Wes Davis!
(Call today to reserve your spot - (410)835-3577, please specify upstairs when calling)
Option 2:
Make a reservation and enjoy dinner downstairs! Dinner Specials include:
Stuffed Portabello Appetizer - $9.99
Mixed Greens Salad with White Balsamic Vinaigrette and Pine Nuts - $3.29
Filet Mignon with zucchini, red peppers & portabello mushrooms and garlic mashed potatoes - $24.99
Stuffed Rockfish with two sides - $22.99
Molten Chocolate Cake with Grand Marnier sauce - $7.59
Reservations for all size parties accepted for New Year's Eve - call (410)835-3577, but call soon!
Option 3:
Join us upstairs after 10pm to countdown to the New Year! Live Music by Wes Davis and party favors (while they last) $10.00/person.
We hope you choose to celebrate the beginning of 2009 at Station 7 Restaurant! Whatever your plans, please be safe and
HAPPY NEW YEAR from the crew at Station 7!
Station 7 Restaurant
7456 Gumboro Road
Pittsville, MD 21850
(410)835-3577
www.station7restaurant.com
Station 7 Restaurant will be CLOSED on Thursday, January 1, 2009 and will reopen on Friday, January 2, 2009 at 11am
Option 1:
Get a spot early at the party going on upstairs! For $39.99 per person, head upstairs at 8pm for a fabulous two-hour buffet featuring Smoked Prime Rib, plus two drink tickets, party favors and a champagne toast at midnight! Live Music by Wes Davis!
(Call today to reserve your spot - (410)835-3577, please specify upstairs when calling)
Option 2:
Make a reservation and enjoy dinner downstairs! Dinner Specials include:
Stuffed Portabello Appetizer - $9.99
Mixed Greens Salad with White Balsamic Vinaigrette and Pine Nuts - $3.29
Filet Mignon with zucchini, red peppers & portabello mushrooms and garlic mashed potatoes - $24.99
Stuffed Rockfish with two sides - $22.99
Molten Chocolate Cake with Grand Marnier sauce - $7.59
Reservations for all size parties accepted for New Year's Eve - call (410)835-3577, but call soon!
Option 3:
Join us upstairs after 10pm to countdown to the New Year! Live Music by Wes Davis and party favors (while they last) $10.00/person.
We hope you choose to celebrate the beginning of 2009 at Station 7 Restaurant! Whatever your plans, please be safe and
HAPPY NEW YEAR from the crew at Station 7!
Station 7 Restaurant
7456 Gumboro Road
Pittsville, MD 21850
(410)835-3577
www.station7restaurant.com
Station 7 Restaurant will be CLOSED on Thursday, January 1, 2009 and will reopen on Friday, January 2, 2009 at 11am
It's Going To Be A Slow Day
On Monday I sat at my computer for 10 hours straight working on one single Post for New Years Eve day. Here's the problem. For some reason I thought that was tomorrow. Once I looked at the schedule to date it, DUH! It was supposed to be one of two Posts I had planned on putting up for that day in order for everyone to go to each link and enjoy the Posts. So I screwed up and I don't have much planned for today. Oh well, things happen. You'll just have to pop in every so often today and see what comes up. Sorry Folks but that one Post took a lot out of me. I had to go through almost 7,000 posts to produce it.
Pollitt to Deliver "State of the County"
If you can't get down to the GOB this morning, tune in to PAC-14 and watch Wicomico County Executive Rick Pollitt deliver his third "State of the County" address. Despite Pollitt's use of the Louise Smith-esque term "Speech in the Sunshine" and the expected shirt tearing over the county's revenue cap, it should be interesting and informative.
The speech begins at 10AM. Get your seat early, or pour another cup of coffee and tune in.
The speech begins at 10AM. Get your seat early, or pour another cup of coffee and tune in.
BREAKING NEWS!!! Robbery At Bank Of America ATM
"I always knew that Salisbury was becoming a dangerous place, but tonight it finally hit home. Tonight around 9:30-9:45pm, my mom drove up to the Bank of America ATM on Rt 50 to make a deposit. Apparently when she was about half way through her transaction, someone approached her vehicle out of nowhere and robbed her.
For those people that are not familiar with that bank, there is a large brick pillar that blocks your view behind the bank when you've pulled up to the ATM. The thief must've been hiding behind the bank or the pillar and when she pulled up, he must've come from behind and approached her vehicle from between the pillar and the ATM machine. He was holding what was probably a lead pipe that he was trying to make look like a rifle or shotgun of some sort. The way my mom described it, she said it was silvery and the diameter of it probably makes it too large to be a pistol. It could've been a gun, but likely was a lead pipe or something similar (still a weapon if you ask me).
Anyway, she was so frightened that she couldn't even complete her transaction, so the thief proceeded to work the ATM and withdrew $200 from her account. Once the money came out of the machine, he grabbed it and ran. He jumped over the fence that separates the Bank of America parking lot with the townhouse neighborhood that's right there. Fortunately my mom was not hurt and the thief didn't take her debit card. She pulled ahead and then called the cops and had a police report filed.
The thief was an African-American male wearing a black ski mask, black sweatshirt, and black sweatpants. She said he also appeared to be wearing gloves. Unfortunately, because it happened so fast, she wasn't able to make out any distinguishing features or details, so chances are the guy will never be caught; but we can at least inform people to be especially careful at this and other ATM's after-hours and at night. The guy clearly knew what he was doing since he was able to approach the vehicle without being noticed and he worked the ATM very quickly--chances are this isn't the first time he's done this.
If you could post this so we can get the word out to people to be especially careful at the Bank of America drive-up ATM on Rt. 50--there is especially bad visibility there and plenty of places for someone to hide and sneak up to your vehicle un-noticed. For that matter, be careful at any ATM after-hours or at night, especially in an empty parking lot. I feel fortunate that, aside from being really shaken up, my mom was not hurt, but someone else may not be so lucky.
Thanks,
Concerned Citizen"
For those people that are not familiar with that bank, there is a large brick pillar that blocks your view behind the bank when you've pulled up to the ATM. The thief must've been hiding behind the bank or the pillar and when she pulled up, he must've come from behind and approached her vehicle from between the pillar and the ATM machine. He was holding what was probably a lead pipe that he was trying to make look like a rifle or shotgun of some sort. The way my mom described it, she said it was silvery and the diameter of it probably makes it too large to be a pistol. It could've been a gun, but likely was a lead pipe or something similar (still a weapon if you ask me).
Anyway, she was so frightened that she couldn't even complete her transaction, so the thief proceeded to work the ATM and withdrew $200 from her account. Once the money came out of the machine, he grabbed it and ran. He jumped over the fence that separates the Bank of America parking lot with the townhouse neighborhood that's right there. Fortunately my mom was not hurt and the thief didn't take her debit card. She pulled ahead and then called the cops and had a police report filed.
The thief was an African-American male wearing a black ski mask, black sweatshirt, and black sweatpants. She said he also appeared to be wearing gloves. Unfortunately, because it happened so fast, she wasn't able to make out any distinguishing features or details, so chances are the guy will never be caught; but we can at least inform people to be especially careful at this and other ATM's after-hours and at night. The guy clearly knew what he was doing since he was able to approach the vehicle without being noticed and he worked the ATM very quickly--chances are this isn't the first time he's done this.
If you could post this so we can get the word out to people to be especially careful at the Bank of America drive-up ATM on Rt. 50--there is especially bad visibility there and plenty of places for someone to hide and sneak up to your vehicle un-noticed. For that matter, be careful at any ATM after-hours or at night, especially in an empty parking lot. I feel fortunate that, aside from being really shaken up, my mom was not hurt, but someone else may not be so lucky.
Thanks,
Concerned Citizen"
Salisbury Police Department Press Release, Another Armed Robbery
On December 26, 2008 at approximately 10:50pm, Officers from the Salisbury Police Department responded to the Centre City Exxon for a reported assault with a firearm. As officers arrived at the Exxon, it was learned that the victim, later identified as Jontue Wise of Salisbury, MD, was being transported to PRMC/ER. Investigation by uniformed officers and detectives found that Wise had been shot at several times inside and outside of the business. Wise was struck twice by bullets fired from a gun that was in the possession of Antonio Kevin Davis (black male, AKA:Dutch, 28yoa, 6’01hgt, 205wgt, last known address of 27000 block of Edgewood Circle, Salisbury, MD). It was learned through the investigation that Davis and Wise have an on-going argument stemming from an incident approximately two weeks prior to this incident. Wise was taken to surgery and held at PRMC for observation. An arrest warrant was obtained for Davis charging him with Attempted 1st degree Murder, Attempted 2nd degree Murder, Use of Handgun during a Felony, Handgun on Person, 1st degree Assault, 2nd Degree Assault, and Reckless Endangerment. Davis should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS. Anyone that has seen or knows the whereabouts of Davis should contact their local law enforcement agency immediately or Crime Solvers at 410.548.1776
CC# 200800046930
CC# 200800046930