Detective Laura McCallister

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Archive for July, 2006

Run for the Shadows

Posted: Wednesday, July 19th, 2006 @ 8:47 pm in Just Saying | No Comments »

Get a load of this: “Constipation Linked to Aggression in Nursing Home Residents.”
Constipation can trigger physical aggression in a nursing home resident with dementia, researchers here reported. In a large group of residents with dementia, those with constipation were about as likely to exhibit aggressive physical behavior as those who experienced hallucinations…
Yes, according to the [...]

Turkey Goes Kaboom, Too

Posted: Sunday, July 9th, 2006 @ 12:23 pm in Hell If I Know | No Comments »

An Associated Press article, Fight Erupts at Shoe Sale; Customer Shot:
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Chaos broke out at a shoe sale in Turkey this week, and one person got shot in the foot, a news agency reported.
The incident Friday occurred in Karabuk…[at a] retailer that was selling pairs of shoes for as little as $6… When [...]

Simultaneous Orgasms

Posted: Thursday, July 6th, 2006 @ 10:40 am in Hell If I Know | No Comments »

Bad day for gay people, even those of the fictional variety. New York court refuses to recognize same-sex marriage and Georgia’s Supreme Court reinstates constitutional ban on gay marriage. It’s not like we’re comparing an apple and peaches here.
But hey, all of those heterosexual marriages are safer now. It is the friggin’ queers who threaten [...]

Coming in 4th

Posted: Tuesday, July 4th, 2006 @ 11:28 am in Just Saying | No Comments »

At weddings we throw rice, not gun powder.
Best of luck. Kaboom!
For birthdays, we light birthday candles, not Roman Candles.
Happy Birthday. Kaboom!
On Christmas, we hang mistletoe, not sparking, popping Dart Wheels.
Merry Christmas. Kaboom!
For Valentine’s Day, we give heart-shaped boxes of chocolate, not explosive Heart Stoppers.
Won’t you be mine? Kaboom!
At graduations, we toss caps, not M-80s.
Congratulations. Kaboom!
When [...]

Growing Up to Be Elsa

Posted: Sunday, July 2nd, 2006 @ 1:12 pm in Hell If I Know | No Comments »

The blurb for Woman Justice reads:
What happens to all those characters a novelist creates? Could it be that they exist in an alternate plane? Could they be capable of returning to the writer, demanding a better, more fulfilling existence?
Who better to answer these questions than a character herself? I supposedly am a fictional character of [...]