The Red Brick Times

I looked for a specific Cheech Wizard strip to link to yesterday, one about his mailman "forgetting" to deliver the sack full of cards and gifts he expected on his birthday so Cheech gets drunk in the woods instead, but I couldn't find it. Yep, yesterday was my Bday but nope, I didn't get drunk in the woods. Spent the day raking leaves instead. Do I know how to have a good time or what? I did get a surprise birthday phone call though. A voice asked to speak to "Mr. Whatley", which is usually a sign that you've got a telemarketer on the line. At this point proper etiquette demands that you either slam the phone down or scream obscenities and then slam the phone down, but for some reason I didn't. Low and behold, I was speaking with Earl Martin, my state representative. Apparently this guy culls through voter registration rolls and selects constituents to call and wish a happy birthday. Here was my chance to sound off about the state related issues of my choice but of course I drew a blank. Like most people I don't pay all that much attention to politics at the state level so didn't even know what party the guy is affiliated with. I thought about asking but, a) didn't want to reveal my ignorance and, b) didn't want to force him to admit he's a republican (hey, he took the time to call, why embarrass him?). He asked how I was spending the day and when I told him about raking leaves said he'd just this year tried using a power washer instead of a leaf blower to move 'em around. Not so noisy and worked real good. In spite of my blankness we must have hit it off ok though as, after I asked, he gave me his personal email and phone number. Interesting call and, I gotta admit, pretty cool campaign tactic.
Posted 5:39 AM by whatley (2) comments

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Yeah, a good ol' politician, Mr. Earl. Not a very library-friendly fellow, though, or citizen friendly, I think. He has stated that we ought to charge for all library services (videos, dvds, cds, books, and internet usage) and wouldn't that make Ben Franklin roll over in his grave. More funding cuts coming our way, I betcha. Got any favorite authors? Read 'em now while you can. And while we're at it let's widen that gulf between the have and the ain't gots.

# posted by  ralph : November 16, 2005 10:15 AM
 
The Ain'tGots? Weren't they a 50s doo-wop group?

# posted by  ralph : November 16, 2005 10:20 AM
 
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