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Plain Dealer Gets Sexy

The PD seems a bit inspired by the opening of the Sex and the City movie this Friday. First, style columnist Kim Crow waxes philosophical on the gals wardrobes, going so far as to state that the clothes themselves were characters. We get breakdowns on what each of the four women’s tastes in clothes meant, too bad the writing here can’t rival Carrie’s own. Did I just make a Sex and the City reference? Weird. Anyway, even Food and Restaurant editor Joe Crea (who claims he has own seen 1/3 of one episode of the show) jumps on the bandwagon by offering up cocktail recipes named after the characters, as well as the theory that the show helped increase the popularity of cocktails in the US. Anybody want to mix up a batch of these badboys and then head on over to the premiere? I’m not even sure if I’m joking.

Speaking of Sexy…

…nothing says “hot” like a man exposing himself. Right? Okay, maybe a few other things do, but that is not what truck driver Daniel Walker thinks. A few days back Walker drove up to a woman in Chagrin Falls, asked her for directions, and then when she approached his vehicle, let the snake out of the cage. Luckily the woman was able to get a few numbers off the license plate, despite being blinded by the experience, and police were able to get in touch with Walker. He eventually turned himself in but denied exposing himself. It’s at a time like this that I am reminded of a Blink-182 lyric, “And in my town, you can’t drive naked.” So elegant, so appropriate.

That’s Southern Ohio For You

What’s a good way to make sure emergency procedures and disaster communications are working properly? How about sending automated messages to hundreds of parents telling them that there has been an explosion at their child’s school? Apparently the Mason School District thought that was a good idea. After informing parents last week that there would be a “disaster drill” on Tuesday, but not mentioning which school it would happen at (ah, details) the district sent out automated messages talking about an explosion. Of course parents freaked out and headed over to the school only to discover it was still standing. Smooth move, guys.

Blood For Oil!! Willingly!!!

Thanks to high gas prices plasma banks have been booming. Fox swung by ZLB Plasma Services in Cleveland where they chatted with a few folks about exchanging some plasma for cash. Your first four trips will yield $40 a pop and then decrease after that. Many people are regulars now, using the two-time-a-week limit to help pay for their gas. Looks like I just found a new job. The pay isn’t great, but the hours are fantastic!