So, I got pissed off at my dry cleaner that I’d been going to for the last 5 years and decided it was time for a change. I tried out 5 different cleaners around my house and would love to share the results with you. If you live in the greater one square block area around Loehman’s Plaza, this may prove useful to you, otherwise, feel free to ignore.
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Category: Misc
Now, it computes
Anyone notice that all of a sudden there are a lot of TV ads for UC Davis Health System – the ones where these physician-type people are cycling, rowing and going about their daily business in their lab coats, and looking very physiciany?
I couldn’t figure it out because I’ve never seen anyone out in the city dressed up like a physician going for a jog. But then it made sense…
I believe that the “physicians” in the commercials are not real physicians, at least in the human sense. They are, in fact, physician androids designed and constructed by the health system for the sole purpose to practice medicine. I call them “physiciadroids”.
What’s my proof? The narrator in the commercials is none other than Brent Spiner – aka LT. COMMANDER DATA of the STARSHIP ENTERPRISE (1701-D). If that doesn’t give this whole thing away, I don’t know what would.
Walk towards the light
One of my proudest moments as a Sac Rag contributor was realized last week. And I had nothing to do with it.
RonTopofIt reported a couple of months ago on a failed pedestrian light in midtown that was causing all kinds of ruckus – mostly to said TopofIt and myself. Despite the pleasant experience in reporting this problem to the City, after several weeks, we were wondering if they’d ever fix this light.
Last week, and two months later, they finally fixed it. A beacon to pedestrians walking on L Street, this walk signal shines brighter than ever. Thanks City of Sacramento, for finally fixing and restoring some order back into our lives.
Right Awn! Friday: The lion, the assemblyman, and the lawdrobe
Here we go, it’s Right Awn! Friday time!
As many of you are well aware, we like to take this time every week to paws – I mean, pause – and give recognition to someone who may be going the extra mile to make a contribution to society, or just do something worth some kudos.
Rarely do we feel inclined to give a shout out to someone in government. Why? Well first, they aren’t quite the little guy. And second, they rarely do anything for which you write awn about.
But this week? Right Awn! boldly goes where Right Awn! has not gone before…
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Maybe they should have let a horse loose
Entirely predictable protests at yesterday’s Sac City Unified School District hearing on whether to endorse this year’s nationwide Day of Silence for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered students.
The district’s LGBT Task Force, itself a product of a 2004 board resolution to make schools a safe place for “gender nonconforming” students, recently asked the board to approve a symbolic resolution acknowledging April 26 as a Day of Silence.
No word on whether the district would consider a day of teaching, to ensure that the students learn enough about the world so they don’t grow up to be bigoted jackasses (that was supposed to link to a picture of a bigoted jackass from yesterday’s protest, but not even Fox40, where we saw this story, has anything). Maybe if the district needs a kick in that direction, they should remember the group of student protestors who managed to get CalSTRS to tentatively divest from its investment in the Sudan. Nice work, kids!
Fire drill
Say what you will about Burning Man “… I don’t git why them hippies and yuppies got to go all the way to Nevada just to get stoned and get nekkid and burn somthin’ …” but if you want to do one thing truly great this year, join your friends on the playa to help break the Guinness world record for the longest Chinese festival dragon.
We’re talking two miles of colorful, history-making, fire-spitting dragon fun. Imagine telling your future grandchildren about this amazing feat of art!
Just doesn’t add up
Not much to this one, folks. Well, maybe one thing. If the deal was offered to the first 99 people in line, and you were say, I don’t know, 100 or 101, don’t you just snap your fingers in disappointment and say, “Oh well, I’ll get’em next time”?
A *what* crashed into a building?
KCRA reports that police say a vehicle crashed into a building in Sacramento. What, KCRA, you couldn’t tell?
SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — One person died early Thursday after a van crashed into the side of thrift store in the Foothill Farms area, police reported.
As of 6:30 a.m., investigators were at the scene trying to determine why the vehicle smashed into the side of a thrift store at the corner of Auburn Boulevard and Garfield Avenue.
The thrift store sits in a building that was formerly a Kmart store.
Despite the tragic outcome, it says something about the newsworthiness of this type of story when the fact that the building was a Kmart at some point in time is considered an equally important detail to note.
Right Awn! Friday: Sticking to their guns
Happy Cesar Chavez Day!
It’s interesting that Right Awn! Friday falls on the same day as the one that commemorates Cesar Chavez. This is a person who exemplifies what Right Awn! is about – not just a shout out (usually), but a recognition of the “little guy” who tries to make a difference.
Along that vein, this week’s Right Awn! comes from Sac Rag contributor RunnerGirl (the future Mrs. sac-eats, yes yes we get it). Thanks for the tip RunnerGirl…
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Get Ready For Your Closeup
Has anyone else been hearing lots of buzz around the workplace based on the fact that the Apprentice is having auditions today in Sacramento?
The Sac Rag 