We notice the defendants in the Rios trial haven't missed many meals ... they should be sentenced to the same diet they gave the kids. Judge Willis' heartfelt comments spoke for most of us at their arraignment. And speaking of the kids, we hope the other three are receiving lots of counseling and support ... their psyches have got to be in chaos, too. We wish the children and their caregivers well ... and a long sentence to their alleged oppressors ...
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Carolyn would like Maizie to take better notes ... when she looked at them this week, she had "Osaka ... snowflake powdered sheets ... Brittany puppy (no wonder she didn't get "A's" ... she can't read or write)." "Osaka" was really "Oscars" (once again we were overlooked ... do you suppose it's because we've never made a movie?) ... "snowflake powdered sheets" translated to "the snowplow plowed our streets" ... thank you, thank you, thank you ... and finally, Brittany puppy had nothing to do with dogs ... it referred to the lovely Brittany Puzey, WAC player of the week at UNR ... whom we remember also as one of the children in WNCC's "Sound of Music." Congratulations to a lady of many talents ... (and Maizie's going back to school for remedial classes immediately).
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Please take under your wing, two more fighting men overseas ... cousins Joey and Mario Madera ... both are in the infantry, and both are from Carson City. Stay safe, guys ... we're proud of you.
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Kim Johnston came up with this one ... "A large corporation (state government, maybe?) hired several cannibals with the caveat they don't eat any employees ... 'the cafeteria is just down the hall.' They promised they would not, but lo and behold, four weeks later, a secretary had disappeared. The boss came to them and said, 'I'm pleased with your work, but do you know anything about what happened to her?' They all shook their heads, but as soon as the boss left, the cannibal leader said, 'Which of you idiots ate the secretary?' A hand rose hesitantly. 'You fool,' the leader chided, 'For weeks, we've been eating managers and no one noticed, but NOOOOO, you had to go and eat someone who actually does something ...'"
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"Urinetown" (the Tony award winning musical) is appearing in Reno at the Keystone Square Shopping Center. Put on by TMCC, it has two local favorites as stars ... Rod Hearn and Phil Harriman (who were recently in PPI's "The Foreigner"). For dates, times and other information, call 789-5672. It's a laugh-out-loud riot ...
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Congratulations to the CHS Naval Jr. ROTC who won the regional rifle championship ... they're now on their way to Fort Benning, Ga., for the nationals ... good luck! And to the cheerleading stunt squad for taking first in state (Virginia City took a first in hip-hop) ... RAH! And to the six seniors on the boy's basketball team who have a 3.6 GPA ... they're cute, too ...
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We "found" a new restaurant (thanks to Tom Jablonski) ... US Restaurant Co., 248 E. Winnie Lane (883-4303), Crossroads Shopping Center ... tasty food, good prices, nice people ... and open for breakfast and lunch seven days a week ... (like we needed another place to eat ... )
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"How come when you mix water and flour together, you get glue? But when you add eggs and sugar, you get cake. Where did the glue go? You know darned well where it went ... it's what makes the cake stick to our BUTTS!" (Molly Sanders sent us this sad story ... )
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"HI" (and "surprise") to Barry Lane; Happy birthdays to Dan and Andy Clinger ... don't forget your mother's birthday on the 15th (you've been properly warned).
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High tea ... not just at the Empress Hotel in Victoria ... we were guests at a lovely afternoon soirée where we indulged in champagne, scones, dill and salmon roll-ups, deeeeelicious finger sandwiches, dessert and, yes, tea (from York, England) served by our delightful hostess, Marie Hanson, to us and Colleen Lyons, on beautiful china, with real flowers and marvelous hospitality. We even wore hats and gloves for this auspicious occasion (any time we're invited out, it's auspicious) and Colleen wore a boa (when you're being treated so well, it's only proper that you "dress" for the party). Many thanks ... the "Mad Hatter" couldn't have done better ...
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Learn to drive ... we're getting tired of getting cut off at intersections, seeing people ignore their turn signals ... you name it ... the driving around here is getting more and more "Californian" every day. With all the technology in the world, why can't they put a chip in cars and speed-limit signs that would curtail speeding (with a manual override for emergency vehicles), or a scrambler on cell phones that only lets them work when the car is stopped? What a concept ... but God forbid, we curtail personal freedoms and save a few lives ...
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Sandy Palmer of Dayton asks us to get the word out on "Red Fridays" ... a move to get people to wear red on Friday's to support our troops until they all come home ... we hope that's soon ...
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The State Bar of Nevada and Glen Lerner, a Las Vegas attorney, are at odds over his TV ads (in one, he turns into a whirlwind; in another, a giant phone drops on someone's head) ... he bills himself as "the heavy hitter," and the bar association feels he's misleading the public. Get real, State Bar ... if you think we think he's "real," you need the phone dropped on you ...
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Jana Bratzler sent us "The Bathtub Test." "During a visit to the state asylum, a visitor asked the director what the criteria was to be institutionalized. 'Well,' said the director, 'We fill up a bathtub and then give the patient a teaspoon, a cup and a bucket to empty the bathtub.' 'Ah, I understand,' the visitor said, 'A normal person would use the bucket because it's bigger than the others.' 'No," said the director, 'A normal person would pull the plug. Do you want a bed near the window?'" (The Care-bear gets the bed near the window ... Maizie will visit her from time to time.) Have a good week ...
-- Carolyn DeMar and Maizie Harris Jesse are longtime Carson City residents. Write to them at editor@nevadaappeal.com.