October 8, 2008

There were 5 posts published on October 8, 2008 (this is page 1 of 1).

Builder nailed on worthless check charge

I had called the builder of our home, Kerr-Smith Homes and Land, a few weeks ago asking for the plans for our home so we could use them to finish a room in our upstairs. I called him again yesterday and left a message, but that was before I saw this:

Apex police charged John Banks Kerr, 35, of Raymond Street, with one count of felony worthless check, according to the warrant. The warrant says police think Kerr wrote a check for $137,963.32 to Guy C. Lee Building Materials on July 30, knowing that it would not clear.

Whoopsie. I suppose that’s why his website isn’t coming up now, either.

Sundance Kid

This song makes me want to learn Swedish.

Sundance Kid (YouTube)
Kent

Det var en gång för så länge sen
Du och jag slogs mot dumheten
Vi följdes åt till våra drömmars stad
Vind i håret och vår sikt låg klar

Vi visste allt pojkars övermod
Ett farligt vapen var vår blinda tro
Det var en gång i ett annat liv
Ett annat dom mot ett annat vi och jag

Hör du mig
Hör du mig
Kan du höra mig
Hör du mig
Hör du mig
Allt det här är för dig
Hör du mig
Hör du mig
Kan du höra mig
Allt vi sagt allt vi gjort
Blev en sång för dig
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North Carolina gas prices

The paper tells me that North Carolina has the highest gas prices in the continental United States. Seems to me that this title is usually held by California, so something must really be amiss.

I’ll tell you what it is: North Carolina is being played. The oil companies are turning off the tap to bring us to our knees, either so we’ll cave and drill for oil along our beautiful, expansive coast or to help put oil-friendly politicians in the governor’s mansion and the Senate. Or it could be a way of striking back at Attorney General Roy Cooper for previous barking about price gouging after Tropical Storm Hanna (I say “barking” because I’ve seen no evidence of any bite). Somehow, some way, somebody is twisting the screws on us. I doubt its an accident.
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Whither the finches?

Since the tropical storm rolled through weeks ago I have not seen many if any finches at our bird feeder. Carolina chickadees, cardinals, and nuthatches still show up but the house finches are gone. I know they migrate but it seems they are gone earlier than normal.