The Wire – let’s all cry about it

The series finale of The Wire last night was like a large bag of mixed nuts – while picking out the cashews and throwing them away, I thoroughly enjoy the pistachios while eating the peanuts just because they’re there. So basically, like a bag of mixed nuts, it was satisfying and enjoyable, with some bits […]

“I’m gonna go outside and have a loiter”

In a stroke of brilliance, BCPD officers have been shunning bar patrons standing outside of bars for loitering, expressing to them that they need to stay 150 ft away from the zone they are being offensive to, namely the bar they are patronizing. In an unshocking display of ignorance, the police don’t know how to […]

Suspiciously Good News – Not So Suspicious

Last month I posted on the fact that Baltimore’s murder rate in January was as low as it was since 1987. It’s great! And over the course of February, that trend has continued with 14 murders, roughly half the number of murders in 2007. Last month, officials were saying “THERE’S HARD WORK TO BE DONE […]