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I coined the term "frink."

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2008 (43)
- November (3)
  - 16th: Is it April 10 yet? - 12:15 am
  - 12th: My Love Affair with NKOTB - 5:40 pm
  - 5th: How I got mono from the Kings of Leon - 10:50 am
- October (3)
  - 31st: Are you my BFF? - 12:10 am
  - 13th: My new get-rich-quick plan - 3:35 pm
  - 1st: Prevent fires, but only in moderation - 1:25 pm
- September (6)
  - 29th: Sweet transvestites and bum hecklers - 10:10 am
  - 25th: Speed trap warning - 11:15 am
  - 13th: Who's got two thumbs and hates the circus? - 1:45 pm
  - 8th: My Brush with Royal-ty - 8:25 pm
  - 4th: My 60-second review of New Kids on the Block's "The Block" - 10:35 am
  - 2nd: Proud to be an American (Idol fan) - 11:20 am
- August (2)
  - 28th: DeJesus is the reason for the season - 10:00 am
  - 5th: Free Royals Tickets! - 2:25 pm
- July (6)
  - 31st: I gained the "Ink 20" - 11:55 pm
  - 27th: While You Were Watching "The Dark Knight" for the Third Time... - 8:40 pm
  - 20th: While you were watching "Dark Knight"... - 4:25 pm
  - 20th: While you were watching "Dark Knight"... - 4:15 pm
  - 20th: While you were watching "Dark Knight"... - 4:15 pm
  - 1st: My (Evening) Rant - 10:00 pm
- June (6)
  - 24th: New Kings of Leon album announced!!! - 11:55 am
  - 18th: This is just funny... - 8:30 am
  - 16th: My Hannah Montana moment - 10:55 pm
  - 13th: Down with David's Bridal - 11:30 am
  - 11th: Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: The New Class - 2:40 pm
  - 8th: Baby's first hookah - 8:15 pm
- May (3)
  - 30th: A rare sighting in Blue Springs - 12:05 am
  - 25th: Your heartbreak survival guide - 3:25 pm
  - 6th: My bra assault - 5:40 pm
- April (10)
  - 30th: Rachael Ray: Ending marriages before they begin - 2:00 pm
  - 27th: Do you know what your kids are wearing??? - 10:00 pm
  - 25th: Overheard in the Ink office - 10:50 am
  - 19th: The Shining like you've never seen it - 12:00 am
  - 18th: My Saturday night: Porn! - 11:50 pm
  - 17th: Overheard in KC - 12:55 am
  - 14th: Everything I know about sex I learned from Ghost - 9:35 pm
  - 13th: No sex? No thanks. - 9:05 pm
  - 13th: Wanted: A Dramatic-Exit Montage - 12:15 am
  - 6th: My So-Called Love Life - 11:30 pm
- March (4)
  - 30th: Score me some plot - 9:05 pm
  - 19th: It's no Fabio, but he'll do - 12:05 am
  - 17th: Research for my romance novel - 8:20 pm
  - 16th: Baby's first blog - 12:05 am

Prevent fires, but only in moderation

For one week only, prevent home fires

All I’ve gotta say is, the Blue Springs Fire Department is on top of it.

On my way to an oil change this morning, I drove past a giant banner unfurled roadside in front of the fire station. It read: “Prevent home fires!”

Close call! It’s a damn good thing I saw that sign. Why, had I taken an alternate route, I might have neglected to prevent a home fire this very evening.

I commend the fire department’s bravery and vigilance, but mostly its use of our tax dollars.

Apparently, it’s fire prevention week. Thank God there is a week devoted to this. I’m writing my City Council and suggesting we implement similar weeks of equal or greater importance: car accident prevention week, unwanted pregnancy prevention week, drunk-texting prevention week. Let’s all take a week out of our lives to prevent activities that cause a lot of damage. Who’s with me?

(3) Comments

Posted on: Oct 1 2008 - 01:25:00 PM

Tags: PREVENT FIRE

3 Comments - leave comment

I for one, could use a little bit of help in preventing drunk texting. Maybe if we could hang banners saying "prevent drunk texting" over all the bars in town, we could put an end to such nonsense.

Posted 7 weeks ago by SLIMMphoto

I like the way you think.

Posted 7 weeks ago by monica watrous

All right, I will. But next week? It's back to the candles, tiki torches and letting the cats play with matches.

Posted 7 weeks ago by umbriago