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This content was published August 28, 2009. … Wendy Whitaker is back in the news. At least some of the news … the fishwrapper has not reported the latest chapter in her story. Thank you Creative Loafing, which is physically printed by the fishwrapper. (Ever notice how skinny the paper is on Tuesday? That is when they take in outside jobs.) A HT goes to the unlikely team of Griftdrift and Peach Pundit. There is a recent post at chamblee54 on this subject. …
… Mrs. Whitaker is the lady who gave a high school classmate a blow job, and became a registered sex offender (RSO). She is now in jail. It seems like her husbands name was on a lease, and they moved into a residence that was previously out of bounds. The authorities locked her up because she did not inform them that she had moved. … The laws on RSO have a lot of provisions. They are not allowed to live within a certain distance of schools, parks, and churches. (Across the street from an IRS office is permitted.) An RSO is not allowed to volunteer at a church. And, as Mrs. Whitaker learned, they must register every time they move. …
… There are stories of people getting locked up because of confusion over how often they should register, or big brother not getting the note. Many Florida communities have tough laws, establishing boundaries for places that RSO are forbidden to live. A bridge under a causeway is one place where RSO are permitted. Many feel that driving RSO out of established communities makes it difficult to monitor their activities. Politicians always want to be seen as being tougher on crime than anyone else. Some of the laws they create cause more problems than they solve. It will take genuine courage to undo the damage. … A recent search at Sex Offender Registry for Wendy Whitaker showed “No offenders found for the search criteria selected.”
This content was published August 27, 2009. … “Wild Ducks Flying Backwards” is due today at the Chamblee Library. As much as I enjoy Tom Robbins, his output is not worth an overdue fine. Towards the end of the book, there are a series of questions. As a loyal reader, I have a sense of entitlement , and license to borrow. … Why do you live where you do? The house is paid for. Besides, Atlanta, with all her flaws, is a good place to use as a return address. The weather is reasonable. The Falcons had a winning season last year, so there is no need to worry about them going over .500 this year. …
… I feel the same about Atlanta as I do about The United States. Both are very fine places, with very serious problems. The wolf criers have been making noise as long as I could hear, and the bottom has not fallen out. The one difference is that no one is expected to “Love it or leave it” with regard to your zip code. And, if someone asked whether you would die for Atlanta, he would be rightfully laughed out of the house. … What is your favorite letter of the alphabet? O. This has nothing to do with the POTUS. O is a well shaped letter. It is a vowel, which means consonants are begging for its company. It is a circle, a wheel, a pie and a hockey puck. Three out of four isn’t bad. …
… O is the first letter of om, which is the combination of all sounds, and a good mantra. O is the twin brother of zero, the one great innovation of arabic numbers. When you spell the word Dog, O is the glue holding the quarreling consonants into canine cooperation. When you spell Dog backwards, you get the name of Mary’s babydaddy. THAT name gets said way too often, and I try not to hold that against O. … I cannot remember any other questions. … Pictures today are from The Library of Congress. John Vachon took the social media picture in July 1942. “Hoffman Island, merchant marine training center off Staten Island, New York. Instructor with group of trainees in the engine room of the training ship New York”©Luther Mckinnon 2025 · selah