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For once the four-legged kind.
April 2007
Morrison Pardon Update: Letter to Gov. Crist
Sent this today to Governor Crist of Florida. I encourage you all to drop him a line as well. ——————————————- Dear Governor Crist: I’m an attorney in San Francisco who does a lot of writing on, let’s say, "unusual" legal…
Second Japanese Toilet Manufacturer Admits Its Product Placed Buttocks at Risk
The blazing-bidet scandal continues to grow in Japan, with the country’s second-largest toilet maker now joining the market leader, Toto Ltd., in admitting that it has been aware for years of defects in its "washlet" products. INAX Corp. said today…
UPDATE: Underwear-Throwing Not Motive in Opera Cancellation
A few corrections to my report a while back on the lawsuit involving opera singer Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Australian pop singer John Farnham. The coverage I saw claimed that Dame Kiri had backed out of a joint-concert deal…
Florida Governor Is “Seriously Thinking” Of Pardoning Jim Morrison
According to the International Herald Tribune, Florida Governor Charlie Crist said today that he is "seriously thinking" of granting a posthumous pardon to Doors singer Jim Morrison. (This is a major step forward since my report on this last week.) …
UPDATE: Convictions in “Band-Aid Bandit” Case
On April 12, a jury in Tampa convicted Rafael Angel Rondon of being the "Band-Aid Bandit," suspected in the robberies of 39 banks in nine counties between 2000 and 2006. Rondon’s brother-in-law, Emeregildo Roman, was also convicted. The report did…
Japanese Company Warns That Defective Toilets May Catch Fire
Toto Ltd., Japan’s leading toilet manufacturer, announced today that it was offering free repairs for a defect that had been identified in its popular "Z Series" toilets. The company said that the defect, related to the toilets’ electrical systems, may…
“Girls Gone Wild” Creator, Residing in Hole, Continues to Dig
Joe Francis, the entrepreneur who has made umpteen million dollars from the "Girls Gone Wild" videos, was indicted last week by a federal grand jury on two counts of tax evasion. He was easy to find because, as you may…
Candidate Wins Race With Zero Votes
Joe Selle appears to have triumphed in last week’s city council elections in Missouri City, Missouri, a town of 300 people that is confusingly situated near Kansas City, Missouri. Here’s the background you’ll be wanting on that. Missouri City, Missouri,…
People You Probably Don’t Want to Have Do Your Taxes
This list could probably get a lot longer, but right now I have two. First, Marva Bilberry, of Belton, Missouri, who runs Bilberry Bookkeeping & Tax Service, at least for now. On April 11, the Justice Department sued Bilberry, alleging…