he done did what he done

“He done what he thought he was trained to do to bring that subject into custody. At some point, something happened with his body that caused him to go into cardiac arrest or whatever.”

Winnfield, LA police chief discussing the tasing of a man after he’d been arrested (and handcuffed) on cocaine charges.

apparently the officer THOUGHT he’d been trained to tase a suspect NINE times AFTER he’d been brought into custody (handcuffed).

the “something” that “happened” with his body that sent him into cardiac arrest was the 50,000 volts of electricity that the officer hit him with over and over and over and over and over and over and over (now he’s not moving) and over and over.

they’re breeding real rocket scientists down there in winnfield, no? a police chief that can’t formulate a sentence and an officer who thought that he’d been trained to tase the ever-living shit out of a suspect, twice after he’d apparently died.

logic defying link of the week

because nothing says, “full of Christ’s love” like firearms.

truffle shuffle - bringing it all back home mix - 7.11.08

oh, what a week. i discovered twitter, jott, sandy, and “rediscovered” son volt, ben harper, todd snider & other music of my misspent 20’s. as a result, the nano’s running light these days on number of artists, so there might not be much variation in the mix.

the past six weeks have been full of personal turmoil, struggle, redemption and trusting in God. part of that is due to business struggle & strife (approx 1/3 of my june revenue was spent on facility repairs & maintenance). i’ve been taking lots of deep breaths…

a group of ymca kids just walked into the gym, so i’m gonna go ahead and jump into the shuffle. good weekend to all…bring on the shuffle!

1. funky kingston - toots and the maytalls - (20th century masters)
2. microtonic wave - pinback (offcell)
3. burn your life down - tegan & sara (the con)
4. milk & honey - beck (midnite vultures)
5. back to the crossroads - todd snider (happy to be here)
6. massive nights - the hold steady (boys and girls in america)
7. lose this skin - the clash (sandinista!)
8. are you ten years ago - tegan & sara (the con)
9. career opportunities - the clash (sandinista!)
10. june returns for july - matthew ryan (from a late night high rise) (ed. note: i hope to hell not…)

coolest idea ever.

i just found out about two services/applications that apparently will save me time, make me more efficient, and might just reverse the aging process.

jott is a voice to email service (that’s free) that allows you to create to do lists, send text messages, blog, and email contacts - just to name a few. i can already think of eleventy hundred uses for it.

sandy is a virtual personal assistant. she’s easy to use, friendly, and even a little foxy (for a cartoon). the best part about sandy? apparently she talks to jott.

i’m gonna play around with these two gadgets (can you call them gadgets if there’s no software or physical form?) for a few days and report back to you on the impact they’ve had on my life.

if you decide you want to play around, too, let me know what you think of the services.

whee!!

the slippery slope of connectivity

i’m a twit.

www.twitter.com/newtondominey

follow away.

truffle shuffle - preemptive strike mix 7.2.08

short & sweet this week:

i had the best weekend ever. it started as the worst weekend ever. thought it would be catastrophic. “season ending injury” type bad. the “source” of the badness isn’t completely fixed, and i’m still dealing with the ramifications - playing through pain - but things are looking good for a return to fine form. (sorry for the veiled analogy. it’s a personal thing, and i don’t feel like sharing).

no plans for the 4th. want it that way. here’s an early shuffle for your 4th o’july pleasure.

1. prodigal son - the rolling stones (beggars banquet)
2. shakin’ street - mc5 (the anthology 1965-1971)
3. gotta keep moving - mc5 (the anthology 1965-1971)
4. corner soul - the clash (sandinista!)
5. look here - the clash (sandinista!)
6. dark come soon - tegan & sara (the con)
7. the street parade - the clash (sandinista!)
8. fly zone - junkie xl soundtrack (ea games soundtrack)…this is actually a pretty cool record.
9. do you realize - the flaming lips (yoshimi battles the pink robots)
10. washington bulletes - the clash (sandinista!)

for a maxed out 8 gig ipod, it certainly seems strange that 40% of the songs came off of one record by the clash. not that that’s a bad thing…

clear the calendar

for those of you planning parties and events on aug 21, i offer a preemptive apology for my absence.

the boss is gonna be playing at the sommet center and, even if i have to sell an organ or be exploited sexually, i’ll be there.

best news all month.