Just Opened A Can Of Niceness

So I was waiting for the bus to head into work this morning (because I gots to get paid, son) and who decides to pull over and give me a lift? None other than Margaret McAustin (wrestling fans will find this entry’s name hilarious).  It was very sweet of her to do that, considering she and I haven’t had the best of fellowships (mostly due to things I’ve said) and don’t quite see eye-to-eye on most things in Political Pasadena. So - kudos for Margaret for being a total professional and a nice person.  I mean, there are some people who totally wouldn’t even do that.  Kinda reminds me of that Super Bowl commercial with James Carville and Bill Frist.  Plus - I learned that she’ll be throwing out the first pitch for the East Altadena Little League at Longfellow Elementary School on March 1st.  That’s definitely a nice news chestnut: considering there has been a total lull for news this week in the `Dena. 

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This aggression will not stand, man. 

It looks like the Pasadena Weekly’s website has undergone an overhaul.  Joe “The Big” Piasecki (who was called a ham-and-egger by his colleague, Andre Coleman) said not to worry or send e-mails about any bugs just yet, or at least for another week. And - hey - at least I’m not getting 40 million pop-ups like I do when I go to the other guys’ site.  It looks like a really nice site and I personally can’t wait for those web-exclusive stories.

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Angry bikers will return to Council soon, Livestrong bracelets and all 

Don’t fret about a lack of hard, throbbing, pulsating local news this week.  Pretty soon, all kinds of things will be on City Council’s plate once again.  The peloton stuff is going to do another few laps around the dais, Rose Bowl shenanigans will captivate us all, Danny Bakewell will hit Steve Madison in the grill with a brick, Ann Erdman wrestling a bear at the Senior Center, and, of course, we’ll find out the answer to just how many buckets of chicken Victor Gordo will buy with the money from Measure D. 

Of course, I could always take a page out of Dormitas’ book and create some news myself.

From the home office in Kevin Uhrich’s desk drawer…

TOP TEN FAKE PASADENA NEWS HEADLINES FOR THIS WEEK

10.  Rose Bowl To Host Lingerie Bowl In 2012

9.  Larry Wilson Amazes Residents With Gripping, Interesting Column

8.  Gamble House To Be Renamed Proctor House

7.  210 Freeway Will Include New Drunk Driving Only Lane

6.  Drive-Thru Attendant At Jack In The Box On Hill & Colorado Gets Order Completely Right, Doesn’t Screw It Up

5.  Robin Salzer Purchases Pleasures, Dipping Bikini-Clad Slutbags In Barbecue Sauce

4.  Tyler To City: “Fuck Off”

3.  Pomeranians Protest New Heritage Dog Square At Vina Vieja Park

2.  In Unlikely Move, South Pasadena Declares Independence From Serbia

1.  James MacPherson’s Cut & Paste Commands Stop Working, Pasadena Now Website Down For Weeks

Have a safe weekend.

Stay classy, Pasadena.

- AP