There Are No Themes to the RPR Postings

Couple of items this evening...

- First off, Amy isn't too happy with Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day, which took place on Tuesday. Reason being: The 23rd St. location in Manhattan decided not to participate. She calls that "ballsy and annoying". I guess there truly isn't anything you can get for free in New York City, not even a lousy ice cream cone.

- Hey, the Donald wants to open a casino in North Philly! Specifically, the Donald has expressed interest in the Nicetown neighborhood, but don't be fooled by the name: it isn't too nice over there. The writer of this (quite lengthy) article mentions that the neighborhood needs a nice grocery store before they need TrumpStreet. I guess Trump has done all he can do in NYC, and now he's rolling south on 95 to the City of Brotherly Love. It's alright, the construction hasn't even started and the graffitti artists are already lining up...

- Andy didn't have any Nuggets of Wisdom this week, but he'll be back in action next week.

- Brian mentioned that the Prison Rodeo ranks in the Top 5 Most Ridiculous Events he's ever witnessed, but words don't do it justice. I spoke with him on how ridiculous it was, and I'm definitely taking his word on it. It should be mentioned that Brian and the friend he attended the rodeo with were the only people out of 10,000 who weren't from Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, or Tennessee. They lied and said they were from Florida. Good call.

There was bargaining with the inmates in order to buy the crafts they made by hand (what else do they have to do while behind bars?), where some had to negotiate behind a fence if they were deemed too dangerous to man their craft table. There was Mexican Poker, an event where 4 inmates sat on chairs while a bull is let loose. The last inmate sitting wins. Also, there were goats running around in the rodeo pen with monkeys riding on the backs of dogs. Yes, monkeys riding on dogs. Brian says he isn't kidding. The last event involved a poker chip being placed in between the horns of a bull, and all of the participants had to get the poker chip. Whoever came away with it won a $500 credit to the commissary. Who would have thought that these convicts would be safer in the jail cells?

Tomorrow's another day...