Rain at last!

Ending weeks of drought at our home in Washington Parish.

Hey, doofuses, there's a burn ban on!

So quit burning already.

Don't be like the major doofus who almost burned down my friend's house last year.

Of course, we can be reasonably certain that nobody will be issued citations unless they're come-heres. The born-heres don't seem to get in trouble with the law much...

Online ad alert

Seems like everywhere on the interwebs these days are ads about a mom's tooth whitening discovery.

Click through, and you'll get a page telling you that for a mere four bucks, you'll receive two products that will whiten your teeth.

Read the fine print for Dazzle White:

When you order today you'll be signed up as a member of our exclusive preferred customer club. You will be billed $4.95 for the shipping of your 14-day day trial, then once you choose to continue whitening with the DazzleWhite Pro System the low member price of only $58.76 per month for every month.

And for Smile Brite:

After ten days we will charge you at a discounted price with a 18% savings of $19.95 off the regular price, for the low price of $85.37.

I think I'll pass, and I recommend you do the same.

The kids' camp kerfluffle

A Camp Fire volunteer named O'Berry was arrested after firing a gun in the vicinity of a busload of kids heading to camp.

He had been arrested three times since February on other charges, including arson, automobile burglary and home burglary.

The most distressing part of the incident is this:

Camp Fire officials said this week that O’Berry was a volunteer and the organization does not do background checks on volunteers. [Emphasis mine - Ed.]

“He was always under the supervision of an adult,” said Traci Collins, Towazi’s board president. Volunteers are required to work in pairs, and never be alone with a child, she added.

Pedophiles and abusers always work alone, huh? So having them "never be alone" is some kind of a safeguard?

I. Think. Not.

It would have been possible to learn something about this volunteer's background by searching The Daily News archives, but only if you misspelled O'Berry's name by leaving out the apostrophe and putting a space instead. I don't know if that was deliberate obfuscation or more of the same.

Considering that Camp Fire accepted O'Berry because he was vouched for by a relative, and nepotism is a primary consideration in Bogalusa, I'm leaning toward the former.

Who knew summer camp was held at the OK Corral?

Irate camp counselor fires gun near school bus, police say.

This is what happens when you hire your relatives and friends without doing a thorough background check. Or when you hire based on what church someone attends.

Wake up, people! There are plenty of resources out there to help you make an informed decision. Nepotism and favoritism are no way to run a business OR a volunteer organization.
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