The Off Topic Topic

[Josephus]

Fuck, I'm tired.

[Savonarola]

Divorce, Michigan Style:

Michigan woman orders hit on husband, says it's 'easier' than divorce

MUSKEGON — An investigation into a 20-year-old West Michigan woman who later pleaded guilty to soliciting the murder of her 27-year-old husband included videotaped meetings with an undercover police detective.

On the video, Julia Charlene Merfeld of Muskegon is heard telling the detective posing as a hit man that the killing would be "easier than divorcing him." Merfeld said that if he was killed she wouldn't have to worry about her family's judgment or "breaking his heart."

Two videos made in April were released to WZZM 13 by prosecutors.

Merfeld pleaded guilty last month to soliciting a murder. She's jailed ahead of sentencing July 30 and is expected to face prison time.

Authorities say she wanted her husband's $400,000 life insurance policy, and promised to pay $50,000 for the killing

How can our system be so cruel?  She was only trying not to hurt his feelings.   

[DGuller]

You'd think that after so many stories about foiled murder for hire plots being publicized, people would realize that undercover cop hitmen are not trustworthy.

[Eddie Teach]

Even non-cops. What's to stop them from pocketing your money and then just going on their way? It's not like you're going to call the cops to tell them your hitman didn't deliver and you want your money back. 

[DGuller]

Even non-cops. What's to stop them from pocketing your money and then just going on their way? It's not like you're going to call the cops to tell them your hitman didn't deliver and you want your money back. 

That's why you do half and half.

[Zanza]

Even non-cops. What's to stop them from pocketing your money and then just going on their way? It's not like you're going to call the cops to tell them your hitman didn't deliver and you want your money back. 

That's why you do half and half.

Walking away with 25k doesn't sound to bad either.

[Savonarola]

25k doesn't sound to bad either.

Yes, but you'd get terrible references that way.  Networking is the key to growing a successful business.

[crazy canuck]

Fuck, I'm tired.

[Josephus]

Fuck, I'm tired.

Just one of those days. Hot, humid day. Long  drive in due to traffic. And stress at work. Just want to get home and lie down for a bit.

[Josephus]

I should update my status, as they say on FB.

Back in April I posted that as of June 28 the ethnic  newspaper I work at, of which I was arts and culture editor, was shutting its doors and  was to be out of a job. Well the entire community, outside of Malthus, rallied and a successful attempt was made at restructuring the paper. Several people were let go, but I was not one of them. The entire management, though, was given a package. A search is under way for a new editor in chief, but in the meanwhile, that post has gone to me, as Interim Editor in Chief. It's a fairly thankless task and much of my day is pretty administrative (I'm meeting a member of Prime Minister Harper's team, a Mark Adler, MP, in a couple weeks...should I behave?) and stressful. But at least I'm employed and there will be a bonus at the end. Though when a new editor is selected, my future once again is up in the air.

But for now, what I thought would be a lazy, quiet summer has turned into a fairly busy, stressful summer with no holiday in sight for a while.

[garbon]

Well congrats and not!

[Josephus]

Yeah sounds like I'm complaining.....but it is good for me, and at the very least, will look good on my updated resume.

[Barrister]

I should update my status, as they say on FB.

Back in April I posted that as of June 28 the ethnic  newspaper I work at, of which I was arts and culture editor, was shutting its doors and  was to be out of a job. Well the entire community, outside of Malthus, rallied and a successful attempt was made at restructuring the paper. Several people were let go, but I was not one of them. The entire management, though, was given a package. A search is under way for a new editor in chief, but in the meanwhile, that post has gone to me, as Interim Editor in Chief. It's a fairly thankless task and much of my day is pretty administrative (I'm meeting a member of Prime Minister Harper's team, a Mark Adler, MP, in a couple weeks...should I behave?) and stressful. But at least I'm employed and there will be a bonus at the end. Though when a new editor is selected, my future once again is up in the air.

But for now, what I thought would be a lazy, quiet summer has turned into a fairly busy, stressful summer with no holiday in sight for a while.

Huzzah!

But seriously - newspapers are dying.  Any chance you can take this additional time to transition into another line of work?

[Josephus]

Oh, for sure, I've been giving that a lot of thought. One of my original plans when I thought I'd be out of work this summer, and with my severance, was to look at taking some courses. Haven't quite decided in what

[Malthus]

I should update my status, as they say on FB.

Back in April I posted that as of June 28 the ethnic  newspaper I work at, of which I was arts and culture editor, was shutting its doors and  was to be out of a job. Well the entire community, outside of Malthus, rallied and a successful attempt was made at restructuring the paper. Several people were let go, but I was not one of them. The entire management, though, was given a package. A search is under way for a new editor in chief, but in the meanwhile, that post has gone to me, as Interim Editor in Chief. It's a fairly thankless task and much of my day is pretty administrative (I'm meeting a member of Prime Minister Harper's team, a Mark Adler, MP, in a couple weeks...should I behave?) and stressful. But at least I'm employed and there will be a bonus at the end. Though when a new editor is selected, my future once again is up in the air.

But for now, what I thought would be a lazy, quiet summer has turned into a fairly busy, stressful summer with no holiday in sight for a while.

Just for that crack, I'm cancelling my subscription.