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May 28, 2004

Fresnotes: Stealing New York's Money

We must have been too busy searching for our name in The New Yorker's article about bloggers with book deals, because Amy Langfield tells us that Fresno made this week's Talk of the Town.

Specifically, New York is getting "screwed" out of anti-terrorism funding, while "'high-threat municipalities' such as Fresno, Baton Rouge and Columbus, Ohio" are getting a decent crack at federal money.

We're not going to be so bold as to deny that Fresno Yosemite International Airport is No. 1 on al-Qaida's summer hit list. But New York is certainly getting the shaft: The state is 49th out of 50 states in per-capita spending (Wyoming receives $38.31 per person, New York gets $5.47). Meanwhile, "when the Martha's Vineyard Steamship Authority received nearly a million dollars to upgrade port security, the harbormaster in the town of Oak Bluffs told the Vineyard Gazette, 'Quite honestly, I don't know what we're going to do, but you don't turn down grant money.' "

Elsewhere:

1. Still more proof that Demetri Martin is one of the funniest stand-up dudes in New York. Slate features his diary about writing for "Late Night with Conan O'Brien." Quote of the day: "It's funny how sometimes when you're being a douche bag, you're aware of it while you're doing it. And still, you can't help it."

2. Speaking of proof, maybe trading a McDonald's addiction for a Chipotle addiction isn't such a grand idea, after all. Herewith, a calorie calculator for a Chipotle burrito. Screw it: I'll take that heart attack with a side of guacamole, please.
posted by The Governor @ 10:33 AM  

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