the papers (see here) filed by the justice department’s office of special investigations, which hunts nazi war criminals in the us, claim that paul henss served in the waffen ss and served as a guard dog handler in dachau and buchewald.

no details yet on how the osi found henss, but according to the papers filed to deport him, he admitted his involvement in a sworn statement to osi investigators.

for this author there is no statute of limitations on this sort of thing. i am proud that we still invest time and money in hunting down and bringing to justice those who perpetrated the holocaust.

the development plan apparently includes a parking deck and as we all know, NOTHING drives intowners more crazy than a potential parking deck.

the morningside matters blog has been set up with the express purpose of keeping citizens informed on the project. it’s well done and even includes video of hearings for people that can’t attend them.

anyway, check it out. if you live or work nearby you can get caught up, if not, its a good example of real netroots style activism….

btw – before i ask this, keep in mind that i went to a division iii school, have no school spirit and care about college football as i do about a microsoft press release.

why is it that auburn fans festoon their cars with so much crap?

seriosuly, every other team’s fans seem to content themselves with one sticker, or maybe a license plate, or a livense plate holder.

not auburn fans.

they have multiple stickers, license plates, tiger tails hanging out of the trunk, flags, on and on and on.

i am not being snarky here, i am seriously curious about why this seems to be so centered on auburn fans.

any ideas?

i mean seriously. what in the world could convince someone that it would be a good idea to close down one of atlanta’s 3 main southbound surface arteries in the middle of the morning rush.

it was absolute chaos.

i spent 40 minutes getting from glen iris to the connector.

and in preparatory response to a certain commenter on this site, yes i know it would have been much better on a bike. i am not biking to alpharetta.

that’s it.

rant over.

when it was all said and done atlanta came in fourth behind san francisco, new york and la. honestly, i don’t think you can complain about being in that category.

having been single in both atlanta and washington dc, i agree that atlanta is definitely a better place to be single.

interestingly though, atlanta only ranked #28 on forbes list of america’s most drunk cities, i guess meaning you don’t need beer goggles to have fun as a single?

anyway, i am curious what you singles think? is atlanta a good place to be single? how does it compare with other places you lived.

discuss, please!

none of that has anything to do with this post though, which is simply to inform you that a group of my favorite indie rockers manchester orchestra just announced the date for their final headlining gig in atlanta for 2007.

you can see them on october 26 at the drunken unicorn.

if you have yet to catch them, you should, it’s well worth it.

plus they are blowing up everywhere (yes i used that slang, ugh, what is becoming of me) as evidenced by this picture taken at easy street records on my recent trip to seattle.

according to today’s ajc bathroom sex is down at hartsfield since the arrests:

“We’re averaging one public indecency arrest per month since June,” said Atlanta Police Maj. Darryl Tolleson, who commands police operations at Hartsfield-Jackson. “It’s really tapered off since, and I think all the publicity has helped.”

well thank goodness for that. honestly, i am a bit surprised by just how prevalent this was. according to the article hartsfield was continuously listed as a rendezvous point on various web sites and chat rooms and arrest rates were in the double digits in certain months.

i did find this line pretty interesting:

Tolleson said he plans to talk with Minneapolis police about their operations at that airport.

wow. i’m betting that’s a meeting he never envisioned having when he was in the academy.

all i can really say about that is if blue cheese, steak or onions are the secret ingredient my money is heavily on rathbun.

h/t to the blissful glutton.

just wanted to remind you, know that the english premier league season is in full swing, and the draw has been completed for the uefa champions league, that atlanta has one of the best places in the world to take in a football match.

the brewhouse cafe in little 5 on moreland ave was nominated by the us soccer federation as one of the 5 best soccer bars in the country.

it’s everything you could want – multiple tv’s, great breakfast (don’t forget those english matches start early), great staff, and a great crowd.

seriously, come out and join us. the atmosphere for a big match can’t be beat and you’ll find intelligent, knowledgeable fans ready to teach you all you need to know about the game.

i’ll be there saturday at noon for manchester united vs sunderland.

details:

brewhouse cafe
401 moreland ave in little 5 points
list of matches shown available here

ps – they have wifi too, good for ‘telecommuting’ while watching wednesday afternoon champions league matches

“I want to call him and support him, you know, be there for him,” Artest said. “[He] lied and then came back and apologized to everybody, I felt that was classy. … I was touched that he took full responsibility. I felt that was a real man. I know for a fact he’ll come out a better person.”

it bring to mind an old saying…

‘with friends like these…..’

ah yes, who can forget ron artest.