I’m off to San Diego in a few hours, and I haven’t pulled out the suitcase and started packing yet. I’ll get there … somehow.

I started writing a post about various things, and realized I was being nasty and so deleted it. I mean, really, it wasn’t my usual brand of snarkiness — I was being mean, and I realize it. Momma always said if you don’t got anything nice to say, maybe you ought to not say anything at all.

Wise woman, my momma.

The following will just speak for themselves:

Pat Robertson: God is Using Interstate 35 to Cleanse America of Sin. Recently, Austin mayor Will Wynn [yes, that's really his name] got fed up with a traffic jam caused by a truck in the middle of the road, got out of his car, and threatened the driver with arrest if he didn’t move.

Pat Robertson’s plan involves inundating the I-35 corridor with so called “purity sieges” to cleanse the area of sin. (I’m assuming all the sin will go to Mexico — I guess Canada could also receive the sin, but somehow I’m thinking Robertson et. al. had Mexico in mind as their preferred recipient.) It seems to me that Robertson’s crew out to look out for Will Wynn if they try holding a purity siege on I-35 during rush hour. Otherwise, they might spend all 35 days of their campaign in Travis County Jail.

On the other hand, the bridge that collapsed in Minneapolis a few months back? It carried I-35W. So, anyone who lives in the Twin Cities should be advised that the Holy Highway in that area is clearly I-35E. The preferred route through Dallas/Fort Worth where there is another E/W split has not made itself clear yet, so anyone in the DFW area ought to be careful.

I’m just saying.

On the other hand, if you feel like burning in Hell, it seems that Project Runway contestant Jack Mackenroth (the one Shin and I call “Abercrombie”) has posed for a series of photos that do not show off his talents as a clothing designer (the operative word in that sentence being “clothing”). While Jack really isn’t my cup of tea, I couldn’t resist throwing in a little temptation there for you, dear readers, while we were talking about Pat Robertson. Who’s looking out for ya?

See you in California!

Tags: Austin, driving, Photos, religion, weird