Keep it Greezy, Like They do in Fort Weezy

By: T.R. Slyder, TRSlyder@yahoo.com

If you're like most Americans, you're asking "Does a former mayor of TR Slyder's hometown ever blog on the Huffington Post?" For years, I refused to answer that question publicly, but after a recent series of tragedies (the Cubs lost last night, I mildly irritated my knee while running, I accidental bet a wrong exacta combinaiton for the Derby, etc.) I've re-evaluated things and decided to break my silence.

Yes, at least one of them does. Paul Helmke posts a lot of articulate and difficult-to-argue-with pieces about gun control. In this instance "gun control" means limiting the number of them in the public, and not merely hitting your target. Here's a sample of Helmke's work.

One warning before you read this though: This former mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana is a white man. So don't me startled by his pic in the byline.

P.S. When I was looking for a picture to post for Fort Wayne, I wasn't sure what to use, since nothing really symbolizes Fort Wayne all that well. I don't think there's one image that every Fort Wayne resident would identify strongly with, so I just went with Coney Island. After Googling Fort Wayne I came upon the picture at right. It's for Fort Wayne Living magazine (you can faintly see the "Fort Wayne" atop the cover. Eagle-eyed readers may notice that is not Fort Wayne. What does that really say about Fort Wayne? "Fort Wayne- where you can read all about cooler places!" Do you think Fort Wayne was on the cover of March-April 2008's Las Vegas Living magazine? How pissed would you be if you lived in Vegas and subscribed to FWL, only to find that cover, telling you what you already knew? I'm gonna have to demand better from you, Fort Wayne Living.