The Martin Chronicles wishes all the dads out there a very happy Father's Day. While our publisher is very pleased with everyone's work covering the corruption and mismanagement of Villa Hills Mayor Mike Martin's "Reign of Error", he'll be the first to tell you that being a dad is the very best job he has ever had.
A few observations from yesterday's City Birthday party. And we are going to be as nice as we can be.
First, we thought it was hilarious that the Villa Hills Public Works crew decided to drive the infamous backhoe-of safe crushing fame-in the parade. It was that large vehicle that was used in lieu of a locksmith or asking someone for the combination to the safe that led to one of the unanimous reprimands Martin received at the last council meeting. That first command decision by the little man from Norwood certainly set the stage for all the mayhem that has followed.
Second, Martin's hillbilly lynch mob was fairly restrained. We think we know why. More on that in upcoming posts.
Third, with as much respect as we can muster, the parade was a bit underwhelming. It was the City's 50th birthday shindig after all. If you blinked a couple of times you just might have missed it. There is a joke that begs to be told here. But again, we are trying to be as nice as we can be.
Fourth, we guess that the heat and humidity is what kept the attendance so low throughout the day.
Fifth, we wonder why many of the booths were unmanned much of the day.
Sixth, several people thought it was hilarious that there were only two rides available for the kids. One of the rides wasn't operating much of the day. As one frustrated English grammarian who brought his children to enjoy the rides observed, "We'll at least Martin wasn't lying when he said rides. If you have more than one ride it is perfectly fair to use the plural"! He said this moments before he gathered his brood and left in disgust.
Seventh, a nice fireworks display. One wag quipped, "we already knew Martin was good with fire". Indeed.
Let's leave it at this. The little fella gave it his best effort. We'll leave it to others to decide if it was "shoddy at best".
Once again, Happy Father's Day!
