This is being painted as one thing, but I suspect that what is really happening is that alternative forms of currency threaten the inherent weakness of the official US currency. Remember a few months ago when the Fed made it illegal to melt coins because the metal was worth more than the coins face value?…
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Why Christians Have Sex Before Marriage
(Thanks Rachel!) Link In William Shakespeare’s play, “Romeo and Juliet,” the titular star cross’d lovers fatefully decide to pursue their love, despite the chaos and war unfolding around them. Their decision ends up being a fatal one. I suppose the ironic question that some people might want to ask the protagonists is: Out of all…
09F911029D74E35BD84156C5635688C0 Digg Revolt!!!!
This is a little bit on the geekier side of things than my usual posts, but I think it might have some important impact. The number you see above and below: 09F911029D74E35BD84156C5635688C0 (Link to coolest # pic ever) Is a hexadecimal number that allows the copying of HD-DVD’s. it was posted at Digg.com and later…
Magic Magnetic Mountain
(Thanks Connie!) cd Excerpt from an article published in England in 2001: Magical Mountain’s Mysterious Healing Powers [Original headline: Scientists study mountain with ‘magical healing powers’] Geologists in Romania claim they’ve discovered a mountain with almost magical healing powers. Part of the Bucegi Mountains in central Transylvania can reportedly lower blood pressure and stop the…
Rodin coils
Marko Rodin claims to have discovered the secret to the universe. It lies in a sequence of numbers….hmmmm…this goes in the stranger than LOST files…. Rodin Solution Project
Baby Cry Sumo
Sumo baby : University student sumo wrestlers attempt to make babies cry during the “Baby-cry Sumo,” an annual contest which is supposed to bring good health, at Tokyo’s Sensoji temple in Tokyo.(AFP/Toshifumi Kitamura)
Flippers Fucked as Housing Bubble Implodes
It was bound to happen…it starts in Vegas and now we will start to see it elsewhere. The foreclosure rate has been skyrocketing for a while now. Our economy has been pumping dreams from debt for about five years. Get ready for the big decline….cd LAS VEGAS – In the rampant real estate speculation of…
Fukn contests
Here is the first fukn contest: I can’t think of any fukn contests! The best contest suggestion by next Thursday wins a signed copy of my novel Slackville Road. Good Luck!!! cd
Surprise! I won't be the oldest graduate ever.
I was in a class today where the instructor and I were the only two people in the class that were alive when Reagan was elected. I was only in the third grade but still, all that aside, I’ve got nothing on this chick… her career plans are way cooler than my own…I still don’t…
My wrap up for 10th Annual Hawaii International Film Festival Spring Showcase
I love film festivals. I love films. Watching films is one of my favorite things to do. So when I am in proximity to a film festival, it means that I am going to be going to some movies. I just wish I had the time and money to see them all. Someday. For now,…