and You guys probably remember that I traded a skateboard for art, art for rubies, and then, I traded the rubies for a Cal 20 sailboat. Before making the trade, Tracy, the guy with the boat wanted to go to the jewelers to find out about the gems. We didn’t get a certified appraisal but…
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President of the World Bank
maybe there is something to like about this guy after all…. cd In this combo picture, World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, with holes on his socks, is seen as he leaves from the Ottoman era Selimiye mosque in Edirne, western Turkey, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007. Wolfowitz was in turkey for a-two-day official visit. (AP Photo/Nadir…
Gangsters are happier than Police
No big surprise. Apparently 65% of Korean police report job satisfaction while 79% of gangsters, even those in jail are satisfied with their lives. SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean gangsters get more satisfaction from their line of work than the police, according to a survey published on Tuesday in local dailies. According to the survey…
Military Shows Off New Ray Gun
The future is now. Dreamers…we need you to come up with new ideas…this time try to imagine a peaceful future…. cd Military Shows Off New Ray Gun MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Georgia – The military’s new weapon is a ray gun that shoots a beam that makes people feel as if they will catch fire….
Seoul denies Kim Jong Il under arrest
United Press International – Intl. Intelligence – Seoul denies Kim Jong Il under arrest Seoul denies Kim Jong Il under arrest SEOUL, Jan. 26 (UPI) — South Korean officials Friday denied a Japanese news report that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is under house arrest amid a power struggle. Japan’s Jiji Press said Kim…
Mysterious, Large Ice Chunk Falls on Tampa Man's Car
Another example of the fact that at any moment, something can fall from the sky and kill you. In this instance no one died, but if it did that much damage to this car, imagine what it would have done to you….Enjoy life. It is fleeting (and sometimes ends suddenly when something from the sky…
Who has less of a life than this?
I pose the philosophical question now…who has less of a life, the man who just sold his or the person who bought it? Holt’s webpage is www.nicael.com cd SYDNEY (AFP) – A 24-year-old Australian surfer who sold his life, including baggage from a painful break-up, on eBay says he is still not quite sure why…
Pressure mounts on African Union to reject Sudanese chairmanship
Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir is one of the primary (if not THE primary) architects of the bloodbath in Darfur. Now he wants to lead the African Union, the body responsible for the undermanned peacekeeping force in Darfur. It is outrageous and it might actually happen. While the world begins to pay attention and hold ‘Concerts…
Be careful comparing me to a beat poet…
I might beat your ass. I composed this on the bus on the way home…put it to a simple guitar riff and here you go…from mind to reality…as quick as that… ripped of, shit on, tore up, and spit out