The Seattle Times: Local News: Blind inventor killed crossing Oregon highway GLIDE, Ore. – A blind man who invented curbside markers to help the sight impaired was struck and killed while crossing a highway, the authorities said. Kevin Stockton, 47, of Glide was hit by a van traveling on Highway 138 East and then by…
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Gore's impossible Dream
I love the guy and everything hse is trying to do, but get serious, the multinational corporations that control our governments are never going to go for raising the cost of doing business, creating an environment where people work less and keep more, or possibly missing out on the huge money they plan to make…
Willie Nelson…busted
Wow, it’s a good thing they busted Willie Nelson for some weed. He may have been on his way to destroy the Pentagon or board an airplane…oh wait…this is the war on drugs…that was the war on terror…I get my pointless, never ending, freedom crushing wars confused sometimes…. cd LAFAYETTE, La. – Willie Nelson and…
Art show features pink elephants and cockroaches
Here is a nice way to start your Monday. cd A live Asian elephant, painted in pink and gold, stands in a makeshift living room. Giant cockroaches swarm over copies of Paris Hilton’s pop CD. A dummy angel wearing a gas mask and a white parachute flaps in the blue skies. Even in free-wheeling Los…
Space Droids In The Desert
This is like a robot burning man festival…I would love to check this out… cd Space Droids In The Desert Arizona tourists may think they’ve stumbled upon a science fiction movie set if they find themselves near the state’s famed Meteor Crater in early September. Though they won’t get a glimpse of R2D2 or C3PO,…
Letter from Iraq #13 "Good Training"
Here is the latest from David, a U.S. soldier in Iraq. I publish David’s letters as he sends them, unedited, and without commentary. You are welcome to comment on his letters, ask questions, and post feedback. David has just written to say that he may not be writing again for a while as he is…
The good news: New Real Estate- The Bad News: We're all going to drown
OSLO (Reuters) – Polar bears are drowning and receding Arctic glaciers have uncovered previously unknown islands in a drastic 2006 summer thaw widely blamed on global warming. Signs of wrenching changes are apparent around the Arctic region due to unusual warmth — the summer minimum for ice is usually reached between mid-September and early October…
Incredible Fukn.us is #1 political blog at TopBlogging.com!!!!
That’s right folks. Our little blog is getting some notice. We are ranked 37th overall at Topblogging.com and #1 for Political Blogs. Thanks to all of you that have voted for us!! Please keep it up by voting for us again. Vote by clicking the vote button on the left sidebar. Thanks!!!
Mummy Dearest
Scientists say Barnum Museum mummy real BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – P.T. Barnum wasn’t fooling. The Egyptian mummy in his museum is for real. A pair of Quinnipiac University imaging experts, who specialize in mummies, confirmed Thursday that the mummy — Pa-Ib — was a real person. Barnum’s second wife had donated the mummy to the museum…
Were-Goat turns into man's brother after he slays it!
This is why it is never a good idea to kill a goat you haven’t seen before….if only it would have turned into Dick Cheney instead… cd LAGOS, Nigeria – A Nigerian murder suspect accused of killing his brother with an axe told police investigators he actually attacked a goat, which was only later magically…