Wow, I must throw out at least two pairs of these a day. Hmm. Something to think about. The Chinese government is introducing a 5% tax on disposable wooden chopsticks in a bid to preserve its forests. It produces about 45 billion pairs of chopsticks a year, consuming millions of trees and bamboo plants. The…
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Guy Takes Control of His Life!! And Blogs at TheFatManWalking.com
Right on. This guy identified something he wasn’t happy with and that was likely to kill him and he got off his ass and DID SOMETHING. I’m sure there are a lot of overweight people, or people with other issues, that think he is great, but say, “I can’t leave my [job, family, life, etc.]…
How a Pandemic Takes Wing
There is a lot of talk about Bird Flu lately. I thought the story below had some good information. Also, NPR has a great link here Maybe an epidemiologist or other expert can clarify if there are any flaws in this. cd How a Pandemic Takes Wing Springtime usually brings joy to Alaska after a…
Still able to pull the salami
While awaiting his well deserved execution.. (though I Bernest am against the death penalty which I will go into great detail about in the near future…) this freak can still find the gumption to make that teeny weenie dance. Wow, what focus! MSN-Mainichi Daily News
Now you can profit from corruption in the U.S….
Now you have a rare chance to profit from the corruption of one of America’s politicians if you can make it to the auction where his ill gotten gains will be sold…is it any ownder that the U.S. is such a screwed up place? I read an essay by Howard Zinn today at Smirking Chimp.com…
Update: Chef returns sans Hayes
This little fight makes me want to start watching more TV. Plus, mentioning Chef makes me hungry. Plus, it’s been raining a lot so I haven’t been excercising much. Result? I’m going to get a ‘big john’ and sue Scientology for turning me fat in five years! cd NEW YORK – “South Park” creators Matt…
Wad of Cash Found in New Orleans Home
This story just goes to show that you never know what is in your walls. I also like the fact that the students turned the money in. I know it may sometimes seem that I am cynical, but I actually beleive that most people will usually do what they think is the right thing. If…
Razor Curves
Do they even make a razor with one blade anymore? I love when economists start thinking about things they aren’t supposed to think about! (Thanks Chuck!) agrumer: Nine years to the Singularity Nine years to the Singularity Someone at The Economist with a bit of extra time on his hands was looking at the recent…
The first sign of the Sha-na-napocalypse!
Many of you may have been leading quiet lives of desperation and oblivion. In your countless hours of toil and tedium you may have never heard of the Sha-na-napocalypse….Now that you have…you shall know that the sacred book of Sha-na-narmageddon says that the first sign of the end drawing near shalll be a lamb born…
Naked wedding photo trend shocks rural China
Forget the Mao suits of a generation ago. Actually, forget about any clothes at all. Naked wedding photos are the hot new trend among young couples in once deeply conservative China. Even in Anhui, a largely rural province in the east, many newlyweds are having their pictures taken in the nude, to the fury of…