And then, sometimes, an elected official does something really cool…. cd US state signs Cuban trade deal The governor of the US state of Maine, John Baldacci, has signed a multi-million dollar trade deal with Cuba’s state-run food agency Alimport. Under the deal, Alimport will buy Maine products worth $20m (£11.3m) by July 2007,including seed…
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Act II: Race riots hits Sydney
Okay Folks, Act I was the riots in Paris, Act II is obviously the rioting in Sydney, and it seems pretty clear to me that Act III is widespread rioting in Urban America when The Terminator terminates Tookie. Can it be averted? Sure it can, but only if Arnold decides to allow Tookie to live….
I'll tell you what to do….
Well folks…since I’ve been getting a few emails where people ask me what to do with the situation they find themselves in, I figure I might as well go public…if you want to know how to handle a situation in your life and you want to trust a formerly homeless 33 (almost 34) year old…
CBC News: Comedian Richard Pryor dies
Sad to say that Richard Pryor has left the building. I’ll never forget how profoundly he affected me with his performance in Bustin Loose, where I realized for the first time that women could use dildos on men…terrifying to a 12 year old…for certain… cd U.S. performer Richard Pryor, who helped revolutionize comedy with his…
More from the Van's Triple Crown of Surf
The Holidays are upon us and life is unexpectedly busy….but I will try to keep you up to date on the important stories….like this one… cd Smaller surf greets Pipeline challengers By Brandon Lee Special to the Star-Bulletin The 35th annual Rip Curl Pro Pipeline Masters’ main event began yesterday. But the main course has…
Ripcurl Pro Trials Completed
I was up there on the North Shore today…it was a madhouse…the waves were beautiful…and I could only stay 15 minutes because the old Japanese ladies I was driving got bored….still…pretty cool to get paid to be there at all… cd 2005 vans triple crown of surfing : north shore of oahu RIP CURL CODE…
Surfboards???? They're nothing but foam blanks….
Hmmm….the big question is…what is going to replace the foam blanks….someone revolutionary needs to come up with something…maybe I can come up with a plan… cd Surfers worship waves and boards with equal passion. Polyurethane foam “blanks” produced by California-based Gordon Clark are used to make many of the world’s surfboards. Mr Clark, who helped…
Disaster prevention: Is $1 a life too much?
The World Bank estimates that $10 TRILLION will be spent on disaster relief in the next decade if money is not directed toward pre-disaster risk reduction. Trivial amounts of money spent BEFORE a disaster can provide huge savings in resources and lives. LONDON (AlertNet) – Just over $1 would have saved a child from being…
Las Cruces Sun- Virgin Galactic in New Mexico
I love this stuff… cd Space firm to launch in NM By Steve Ramirez SUN-NEWS REPORTER Dec 8, 2005, 06:00 am The new race to space, this time with paying customers, could soon become a sprint. Richard Branson, a British billionaire who is chairman and founder of the Virgin Group — which includes Virgin Galactic…
Man depantsed by rodeo bull
Bull-One Naked dude-Zero. Disclaimer: No pasty-assed white dudes were harmed in the making of this video. Rodeo – Google Video