Does this mean women are getting more violent and prone to commit crimes? Or is it that judges are becoming less easygoing when it comes to female criminals? Or does it mean something else…Either way…the fantasy it conjures is certainly much better than the reality… it’s this…. fantasy world compared to this…real world I do…
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The Biogas Engine that Could….
Perhaps there is hope for us, my friends. God love the Swedes. First the Swedish Bikini Team and now this….. Perhaps now that the Mayor of Honolulu has scrapped our recycling program and seems dead against having a commuter train…Maybe Mufi can come up with some reasons why this would be a bad idea too…….
Wilma is a Killer…Alpha is too.
Hurricane Wilma has smashed down on the Yucatan and killed at least four in Florida so far. Even as Tropical Storm Alpha, the first in the greek alphabet batters the Caribbean and starts it’s own rampage. A doll is seen strapped to a palm tree battered by winds from Hurricane Wilma Monday, Oct. 24, 2005…
Badly Wounded US Troops
I spent the day at Tripler Army Hospital today with some clients from American Samoa. As this war approaches the 2000 dead US soldier mark…let’s not forget the dead Iraqis…or the wounded Iraqis….or the wounded soldiers… War sucks. t r u t h o u t – Another Iraq War Legacy: Badly Wounded US Troops…
Hunter S Thompson's widow on a lonely legacy
Funny how long ago February seems…I remember how pissed I was upon hearing about Hunter’s suicide. Suicide sucks too. Sure, there are times when it is right…Kevorkian style…but HST wasn’t there…or maybe he was…hell, I don’t know…he must of sure been fucking miserable….miserable asshole. Guardian Unlimited Books | By genre | Hunter S Thompson’s widow…
The Next Plague on The History Channel
Epidemiology for the layman (that is, people like me that are fascinated but don’t really know much…) Maybe I should consider getting cable…. NEW YORK, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire/ — What could happen if H5N1, known as the Avian Flu Virus, were to infect the world’s population? THE NEXT PLAGUE interviews leading experts that will look…
Breakupnews.com – Glossary of Breakup Terms
My bitter friend sent me this. Bitter people are often much funnier than happy people. Dennis Miller was wayyyy funnier when he was bitter. Antiquing Systematically going back and sleeping with everyone you’ve ever dated. A neat trick if you can pull it off. Breakup Sex Coitus with a party immediately following the agreement to…
BBC NEWS | Photo journal | Sierra Leone amputee
A very personal face on the legacy of Sierra Leone’s brutal war. Page thru all of the photos by clicking ‘next.’ Heartbreaking. I met many people with similar stories in Sierra Leone. During Sierra Leone’s decade-long civil war, rebels developed the horrific tactic of chopping off the hands or legs of civilians as a way…
Chilean Sea Bass…Gilled Gold!
The Catch By PAUL GREENBERG Published: October 23, 2005 On a dank, cold morning this past March, full of wind and the gloom of the sub-Antarctic autumn, I stepped off the customs pier in the Falkland Islands port of Stanley and tried to board a pirate ship. The Elqui, a rusted-out heap flying the Guinean…
If You Don't Eat or Drive, Inflation's No Problem – New York Times
an interesting article from the Sunday New York Times. Oddly, I’ve never been to New York City, sometimes I wonder if I will ever go there…sometimes I wonder why I’ve never been there…is there something in me that has been avoiding New York? I certainly like the newspapers. I always like New Yorkers. Hmmm…maybe I…