I was first introduced to V.S. Naipaul in the Pual Thoreaux book, In Sir Vidia’s Shadow, which documented the turbulent friendship of the two men. Later I read “A Bend in the River” and fell in love with his writing and his philosophy. In this NYT article, I find myself agreeing with him again, even…
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Tapes said to reveal Marilyn Monroe's secrets
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Marilyn Monroe fretted over a relationship with then-Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and had a one-night stand with actress Joan Crawford that left her cold. Monroe also thought sex with former spouse and playwright Arthur Miller was just “so-so” and maintained a deep affection for ex-husband Joe DiMaggio. But she credited…
The Seattle Times: Local News: Seattle's
I’m starting to get excited about Burning Man…This story is just a part of why…cd The Seattle Times: Local News: Seattle’s “Machine” a metaphor in motion for Burning Man fest The work inside the aging, red-brick warehouse in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood is the picture of incongruity: A trapeze artist practices between two pieces of black…
Anti-war protesters march toward Bush ranch
Where does this guy get off taking so much vacation as he sends our troops to get blown to bits? The last time he took a vacation his approval rating was low too. At the end of his relaxing we got 911 and his approval rating soared. What do we get this time George? Maybe…
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Giant Ocean Waves More Common Than Thought
Big Wave riders might want to head to the Gulf… and take the lookie loos too…cd Giant Ocean Waves More Common Than Thought – Yahoo! News Giant Ocean Waves More Common Than Thought
The Epoch Times | Flu Viruses Can Quickly Swap Genes
WASHINGTON — Strains of the influenza virus are constantly swapping genes among themselves and giving rise to new, dangerous strains at a rate faster than previously believed, U.S. researchers reported last Monday. They found that slightly mutated influenza A strains in New York that circulated between 1999 and 2004 gave rise to the so-called Fujian…
Eleven holes-in-one in a single round…
(You gotta love the little guy, he’s like a superhuman…and did you see that video of his bodygaurds I posted a while back…wow! Someday maybe we’ll see his harem…cd) SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s Dear Leader Kim Jong-il never forgets a phone number, a cadre’s career or a line of computer code. According to an…
Man Pays Speeding Ticket in Pennies
(I’ve always wanted to do that….cd) MOORHEAD, Minn. – A man ticketed for speeding thought he’d get even by paying his fine with 12,000 pennies. But the judge had the final word by making him wait for the change to be counted. “If the person is mad at the cop, why take it out on…
Fake Princess Blows A Million Bucks
( I love it!!! I wish I knew her….cd) NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York woman who posed in high-society circles as a Saudi princess pleaded guilty on Tuesday to grand larceny and insurance fraud and was ordered to a mental hospital. Antoinette Millard, (aka Lisa Miller) 42, used a special credit card to…