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…
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other odd stuff
Pope makes saints, Encourages priests to stay celibate
Well, the pope has started cranking out saints. He canonized Polish Archbishop Jozef Bilczewski, (1860-1923), diocesan priest Zygmunt Gorazdowski (1845-1920), Italian priest Gaetano Catanoso (1879-1963), an illiterate Capuchin monk Felice da Nicosa (1715-1787), and Chilean Jesuit Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga (1901-1952). Silvio Gomez, a Chilean immigrant to Italy, said he had come to the ceremony “because…
Rock Paper Scissors
Now this sounds like my kind of party! ContraCostaTimes.com | 10/22/2005 | Rock Paper Scissors more than child’s play Rock Paper Scissors more than child’s play By Chris Metinko CONTRA COSTA TIMES When you think of games of skill and strategy, contests like chess, mahjong and the wildly popular poker come to mind — not…
Robots used against peaceful protest in Bil’in
It’s Aloha Friday and I’m not going to post much today…but I do want you to get the chance to see this one…the Future is kinetic and scary. IMEMC NEWS: International Middle East Media Center – Robots used against peaceful protest in Bil’in Residents and peace activists in Bil’in village, west of Ramallah, invented a…
The Cubes™
I remember back when I had a cube…oh shit…flashback…horrible flashback…quick…I gotta go to the beach…! The Cubes™ inally, the drudgery of corporate life has been captured in a play set for adults! The Cubes™ spend eight hours a day, five days a week, at tiny desks in tiny cubicles in a giant room packed with…
93 year old drives 3 miles with body lodged in Grill
All I can really say here is ‘Ouch!’ By CRAIG PITTMAN, St Petersburg Times Staff Writer Published October 20, 2005 ST. PETERSBURG – A 94-year-old motorist struck and killed a pedestrian Wednesday evening, then drove about 3 miles with the body lodged in the windshield until he was stopped at a Sunshine Skyway tollbooth. The…
You forgot? No you didn't.
Crap, there go all those moments when saying that I forgot could have gotten me out of trouble. It’s truly fascinating. Imagine finding a way to access EVERYTHING you have ever known! Wow. Scary. Your Brain Remembers What You Forget By Bjorn Carey LiveScience Staff Writer As you dash outdoors in the middle of winter,…
Sleuths Crack Tracking Code Discovered in Color Printers
Much Mahalo to Paul Dylan who sent me this. I wonder if this came about because of the unabomber Manifesto…LINK Sleuths Crack Tracking Code Discovered in Color Printers By Mike Musgrove Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, October 19, 2005; Page D01 It sounds like a conspiracy theory, but it isn’t. The pages coming out of…
All this talk of Cats has me thinking…Beer vs. Pussy
Okay…for some reason I am a little hesitant to post this entire in depth analysis sent by Kid McGurk on the front page here….a couple of examples will suffice and click below for the rest of this….. Wearing a condom does not make a beer any less enjoyable. Advantage: Beer. Too much head makes you…
Live Weddings all the time!
Hey, I know everyone doesn’t get to see six weddings every day like I do when I drive through Waikiki. I fyou just can’t get your fix and need to see some people getting hitched, you can always go to Vegas on the Web… Chapels in Las Vegas, Weddings – Live Webcam Weddings