This story makes me sad. What a bummer that this guy spent so much time with really dangerous animals and had the bad luck to die with an animal most people consider safe. cd Stingray kills ‘Crocodile Hunter’ Irwin CAIRNS, Australia – Steve Irwin, the hugely popular Australian television personality and conservationist known as the…
Britain cracked WW2 secret
Britain cracked WW2 secret “dress code” LONDON (Reuters) – German spies hid secret messages in drawings of models wearing the latest fashions in an attempt to outwit Allied censors during World War Two, according to British security service files released on Monday. Nazi agents relayed sensitive military information using the dots and dashes of Morse…
The Loneliness of a Long Distance Traveler | The New York Times
This is a great slideshow with audio commentary by Matt Gross of The Frugal Traveller. A very enjoyable Sunday morning vicarious travel in just a few minutes. You may have to create a login ID to view this, but it is free and takes justa minute. Besides, it lets you read the NY Times online….
Tired of a Bald Baby? It's Baby Toupee.
I found this at Random-Good-Stuff. It’s a great site dedicated to great random good stuff. To see the baby toupee go to http://www.babytoupee.com/
Europe's 1st lunar mission reaches moon
The moon. So close and yet so far since the 1970’s. There was a time when the United States was the leader in space exploration. It was a matter of national pride. Then it stopped and somehow we changed to a nation of war without end and supplying arms to anyone who would buy them,…
Voodoo Mad Hatters
Probably just about everyone out there knows that the term ‘mad hatter’ has it’s roots in the fact that the guys that made hats used to go mad on a regular basis. It turns out that the reason (or at least a big reason) for that is because they would use mercury to shape felt…
Letters from Iraq #2
Hello family and friends, right now its the end of a late night shift in bagdad, specifically Camp Victory, at one of Saddams guest houses made into an operations center. I will have much time to reflect and watch the morning sun rise over the iraqi palaces. There is a chance I can move out…
Letters from Iraq #1
Hello friends, It was such a busy day, my first day from morning to night in bagdad, iraq. I am tired, I purchased a lot of stuff to make my stay more enjoyable. We are living in a place called Area 51 foxtrot. It was saddams old money mint, so it’s a big warehouse. There…
Letters from Iraq – Introduction
A friend of a friend of mine is now in Iraq. She was forwarding me his group emails and now he has given me permission to post some excerpts from his group emails home. He has also said that he is willing to answer questions from anyone as long as they don’t violate security clearances….
American dream for Burmese refugees
After languishing in refugee camps on the Thai-Burmese border for 10 years, Karen refugees are suddenly being admitted to the US thanks to the waiver of a clause in the Homeland Security Act. There are about 130,000 refugees in the Thai border camps. The expectations and anxieties of the refugees as they contemplate a move…