COLUMBIA, Md. — The U-shaped street in Columbia was supposed to be named Satin Wood Drive, based on an obscure poem by a whimsical poet. But the devil, it turns out, was in the details. About 30 years ago, somewhere between the developer’s plans and the county’s official map, a misplaced letter doomed the residents…
The Godlight heals the sick
When we last checked in on Canadian mad scientist Troy Hurtubise, his Angel Light â a homebrew device that he said could see through walls and stop electronics from working â was the subject of speculation, ridicule and financing (he got $40,000 from the French government for the project). Now the eccentric inventor has upped…
Nazitown, Tennessee
Okay, so it’s not really called Nazi town…but check out this story from Yahoo news. I used to be stationed near there back in my USMC days. It’s strange…you would go from the racial mix that is Memphis to lily white Germantown… GERMANTOWN, Tenn. – Some residents of this upscale Memphis suburb say ordinances have…
Biblical Mad Libs
Fill in the blanks for Jesus….. Biblical Mad Libs
More Dead Monkeys
3 Endangered Monkeys Die at Chicago Zoo By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: May 15, 2005 CHICAGO, May 14 (AP) – An endangered monkey is in quarantine while experts at the Lincoln Park Zoo try to determine what killed three others, the latest in a series of animal deaths at the zoo. The United States Department…
Monkeys Killing Bushmen
Monkeys infect bushmeat hunters Emma Marris Cameroon survey suggests viruses often jump from primates to people. The transfer of viruses from animals such as monkeys to human populations is a relatively common event, suggests a study of African hunters. A survey of a group of 1,000 bushmeat hunters in Cameroon has turned up two viruses…
Fashion
It must be the Sake but I’m going to come clean. I love fashion. Maybe a part of it is watching beautiful women in fascinating colors swirling through life’s anxieties without a seeming care in the world…but it’s more than that…it’s being able to say something not just with the clothes that you wear but…
The Apartment
This is probably the coolest creative design company in the world. I love these guys. Even their website is exciting without there being much there…. The Apartment
Another Monkey Picture
My fascinations are probably becoming more clear each day. I like Monkeys, Dictators, and Jazz. I’m not too fond of Christians, Milk, or feces. In that order. Okay, maybe it’s not that simple…but maybe it is.
Ginormous Vocabulary
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The response from the “vocabularians” was so “ginormous” that the lexicographers let out a “whoot.” “Confuzzled?” You must be a “lingweenie.” ADVERTISEMENT The editors of Merriam-Webster dictionaries got more than 3,000 entries when, in a lighthearted moment, they asked visitors to their Web site to submit their favorite words that aren’t in…