Archive for September, 2007

A Toast! (18)

Saturday, September 15th, 2007

o O.J. Simpson! Dude, even if the sports crap was yours, you don’t commit armed robbery to get it back. WTF?
And while I’m at it, to the Goldman family, for publishing that wretched If I Did It. Egads. While, on one hand, I can understand trying to get the money that’s owed to you, since [...]

My Vacation’s Over.

Friday, September 14th, 2007

     ‘m currently taking part in an UrbanDead mini-game of sorts. The group I’m with is doing a “chain-kill” on a horde of zombies. One kill every hour, for as long as we can keep it going. Seeings as we have a limited amount of action points, which must be spread out amongst killing, finding ammo, [...]

Always Next Year

Thursday, September 13th, 2007

     eorge Bush will use a 15-minute prime-time television address to try to persuade Americans to stick with his strategy in Iraq, as he announces the possible withdrawal of 30,000 troops by next July.
     By next July. Slightly less than a year from now. Maybe we’ll bring home 30,000 troops then (leaving, what, over 100,000 still there). [...]

Link Dump

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

pparently, you can burn seawater. Like, possibly, for fuel.
The brains of liberals and conservatives may actually be wired differently. Explains a lot.
From FlamingCat, Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. Bush Reveals Dubya Is Craaaaaaazy. Didn’t I say? Didn’t I? Also, I kept hearing on CNN that the book may reveal “proof” of Bush lying [...]

Bin Laden Video

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007

     ell, the new bin Laden tape has hit the airwaves, and at least one news article wonders if the dude in the tape actually is bin Laden.
     The bin Laden in the new video looked a few years older and a few pounds heavier than when last seen. Nothing suspicious about that. However, there are a [...]

All Sorts of Cancers . . .

Monday, September 10th, 2007

     here’s an interesting bit of news on the AP today about those RFID chips you can have implanted in your pets and/or kids. RFIDupdate.com reports that several small studies may indicate that these chips, implanted in pets and children to help with identification if the pet or child is lost, might cause a malignant cancer.
     When [...]

Bees, Pt 2

Friday, September 7th, 2007

     ees Invade Katy Woman’s Home:
     Claude Griffin with Gotcha Pest Control tried to talk himself through the enormous job of removing 500,000 bees that had taken up residence. Homeowner Charmaine Albert says she tried numerous other exterminators with no luck.
     ”It’s a very dangerous situation,” she said. “The bees just keep returning. They leave briefly, but keep [...]

Biofuels, PATRIOT Act, Bees, & Bin Laden

Friday, September 7th, 2007

     he biggest problem with “peak oil“, or “reducing our dependence on foreign oil” as we’re calling it at the moment, is that there is currently no one alternative energy source that can replace oil. The biggest competitor at the moment is biofuel — oil made from plant matter like soybeans and/or corn — but there’s [...]

R.I.P.

Thursday, September 6th, 2007

     uciano Pavarotti died today.
     Luciano Pavarotti, the Italian tenor whose clarion lyric voice and performances from concert houses to outdoor stadiums made him a pop icon and the most famous opera singer since Enrico Caruso, has died. He was 71.
     Pavarotti, who underwent surgery in New York for pancreatic cancer in 2006, died today at his home [...]

Wednesday Riddle

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

      think that, next month, Punday Night, Tall Tale Tuesday, and the Wednesday Riddle will turn into monthly features instead of weekly. I enjoy them, but judging by the response, I’m the only one. Ah well. Also, I often only have to time to post once a day, and I’m frequently skipping these features [...]