It’s the little things that matter in the big world of diplomacy…. Mr. Kim Jong Il seems to like Bush’s tone SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea gave rare praise to President Bush on Friday, welcoming his use of the honorific ”Mr.” when referring to leader Kim Jong Il and saying the softened tone could…
Month: June 2005
Worlds Best Restaurants
Can you believe L and L Driveinn didn’t make this list? Not even Zippys. Concierge.com: Condé Nast Traveler: Lists
Double Bonus: Bacteria Eat Pollution, Generate Electricity
Can we use this bacteria to power my new robot suit? (see next story down) Double Bonus: Bacteria Eat Pollution, Generate Electricity Double Bonus: Bacteria Eat Pollution, Generate Electricity By LiveScience Staff posted: 07 June 2005 09:42 am ET Scientists have long studied bacteria that can clean up toxic waste by eating it. Other bacteria…
Japan unveils Robot Suit
I want one…Will it make me as fast as a car? As strong as a Gorilla? Japan unveils “robot suit” that enhances human power – Yahoo! News TOKYO (AFP) – Japan has taken a step into the science-fiction world with the release of a “robot suit” that can help workers lift heavy loads or assist…
Border Security
This is almost too fukn unbelievable to be true…they won’t let Cat Stevens in but they let this guy carrying a bloody fukn chainsaw? What the fuck? That’s all I have to say about that… Canada on Yahoo! News Photos Gregory Despres is shown in this image from television. On April 25, 2005, Despres arrived…
Dolphins Protect Their Snouts With Sponges
The bottom of this story is the part that sort of made me pause…where it says young males gang together and chase sexually ready females and then refers to it as “herding females’ …does that strike anyone else as wrong? Maybe we should enact some laws to protect these poor dolphin gals….? Dolphins Protect Their…
Steve Jobs on Podcasting at WWDC
Look how easy it will be…. Voxmedia Wire » Blog Archive » Jobs on Podcasting at WWDC
Hawaii Mind Body Spirit Expo…Kooks are Us
Massage therapy, multi level marketing, and spiritual coaching. It wasn’t exactly what I had in mind when I went to the Hawaii Convention Center today for the Body Mind Spirit Expo. I should of expected what it was, a bunch of new age multi level marketing strategists, Japanese tarot card readers, and nutcase guru types….
Buying a Marine a Beer
If anyone had told me when I got out of the Marines in 1994 that ten years later I would happily be living within a few miles of a Marine Base, I would have told them they were crazy. When I got out, I wanted nothing to do with the government. This anarchist had served…
Biking Over The Pali
I biked 20 or so miles today. It was a beautiful day. There was a Mind, Body, and Spirit Expo at the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu. I’ll review that in another post. Probably the post above this one, meaning the next one I write. Anyway, I’m feeling sort of proud of myself for…