Strongest hurricane on record roars toward Mexico and US Look out Fred, Hurricane Wilma is roaring towards the storm weary Mexican and U.S. gulf coasts. Wilma is the most powerful storm on record in the Atlantic. Cuba, the most prepared nation in the Atlantic, has started to evacuate 235,000 people, while tens of thousands of…
Month: October 2005
Senate Republicans agree on health cuts for the poor and elderly, not for them.
I have an idea they may not have considered….what about eliminating their healthcare plans? What about cutting their pay? What about ending the most expensive military operations in history? Hmmm…maybe someone should send me to the Senate… WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Finance Republicans, aiming to find $10 billion in savings, have reached a deal…
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…
Chris of the Week: Christopher Walken
Not because of any shortage of noteworthy Chris’, I am changing the Chris of the Day to the Chris of the Week. Certainly I am not bowing to the acrimonious achings of Bernest in doing so or perhaps I am. In any event look for a new Chris of the day each Wednesday or thereabouts…
You want the truth? You can't handle the truth!
Saddam Hussein is facing his day in court.(LINK) Okay, I know that rooting for the bad guy isn’t always the right way to go, but in this case, I really can’t help it. First the evidence against him: He was a mercilesss killer that used naked aggression, assassination, and fear to achieve and hold the…
Hi-tech workers make 'curry rock' on H1Bees
(A new musical genre is spawned. Tracks are in English, Hindi, and Tamil. I listened to a clip and it was, er… bouncy. The BBC story compares their sound to They Might Be Giants. “H1Bees” is the name of the album, not the musicians.) Hundreds of thousands of hi-tech workers from India have come to…
Africa most corrupt continent – 2005 Corruption Perception Index
(Just released today! The US ranks 17 with a score of 7.6 out of 10, with 10 being squeaky clean.) London / Berlin, 18 October 2005 — More than two-thirds of the 159 nations surveyed in Transparency Internationalâs 2005 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) scored less than 5 out of a clean score of 10, indicating…
Take a moment to watch these…
I can’t quite say why, but this short film sent to me by Matthew made my day…sometimes it feels good to know that the truth is really out there….watch it…seriously… Asshole :: Film Strip International And then there is this short film sent to me by Sibielle in Vancouver…I don’t know quite what to say…
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…