(Here’s another look at how disaster response really “works.” And this isn’t just applicable to India. -kg) The good Samaritans – missionaries, doctors, political oddballs, power grid engineers, bankers, clerks, religious workers, unemployed youngsters- are all going up the picturesque mountain road in dust-caked smoke spewing vehicles bearing stickers like ‘Fallow me’ (sic) and ‘Killer…
Month: October 2005
China zoo worker mauled by lions
(It’s Zoo Day @ fukn.us! Or something. Anyway, this puts things in perspective when you have a bad day at work. -kg) A Chinese zoo worker has been badly mauled by three lions on his first day at work. Unfamiliar with the layout of Shanghai Wild Animal Park, Zhang Huabang accidentally entered the lion area,…
Mystery fog engulfs Nigerian city
(This story is from 2 days ago and has been picked up by multiple media outlets, yet I can’t seem to find any more recent information… -kg) Nigeria’s main city of Lagos has been enveloped in a thick, white, malodorous fog, which has caused panic. Lagos’ state governor closed all schools in the city and…
we make money not art
(Dude…what is the world coming to when buddhist monks are in fear of their lives..? Man, I kinda want one of them motorcycles…cd) we make money not art October 14, 2005 Monkmobiles and safron bulletproof robes 07:53 PM wearable To protect Buddhist monks in predominantly Muslim southern Thailand from increased violence, new products are being…
Underwear Runners in Kona
StarBulletin.com | News | /2005/10/14/ ASSOCIATED PRESS Competitors wearing little but their underwear smiled and cheered as they finished the ninth annual Underpants Run, yesterday, in Kailua-Kona. About 100 men, women and children ran in the mile-long event, which crossed paths with the start and finish areas of the considerably more serious Ironman competition, which…
Orangutan Love…
(I’m happy to say that it looks like my friend Rusti (below right) and his mail order bride Violet (below left) will soon be moving into spacious new quarters at the Honolulu zoo. When I asked Rusti how he felt about it this is what he had to say “The bachelor life wasn’t all it…
Giant Creature Found in India
(this looks true…but is it? cd) Reporter from India claims that the remains of a 150′-0″ ancient, giant creature washed ashore on the coast of India. Footage looks pretty good, but who knows if it’s still fact of fiction. Quicktime Video snopes
Update on Minutemen- Bellingham, WA
(This is interesting. While I think it is a good idea to have citizens involved in the affairs of government, the argument of Barbara Ryan and her crowd does hold merit…if in fact there is a racist policy within the ranks of the minutemen…argueably, Whatcom County does have a history of civilian militant groups…they used…
Bush Teleconference With Soldiers Staged
(Okay, Captain X, you go ahead and tell the American people to trust me, Lieutenant Y, I want you to tell them that everything is going great, Seargent Z, you tell them to keep filling their big SUV’s with Gas and how you and your wife just bought a house and the American Dream, tell…
'Lost' Actor, Wife Robbed At Gunpoint In Hawaii Kai Home
(This is Aloha…..Welcome to Paradise….It will be interesting to find out if they were specifically targeted or if they were just a random robbery…funny thing is I read the police blotter every day and armed robery is VERY rare here in Hawaii…Sorry dude…hope you didn’t lose anything too precious, glad you didn’t lose your cool…