Mink and I met the proprietors of Kailua’s free store today, Nandita and Gaye. They told us that a box of money appeared and disappeared this morning and that the speed things come and go sometimes astounds them. Check out their great site. cd Freebay • An Anti-Capitalist Free Store
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Dogs born of Cats…..Another sign of the Shananapocalypse
PASSO FUNDO, Brazil (Reuters) – Geneticist Adil Pacheco took blood samples on Friday from three puppies in a poor neighbourhood in Passo Fundo in southern Brazil to settle a dispute over a claim they were born from a cat. “It’s rather simple really. If the puppies prove to have 78 chromosomes, they are dogs. If…
SPACE.com — Viewer's Guide: The 2006 Leonid Meteor Shower
SPACE.com — Viewer’s Guide: The 2006 Leonid Meteor Shower this weekend, when the Leonids traditionally should be at their most numerous, we normally would expect to see no more than 10 meteors per hour, even with the promise of excellent viewing conditions thanks to a New Moon on the 20th. Still, for parts of Europe,…
Ethnobotany Videos
I figured I would share this with the world. I’m taking a course in Ethnobotany at the University of Hawaii. Most of the lectures have been put on video. Sometimes they can be pure sominex…but if you want to watch something interesting and learn at the same time…these are a pretty good way to go……
If the real hornets don't cooperate
Somewhere in back in the time the Israelites were about to try and boot out whoever was living in Canaan, they were advised to let God fight for them instead of doing any dirty work themselves. Apparently they wanted a little action after all those years munching mana, and didn’t take God up on his…
Indonesian using Black Magic on Bush
BOGOR, Indonesia – A renowned black magic practitioner performed a voodoo ritual Thursday to jinx President George W. Bush and his entourage while he was on a brief visit to Indonesia. Ki Gendeng Pamungkas slit the throat of a goat, a small snake and stabbed a black crow in the chest, stirred their blood with…
Woof Woof Roof – 3 Month Old Sheltered by dogs until 7 Years Old
A Mowgli-like wild boy who appears to have been raised by a dog since he was three months old has been discovered living in a remote part of Siberia seven years after he was abandoned by his parents. Andrei Tolstyk was discovered three weeks ago by social workers who wondered why the seven-year-old had not…
Clever Bonobo again triggers fire alarm
DES MOINES, Iowa – Panbanisha the bonobo is up to her tricks again. For the second time in two months, the 20-year-old animal triggered a fire alarm at the Great Ape Trust of Iowa research center. The trouble started at about 8:15 a.m. Wednesday, when Panbanisha wanted to go outside but the staff was too…
Huge Wave Wipes Out Waikiki!!!!
For those of you who are curious…one of the first things I do each morning is to take a quick peek at my email and the news online. I’m hoping for disaster to strike. Admit it, most of us are….modern life in the United States is not only unfulfilling, it is deadly…have a look at…
Marsha J. O’Brien's Blog
For those of you who haven’t seen it…Marsha now has a blog where she discusses life, health, and whatever else she wants to…she is open to questions and wants to make your life better….Have a look. cd Marsha J. O’Brien Pretty much all members of my family have decided this year not to “celebrate the…