Police: Man beheads tame hotel duck
to me "Behead" implies that some sort of weapon was used...
Not so!
this ass RIPPED the ducks head off during a drinking binge.
Some people suck!
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Cheney mulled Israeli strike on Iran: Newsweek
This administration is screwed up!!!
Cheney wanted the Israelis to strike Iran...so that Iran would retaliate and then the US could in turn fire on Iran...
If you need to worry about the opinion polls when going to war then don't do it...
If you need to go to war, then to hell with public opinion and do it. Go in and get the job done, kill who you have to kill and never put your own soldiers/people at risk over political agendas...if you can't live with that never pull the trigger.
I'd like to see a president or vice president with a 20 year old kid and a draft (that isn't fixed)...then we would see some different policy.
DOPES!
Neptune discovered 161 years ago today
In case you had any nagging questions about Neptune...here you go!
Lexus LS Hybrid...
So, now I am going to add another category of posts...LYING COMPANIES...this goes right up there with Dumb-Ass Celebrities
I am watching TV and I see a commercial for the new 2008 Lexus LS Hybrid...the first thing they say is 438 horsepower...
I sit back and actually watch a commercial...that's pretty impressive. The one drawback about hybrids that everyone always talks about is the power...could they have solved the problem?????
So...Lexus proceeds to take 30 seconds of my life plus another 5 minutes on the internet to look up the vehicle.
Well, this piece of crap does have 438 horsepower...300+ for the gas engine and 100+ for the electric...both engines don't work at the same time!!!
LIARS.
If a company can lie this much in a 30 second commercial, imagine what they will do when they really have time.
I have just excluded Lexus from my buying plans!
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Eleven Iraqis arrested over killing of tribal chief
Kill American Soldiers, Women and Children...NO PROBLEM
Kill and Iraqi politician and people finally get arrested.
Dopes...
Giants won't bring Bonds back in 2008
Interesting call....
I wonder where he ends up...but I can't imagine him remaining in the National League...I am sure a DH spot will open up for him somewhere...
Somewhere that wants to see 3000 hits and the final HR for the record???
Hopefully it won't be the Yankees...they already sell out every night and will do so again next year as the final year in the "Stadium" comes about.
'Hobbit' wrists 'were primitive'
More evidence to suggest that the "Hobbits" found in Indonesia are a distinct race from Homo Sapiens...
Very cool.
More and more mythology gets proven to be in some basis of fact every day...
Maybe giants next????
NASA probe may have found Martian caves
Very cool.
Implications of this can shape our next missions to Mars (manned and unmanned).
Bush: Kids' health care will get vetoed
The people have clearly voted over the years that federalized healthcare is not wanted...so why try and "Back-door" the policies...
Just because it doesn't happen in one bill doesn't mean it won't happen.
Who will pay for this??? The Middle class through unfunded mandates that flow from the Federal to the State to the local municipality...
While I think health care is a necessity...I can't afford more of the tab...
Iran warns West against attack
What a mess...these people are nuts.
In some ways I can't wait for the oil to run out...Then we can leave this part of the world to it's insignificance...
Friday, September 21, 2007
Fashion chain Zara withdraws swastika handbag
Wow...and in a quality control "Oops" on the order of Mattel...Indian made bags sold at the store had swastikas all over the bags...
In defense of Zara (excluding incompetence and stupidity)...the swastika in eastern religions has quite a different meaning that what it has become in the past 90 years...
Still horribly stupid...but not quite a conspiracy...
Irish defence forces eyed UFOs for 37 years
Pretty cool article...
At some point the US should just let everyone know what it doesn't know.
Unidentified doesn't have to mean alien...it can mean exactly what the definition stands for...
Green eggs and ham!
A child molester is suing the department of corrections for $10MM because he doesn't like his diet!
I think that if it were up to me...child molesters would not need to worry about a diet...
But either way, it's nice to see a judge that has some common sense...
Mattel apologizes to China over recalls
Why are they apologizing to China and not the american people???
This company is a total disappointment to me...I have no trust in a company that does no quality control, pays off people to keep quiet when the toys hurt their children and put profits over their customers.
Have fun with this public relations debacle...
And I'm still not letting china off the hook...they know these are children's toys and there is still lead in the paint!!!!
Any is too much!
MIT coed with fake bomb 'art' arrested
One of our future's "Best and Brightest" goes to an airport wearing a computer circuit board and wiring on her sweatshirt...
What a dope!!!
She'll probably sue and win some money or get some free publicity...I can't imagine that people can be that stupid...but I am always proven wrong
Britney Spears charged with hit-and-run in L.A.
Not really news...but I am starting a new category of posts called "Dumb-Ass Celebrities"
I'll go back and add all the OJ posts as well!
'Brady Bunch' Star Reveals All About Lesbian Fling With TV Sister
Marsha! Marsha! Marsha!
That's just damn funny!
Courtesy of my friend Owen...who knows all the scoop!
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Man Nearly Dies After Putting Pet Rattlesnake Down Throat
what a dope...funny quote though...
"It is kind of my own stupid fault."
REALLY??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Too bad he lived...he'll probably add stupid kids to the gene pool...
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Clinton sees lessons in past failure
I keep hearing that the best indicator of future success/failure is based on past success/failure...
Nuff said.
Manilow sparks political feud with TV show
I know this story is a few days old...but he's a jerk...plus his music sucks!
Anyone that can't talk to someone that has different views is an ignorant Piece of S---!
What a coward.
Hey Barry, if your beliefs are so strong they should be able to hold up to conversation on a "hard hitting" tv show like the View!
Jerk!
DID I SAY YOUR MUSIC SUCKS!
Prosecutors file charges against O.J.
Seven felonies including kidnapping...
I have a question for you lawyers out there....one of the alleged victims of the affair suffered a heart attack after an interview of the "Event"...
If this guy dies and one of the prosecutors can tie the heart attack to the break-in can these guys get charged with murder.
Peruvians get sick from apparent meteorite crater
All this talk about bird flu and it might just be a meteorite that starts a pandemic!
interesting story
Student arrested, Tasered at Kerry event
Not that I mind anyone picking on Kerry...but this looks like a setup to me.
This kid instigated the whole thing and never shut up...he deserves what he got...
that being said, one of the guards was smiling as he tasered him...that's probably not a standard operating procedure when subduing a person.
Market soars as Fed cuts interest rate
when the Fed has to cut this drastically...they are compensating for some bad decisions over the past year...
Not that I mind...I need to refinance!
Monday, September 17, 2007
Chernobyl to be covered in steel
why did this take 21 years?????
Its not like this is new technology...
Russia has been too busy sending flags to the north pole, flying too close to Norway's borders with it's bombers and killing ex spies...
They don't seem to care too much for it's citizens....
Clinton unveils mandatory health care insurance plan
A great quote from Edwards in regards to Clinton's health plan..."I'm glad that, today, the architect of the 1993 plan has another care proposal -- and if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then I'm flattered," said Edwards, a former U.S. senator from North Carolina. "The lesson Senator Clinton seems to have learned from her experience with health care is, 'If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.' I learned a very different lesson from decades of fighting powerful interests -- you can never join 'em, you just have to beat 'em."
I can't afford anymore taxes...EBay stops sale of Belgium
LOL
It got bids for 10MM euros...
I wonder if this were for France...if anyone would have bid????
Not ME!!!
Neb. state senator sues God in protest
This guy is making a point on taxpayer dollars.
Why are people like this "successful" and why do people continue to vote them into office.
Sickening...
Microsoft suffers decisive EU antitrust defeat
I'm not a big fan of Microsoft...but this sounds like protectionism to me.
If Microsoft was a European company this wouldn't be an issue...
might as well compare the EU to Chavez in Venezuela who is "Nationalizing" foreign owned oil companies...
Sunday, September 16, 2007
National Play-doh day - September 16th???
Who Knew!!!
too bad I only realized this at 5:00 EST...
Bummer!
Minot Air Force Base Airman Dies on Leave
For those Conspiracy Theorists out there...an interesting coincidence...this 20 year old was involved in the "mishap" a few weeks where nukes were mistakenly flown across the US...
Not too often that 20 year olds die...much less so soon after an incident...
In my opinion...not much here...not too many 20 year olds have access to nukes...at least I hope not!
Can you make too many digital memories?
what a great article...I can remember occasions of being upset that I couldn't get that "great" picture that I totally missed the moment...
well worth the read.
Civil U.S. presidential race not so good for voters
So says the headline...but I don't agree...
people need to learn to get their point across without demeaning opposing points of view...
When candidates can't discuss things without getting nasty...it shows we are not too far from those radicals we like to pick on for not having any tolerance for others...
Friday, September 14, 2007
China cigarette packs to get skull health warnings
along with that there will be pictures of blackened lungs and diseased lungs...
why not put the chemical symbol for Lead (Pb) on the pack...lead will undoubtedly end up in the cigarettes as well as tobacco...no wait...sorry...I take that back...China only dumps lead into toys that are exported from the country...
Bill Belichick and Eric Mangini's childish spat...
A great article by Michael Silver at Yahoo Sports in regards to Slick Willy Belichick and Eric "Mangenius"...both dopes...this article provides the history for the fitting term.
Five must-do's when a loved one is ill
after spending the weekend in the ER for my daughter (who is fine now...) I found this article and think it's a great read...
Another thing that I wold like to add is #6...Take care of yourself...you can't help your loved one if you get sick yourself.
South Korea plans to launch satellite
I think anytime a country expands space exploration is a great thing...
that being said, once a country decides that it is time to build a space station instead of paying for a ride on someone else's rockets...it means that they have something they want to get into space without anyone else knowing what it is...
Police: Man sets off his own booby trap
in an attempt to stop burglars from breaking into his house unobstructed...this dope blew up his own booby trap.
What a jerk...soon...anyone that wants to will be able to break into his house because he won't be home...He'll be in JAIL!!!
that being said, I think the local police need to do some introspection...if someone feels that they have no choice but to set booby traps in their yard to stop thieves...maybe the police aren't doing as well as they should at the "Protect and Serve" piece of their job description!
ROBOT MAKER BUILDS ARTIFICIAL BOY
Yet another great post over at Musings of a Whiskey Rebel.
Cool stuff!
Hopefully they won't be made in China!
Belichick looks to move past spy scandal
I'm sure he is looking to move past this...
He's a cheater!
Who else on his team knew?
is Mangini not complaining because that would make him a hyporcrite?
How many players knew.
At least in this instance Goodell had rules in place to be able to punish the cheater...not like Buddie boy Selig who refused to put rules in place that would call steroid use and HGH a "foul" in baseball.
You will never stop this kind of behavior, but it is how an organization handles it after the fact that fouls their reputation or redeems them in the eye of the consumer.
Kudos to Goodell and his heavy hand!!! At least I can look at my kids and say that if you do something wrong you will have consequences...can't say that about baseball (at least you couldn't until Congress forced them to make rule changes)...which is why I say DOWN WITH SELIG!
Northwest Passage Opens Up
Great news for shipping...bad news for the environment...
Conservative estimates had the nortwest passage opening up due to ice melt anywhere from 2012 to 2080...
No wonder Russia has been getting gung-ho about claiming territory in the arctic circle!!!
Gingrich: Republicans need "clean break" from Bush
I don't know of many other Republicans that can say this and have his/her party listen to them.
I know I have said it and gotten the "Gas Face" quite a few times...
Great article.
Simpson named suspect in casino break-in
he didn't go to jail for "allegedly" killing his wife and her "Friend" but he will go to jail for this.
What a dope...too bad he already had kids...the stupid genes have been added to the pool.
It's such a sad story and keeps getting worse...
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Banned in China
It appears that due to the "Subversive" nature of Ten Minute Misconduct, we have been banned in China!!!!
hehehehe...really!...but not really...
LOL
I guess all blogs at blogpost.com are blocked...
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Getting Oxygen from a rock...
no real article here...just a thought.
I was watching the science channel ...and the discussion was a "breathtaking" commentary on how to get oxygen from a rock and the difficulty of such...
My first thought was the producers of the show should just interview Hillary Clinton...she can extract every last tax dollar from her constiuents in NY with scientific precision...she can definitely add insight into extracting every last bit out of something...
hehehehehe...I make myself laugh...I guess that is all that matters! RIGHT?????
MUSINGS OF A WHISKEY REBEL: AN ODE TO AMERICA
Posts like this get me through the day and give me hope!
That's why I stop by this blog every chance I get.
Great Post Ginny!
Buffet worker stomps garlic with boots
I know people that have eaten at this very restaurant!
Hilarious...but not too surprising...
Almanac calls for warmer weather in 2008
Brilliant!!! Let me go out and get a copy of this rag so that they can expound on global warming!!!
Dopes!
Health care premiums rise 6.1 percent
Yippie!!!!
Only 6.1%!!! What a windfall I am going to have this year...
with the money I will be able to save after my health insurance, gas, home utilities and real estate taxes...I'll be able to go to the movies BY MYSELF!
Officials: Bush to announce troop cut
it's about time!!!
One thing that REALLY scares me though is the comment that Bush was "rehearsing and polishing" his speach...I had always just assumed that he winged all his speeches because of his endless stupid comments...Nope!!! Not So!!!! He actually planned to say all those stupid things he's said in the past!!!
Woman allegedly shoots cheating husband
why is this woman out on bail???
I understand that he's a ass...but come on!?!?!?!?!?!
She not only shot him, but reloaded the shotgun and shot him again.
One may be rage...but the other is premeditated!!!
If this were a man that shot the woman he would be in jail getting sold for a pack of smokes by his cell mate...
where is the parity in punishment these days???
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Maguire Swings Toward Robotech Role
Finally!
What a great storyline this is...classic Sci-Fi...
I can't wait to see it on the big screen...let's hope it's soon!
Test-drive a Nissan, win a lead-laced mug
Apparently China has found a way to dispose of it's industrial waste...
Incorporate it into exports of children's toys and eating utensils...
It's happened so often...can they all be mistakes???
U.S. Jobs Fall for First Time in Four Years
Why is this data a surprise to anyone in the government...it's like looking at your clock at 11:00 at night and being surprised it's dark out!
I could have just added the last 10 companies that announced job cuts just in the mortgage industry and could have come up with 100k losses...and that doesn't include construction, real estate, home improvement etc.
Besides that the unemployment percentage is a farce...the only reason that the percentage stays the same is because when people "Stop" looking they are no longer included in the job.
I'd be interested to see a monthly comparison that includes unemployed people under the standard definition along with people that are on welfare...
CIA chief defends rendition and detention policies
It is a fine line where we are the "Land of the Free" but do things like this without due process.
That being said, I am all for it.
When our own virtues are used against us to kill innocent people...I have no problem getting to the information needed to protect our country
The CIA just better be sure and be able to prove guilt after the fact...
Woman accused of setting fire over keys
Yet another story of a Stupid and Horrible person....
She set fire to her neighbor's house because she thought they stole her keys...only to find her keys in her OWN POCKET after torching the house.
This woman needs a very long punishment
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Huckabee vs Paul...
What a great quote by Huckabee during last night's Republican debate...
"If we make a mistake, we make it as one country," said Huckabee to huge roars of applause. "Even if we lose elections we should not lose our honor and that is more important than the Republican party."
Now that is amazing...A politician that "Gets" it...
Norway, Britain monitor Russian bombers
For whatever reason...Russia seems to want to bring things back into the Cold War era...
strangely enough...an article I posted about Fred Thompson last night compared him to Ronald Reagan...
The more things change...the more things stay the same...
New mortgage foreclosures set record
According to the Feds...there is no big problem with the sub-prime fallout...
tell all those people losing their houses...
Kazakhstan suspends Proton satellite launches from Baikonur
Any stoppage in space exploration is bad news...no matter what country...
Israeli planes bomb Syrian targets: Syrian agency
I the borders of my country had a boundary with another that was supplying terrorists with weapons and safe haven to shoot missles into my country...
I would have bombed them a long time ago.
They get what they deserve...I actually hand it to Israel for taking to long to do what they did...
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Study: Wrong fish used to save species
Duh!
More taxpayer dollars at work...
at least it's a better mistake than flying Nukes across the country...
Mom says son suspended for hiding on bus
you have to be kidding me?!?!?!?!
Next thing you know this school district will be putting 5 year olds in jail for missing nap time!
Rep. Thompson enters race for president
all I can say is it's about time...we have been hearing about this for months...
Now we can start to find out what he stands for...
U.S. bomber mistakenly flies with nuclear weapons
There are so many things wrong with this story...
Stories like this are the basis for my "Doom and Gloom" demeanor...
Technology/science advances mixed with stupidity like this and a little bad luck and the world ends...
Former diplomats offer candidates advice
Some people say that the people surrounding a leader make the leader as good as he/she could be or as bad as he/she could be...
I tend to agree.
Quality leaders will usually attract quality advisors...
I think a lot can be said about this election by who is willing to stand by a candidate...
This is a great article for getting insight into that...
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Protest Greets the Opening of a Muslim School in New York
All I can say about this is GOD BLESS AMERICA!
Only in New York...In the city where the worst Terror attack in our country's history took place does a Muslim public school open...
Two amazing things happened here that won't happen in most other countries in the world...
The right to open up a school that teaches what is currently an "Unpopular" religion due to the terrorism links to radical islam....and the right to protest something that citizens have a problem with...
One problem I do have with this school is that nowhere in the NYC school district is catholic or jewish cultures mandatory courses like Muslim culture is at this school...
Another problem is that this is at taxpayer expense...teaching tolerance of other religions is a great idea and worth every penny...but it shouldn't be on the taxpayer dime unless of course someone can go to school funded by public dollars and say a catholic or hebrew prayer without getting suspended!
Even 40 years later CIA briefings to stay secret
makes perfect sense...we wouldn't want anyone to think that the government lies to us...
MUSINGS OF A WHISKEY REBEL: HOW IS THE TALIBAN GETTING CHINESE WEAPONS?
Great article at Whiskey Rebel...thanks for the great stuff Ginny...
All I can say is BOO-Hiss on China...
One year anniversary of the Croc Hunter's death
It's one year but now we have Bindi...
It was sunny and 80 degrees here on Sunday but my son sat inside watching Bindi narrate old Croc Hunter shows of her father...
he was mesmerized...
Clinton promises to save Social Security
Saying this sure does get votes...unless of course you ask her to explain how she is going to do it...
I am already paying 15k in real estate taxes in NY...for a VERY modest home...I don't think I can take much more of Hillary's goodwill towards her "Fellow" New Yorkers...much less towards the rest of America!
Strahan rejoins Giants for 1st practice
If I were the owner of the Giants...I would have said "stay home we don't need you on our TEAM!"
This is a dysfunctional team with a dysfunctional owner and a dysfunctional coach...
So sad...
Another China Recall planned by Mattel
I'm all for hammering the Chinese about product recalls...they seem to have found a way to export their contaminated waste materials....by shipping them to the US...
But Mattel should have been sampling the products for quality...as well as every retailer that sold them.
I have no doubt that Mattel overlooked the issue in light of profits and should be ashamed of themselves.
If my daughter had any of these toys and had lead poisoning...I would sue everyone involved in the supply chain...the manufacturer, the wholesaler, the retailer, the shipper and even customs because the product didn't match the shipping notices.
People are horrible and putting our children at risk is one of the worst offenses of all.
BOYCOTT CHINA and now MATTEL as well!!!
Monday, September 3, 2007
Digging for the Truth - New episodes AND new hosts
All I can say is, what a disappointment!
New Hosts????
Sad day for geek tv!
Sunday, September 2, 2007
Red Sox rookie Buchholz no-hits Orioles
Now...I have to say, one of the teams I like the least in baseball is the Red Sox...but this is pretty cool.
Red Sox rookie Bucholz pitches a no-hitter in only his second start!
A pretty amazing feat...consider all the rookies that have ever pitched...he's only the 17th to pitch a no-hitter as a rookie.
Saturday, September 1, 2007
Leonardo's painting technique secrets uncovered
Sometimes I love science...this is very cool.
Apparently da Vinci mixed his colors right on the canvas...
Chupacabra in Texas???
this woman found a body of a mysterious animal and froze the head...
who knows?
Wife of murderer faces lawsuit
This P-O-S lied to her husband about the neighbor molesting their two year old daughter...
the Father (husband) went to the neighbor and stabbed him to death...
You have to be kidding me??????
People suck.
I bet she was having an affair with the neighbor...he called it off or threatened to expose it.
She won't get in trouble (with the exception of the lawsuit)...will be able to divorce her husband who will be in jail and take everything he has...and she ruined two families.
They should take that kid away from her.
I am disgusted thinking about this!!!
Friday, August 31, 2007
Elderly Indian farmer wants to father to 100
21 kids...his first in 1943 and his most recent at age 90!!!
More power to him!
he attributes his vitality to "the miracle of camel milk" and a carnivorous diet of lamb, rabbit and chicken.
Get me some Camel Milk!!!
Edwards' wife talks of Clinton 'hatred'
interesting comments by Edward's wife about Hillary...
I totally agree...
I know MANY people that aren't sure who they will vote for, but know exactly who they will vote against.
Russia plans manned Moon mission by 2025
I think this is an important step for a multitude of reasons...
1st...the human race needs this, no matter who it is that gets there.
and 2nd...another "Space Race" will only help drive the US to do what it should have done years ago...
I just don't understand why the US and Russia (among others) don't just expand the lessons learned while working together on the International Space Station into moon colonization...through in China, England, Japan and India and we may be able to get there in 10 years instead of 20
Judge finds Duke prosecutor in contempt
It's about time...
He only get's one day in jail...not sure if that is 9 to 5 or overnight...
hopefully it's longer than Lindsay Lohan's 82 minutes.
Now all we need is to hear that Judge Roy Pearson...another court official making a mockery of the US Judicial system...is going to get punished as well.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Man loses top of his head in brain operation
SO..he loses the top of his head...replaced by plastic...has constant headaches.
He gets about $4100 in damages because he sued about the plastic replacement.
The court found that the plastic replacement was better than the original and it wasn't causing his headaches...the surgery did!
LOL
Now in america...not only would that have been a $40mm Lawsuit, but I bet the doctors probably could have sued the insurance company because of the mental trauma they had going through a trial!
Orchids date to time of the dinos
they have been around for an estimated 84-76MM years...I guess that means they made it through the Dino extinction and comet impact 65MM years ago.
very cool
'Spider-man' suit secret revealed
Very cool.
Science can be an amazing thing...
As many of you know...this spring I had 14" maple trees growing out of my gutters because I was afraid of heights and wouldn't get up on the ladder...
So...I may not be the first to buy one of these suits....but it's still pretty cool
Thursday, August 23, 2007
6th mine borehole offers last hope
I still can't imagine what these families are going through.
I'm not sure where I stand on the situation...do you risk more lives to find the remains of miners? or do you continue in the hope that they are alive? Do the families have a right to know what happened? I find it interesting that the mine owner has made an about face in his approach to the rescue/recovery...is he hiding anything or truly distraught?
There has to be a better way to do things than the way they do...
Foreign airlines fined $300 million
Wow...Huge fines and these don't include ones levied by the UK either.
But, if people don't think this goes on all the time, they have their head in the sand...
Math genius wins university place, aged 9
Wow...this kid passed his entrance exams...
I found it interesting that a few schools didn't allow him admittance...but I really think that beyond being a prodigy, this kid needs to be a child first...
He won't get the same social development of other kids his age...but then again...if Hong Kong's public schools are anything like ours...I don't know if he would get a great deal of positive social development with kids his age either...
Top 5 most addictive games
as determined by MSNBC...I would put the relatively new LOTRO game a very close 6
Game widows grieve ‘lost’ spouses
What a great article.
As more and more time is spent playing online games...it's more and more time away from the spouse...
My poor wife can vouch for that!
I will say this...there are more and more women playing these games as well...
My favorite is Lord of the Rings Online...or LOTRO to you noobs...
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Angels' Anderson takes 10-RBI outburst in stride
Only the twelfth player in MLB history to have 10 RBIs in a game.
An amazing feat that I wish didn't happen against my favorite team the Yankees!
China warns on U.S. soy as Chinese goods under scrutiny
Here we go...it's always easier to point at someone else than to fix your own practices.
Now China is saying that US products sent to China have been substandard...
I say fine...I'm still boycotting Chinese products now...at least as best I can...since everything is made there now.
Monday, August 20, 2007
Time Travel Machine Outlined
yesterday I posted about artificial life...today about time travel...
While the idea is very cool...(I mean who wouldn't want to be able to take their kid back in time to see a T-Rex????)...it's exactly like the artificial life post...
I simply don't trust the scientists (or others) not to exploit the technology...
Rare dead star found near Earth
cool article...
The do say that the dead star is in the earth's neighborhood, but they don't know which street.
they have a relatively large range of distances. Somewhere between 250 and 1000 light years away...
FYI - a light-year is approximately 6.3 Trillion miles
NFL's Vick agrees plea deal in dog-fighting case
We all knew it was coming after his partners "rolled" last week.
That being said, now comes the wrangling with the NFL and the Falcons in particular.
If Vick can't perform under his contract, he may be forced to pay back much of his signing bonuses...what a situation he put himself in...
very similar to the person that wins the lottery and ends up destitute and on the street , due to bad decisions, very soon after
Capital One slashes jobs, mortgage industry swoons
Not that I ever want to see people lose their jobs...but I sure hope they laid off the person responsible for filling my mailbox with spam.
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Artificial life likely in 3 to 10 years
As you can tell from many of my posts...I love science and technology...
But this article is scary for so many reasons...
I simply don't trust all scientists to do things for the common good...someone will do something that is either stupic, insane, motivated by greed, because they are forced to or a combination of the above, that will really screw things up for the rest of us...
France offers U.S. symbol with Iraq trip
I'm still not buying French wine...
That is much easier to boycott than Chinese products though...
Which I am doing my best at as well...
Clinton says negatives won't keep her from winning
I just don't know if that is accurate.
While she leads her party for the nomination, in the broader polls though she has a very high negative rating.
Negative is very different than just plain Democrat versus Republican.
Obama may have the better chance to win the general election...Clinton will drive people to vote that normally don't...that isn't good if your negative rating is that high...
We shall see...
Immigration activist arrested in L.A.
I'm all for trying to get into this country legally...
But the bottom line is, she was arrested while using someone else's social security number.
If it was your number would you be ok with it???
NOT ME!
Cramer's picks haven't beaten the market--Barron's
He's fun to watch...not too good to listen to though...
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Study: Erosion causing lakes' water loss in Lake Huron and Michigan
We just don't know the impact of what we do...
Dredging of the St. Clair river in the 60's has apparently caused water outflows in excess of 2.5 billion gallons a day in the great lakes system.
As a side note, with costs of municipal water around $15 per thousand gallons...that's about $37MM down the drain every day.
Army suicides highest in 26 years
What a sad statistic...and there is no mention of the number of attempts at suicide.
Very disheartening that on top of doing what they are ordered to do in Iraq and Afghanistan...they have to deal with financial issues because they don't get paid enough for what they do...
Hopefully many of them will be on their way home soon.
Fed's Poole says no need for emergency rate cut
This doesn't rule out a rate cut in mid-September...
So if you need a refinance and can wait a few weeks...you may want to sit tight.
I think we will see at minimum a 1/4 point drop in rates, maybe more.
Images, noises offer hope at Utah mine
this has been going on for 10 days now...hopefully something will happen soon to change the status quo.
The poor miners and the poor families...
Can you imagine what it is like for every other miner in the country that has to go underground every morning.
Very brave people...I don't have the courage to do that, and they do it every day!
Toy industry challenged by disposal plan
The lead painted toys that have been recalled by Mattel now pose an environmental problem...
When a majority of the products end up in the landfill the paint will leach off into the ground causing an environmental issue.
It looks like China found a way of disposing of it's waste instead of dumping it into it's own rivers...send it to America!!!
Buried in the article is the fact that laws would allow Mattel to "Re-export" toys that don't pose an environmental risk to another country for resale!!!!
Horrible!
Boycott Made in China!
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Rumsfeld resigned before election, letter shows
An interesting twist...
While I always thought that GW asked Rumsfeld to resign it appears that this isn't the case.
Some say that by not announcing the resignation before the election more Republican seats were lost...I would agree with that...
What I can say though is it showed some class waiting...One thing that you can say about George Bush is that he is loyal to his friends...
Guard uses Taser on man holding newborn
I couldn't watch the video attached to the article...maybe I should have before I comment...but that is just nuts.
The father obviously lost his cool...but he was contained in the hospital. With no way to exit, there must have been a better way to handle this.
That being said, the guard is an off duty police officer that should have had training for this type of situation that a private security guard may not have...
What a horrible situation for the baby...
Iran Guards 'join US terror list'
This is an interesting move...It will be the first time that a foreign country's Army will be included on the terrorism list.
Not sure what good this does.
Can we add the Pentagon to the list for "losing" 190,000 guns and hundreds of millions of dollars that undoubtedly went to insurgents???
At some point incompetence is just as bad as intention.
Australia holds the world's last great savanna
an interesting article.
While it's not the savanna that I am used to thinking about (lions, tigers and giraffes etc.) it is amazing that 70% of the worlds remaining savanna land mass is in Australia.
China toy group says was aware of problems
China was aware of the problems with the toys that were delivered since MARCH!!!
The article says that there was no comment as to what took so long to do anything about it...
we all know the answer...MONEY.
There are a ton of emails going around that say to boycott gas from Venezuela because of comments from Hugo Chavez...and that is just for comments by some dope...
Why aren't there emails saying to boycott "BROKEN IN CHINA, SHIPPED TO AMERICA"...especially when in regards to the safety of our children?????
BOYCOTT MADE IN CHINA!
The new public enemy #1: bottled water
I'm one of the culprits myself.
Everyone of those bottles goes into the landfills...
Why not start a bottle deposit on water and juice bottles???
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Wife who killed preacher set free
She served only 7 months!!!
You have got to be kidding me??????????
How is this possible???
People spitting on the sidewalk have spent more time in jail than this woman.
One thing that was never proved was that her husband abused her...ever...but she did admit to shooting him in the back with a shotgun...
She also stated during the trial that she wiped blood off of his mouth while he was dying and he asked her "Why?"....now I don't know about you, but when I do something wrong...I know it...If I beat my wife, I doubt I would be confused when she got angry!!!!!!
let's get our punishments in line...Murder 7 Months????
"Holy Cow!" Former Yankee Rizzuto dead
today marks the passing of a baseball legend.
While he drove me nuts sometimes when I wanted to know what was going on in the game...his stories were priceless.
What a class act...
And who can forget his role in "Paradise by the Dashboard Lights" by Meatloaf...
Was "Holy Cow!" his signature statement before this song hit the airwaves???
Our Lives, Controlled From Some Guy’s Couch
What a great article!
It is definitely an interesting theory and well worth the read...
Today there are some very popular games where people use simulated characters to do real life things. For example, Lord of the Rings online, World of Warcraft (8million players!!!), the Sims...
People spend real money to buy "fake" money and necessities in these games...
Is it a stretch???
Calif. squirrels heat tails for defense
Squirrels heat their tails to distract heat sensing rattlesnakes...and rattlesnakes only.
They don't do it when confronted by other snakes that don't use heat to find their prey.
Amazing bit of evolution there...
Scan sees brain activity in 2nd vegetative patient
an interesting article about using a standard MRI to detect brain activity in vegatative patients.
Not much hope for a cure, but anything is a start
Home Depot profit slumps on housing weakness
Did Home Depot sales and profit slump on a weak housing market or because of horrible customer service and bad products?
More people than ever are fixing up their houses because they can't afford to move...In this case...it's a simple excuse
Mattel set to announce second recall
Yet another recall of children's products
This is a similar situation to every Governor in the nation looking at bridge safety AFTER a collapse.
If there wasn't any attention brought to products from China would Mattel have recalled the products???
I'm not so sure...they should have been sampling product in the first place.
Monday, August 13, 2007
Intact 2,000-year old Etruscan tomb discovered
Another cool article.
Not much is known about the Etruscans other than that they had a civilization that lasted almost as long as the Roman Empire...1000 years.
Lincoln may have had facial defect
The tidbits of information you pick up from articles are really cool.
Hawaii's Big Island on hurricane watch for Flossie
you might say..."Yeah, what's the big news here?"
to which I would respond, "well, the last time a hurricane hit Hawaii was in 1871!!!"
nope...nothing going on with the environment...nothing at all...
Blind driver caught again...AGAIN?!?!?!?!
AGAIN?!?!?!?!?!
He was drunk and had three people giving him directions...
How drunk were the passengers that they felt it was a better idea for a blind drunk man to take to the wheel instead of one of them????
Adelphia's Rigases report to prison - FINALLY
they were found guilty in 2004...what took so long?!?!?!?!?!?!
Filling Your Cup With Water Plays
Well, I for one think that Water/Sewer/Infrastructure is the Internet play of the future...
While I haven't had the best track record with things that I have invested in...the ones that really skyrocket are the ones I don't buy...
So...good news for you folks, is that I don't have a dime to put into this sector...so...your chances are that it will give you a good return!
4 Australian lawmakers doubt need to cut gases
Interesting point of view.
I have said a million times that I can have a conversation around how bad global warming is, how much of an impact we are having but I really find it hard to believe that people still think we are not having an impact on the environment.
who knows...
Romney: Iowa Win not hollow
It was a win that was expected, but some of the other finishers really showed well in the more conservative Iowa Straw Poll.
One in particular who made a great showing with much less money was Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee who garnered 18.1% of the vote.
While Romney spent Millions, Huckabee stated that he only spent $100k on the campaign in Iowa.
Amazing results if that is the case!
Gagne blows lead for Boston, Yanks trim deficit to 4 games
Sometimes the best trade is the one you don't make.
At the trading deadline the Yankees had a chance to get this guy...but they passed on giving up some very good future prospects for a "Rental"
I think Boston is still a better team for making the trade, even with the blown save, but the Yankees are also a better team for not making it as well.
Tiger wins PGA, is now 5 shy of Nicklaus
Sometimes I would rather be stuck in traffic than playing bad golf...too frustrating, but it is fun to watch someone that is just THAT GOOD.
He's only 5 shy of Jack Nicklaus for all time in major wins...
Tiger is 4 years (and in his prime) ahead of Nicklaus who was 35 when he won his 13th.
Snakes on a Plane
No, not the movie...but close...
A Saudi man tried to get on a plane in Cairo with a bag full of snakes (including a cobra), chameleons and even a few baby crocodiles.
You have got to be kidding me?!?!?!
Inspection Finds Debris Penetrated Shuttle’s Tiles
I really don't understand the science behind this issue....thousands of hours of research following Columbia and they still can't keep this from happening...those thousands of hours don't include the original research in the design phase of the shuttles.
Lets see how the repair procedures go...
I really hope this isn't an issue.
Nasa has been like an unreliable relief picture with great stuff...one game great and then a really bad game. You really never know what you are going to get.
How about some consistency folks!
E-ZPass records out cheaters in divorce court
7 of 12 states in the EZ-Pass system release records for some civil and criminal cases.
It is what some people are worried about..."Big Brother"...
But let's put it this way, there is so much other information out there, if you are doing something wrong, someone will find out.
Karl Rove to quit this month
Lightning rod and President Bush's closest aide has decided to resign his post at the end of August.
In response to comments that he was leaving to avoid scrutiny by the Democrats he was quoted as saying "I'm not going to stay or leave based on whether it pleases the mob."
I'm not too sure I believe that...
China toy boss kills self after recall
The head of the company in a major US toy recall hung himself in disgrace.
While I am all about punishment for companies that put lead in paint used for children's toys...
this may be a little harsh.
I will say this though...I think a few CEOs in America need to feel a little disgrace for their actions.
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Bush says markets can withstand credit concerns
I hope this isn't a statement on the same level of accuracy as "major military actions in Iraq have ended" Stated March 1, 2003...
If it is...sell every stock you own, put your money in gold and buy a gun...because the economy will be crashing by Tuesday!
Rescuers within 500 feet of Utah miners
Rescuers are getting close to being able to run communications and food lines to the cavity that the miners are thought to be in.
Again...let's hope for some good news.
BNP freezes $2.2 billion of funds over subprime
Another fallout from the subprime worries...A bank in France has frozen assets and won't allow people to access cash in the accounts.
Scary stuff.
"Genius" videos may hinder baby development
Are you kidding me???
I'm sure it was the same way in my parents generation...
Every day you read something where someone says that they have a way to give your kids a head start in the world and you do your best to get it done...
a couple of years later you read that, what you were told may not have been the case...
who knows...
Rare river dolphin 'now extinct'
A rare river dolphin called a baijis that lived in the Yangtze River in China is the first extinction of a large vertabrate in over 50 years.
Finds test human origins theory
For those of you that may be worried...Don't...this isn't a story about intelligent design or some other theory besides evolution...
It appears we are still evolved from apes...we just don't know which ones.
Red Cross sued for use of cross emblem by J&J
amazing...how this kind of stuff ends up in the hands of lawyers is beyond me....
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Testicle surgery mystifies police
and again...another STRANGE story...
I would have this man committed if I were his kid...
It's so strange it's actually a little funny
Man smuggles monkey into NYC airport
Crazy story...
31 days in quarrantine and then off to the zoo for the marmoset
Major setback in Utah mine rescue effort
hopefully we will hear some good news soon...
People that do this for a living really need to get more credit for it...Scary and dangerous
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Hitting the road
Hello folks. Sorry for the delay in posts...I'm running late in will be traveling all day.
Over the next few days, I will only be posting early in the morning and late at night.
So, have some patience.
Monday, August 6, 2007
Word of the day - Sarcasm
sar·casm [sa'ar kazzem ]noun
Definition: cutting language: remarks that mean the opposite of what they seem to say and are intended to mock or deride
[Mid-16th century. Directly or via French< late Latin sarcasmus< Greek sarkazein "tear flesh" < sarx "flesh"]
I think you might see some in the posts today...
I also won't commit to there being a different word tomorrow or the next day either!
China to send 2 giant pandas to Spain
Very cool...
In a sign of warming relations between Spain and China, China agrees to send the two giant pandas to Spain for 10 years.
I just hope they don't get "Recalled" for having too much lead in them!
Energy search goes underground
Essentially, dig a hole 3 miles underground...fill it full of water, the pressure and heat boil the water to 350+ degrees...now take the superheated water out of the ground to produce electricity...
Very clean for the environment...except for the EARTHQUAKES!
Pentagon loses track of weapons for Iraqi forces
I posted a story about this the other day...
It only gets better.
It's still the same number of 190,000 weapons missing (or in better terms...in the hands of insurgents).
The missing weapons are 54% of the weapons issued to Iraqi forces!!!
In dollar terms at an average of $450/gun (which is very cheap) - that's $85+MM out the window...
and finally...why is the US supplying RUSSIAN MADE AK-47's to Iraq?
Who runs the pentagon these days???
Ex-Home Depot boss Nardelli takes Chrysler helm
Next at Chrysler...
5 salesmen to every customer...none of them knowing what an engine is
Self check-out lines at all dealerships
Cars made in China
Do-it-your self, 37 minute or 3 mile warranty
Sunday, August 5, 2007
Car Bomb headed towards a US naval base in SC
A scary story over at the Further West...
A relatively "quiet" story about a car filled with what may have been explosives heading towards a Naval Base in SC.
Soldier sentenced to 110 years for Iraq murders
Amen to this!
What a horrible story.
Only the ring-leader (Pvt. Steven Green) is left...and unlike the other killers, he will cost the American taxpayer hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars to prosecute him because he was discharged from the army with a "Personality Disorder"
I would hope that the Military would put into place some methods to keep people with "personality disorders" from carrying a gun...unless of course that is what they are looking for.
Barry Bonds hits 755 to tie Aaron
Well, it is timely that Barry Bonds hits 755 less than 12 hours before the close of my latest poll on Steroids/HGH/Drug use in baseball prior to the rules changes...
a whopping 47% of respondents (in what is FAR from a statistically significant sample) feel that over 50% of players were "Cheating" in some form or fashion. No one said it was less than 10% or over 75%...
That being said, this is what I have to say about Barry Bonds...even if he cheated, he wasn't alone. If greater than 50% of players were doing something to enhance their game, then he was facing "Juiced" pitchers. If that's the case, did he have that great of an advantage? I'm not so sure...he was still that much better!
Does this make me think that Barry isn't a dope? Not a chance. Does this make me feel any better? Not really. I feel more betrayed by Baseball and Bud Selig than I do by Barry Bonds in particular. Baseball needed congressional hearings to move on what everyone knew was wrong...Horrible...Bud Selig is the worst commissioner in any major sport and has been for way too long!!! Horrible Horrible Horrible.
An interesting side note, Bonds hit his 755th off of Clay Hensley who was suspending in 2005 for violating the leauges Minor league steroids policy.
Saturday, August 4, 2007
Democrats court liberal bloggers
At a debate that featured 7 of the 8 democratic nominees and questions from a crowd of 1500 bloggers, Clinton took the heat. That is what happens when you are the front-runner...but I don't think she handled herself too well.
Please note my post about Clinton cozying up to Tata consultancy (Clinton Woos...) .
Now sshe steadfastly continued to stick by her decision to take special interest money.
She seems to be ok selling her political soul to get the nomination.
Nuff said about her.
Two great quotes I can agree with from John Edwards: "I just heard some discussion about negotiation, compromise" — rather than overhauling government. He said the nation needs "big change, not small change."
Edwards then called on the field to join him in refusing donations from lobbyists. He suggested that accepting lobbyists' money would make Democrats no better than Republicans.
"We don't want to trade their insiders for ours," he said.
Alex Rodriguez becomes youngest in baseball history to hit 500 home runs
A-rod hits 500 after a 10 day wait.
After doing something that no one has done in 120 years of baseball he was pretty humble about the accomplishment...
A great quote by him: "You wish you could pay each fan back by shaking their hands, but all I could do is hit a home run and win a game," he said. "They wasted a lot of Kodak film on me this week, I'm just glad I was able to pay them back."
I can only imagine what is in store for us when Barry-Humble-is-not-in-my-vocabulary-Bonds finally passes Aaron,
Bad bosses get promoted, not punished?
I really doubt that many people really needed a study to figure this one out...
Probe lifts off for journey to Mars
Very exciting!
I think this is what we need to be doing as a country and as a planet.
Look for another post around May 25 of next year when the probe arrives.
UPS Celebrates Its 100-Year Anniversary
Amazing...I never knew UPS was around so long...
in 1907 two teens started delivering packages on foot and bicycle...
very cool!
Sector Wrap: Infrastructure Companies
An nice article if you are interested in stocks and investments.
keep in mind that infrastructure includes roads, bridges, water, sewer and more broadly power and utility...
Disclaimer (in case anyone actually values what's written here-hehehehehe) , I don't own any of the stocks listed in the article and I will have to do more research to determine if I agree with the assumptions, but it's a start if you are looking for a place to put money. The recommendations listed in the article are made by the analyst and not by me! hehehehe how was that???
Pakistan criticizes Obama on comments
I'm really not sure how I feel about this article.
There are days when I agree with Obama and other days I think that Pakistan has been a solid ally in the war on terror. (we can discuss the reasons for why they are helping another day...)
Where I think my opinion waivers is in capacity versus capability...they lead to two different points of view.
I personally feel that the government of Pakistan has the capacity to help and is "on-board" with the war on terror. I also feel that they just don't have the capability to do what really needs to be done. This is due to political, financial, technological and other internal pressures that the government is experiencing.
That being said, do they get credit for trying or do we "hammer" them until they relieve those internal pressures that are limiting their effectiveness in the war on terror????
I'm not sure...someone tell me the ramifications of both approaches
McCain changes course on immigration
I think that his about face is a little late.
Has he changed his stance because of a belief change or because of politics?
Is it a good sign that he can change his opinion in a time when many of our politicians are so bull-headed????
McCain got clobbered on this issue and has moved his stance more in alignment with public opinion...I actually think that is good no matter what the reason.
While you elect politicians because of where their views are "Grounded" you want them to be open to new information and new insight....at least I do!
Arkansas couple welcomes 17th child
My wife brought this article to my attention with a simple "OH MY GOD!"
We're out of energy with just two kids!
The oldest child is only 19 and there were only two sets of twins!!!
For all you tax accountants out there...that is a huge set of exemptions!!!
China draws up export blacklist amid health scares
I think that this is a great step. I hope that it has teeth.
I have had regular problems with products from China whether it's the directions not making sense, pieces missing, pieces not fitting together, or having to return CHILDREN'S TOYS because they contain LEAD!
It is very worrisome and quite annoying. I have better things to do than to go back to a store to return crappy products.
Only recently have I started to search for the "Made In..." label and when I have a choice not to buy from China...I do. It's a shame that the whole country is getting heat for a few criminals but if that is what it takes...so be it.
Friday, August 3, 2007
Aztec leader's tomb found - The First Ever
Mexican archaeologists have found underground chambers they believe contain the remains of Emperor Ahuizotl, who ruled the Aztecs when Columbus landed in the New World.
This is the first ever Aztec leader's tomb ever found.
First alarm about bridge over I-35W raised in 1990
As I mentioned yesterday, bridges don't usually collapse without some sign or warning.
A horrible and needless decision.
Buried in the article is that there are 70,000 bridges across the country that are in equally bad, or worse shape than the I-35W bridge.
$188B and a generation to fix the article says.money
Court orders man to complete eBay deal
This guy tried to sell a $215k plane on Ebay...he did but for only $128k...his established reserve price.
WHOOOPSY.
Bad job on that one, what makes it worse is he tried to sell it to someone else after the auction went off and tried to cancel the deal.
So...in short, he sold a $215k plane...for about $90k less and then had to pay attorney fees on top of that.
Lake Superior changes mystify scientists
Not sure what is causing it, but Lake Superior is losing it's water.
There is so much about the environment that we just don't know
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Baseball Steroids Poll
Only two days left to vote.
The results are not as clear cut as they were early on in the voting.
Please let me know what you think.
I have a few comments to make...and I don't want to make them if they are no longer valid!
hehehe
Your vote will help!
Governors order new bridge inspections after Minneapolis collapse
Governors across the nation order new bridge inspections after the collapes in Minneapolis...
All I have to say is this, if you have to order a "new" round of inspections it's because you don't already know the answer!!!
Horrible, Horrible, Horrible.
Saturn's Mysterious G-ring Explained
I read it...but I don't understand it!
Feel free to try...leave me with a yeoman's version as a comment if you do get the gist!
hehehehe
Newfound Planet Has Earth-Like Orbit
Extra-solar planet has a similar (1 earth year) orbit to our homeworld.
The research can be used to determine what will happen to our sun in about 2-3 billion years.
So, if you expect to be around then, you may want to follow this story!
Very cool
Katrina victims lose in appeals court
What a crime...
Katrina victims lose in court on technicalities.
Insurance companies...Horrible, Horrible, Horrible.
More people missing in Bridge Collapse
The death toll stands at 4, but the number of missing people has reached 30.
what a very sad story.
A bridge just doesn't decay over night.
They are built to last 50-100 years, so signs of degradation usually show up much sooner.
All this money going overseas and our very infrastructure is collapsing.
It's a horrible cycle...the money that should have been spent on repairing the bridge will now go to the families as damages for the lives that never should have been lost in the first place.
The sick thing is, is that now the money will be spent on the bridge anyway and the bridge will be repaired. So all that was achieved is 30+ lives lost, hundreds of millions in damages, millions in lawsuits and millions in studies to determine "What went wrong"...all because the State government couldn't put the funding together to fix the bridge in the first place. It probably would have cost a few hundred thousand dollars...a very small percentage of what it will cost now!
Horrible
Chinese go online to torture, kill corrupt officials
An interesting tactic to discuss the evils of corruption.
A local Chinese government has released a game where people can go and kill corrupt officials.
It has been downloaded 100,000 times and has already been sent back to the drawing boards to allow for more users.
I wonder when the first murder case involving this game as a part of the defense will pop up???
Russia plants flag in North Pole seabed as race for riches hots up
As mentioned in this blog before...as the Arctic circle starts to melt more and more emphasis will be placed on the resources that can be found there.
This is yet another example of something that is "Frosting" the relations between the US and Russia.
Aztec pyramid ruins found in Mexico City
Pretty cool stuff...
Construction workers found the ruins of an Aztec city that was razed by the Spanish Conquistador Hernan Cortes in the 16th century.
The ruins are under Iztapalapa...a crime infested neighborhood in Mexico City.
Very cool.
A side thought...I can see the city government using the find and subsequent exploration of the complex as an "Opportunity" to demolition parts of the neighborhood. Not only to explore the site but to remove crime elements from the city...or at least shift them elsewhere.
Good Morning America's Robin Roberts announces she has breast cancer
Roberts of Good Morning America took some of her own advice while doing a story on co-worker and movie critic Joel Seigel (who died of cancer in June) and did a self examination She found a lump in her breast. A doctor visit followed and she will be heading into surgery.
While this will be a trying time for her, she has a wonderful opportunity to spread the news about the benefits of self examinations, regular doctor visits and early detection.
I wish her well.
Indiana Jones 4 - viral ad campaigns are starting to pop up
It's filming now with Harrison Ford, Kate Blanchett, Shia LaBeouf, Ray Winstone and now Karen Allen.
Early Summer of 2008 is the projected release date...
Shia LaBeouf seems to be the new up and coming star...recently released transformers movie and now tied in with Steven Spielberg for a series of Indiana Jones movies...not bad for a 21yr old!!!
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Medicare plan increases use of costly drugs
Interesting article, but not really surprising.
Essentially the Medicare Part D drug benefit was to provide drug coverage to a segment of the population that didn't have it (or acceptable coverage) beforehand...
I wonder if the study shows there was increase in drug utilization (meaning more people used a drug more often than before) or if there was increased cost per prescription (meaning people shifted from a lower cost drug to a higher cost drug while still using the same amount/type of drug)...
This will take years to sort out the ramifications of this legislation...
Fisher-Price to recall nearly 1M toys
Toy-maker Fisher-Price is recalling 83 types of toys — including the popular Big Bird, Elmo, Dora and Diego characters — because their paint contains excessive amounts of lead.
YUP! You guessed it! MADE IN CHINA!
F-14 parts sold despite sales ban
Horrible...the only country in the world that still flies the F-14 is Iran...
I highly doubt that anyone else is trying to buy these parts.
As frustrating as this article is, at least there seems to be some hope that this stuff won't happen anymore or at least as often.
Just plain stupid...yet again.
US cannot account for 190,000 guns in Iraq: report
This is the type of news that makes me wonder if we shouldn't just take our toys and come home.
These weapons and body armor are being used by our enemies by now...that along with the hundreds of millions of dollars stolen from a Iraqi bank a few short weeks ago means that our own government has funded terrorism more than any other organization in the world.
This is just plain stupid!
Michael Strahan of the NY Giants - Still holding out...or retiring
Either way, Strahan should just let his team know what the story is.
He signed a contract and if he wants to renegotiate. TOUGH!
You made a deal cry baby!!!
Show up or retire, but whichever you choose do it soon.
Besides that, this is a dysfunctional team with a dysfunctional coach.
Nuff Said
Clinton pulls further ahead in a new poll on Democratic Presidential Nominees
Clinton has hit 43% up from 39% and Obama has dropped from 25% to 22% from a June Poll
Device wakes man with severe brain injuries
What a great story...
Essentially a brain "Pacemaker" is implanted in the chest to provide stimulation to parts of the brain.
Very cool and very promising to a part of the population most people (except for their families) forget about.
Cool stuff!
Clinton woos the outsourcers feared by U.S. workers
Great article about Clinton's alignment with Tata Consultancy Services...this is an organization that primarily helps organizations outsource their workforce overseas.
An interesting gamble for the NY Democrat that says she is a fighter for the American Worker...
Sean Avery receives $1.9MM and the Rangers quickly accept
A post over at The Commissioner's desk about Sean Avery.
The Commissioner's Desk
A new blog...all about Hockey and only Hockey!!!
Trades, rumors, Stats, roto/fantasy impacts etc.
Three contributors - All of them Brilliant if I do say so myself!
Chris - of The Further West Fame
Duane - new to the blogging arena
and...ME!
Please check it out
MUSINGS OF A WHISKEY REBEL: Politics at High Level
Great article over at Whiskey Rebel that deals with Atty. General Alberto Gonzales.
Why people have sex: It feels good
News Flash!
amazing!
Brilliant!
Astounding!
I wonder how much government funding it took to find this out!
I was however disgusted to find that one of 237 reasons to have sex was to give someone a sexually transmitted disease!!!
Obama might send troops into Pakistan
an interesting statement and one that shouldn't be taken out of context.
I think the entire article needs to be read...
He has a plan, that is for sure and he seems to be able to deliver the message in ways that are resonating with people.
Culpepper signs with Raiders while No. 1 pick Russell remains unsigned
an interesting move by the Raider's front office.
I think it says more about the contract negotiations with JaMarcus Russell than it says about anything else.
Culpepper can be a huge help to this team, even though it already has two other potential starters to carry the torch until Russell finally gets signed.
Glavine fails in bid to win No. 300
there is an interesting headline!
Glavine didn't fail!
He left the game with a 2 hitter and his bullpen blew it!
This is an accomplishment by a person I can root for!
He's a class act and most likely one of the last players in a LONG time to pass the 300 win milestone.
No one is even close
US border fences 'an eco-danger'
so says the Mexican government...
There can be no meaningful conversation about immigration if there is no control of the borders.
I'm sorry but in this case I feel the environment just has to suffer a little.
If Mexico is so concerned about the impacts, why not patrol it's border and do something (anything actually) to curb border jumping.
O.J. criticizes Goldman family over book
what a sad, sad, sad story...
this is a weird world when this stuff goes on.
The rights to this book shouldn't matter.
Simply put, why would anyone want to buy it???
It's a sad statement of our society.
nuff said
Sunni Arab bloc quits Iraqi government
Another blow to Iraqi agenda.
But then again, since the Iraqi government decided to take a month off while bombs were going off and killing their citizens, they have another month to get them back to the table.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Google wary of behavioral targeting in online ads
I think this is great news!
I don't think Yahoo has the same concerns...
Batman the Dark Knight - teaser trailer
Click the link and leave on your volume, because there is not much to see, but hey, it is a year off!
Also the Warner Brother's site is up: http://thedarkknight.warnerbros.com/
It only posts the logo and when you click the screen you get a campaign add for Harvey Dent.
Very cool
Oscar the "Death Cat" - Cat predicts deaths in nursing home
I know this story is a couple of days old but it's a great story.
Also note a post I made on July 14
http://tenminutemisconduct.blogspot.com/2007/07/new-breath-test-detects-lung-cancer.html
I mentioned that dogs do something similar...
I think it should be explored more scientifically...I know it's out of the norm but why not?
Whoopsy! Swiss teens caught with cocaine disguised as wine
Funny stuff!
These kids are STUPID.
I guess that is why they are drug smugglers.
8KG of cocaine smuggled in 11 bottles of wine...one broke...WHOOOOPSY
The smell of the cocaine alerted the customs officials.
Can anyone tell me what cocaine smells like?
Indian state plants 10 million trees in one day
Ok, two articles in a row about the environment...
But please don't label me a tree-hugging hippie!!!
I still drive my gas guzzling SUV, but this is a great story!
Yet another Gulf Coast "Dead Zone"
Well, this seems to be a recurring theme...
the more I read about this, the more I find it amazing how science fiction becomes science fact...
when I was "Younger" (I won't tell you how young or how old) I read a book called "Last Gasp" by Trevor Hoyle.
It took me a while to find it...Barnes and Noble didn't even have it listed but Amazon did
http://www.amazon.com/Last-Gasp-Trevor-Hoyle/dp/B000BP77SW/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/102-3516042-5495302?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1185926030&sr=8-2
It was a pretty good book...can't tell you it was great, but after all these years I did remember it, even if Barnes and Noble didn't, so that has to say a lot...
Basically it was an apocolyptic end of the world type book based on the expansion of these "Dead Zones".
Like I said, it's amazing that a book written in 1983 has the basic premise (excluding the rest of the plot!!!) of the book coming true almost 25 years later...
Retired general censured in Tillman case
So he's censured...so damn what!!!
Unless he loses rank he still retires a general and get's to sit on his pension!!!
While I agree there was no attempt at a cover-up by the military/pentagon as a whole...Army Secretary Geren who conducted the investigation stated very clearly that Lt. Gen. Philip Kensinger LIED to investigators to protect himself. That sounds like a cover-up to me even if it is on a personal level!!!!
If he isn't demoted than the investigation was a sham!
I'm sick and tired of the only people that get punished these days are the ones that stand up and say "I screwed up"...the one's that hide things get the time to protect themselves from any real punishment...
Very upsetting...Nuff Said!
House Ethics Bill passes...
Why would anyone vote against this????
The stats say 2 republicans and 6 democrats voted against this...again, I say why?
Abercrombie (D-Hawaii)
Barton (R-Texas)
Boyd (D-Florida)
Clay (D-Missouri)
Cleaver (D-Missouri)
Flake (R-Arizona)
Murtha (D-Pennsylvania)
Tanner (D-Tennessee)
there were also 13 "No Votes"...we'll give them the benefit of the doubt...
Giuliani offers health care plan, also mentions tort reforms
An interesting strategy...actually pretty simple strategy to deal with health care costs.
As with any simple plan it doesn't answer too many questions, but it may allow for an easy discussion for forward movement.
I still think there would have to be some short to intermediate term support for lower income families...
but who knows...there isn't much you can really get from a 1 page article.
I do however like the fact that he wants to target tort reform!
Another "Big" pharma restructuring - This time at J&J
Another big Pharma company has announced a restructuring...in this case the target cuts will affect about 4000 people...
The future of Pharma is in specialty pharmaceuticals and generics
Meditators predict Dow 17,000, near U.S. utopia
What a great idea!
"Through group transcendental meditation the assembly -- which has 1,800 people meditating daily in Iowa ,releases harmonious waves which benefit all aspects of U.S. life, spokesman Bob Roth told Reuters"
"And the group's leader, John Hagelin, said when that number reaches 2,500 within the next 12 months, America will see a major drop in crime and the virtual elimination of all major social and political woes."
They may be a little off their rocker but if it works great! If not there are 1800 people feeling good about themselves.
Either way, it's a success!
Dinosaur discussions
well, I have had one of the best conversations ever today...sitting on the deck...having a cup of coffee (at my new table by the way) and discussing dinosaurs with my son Christopher...
We discussed the following
-The longest dinosaur ever...Seismosaurus
-The tallest...Ultrasaurus
-The smallest...and no...it isn't the compsognathus like one website I found said...Christopher clued me in on the FACT that it's the microceratops which was less than 2 feet tall which is half the size as the compsognathus. How a 4 year old that can't read remembers this stuff is AMAZING to me.
-His favorite is "All of them" and
-He wants to be a paleontologist when he grows up as well!
Great stuff...What a way to start the day!
Would-be shoe-bomber has no regrets
I would think that he has two regrets...
the first is that he's such dope and that he failed miserably on his mission and second I would think he should be regretting his mug shot (see attached).
Maybe someone can answer this little bit of sarcasm for me...Does God give partial credit to failed murderers of innocent people??? If he does give credit does he give it for trying to kill infidels or for failing?
Vegans shun sex with carnivores, says researcher
I don't know if this should be my first post of the day or the last...
Anyone shunning sex is a little strange in my book...but this brings it to a new level.
Monday, July 30, 2007
Lord of the Rings Online - Shadows of Angmar and S of A World Companion
Speaking of games.
I have attached a link to two books written by another friend of mine that are reference manuals to the Lord of the Rings - Shadows of Angmar MMO.
If there was ever an online game you should try, it's this one and these books are a huge help!
The content is amazing and I really enjoy the game play when I get the chance to log on...
Here comes Castle Whiterock!
For all of you old enough to remember and geeky enough to have played rpg's my friend Ken has just finished editing a ginormous (his words) masterpiece of modules...check out his blog for more details and feel free to add on to my comments requesting free copies for all his friends!!!!
Sean Avery has his arbitration hearing
I have the over under for his award a $1.75MM.
I'm pretty disappointed in the Rangers for not getting a deal done over the weekend.
That being said, it is hard to beat them up based on the offseason moves they already made this summer.
Co-defendant: Vick financed dogfighting
Usually the first to "Turn" get the best deal...but people have been known to lie to save their own skin...
I sure hope that Vick can get a fair trial...but this is a pretty damning statement...
Iraqi parliament adjourns for August
They might not be able to run THEIR country without US help, but they sure have taken some lessons from our Government!
Chief Justice Roberts suffers seizure, fall
This is very scary.
Justice Roberts is only 52!!!
They say no cause for concern...but seizures just don't happen without a reason...
Expert: Diabetes drug (Avandia) should be pulled
We'll see if the FDA follows the recommendations of it's advisory committee...
apparently there are heart risks with taking the drug.
Get yours now! Faith based toys to be sold at Wal-Mart
At this point in time the "Faith Based" toys only include Christian Bible figures like a talking Jesus doll and Daniel in the lion's den
I wonder how this will shake out as companies like Wal-Mart, Disney and Target start to exert their political beliefs.
Gingrich predicts Clinton-Obama ticket
Interesting predictions by Newt Gingrich...also some interesting discussion about his possibilities for running as well.
Bush, Brown meet at Camp David
A first meeting between George Bush and Gordon Brown at Camp David...
At least a hunting trip with Cheney isn't on the agenda!!!
Sorry folks...I couldn't resist
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Contador of Spain captures doping-tainted Tour de France
I have to say...who cares?!?!?!?!
But, maybe there is someone out there that does...
Polls show loss for Japan ruling party
This is important to watch...
I am interested to see what kind of impact this election will have on relations with the US, China and Korea...
Taliban leaders set Korean hostage deadline
This is a war that we can't afford to lose.
These people are horrible.
Bloomberg's closet...
Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of NY, has a few skeletons...as do most people.
Many of them have proven to be non-issues in his local elections but with rumors of a run for presidency...who knows how they will be looked at across the country.
I think however his biggest "skeleton" in the closet is that he left the Republican Party and became an independent...that may have the biggest impact of all.
Although, as an independent, he may be able to get more traction that Ross Perot and Ralph Nader...
Aquafina water comes from the tap...
a few years ago we heard that Deer Park Water came out of a spring in the middle of a parking lot...today we hear that Aquafina comes from the tap...
The average municipal charge for water in the NY area is about $15-20 per 1000 gallons...
I would have to guess that Aquafina provides them better margins than Pepsi
More Vick Fallout
Wow...
Pulling memorabilia is one thing, but actually taking your card out of sets for the upcoming year...I don't think I have ever heard of that being done.
Can you imagine what happens to Barry Bonds if there is ever an indictment?
Saturday, July 28, 2007
The Shining
One of the BEST Horror/Thriller movies of all time...
It's 5:00 on a sunny Saturday afternoon and I still don't want to be alone in the room when this movie is on!
REDRUM!!!
Qwest ex-CEO gets 6 yrs prison for insider trading
Amen to this...It's about time these guys get their time in jail.
Rape and Pillage a good company for personal gain and at the expense of hard working people and you deserve jail.
I only wish it were for longer.
Also, I like that he had to forfeit $52MM in illegal gains and was fined $19MM but what about the billions of dollars that was lost on the investors and retirement side??? No fine can ever make that better
Barry Bonds hits 754
Bonds hit 754 and then walked the next 4 times...
I hope someone pitches to him!
1 homer away from tying Hank Aaron.
Dow Jones and S&P - Worst week in 5 years
Down over 500 points in two days on worries about the housing market...
All the consecutive raises by the fed to the interest rates really stalled the economy...
I wish Greenspan didn't retire
Another food recall!!! - Sara Lee recalls 27 brands of bread products
this is getting out of hand...
E-coli, botulism, metal shavings...
I should just start a series of food recall posts...I can fill the blog!
Friday, July 27, 2007
Interesting article on the enviromental "Costs" of green energy
Interesting article, and it does provide some interesting insights.
Simply put, I would have a little concern with the report as it seems to be pretty close minded...
It is very easy to "adjust the math" to get a result that you are looking for.
The first thing I thought of when reading the article was that the study was funded by the Nuclear Power industry
"Flying Wing" takes flight in California
A new and experimental plane that looks like a flying wing has begun live flight testing.
The X-48B has it's engines high up on the fuselage instead of under the wings which should make the plane quieter to passengers and those on the ground during takeoff.
It should also provide greater fuel efficiency because of it's shape and more capacity for passengers.
A top Quote of the Century - Bob Costas ZINGS Barry Bonds
In short Barry called Costas, "little midget man who knows (nothing) about baseball."
Costas responded, "As anyone can plainly see, I'm 5-6 1/2 and a strapping 150, and unlike some people, I came by all of it naturally"
BRILLIANT!!!
Wis. boy's lemonade stand robbed
well this definitely goes under the label "People are horrible"...but, there is hope...
The community response has been pretty positive...
so...what do I do now? Do I add a "Hope for Humanity" label as well?
US space shuttle computer sabotaged: NASA
well...all the "good will" NASA has gained from the Mars rovers and the recent shuttle mission...out the door very quickly!!!
Boy, I feel foolish for giving them any credit just the other day...
Thursday, July 26, 2007
what's the difference??? maybe a few zeros?
A man requested 2 cards for his expiring Mobil credit cards...
Instead of 2 he got 2000 all with his name and account number!!!
You can't just throw those out...poor guy had to spend hours shredding them
Ford posts a profit!!!
after 8 qtrs of losses, Ford has posted a profit...
Amazing!
I didn't think they had it in them.
Let's see if the restructuring continues to drive results.
"New" tape of Bin Laden using old clips
Is he dead or alive?
Is he inaccessible because of health or security reasons.
Some interesting quotes buried in the article...
"It does not matter if bin Laden is dead, alive, sick or captured ... Al Qaeda now is an ideology not a hierarchy. It takes someone like bin Laden to create it but any of his aides can run it now," an Arab diplomat said.
"His death or capture might be a blow to the organization but it is the ideology that needs to be fought, not the person."
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
More US Russian tension on the horizon???
A great article about a Russian expedition to the North Pole...cool in itself, but buried at the bottom of the article is a quick hit on US/Russian tensions...
It's about Russia claiming more waters off it's north cost and the US opposition to such tactics...
Maybe I am reading too much into this but in the relatively near future the Arctic circle will be a huge focus for international tension. As the ice caps melt (initially for part of the year and then for the entire year) there will be more and more competition to gain control of a viable "East/West" passage that would cut weeks off of shipping times from China to Europe and the East coast of the US.
yet another instance of tension with Russia...also see my post about troop reductions in Europe if you haven't read it yet.
Curt Schilling calls out Bonds and Mcgwire
On the baseball diamond this guy is a competitor.
I admire his approach to the game...
but boy does he yap a lot...
I see lots of his points but is it his place to say anything???
Simply put, if anyone is going to say anything it should be Bud Selig...and he is proven he is a waffler in the grandest sense.
Study: Obesity is Socially Contagious
The article says that when the scale tips to "obese" for one person, their friends have a 50% increased chance of becoming obese themselves.
I know it is true at our house...we tend to cook tons when our friends come over
Oh, btw it also says the opposite is true too!!!
Sorry for the slow down...
Well, I am sorry for the slowdown in posts today...
We had such a HORRIBLE Experience with Fortunoffs in regards to our patio furniture...
It's a long story for another day but in short, we returned EVERYTHING and have decided NEVER to visit that store again...
So, now it is the middle of the summer and we don't have any furniture for our nice new deck...
To solve that problem...today was BUILDING DAY!
I built a base for a table...I am very proud of it but I have to put the top on and actually figure out how to get it up on to the deck...it's about 400 lbs...
Pictures will follow when I am done ...if it looks good.
hehehehe
European Heatwave
well, I had another conversation the other day where a friend said that global warming didn't exist...
As you can imagine, I was a little surprised by this comment.
I'm open to discussing how bad, what impacts humans are having, trending of natural events etc. but I can't sit and discuss that there just isn't anything happening...
What I think would really help move the discussion of environmental issues forward is to essentially stop using the term "Global Warming" (it's politicized and is almost as touchy a subject as religion and abortion) and start discussing the topic in terms of how much it will cost people in the future.
Simply put, if you are a "Non-Believer" and some says global warming...you tend to hear "Global Warming...blah...blah...blah" However, if someone were to say that rising temperatures will cost you $400/year in extra cooling costs for your house, the frozen corn you put on your table will now cost $6/lb, Milk will cost $8/gal and orange juice...just forget about it...you may be more interested in the conversation.
29000 names deleted by Myspace - Sex Offenders
First of all...that number is astounding!!!!
Second of all...why did it take legal action to get Myspace to do this???
Tobacco may be put under FDA control
I wonder how this will really help get people to quit smoking, but it's an interesting approach.
Besides that, I wonder where the opposition comes from.
An industry that kills approximately 400k people a year really should be regulated a little bit more than saying they can't advertise to minors...wouldn't you think???
Please don't take this as support for the FDA...
Chinese ‘elephant man’ undergoes surgery
By request...and I am SO GLAD they don't have pictures attached...but this poor man had part of a 33lb tumor removed from his face!!!
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
The Victory Caucus
A great website that I was clued in on at the Further West
per the website at the Victory Caucus:
"With this new design, we hope to come closer to our goal of being a one-stop-shop for anyone interested in learning about what's really going on in the war."
A lot of great features as well as links to articles
Starbucks raising U.S. drinks prices next week
Well, I can't say I am surprised...
Starbucks had me "blinded" by what is called..."Irrational Brand Loyalty"
First I "weened" myself off of Starbucks coffee by switching to regular old deli coffee and finally on to my single cup Kuerig B70 Platinum!!! What a great product!
Here is a link to review it...
http://www.keurig.com/b70.asp?mscsid=9B5U03VB1V018MRWPX1UDPF7DLFQ3QM2
if you decide to buy, let me know...I can send you a coupon that can get us both FREE coffee
An underwater city under Alexandria found
Underwater remnants of a city at Alexandria has been found.
Alexandria was founded by Alexander the great around 300 BC and these ruins have been dated to 700 years before he visited Egypt on his way to conquering the known world at the time.
Bud Selig to TRY to attend Bonds record breaking homerun
Well I am glad that the Commissioner of Baseball has finally made up his mind to do what should have never been in doubt.
One of, if not the most important baseball record is about to be broken and he is casting a shadow on it. At least a bigger shadow than is already there...
Either show up or not. Be clear. Be concise. Don't waffle on the topic. If you (and I mean Bud Selig) think that Barry is guilty than HAMMER HIM and send him home like the NFL has done to Vick. If not shut your mouth and go to the game...clap like mad and hand him his plaque.
either way, it may not be an issue. The only legitimate reason that Selig should miss this weekend's game is going on...the Hall of Fame induction
The Seven Daughters of Eve - Bryan Sykes
For those of you interested in geneology...here is a great book.
Very informative...without putting you asleep or bogging you down in the science of our genetic roots...
At the end of the "lesson" is a great section of fiction based on his findings...Sykes prepares a quick storyline as a description of when and where 95% of Europe's genepool comes from.
great job and well worth the read.
Space tourist trip to space goes up from $25MM to $40MM
Got $40MM?
I am not sure if I would have the courage to do this even if I had the money...
more power to them!
Emery, Senators avoid salary arbitration, agree to $9.5 million, 3-year deal
great stuff...only a few more months before hockey starts!
hehehehe
Couple locked up boy during Packers game
they locked the boy up with a loaf of bread, peanut butter and jelly and a bucket to use as a bathroom so that they could watch a packers game!
Horrible on so many levels!!!
Mars Rovers still ticking
the mars rovers are still kicking...14 times longer than expected and it looks like the rovers will survive the latest dust storms on Mars.
If this doesn't bring you some confidence in NASA, I don't know what will.
Greek mastodon find 'spectacular'
longest tusks ever found...and they point out straight instead of curling upwards...
vary cool...
Poll: Coastal residents won't evacuate
an interesting article that states that only one in three people polled within 20 miles of the coast would evacuate during a hurricane warning...
I wonder what these numbers looked like before Katrina
Monday, July 23, 2007
FDA says food recall is urgent health threat
80 types of stew, chili, hash (no not the drug!!) and pet foods made by Castleberry Foods have been recalled due to a botulism outbreak.
Check your cabinets and read the article.
Pentagon rethinks troop cuts in Europe
interesting turn of events.
I think this has everything to do with current relations with Russia...
A very bad turn of events...
Ex-Brown Stiles dies; at 100, was oldest former major leaguer
What a great quote in this story...
Speaking of pitching to Babe Ruth, Stiles said "I had a great game against him, I held him to three hits."
Class acts...
Well, when I look over to the left of my blog and see the various labels and breakdown of posts that I have added, I see that I am a little "Light" on class acts...
SO, please feel free to nominate a few that so I can add them to the blog!
Comments please!!!!
Rev. Sharpton backs idea on rap lyrics
This is an interesting article...and a good idea...
I don't always agree with Sharpton's tactics...but he may be on target with this one...
Removing tax payer support for companies that won't clean up their acts when it comes to denigrating lyrics...
Free speech is a right that should not be infringed upon, but there is no reason to support it with taxpayer dollars in these cases.
Polamalu, Steelers sign 4-year extension
In honor of Ginny at Whiskey Rebel...
Here is some more good news for her Pittsburgh Steelers!
http://musingsofawhiskeyrebel.blogspot.com/
Police Called To Home Of NBA Ref Donaghy
After betting on games he officiated, and possibly involving other officials or players and the mob...I can imagine that there are quite a few people who would like to keep him quiet
well, I can't say I am surprised that this man is now worried about his safety and the safety of his family.
I have to believe at this point his new best friends are the FBI investigators that are looking into his discretions.
The fallout from this has just begun...
Astronaut tosses station's space junk
A spacewalking astronaut tossed two large chunks of junk off the international space station Monday
One item was a 1400 lb. amonia tank and the other a 200 lb. camera mount...
In about 10-11 months they should re enter the atmosphere.
I read elsewhere that they don't know where the debris will come down.
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Lester to start for Red Sox on Monday
While I am a Yankee fan and the Yanks are in desperate need of a few wins and corresponding losses by the Red Sox, tomorrow may be a day that I root for the Sox.
I know...I know...many of you may find this hard to believe, but this is a "Feel Good Story" and the lord knows I want to feel good.
Jon Lester is set to return to the mound for the Red Sox on Monday, nearly a year after his rookie season was cut short when he was diagnosed with cancer.
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update 9:35pm 7/23
Lester just left the game after 6 innings (Sox leading 5-2) stats:
2 ER, 6k, 1hr and 96 pitches...great job.
V for Vendetta
Synopsis - A shadowy freedom fighter known only as "V" uses terrorist tactics to fight against his totalitarian society.
What a great movie.
It is interesting though that the "hero" of the film is a terrorist.
"One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter"
I wonder what form this film would have taken before 9/11 and what differentiates the terrorist from the freedom fighter????
Ken of Ghastria
Another good friend of mine has a live journal blog where he posts comments about (in his words) Comments on role-playing games, pop culture, and the grand wackiness of "24"
He is also up for a few awards for game supplements that he edited at Goodman games.
Dungeon Crawl Classics #35: Gazetteer of the Known Realms, nominated for Best Setting and Best Cartography
Etherscope: Upload: Etherpunk, nominated for Best Supplement and a HUGE nomination for Best d20/OGL Product
If you are interested in roleplaying games (or just plain feel like voting for a friend) you can go here to vote:
http://www.ennieawards.com/index.html
Russ Feingold wants to censure George Bush
Simply put Russ Feingold is a disruption
He doesn't even have the support of his own party.
Get back to work and try and get something done is all I have to say to this guy.
nuff said
Al Leiter - Class Act
I'm lounging on the couch on a beautiful sunny day watching the NY Yankees trounce the tampa Devil Rays and listening to Al Leiter as color commentator...
What a class act!
Great baseball player, great commentator and great stories.
In a side note, Alex Rodriguez hit his 34th homer and batted in his 99th RBI...it's only JULY 22nd!!!!!
Musings of a whiskey rebel
If you notice the top left corner of my blog, I have a section labeled "In the Box!"
It is where I have links to other blogs of interest.
I have just added "Musings of a Whiskey Rebel" to the list and look forward to reading it regularly.
Ginny D has been a regular commenter on some of my posts and I'm looking forward to return the favor!
Chihuahua saves 1yr old from a rattlesnake
Ok, so I am usually posting crabby stories about stupid and horrible people, but here is a story about a little Chihuahua that jumped in and took several bites from a rattlesnake to protect a 1 year old boy.
Great news...the dog survived, and the boy wasn't hurt!!!
No word on what happened to the rattlesnake...
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Smith believes investigators are using Vick to get at others
a very interesting article.
One that I was initially disappointed in when I saw the headline.
Why would a NFL Hall-of-Famer expose himself to the backlash of defending Vick?!?!?!
Who knows, but Smith makes a few good points at the end of the article so it's worth the read.
David Beckham's impact on US Soccer (or Futbol)
while he might not play in the first game with his new team...he already has had an impact.
ESPN has basically set aside the night to televise a show about Beckham and the game.
I don't remember ever seeing a Soccer game on ESPN before...
Friday, July 20, 2007
One Laptop per child - Part I
I know the story is old, but a few weeks ago, I read an article about a Nigerian school without electrical power getting a donation of 300 laptops. As you can imagine, I was amazed that better planning wasn't put into this...but I guess I shouldn't have been surprised...
One Laptop per child - Part II
As a follow up to my prior post...it appears the bad planning of sending laptops to a school without electricity has actually been shown to be worse.
The dopes forgot to put internet "Filters" on the computers to keep the kids from browsing PORN!!!
Just plain stupid on a multitude of levels!
From Wales, a box to make biofuel from car fumes
Three fishing buddies say they have developed a box which can be fixed underneath a car in place of the exhaust to trap the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming -- including carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide -- and emit mostly water vapor.
Exciting claim!
Does it work?
Who knows?!?!?!
In a twist of intrigue, after every demonstration the three friends split the components up in pieces and put them in hiding, with each person knowing only their piece of the pie...
No one else has seen has ever seen the inside of the box...
Thursday, July 19, 2007
24 hours 15 minutes to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
No spoiler here...sorry!
But...there are only 24 hours left to the launch of the final installment of the Harry Potter series...
For all of those who are hiding in the closet until delivery comes so no one spoils the ending...
It's almost here!!!
Teen Girls Accused Of Setting Kitten Ablaze
People are horrible sometimes and it's really scary when they are horrible as kids!
Most people get worse as they get older.
I hope they get the three years
Great exchange of comments at The Further West
A great exchange over at the Further West in regards to a "discussion" between Jim Webb and Lindsay Graham about the path of the Iraq war.
Well worth the read as are the other posts on the blog.
Viking treasure hoard uncovered
A father and son using metal detectors found a treasure "hoard" dating back to the 10th century.
Pretty amazing to find so much and intact.
A side note...the father and son will split the proceeds with the landowner if you are concerned about things like that...
Baseball Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn To Appear On Wheaties Box
I just saw Baseball Hall-of-Famer Tony Gwynn on ESPN First Take.
What a class act.
If there was ever a sports figure you want your kids to look up to...he's it.
As for the Wheaties box...WHAT TOOK SO LONG????
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Basic Science Fiction Library
If you are a fan of science fiction this is a GREAT list of classic science fiction books and authors put together by James Gunn.
When you aren't sure what to read next...here is a great resource!
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
What a great movie.
I can't wait to watch it with my kids when they get older.
7 kids removed from squalid Texas home
Dirty diapers 4ft high in closets!!!
Not much else to say here besides people are horrible.
Sometimes it amazes me that you need a license to get married, but not to have kids after you get married.
Eat a steak, warm the planet
A kilogram (2.2 pounds) of beef causes more greenhouse-gas and other pollution than driving for three hours while leaving all the lights on back home, according to a Japanese study.
I have to tell you...if I can't eat a 2lb steak every once in a while, I may get a little bit crabbier!!!
Star Trek - Episode 14 "Balance of Terror" (1966)
Another bout of insomnia last night had me listening to a live feed of the World Series of Poker and watching my favorite episode of the original Star Trek series "Balance of Terror"
Essentially it is submarines in space, but it was my favorite show.
If you ever see it on, I suggest watching!!!
Unless of course, Bridges of Madison County is more your style! hehehehehe
'Sweet herb' (Stevia) may be green gold for Paraguay
The herb Stevia (why bother with the full Latin name????) is native to Paraguay and may be the future of competition for sugar.
It is a natural herb that has a long list of beneficial properties, being an anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and an anti-bacterial agent useful in the battle against diabetes, high blood pressure and tooth decay. On top of that it's 300 times sweeter than sugar and NO CALORIES!!!
That being said, of course the FDA has restricted it's use in the US.
Only drugs that cause heart-attacks are approved by the agency that is swayed by lobbyists and industry paid consultants...in this case the sugar industry. (Sorry about that little bit of anger tinged commentary...)
Doctors, Democrats scrutinize September 11 dust
Doctors and Democrats are reviewing the impacts of this environmental disaster.
It still looks like there is more fall out to follow, and that will be political in nature.
The finger pointing has already started and the lightning rod seems to be firmly in the hands of Christie Whitman (Ex-Gov. of NJ and Environment Secretary of the EPA).
Earlier this year, a federal judge ruled that Whitman knowingly LIED to New York residents about their health risks. The case is now under appeal
World Series of Poker - No Limit Texas Hold'em Main Event 2007 - Part II
SPOILER ALERT!!!
Well at 6:00AM the new champion of the 2007 WSOP No limit Texas Hold'em main event was crowned.
it was Jerry Yan and he won $8.25MM not a bad two weeks of work!
the other payouts were:
2. Tuan Lam $4,840,981
3. Raymond Rahme $3,048,025
4. Alexander Kravchenko $1,852,721
5. Jon Kalmar $1,255,069
6. Hevad (RainKhan) Khan $956,243
7. Lee Childs $705,229
8. Lee Watkinson $585,699
9. Phillip Hilm $525,934
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