Tomorrow is April Fools Day, and I found a good link to the top 100 april fool’s hoaxes of all time, posted on the “Musem of Hoaxes” website. And this got me to thinking of the April Fool’s jokes I’ve been subjected to, and inflicted upon other people throughout my life. My personal favorite, though was [...]
The large hadron collider (LHC) being built in France is due to be on-line soon. So, of course, that means folks needing something to do went through their create-a-suit kit and came up with something to sue the scientists over. A former nuclear safety officer (whatever the hell that is) named Walt Wagner and his [...]
Why do the media, and most people, concentrate on the number of dead American Soldiers in Iraq? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not advocating war and killing folk to solve your problems, but it seems to me that focusing on the negative never accomplishes much.
Today on sfgate.com (home of the San Francisco Chronicle), it was reported that the cameras that were installed in the city to reduce crime simply have not been working. People have been taking their crimes down the block. What is intersting is that it was reported that they cameras cost $900,000 to install and they want to [...]
This bunny weighs in at 22 poings and measurs over 3 feet. He is a breed of rabbit called a german giant. The owner, Hans Wagner struggles to hold him up. NY Post article “We don’t feed him an unusual diet said Wagner. He goes through more than his brothers and sisters, but he eats [...]
I was saddened yesterday about the passing of Arthur C. Clarke, a truly brilliant man and a personal hero of mine. His birthday was last December and he recorded a message to everyone, I suspect he knew it would be his last. You can click the link at left to see a YouTube copy of [...]
I came across this quiz over at the Mental_Floss website and it made me chuckle: Medieval Torture Device or Bed Bath & Beyond Gadget?. Should I (or you for that matter) be concerned that I scored 9 out of 10 on it? Post your scores in the comments to compare your serial killer index
I consider myself to be a rollercoaster enthusiast and want to try almost any rollercoaster. And yet when I saw the images of this coaster, I had to pause a second before I committed. Click more and you will see what I mean.
Anymore the animal hording stories about houses with a few hundred dogs, cats, what have you, doesn’t even catch my attention. Once in a while, though, I come across one that boggles the mind. This time the story is about a triple-wide mobile home in Avra Valley, Arizona owned by an eldery couple with over eight [...]
The FAA imposed a 10.2 million penalty yesterday on Southwest Airlines for missed inspections for cracks in the fuselage of its aging fleet. It was reported that three Southwest employees were placed on leave with pay. And the report indicated that at least one FAA official looked the other way.
