never mind...
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
More goofball newspaper headlines...
...from The Federalist Patriot:
"Government Shirked Its Duty to Wild Fish, a Judge Rules" --The New York Times
"Democrats Playing Politics With Bolton--W. House" --Reuters
"Cellphones Take Up Driver Attention, Study Finds" --Reuters
"Chinese Defector Gets Temporary Stay in Oz" --United Press International
"Timing of Next Indonesian Tsunami a Mystery" --Associated Press ¶ 2:07 PM
"Government Shirked Its Duty to Wild Fish, a Judge Rules" --The New York Times
"Democrats Playing Politics With Bolton--W. House" --Reuters
"Cellphones Take Up Driver Attention, Study Finds" --Reuters
"Chinese Defector Gets Temporary Stay in Oz" --United Press International
"Timing of Next Indonesian Tsunami a Mystery" --Associated Press ¶ 2:07 PM
Maybe there is justice after all...
I ran across this press release, which is fitting justice for at least one of the goofy Supreme Court justices after that gawd-awful decision the other day allowing people's homes to be taken so that businesses could be built:
Press Release
For Release Monday, June 27 to New Hampshire media
For Release Tuesday, June 28 to all other media
Weare, New Hampshire (PRWEB) Could a hotel be built on the land owned by Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter? A new ruling by the Supreme Court which was supported by Justice Souter himself itself might allow it. A private developer is seeking to use this very law to build a hotel on Souter's land.
Justice Souter's vote in the "Kelo vs. City of New London" decision allows city governments to take land from one private owner and give it to another if the government will generate greater tax revenue or other economic benefits when the land is developed by the new owner.
On Monday June 27, Logan Darrow Clements, faxed a request to Chip Meany the code enforcement officer of the Towne of Weare, New Hampshire seeking to start the application process to build a hotel on 34 Cilley Hill Road. This is the present location of Mr. Souter's home.
Clements, CEO of Freestar Media, LLC, points out that the City of Weare will certainly gain greater tax revenue and economic benefits with a hotel on 34 Cilley Hill Road than allowing Mr. Souter to own the land.
The proposed development, called "The Lost Liberty Hotel" will feature the "Just Desserts Café" and include a museum, open to the public, featuring a permanent exhibit on the loss of freedom in America. Instead of a Gideon's Bible each guest will receive a free copy of Ayn Rand's novel "Atlas Shrugged."
Clements indicated that the hotel must be built on this particular piece of land because it is a unique site being the home of someone largely responsible for destroying property rights for all Americans.
"This is not a prank" said Clements, "The Towne of Weare has five people on the Board of Selectmen. If three of them vote to use the power of eminent domain to take this land from Mr. Souter we can begin our hotel development." ¶ 12:52 PM
Press Release
For Release Monday, June 27 to New Hampshire media
For Release Tuesday, June 28 to all other media
Weare, New Hampshire (PRWEB) Could a hotel be built on the land owned by Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter? A new ruling by the Supreme Court which was supported by Justice Souter himself itself might allow it. A private developer is seeking to use this very law to build a hotel on Souter's land.
Justice Souter's vote in the "Kelo vs. City of New London" decision allows city governments to take land from one private owner and give it to another if the government will generate greater tax revenue or other economic benefits when the land is developed by the new owner.
On Monday June 27, Logan Darrow Clements, faxed a request to Chip Meany the code enforcement officer of the Towne of Weare, New Hampshire seeking to start the application process to build a hotel on 34 Cilley Hill Road. This is the present location of Mr. Souter's home.
Clements, CEO of Freestar Media, LLC, points out that the City of Weare will certainly gain greater tax revenue and economic benefits with a hotel on 34 Cilley Hill Road than allowing Mr. Souter to own the land.
The proposed development, called "The Lost Liberty Hotel" will feature the "Just Desserts Café" and include a museum, open to the public, featuring a permanent exhibit on the loss of freedom in America. Instead of a Gideon's Bible each guest will receive a free copy of Ayn Rand's novel "Atlas Shrugged."
Clements indicated that the hotel must be built on this particular piece of land because it is a unique site being the home of someone largely responsible for destroying property rights for all Americans.
"This is not a prank" said Clements, "The Towne of Weare has five people on the Board of Selectmen. If three of them vote to use the power of eminent domain to take this land from Mr. Souter we can begin our hotel development." ¶ 12:52 PM
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
If he'd only been wearing an aluminum foil hat...or this.
Man: Flesh-eating aliens were chasing me when I caused fatal car crash
By Emanuella Grinberg
June 24, 205 - Court TV
A California man facing life in prison for crashing his car into a UPS truck will not dispute that his actions resulted in the death of the driver when his trial opens Monday in Nevada County Superior Court.
Instead, Scott Krause's defense will argue that the defendant believed he was trying to escape man-eating subterranean beings when he ran into Drew Reynolds' truck on Jan. 6, 2004. ¶ 4:10 PM
By Emanuella Grinberg
June 24, 205 - Court TV
A California man facing life in prison for crashing his car into a UPS truck will not dispute that his actions resulted in the death of the driver when his trial opens Monday in Nevada County Superior Court.
Instead, Scott Krause's defense will argue that the defendant believed he was trying to escape man-eating subterranean beings when he ran into Drew Reynolds' truck on Jan. 6, 2004. ¶ 4:10 PM
Friday, June 24, 2005
I'll bet Chief Justice Rehnquist is pleased with this retraction!
Correction
Thursday, June 23, 2005 - Washington Post
A headline and article summary that appeared to indicate that Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist had either retired or died was inadvertently published on washingtonpost.com and through a washingtonpost.com RSS feed on June 23. The headline and summary have been retracted and no longer appear on the site. ¶ 2:23 PM
Thursday, June 23, 2005 - Washington Post
A headline and article summary that appeared to indicate that Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist had either retired or died was inadvertently published on washingtonpost.com and through a washingtonpost.com RSS feed on June 23. The headline and summary have been retracted and no longer appear on the site. ¶ 2:23 PM
Another great product idea...
The PistolMouse. I'm smacking my forehead over this one, having another "why-didn't-I-think-of-that" moment...
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The PistolMouse. I'm smacking my forehead over this one, having another "why-didn't-I-think-of-that" moment...
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Uh, I thought that's what ADHD was...
ADHD adults struggle to focus
June 9, 2005 - CNN.com ¶ 12:37 PM
June 9, 2005 - CNN.com ¶ 12:37 PM
Awesome!
You have to see this. These are the most incredible basketball shots I've ever seen. This looks like the real thing, rather than something that was edited. Enjoy!
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Thursday, June 23, 2005
It's about time!
Cooling cabbages banned from Korean baseball
Wed Jun 22, 2005 - Reuters
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's baseball players have been banned from putting frozen cabbage leaves under their caps to beat the summer heat. ¶ 10:09 PM
Wed Jun 22, 2005 - Reuters
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's baseball players have been banned from putting frozen cabbage leaves under their caps to beat the summer heat. ¶ 10:09 PM
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
The party that loves to tax can't afford it anymore...
Florida Democratic Party Faces IRS Lien; $900,000 Shortage
June 21, 2005
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Broke and without enough money in the bank to pay its bills after the end of the month, the Florida Democratic Party has now been slapped with a lien by the Internal Revenue Service for failing to pay payroll and Social Security taxes in 2003. ¶ 4:40 PM
June 21, 2005
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Broke and without enough money in the bank to pay its bills after the end of the month, the Florida Democratic Party has now been slapped with a lien by the Internal Revenue Service for failing to pay payroll and Social Security taxes in 2003. ¶ 4:40 PM
So we shouldn't expect another Pearl Harbor?
Young Japanese reject parents' lifestyle-poll
Tue Jun 21, 2005 - Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) - Less than a fifth of Japan's young people believe their parents's lives are worth living, according to a government report issued on Monday, in a sign of the yawning gulf between the generations.
Concerned about the rising number of "NEETs" -- young people who are not in employment, education or training -- the government polled 7,500 people aged 15 to 29 and their parents about a range of topics including work and independence. Few seemed willing to follow in their parents' footsteps. ¶ 1:50 PM
Tue Jun 21, 2005 - Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) - Less than a fifth of Japan's young people believe their parents's lives are worth living, according to a government report issued on Monday, in a sign of the yawning gulf between the generations.
Concerned about the rising number of "NEETs" -- young people who are not in employment, education or training -- the government polled 7,500 people aged 15 to 29 and their parents about a range of topics including work and independence. Few seemed willing to follow in their parents' footsteps. ¶ 1:50 PM
What do you expect? It's Washington, DC!
Police chief's car stolen
Tue Jun 21, 2005 - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - No one in the U.S. capital is immune to car theft, not even the city's highest ranking law enforcement official.
Washington Police Chief Charles Ramsey's unmarked black Ford Crown Victoria disappeared from a street near his home some time between Friday and early Sunday while he was out of town, a police spokesman said on Monday. ¶ 1:46 PM
Tue Jun 21, 2005 - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - No one in the U.S. capital is immune to car theft, not even the city's highest ranking law enforcement official.
Washington Police Chief Charles Ramsey's unmarked black Ford Crown Victoria disappeared from a street near his home some time between Friday and early Sunday while he was out of town, a police spokesman said on Monday. ¶ 1:46 PM
Monday, June 20, 2005
Being PC now means being potato correct...
Potato Farmers Loathe 'Couch Potato' Term
Mon Jun 20, 2005 - AP
LONDON - British potato farmers demonstrated outside Parliament on Monday to publicize their bid to remove the term "couch potato" from the Oxford English Dictionary, arguing that the description of slothful TV addicts harms the vegetable's image. ¶ 12:22 PM
Mon Jun 20, 2005 - AP
LONDON - British potato farmers demonstrated outside Parliament on Monday to publicize their bid to remove the term "couch potato" from the Oxford English Dictionary, arguing that the description of slothful TV addicts harms the vegetable's image. ¶ 12:22 PM
Friday, June 17, 2005
Vicious deer invade Illinois...
SIU Issues Warnings After Deer Attacks
Jun 16, 2005 - AP
CARBONDALE, Ill. - Seven people have been threatened or attacked by deer on Southern Illinois University's main campus over the past two weeks, prompting the school to post warnings about the animal aggressiveness they blame on fawning season and construction. ¶ 11:18 AM
Jun 16, 2005 - AP
CARBONDALE, Ill. - Seven people have been threatened or attacked by deer on Southern Illinois University's main campus over the past two weeks, prompting the school to post warnings about the animal aggressiveness they blame on fawning season and construction. ¶ 11:18 AM
What is it with these weird animal stories from West Virginia????
Kangaroo on the Loose Near W. Va. Town
June 17, 2005 - AP
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A kangaroo has been on the loose for the last several months outside Charleston, perplexing authorities who have had problems catching it. ¶ 11:15 AM
June 17, 2005 - AP
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A kangaroo has been on the loose for the last several months outside Charleston, perplexing authorities who have had problems catching it. ¶ 11:15 AM
Not what you would expect, now is it?
Two PETA Employees Arrested on Animal Cruelty Charges in N.C.
June 17, 2005 - AP ¶ 11:11 AM
June 17, 2005 - AP ¶ 11:11 AM
Thursday, June 16, 2005
If he sells this, people will buy anything...
Water-Stained Jesus Image to Be Auctioned
June 16, 2005 - AP
PITTSBURGH - Some may see it as a sign to call a plumber, but a Pittsburgh man sees the divine.
Jeffrey Rigo, 30, an Internet network engineer, is auctioning off a piece of water-stained plaster from his bathroom that he says looks like an image of Jesus Christ.
Rigo says he saw the image when he stepped out his shower Saturday evening.
"I got out of the shower and yelled, 'Jesus Christ!'" ¶ 10:43 AM
June 16, 2005 - AP
PITTSBURGH - Some may see it as a sign to call a plumber, but a Pittsburgh man sees the divine.
Jeffrey Rigo, 30, an Internet network engineer, is auctioning off a piece of water-stained plaster from his bathroom that he says looks like an image of Jesus Christ.
Rigo says he saw the image when he stepped out his shower Saturday evening.
"I got out of the shower and yelled, 'Jesus Christ!'" ¶ 10:43 AM
Just don't get your fingers too close when you feed it...
The World's Weirdest Plants. Grow plants that are just plain strange. Carnivorous Creations™ feature 10 plants that trap, drown, starve, or paralyze insects and eat them! The plants included are the Venus Fly Trap, Cobra, Yellow Trumpet, Hooded Pitcher, Sweet Trumpet, Purple Pitcher, Pale Trumpet, and 3 kinds of Sundew plant. You'll see shoots in about a month. The garden includes a terrarium-style planter, seed packets, planting mixture, color decals, gravel, and complete instructions.
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The World's Weirdest Plants. Grow plants that are just plain strange. Carnivorous Creations™ feature 10 plants that trap, drown, starve, or paralyze insects and eat them! The plants included are the Venus Fly Trap, Cobra, Yellow Trumpet, Hooded Pitcher, Sweet Trumpet, Purple Pitcher, Pale Trumpet, and 3 kinds of Sundew plant. You'll see shoots in about a month. The garden includes a terrarium-style planter, seed packets, planting mixture, color decals, gravel, and complete instructions.
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Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Cure balding and prevent aliens from reading your brain waves...
Another experience you won't want to miss. ¶ 10:04 AM
Another experience you won't want to miss. ¶ 10:04 AM
Monday, June 13, 2005
Whoopee cushions are so retro...
This is an example of the remarkable progress we've made just in my lifetime. And no, you can't have mine. Get your own. ¶ 5:25 PM
This is an example of the remarkable progress we've made just in my lifetime. And no, you can't have mine. Get your own. ¶ 5:25 PM
Sunday, June 12, 2005
Saturday, June 11, 2005
Pimp watch?
This is another one of those "must-have" items if you're a pimp. As the ad says, "Pimpin aint easy." Whoever said it was?
For more on these breathtakingly beautiful watches, see this. ¶ 10:13 AM
This is another one of those "must-have" items if you're a pimp. As the ad says, "Pimpin aint easy." Whoever said it was?
For more on these breathtakingly beautiful watches, see this. ¶ 10:13 AM
Find a need and fill it...
Yes, weasel coffee. This stuff is made by having weasels eat the coffee beans then vomit them up.
Just when you think there's nothing new under the sun... ¶ 9:55 AM
Yes, weasel coffee. This stuff is made by having weasels eat the coffee beans then vomit them up.
Just when you think there's nothing new under the sun... ¶ 9:55 AM
Thursday, June 09, 2005
More stupid news headlines from "The Federalist Patriot"
"School Cutting In To Teens' Sleep" --CBS Chicago.com
"Studies: Cynicism Starts Young and Sarcasm Is Complex" --ABCNews.com
"Rain Increases Flood Woes" --Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
"Marshals Locate, Shoot Suspect, He's Now 'Critical'" --Arizona Republic
"Paper: Mugabe Denies He Is Dead" --CNN.com
"Europe Is Still Europe" --The New York Times ¶ 8:01 AM
"Studies: Cynicism Starts Young and Sarcasm Is Complex" --ABCNews.com
"Rain Increases Flood Woes" --Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
"Marshals Locate, Shoot Suspect, He's Now 'Critical'" --Arizona Republic
"Paper: Mugabe Denies He Is Dead" --CNN.com
"Europe Is Still Europe" --The New York Times ¶ 8:01 AM
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
Young Darwin Award nominee...
Teen Trying to Kill Snake Shoots Himself
June 8, 2005 - AP
PORT WENTWORTH, Ga. - A snake in the grass is to blame for a teenager shooting himself in the leg, police said. A 16-year-old boy was mowing his lawn Tuesday when he saw a snake slithering toward his dogs, which were chained in the front yard, police said. Worried about the canines, the boy ran inside and grabbed a .22-caliber pistol, said Port Wentworth police Sgt. Loren Scholes. The boy came back outside and when he saw the snake at his feet, he hastily aimed and fired. The bullet entered his right calf and exited near his heel, Scholes said. ¶ 11:00 PM
June 8, 2005 - AP
PORT WENTWORTH, Ga. - A snake in the grass is to blame for a teenager shooting himself in the leg, police said. A 16-year-old boy was mowing his lawn Tuesday when he saw a snake slithering toward his dogs, which were chained in the front yard, police said. Worried about the canines, the boy ran inside and grabbed a .22-caliber pistol, said Port Wentworth police Sgt. Loren Scholes. The boy came back outside and when he saw the snake at his feet, he hastily aimed and fired. The bullet entered his right calf and exited near his heel, Scholes said. ¶ 11:00 PM
Monday, June 06, 2005
Russia is a litle confused about what we mean in football by "pigskin"
'Pig-Ball' Soccer Match Staged in Russia
Jun 6, 2005 - AP
MOSCOW - In this game, everyone stinks and hogging the ball is to be expected.
Ten squealing, wriggling piglets pushed — and licked — a soccer ball around a small caged pen Sunday in what organizers said was Russia's first-ever "pig-ball" championships. ¶ 12:46 PM
'Pig-Ball' Soccer Match Staged in Russia
Jun 6, 2005 - AP
MOSCOW - In this game, everyone stinks and hogging the ball is to be expected.
Ten squealing, wriggling piglets pushed — and licked — a soccer ball around a small caged pen Sunday in what organizers said was Russia's first-ever "pig-ball" championships. ¶ 12:46 PM
Saturday, June 04, 2005
Nothing like a good dose of reality to set back a faulty premise...
Snow, slush thwart Arctic trekkers
June 4, 2005 - AP
MINNEAPOLIS -- Two Minnesota men who planned to cross the Arctic Ocean to call attention to global warming have abandoned their trek because of unexpectedly heavy snow, wind and ice. ¶ 8:54 AM
June 4, 2005 - AP
MINNEAPOLIS -- Two Minnesota men who planned to cross the Arctic Ocean to call attention to global warming have abandoned their trek because of unexpectedly heavy snow, wind and ice. ¶ 8:54 AM
Friday, June 03, 2005
Once again, we have a Darwin Award nominee...
Police Say Man Stealing Gas Used Lighter
June 3, 2005 - AP
THURMAN, N.Y. - A tip for would-be gasoline thieves. When stealing gas in the dark, don't use a lighter to see how you're doing. Police in Warren County say that's what Glen Germain Junior did when he was siphoning gas from a dump truck at a business in the Adirondacks last month.
The sheriff's department says Germain was transferring the fuel from the truck to a gas can when he used a lighter to see how full the container had become.
That sparked a fire that caused minor burns to his face and hands. The fire spread to a nearby forklift, which was destroyed in the blaze. ¶ 9:50 AM
June 3, 2005 - AP
THURMAN, N.Y. - A tip for would-be gasoline thieves. When stealing gas in the dark, don't use a lighter to see how you're doing. Police in Warren County say that's what Glen Germain Junior did when he was siphoning gas from a dump truck at a business in the Adirondacks last month.
The sheriff's department says Germain was transferring the fuel from the truck to a gas can when he used a lighter to see how full the container had become.
That sparked a fire that caused minor burns to his face and hands. The fire spread to a nearby forklift, which was destroyed in the blaze. ¶ 9:50 AM
Better late than never...
'Spider-Man' Protests Tiananmen Crackdown
June 3, 2005 - AP
HONG KONG - A man dressed like Spider-Man climbed atop a giant TV screen in downtown Hong Kong on Friday and unfurled a huge banner protesting China's bloody crackdown on the Tiananmen Square democracy protests on June 4, 1989. ¶ 9:48 AM
June 3, 2005 - AP
HONG KONG - A man dressed like Spider-Man climbed atop a giant TV screen in downtown Hong Kong on Friday and unfurled a huge banner protesting China's bloody crackdown on the Tiananmen Square democracy protests on June 4, 1989. ¶ 9:48 AM
Thursday, June 02, 2005
Impersonating a mortician???
Serial Impersonator Arrested Again
Jun 1, 2005 - AP
GODFREY, Ill. - A serial impersonator of law enforcement officials and others has been arrested again — this time for posing as an appliance repairman.
James A. Ross, 23, has served time in jail for false impersonation of a police officer and again for posing as a paramedic. He also has been charged with posing as a firefighter and a mortician. ¶ 3:03 PM
Jun 1, 2005 - AP
GODFREY, Ill. - A serial impersonator of law enforcement officials and others has been arrested again — this time for posing as an appliance repairman.
James A. Ross, 23, has served time in jail for false impersonation of a police officer and again for posing as a paramedic. He also has been charged with posing as a firefighter and a mortician. ¶ 3:03 PM
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
You can't make stuff like this up!
Courtesy of The Federalist Patriot:
"Caffeinated Cola May Make Kids Hyperactive" --WebMD.com
"Poll: Most Americans Want a Summer Vacation" --Associated Press
"Compliments Make a Woman Feel Better, Study Concludes" --Knight Ridder Tribune
"Experts Say Be Sensible With Pocket Pets" --Associated Press
"Experts Say Wormholes, Time Machines Unreliable" --Space.com
"Army Wants Soldiers to Get Used to Guns" --The State (Columbia, S.C.) ¶ 3:00 PM
"Caffeinated Cola May Make Kids Hyperactive" --WebMD.com
"Poll: Most Americans Want a Summer Vacation" --Associated Press
"Compliments Make a Woman Feel Better, Study Concludes" --Knight Ridder Tribune
"Experts Say Be Sensible With Pocket Pets" --Associated Press
"Experts Say Wormholes, Time Machines Unreliable" --Space.com
"Army Wants Soldiers to Get Used to Guns" --The State (Columbia, S.C.) ¶ 3:00 PM
The end of a mystery...and an era...
I don't know whether I like this or not. I hate to see the end of an enduring mystery. Having been around when all of this took place and having enjoyed both the book and movie, All the President's Men, this takes the luster off of the whole thing. Sigh...
Washington Mixed on Deep Throat Emergence
6/1/2005 - United Press International ¶ 10:40 AM
Washington Mixed on Deep Throat Emergence
6/1/2005 - United Press International ¶ 10:40 AM
How did we ever survive without this?
Just when you thought you'd seen everything...a banana cell phone cover... ¶ 7:14 AM
Just when you thought you'd seen everything...a banana cell phone cover... ¶ 7:14 AM
