OK, this is the funniest original blog post I’ve read in weeks, if not months: I got to the bathroom and shut the door most of the way so Frank wouldn’t hear me crying, because if he heard me crying, how could I be angry with him later for not hearing me cry and coming […]
…”The Beatles do ‘Stairway to Heaven’”, it’s right here. Or just keep scrolling down. And a big thanks! to John Scalzi over at his blog, Whatever, for the link. ..bruce..
Drew Carey (yes, that Drew Carey) does a penetrating look at the use of eminent domain to push out established businesses for developers — and one city (Anaheim) that it taking a very different approach: Hat tip to OpinionJournal.com. ..bruce w..
Monkeys surprisingly proficient at mental arithmetic: A college education doesn’t give you much of an edge over a monkey when it comes to doing some basic arithmetic, according to a study released Monday that underscores the surprising mental agility of our simian relatives. In a rapid fire test of mental addition, monkeys performed almost as […]
OK, this video is a delight: The group singing is actually “The Beatnix”, a Beatles ‘tribute’ group from Australia. Hat tip to Sixteen Small Stones. [UPDATED 01/28/08] We’ve had about 30,000 hits on this one entry since posting it in mid-December. If you feel so inclined, hit the tipjar over in the right column and […]
Sometimes reality outshines The Onion: Dallas, Texas – Dellia Love is a vegan, a “raw vegan” to be precise. The word “vegan”, which is taken from from the first and last syllables of the word “vegetarian” is a form of vegetarianism but differs in that vegans eat no animal by-products whatsoever. So as a vegan, […]
As a Sherlock Holmes fan of long standing, I find this fascinating: JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – Researchers in a remote jungle in Indonesia have discovered a giant rat and a tiny possum that are apparently new to science, underscoring the stunning biodiversity of the Southeast Asian nation, scientists said Monday… “The giant rat is about […]
Looks like some New Jersey jailers never watched “The Shawshank Redemption” or read Stephen King’s original novella — but I’m willing to bet the inmates had: ELIZABETH, N.J. — Two inmates escaped from a county jail, hiding the holes they made in the walls by putting up photos of bikini-clad women, officials said. Authorities searched […]
The first three-fourths of “I Am Legend” (starring Will Smith and Abbey the Wonder Dog) is haunting, effective, and heart-wrenching. I have traveled to New York City a lot over the years on business — in fact, I was there just this week — and the film does a great job of showing an abandoned, […]
Found this on Eschaton: As Atrios said, this ad is “weird and disturbing for so many reasons.” I plan to do some investigation to find out whether Experian (“freecreditreport.com”) does indeed allow you to see other people’s credit report. ..bruce..
