Week of November 9, 2009...

FROM THE EMAIL THIS WEEK: One in 20 schoolchildren thought Adolf Hitler was a coach of the German football team, a survey said. According to the British press... I think in America, 1 in 25 think that South America is where Texas is...


IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED... SEOUL, South Korea – A woman in South Korea who tried to pass the written exam for a driver's license with near-daily attempts since April 2005 has finally succeeded on her 950th time. The aspiring driver spent more than 5 million won ($4,200) in application fees, but until now had failed to score the minimum 60 out of a possible 100 points needed to get behind the wheel for a driving test.


TALES OF THE NEW ECONOMY: Bill Collector Accused Of Offering Debt Forgiveness For Sex


HEY CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS!!! Walmart announced yesterday that it will be slashing prices to below wholesale on 10 of the most popular DVDs that will be released soon, says the LA Times. Target announced that it will be matching Walmart. Amazon has not yet responded....


FOR THOSE WHO JUST MIGHT CARE: ...there's Beaumont Retrogress... funny stuff...


MOVIES? More hints on "Machete"... Grindhouse? Me? I'm likin' this...


LISTING? SURE... 6 People Who Faked Their Own Death (For Ridiculous Reasons)


HMMMM.... The True Men Who Stare at Goats...

Week of November 2, 2009...

Found this interesting from last week... I'm becoming a big Kinky Fan...


Mary Ann Winkowski, the real ghost whisperer...


IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Glenn Beck is coming... Ya' know... I'm still on the fence about this boy... I'm not sure if I like him or not... I like his thinking but I'm not sure if he's exploiting or pandering (which, oddly enough, I'm okay with... HAHA!).


A Remake of the "Greatest American Hero"??? What would William Katt think...


ONE STOP SHOPPING: Get your Caskets at Wal-Mart...

Week of October 26, 2009...

Soupy Sales dies at 83


NOOOOOO!!!!! Flee Geocities Before It Closes Forever...


SECRETS, ANYONE? Top 10 Cruel Things Women Do To Men... I'm sure theres' a self-help program somewhere...


ANOTHER LIST? SURE... Internet rules and laws: the top 10, from Godwin to Poe


Walmart Fires Security Guard For Chasing After Shoplifter Like He's In A Cop Movie... 'Heard tales that management preferes to let the thieves go... cheaper for the insurance... 'go fig...


FOLLOW THE MONEY: Wall Street’s Part In the Murder of the World Economy


COOLNESS... Tokyo's 8 Most MPG-Kicking Concept Cars


IF YOU JUST NEED SOMETHING TO DO.... Saw is about a guy, John Kramer, who is dying... or dead or something. In the beginning, after failing to kill himself, he decides he would probably be better off killing others.


IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: The mother of a boy thought to have been swept away in a giant helium balloon has admitted the incident was a hoax, according to court documents. Falcon "Balloon Boy" Henee was a pawn... Dad wanted some TV time... Funny thing about our society - the father wanted free publicity - mission accomplished...

For the Week of October 19, 2009...

THE BIGGEST DEBATE OF OUR CENTURY: Should We Tax Junk Food?


10 Kids movies that aren't for kids...


AND WHILE YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR CALORIE COUNT: Behold, Laser Etched Food... Now with more... Radiation?


SO LIFE-LIKE...(Marina Del Rey) Authorities called to an apartment complex in Marina Del Rey last night discovered the body of a man slumped on a third-floor balcony. The deceased, said to be about 75, had suffered a gunshot wound, thought to be self-inflicted. The twist: Neighbors had seen the body, in plain view, over the much of the week but dismissed it as a Halloween prop...


RULE #217 - IF YOU WANT MORE CUSTOMERS - STAY OPEN LONGER HOURS: Best Buy Opening First 24/7 Location In New York City--Game On!


COOLNESS IN PICTURES: Animal's Inspire Robot Designs...


CHRISTMAS WISH LIST #1: Acer Aspire One Netbook...

Week Of October 12, 2009...

Filed under the things I shouldn't do... HAHA!


S.O.U.L.S. Paranormal had their first paranormal / horror convention this past weekend at the Julie Rogers Theater. It was very good with a couple of their guest speakers being Shannon Sylvia (think Syfy Network and Ghost Hunters International) and Steven LaChance (Author and Speaker of "The Screaming House"). There were some real, live witches and vampires and bunches of ghost hunteres scattered about. I missed most of the afternoon and evening stuff due to an over abundance of phone calls (long story), but click around... You'll like the next one...


YOUR WORD FOR THE WEEK IS: Umwelt...


BRUTAL? Angry Customer Shoots Taco Bell Employee Because They're Closed...


SCARY? "The dead woman's Chihuahua roaming in the front yard was described as emaciated. When firefighters forced their way inside, they found found piles of garbage 6 to 7 feet high. Two police officers who searched the home shortly after 11 p.m. were overcome by fumes and taken to the hospital as a precaution...


MODERN HEALTHCARE? (Four year old) Alex's pre-existing condition — "obesity" — makes him a financial risk. Health insurance reform measures are trying to do away with such denials that come from a process called "underwriting."


DO YOU, TAKE THIS MAN? SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police said two Campbell County newlyweds were arrested on their wedding night for burglarizing the Sevierville chapel where they were married.


And, just for the record, Max von Sydow is not dead...


GRANDAD SAID, "RETIREMENT SUCKS!": SAN DIEGO (AP) - A man in his 70s has robbed a bank branch inside a San Diego supermarket.

Week Of October 5, 2009...

RELATIONSHIP ADVICE: 11 Reasons He Dumped You... Which also begs the question, when did YaHoo buy Shine Magazine?


PROOF THAT DARWIN MIGHT BE ON TO SOMETHING: (“Chicken pox parties” — in which children gather so they can all be infected by a child who has the pox — are often held by parents who distrust chicken pox vaccine or want their children to have the stronger immunity that surviving a full-blown infection affords, and are willing to take the risk that their child will not get serious complications.)


SAW IT COMING: PART 1 - Olympics-Rio to host 2016 Games after landslide win... Chicago had a chance? Really, Chicago? We were thinking Bagdad had better odds...


INTERESTING: "Online dating has resulted in many happy relationships out here in the real world, but also provides a unique opportunity for different kinds of scammers to quickly gain your confidence and manipulate your emotions in order to get past your normal scam-detecting defenses. So how do you protect yourself?"






A number of kids have written and asked, "Why haven’t I said anything about ACORN and all those scandals?" Here, here, and here... and so on... Well, to a degree it’s old news and goes a bit like this – Nanny State? Meet Nanny media... About the time all this was sinking it’s teeth into all the public bank rolls, nobody was looking into it – why bother to report stories that can actually effect the peoples pocket books when Britney Spears is out of control and Lindsey Lohans nose is dirty. Big media said it dropped the ball on covering this story – I say, "HORSE WASH!" Big media ignored this story to bring us more fluff than your favorite stuffed pillow. It wasn’t until SOMEBODY brought attention to it before Network news stopped looking at the red carpet tapes and realized, wait... that sounds... illegal? What else could they be missing while they track the elusive Paris Hilton hi-jinks? People secretly working off the clock the keep their jobs? Alarming numbers of scam artists getting free houses in Port Arthur? Amazing amounts of FEMA money vanishing from sight? Don’t be silly, that’s not news...
This is news!
Okay, I’m putting away my soap box now...