Hundreds of people have now streamed through a home in northern Manitoba to view a 2-minute 49-second video that has folks believing: Bigfoot lives. Missy Flett, a self-described cynic, said she was stunned by the image of a massive hair-covered creature walking upright calf-deep in water along a shore of the Nelson River, about 500 [...]
Boing Boing had a post about three amazing mailboxes designed to deter, punish, or catch mailbox vandals and mail thieves. One mailbox transfers “skunk oil” on a vandals baseball bat (Company literature states: “We hope that some of the skunk oil gets wiped onto clothing and car upholstery.”)
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany was elected the 265th pontiff today by the College of Cardinals. He was announced as tens of thousands of people cheered in St. Peter’s Square. Ratzinger has chosen the name Benedict XVI, the Vatican announced. The announcement came shortly after white smoke rose from the Vatican chimney and bells rang [...]
OK so here’s the latest on the house: The roof was completed a month ago. Most of the roof trusses were replaced because they just were snapped in half or badly damaged. Plywood was added on top and some nice brown architectural shingles capped off the new roof. Still need to get the gutters installed [...]
As far as money market accounts, there’s a new player in the market – Resource Bank, offering 3.31% yield on accounts with a minimum of $10,000 balance. Among the quirks of the account (beyond the $10,000 minimum) is the limit of 3 withdrawals per month and a fee of $10 each time your account falls [...]
These wristbands are all the rage lately. It seems that every cause out there now is following the brilliant marketing example of Nike and Livestrong’s Yellow Braclets (wristbands). Change the color and collect some money for your cause. Here are some of the ones I’ve found: Official Lance Armstrong Yellow Official Breast Cancer Ovarian & [...]
Johnnie Cochran Dead at 67 of a brain tumor. Johnnie Cochran, arguably America’s most famous criminal lawyer, died Tuesday. The attorney, best known for defending O.J. Simpson against double-murder charges in the 1990s, was 67. OJ said, “I loved him as a good Christian man. I look at Johnny as a great Christian. I knew [...]
Saint Patrick’s Day, the feast day of Ireland’s patron saint, brought out a dash of green and dozens of Irish politicians from Dublin to Tokyo, providing a little-needed excuse for parties, parades and some politics, too. Up to half a million people were expected for the flagship parade through the Irish capital, while hundreds of [...]
The ignition interlock — a device designed to keep someone who’s been drinking from starting his car — has been in use for a while now, especially in New Mexico. There are plusses and minuses, but by and large it seems to be working. read more | digg story
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge’s name was good upon ‘Change, for anything he chose to put his hand [...]
“I wasn’t satisfied just to earn a good living. I was looking to make a statement.” -Donald Trump Trump: The Art of the Deal “There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same.” -Chinese proverb “If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus [...]
If you are planning to head to New York or even Boston for Xmas, don’t forget to stop by at Google first. The Internet search firm has launched its Froogle price comparison website in America, expanding the company’s e-commerce business and putting it head to head with partners such as Kelkoo. Froogle (http://froogle.google.com) works like [...]
Michael Moore is considering taking legal action against a US cable pay-per-view TV company for dumping his pre-election special, which included the airing of his controversial documentary Fahrenheit 9/11. The cable company, iN DEMAND, said it based its decision to drop the program on “legitimate business and legal concerns.” The US$9.95, 3 hour pay-per-view special [...]
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I woke up this morning and I remembered it was getting close to Ray Rocha’s birthday. Weird that a guy I met and worked with for about 8 months and I can remember his birthday. I have to stop and think of my wife’s and son’s birthday but his just sticks in my mind around [...]
