-
Archives
- September 2020
- August 2013
- February 2012
- January 2012
- September 2011
- August 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- September 2010
- August 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- June 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- December 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
- June 2006
- May 2006
- April 2006
- March 2006
- February 2006
- January 2006
- December 2005
- November 2005
- October 2005
- September 2005
- August 2005
- July 2005
- June 2005
- May 2005
- April 2005
- March 2005
- February 2005
- January 2005
- December 2004
- November 2004
- October 2004
- September 2004
- August 2004
- July 2004
- June 2004
- May 2004
- April 2004
- March 2004
- February 2004
- January 2004
- December 2003
- November 2003
- October 2003
- September 2003
- August 2003
- July 2003
- June 2003
- December 1969
-
Meta
Daily Archives: August 18, 2003
Flash Mobs Hit Extremes
As part of the continuing attempt to stage the most pointlessly outrageous Flash Mob yet, the internet is abuzz with rumors that the enigmatic "Flash Mob Bill" is planning his final Mob for the McMurdo Research Station in Antarctica. Watch … Continue reading
Sabotage in the Shooting Gallery
The difficulties of policing an area the size of Iraq are increasingly appearant. Three days after U.S. troops and engineers reopened a major Iraqi oil pipeline to Turkey, saboteurs blew it up again. Thamer al-Ghadaban, Iraq’s acting oil minister, … Continue reading
Posted in Wacky News
1 Comment
Richest Shipwreck in History Awaits
The richest shipwreck in history has been sitting beneath a half mile of ocean for 300 years. Greg Stemm is sending a robot down to get it. In 1694, an 80-gun British warship called the HMS Sussex set sail … Continue reading
Posted in ESL Links
Comments Off on Richest Shipwreck in History Awaits
An Eye for an Eye
Jose Concepcion Benzor Espinosa was dwelling in darkness long before he was committed to the Federal Medical Center at Devens for what should have been a routine psychological evaluation. Then, seven weeks after entering the prison hospital, Benzor’s bleak world … Continue reading
Posted in ESL Links
Comments Off on An Eye for an Eye
Confessions of a News Addict
I confess to being a news addict. For the past 30 years if I didn’t start the day with coffee and the New York Times, it was like my brain wouldn’t boot up. When traveling or living abroad I was … Continue reading
Posted in Prose Screeds
Comments Off on Confessions of a News Addict
Leftist Leaders in Loony Laughfest
A "Chiste" Among "Compadres" Cuban president Fidel Castro reportedly startled his Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chavez, with a practical joke when they met yesterday in Paraguay. He persuaded a Paraguayan MP to warn Chavez to watch out for an ambush … Continue reading
Posted in ESL Links
Comments Off on Leftist Leaders in Loony Laughfest
Quote of the Day
Marijuana should be removed from the medical and criminal control systems. It should be legalized for adults for all uses. Dr. Lester Grinspoon, an emeritus professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, in a Boston Globe editorial.
Posted in Quote of the day
Comments Off on Quote of the Day
Casinos Go High-Tech to Counter Counters
Casinos have long been waging a losing battle against brainiac cheaters known as "card counters". Now a new program named Mindplay MP21, which works by placing a set of 14 digital cameras around the table which remember every card … Continue reading
Posted in Wacky News
Comments Off on Casinos Go High-Tech to Counter Counters
Bad Times at the Bar – Lawyers Leaving
Although it’s hard to feel sorry for lawyers as a class, years of being the butt of bad shark jokes seem to be taking a toll. A front page article in today’s Boston Globe highlights a number of local shylocks … Continue reading
Posted in ESL Links
Comments Off on Bad Times at the Bar – Lawyers Leaving
In Some Things Size Does Matter
Honest, honey, I only had one glass of wine! I admit, I like big glasses. In the morning I take my coffee in a mug the size of a fruitbowl, and when I get home from work I drink my … Continue reading
Posted in ESL Links
Comments Off on In Some Things Size Does Matter
Latest from Chief Wiggins
More of the uncut shit straight from the source, straight from Iraq: “The sounds of shots being fired should begin to be heard sporadically around the city, as the cover of darkness provides refuge for those few would be attackers. … Continue reading
Posted in ESL Links
Comments Off on Latest from Chief Wiggins