LYON, France – Doctors have performed the world’s first partial face transplant So who was it, Nicholas Cage or John Travolta? [Partial Face Transplant Done in France - Yahoo! News]
Yeah yeah yeah…..This is cool and all. But a hundred bucks for thirteen episodes???? You gotta be kidding me! The BBC told SCI FI Wire that it will release the complete first season of the new British SF TV series Doctor Who on DVD in the United States on Feb. 14, 2006, offering Americans their [...]
I have really two things to say, then I’ll elaborate. “Great movie!” and “Awful script!” I’ll start with the good, because this is a great movie. It’s entertaining and a wonderful watch for us Johnny cash fans. The acting is superb. I can’t really say I was expecting much from Joaquin Phoenix (maybe I still [...]
Papa Ben’s message here really touched me. It’s good to be in Advent again. Please read it and join me as I wait in joyful hope. VATICAN CITY, NOV. 27, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Presiding over vespers of the First Sunday of Advent, Benedict XVI began the new liturgical year with an appeal to holiness. In a [...]
OK….This is just weird. Anyone who knows me and about my fear of clowns especially Ronald McDonald, knows I will probably have night mares tonight. MANCHESTER, N.H. – You’d think that just working at a Wendy’s restaurant would be difficult for Ronald MacDonald. Now, the 22-year-old MacDonald %u2014 no relation to Ronald McDonald, the clown [...]
Here’s the headline: Vatican: Sexually Active Gays Unwelcome UM….HELLO!!!! Are you listening, or are you deaf? Straights who are sexually active aren’t welcome either… This isn’t meant to pick out homosexuals and say they aren’t fit to be priests. It’s meant to pick out active, unrepentant sinners and say they aren’t fit to be priests. [...]
Yesterday was the birthday of this blog. The first post I made to it was on Nov. 27th, 2004. Yes, there are posted dated before that. But those were imported from blogger. I remember well driving up from Memphis to Nashville for thanksgiving. I had just installed WordPress on my web host. I ended up [...]
Did anyone out there ever play the old text adventure games like “Zork” or “The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy”? Do you also watch the show “Lost“? If so, then you have to go read this…. Today, while driving – driving and showering always bring out the most thoughtful – in me I finally unravelled [...]
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea on Saturday called a recent CNN program depicting a public execution in the communist state a “sheer fabrication” and dismissed it as a ratings ploy by the U.S.-based broadcaster. How do they know it was fake? Was there a big black “X” on the screen? [N.Korea says CNN execution image [...]
cat ~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub | ssh -l \( test -d \~/.ssh \|\| mkdir \~/.ssh \) \&\& cat \>\>\~/.ssh/authorized_keys I can’t remember how I found this guys blog, but I am so glad I did. THis one line of code will save me so much time it’s not even funny. No, I am not laughing. I am smiling [...]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) – A fugitive former election official has emerged briefly from hiding to deny charges he helped Philippines’ leader Gloria Arroyo cheat to win last year’s presidential elections. To me it’s obvious that there was something weird going on in these elections. The corruption runs so deep in the politics of the Philippines [...]
SANTA MARIA, Calif. – A Greyhound bus ran off a freeway, overturned and slid at least 100 yards on its side before hitting a tree Sunday, killing a pregnant woman and a man on aboard, authorities said. Faro Jahani, 50, of San Francisco, and Martha Contreras, a 23-year-old Santa Maria resident who was seven months [...]
A powerful earthquake has hit southern Iran, killing at least 10 people, injuring dozens more and damaging several villages, officials say. The 6.1-magnitude quake struck Qeshm island, home to 120,000 people, and the city of Bandar Abbas, state media said. Every time I see new story on this incident, the death rate is higher. On [...]
I just saw the greatest commercial from Vonage. It had a “man on the street” talking about how great it is to be a Vonage customer…I think. You see, in the background you could some sort of mascot type in a lobster outfit who seems to get increasingly frustrated with his job. This goes on [...]
MEMPHIS – They’re riding on your dime. Every month, Memphis City School board members and a long list of school officials get a car allowance. One of them is city school Chief Operating Officer Michael Goar. “We travel quite a bit, to buildings, visit buildings, make sure buildings are up to par,” says Goar. And [...]
It a sad day. This guy was an awesome actor. He will be missed….. The 73-year-old died at his home in Las Vegas on Thursday of natural causes, his wife Evelyn said. Born in California to immigrant fruit pickers, he was among the thousands of Japanese-Americans sent to internment camps during World War II. Morita, [...]
GARY, Ind. – A woman who was robbed at knifepoint while pumping gas into her church’s van couldn’t believe it when the gas station attendant refused to call police for help. ‘I ran, of course, to the nearest place,’ Gary resident Rosetta Heffner said, recounting Sunday’s robbery. Her request to call 911 was met with [...]
“BAGHDAD, Iraq – Several insurgents groups have contacted President Jalal Talabani’s office in the past few days, with some saying they are ready to lay down their arms and join the political process, the presidential security adviser said Thursday.” “It’s a trick, get an ax.” [Some Iraq Insurgent Groups Want to Talk - Yahoo! News]
“KOCHI, Japan – Nervous at the start but encouraged by a couple of late birdies, Michelle Wie was five strokes off the lead in a men’s tournament Thursday and optimistic about making the cut.” She should be OK, as log as she doesn’t have to take a drop. [Wie Is Five Strokes Off Lead Against [...]
I want to wish a very happy Thanksgiving to everyone. May your next year be full of things to be thankful for too! Here’s some more holiday cheer from some of my favorite blogs (in no particular order): [BLACKFIVE: Thanksgiving] [Barking Moonbat Early Warning System] [Happy Thanksgiving! ] [The Cafeteria Is Closed: Happy Thanksgiving !] [...]