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2008 June 04

lil condi meets lil gene?

Is the Apocalypse upon us, or is this just our generation’s equivalent of the Nixon-Elvis summit? Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and KISS just happen to be Sweden at the same time — so naturally she paid a call on the guys. In their hotel room. Said she was thrilled to meet them. It happened: [...]

vair ah yor paypuz?

Can you say Police State? The Examiner has the scoop on a controversial new program announced today that would create so-called “Neighborhood Safety Zones” which would serve to partially seal off certain parts of the city. D.C. Police would set-up checkpoints in targeted areas, demand to see ID and refuse admittance to people who don’t [...]

hey snoops - comcast wants you!

The position requires installation and removal of “strategic and tactical data intercept equipment on a nation-wide basis to meet Comcast and Government lawful intercept needs.” The intercept engineer also “performs diagnosis on data, voice, and video services to detect and respond to fraudulent activity such as theft of service and speed enhancement.” Only Comcast would [...]

redmond relents…

Believe it or not, Microsoft had Vista wave a white flag yesterday, in the form of allowing XP to ship with PCs until 2010.

reduce cold starts to save gas…

I started paying closer attention to my driving habits once the cost of a tank passed seventy five dollars.  Perhaps these tips will help you too.  From Lifehacker

top ten office supply hacks…

Great tips for around the office, brought to you by my favorite website (not midgets with donkeys), Lifehacker

do your lungs hurt yet?

As President Bush’s health chief, Tommy Thompson was criticized for not doing enough to help workers exposed to toxic debris from the Sept. 11 attacks at the World Trade Center.
Now, a company he leads has won a $11 million contract to treat some of those workers who responded to New York’s ground zero.
Wow, this guy [...]

humanity, easily categorized

A long time ago I figured humans out.  By that I do not mean to say that I understand women (heaven forbid).  I just realized that we belong in two very specific groups:
Munsters or Addams Family.
From your answer as to which group you belong, I can tell the type of person you are and if [...]

a few of my favorite things…

Q. Why did the monkey fall out of the tree?
A. Because he was dead.
A lady was picking through the frozen turkeys at the grocery store but she couldn’t find one big enough for her family. She asked a stock boy, “Do these turkeys get any bigger?” The stock boy replied, “No ma’am, they’re dead.”

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