Public letter from one local business owner to the Sacramento Kings
Hello, I recently received your nice purple poster in the mail inviting me to discover the answer to the question, “where does your business fit into this picture?” … Read more
Blogs
Various blogs, featuring humor, oddities, news and interesting items.
Lost Journal: Bad TV is Best Viewed from a Garbage Can
By Tim Mollen Journal entry: December 8, 1973 (age 4) The life of a four-year-old is a stressful one. “Tim, it’s time for your nap.” “Tim, Mog the … Read more
Space: The Russian Frontier
Today the Russians launched the Spekt-R radio telescope into orbit. The orbiting telescope will be synched with a ground-based telescopes across the world, creating the effect of having … Read more
Buddy, Can You Spare a Television Network?
by Leslie Griffith and JP Sottile, Reader Supported News If the number one cable-news television station in America is run by Rupert Murdoch – and it is – … Read more
The Great Emu War
“No battle plan ever survives contact with the enemy.” (Old German military maxim) In the aftermath of war there comes the problem of what to do with the … Read more
On The Whole Gay Wedding Thing
Now that New York has legalized marriage between adults of cis-gender, (I just love using chemistry prefixes in sociological context!), it is pretty much impossible to put the … Read more
No More “No Toking” Signs
Legal experts in Holland have told Amsterdam authorities to take down signs banning the smoking of marijuana. The city put up the signs establishing “no-toking zones” in … Read more
The First Zero Star Hotel
“Frank and Patrik Riklin who own Atelier für Sonderaufgaben (studio for special works) in St. Gallen were initially looking for a place to lodge guest musicians who were … Read more
The Final Act of Vanity
For those who live fast, die young, and want to leave a good looking corpse, the British make-up firm of Illamasqua has joined with the London funeral directors … Read more
