Archive for May, 2007

May 15th, 2007

hatred

Moral Majority founder Falwell dies - U.S. Life - MSNBC.com
The Rev. Jerry Falwell, the television evangelist who founded the Moral Majority and used it to mold the religious right into a political force, died Tuesday shortly after being found unconscious in his office at Liberty University. He was 73.
His condition quickly improved from unconscious to [...]

May 15th, 2007

Outlook 2007 Feeds

Tin Foil Soldier can now be read from your outlook 2007 client by clicking the following link:
Tinfoilsoldier Outlook Feed

May 14th, 2007

How to Be a Ninja Punk

How to Be a Ninja Punk - WikiHow
Never go around shouting “Yo! I’m Ninja Punk!” for fun. Only say it when necessary.
Don’t worry, I bet there are TONS of times when its necessary.
Also see:
How to Act Like a Punk Girl - WikiHow
How to Be Punk at a School With Uniforms - WikiHow
Paint your nails a [...]

May 14th, 2007

Keyless Entry

Keyless Entry - Aydiosmio.net
My apartment building, of course, uses an intercom system to remotely unlock the front door for guests, deliveries, etc. This keychain upgrade gets me in the front door… keylessly.
Auto Roll 2 Channel RF Remote Control
the auto code rolling 2 channel RF remote control is only 30 bucks and while I am currently [...]

May 14th, 2007

Every Little Bit Helps

World Community Grid - Team
I fight AIDS @ home because I find it more worth while than seti and other distributed projects.  Even of all the projects @ World Community Grid, I think FightAIDS@Home is a better cause than Genome Comparison and Proteome Folding (not that those are not excellent causes)
I set it up to [...]

May 13th, 2007

their own dumb fault

News10.net - Suspicious Package Just a Mail Scanner
The CHP bomb squad hit the mail bucket with a water cannon. Further investigation determined an employee in the mail room accidentally dropped a handheld scanner in the mail bucket. When more mail fell on top of it, a button was activated that caused the ticking sound.
oh, good, [...]

May 13th, 2007

old drivers

BBC NEWS | Scotland | Tayside and Central | Still in the driving seat at 105
Widow Sheila Thomson makes the 15-mile round trip in her Peugeot 106 from her home in Broughty Ferry, near Dundee, to church in Invergowrie every Sunday.
She has been driving for over 70 years, but has never sat a test because [...]

May 11th, 2007

women drivers

The Register-Herald, Beckley, West Virginia - Police: Teen gets van stuck in wet concrete
The girl, who was in the open left lane, then cut into the closed right lane, through construction cones positioned 40 feet apart, Kincaid said. The girl ran across small spots of fresh concrete that had dried, but when she reached a [...]

May 10th, 2007

it is spelled offense

Possibly the strangest traffic offence ever in Spain
The paper says that 42 year old Antonio Navarro, who is 95% disabled, and who drives and controls his motorised bed with his mouth, had got drunk and was intending to visit ‘Jade’ a local whorehouse, but took a wrong turning off a local roundabout.
now that is some [...]

May 8th, 2007

white lies for dinner

Over half Britons whip up a fib for dinner | UK | Reuters
A survey found up to 56 percent of Britons admitted to pretending they had prepared ready-made supermarket meals and takeaways, and even claimed some cooking sauces as their own, according to international food and grocery experts IGD.
I can’t think of anything that a [...]

May 8th, 2007

voice for living dead

Man wants electoral voice for living dead | Oddly Enough | Reuters
A villager is campaigning in northern India for the rights of people declared legally dead by cheating relatives seeking to steal their assets.
Lal Bihari, a lower caste villager who lost his father’s inheritance due to an unscrupulous uncle, formed the “Union of the Dead” [...]

May 7th, 2007

Rock Climbing

Rock Climbing
it was a blast

granted, I stupidly got sunburn but it was worth it
check out all the pics

May 7th, 2007

MADD

TBO.com - News From The Associated Press
A city police officer who recently received an award from Mothers Against Drunk Driving has been charged with drunken driving, authorities said.
I bet they are mad they gave him the award!

May 5th, 2007

Rattlesnake Point

Conservation Halton - Rattlesnake Point
Rock Climbing
Rattlesnake Point is a popular area for rock climbing.

May 4th, 2007

strawberry recipe

strawberry recipe - Google Search
I have all these strawberries (because they look so darn good @ the store)
but I don’t quite know what to do with them.
Shortcake, sure I can make shortcake
what else?
did you have strawberries as a kid? what did your parents make with them, or them into?
what do you make them into now?