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Potting soil fire destroys home - UPI.com
ST. PAUL, Minn., July 18 (UPI) — Fire investigators in Minnesota say a blaze that gutted a house began with spontaneous combustion in a flowerpot.
St. Paul Fire Chief John Maczko said that the plastic pot, full of potting soil, was on a plastic table on the deck of a [...]

Patience internets, there is alot of you to read now that I am back from camping and I will get to you eventually.
Same with the blog. I have some posts in the works so don’t worry.

AccuWeather.com
Fitness Weather
Running Index

They have indexes for damn near everything; mosquitoes, barbecuing, dog walking, hair frizz, in addition to the regular Air Quality, UV, Arthritis, and Pollen indexes.
Today’s Running index was very good, which was good because we ran on the track today to try to get some sun. Hopefully my farmer’s tan isn’t quite [...]

Tin Foil Soldier » Blog Archive » Jetta Saga Continues
So I basically forgot that I never ended the Jetta saga on here.
Last Thursday I called again to check on the status of my car. A different guy answered the phone so I explained my situation so he might know which car was mine (and [...]

Police: W. Pa. Trucker Dodges $500K In Tolls With Stolen E-ZPass - Pittsburgh News Story - WTAE Pittsburgh
Also, Pennsylvania state police said Thomas Howard Wambold’s tractor-trailer has a split-axle trailer with a modified air system that can lift the axles over toll indicators, with mufflers that can prevent toll collectors from hearing the axles being [...]

Wife-killer leads cops to body in deal with D.A. / Hans Reiser seeks a reduced sentence - remains in Oakland hills not yet identified
Convicted killer Hans Reiser led police Monday to what he said was the body of his wife in the Oakland hills just two days before he was to be sentenced for first-degree [...]

181.FM - Your Lifestyle… Your Music
I listen to streaming radio @ work for many reasons; I don’t have to bring music from home, I don’t have to worry too much about listening to the same song over and over, I can change genres instantly, and I get to hear new music or music I probably [...]

Flickr: Tinfoilsoldier’s stuff tagged with fireworks

On of the cool shaped charge fireworks from the 4th in downtown Rochester. It took forever to get the timing to get good shots because my camera is my cellphone, which means its kinda slow. It makes up for lack in quality with its ability to upload directly [...]

SOS: the signal that has saved thousands turns 100 - Times Online
In the past century, “SOS” has become a firm part of popular culture used in everything from DIY programme titles to Abba hits. But it began life in a far more serious setting after being adopted by the international community on July 1, 1908, [...]

If the internets start to bore you, here are some sites that keep me entertained lately.
passive-aggressive (and just plain aggressive) notes — a little bit funny ha-ha, a little bit, you know, “funny”
The title pretty much sums it up
FAIL Blog: Pictures and Videos of Owned, Pwnd and Fail Moments
hilarious pictures
Lolcats ‘n’ Funny Pictures of Cats [...]

The Daily Show Full Episode | Thursday Jun 26 2008 | Comedy Central
Did you know that you can watch entire episodes of TV shows on the Internet? You can. Kevin is watching Lost (waste of time). I am watching the more worthy “Daily Show” and it is hilarious. This doesn’t go [...]

I haven’t posted any recipes in a while, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been baking.
The bananas that Kevin bought had been sitting in the fruit basket for a while and we decided that last night was do or die night.
Banana Espresso Cookies

4 ripe bananas (or overripe)
3 tb molasses
1 stick butter
1/2 c sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup [...]

I’ll be honest. I read the internet at work. My job occasionally has downtime and when it does no one is being harmed by a quick blog read or blog post.
Lots of blogs are starting to get video posts, and I don’t approve. BoingBoing TV or whatever? I don’t think I have [...]

George Carlin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On June 22, 2008, Carlin was admitted to St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica, California complaining of chest pain. He died later that day at 5:55 p.m. PDT of heart failure at the age of 71.
George Carlin was pretty damn funny.
Seven words you can’t say on TV (wow he [...]

Joe. My. God.: Maine LGBT Rights Repeal Bid Fails
A conservative Christian group has given up its attempt to mount a referendum drive to wipe out all protections for LGBT citizens in Maine. The Christian Civic League of Maine in an e-mail to its supporters said that it was giving up because it has “neither enough [...]