Thursday, March 31, 2005

Louisiana family discovers its Camry's quirk due to cocaine. Interesting.. you take your car to the dealer for repair and... well, you should just read the article.
Vatican source:John Paul II given last rites Pray for the Holy Father. He has a high fever and his health is deteriorating.
An amazing bit of driving.. A tugboat, with a full load of coal attached to it on a barge is approaching a drawbridge... but the bridge isn't opening and the current is strong and fast! What happens? Click and see the story in pictures- AMAZING!

Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Wednesday, March 23, 2005

For scientists- 13 things that do not make sense Unanswered questions- sure, we've got them. Here is an overview of 13 separate items that still need answers - scientific evidence that can't be ignored yet can't be explained away. From what caused a massive signal detected from the region of Sagittarius in 1977 to dark matter to the placebo effect. Interesting article that opens more questions than it answers.

Tuesday, March 08, 2005

Ah great. Just great. Just saw that I'd have to watch (ack) the next episode of the.. *fights bile* 'OC' on Fox to see a new Star Wars Episode III trailer. Nah. Sorry, not worth it.
Taking threats seriously.. a bit too seriously. An 18 year old high school student is behind bars after the discovery of a 'plot' to attack a high school by raising hordes of undead zombies. Yes. Zombies. When asked, the youth maintains that it was a short story he wrote for English class. Not to be taken in so easily, the Winchester, KY police force tossed the obviously extremely dangerous youth behind bars. (I mean, hey, if he can raise the dead and cause them to attack people, he's a danger to himself and others. ) Facts (evidently not 'important' to the police) were that the story never mentioned any specific high school, teachers, students, local residents. A note to those afraid of literature- paper burns at 451 degrees Fahrenheit. Local coverage also at: LEX18 a local KY television station.

Wednesday, March 02, 2005

From the 'Are you kidding' department.. A coat purchased at a used clothing store as part of the Professor Marvel's costume in the Wizard of Oz movie turned out to be once owned by.. L. Frank Baum himself! Yes! A coat owned by the author of the Wizard of Oz ended up on screen worn by Frank Morgan who portrayed Prof. Marvel and the Great and Powerful Oz himself. Is this coincidence too good to be true? Nope! It has been confirmed by several members of the film crew. It turns out that Morgan discovered Baum's name sewn into one of the coat pockets. The tailor and Baum's widow were contacted, and both identified the coat as having once belonged to the late author.