I felt I had returned to 1989… The day after I had my bookcases fall in on me. The day after I realized I could of died. When the Loma Prieta quake hit I had just gotten home from work. I worked as a pipe organ tuner apprentice at the time, and [...]
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When I go to the DMV I’m wanting to be in and out. so when I read this story about a guy whohad made a stupid mistake when hewent in I felt for his pridicament. But the way it came out was freaking hilarious. And for that reason Im not sharing. You’ll have to visit [...]
Paul sez, “Homeland Security has gotten to FedEx. I tried to ship some make-believe products from Greenwood Space Travel Supply (the “front” for Seattle’s branch of 826 Valencia), including ‘Rocket Fuel’ and ‘Certainty.’ FedEx, however, wouldn’t let me, saying that they were ‘too suspicious’ and looked like ‘bomb-making materials.’ Despite the fact that they were [...]
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I’m tired of running across sites that claim to tell the truth. Claim to have a list of “Can you believe it!” stories, and they are full of it.
I knew that a ducks quack can echo…. but after seeing it three times last night that supposedly it doesn’t; I had to do a quick [...]
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I read an interesting write up about Gerald Ford that I thought I’d pass on. I guess an old house he actually had built. With the kitchen he had enjoyed being in, and the lap pool in the backyard that he had done laps in. And the writer of the article, Brian [...]
From the most recent issue of Oxford American magazine:
In Putnam County, Georgia, a religious sect known as the United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors operated for years while repeatedly defying local authorities. Ultimately, their property was seized. Soon after the raid, photographer A. Scott gained access to the compound to document its eerie and fascinating iconography.
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[...] America loves its solitary geniuses—its Einsteins, its Edisons, its Jobses—but those lonely dreamers may have to learn to play with others. Car companies are running open design contests. Reuters is carrying blog postings alongside its regular news feed. Microsoft is working overtime to fend off user-created Linux. We’re looking at an explosion of productivity [...]
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By not wasting his money. Here is a great write up by the Guardian of Ingvar Kamprad Owner of IKEA.
He is famous for eating in cheap restaurants, flying economy and going on the bus. But yesterday Ingvar Kamprad - the reclusive billionaire founder of the Swedish furniture giant IKEA - took his reputation for [...]
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Here’s a scenario that is familiar to anyone who has ever set foot in Wal-Mart, CVS, Rite-Aid, or any of a dozen other major retailers. After you have made a purchase, collected your bags, or packed everything into a shopping cart, you head for the exit. Just as you approach freedom an alarm sounds (usually [...]
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I love my son, and I would like to think I would do most anything for him, but below is an ultimate story of a father’s love for his son.
[From Sports Illustrated, By Rick Reilly]
I try to be a good father. Give my kids mulligans. Work nights to pay For their text messaging. Take them [...]
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