Monthly Archives: May 2010

Cool New ‘Almost’ Hoverboard

This French artist has created a real, working hoverboard just like the one in Back to the Future. Well…sort of. It works real well as long as you don’t stand on it. What’s cool is the laser stabilization. Check out … Continue reading

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Sunscreen May Make it Worse

Here’s a disturbing conundrum. It seems the majority of sunscreens may actually increase the speed at which malignant cells develop and spread skin cancer! As if that’s not bad enough, the FDA has known about this for 10 years. On … Continue reading

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I Could be a Republican if I just Stop Thinking

Republicans are constantly proposing ‘magical’ ideas to solving our problems vs. more adult solutions. Things like: America is never wrong; you can defeat terrorism with the Army; lower taxes will somehow fix the deficit. It’s almost as if they avoid … Continue reading

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Phoenix Doesn’t Find Aliens on Mars

The Phoenix Mars Lander has finally ended operations after repeated attempts to contact it failed. While it may have discovered evidence of water, no evidence of life was found. Maybe that’s a good thing. We have enough trouble getting along … Continue reading

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Black Hawks Feast on Shark Meat

The San Jose Sharks fell to the Chicago Black Hawks, four games to zip, in the Western Conference NHL final. Chicago goes on to play for the Stanley Cup and the Sharks go home. Damn! There were some hard fought … Continue reading

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I Hear New York, I Think Pizza

The idea of making a New York style pizza at home is a dream…no…more of a fantasy. Their crust is so much better than anything I can make. Is it the wood fired pizza ovens that can get up to … Continue reading

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Arizona Trys to Wield its Power

Arizona keeps getting heat for their misguided attempt to address their immigration issues. It’s typical of how conservatives try to solve complex problems with sticks and stones. Now the Arizona brain-trust has trotted out some useless commissioner to threaten LA … Continue reading

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Glenn Beck’s Slime is Slipping

Looks like Glenn Beck is losing some viewers for his daily gab fest. I shouldn’t worry to much. It seems that too many people actually get dumber as they get older instead of wiser. I don’t now why that is … Continue reading

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The Bloom is off Blumenthal

This guy Blumenthal is a real piece of work. Lying about serving in Vietnam when he did his best to avoid it! There are too many like him in Congress who dodged the war in their youth only to wave … Continue reading

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Sharks Advance to the Next Round

My San Jose Sharks are still in the Stanley Cup Playoffs as it moves into the semi-finals. There is some great hockey being played! I particularly like the way they play best out of seven to advance to the next … Continue reading

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National Limerick Day…Belated

Me, of all people, should have known that May 12th was National Limerick Day. Where’s Hallmark when you really need them? I had to learn from a friends 13 year old daughter. I have been humbled…but…let not the limerick day … Continue reading

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Oil Executives Play Dumb and Dumber

The Oil company executives in front of Congress sounded just the Bankers a couple of months ago. It’s never anybody’s fault and they don’t know what happened. Of course, when things are going well they take all the credit and … Continue reading

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Customer Service vs. Testicular Rearrangement

Here’s something a little different than my normal nonsensical crap. We’ve all been dehumanized by the denizens that inhabit the world of customer service. The endless menus, the annoying “your call is important to us” messages and the stark realization … Continue reading

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EU Gets Behind Greece

The EU keeps working on a plan to ‘rescue’ Greece but their credibility is getting strained. The bottom line is that no country wants to bail out the Greeks who they perceive as abusing their EU membership. They lied to … Continue reading

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Tiger Up to His Neck With More Trouble

When it rains it pours. Tiger was a picture of dejection as he walked off the fairway and out of the Players Championship with a neck problem. I guess we’ll just add this to his list of woes. His fall … Continue reading

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