new movie: “Client 9 From Outer Space”
Via Current
The domain name, client9.com, was bought and launched in less than two hours from the time the story of Governor Spitzer’s infidelities had broken.
Author: spunkycarol
7 insane conspiracies that actually happened
Straight from Cracked so you know its good
http://www.cracked.com/article_15974_7-insane-conspiracies-that-actually-happened.html
Man takes car on 2,000 mile test drive
via Reuters
(wasn’t this the plot of a Seinfeld episode minus the kangaroos??)
Man takes car on 2,000 mile test drive
CANBERRA (Reuters) – An Australian who took a new car on a 3,200 km (1,988 mile) six-day test drive from the city to the outback has been arrested, police said on Thursday.
Cow Manure = Lights On!
moo, baby, moo.
via Reuters
California cows start passing gas to the grid
On a dairy farm in the Golden State’s agricultural heartland, utility PG&E Corp began on Tuesday producing natural gas derived from manure, in what it hopes will be a new way to power homes with renewable, if not entirely clean, energy.
Food fight at Chuck E Cheese
Two battling Boston moms face the next round in court after police say they turned on each other at a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant.
The fight allegedly broke out at the Natick pizza-and-play eatery during a child’s birthday party, police said.
Via the Boston Herald http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view.bg?articleid=1077388
CA doctor stands accused of speeding up patient’s death for organs
SAN LUIS OBISPO, California (CNN) — A respected California transplant doctor faces charges he hastened a comatose man’s death to retrieve his organs — a far-reaching case that could impact the nation’s organ donation industry.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/03/03/transplant.trial/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
Sock Monkey Mania
wow…I’m in heaven. DIY has a Sock Monkey channel showing how to make sock monkeys.
New-in-Box Apple IIc – Pics of EBay Winner Opening
Dan Budiac, a New York web developer, was the winning bidder for a new-in-the-box Apple IIc, paying $2553 plus shipping. His Flikr album shows the unboxing.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dansays/sets/72157603835099525/
Honey Bee Preservation
I was reading up on the honeybee die-off known as colony collapse disorder (CCD) and found a couple of sites to bookmark:
American Beekeeping Federation (http://www.abfnet.org/)
Foundation for the Preservation of the HoneyBee (http://www.honeybeepreservation.org/)