Alien dog to visit Rosie O’Donnell’s mouth.

NASA scientists are preparing to steer the Mars rover Opportunity into a deep crater. According to the AP story, the impact crater “is a half-mile across and about 200 to 230 feet deep — far deeper than anything else the rovers have explored.” Scientists dig it because its depth lets [...]

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Well, which one is it?

In a political about-face that would be hilarious if it weren’t true, just days after claiming his office was not a part of the Executive Branch in order to justify withholding “secret papers” from the National Archives, Vice President Dick Cheney now says he is a part of the Executive Branch. Whew. Glad [...]

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Going broke, one monthly fee at a time.

As a money-saving move, I recently canceled a web-hosting service I was using. The service was only $4.95 a month. When I first signed up for the service I was thinking “What’s $5 a month?” When you think about it, it’s just like buying a fast food value meal. The monthly [...]

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WV internet speed slower tha–buffering…buffering…

According to a national study, only a few states have a faster average internet speed than West Virginia. And by “a few” I of course mean “all but one.” When it comes to downloading files, only Alaska has a slower median download speed than the mountain state, sayeth the Communication Workers of America [...]

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Enough with the phone books already!

For the love of God, please stop putting phone books on my doorstep. Seriously. I’ve received three different phone books in the last couple of months. That is two more than I need.
I know phone books are just advertising schemes, but at what point do we say “Ok, I guess that’s enough [...]

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Backyard Visitor

Well, not my back yard but my neighbor’s. A couple of fawns strolled by. This is one of those times I was very thankful for the 12X zoom on my camera, because as you can imagine they weren’t too keen on me getting too close.

You can see slightly larger versions on my Flickr [...]

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FestivALL Charleston 2007

Saturday our family took to the streets of downtown Charleston to see what FestivALL had to offer. The highlight of the day, and my daughter’s favorite, was kicking back to the mellow sounds of the Bark-O-Loungers (above) in Davis Park. I had never heard them before, but their laid-back grooves were the perfect [...]

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DID…YOU…KNOW?

San Francisco has no cemeteries.  None!
I found this little tidbit in an essay about San Fran:
In 1900, the board of supervisors passed an ordinance prohibiting burials within the city limits. In 1912, the board announced its further intention to eliminate the city’s previously existing cemeteries, and in 1914 removal notices were sent to all [...]

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Another attack on “Fair Use.”

PC Magazine is reporting that there is a proposed amendment to the current DVD copy protection license agreement that would, among other things, “completely ban all DVD backups.” You read that right. You won’t even be allowed to make a copy of a DVD you own for backup purposes.
I’m no pirate (although I [...]

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Most useful site ever?

Para espanol, oprima el numero dos.
One of the most frustrating things on earth is calling a company for customer service and dealing with the seemingly endless maze of menu options and the never-helpful “Auto help” features.
Fortunately for us, one man turned that frustration into a mission. He created a website called Get Human that [...]

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