Monthly Archives: December 2005
Can’t Get No Respect
Saw some footage on CBS Evening News just now that cheered us up, after a somewhat depressing news day featuring death, disease and some truly disturbed individuals. It starred American’s current favorite Odd Couple – ex-Presidents George H.W. Bush and … Continue reading
Who is the Podfather? Who Cares?
The current "Who Do" over the history of podcasting struck us first as comical (as had podcasting itself), then as perplexing, and then back to ridiculous. As we mentioned in another forum, history written by direct participants is not history, … Continue reading
Waiting for Tet
The similarities between Iraq and Vietnam are moving from disquieting to disturbing to desperately dire. Then as now, a gullible and gung-ho public was duped into a foreign war by a corrupt administration with the complicity of a sensationalist press … Continue reading
Mr. Danger Rides Again
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Thursday accused U.S. President George W. Bush of trying to destabilize his government by engineering an opposition boycott of a December 4 legislative vote. "Another conspiracy has been activated against Venezuela … Continue reading
Safe Sex Possible While Asleep
TORONTO (Reuters) – The Canadian province of Ontario plans to review a court decision that acquitted a man of sexual assault charges because he suffers from "sexsomnia" and was asleep at the time of the incident. Jan Luedecke, 33, was … Continue reading
The Final Frontier in Transplant Technology
LYON, France, Dec. 2 – The world’s first person to wear a new face awoke in the northern city of Amiens, France, on Monday – 24 hours after doctors put her to sleep – and looked in the mirror. The … Continue reading
New US Bills – More Color, US Values
Washington D.C. (AHN) – On March 2, the first of 800 million redesigned $500 bills will begin popping up at cash registers and ATM machines across the country. Government officials announced Thursday they have picked the March date to begin … Continue reading
Hello Kitty – Old Money into New
TOKYO – Coin importer Taisei Coins Corp and Sanrio Co said Wednesday that they will jointly sell three euro coins with images of the latter’s "Hello Kitty" character on them, beginning on Dec 5. A 1-ounce gold coin with a … Continue reading
Skiing Under the Big Top
Temperatures never rise above freezing and there is a fresh sprinkling of snow every day, but step outside and you will find a sunbaked desert. Complete with Alpine-style chalets, fir trees, chairlifts and ski runs graded from green to black, … Continue reading
Crab Nebula Less Nebulous from Hubble
The Hubble Space Telescope has caught the most detailed view of the Crab Nebula, revealing the intricate epitaph of a long-dead star. The nebula spans a patch of space six light-years across and has proved an attractive target for professional … Continue reading
200 ft. Argentine Erection Protected by Rubber
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) — Sightseers in Buenos Aires got a shock Thursday when the city’s most famous landmark, the obelisk, was covered with a giant pink condom on World AIDS Day. City officials used cranes to unfurl shiny pink … Continue reading