Odd Consumer News
Well, it's not really odd consumer news, but it's a nostalgiac trip. A page
dedicated to toy toasters. I didn't have any sisters, but I remember the
neighbor girls with these in their rooms. Link
[http://www.toaster.org/toys.html].
Eric Scheske
No Comment Needed
It's Saturday evening and the wine is flowing, so I'm posting this pointless
little story:
> A man attempting to walk the length of Britain in the nude was jailed overnight
for two weeks for his antics by an Edinburgh court.
> So-called "naked
Texas at OSU
Four tickets on the 40-yard-line? $4,400, if this eBay-er gets his opening bid.
Link
[http://cgi.ebay.com/4-Ohio-State-Texas-Football-Row-11-40-Yard-tickets_W0QQitemZ6559429941QQcategoryZ16122QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem]
.
I'm glad I didn't spend that kind of cabbage on the UM/ND
My Kind of Town
I live two hours from Chicago (it take me 2 hours and 15 minutes to go from my
driveway to the parking plaza at The Water Tower). I really like the town and
have even ventured there a few times with all children in tow (crouching down
and yelling at
Sounds Great
A new movie, The Exorcism of Emily Rose
[http://www.theexorcismofemilyrose.com/movies/theexorcismofemilyrose/], is
intended to make people think hard about demonic possession. Link
[http://www.bdtonline.com/articles/2005/09/09/lifestyles/01rose.txt]. Excerpt:
> The movie was inspired by the story of Anneliese Michel, a German
A Few More Stories Like This . . .
. . . and taxi companies will be required to provide a sighted navigator as a
"reasonable accommodation" under the Americans with Disabilities Act:
> A South African became the world's fastest blind driver Thursday after driving
across a remote airstrip at 269 kph (167 mph).
> Blind since
If It Feels Good, Do It . . .
. . . And if you can do it, it must be good. Those are today's cultural mantras:
> British scientists have been given permission to create human embryos that will
have three genetic parents.
Link [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1772135,00.html].
Conrad at NYT
An article about Joseph Conrad in the New York Times. That's good to see, even
if the reasons aren't:
> The Secret Agent,Joseph Conrad's 1907 novel about an anarchist plot to blow up
the Royal Observatory at Greenwich -- in fact, a scheme by
Hey, It's Nawlins. What Do You Expect?
> A group of female hurricane survivors were told to show their breasts if they
wanted to be rescued, a British holidaymaker has revealed.Ged Scott watched as
American rescuers turned their boat around and sped off when the the women
refused.
Link
[http://uk.news.yahoo.com/06092005/140/
Overview
If you, like me, skipped the telethon last night for other things (like sleep),
the Washington Post has run an overview of last night's fundraiser. Link
[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/10/AR2005091000080.html?nav=rss_nation/special]
. Excerpts:
> "George Bush