Full Circle Baby: Where did the time even go?

The year was 1981. Remember 1981? That first burst of the go-go eighties? Back In 1981 the odd term “internet” was first mentioned, Microsoft released an operating system, a bunch of air traffic controllers...

Dear John (USPS)

Dear John USPS, the last thing i have time for right now is a blog entry, and yet here it is. in two days i'll be moving, and so it was, at one of the worst possible times, that i sold a dvd on amazon. don't get me...

FedEx cargo Aircraft Crashes During Landing in Texas

Breaking Now- a cargo Jet opperated by FedEx has crashed in Lubbock, TXSee Video Report from KCBD Here " BOSTON (Reuters) - A cargo aircraft operated by a subcontractor of FedEx Corp crashed upon landing at an...

Police Raid Maryland Mayor's Home, Seize Drugs, Kill His Dogs

"Police Raid Maryland Mayor's Home, Seize Drugs, Kill His Dogs Friday, August 08, 2008  AP August 7: Berwyn Heights, Md., Mayor Cheye Calvo and wife Trinity Tomsic speak at a news...

Cops Make Major Drug Bust When FedEx Delivers Pot Package to Wrong Address

And here I thought that Big Brown and FedEx trucks mostly brought goodies from shopping or expedited business materials. But one drug pusher decided that his business would do best by FedEx--which luckily then took a shipment to the wrong address."When it absolutely,...

FedEx Must Be Giddy After Big Brown’s Loss

The marketing folks at FedEx have to be excited over the outcome of this weekend’s big race at Belmont Park. After all, Big Brown — the horse bearing the name of their chief rival, UPS — finished last after...

Olympic Buildings on the Move

BLDG BLOG reports that the stadium being built for the London Olympics may be disassembled and relocated to Chicago once the games are over. I like the idea of "plug and play" architecture -- where buildings might be reused rather than simply being destroyed - but then I...

Pipe Bomb Blasts San Diego FedEx

When a pipe bomb exploded in a San Diego Federal Express distribution facility, the front door of the building was blown out. Thankfully no one was hurt. A second pipe bomb was discovered in the parking lot and...

Fedex To Raise Freight Rates

Not an accident that they waited until after Christmas. Probably a result of increased fuel costs which is a huge factor for shipping, obviously. "FedEx Corp. said Wednesday it will increase rates for its...

IRS fines FedEx $319 million

FedEx Corp was delivered a big lump of coal today by the Internal Revenue Service, which slammed the company with a $319 million fine and penalties over its illegal independent contractor model. The IRS determined that FedEx Ground workers were indeed employees, a fact long...

Sean Taylor of Redskins shot in S. Dade "Critical" but responsive

Developing story. Latest is Sean is not in a coma and is responsive. Good News. Our best wishes to Sean and his family. "At least one armed intruder had broken into the $900,000 Palmetto Bay house of the star...

The Stuff I Didn't Get To -- 3/5/07

"-Some assembly required-Cascade Township, MI residents Franck and Ludivine Larmande got a shock when they unwrapped two packages delivered to their home. "My husband started to unwrap one and said, 'This is...

Turbulence over Airbus A380 delay prompts Singapore rethink

SINGAPORE Airlines, one of the launch customers for the Airbus A380 superjumbo, is considering cancelling part of its 19 aircraft order worth $5.2bn (£2.6bn, E3.9bn).It would be the first passenger airline to cancel planes and be a significant blow to troubled Airbus...

Gamers line up for coveted PlayStation 3

"NEW YORK - Die-hard gamers and entrepreneurs prepared to shell out $500 or more for the new PlayStation 3 console that goes on sale Friday, many of them after waiting in line for days despite the likelihood they'd go home empty-handed."

Long season ahead for Washington Redskins fans

For Washington Redskin fans everywhere the 2006 Season has been a monumental disappointment. Sure there have been a few bright spots like the amazing overtime win at home against the Jacksonville Jaguars and...

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