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...

Craigslist Scammer Scammed by Skunkfeathers

Editor’s note: The post below was written and published by my friend, Skunkfeathers, at his blog of the same name.  While I’ve condensed it slightly to reduce its carbon footprint (just kidding), I have...

Neither Rain, Nor sleet, Nor Narcs at Night...

Dallas News reports:When a Denton, Texas man perfunctorily opend a UPS package that was supposed to contain work tools, he saw lots of green -  a 30-pound brick of marijuana. Stone sober, the resident called...

UPS does not support open source -- boycott them!

Open source software transforms our world -- this very site is built on a number of open source software. And yet, this is UPS' official standpoint: "UPS Ready does not support open source models, or authorize...

Dassault ups the ante with full technology transfer for Rafale

"The French government has cleared full technology transfer for Dassault's Rafale combat jet, one of the six contenders for the Indian Air Force's (IAF) 126 multi-role medium range combat aircraft (MMRCA) tender,...

Deadline for mailing Christmas cards and packages from US to overseas nearing

If you have people living outside of the continental United States on your Christmas list, the deadline for mailing Christmas cards and packages from the US to overseas destinations is nearing.  Be sure to...

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Fry-Up A Day Keeps Doug's Doctor Away

I love this story, bless the old man, hope he has many more birthdays. " Who said fry-ups were bad for you? Not Douglas Terrey who has celebrated his 105th birthday with yet another full English breakfast....

Bored With Web 2.0? Demand Change

Some interesting thoughts on the role of technology in making the world better. I disagree with a couple of Haque's contentions. Alot of money has been going into green technologies. According to Goldman Sachs investment increased from $400 billion in 2003 to $3 trillion in...

Tijuana Gas Prices $2 lower than in U.S

Gas prices do not represent another serious problem to the economy of mexican working class in northen states, but our tomatoe trucks have been stopped at the border because of the salmonella outbreak. Tomatoes...

BP ups stakes by accusing Putin of failing to stop hijack by oligarchs

"BP has upped the stakes in its battle for control of its Russian joint venture, by accusing Vladimir Putin of damaging his country's reputation through failing to intervene in the escalating dispute.John Sutherland, the BP chairman, used a press conference in Stockholm to...

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...

For Japanese men, dysfunction starts in the cradle

" I was lucky. I didn’t have a Japanese mother. My mother had four boys. She had a job. She had my father to deal with. She had her hands full. With my mother juggling the various contradictory roles imposed on...

Pollution Increases Blood Clot Risk

Air pollution that increases the exposure of small particles to the body may cause blood clots in the leg. This will result in an increase in deep-vien thrombosis, a condition that is similiar to the "economy...

Are Democrats concidering John McCain for President?

With the infighting getting hotter each day, some democratic voters may be taking president Truman's words to heart.  The Democratic Kitchen is like working for Gordon Ramsay's hells kitchen and its causing...

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