Alien Hacker wins extradition delay

One thing surprised me in this story.  He had a girlfriend. Just goes to show what you can accomplish when staying in a small room in your girlfriends aunts house.On a serious note, lets face it this guy must...

Freddy The Cat Stuck For 18 Hours On Overhead Power Lines After Scaling Pylon

Some people believe in the superstition that cats have nine lives, because cats can survive falls from high places with few, if any injuries. This gives the appearance that the cats return to life after sustaining...

Are literary tastes a relationship deal-breaker?

Ever dumped someone because of the books they read? Here's a writer who's not only willing to admit it, but who has found others willing to 'fess up well."We’ve all been there. Or some of us have. Anyone who...

State Dept. contractors peek at Obama file

Wow this is very intense! Makes you wonder how easy it is fo state workers to access files on us all!"The State Department said Thursday that it fired two people and disciplined a third for inappropriately looking at the passport file of Democratic presidential candidate...

Census throws up treasure trove for trivia buffs

"Census throws up treasure trove for trivia buffs Ruadhán Mac Cormaic, Migration Correspondent How many Presbyterian Pakistanis live in Ireland? Are there Chinese-born Travellers? Widowed teenagers? Most pressingly, how many Lithuanian immigrants live in semi-detached houses...

Right Said Fred

UPDATE: "At 7:57 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday, while taping "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" for broadcast later in the evening, Fred Thompson finally said: "I'm running for president of the United States." The...

Substance and Appetite...Business and Etiquette

Or who are you rather than what do you do, what you know not just who you know. Can you talk about something else than work when joining colleagues, partners or clients for a meal?

Could smog protect against global warming? (it's a Nobel concept!)

"NAIROBI, Kenya - If the sun warms the Earth too dangerously, the time may come to draw the shade. The ''shade'' would be a layer of pollution deliberately spewed into the atmosphere to help cool the planet. This...

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