It’s a Fargo-esque mystery up here in the Pacific Northwest – disembodied feet in running shoes washing up on the shores of British Columbia.   Only one owner has been identified and there is no evidence of foul play so it has become something of an oddity – are they related or individual incidents? Why only [...]

Even though it’s probably the most popular sport to combine with alcohol in the world, maybe it’s time to start restricting who takes the mike for their own safety.  A recent attack by six (under age) women on a another singing A Dios Le Pido.  After watching the music video, I can see how this [...]

So the idea is this – you insert your old and unwanted gadget, a camera scans it and then offers you money, gift cards, or if it’s totally worthless a tree gets planted. From the sounds of the U.S.News article they think this is going to be last year’s cell phone.  I can hardly wait [...]

That’s pretty much everyone’s fantasy, at least while they’re stuck on the interstate waiting for something to show signs of movement.  Now jetpacks are a reality although you can’t buy one until late 2010 unless you are a giant corporation or a government.  Note there is no indication of the cost, but I don’t think [...]

Other than the required Civil War cannon on the town square of each and every hamlet in New England and the half shell reputed to be from some ancestor’s castle (doubtful)  I haven’t ever noticed any out and about.  I’ve obviously not been looking in the right places.  Cannons are back in the news due [...]

The World Games are the quirkier sports olympics – and are “under the official patronage of the International Olympic Committee” although I’m not entirely sure what that means.  But for every popular sport that is not allowed into the Olympics, there’s a little more leeway in the World Games, like surfing, and ballroom dancing and [...]

Someone British once told me that the uglier the school uniform the better the school.  Having never come within spitting distance of a school uniform in my youth I’ll have to take their word for it and just say that I passed kids going to some mighty good schools when I toured the museums of [...]

The Raelians are planning your next vacation destination. And what a perfect spot – to the best of my knowledge there aren’t any space/alien themed casinos in Las Vegas which is a definite oversight. Although there are no plans for a casino mentioned, there will be a “life-size” UFO, a museum and lecture hall.  According [...]

It turns out there is a lot of ‘helpful’ advice on the web for faking your own death. Here are just a few: How to fake your own death from Everything2 How to fake your own death from eHow (heavy on the etiquette and a little light on the practicalities) Faking  it: How to do [...]

The AP story of the chocolate fueled race car is linking it’s way around the web fast; who doesn’t love a story about chocolate? But I think the University of Warwickshire may have overdone the plant-produce innovation just a tad because all the references to soy, carrots, and potatoes sounded more like vegetable soup than [...]