Am searching my computer for proof that I owned the bike that was stolen from our garage three (four?) weeks ago. Pictures are surprisingly difficult to find. One does not take pictures of oneself on a bike very often, it would seem.

I haven't been on LJ for (according to LJ) 8 years. Zoinks. Looks like my account is still here and active. Put another mark in the "Internet Never Forgets Anything" column. Zoinks, and Jeepers ( Read more... )

It's almost like some kind of weird performance art project.

A New Zealander has invented a working jet pack--well, technically, not a jet, but still pretty cool. The funny part is his realistic opinion of its safety:

“People come up and go, ‘Is it safe?’ ” Mr. Martin said. “Safety is a relative thing. We think we have done a lot to make this by far the safest jetpack ever built.” But, he acknowledged, “It’s ( Read more... )

Okay, this is just brilliant. God bless those malcontents in San Francisco.

I don't know what the subject means either. I'm just
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Here's someone who agrees with my position on the price of gas: it needs to be expensive. There's no other way we're going to get off our butts, learn to conserve, and develop alternatives on a large scale.

Hmm, this was going to be a lengthy essay, but I think I've just said 95% of what I wanted to say. Oh, except for this. Proof that gas prices ( Read more... )

Of course you know that humans are crawling with billions of bacteria, inside and out. The newest discovery: There are at least a million bacteria, belonging to six different tribes, per square centimeter on the inside of your elbow. Not sure what a tribe of bacteria is, but there you go.

From the article: "Since humans depend on their microbiome ( Read more... )

... does it again.

Just when you thought he couldn't say anything more inane or offensive, there's this.

In solidarity with our troops, W has given up golf. I know, I couldn't believe it either. What a gesture. What a guy.

I've never served in the military, so I don't want to presume to speak for any of our men and women in uniform. But if the ( Read more... )

Thanks to the Cap'n for alerting me to this gem. The gist is that three citizens of the island of Lesbos have brought a lawsuit in a Greek court against an group called the Homosexual and Lesbian Community of Greece to bar them from using the term "Lesbian" in the organization's name. Their complaint is that the fine citizens of Lesbos--gay, ( Read more... )