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"Friends Only"
Disregard the futuristic date for this journal entry. Much as we might hope for, time travel is still not possible ( Read more... ) -
Is Your Parent And Step-Parent Worth A $400. Expenditure?
Here's a scenario that I was involved with awhile ago and I'd like to run it across with you and then seek your opinion and/or observations ( Read more... ) -
The Next Time A Police Dog Sniffs Your Luggage, Know That You're Being Hoodwinked
Legal challenge questions reliability of police dogs
By Lawrence Mower
AND Brian Haynes
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
July 9, 2012
In 2010, a team of researchers at the University of California, Davis set out to test the reliability of drug- and bomb-sniffing dogs ( Read more... ) -
"Coffee, Tea Or A Commercial?"
Delta Air Lines is coming up with some pretty unique "revenue enhancement" techniques. On November 19, as my wife, daughter and I (and all of the other passengers) were aboard Delta Flight 370 ATL-LAX (N126DL), we were subjected to two commercials as the plane was in its climbout mode leaving ATL. The plane was equipped with those video screens ( Read more... ) -
Maybe There's Something To Be Said For Good, Old-Fashioned Road Maps . . .
Oh, but wait! We now have a generation of people who don't know how to READ road maps. They're too busy texting, Twittering and emailing on their iphones (while driving). Who needs road maps or a basic knowledge of geography?
Idiocracy is upon us.
M_P
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GPS typo sends ( Read more... ) -
"It Took A While To Get Him Off"
So, earlier this morning I had to call the San Bernardino County Sheriffs to meet the train at Needles, CA ( Read more... ) -
At Last! The Tables Were Turned!!
This is what happens when a person from India tries to take on a computerized, automated female voice answering system from a call center here in the United States. It ain't pretty. But it sure is funny. Long story, so ( CLICK HERE )
