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Pioneer Press COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Minn. – Nancy Wodziak took delivery of a half-carat diamond last week. It didn’t come from a jeweler; it was manufactured from the cremated remains of her husband. “I thought it would be nice to have a part of him with me the rest of my life,” said Wodziak, whose 66-year-old husband, Richard, died of a brain tumor last November after 20 years of marriage. Eeeuuuuwwwww! Ick! Yuck! OMFG! … Read entire article »
Filed under: Odd News
Richmond Turns to Poormond
My Way RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – An area of about 20 blocks of downtown Richmond was roped off and was declared uninhabitable Tuesday after the remnants of Tropical Storm Gaston flooded the city and other parts of central Virginia with a foot or more of rain. At least five people were killed. The area included most of the city’s historic and low-lying Shockoe Bottom area, known for bars and restaurants. Elsewhere, Hurricane Frances grew to a Category 4 storm with 135 mph wind Tuesday as it headed past Puerto Rico on a course that could bring it ashore in hard-hit Florida or somewhere else in the Southeast this weekend, the National Hurricane Center said. A hurricane warning was issued for the southeastern Bahamas. A brick building of at least two stories had collapsed in … Read entire article »
Filed under: Disasters
I Thought I Told You
to shut the fuck up, Bubba! Reuters ATLANTA (Reuters) – A Georgia man who drove home with a friend’s headless body after a truck accident then went to bed while the remains dangled out the window faces charges including vehicular homicide and drunk driving, police said on Monday. John Hutcherson, covered in blood and visibly inebriated, was arrested in bed on Sunday morning after a local resident out on a stroll observed a headless, bloody body hanging out of the 21-year-old man’s truck, Cobb County police said. Hutcherson was due to make an initial court appearance on Monday. Police said that Hutcherson and his friend, identified as Francis Brohm, 23, were returning from a bar outside Atlanta early Sunday morning when their black 1992 Chevrolet Z-71 pickup hit a curb near a telephone pole. Brohm, partially … Read entire article »
Filed under: Odd News
Those Bad Habits
Yahoo BEIJING (Reuters) – Sexual frustration has turned a Chinese chimpanzee from a mild-mannered simian into a problem primate who smokes cigarettes and spits at visitors, the Xinhua news agency says. Feili, a female chimp in the city of Zhengzhou in the central province of Henan, picked up her nasty habits by imitating visitors who behaved “improperly” around her, Xinhua quoted zoo director Liu Bing as saying on Sunday. But, Liu said, the root cause of Feili’s transformation from a “gentle girl” into a “shrew” lay with the inability to find her a satisfactory mate. A male chimpanzee at the zoo has failed to live up to Feili’s sexual demands, and she has snubbed other potential suitors. So that’s why women smoke! … Read entire article »
Loony Guy, Neat Toy
The guy’s a left loon, but I so would love to see the bike. Indymedia NYC Bikesagainstbush creator Joshua Kinberg was arrested while taping an interview with MSNBC’s Ron Reagan in Manhattan Saturday afternoon. Kinberg was stopped by police while demonstrating the bicycle for the television interview. His bicycle is a high-tech graffiti writer, using chalk to print anti-Bush political messages sent by people via the internet. Apparently there was a question of whether or not the sprayed messages were a defacement of property. … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Politics, Odd News, Politics
Jaw Transplant
New Scientist The titanium frame with its bone-growing ingredients were then implanted into a layer of muscle on the patient’s right shoulder blade to form tissue and blood vessel connections to the muscle. ‘He actually didn’t find this uncomfortable at all and was able to sleep on that side with no problems,’ Warnke comments. Seven weeks later, when the implant was removed it showed evidence of bone remodelling and mineralisation, and CT scans revealed bone formation. The jaw structure, with its newly created envelope of muscle tissue was then transplanted into the patient’s face and microsurgery was performed to connect it to his existing jaw muscle and to blood vessels at the base of his neck. Skin was closed around the new jaw as much as possible. Now, if they had removed the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Hard Science, Science
Poverty in America
Census link [pdf file] Median household income, while below the peaks of 1998-2000, was still higher than at any other time prior to 1997. The number in poverty is lower than any time in the period 1992-1997. The overall 2003 poverty rate of 12.5%, though higher than the years 1997-2002, is still lower than in any year since 1981. The under 18 poverty rate is lower than at any time in the period 1980-1998. The poverty rate for the elderly is near record lows, lower than at any time before 1999. The poverty rate for adults is lower than any time in the period 1991-1997. The poverty rate went up in only 6 states, Nevada, Texas, Michigan, Illinois, North Carolina and Virginia. This hardly represents a nationwide trend. Women are closer to … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Analysis, Original writing, Poverty
Hilary’s Intro
I got a sneak peak at Hilary’s introduction of Bill Clinton tonight. Ladies and gentlemen! From a place called Hope to the Executive Office, the MAN, the MYTH, the LEGEND, I give you the S-O-B I married. BILL CLINTON! Zip up your fly, Bill. … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Politics, Executive Branch, Mocking, Original writing, Politics, Satire
When You Feel Like Crap
You all know I’ve felt like crap for a couple of weeks. Finally went to Urgent Care last night. And I’m the lucky winner of pneumonia! Walkin’ kind. You just wish you were dead kind. My prize for all this is having to take some really big honking antibiotic caplets. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Me and Mine, Medicine
Coming Soon: Future Posts
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- USS President vs HMS Belvidera (in 137 days)
- General Hull Invades Canada (in 156 days)
- First Battle of Sacketts Harbor (in 163 days)
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- Nebraska Nuke Plant Placed on Special Inspection Status
- Radioactive Water Leaks at Japanese Nuke Site
- Japan Damaged Nuke Plants Still Not Under Control
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