If you could go without sleep, would you? And if you did, what would you do with the time? SciGuy asks that question, with science to back it up. Comment over there.
Category Archives: News
Feral Cats Cleaning up LA
There is a program in Los Angeles to introduce groups of feral cats into locations with rodent problems. It’s working. Recently, the Los Angeles Police Department has installed their ratting squad into the parking lot of their southeast division. This is a project of Working Cats.
Suspect Kills Police Dog
A man, being pursued by police, is taken down by a police dog. Then he lifts the dog bodily and leaps off a bridge. He is injured, the dog is dead. Should this man be charged with killing a police officer?
Wool-less Sheep
According to a story I read this morning, the cost of shearing sheep is going up while the price of wool is going down. Therefore, more and more sheep farmers are going to woolless sheep in order to avoid the expensive shear every year. I hazard three conclusions from this article: Sheep are being grown …
Lottery = Tax?
A friend of mine jokes that state and multi-state lotteries are taxes on people who are bad at math. Given the odds of winning, he’s right, if you plan to use the lottery as a retirement vehicle. However, I will occasionally buy a quick-pick lottery ticket, when the prize gets up there in zeroes, because …
Goddidit!
On the AP Wire today was a story about a man who was shot while being robbed. Instead of being mortally wounded, he threw up his hand and the bullet impacted his wedding band. The ring took enough kinetic energy off of the bullet so that it only lodged in the front part of his …
The Golden Compass = Antichristian?
Phillip Pullman’s books and the movie based upon the first one, The Golden Compass, have been receiving a lot of hate-press recently due to their perceived anti-christian outlook. The gist is, “Pullman is an atheist [true], who is trying to turn our kids to the devil [only true from a certain perspective].” I could discuss …
Bad Luck
Here’s something to go on the “List of Things That Suck.” A man was (accidentally, freakishly) killed one day before being released from jail. There must have been some serious karmic load on that guy.
Ship Signals for Help from a Junkyard
A mayday was received from a ship distress beacon that was residing under a pile of refrigerators. Apparently, the people receiving the signal were on the ball and realized that it was coming from dry land. No helicopters were dispatched. Still, this is entertaining.
Police Shut down I-75
Yesterday, Jenn was caught in a traffic jam caused by the Police shutting down I-75 soutbound to look for a bank robber. Apparently, the bank that was robbed slipped a tracking device into the money that was stolen, allowing the police to locate the perpetrator’s position on I-75. Unfortunately, despite the heartache and congestion caused …