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I was going through my office first aid kit looking for a bandage for a paper cut.  There are lots of boxes of various bandages including this box with a triangular bandage.

It’s nice to see that with my first aid kit, I’m prepared to treat Civil War head injuries.

NYTimes.com: More States Allowing Guns in Bars

When you watch Westerns, some of the best parts are the saloon shootouts with the bartender diving down to grab his rifle while bottles and glasses are exploding behind him.

Soon these scenes might be coming to a bar near you.

NYTimes.com: The Claim: Gargling With Salt Water Can Ease Cold Symptoms

Gargling salt water does ease cold symptoms.

My mom’s been telling me to gargle salt water for various reasons for years.  It’s a very common Taiwanese remedy.  Looks like there’s some validity there.

FoxSports.com: Reds celebration goes up in smoke

The Reds owner passed out victory cigars in the clubhouse after the Reds clinched the National League Central Division Championship.

Five people watching the celebration on television reportedly called the statewide smoking ban complaint hotline. The complaints were sent to the health department, leading to a letter landing on Castellini’s desk notifying him of the pending investigation.

CBC.ca: Star Wars saga returns to theatres in 3D

George Lucas strikes back at your beloved childhood memories.

This looks cool, but the colored field thing is getting a little out of hand.  Eastern Washington has followed Boise State in introducing the “Inferno”, a bright red field with black trim.

Last night I was watching the Boise State/Oregon State game and it was difficult to see the Boise State players because their blue uniforms matched the blue turf.  If they want to continue to have their games on network TV, they should at least wear white uniforms.

NYTimes.com: In Arabian Desert, a Sustainable City Rises

Cities have generally evolved through time piece by piece.  This city is interesting because it is a rare opportunity to start fresh with concepts that challenge and improve upon current city design.

Star Blazers was my first experience with Anime and a total change from the cartoons that I grew up watching on network TV.  Star Blazers is an English dubbed version of a series in Japan called Space Battleship Yamato.  I was 9 or 10 at the time, but I was immediately drawn to the epic story arc and the more mature themes that it had.  It’s probably the main reason I’m a science fiction fan today.

I was pretty excited to see a live movie version being made in Japan that seems exactly like how I remembered it but with amazing special effects.  Hopefully there will be a subtitled version we can see in movie theaters or on Blu-ray.

Via IO.com: Watch the new trailer for the Space Battleship Yamato movie

Another  trailer that needs to be seen just for the theme song!

NYTimes.com: Thieves Cart Off St. Louis Bricks

After the fire that devastated much of St. Louis in 1849, city leaders passed an ordinance requiring all new buildings to be made of noncombustible material. That law, along with the rich clays of eastern Missouri, led to a flourishing brick industry here. Historians say that at the industry’s height, around 1900, the city had more than 100 manufacturing plants, and St. Louis became known for the quality, craftsmanship and abundance of its brick.
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Ms. Buck estimates that as many as eight tractor-trailer loads of stolen bricks leave the city each week for Florida, Louisiana or Texas, because “St. Louis brick is in such high demand.”

Pretty shocking story.  Hope something like this doesn’t happen around here with all the brick buildings we have in Cincinnati.  Material theft is a tremendous problem with criminals making minimal amounts of money while inflicting tremendous costs in damage.