Doh! Not again. Master criminals once again break a window on my car. This time, stealing absolutely nothing! I didn’t have anything visible except for some gym clothes sitting in my back seat, which they didn’t even touch.
From Match.com
If dating a pagan priestess is on your life’s checklist, you’re in luck. I found one in a profile on Match.com
From NYTimes.com: Japan, Seeking Trim Waists, Measures Millions
Those exceeding government limits — 33.5 inches for men and 35.4 inches for women, which are identical to thresholds established in 2005 for Japan by the International Diabetes Federation as an easy guideline for identifying health risks — and having a weight-related ailment will be given dieting guidance if after three months they do not lose weight. If necessary, those people will be steered toward further re-education after six more months.
“I don’t think the campaign will have any positive effect. Now if you did this in the United States, there would be benefits, since there are many Americans who weigh more than 100 kilograms,” or about 220 pounds, Mr. Ogushi said. “But the Japanese are so slender that they can’t afford to lose weight.”
Ok, two things. One, I love that poster. Two, if any country can pull off state mandated weight loss, it’s Japan. If anyone knows where I can get one of these posters, let me know, I’d love to get one.
Forget the John McCain soundboard of the previous post. This George W. Bush soundboard of quotes is classic!
I’ve been looking for a clip of John McCain’s creepy laugh. Haven’t found one yet, but I did find this soundboard of John McCain quotes. Check out the Pandering to Fallwell flip flop.
From Golf.com: Fans, not players, face first smoke-free Open
“Our concern was for the players,” said USGA president Jim Vernon. “This is THE national championship and some of them smoke.”
Players, he said, have enough on their hands trying to tame golf’s toughest test without having to deal with a nicotine fit.
San Diego has banned smoking at its beaches, city parks and municipal golf courses, but has given an exemption to players and caddies that are on the course at the U.S. Open.
Saw this ad on ESPN.com. The worst thing about is that it moves across the screen from left to right, making it very difficult to click the close button. I’ve been seeing more and more of these ads and they drive me nuts.
This always brings up the question in my mind of whether or not internet banner advertising works. As I’ve mentioned before, I don’t see banner ads once I’ve identified the material on the page that I’m looking for. It seems advertisers must be feeling this too and in more cases are interrupting our browsing experience with more intrusive banner ads.
I’m running into this Blackberry Google Ad on a lot on sites that cater to Mac/iPhone users.
Seems as if RIM is making a big push to try to lure prospective iPhone buyers into getting a Blackberry because it has a keyboard. If that’s their main lure, I think RIM’s in deep trouble.
Having a keyboard is only important if your “killer app” is based on text entry, like typing email. Otherwise it’s just taking space that could be used for a larger screen. The iPhone’s touchscreen is ideal for the what the iPhone is strongest in, browsing the internet, displaying video and music.
I think that there will always be some mobile devices that have a dedicated keyboard for those who need it, but for the rest of us, the touchscreen will win out.
From ABCNews.com: French Near-Death Case Stirs Debate on Organ Donors
This is a frightening story about a man who’s heart had stopped beating for 1 1/2 hours but revived as doctors were preparing to remove his organs for transplants.
It was at that point that the astonished surgeons noticed the man was beginning to breathe unaided again, his pupils were active, he was giving signs that he could feel pain — and finally, his heart started beating again.
Several weeks later, the man can walk and talk.
This case has stirred debate in France about when a patient is actually dead in cardiac arrest situations. Any impropriety in organ transplantation could lead to those not offering their organs for transplant if they feel like it could jeopardize their lives if they are in a critical but survivable condition.
I just noticed this today that Google Street View is now active in Cincinnati. It’s a new function in Google Maps where you can now see a 360 degree photo image of many locations in Cincinnati. Here’s a shot of Music Hall.
This is a tremendously powerful tool. I can see all sorts of uses for it, especially looking up property in real estate. But, is it an invasion of privacy? It does make it easier for someone to look up and find your house, making it a stalker’s new best friend. I’m not so worried about that, but it is a little disconcerting to see details of your life on display. In this picture of the back of my house, you can see my kick bag that I use when I work out. There’s a picture of my backyard because my house is in between two streets.