Glowing 'Frankenfish' swamp Taipei, from CNN.com.
Love in a time warp, from Creative Loafing. "In NC, you can be sued by a lover's ex for 'alienation of affection' -- a law most states have abolished as antiquated."
From Mark A: Poindexter to Resign From DARPA.
Adorable Democratic Candidate Actually Believes He Has A Chance, from The Onion.
Gigli Focus Groups Demand New Ending In Which Both Affleck And Lopez Die, from The Onion.
Both Mark A and Josh sent this to me, so you know it's gotta be good. The Hummerdinger.
I'm on vacation and won't be updating the site. If you've fallen behind and are bored, check out the archive.
Fracas turns chamber into animal House, from SunSpot.net. "Fight: The hurling of insults and the summoning of police during a committee session indicate the acrimony between the parties in Congress."
"Suspected Terrorist" button gets Gilmore ejected from airplane.
French Government Bans Term 'E-Mail,' from AP, courtesy of Heather.
Isle congressmen stick up for king's statue, from the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. "Hawaii's congressmen want the naked truth to be told about the statue of a Hawaiian king standing in the U.S. Capitol's famed Statuary Hall."
Ed says: "The jury is back: the economy is just fine." Man sets new Donkey Kong record, from CNN.com.
From Jennie D: Taking a crack at the Tour, from MSNBC.
From my coworker Margaret: In case you need me next week, here's my schedule...
Tyler's collarbone is indeed fractured. Ed thinks there should be a site devoted to Tour de France radiology.
So-called "Hooters of coffee" draws controversy, from Boston.com. " 'The desire of the neighborhood has always been for a Starbucks,' said Ted Cunningham of the Roosevelt Park Neighborhood Association. 'I feel they snuck in.' "
Study: An ejaculation a day may keep prostate cancer at bay, from Boston.com.
Leis and Sea Breezes, Up on the Roof, from the New York Times, about a NY luau.
Italian court ruling hits bottom for these tourists, from the Toronto Star. "It's (banning bottom-pinching) a legal victory for the feministas, a devastating blow for real women, some of whom travel to Italy precisely in the hopes that their own rear shelves might attract some long-overdue attentionze."
Sen. Frist Receives High Bid In White House Bachelor Auction, from The Onion.
New product translates meows into human language, from Boston.com.
Lights, Camera, Action. Marxism, Semiotics, Narratology, from the LA Times. "Film school isn't what it used to be, one father discovers."
Check out these Hidden Agenda playing cards.
What would Jesus (Rivera) drive?, from the Detroit Free Press.
Yet Another Intern Scandal, from the Washington Post.
ASCII Matrix, sent to me by Kris, who wrote, "Some people have waaaaay too much time on their hands."
Judge rules in favor of Deion Sanders, from USA Today. "A judge ruled Monday in favor of Deion Sanders in a lawsuit over repairs made to his vintage 1961 Lincoln Continental convertible, saying the former Dallas Cowboy paid the full amount he had authorized for the work. The owner of the repair shop had sued Sanders, saying the former All-Pro cornerback wanted to pay only $1,500 of the $4,265.57 bill after Jesus had informed him that was all he needed to pay."
Talk show host Springer files for Senate race, from Boston.com.
Lance Armstrong does some cyclocross. Here's another photo.
China says it made world's biggest condom, from Boston.com.
Finders, keepers, from Boston.com. "Lost love letters, photographs, and to-do lists become fascinating slices of life in the hands of Found magazine creator Davy Rothbart."
Tyler kicks ass. You can see his shoulder brace in this photo.
More pics of the prototype Cannondale CAAD 8. Saeco's "Legalize my Cannondale" uniforms. The Cannondale made legal with some extra weights.
Greece Will Form Special 'feta Police,' from AP. Courtesty of Heather.
This woman makes paintings with her menstrual blood.
This .wmv file shows a woman dancing to "You're the One That I Want," from Grease, with her dog. Courtesy of Kris. Must be seen to be believed.
My coworker Alison sent this to me after we saw a groundhog hanging out near the cafeteria building. The Groundhog Oscillation: Evidence of Global Change.
Whoa. It never even occurred to me that someone would try to make a lighter cycling jersey. Here's USPS-Berry Floor's new Nike jersey (scroll down).
Dammit. Why didn't I think of selling my old team stuff on eBay?
Bicycle Bingo, for all you Phil Liggett/Paul Sherwin fans, from Leigh.
Miss Dumpy, from the Portland Press Herald, courtesy of my coworker, Robin. "Green hopes the boots, orange oil suit and recycled trash she plans to wear will win her the title of Miss Dumpy."
Pat Robertson defends Liberia's president, says U.S. has no right to tell him to step down, from Boston.com. " 'So we're undermining a Christian, Baptist president to bring in Muslim rebels to take over the country,' [Robertson] said in the broadcast . . . Robertson told The Washington Post in an interview published Thursday that he has 'written off in my own mind' an $8 million investment in a Liberian gold mining venture he made four years ago, under an agreement with Taylor's government . . . 'Once the dust has cleared on this thing, chances are there will be some investors from someplace who want to invest. If I could find some people to sell it to, I'd be more than delighted,' he said in the article."
5 Iraqi dogs adopted by Calif. woman, from Boston.com.
Ed wouldn't believe me when I told him about carbon fiber CAAD 8s this morning...
USPS Races Downhill and Loses Money: Postal Officials Continue To Waste Millions on Sports Sponsorships, from Citizens Against Government Waste.
The Italian job: Simon interrogated after striking racing sausage with bat, from SportsIllustrated.com. Courtesy of my coworker, Alison. Apparently, the sausages like to race against pierogies (see last paragraph).
Jason Weinberger kicks ass. (He went to college with Ed and is now conducting the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra in Iowa.)
Images of Unrest, from the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. "Ed Greevy has documented the struggle for Hawaiian rights and communities resisting development in a way few have done: through the lens of a camera."
Check out the high winds at Pali Lookout.
From the Files of "You Can't Make Stuff Like This Up," in the Agitator. "Say hello to the American League of Lobbyists, a Washington, D.C. (where else?) based group that is -- you guessed it -- a lobbying group for lobbyists."
Big kid wrestlers seek victory, settle for snack, from Boston.com.
Injured dog finds way to hospital, from Boston.com.
Fifty Years of Mochi, from the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. This made me really miss Fujiya mochi from Longs. =(
US complains about brothel called The White House, from the Sydney Morning Herald.
Dissertation Could Be Security Threat: Student's Maps Illustrate Concerns About Public Information, from the Washington Post.
To Have and to Hold: The Key To Wife Carrying Is Upside Down, from the Wall Street Journal.
College Rivalry, from Boston.com. "Universities will do almost anything these days to land a star professor who can bring instant prestige, attract large donors, and, oh yes, even do some teaching."
He and she: What's the real difference?, from Boston.com "According to a team of computer scientists, we give away our gender in our writing style."
Miracles You'll See in the Next 50 Years, from Popular Mechanics, Feb. 1950.
Dude, Where's My Dude? Dudelicious Dissection, From Sontag to Spicoli, from the New York Observer.
Today I'm featuring US Postal-Berry Floor cycling gear. Giro Atmos, Giro's new prototype helmet. The Nike Swift-Spin suit: What do Skinsuits Have To Do With Boundary Layers?, from Bike.com (for you physicists out there), and Further explaination of the Nike Swift-Spin suit design, from Bike.com.
Town honors rare white squirrel in festival, from Boston.com. This one's for Rachel and her fave white squirrel in Powderhouse Sq. Turns out that white squirrels are quite popular, as seen in this article, "White Squirrel Wars."
Cabbie fights to dress like Elvis on the job, from Boston.com.
Letter from China: Underwater, from the New Yorker. This article, about the Three Gorges Dam, was written by Peter Hessler. Rachel has a huge crush on him after reading "River Town," even though he is shorter than she is and is Catholic.
Website turns tables on government officials, from Boston.com, courtesy of Mark A. Open government information awareness.
From Kris: "Search for weapons of mass destruction on Google, click on 'I'm feeling lucky' and you get this." Note to speed readers: look at this carefully.
You never know what someone will try to patent. From Ed: "The July issue of Scientific American has alerted me to the following patent, #6,485,773, issued this April to a particularly enterprising couple in Arizona."
Giant sea specimen baffles scientists, from MSNBC.com, courtesy of Kris.
Pitting Fuel Economy Against Safety, from the New York Times.
Collecting Despots, Assassins, and Such, from the New York Times.
Bush Asks Congress For $30 Billion To Help Fight War On Criticism, from The Onion.
Bowling-Alley Owner Wants TV Ad To Look 'More Matrix-y,' from The Onion.
Bush's new strategy of celebrity prosecution.
Frustrated man calls telemarketers 100 times, from Boston.com.
Big Isle turtles win independence, from the Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Privatize Marriage: A simple solution to the gay-marriage debate, from Slate.com, by Cato's David Boaz. Could not agree more.
Bag of pot found in bag of potato chips, from Boston.com. How convenient!