The weirdest things can happen on the Internet... A couple of months ago, while I was in North Carolina, I got a phone call from a sheriff somewhere in...
<<http://www.lbl.gov/Science-Articles/Archive/Phys-fossil-biodiversity.h tml>> A detailed and extensive new analysis of the fossil records of marine animals...
http://www.shoutwire.com/viewstory/8662/Former_Head_Of_Star_Wars_Program_Cheney_Main_9_11_Suspect http://tinyurl.com/nsmel The former head of the Star Wars...
<<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2002906616_webautism02.html>> [Because the topic has come up here from time to time.] --Ronn! :) "Since I was a...
I know some people on this list read him. From Ansible: "JIM RIGNEY, who writes as Robert Jordan, told _Locus_: `I have been diagnosed with amyloidosis. That...
Folks, It's not lyrics from a song we love to hate. It's not the latest political outrage. It's not even a sci-fi or anime reference. It's just toast: 2500...
No bathroom humor this time: <<http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/04/06/rings.of.uranus.ap/index.html>> --Ronn! :) "Since I was a small boy, two states have...
It ain't random . . . Why Galaxies Tilt Just So By Alan M. MacRobert April 5, 2006 <<http://skyandtelescope.com/news/article_1709_1.asp>> --Ronn! :) "Since I...
Folks, From Craigslist: 01) Being gay is not natural. Real Americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning. 02) Gay...
The news seems to be that Tom Delay is dropping out of the race for Congressional re-election. Having been recently absorbed into his collective I'm breathing...
<<http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060331/sc_nm/phones_dc_3>> researchers at the Swedish National Institute for Working Life said they looked at the mobile phone...
US scientists have successfully grown fully functioning bladders in the lab, and implanted them into patients with bladder disease. They hope the breakthrough...
I remember reading last year about a movie based on one of Ray Bradbury's best short stories, "A Sound of Thunder." Then I never heard of it again until today...
Folks, I re-read the article and when I got to the part where the ads work through a nano-technology brain implant, my skeptometer began ticking. Then, at the...
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3513_7-6466679-1.html?tag=nl.e501 First paragraph: This is a story of a container at a major shipping port. This particular...
<<http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/more-than-ever-watch-what-you-say/2 006/04/02/1143916406540.html>> ... "The accumulation of all powers, legislative,...
As I may or may not have mentioned here, we recently adopted (purchased, after an interview process) a dog. He's a Maltese, though he has grown a bit larger...
... <<http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1527001/20060324/hayes_isaac.jhtml?he adlines=true>> Adding another wrinkle to the situation, on Monday FoxNews.com...
Pop quiz: Which protects you better? A. No Armor B. Shoddy Armor C. Superiour Armor Like the 'Dragon Skin' If you answered A, you would be the U.S. Army: ...
In a message dated 3/30/2006 3:03:50 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, dbrin@... writes: A quick appeal to any nitpickers out there who spotted errors...
... Jeez, Charlie, did you think I was gonna let that one go? I thought you weren't a couple. Did I miss something? (Not that *that* would be unusual...) Jo...
Webcasts start at 5 AM EST, 4 AM CST, 3 AM MST, 2 AM PST . . . (10 AM UT) <<http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/eclipses/article_1701_1.asp>> Podcast:...
