SCRATCHING THE BACK ALLEYS

Oil 2.0. Genetic engineering has produced a bug that loves to consume agricultural waste and emit crude oil as a natural by-product. Watch everybody start making compost heaps now.

Do you want to see an alien? Look him straight in the eye? Just take a glance in a mirror.

Back in 1976 a sci-fi film called Futureworld was released. Sort of an adult version of Disneyland, with lots of sex. Looks like, once again, that our future could just hold this to be true in about another 40 years or so.

As you are aware, good ol' Dubya has been visiting Europe. But since he is basically an unwelcomed guest, he has time to actually get to see the countryside.

In a case of the pot calling the kettle black, Candy Rice is criticizing Israel for settlements in disputed land in the Gaza strip. Not that I agree with Israel's actions but by what criteria does Candy have the right to offer an opinion about occupying land.

That interesting gadget, the Segway, has been an unexpected beneficiary of the gas crunch.

If you thought that monkey's weren't smart, then explain how this one escaped using a garden hose.


"Let's all be careful out there!"