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I JUST WONDER WHERE...

THE REST OF THE BODIES ARE

Those right feet encased in a running shoe are still appearing along the British Columbia coast. Two have been found this week, which brings the total to date to 6. The police are baffled. A lot of forensic information hasn't been released that I would find interesting.

Mexico has frozen the prices on over 150 items in stores. Don't be surprised if we follow suit. We've done it before, before a lot of you were born.

McCain seems to be having trouble drawing the interest of women voters. I understand that problem. Not voters but women.

How influential is the web on this years election process? Most analysts say that Clinton would be poised to accept the Democratic nomination if the web hadn't existed.

The coastal states are weighing their options should the Feds decide to lift the moratoreum on off-shore drilling. Of course this may be the reason that Obama is now leading the polls in Florida.

Delta Airlines is still hemorrhaging money and plans to cut capacity by another 3% in the second half of this year.

The search still continues for an elusive "Planet-X" in our solar system. It should be somewhere between 100 and 200 AU (an AU is the distance between the Sun and Earth) from the Sun and anywhere from 30% to 70% the mass of Earth. There are still some strange things about the Kuiper Belt, that a "Planet-X" would explain.

I know that Burger King is the "Home of the Whopper" but one costing £95 seems a bit "rich" for me.

Still haven't resolved my Firefox 3 fiasco but I want to thank each of you that have sent me comments and e-mails. Trying to put this blog together using IE has been an exercise in futility. But I did it!

Thank you for coming over. I'll do my best to get more up for you later today. We are on the downhill slide to the weekend. Come-on Saturday!

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even more frustrated now.

Thanks to Lugosi for the link to download Firefox ver 2.0.0.9 but even that won't work.

I have no idea what has gone wrong.

That dull repetitious pounding thud you are hearing is my head against the wall.

Sorry, no regular 6:00 pm post tonight. I've been a bit occupied. I am sure you understand.


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Very Frustrated

I attempted to download the new Firefox 3.

Very bad day.

It erased my old Firefox 2 and everytime I attempt to launch, the browser crashes. It wants to send a crash report to mozilla but cannot do so. Does anyone have a location where I can reload Firefox 2?

I am having to use IE and I hate it.


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THOSE OTHER STORIES

Egypt, one of the top-15 smoking countries in the world, has taken the first steps of its national anti-smoking campaign.


Tiger Woods, one of the greatest golfers in the history of the game, is having his 2008 season cut short. A knee injury from about 10 months ago is forcing him into surgery. Did anyone get to watch the 19-hole play-off round on Monday? Exciting.

Even the European Union is starting to crack down on illegal aliens. But in a slightly different manner.


The cost of fuel has started a reverse trend in population migration. Video

The British Royalty is always doing something interesting. Reminding all of us that they are no different than anyone else.

Ah, summertime and kids with lemonade stands. Of course, a candidate for a LLDE award thought this would be easy pickin's.

Plan on being near Ashland OR for the Fourth of July parade? I don't think this guy is going to be able to make it.



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McCAIN DOES ANOTHER...

"FLIP-FLOP"

Yesterday he called for a reverse on Dubya's energy policies. Then turned around and sharply criticized Obama for the proposed "windfall profit" tax that he had also proposed just last month. McCain is also now calling for a resumption of off-shore drilling. Something he was opposed to during his 2000 attempt at the Presidency. This is sure to lose him a lot of votes in California and Florida. I have an indian name for McCain. "Chief Windy Feather". He goes where ever the winds of public opinion blow him.


The timeline of torture. Pointing all the way back to the Oval Office. The question really boils down to whether there is anyone with enough balls to nail the Administrations hide to the barn door. It would be a messy trial but to return our nation to a place of respect among the world community, justice must prevail.

McCain slammed Obama for having a "September 10th" mindset on terrorism. He seems to have forgotten that the people we were after weren't in Iraq. They are/were in Afghanistan (or Saudi Arabia). So did we go after the responsibles? Of course not! We entered into a conflict, with no exit strategy, strictly for the purpose of punishing Hussein for attempting to assassinate George the First and to take control of the second largest proven oil fields in the world. Dubya had no intention of ever going after the real criminals. So the post 9/11 mindset on terrorism wasn't/isn't a viable policy either. Lets hear someone come up with a workable plan.



Science is on the hunt for WIMPS and axions.





This sounds like my "ex"




just kidding

Hey, we are half way through the week. Thanks for taking the time to stop in. I'll have more later. Catchya on the "flip-flop".


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YOU CAN'T AFFORD THE GAS FOR A VACATION

SO WHY NOT BUY THIS AND BRING THE WORLD TO YOU

108" LCD monitor produced by Sharp.

Seeking to achieve 1-million downloads in one day, Firefox hit a speed bump when the volume of traffic crashed their server.

The prison escape from Afghanistan last week may be just slightly larger than what was originally reported. Seems the number of Taliban now missing has jumped from a few dozen to over 400.

Northwest Airlines is joining with United, American, Continental and USAir in cutting capacity and service to save on fuel costs.

The first exo-planet was discovered in 1995. A huge gas giant. The ability to refine images has improved and today astronomers announced the discovery of 45 "super Earths" orbiting other stars.

One of those nightmares come true. A poor state employee's computer terminal was serviced by their IT department and , oops, something went wrong. It became infected with malware that scoured the net for kiddie porn. Of course, when it was discovered, the employee was charged with nefarious crimes and high misdemeanors. Thankfully he has finally been exonerated.

You are one who is community minded. A great chaperon for kids activities. You might want to step back a few paces and reevaluate.

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TIME FOR A LAUGH

MOO SHOE PORK

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POTPOURRI POST

The United Arab Emirates is very pro-western and is promoted as great tourist destination and investment mecca for foreign capital. Well, it isn't really that far from the fold of its Islamic brethern.

The price of crude reached a new record yesterday at $139.89 but finally closed at $134.61. Profiters decided to cash in some of their chips.

Obama has everything going for him in the run-up to the election. Pick almost any issue and he can have a field day of showing errors that McCain wishes to perpetuate and why his plan would be more effective. So, why are the two candidates so close in the polls?

You know what is going to affect the greatest change in Iran. Not Europe. Definitely not the USA. No, the change is going to come from within. Like UC-Berkeley in the '60s, universities in Tehran and surrounding areas are populated with students who are starting to question authority and are taking the tentative steps of flexing muscle. Political and physical. These are their first steps and they still have a long way to go.

We all know how dogs love to go for a ride in the car. I wonder if this ones attitude will chamge?

Here are some unique snippets of Bush's European trip by an Associated Press reporter. The things she observed but weren't deemed of enough import to make the regular news.

Health plans in the US regularly rate doctors. Now the tables have been turned as the AMA starts rating health plans.

Thank you for taking the time/trouble to visit my blog. I appreciate it very much.

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A LAST LOVING GLIMPSE

In April, my oldest bother passed on at 35. It's hard when a brother dies and it's affected all my family. Well, my wife was searching Google Earth and zoomed in at the street view option and sure enough guess who's standing there? My brother Cesar. What are the chances of all the days that Google took that picture he would be standing there? I just think that now when I need to see him again, I can. Synchronicity?

--Hugo Q.

I found the above image and story today and just thought it was worth sharing.

In just about 2 years human space launches will cease at the Kennedy Space Center as the Space Shuttle program will be retired. Manned lift-offs are a major tourist draw to the Titusville area of Florida. A significant portion of their income is derived from this activity. After the Shuttle is gone it will be at least 5 years of drought for Florida's "Space Coast." Many jobs at the Space Center will also vanish in the sea breeze.

In 1780, the British warship HMS Ontario was lost, with 130 souls, during a gale on Lake Ontario. The storms of the Great Lakes are infamous for taking vessels that ply their waters. The HMS Ontario has now been found and, because of the cold water, is in remarkably good condition.

This should teach all them there young whipper-snappers that the brain doesn't have to turn off as you age. It typically does but it doesn't HAVE to.

How would you like your phone bill to be just $40 per YEAR? You've probably seen the ads for MagicJack on TV. That is the fastest growing phone service in the USA. Cheaper than the traditional landlines. Cheaper than Vonage or Skype. The wave of the future? I am seriously considering signing up with them before heading overseas. A very cheap way to "Phone Home".

Do you live in an area where broadband internet service is unavailable? Or too prohibitive in cost? Or you travel around the country in a motorhome, with no landline access? You might seriously consider HughesNet. All you need is a clear view of the southern sky.

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BMW FLEXES A NEW CONCEPT CAR

Talk about thinking outside of the box. Of course, European auto companies do tend to do that. Where an auto is as much an art form as a mode of transportation.

In baseball, the rule is "three strikes and you're out". And it takes three "outs" to end an inning. So it is extremely rare for a pitcher to be able to strike out 4 batters in one inning.

The title said these are the sexist gadgets on the market today. Really?

Are you a coffee addict? It could be that just smelling fresh roasted coffee beans is beneficial for you.

This little guy is only 3 years old:


A kite that weighs almost 1 ton:


Techno Tabbys?:


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