Year: 2006

  • Dead Letters

    AP writer Meghan Barr has an article about dead letter handling for zipcode 10048: It is the kind of holiday mail that might have been tossed aside, discarded like any other piece of junk mail: a special gift offer for a facial at a local spa. Only the address on the letter no longer exists.… Read more

  • Bong Hits 4 Jesus

    Bong Hits 4 Jesus is going to the Supreme Court! Basically, a bunch of people showed up at a rally in Juneau, Alaska, to watch the Olympic torch pass by, and one of them held up a “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” banner. His name was Joseph Frederick and he was a student at Juneau-Douglas High… Read more

  • Special Bonus Critters

    Technically, these aren’t cats. But they’re a couple of lovable critters that belong to my friends Gary and Mary, so I’ve decided they can be honorary cats. Lady Bettina Bettina (or however they spell it) is a Cockatoo, and despite the name, Bettina is a dude. Read more

  • Activision Promo

    Hey kids, check out this preview of the cutting edge of video games…25 years ago. Update: That was considered realism back then. Now go here and click on “Media” to see what Activision’s been up to lately. Read more

  • Just Let Me Take a Peek…

    Hey gentle readers. As a new part of the terms and conditions for reading my blog, I’m now requiring every visitor to please pull out your digital camera (cellphone cameras will do just fine), strip naked, take a full-body picture of yourself, and email it to me. I promise I’ll only look at it once,… Read more