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. And the woman the letter is addressed to died more than five years ago in the … [Read more...] about Dead Letters
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 School. The school had let him out early to go see the torch, so they tried to discipline him … [Read more...] about Bong Hits 4 Jesus
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. Bettina (or however they spell it) is a Cockatoo, and despite the name, Bettina is a dude. … [Read more...] about Special Bonus Critters
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...] about Activision Promo
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, I'll be the only person to look at it, and I'll delete it as soon as I'm … [Read more...] about Just Let Me Take a Peek…