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He may have flown to the Bahamas and the authorities are looking for him. They think they are closing in, but they have thought that before. For those of you that are not familiar he is also called the Barefoot Bandit for his burglarizing houses in his b… more »

I saw an editorial/blog about tattoos on Times Union newspaper website called: Tattoo you? You'll be sorry! The author thought that young people getting tattoos will regret them in their old age (something about tucking the butterfly on one's boobs in… more »

Unfortunately I missed the opportunity to see the controversial ad "the wedding" that depicted soccer fans in a Catholic like church. The ad was aired for the FIFA 2010. The ad sounded quite amusing, where pizza substitutes for wafers (beer for wine?)… more »

Teeny tiny, like you might see a toy soldier holding. Eight year old David Morales wanted to honor our troops for crazy hat day. So he took a camo hat and attached a flag and several toy soldiers. Toy soldiers - the ones that are about two inches high… more »

Hitler was known for his obsession of art. He was a frustrated artist himself. Now a portrait of him is on display at the Marblehead Arts Association. The portrait by Gage Delprete is part of a collection of several portraits of people, real or imagined,… more »

In New York State there is an agency called the Office of Mental Retardation or Developmental Disabilities", OMRDD for short. Because "retard" and its derivations are now on the PC do not say list, there is a push to rename the agency. "Retardation" ha… more »

Looking at comments to news stories has become a bit of a hobby. Sometimes the comments delve into the absurd. And sometimes the comments are more entertaining than the article. Some are just stupid, some feel the need to spam their drivel. This time I… more »

Her suggested solution to the hemorrhaging well in the Gulf is eloquent in its simplicity. By placing multiple tires around a smaller pipe inserted in the leaky pipe. Then inflate the tires, and forcing flow into the smaller pipe. This would create a ty… more »

I was reading a blog and I came across a post that triggered some memories. Coming from a very conservative and restrictive religious background with its own religious rituals, this post about fasting at the-f-word struck a cord. It is interesting h… more »

the affluent Albany, NY, suburb of Loudonville (in the Town of Colonie) has nixed Verizon's plan to put a cell tower in a bell tower at a church. Citizens complained that the tower would have been out of character with the "historic" community. Others… more »

In New York, the son of a former governor joined up coming gubernatorial race. He obviously hopes to follow in King Mario's footsteps. Currently, Prince Andrew is the New York Attorney General. Running for successively higher offices is common amon… more »

Mexican president criticized Arizona's new law, calling it discriminatory. Perhaps El Presidente Calderón needs to keep his criticism to himself unless he wants to offer real, workable solutions.Historically, Mexican illegal aliens fared better unde… more »

In reaction to Comedy Central's censorship of an episode of South Park where Mohammed was depicted wearing a bear costume, Molly Norris nominated May 20 as Draw Mohammed Day and invited fellow facebookers draw Mohammed and submit the image. The action p… more »

Saudi women are pissed and they ain't going to take it anymore. Well, they may have to take it, but at least they are showing their dissatisfaction. Although few details are available, a woman gave a beat down on one of the religious police in Saudi Arab… more »

I was looking for some information. A person posed a question on answers.yahoo.com and used "WTF" in their question. In response to the question, the favorite answer started:"Just so you know, I do take offense to the WTF abreviation. In my opinion… more »

Five students in a California school were asked to remove or cover their display of the 'ol red, white and blue yesterday. The t-shirts and bandannas displaying the stars and strips would be acceptable any other time, just not on May 5th. May 5th, Cinco… more »

The Christian Legal Society is suing the University of California's Hastings College of the Law for denying them recognition as a student group. The Christian Legal Society requires voting members to sign a statement of faith, stipulating that "unrepent… more »