At a rally on Wed, John McCain referred to his supporters as “fellow prisoners” Is our old pal still fantasizing about bygone games of “whoops, I’ve dropped the soap” and “prison rodeo sans horses”? I am seriously thinking of starting a new group for this old codger, “Convicts for Mc Cain”.
Who was Saleman Abdirahman Dirie? His body was found in a Denver Hotel on Aug 13th with a pound of Cyanide. Is the timing of this even in relation to the upcoming DNC purely coincidental? A blog posting found here from someone of the same name shed some more light on this mystery man and possible sinister plot perhaps?
Blog posting and response
Tis been a little warm lately, here are some stats from a blogger who blogs about Denver Weather on WeatherUnderGround.com: (streaks of 2 weeks or longer) 21 DAYS JULY 13-AUGUST 2, 2008 ***NEW RECORD*** 18 days July 1-18, 1874 18 days July 6-23, 1901 17 days June 29-July 15, 2000 16 days July 18-August 2, […]
[This article was written in July 2008 – speeds are somewhat better as of Aug 2009 but I’m convinced that AT&T voice service is getting worse – dropped calls etc.] Doing some informal 3G speed testing of my iPhone 3G here in the republic of Boulder. I positioned myself under the main cellphone antenna array […]
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Car Tire expiration dates ?
Just saw this piece on ABC news about tire expiration dates. Those who know me have always heard my mantra about buying a good quality tire, after all it’s the only thing that’s between your car and the road. According to this piece on ABC news, the rubber compound in tires dries out over time and becomes brittle after 6 years or so. This can lead to blowouts, nasty rollovers and to the premature pushing up of the the old daisies!
This is a mini Flickr Photoset test:
It’s that magical time of the year when a new software update for the iPhone is being released, Ver. 2.0. In my over eager state of folly I decided to update my phone as soon as the software was released.
Came across this video on the interwebs. I’ve basically known this fact for a while now, Compact Flourescents (CF) contain mercury and if you break the bulb or one dies you can’t just throw it in the trash. Perhaps the EPA jumped on the CF bandwagon too soon. This video of a Texas Republican Senator […]
While escorting a lady friend back to her car in downtown Boulder, CO I noticed a car with it’s lights on. My friend commented that she remembered seeing the lights left on when she left to join me at a coffee shop some 2 hours earlier.