Friday, August 31, 2007

Man Rams NH Police Station

A man in NH used a stolen bulldozer to ram a police station. Again, a recreation:

Man Steals Bridge in Russia

Reuters reported that a Russian man stole a 15 meter bridge. It was hard police work, but they tracked him down. Here's an official police photo of his home when they arrested him.

Monday, August 27, 2007

Live Duck Race

The USA Today website reported that a live duck race has been held in Deming, NM, for 28 years. This is a stark contrast to the dead duck race held in Numaville, IA. The following is a recreation of what the 263rd Dead Duck Race looked like this past year.

Sunday, August 26, 2007

Snake Rattles Solo Piliot in Miss.

A Grey Rat Snake licked a pilot's elbow while in flight, according to Yahoo! News. The following is a recreation of what happened.

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

"Got Talent" Judge Hurt in Segway Accident


Piers Morgan broke several ribs in a Segway accident. He apparently hit a curb. Here's an original recreation of what the scene may have looked like.

Map of the Internet

Here's a map of the internet. It doesn't even really matter if it's 100% accurate, it's just really cool.

Yahoo! Answers

I am now at level 2, and I have also changed my picture/avatar (it was blank before) to my custom-made "Powered by Firefox" logo at right.

Monday, August 20, 2007

Exploding Lawn Mower Destroys Georgia Home

USA Today reported that an exploding mower destroyed a house in Johns Creek, Georgia. The enraged mechanical beast burst into flames, catching the house on fire when the owner attempted to start it in the garage. The wife attempted to throw a gas can out the window, but it broke and "spread fuel everywhere". There is no word on why he would try to start the mower in the garage.

The weather in Lawrenceville, GA (7 mi SE) on August 14 was 98.6 degrees with a dew point of 61.2 degrees. This information is from almanac.com.

The included photo is a recreation of what the scene may have looked like.

Saturday, August 18, 2007

Yahoo! Answers

165 points! Level 2 here I come!

Friday, August 17, 2007

Putin Resumes Bomber Patrols

Today the USA Today website reported that Vladimir Putin is resuming long range bomber patrols. This came on the heels of a joint Russian-Chinese military exercise on Russian soil. The Russians and Chinese have formed a "strategic partnership" intending to "counterbalance Washington's policies". If you read other USA Today stories involving Russia, you'll notice a trend.

Same Story on:
CNN
Fox News
Washington Post
BBC

Other related news stories:
1. Meetings cement Russia-China ties
2. Russia, China flex muscles in joint war games
3. Russia forces World Service off FM radio
4. Russia, Georgia talks fail to ease missile row
5. Russian air patrols a 'show of might'
6. New era of discord for Russia and west
7. Viewpoint: Russia's missile fears
Note: the first link is from chinanews.com, so it's probably government controlled.

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Yahoo! Answers

Yahoo has a great answers site. You have a point system which tells you how experienced or dumb a person is (generally). You get points for answering questions, and lose points for asking them. You'll also get more points if you answer it better than average. I have 129 points right now (you start with 100).

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

My Goals for this Blog

My goal is to get people to add cool websites to their daily internet surfing patterns. Any of the websites to the right (my daily list and my personal sites) are a good place to start.