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A dinosaur that vacuums!

Quote of the Day: "All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others." George Orwell, in "Animal Farm"The world of housecleaning changed forever when the Roomba was introduced a few years back.Here's some…
Like a moth to a flame . . . or picture

Quote of the Day: "She got her looks from her father. He's a plastic surgeon." Groucho MarxI spent another four and a half hours (not including a one-hour lull) on the phone with Microsoft trying to resolve issues with W…
How Many Questions Does It Take To Get Tasered?

Quote of the Day: "Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean you are wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar."Today at the University of Florida a student was "tasered" when he s…
Quote of the Day: "The only thing I like about rich people is their money." Nancy AstorThere's one thing that has to suck about being the World's Oldest Person: You know you're going to die soon.That's what happened to t…
If You Can't Beat Them, Tape Yourself Too

With the purchase of a new cell phone with a video camera, I have begun to become one of those people who posts videos of the most innane things to Youtube. Proof: Video of the fireworks after tonight's Nashville Sounds …
Goodbye Bao Xishun, Hello Leonid Stadnik

It's a race to the top!Today it was announced that Leonid Stadnik is now the world's tallest man. This plain-faced Ukrainian doesn't seem half as interesting as the previous tall-man-crown-holder Bao Xishun, who this ye…
Tales From the Dishmaster

Quote of the Day: "I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure." John D. RockefellerI just finished reading a book about dishwashing, called Dishwasher. It's a work of non-fiction.I don't norm…
I haven't had any time to write this weekend because my parents and younger sister came to town. The weather was nice, but it was hot. It's summer, after all. At least in this hemisphere . . .This Week's Sign of the Apoc…
Quote of the Day: "To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal." Peter Ustinov Today's Most, Um, Igniting StoryEasy Bake Ovens Being Recalled The ovens are being recalled because they…
My Life Will Never Be A . . . Gore?

Quote of the Day: "Seeing ourselves as others see us would probably confirm our worst suspicions about them." Franklin P. AdamsWe played well enough last night that we're going to be booked at Springwater, a club in Nash…