Archive for June, 2006
♥ 29 June 2006 , Tags : links , Comments Off
A survey has found that drivers of 4×4 motor cars in London are four times as likely to drive while using a cellphone without a hands-free kit, than drivers of other motor vehicles. They are also more likely to ignore laws requiring occupants to wear a seatbelt. The survey was conducted by three researchers based Continue reading →
♥ 14 June 2006 , Tags : geek, links , Comments Off
Over the years, Mark Brown searched for Ms. Right in all the usual places: at parties, work functions and the occasional singles bar. He ended up meeting her inside a videogame. [...] The pair is among those who have fallen in love while playing so-called massively multiplayer online games, known as MMOGs. In them, enthusiasts Continue reading →
♥ 11 June 2006 , Tags : music , Comments Off
I was the right age to be a punk. I wasn’t one, but I could have been. I wondered for a long time why I hadn’t gotten into it, because I do, in fact, like American punk (big fan of The Ramones, for example). But while I did occasionally wear safety pins in my ears Continue reading →
♥ 10 June 2006 , Tags : links , Comments Off
A woman angry that her new puppy had died pushed her way into a dog breeder’s home and repeatedly hit her on the head with the dead Chihuahua, authorities said. (And, yes, my sometimes twisted sense of humour comes into play here, as I recall the Dr Demento classic, Dead Puppies
♥ 6 June 2006 , Tags : andrew, spoetry , Comments Off
My Dear, Your Kind Attention…