Archive for June, 2006

Study Finds Pattern in Drivers Who Ignore Cellphone Laws

♥ 29 June 2006 , Tags : , 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 →

Flirting in Online Games Can Lead to Offline Love

♥ 14 June 2006 , Tags : , , 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 →

Listening to… Green Day

♥ 11 June 2006 , Tags : , 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 →

Cops: Breeder hit with dead Chihuahua

♥ 10 June 2006 , Tags : , 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

In honour of ten years of marriage

♥ 6 June 2006 , Tags : , , Comments Off

My Dear, Your Kind Attention…