One of my favorite photobloggers died two weeks ago… The post on her photoblog read: i know it has been more than a little remiss of me to leave you hanging for so long. but bad news has a way … Continue reading
I found this video on a tape in my camcorder… Tom and Jerry Playing on Vimeo I’m reasonably sure I took it the day before he died… I miss him every single time I go to my parents’ house. [tags]jerry, … Continue reading
Another tragedy in Harlem: A toddler trying to find her mom ran into the path of a car in Harlem and later died – only 90 minutes into her second birthday, cops and family members said yesterday. Nayleen Tapia was … Continue reading
Laurie Finn has been hired by G4 to update its talent stable, and it seems that the official end of TechTV is upon us. One of Finn’s priorities will be to scout people to profile when “Icons” relaunches this summer. … Continue reading
As of midnight today, High Voltage, the XM Channel that carries Opie and Anthony was removed from Direct TV’s XM offerings (850-879), as was MLB Home plate. The move was apparently Direct TV’s idea to make sure that its “music” … Continue reading
If you grew up in New York City during the 80′s and 90′s, there were two names on ABC’s Eyewitness News that every single person knew. One was Roger Grimsby. The other was Bill Beutel. Like most families, they were … Continue reading
My dad snapped this one of me and the boys on Christmas day. Notice the ever-present Jerry and his brother taking full advantage of a stationary object.
Jerry as a kitten… It’s weird how his death has actually hurt me more than Bootsie’s, who we had for almost 18 years. Maybe it’s because he was so young, or because it was so sudden. I don’t know… I … Continue reading
One of my parents’ new kittens, Jerry, had to be put down. He had an incident biting an electrical cord back in November which left a scab on his brain that did neurological damage that progressed as he got older. … Continue reading
Lovers found nude, dead in Queens car BY MADISON J. GRAY, VERONIKA BELENKAYA and ROBERT F. MOORE DAILY NEWS WRITERS A naked woman and man with his pants down were found dead in a car in a Queens garage yesterday, … Continue reading
One of my all-time favorite baseball players died this evening. Known for his hustle and talent, Kirby Puckett worked harder than just about anyone on the field with him. He’s a hall of famer in every sense of the word, … Continue reading
Apparently we’re using too much uranium in our weapons. This kind of thing is really sad. TUESDAY, Feb. 28 (HealthDay News) — It’s been roughly 3 years since bombs fell on the cities of Baghdad in Iraq and Kabul in … Continue reading
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. The next time some Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackon clone comes forward and says the police aren’t doing enough to protect young black men, you are hereby required to spit right … Continue reading
Microsoft will close the book on its FrontPage Web-design program with the release of Office 2007, formerly known as Office 12, late this year. Microsoft acquired FrontPage in the mid-1990s, and it soon outdistanced Adobe’s PageMill and other popular low-cost … Continue reading
Flickr used to be cool. It used to be a community of folks that shot pics and bs’ed about photos, commented on stuff, etc. For a brief moment, I left Flickr entirely, having had it beyond my breaking point with … Continue reading
Western Standard causes uproar among Muslims/media by running Danish cartoons JUDY MONCHUK CALGARY (CP) – A small chain of independent bookstores will not sell the current issue of Western Standard magazine, which includes caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad that have … Continue reading
Not for nothing, but anyone who tells me this is justified can just go to hell. As part of a grand jury investigation that’s still secret, the Justice Department asked a federal magistrate judge to approve monitoring of an unnamed … Continue reading
An internet icon is retiring… Jeeves the valet who for a decade has overseen searches on the Ask website is about to be sacked. By the end of February the iconic valet will disappear from the site he has graced … Continue reading
QALAT, Afghanistan – Police killed four people Wednesday as Afghans enraged over drawings of the Prophet Muhammad marched on a U.S. military base in a volatile southern province, directing their anger not against Europe but America. The U.S. base was … Continue reading
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Everyone is gushing over the great open-source iTunes clone, Songbird. Boing Boing is no different… A team led by ex-Winamp-er Rob Lord today released a preview edition of Songbird, a desktop media player … Continue reading