The Bogeyman Resurfaces in Japan as a 58 Year-Old Woman
Posted on May 30, 2008 - Filed Under General | Leave a Comment
A homeless woman in Japan moved into a man’s apartment and lived there for a year without his knowledge… hiding in a closet.
He only became suspicious when food started disappearing.
Story by Mari Yamaguchi on Associated Press (via Yahoo) — click here to read.
Brilliant. A real live Bogeyman… bogeyperson? Bogeywoman. Forget Lost in Translation or The [...]
Excommunication is a funny old game
Posted on May 30, 2008 - Filed Under Gripes, Rants & Raves | Leave a Comment
I had thought, up until this morning, that the Roman Catholic church was pretty much done with excommunication. I had assumed it to be outdated.
I was wrong. It is, apparently, back in fashion. Particularly for Women would-be Priests and the Bishops that try to ordain them.
So, in case anyone was wondering how to get themselves [...]
Robert Asprin
Posted on May 28, 2008 - Filed Under Reading | Leave a Comment
And that’s A.S.P.R.I.N. rather than like the painkiller.
Lucked into one of the Mythadventure series books, the first one, about a year ago.
I’ll read just about anything (except Dan Brown who’s awful… just awful) without too much complaint but rarely manage to find anything that keeps me interested over the course of a series.
I was [...]
Sharon Stone — the New Face of Karma
Posted on May 27, 2008 - Filed Under Gripes, Rants & Raves | Leave a Comment
It’s not often that an entertainment news article jumps out of me but Sharon Stone’s “karma” story is just one of those times.
From Yahoo News this morning (you can click here to read the Yahoo News article), Stone’s movies are facing a ban from a cinema chain because the owner is annoyed at the actress [...]
Misunderstood Features in Microsoft Vista
Posted on May 22, 2008 - Filed Under Gripes, Rants & Raves | Leave a Comment
I’ve been catching this story out of the corner of my eye over the past week or two.
Apparently, an apologetical missive from the mavens at Microsoft on how the most annoying aspects of the we-hope-it’s-soon-to-be-doomed Vista are actually features (that used to be a joke back from the 98 Second Edition days, “It’s not a [...]
Waiting to know Sophie’s Choice
Posted on May 13, 2008 - Filed Under Baby Talk | 1 Comment
Doh, it’s may 14th and we still don’t know whether the prawn will be a boy or a girl…
…for what it’s worth, we’re hoping for a little girly sprog and, according to the doctor this morning, that may be what we’re going to get… because there are 4 lines between the legs that usually [...]
Telkomsel Speedy
Posted on May 7, 2008 - Filed Under Gripes, Rants & Raves | Leave a Comment
My speed test result from Speedy net (by Telkomsel).
This is my high speed internet supplier at a cost of about US$120.00 per month…
…good Grief, you can cut the irony with a knife.
Every day, they start out well fluffing around the 300k mark… ok, maybe not ‘well’… more middling and then just as you start [...]
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