A Sacramento TV station reports that a woman has died after a radio station (KDND 107.9) held a contest to see who could drink the most water without relieving themselves. The winner was supposed to get a Nintendo Wii ($249 MSRP). Sadly, the woman who won the contest left and then called in sick to … Continue reading Woman dies after winning water drinking contest→
Reuters reports that the island of Grand Comore is in danger of volcanic activity: In the capital Moroni, thousands slept outside overnight and national radio broadcast appeals for calm and readings from the Koran across the mainly Muslim island. “When I felt the tremor, I woke my wife and we stayed in the garden,” said … Continue reading Comoros volcano tremors→
Just a reminder from the Associated Press about the terror-able risks of flying: “It felt like a shock, a tingly thing. Someone screamed, ‘It’s a scorpion,’” Sullivan recalled. Another passenger stepped on the two-inch arachnid. Someone suggested Sullivan seek medical help. He scooped up the scorpion as a specimen and headed to the hospital in … Continue reading Scorpions on a plane→
So I admit that I work on several other blogs as well, and one of them happens to run on Google’s system. I was given a hot item to post this morning and so I tried to access the Bloogle site this morning to no avail. I tried from several locations, but all of them … Continue reading Bloogle error→