Flametoad

In the “it’s so crazy it has to be true” (or should be) department, I’m sad to report that you can no longer pay to have fish eat the dead flesh from your feet in Texas. It’s true! Pedicures using fish have been banned in Texas. According to the sketchy news article, some pedicure shops [...]

Fire Truck Stolen …When he arrived at the fire station, he discovered the metal wall of the station had been pried open, leaving a hole big enough for someone to enter. A small pick up truck sat in the parking lot, and a check of the license plates revealed they belonged on another vehicle, Kirchhoff [...]

I’ve written about citizen-journalist Michael Yon a couple times since discovering his blog last year. If still haven’t read his blog, then you’re really missing something special. If you’re curious as to what he’s all about, Michael Yon was recently profiled by the New York Times.

“If it should be otherwise, if we should leave our bleached bones on these desert sands in vain, then beware of the anger of the Legions!” – Marcus Flavinus The above quote is a favorite of author Jerry Pournelle, and I think wholly appropriate to today’s post. This post is not about the war in [...]

What non-living-in-a-remote-mountain-fortress American hasn’t spent time enjoying the tabloid headlines as they wait in line at the grocery store checkout? From the latest celebrity gossip to “Men Reveal Top 10 Secrets for Keeping Them in Bed” (a tv remote and empty bladder are probably numbers 5 and 6), the tabloids have long catered to their [...]