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Matt stopped by the office this morning. He graduated Marine Corps boot camp on Friday.
Oddly his hair is longer than it was before he joined the Corps. And for a guy who started out pretty tiny, he trimmed down a lot. He also has no voice — being a Marine is hard on the old […]

So, suppose you’re trying to get back in touch with a high school ex with whom you had remained friends but had lost contact since she got married and moved to Australia. You hit Google, right? Right.
If you’re lucky, you find something like this year-old article from her local Aussie paper: Wilson hams it up […]

For the past week or so, MySpace has been flakier than your pain pill-addicted cousin. They blamed a power outage in LA, but the errors I saw didn’t really jibe with that excuse. Anyway, after the weekend it was mostly back up.
Until now… Now When I log in, I get this message:
Invalid Friend ID.
This user […]

Squirrel Monkey troop escapes London Zoo
“The squirrel monkeys have managed to gain access to some of the taller trees in their enclosure and from there, have leapt into the higher branches of a tree in Regents Park,” a London Zoo spokeswoman said.
They go on to say that the squirrel monkeys pose no threat, but then […]

In case you didn’t know, Yvon Chouinard is the man.
… Because he just won the inaugural award of OutDoor Celebrity of the Year. The jurors said he is renown for his “visionary business strategy and high degree of environmental awareness.â€? Stating he is “an outstanding figure above all because of his contributions to environmental protection.â€? […]

New Illinois Tattoo Law
What’s interesting about the law is that is was the result of lobbying by the Illinois Coalition of Community Blood Centers to increase the number of potential blood donors by allowing people to donate blood within a year of getting tattoos or piercings. The blood will still undergo rigorous testing, but abolishing […]

I’m only a little ashamed to admit that I’m really enjoying both “Put Your Records On” by Corrine Bailey Rae and “Unwritten” by Natasha Bedingfield.
Both are pure hooky pop, and I’m man enough to admit they make me boogie. Beyond the singles, I give the edge to Bailey Rae — Bedingfield has maybe one other […]

Titilating news from Zatz Not Funny…
TiVo has notified both the FCC and cable operators that CableCARD compliant HD Series3 units are currently being tested and should be released to retail… soon!
Oh yeah, baby!