Went to see Ridley Scott’s Kingdom Of Heaven last night and enjoyed it. It is a movie made for today’s audience, the attitudes of most of the characters in the movie are nothing at all like those who are portrayed in the movie, but I have never seen a movie tries very hard to be [...]
May 21 Today is an unusual double ‘Today In History’ as in 1927 Charles Lindbergh landed in France to become the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic, while in 1932 Amelia Earhart became the first woman to do fly the crossing by landing in Ireland.
Senator Rick Santorum apparently believes that information your taxes pay for should only be given free to corporations. Then you can pay again for the information your taxes payed for. By the way, this information is crucial to public safety and integral to many systems used to prevent disasters. Senator Santorum is getting paid to [...]
I seem to have dorked some stuff up on a minor upgrade of the software that runs the site. I think I have it fixed now, but if you see anything odd please let me know. Well. Odder than normal anyway…
Washington Monument to be closed. ‘We could make more money putting in a shopping mall on the land.’
That is essentially what the owners of the land that the London Eye is on are claiming. They have given an eviction notice and one months notice. Hey, I know it is just a glorified ferris wheel, [...]
At long last one of the most bitter battles of the BBQ wars has ended. Vienna Beef and Alpha Baking Co have agreed to make hot dogs and buns come in packages of the same quantities. Happy citizens filled the streets waving flags and singing patriotic songs. This is a day you will tell your [...]
Warhammer Online Returns.
May 20th: Today in 1899 Jacob German, a New York cabbie, became the first driver to be arrested for speeding when he was stopped for driving at the “breakneck” speed of 12mph on Lexington Avenue.
If you had asked me to bet I would have guessed a New York cabbie would be first.
I don’t know, but I think in a sane world this would qualify.
May 19th: Today in 1536 Anne Boleyn was beheaded for incest and adultery. She seems to have been too willing to stand up to her husband, Henry VIII of England and was guilty of not producing a male heir quickly enough. Apparently no coffin was built so she was buried in an arrow box with [...]