France has declared a national state of emergency and tightened borders after at least 128 people were killed in a night of gun and bomb attacks in Paris. Eighty people were reported killed after gunmen burst into the Bataclan concert hall where an American band (Eagles of Death Metal) was playing and took hostages before security forces stormed …
For the first time since 1994, Central Park and LaGuardia have reached at least 70° four consecutive days in the month of November so let's get serious for a minute... Exxon Mobil is being investigated by the New York attorney general’s office to determine whether the company lied to consumers about climate change risks or lied to investors about …
The Mets decisive win last night could be a turning point for the series. They lost the first two games and it looked like they weren't going to be able to quiet the free swinging KC bats. Maybe coming home was the ticket. They won convincingly and the orange and blue sea throughout the stadium was electric. If they win today...its all tied and N …
I finally found one. It's tough being a guy who wants to drive a manual shift car (aka stick). A lot of manufacturers stopped making them and the new ones that are available are expensive. But that didn't stop your intrepid "wheelman." I found a used 2011 BMW 328i xdrive with only 30k miles for a very reasonable price so I bought it. You can as …
As reported by the Huffington Post... This is Betty -- a chicken with more Twitter followers than you. Chicken Treat, an Australian fast food chicken chain, has put the bird to work for it's new ad campaign. Betty is assigned a life of professional tweeting until she can produce a five-letter English word. Watch the video Science says if …
I have had a beard for about 30 years and now beards are huge. They change the way we (men) look and some baseball players grow them till they lose. As it turns out, there are many health benefits to having a beard! Beards can: Help prevent cancer: According to researchers from the University of Southern Queensland, a thick, bountiful beard c …
Here's a way to avoid the extra bag charge if you're flying...wear all your clothes. Silly I know, but someone actually tried this. James McElvar, 19, of the boy band Rewind fell ill after attempting to avoid a $70 luggage charge by wearing all of this clothes on an EasyJet flight. The singer collapsed on the plane due to heat exhaustion. McLev …
Anybody see the Pope? Pope Francis is the 266th and current Pope of the Catholic Church, a title he holds ex officio as Bishop of Rome, and Sovereign of the Vatican City has come to town. A seemingly very kind man he heads up the largest business in the world. It has more than 1.25 billion members worldwide. Pope Francis also the head of what’s p …
Some people believe that things happen because they should and that there are no coincendences. Well here's a story that might make you a believer. The Traveling Wilberry's Fred, Cindy, Corey and I (as detailed by Fred's blog yesterday:) were sitting on a bench in Princeton relaxing before an initial orientation meeting. Fred, being the intrepid …
A man who tried to sell a backpack of dirty socks as marijuana has been sentenced to at least one year in a Michigan prison. Michael Suarez was sentenced Thursday for committing fraud through false pretenses. Police say Suarez was pursuing a marijuana deal in July when he showed up at a home in Lenawee County's Raisin Township. But instead of c …
For you bacon lovers who don't eat it because of its' unhealthy qualities there's now bacon-flavored seaweed. It's the new kale. Scientists are currently cultivating a marine plant that's packed with more nutrients than the trendy green superfood kale. And it, of course, naturally tastes like bacon. Bacon-flavored crackers. Bacon-flavored salad …
I'm wondering if you've experienced this. Driving down a street and someone starts to walk across, actually jaywalk, but that doesn't matter right now. They start to either walk really fast or slightly jog until they see the oncoming driver slow down then they walk REALLY slow the rest of the way across the street forcing the driver to slow dow …
Another wierd but true story from our planet. A squirrel was "detained" when a woman called police to complain it was stalking her. A panicked woman was unable to shake the rodent in the western German city of Bottrop, so she turned to the authorities in desperation on Wednesday, police told Reuters. The police took in the squirrel and found it …
You can now be married by the power of quantum physics....in Las Vegas of course. I found the following story in Fast Company. "Marriage is such an incredibly fraught topic," says Jonathon Keats, the experimental philosopher behind the project. "So much is invested in it. So much of what people want out of life is put into this legal contract. It …
So I came home last night to find out that a truck rolling through our neighborhood snapped our connection to the internet. OMG! Now we have no TV, Phone or Internet services. After getting over the shock I called FIOS to report the issue and after some wrangling they will fix it today. It was quite peaceful being "off the grid." At least for a c …
It's Saturday...and anything goes.
