Another strange but true tale of people going to any lengths to charge their phones. In central New Jersey Police say a man sneaked into a home and hid under a bed in a spare room for three days before the homeowner realized what had happened. Spotswood police say Jason Hubbard was charged with theft of services because he was charging his four …
I'm in Chicago for my niece's wedding tonight. Should be a great time. But that's not what this blog is about. Chicago is a great city. Really clean, lots of good restaurants and places of interest. We checked into the Hyatt Place, a beautiful hotel, in the middle of the city and found our room. I didn't notice it then but when I got ready for be …
Did you know that humans and chimps share a genetic mutation that helps them break down alcohol? Scientists say that the benefits of such an expanded diet may have even led evolution to favor an attraction to alcohol. Well apparently Chimps have used this expanded diet by learning to fold or crumple leaves inside their mouths to produce a drinkin …
I rarely get to write a blog on a holiday since very few holidays fall on a Saturday. However, today is one of those special days. HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!Our nation celebrates with red, white and blue paraphenalia, fireworks, sales at stores and, of course, barbeques. There is a deeper meaning beyond all this consumerism....patriotism. What cause …
The beavers in Oregon really mean business. Another true but unbelievable story from human life here on planet Earth. A couple of hikers had climbed onto a beaver dam when the resident beaver came out knocking one of the hikers into the river and trapping the other in a tangle of submerged logs. The hikers have been hospitalized for non-life th …
Is a vacation about a place or is it really a state of mind? Today marks the end of a week's vacation (well almost...it was 6 days). My first in about 7 years. I'm fortunate to have gone away at all considering the last couple of months and I'm very grateful to those individuals who have made this possible (you know who you are:) To "get away" …
Do you brace yourself before stepping into a doctor's office? I do. Just about everytime I see a doctor now there's some kind of bad news. I've developed a kind of "what now?" attitude. It's my defense mechanism, preparing for whatever is going to happen. This week, however, I received a piece of good news...finally! Thinking about it, I have a r …
What's on second. And a new Chinese restarant opened in Rochester named..."I Don't Know." Owner Jessie Dong told the local news that she came up with the unusual name because whenever she would ask her three children what they wanted to eat, their response would be: "I don't know." Dong said when it came time to name the new restaurant, her fam …
A New Jersey man whose last name is Bacon was arrested after a dispute over sausage, according to police. Thomas Bacon, 19, allegedly attacked another person at a Madison home on May 12 for eating the last piece of sausage. Bacon was charged with simple assault (or maybe they should have called it Sausage Assault) and released pending a court app …
It's quite a large volume of fluid. To put it in perspective, that's four of those big 2 liter bottles of soda. Not that I drink much soda but the amount is significant. And that's precisely the quantity of liquid they drained out of my stomach last Wednesday. I know...I can't believe it either. I watched as a catheter, that was inserted into my …
I've been very active most of my life and have suffered fractures, ligament issues, hyperextensions, bruises, sprains, etc. I've usually bounced back from these injuries in a relatively short time feeding my body with the right nutrients and careful excercise that have always brought me back to 100%. This time it's quite different. It's reeeaalll …
Start a micronation. You can print your own stamps and even money. There are about 98 active micronations across the planet from Australia to Antartica. They are not officially recongnized by the government but that doesn't stop them from trying. They even had a conference this year...Micro Con 2015. Here are some of the micronations that attende …
A somewhat meaningful number these days. While Fred was being honored last night, A-Rod smacked his 660th homer last night at Fenway park tying Willie Mays for fourth on the all time list. His laser shot snapped a 2-2 tie and proved to be the winning run. Now the controversy will smolder as the Yankee organization refuses to pay him a $6 million do …
Golf in the United States is a $76 billion annual industry with about 25 million players. Thirty-eight percent of Americans call themselves golf fans. Proponents say that golf meets the definition of "sport" found in the dictionary, requires physical exertion and coordination, and is recognized as a sport by sporting goods companies, athletic assoc …
After a two year break, the world's largest atom smasher is about to enter uncharted territory. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), a 17-mile-long (27 kilometers) underground ring in Geneva, Switzerland, revved up again last week at double its previous power. The humongous particle collider will now begin searching for elusive subatomic particles an …
It's Saturday...and anything goes.
