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Entries from August 2008

New Kindle 2.0 Release Date Sept/Oct- ‘They’ve Jumped To Generation Four Or Five’

August 26th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Although I find the Amazon Kindle E-book reader revolutionary, I haven’t bought one yet. Its ugly, its too expensive , and I am not a big book reader to begin with. However, I think its a brilliant concept, and I knew it would be successful and spawn much better models down the line – and [...]

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Tags: Amazon Kindle

Train Just Misses Pedestrians Crossing Tracks – Video

August 24th, 2008 · No Comments

How do people get accidentally hit by trains? You might ask – cause, you know, you can see them coming from a mile away. Not always. This video is an example of just how fast and quiet a train can come up on you, and how the engineer really cant do anything but blow his [...]

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Tags: Safety and Accidents · Trains

Obama Picks – Biden?! McCain’s pick: “Er, I’ll Have My Staff Get Back To You”

August 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

I have to admit, when I checked the news this morning and saw that Senator Joe Biden (D-Del) had been chosen by Barack Obama as his running mate, I felt confused. It was kind of confusion I felt during the pivotal scene in ‘The Crying Game’. Factoid: Biden’s middle name is ‘Robinette’ -? But when [...]

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Tags: Politics · Presidential Election

5 Great Casual Restaurants For Delivery in Greenwich

August 22nd, 2008 · 6 Comments

Here are some mini-reviews of restaurants around Greenwich I like to order delivery from. Be sure to add your favorites in the comments, even if it’s not in Greenwich proper. 1. Sushi Kira Sushi II menu – Directions 4 Lewis Ct Greenwich, CT 06830 (203) 422-2990 Kira Sushi is my kind of sushi bar – [...]

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Tags: Commuter Dining

‘Go Topless Day’ Is This Saturday At Noon, Merchants Gate At Columbus Circle

August 21st, 2008 · 4 Comments

I just got word of a very important event that is happening Saturday – sorry for the last-minute notice. To protest the illegality of women being topless in public, all women are encouraged to meet Saturday at noon, at Merchants Gate at Columbus Circle, sans top. The organization is sponsored by gotopless.org. BTW if you [...]

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Tags: Awww How Sweet

Floridians: Don’t Kite Surf During a Tropical Storm

August 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment

If they cared to asked, I would give Floridians a large list of things they should probably stop doing. At the top of the list would be stuff like voting, reproducing, and crystal methamphetamine. Today I add a new one to the list. Full story here.

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Tags: Uncategorized

Bus Flipped By Polish Tornado

August 20th, 2008 · No Comments

This has nothing to do with anything, but I couldn’t resist the headline.

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Tags: Commuting Horror Stories