The end of newenglandflatland.com
I’m pulling the plug on one of my sites: New England Flatland will no longer be updated, and will now just be an archived site. Thanks to all the riders who supported it!
The Blame Game
The Blame Game If our Iraq adventure ends badly, there will be ample blame to go around. But the buck should stop, as President Harry Truman famously said, in the Oval Office. President Bush was quick to claim credit when things were going well, and he cannot escape blame when things turn ugly. This is …
When Seal attacks!
Seal bites off woman’s nose (Reuters)Man, that’s just not cool of him to do…
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween!
Smell the roses
Save the Flowers – Would-be scent engineers aim to resurrect lost floral fragrance No one knows what’s responsible for this waning of fragrance by roses and other ornamental-flower varieties, including carnations and chrysanthemums, but scientists who investigate floral scent suspect that the flower breeding that’s led to an estimated 18,000 rose cultivars in an ever-widening …
Printing photos at home
Why Do-It-Yourself Photo Printing Doesn’t Add Up (NY Times) Despite the ceaseless efforts of manufacturers to convince consumers that printing at home is fast, convenient and a whole lot of fun, the evidence shows that many people are tuning out the marketing. I have to say, I gave up printing photos at home last year. …
A year without a curse
I gotta tell ya, I really enjoyed this past year of watching the Red Sox and not hearing anything about Babe Ruth, 1918, Bucky Dent, Bill Buckner, or “86 years.” Very nice…
Bush always has weapons on the brain
Bush Tours Katrina Damage Amid Criticism “I’m not looking forward to this trip,” Bush said as he toured Alabama and Mississippi and headed for Louisiana. “It’s as if the entire Gulf Coast were obliterated by the worst kind of weapon you can imagine,” he said. Why does everything have to be weapon-related with this guy?
Sweet Caroline
After witnessing Boston’s four-game sweep, Tampa Bay manager Lou Piniella said, “Thank God we don’t come in here anymore. I’ve heard enough ‘Sweet Caroline.’” Gotta agree with Lou on that one: I don’t know how “Sweet Caroline” became a Fenway staple, but I could really do without it…
Why the box office slowdown?
In the news: Movie studios worry about box office slowdown And on a completely unrelated note, “Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo” opens in theaters today.