The Identity of an Infamous Scribbler
There are a lot of things to love about the Internet. You can find people with similar interests and shrink the geographic boundaries between you, allowing people from around the world to communicate. On the other hand, you can also find an amazing amount of information about people if you give it a thought. That’s why many people fear providing their real name online. Some worry about identity theft, others worry about protecting secrets. A select few like to use pseudonymity in order to attack others. This tactic was fairly common in the founding days of the United States. Publishers would print scathing attacks on politicians hidden behind pseudonyms. Some of our founding fathers engaged in the practice, from Ben Franklin to John Adams. George Washington...
New Species: American Homeless Eagle
Homeless, originally uploaded by Doug Lloyd. Larry Dale and his minions from the Orlando Sanford International Airport continue to destroy eagle nests, thereby creating a new species of American Homeless Eagles. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a permit to the airport to kill nuisance birds, though Eagles are excluded and are not being killed. However, the nest destruction has another by-product – orphaned eaglets. Audubon Society workers took the eaglets to the Birds of Prey center, and will try to find other eagle nests to act as foster homes. Meanwhile, the evicted adult eagles wander the streets like drug addicts kicked out of a crack house scheduled for demolition. Congratulations to Larry Dale and the Orlando Sanford International...
Clever Europeans
This is an idea that screams for adoption in the United States. Clearly, Europe leads the way to innovative traffic safety ideas. Note: Do not view if offended by partial nudity.
Hello, World
My friends Niki and Zoli welcomed their second child into the world today at 10:07 am, a 6 lb, 1 oz boy named Cole. I guess this tops the new iPod Nano that I bought this weekend.
…And It’s Deep Too!
Richard Pryor died today at age 65. I hate to see him go, but I’m also glad he doesn’t have to suffer with multiple sclerosis anymore. The guy was masterfully funny. Like every other kid, I hid his albums and tapes from my parents, and then snuck them out for a listen when they weren’t around. I remember taking those tapes everywhere. He was just so damn funny that your gut would hurt from laughing. I can’t think of anyone else who could consistently provoke that kind of reaction from people. Pryor broke down a lot of doors. People accused him of being the most foul-mouthed comedian of his time. So what? He recognized that words really aren’t that dangerous if you don’t hide them away. People were shocked by the things...