Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Once Again, Texas Leads the Way
Police find 1.5 tons of pot on truck in Patton Village | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle: "A drug-sniffing dog located about 3,000 pounds of marijuana in the back of an 18-wheeler at a truck stop in Patton Village on Tuesday night, officials said.
Authorities from Montgomery County and the Drug Enforcement Administration used a forklift to move tons of watermelons and lemons to get to several bales of marijuana in the truck."
Authorities from Montgomery County and the Drug Enforcement Administration used a forklift to move tons of watermelons and lemons to get to several bales of marijuana in the truck."
They Should Have Kept off His Damn Lawn!
Cops: Man grabs football, bites neighbor on mouth - Yahoo! News: "Police say a Detroit-area man bit through a neighbor's lips after he picked up a football that accidentally had been tossed onto his lawn by some teenagers."
Yet Another Reason to Subscribe to Mystery Scene
The November Holiday Issue #112
is just around the corner and Mystery Scene is pleased to announce "The Murders in Memory Lane," a new column of literary reminisces by award-winning author Lawrence Block.
is just around the corner and Mystery Scene is pleased to announce "The Murders in Memory Lane," a new column of literary reminisces by award-winning author Lawrence Block.
The Gift of Murder, a Toys for Tots Fund-Raiser
Read Street: The Gift of Murder, a Toys for Tots fund-raiser - A blog for a community of readers, in Baltimore and beyond. - baltimoresun.com: "We're happy to note that Read Street regular Gail Farrelly is among the contributors to a 'The Gift of Murder,' a new short story anthology that benefits Toys for Tots. She wrote a guest post about her story 'The Kindle Did It,' which, you'll see, was partially inspired by Read Street."I have a story in this one. Buy a copy and help out the kids!
Stormy Weather
Weather Channel to air movies for first time �| accessAtlanta: "'The Perfect Storm' begins a four-week period in which The Weather Channel will try some Friday night movies.
The films areeither weather-themed or have plots in which weather plays a key role, Darby said. Meteorologist Jennifer Carfagno will host movie night and offer commentary.
Other movies include the documentary 'March of the Penguins,' the thriller 'Deep Blue Sea' and 'Misery,' for which Kathy Bates won an Academy Award."
The films areeither weather-themed or have plots in which weather plays a key role, Darby said. Meteorologist Jennifer Carfagno will host movie night and offer commentary.
Other movies include the documentary 'March of the Penguins,' the thriller 'Deep Blue Sea' and 'Misery,' for which Kathy Bates won an Academy Award."
Nebraska Leads the Way
Man wanted in Europe found working at Tecumseh prison: "The electronic wanted poster for Preclik, 32, went up on Interpol's Web site a year before his arrest, and the poster is near the top of a list of links that appears when his name is Googled.
'This is just unbelievable that the state of Nebraska is hiring international criminals,' said state Sen. Heath Mello of Omaha. 'Who's minding the store?'"
'This is just unbelievable that the state of Nebraska is hiring international criminals,' said state Sen. Heath Mello of Omaha. 'Who's minding the store?'"
The Crime Girl
Bayou City History: "The Roving Mike": All about "the crime girl": "'You know the song: 'A woman goes from man to man like a silver dollar goes from hand to hand.' I've been that kind of woman. I've gone from man to man, lower and lower every time.'
That's how young Lynnda Clark -- a jailed Houston carhop -- described her downward spiral in an August 1951 interview with the Houston Press."
A great title, and if you go to the link, you'll see a photo that looks like the cover of an old paperback. It's great. Trust me.
This site was recommended by the astute John Duke.
That's how young Lynnda Clark -- a jailed Houston carhop -- described her downward spiral in an August 1951 interview with the Houston Press."
A great title, and if you go to the link, you'll see a photo that looks like the cover of an old paperback. It's great. Trust me.
This site was recommended by the astute John Duke.
When Peroxide is Banned . . .
. . . only terrorists will have peroxide.
Senator Calls For Tighter Restrictions on Peroxide - ABC News: "With the case of alleged bomb maker Najibullah Zazi fresh on the public's mind, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has called for a nationwide 'awareness' program of sales of peroxide, a chemical widely used in over-the-counter hair dye formulas and swimming pool cleaning supplies but also sought after by terrorists to make homemade bombs."
Senator Calls For Tighter Restrictions on Peroxide - ABC News: "With the case of alleged bomb maker Najibullah Zazi fresh on the public's mind, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has called for a nationwide 'awareness' program of sales of peroxide, a chemical widely used in over-the-counter hair dye formulas and swimming pool cleaning supplies but also sought after by terrorists to make homemade bombs."
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
10 Vintage Lunchboxes
YesButNoButYes: 10 Vintage Lunchboxes
Some of you whippersnappers might have carried one of these, not that you'd admit it.
Some of you whippersnappers might have carried one of these, not that you'd admit it.
It's a Good Thing His Son Wasn't Drumming
Man Stabs Son with Corkscrew over Toilet Dispute - KTLA: "A Vermont man found himself behind bars after police say he stabbed his son in the stomach with a corkscrew during a dispute over a clogged toilet."
Joseph Wiseman, R. I. P.
Joseph Wiseman, James Bond’s Dr. No, Dies at 91 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com: "Joseph Wiseman, a longtime stage and screen actor most widely known for playing the villainous title character in “Dr. No,” the first feature film about James Bond, died on Monday at his home in Manhattan. He was 91."
Thanks to Jeff Meyerson for the link.
Thanks to Jeff Meyerson for the link.
No Wonder I'm So Brilliant
UCLA study finds that searching the Internet increases brain function / UCLA Newsroom: "UCLA scientists have found that for computer-savvy middle-aged and older adults, searching the Internet triggers key centers in the brain that control decision-making and complex reasoning. The findings demonstrate that Web search activity may help stimulate and possibly improve brain function."
Watch Out
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Arts & Culture | Painting features 'oldest watch': "Art experts think they may have found the world's oldest painting to feature an image of a watch.
The Science Museum is investigating the 450-year-old portrait, thought to be of Cosimo I de Medici, Duke of Florence, holding a golden timepiece."
The Science Museum is investigating the 450-year-old portrait, thought to be of Cosimo I de Medici, Duke of Florence, holding a golden timepiece."
Paris Hilton Update
Paris Hilton demands lobster as part of contract for movie "The Other Guys": "Paris Hilton has landed her next big movie role -- and she's said to have demanded live lobsters as part of her contract.
Hilton will appear alongside Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Samuel L. Jackson and Eva Mendes in the cop-action comedy 'The Other Guys,' now shooting in New York."
Hilton will appear alongside Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Samuel L. Jackson and Eva Mendes in the cop-action comedy 'The Other Guys,' now shooting in New York."
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