dear air breathers

as america votes.

2008-03-05T19:42:00.000-08:00

Political: In Tuesday primaries Hillary Clinton picked up Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island while Barak Obama won Vermont. CNN's latest delegate count has Obama with 1,520 delegates to Clinton's 1,424. And the country is asking... what now?

Political: Republican candidate Mike Huckabee drops from the race yesterday after losing all states to McCain. I guess that Colbert Bump wasn't working out so great.

Entertainment: Top 25 strangest houses.

Weird: After a car crash there are a lot of excuses you can use. I'd advise not following this mans example-- A 29-year old man in Wenatchee when asked what caused him to glide off the road and into a pole exclaimed "pterodactyl!" And no, he wasn't drinking.

Weird: Here's another excuse I wouldn't advise-- a California man stated he was fleeing subterranean beings he called "hemadrones" when he carjacked a commercial vehicle and then crashed it. Dinosaurs and aliens, who knew they were becoming such a nuisance to drivers?

Environmental: The story of stuff. Watch it for the cartoons, factual information, or the fact that you have nothing better to be doing! Hurray!

getting it together

2008-02-26T07:13:00.000-08:00

As it turns out, this is going to be a weekly updated blog. Tuesday or Wendesdays are the prime update times, so make sure you check back weekly.
This also means I'll be jamming more things into each entry. Excited? Onto the good stuff!

Breaking News!: 4.4 million people in south and central Florida experience power outages. A mechanical failure to two nuclear power plants near Miami caused the blackouts. Don't worry though, Homeland Security has issued a statement that "there was no immediate concern that terrorism was behind the outage".

News: USAWeekend.com reports that grapes are the best antioxidant you can be taking. They can blood thin like aspirin, relax blood vessels, detox bad cholesterol (20x stronger than vitamin E), and their dried out raisin cousins are a high source of energy without the sugar crash. So put down that Red Bull and get yourself a bundle of grapes.

News: Commercial dog cloning has begun! An American women dished out $50,000 (discounted from $150,000 to use the dog as publicity) to get her pit bull terrier cloned. Now anyone can relive the memories and indulge in years of nostalgia.

News: Infecting and introducing children to germs at a young age helps to build their immune system. Allergies have increased exponentially in the last 15 years and societies way of bleaching and disinfecting a child's world may be the reason. The article states anything besides basic hand washing is unnecessary. Parents: give your children some dirt and grimy toys to stick in their mouths, they'll thank you later.

Weird: A serial panty thief strikes again. 500+ panties from a Victoria Secret were stolen in Florida, this follows a panty heist of 400+ pairs in January of 2007, 100+ in 2004 and 75 in 2003. You'd think they'd get better security..

Weird: A woman accused of sorcery in Papua New Guinea was taken to be hung and in the struggle delivered her baby.

Animals: Police dogs in Germany are now required to wear shoes while on duty. The drunken revelers and pubs are so notorious in parts of Germany that these dogs were ending up with numerous paw injuries from broken bottles. One man interviewed joked: "Now we just have to teach the dogs how to tie their shoes."

Entertainment: ImprovEverywhere strikes again!

Entertainment: Slate magazine comic--

More pending.
Got great stuff? Send it to dearairbreathers@yahoo.com
Or comment!

these aren't your average water guns.

2008-02-20T18:43:00.000-08:00

Weird: Hardcore "hello kitty guns"... and yes, they're real! CNN reports Jim's Gun Supplies can paint your guns in a wide variety of colors. Match your eyes, bag and favorite hobbies. Some people are unamused.
Found by: kai

Weird: A man needing a jaw bone replacement grew his own in his abdomen for 9 months. As gross as that sounds it had a much faster healing time and no rejection problems. Slate comments: Is that a bone in your abdomen, or are you just glad to see me?

News: Another school shooting, you know what that means kids! Time for the video-game-violence-causing-shootings debate once again. Jack Thompson is the name of the new crusader, but while getting attention for his strong views against gaming he made sure to make several plugs for his book and websites. Very classy.
Found by: pp

News: Toshiba declared Tuesday that it has given up the race against Sony Blu-Ray and that it will stop making players by March. Hurray for another monopolistic market!
Found by: pp

Random: Giant sea spiders. Need I say more?
Found by: kai

Want more? Have a dire need for your name in glorious print? Just need to kill free time? Email news ideas to: dearairbreathers@yahoo.com

so it begins.

2008-02-19T12:20:00.000-08:00

This blog will (should) eventually become person-made. I want the news and issues important to those reading. May they be underground, censored, not politically correct, bring it all. Got a random bit of home remedy? A story about the evolution of an idea? A random fact? Pictures or video of local events? Anything and everything from anyplace. Send it to the email with sources (if possible) and the location and a name to credit you.

Now that mini-introduction is over, onto the good stuff!

Political: Castro declared today he is giving up the presidency for "health reasons". The likely successor: his younger (76) brother, Raul Castro. Raul plans "major economical reforms" and "structural changes". Source: BBC

Entertainment: Paris Hilton turned 27 on February 17th. She celebrated as always with plenty of alcohol and lack of clothing. Who knew she was so close to the dreaded 30s?

Random: Psychologists take on the idea of luck. A study done in 2003 found that attitude and behavior are the key to being lucky. Intrigued?

Random: Giant ancient frog found in Madagascar nicely dubbed "devil frog". At a weight of about 10lbs the consensus is that it ate baby dinosaurs. I knew there were weird things in Madagascar.

Now it's your job air breathers, I know you've got something in that brain of yours dying to be glamorously published. Comment it or email to: dearairbreathers@yahoo.com