Category Archives: news

Barney, a beloved black bear and favorite attraction at Bear Hollow Wildlife Trail since 1989, died Tuesday, stunning zoo workers. “He’s one of the staples of the park,” said Mark McCoy, facility supervisor of Memorial Park, which oversees Bear Hollow. … Continue reading →

Self-Help Susan tipped me off the other day while we were in Borders that the world is going to all fall apart by the end of the month. Awesome! World News Trust – Latest Stories – Economy & Finance – … Continue reading →

Western Union sent its last telegram on Friday. Telegrams reached their peak popularity in the 1920s and 1930s when it was cheaper to send a telegram than to place a long distance telephone call. People would save money by using … Continue reading →

Scrappy pointed this headline out to me today: ‘Spy rock’ puts chill in Russian relations. I liked it. If spy rock were a genre of music, I would listen to it every day. The story.

Shawn is in Sri Lanka for two weeks “taking pictures”. I saw this headline this morning and thought of him: Sri Lanka blast injures one But, it wasn’t him. Oh well, he would have made a great Halloween costume.

If there was any doubt in my mind that Beechwood is the better place to see movies in Athens, it is now erased. Because at Carmike, you can get stabbed with needles duct taped to seats. Awesome!

I haven’t been blogging at all about New Orleans because I don’t really have much to add from my house 504 miles away. But I just find a few things disturbing yet fascinating about how all this is unfolding. I … Continue reading →

So, apparently, a plane ran out of gas and landed on 441. Here are some really crappy phone pictures. Shawn is posting better ones on Bored Athenians in a few.