Apparently deadlines multiply your risk for heart attack. I think we’re all screwed now. Link via Barney.
Category: Scary
More Depressing Holiday News
I already mention how the holidays are just getting uglier, but it’s only getting worse: Christmas is the deadliest day of the year.
The Death Of Christmas is Coming
Why, you say? Because Jerry Fallwell says so.
I’m starting to agree with him, though, despite Fallwell being a raging lunatic. Why? Christmas tree accidents are all too common, 30 Santas got in an ugly fight, another Santa beat up a 74-year-old woman with a 2-by-4, Planned Parenthood sells holiday cards, fruitcake is still a popular gift, and Christmas parties are bad for your health.
Happy Holidays, everyone. I’ll be locking myself in my house now to avoid holiday trouble and to especially avoid Jerry Fallwell. Thanks everybody for the links.
Google Gets Nine-Cents On Every Search
Considering the millions of searches they do on a daily basis, let me be one to say “Holy Crap!” Full Story.
Who Needs A Vasectomy?
I’ll just let my laptop cook me clean. Or maybe I should get some protection.
That’s One Tough Crook
I would’ve given up a long time ago, but this guy managed to fight off five officers, pepper spray to the eyes, multiple shots with a Taser gun, and attacking police dogs. Afterwards, he said he might have smoked some PCP, but he wasn’t sure.
So moral of the story? If you want to be (mostly) invicible, smoke some PCP. Or something like that. Full Story.
Weapons Stash Found Under Sunriver Home
No further information is being released right now, but this is what Barney has right now:
A hidden stash of explosives, detonators, automatic weapons and modified firearms was found in three containers that repair contractors discovered and removed from the crawlspace beneath a Sunriver home, Police Chief Mike Kennedy said Tuesday.
The containers also contained silencers and conversion kits for automatic weapons, Kennedy said in a news release, declining to identify the address or even the street in the resort community where the cache was found on Monday. The owner of the home was contacted and denied any knowledge of the containers or their contents, Kennedy said.
I grew up in this area, and know a lot of people out here. I’ve got a definite interest in hearing who’s involved in this because a) I want to make sure it’s not one of our homeowners at work and b) I want to make sure it’s not one of my dad’s employees or former employees that found it (my dad doesn’t know anything about it) or even one of his old employees that stashed it, for that matter (my dad’s worked out here for about 25 years, and dang near every construction-type of person has worked for him at some point).
I’m definitely keeping an eye on this. Especially considering it, at most, is about four miles from where I sit right now.
Blogger Murders Mother
Figures it was a LiveJournal user (</sarcasm>). This story is all over the ‘net today (heard about it late yesterday). Rachelle Waterman hated her mother (why, I have no idea, as the daughter appeared to have a pretty cushy life) and used her blog to recruit folks to help her in the deed. Link to copy of one of her final entries, posted Nov. 14 — hours after law enforcement learned of the mom’s reported death. In the entry, Waterman writes about a trip to Anchorage to do a bit of shopping. Link to Waterman’s blog. Link to related post on glassdog. Link to news coverage. All links via BB and Waxy.
Watch Those Manners
Just make sure use utensils when you get some turkey at the table, or be prepared to be attacked by a carving-knife-welding maniac. Full Story.