Of all the sites on the internet, this is one.
Vaccines: An Unhealthy Skepticism An interesting 12 minute video on the history of the anti-vaccer movement and the bad science, lazy reporting, government mistrust, religion and celebrity involvement that let it get so out of hand and lead us to where we are now, in a world where wiped out diseases are back and better …
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If one hasn’t already been found, the city of Cranston, Rhode Island is in need of a new executive director for its Senior Enrichment Center. This is because Sue Stenhouse (A.K.A. the one they had) has turned in her resignation after it came out that she enlisted one of the center’s male bus drivers to …
Back in the 30s and 40s, long before there was an internet that has us doing the same thing, people were starting to see newspapers as outdated because radio could get the news to them much faster. In an attempt to compete and get ahead of changing times, several newspaper companies started experimenting with a …
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From what Carin tells me, Facebook is full of idiots who pass way too much of their time mindlessly sharing news from fake sites as if it’s real. Kind of like the internet in general, only you’re forced to refer to these persistently uncritical retards as your friends and therefore have to be diplomatic when …
The Frantics have finally put part 2 of Walk Upright on YouTube as they promised they would. In case you’ve forgotten, it’s their telling of the history of the world. Here’s part 1, which was great. I’m looking forward to cracking into the second half. A live recording of the funniest show we’d ever performed. …
According to the complaint, officers were called Friday evening to a domestic assault on Seventh Avenue South. Upon arrival, officers met with Elrod and her husband. Officers noted in the criminal complaint that the husband was missing part of his right ear. During a search of the apartment, officers found blood as well as a part of …
Ace of Spades I was distracted during the holidays and didn’t mention this, but Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister, who a few months ago switched from drinking Jack and Coke to vodka and orange juice for the sake of his health which is one of my favourite rock stories in a long time, died of cancer at …
David Bowie – Starman Like what’s starting to seem like most people, I had no idea David Bowie had cancer until I woke up this morning to news that over the weekend, he’d died of it. He had just turned 69 and released a new album, which makes it all the more shocking. It’s been …
So yesterday I had my first refusal by an Uber driver. I had a cart full of groceries and the fellow just kept saying no dog in car, and even tried once to tell me to put the dog in the trunk. Nope, no dog in trunk. He actually got quite hostile, and told me …
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I got some pretty sad news yesterday. I never have met this man, but I know he’s been involved in the GDB family for years. I have written about the puppy truck before, when it had its accident and when they built a new one. Basically the puppy truck drives around dropping off puppies to …
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