According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, this year is officially the hottest on record in Japan (since they started keeping records in 1898). It’s certainly felt like it – I don’t think I’ve ever run the A/C so long or so frequently. It also doesn’t look to be cooling down anytime too soon yet either [...]
It’s insane, but there’s a traffic jam in China that stretched nearly 100km long at one point, and has lasted for over 10 days now – and it’s expected to go on till possibly mid-September.
This isn’t particularly newsworthy, just something to make you go “d’awwwww”. The Telegraph ran an article a few days ago of what is becoming a yearly tradition of duckling rescues by the employees of a Spokane bank. Click on the link above to read more, or click HERE for a slideshow (hover your mouse over [...]
Iranian president Mr. Ahmadinejad was quoted in today’s news as saying: ”The jet, as well as being an ambassador of death for the enemies of humanity, has a main message of peace and friendship.” This wonderfully oblique statement is in reference to the unveiling of Iran’s first “domestically built, unmanned bomber aircraft”. I get the “ambassador [...]
I don’t think I’ll make a regular habit of this, but I thought I’d repost a few news tidbits (which I’m sure most have already seen). Giant Sinkhole in Guatemala I know this has already been said, but this image is really unbelievable. From this angle, it literally looks like a hole stretching down [...]
Just came across this story about a woman who is suing Google for giving her “bad directions” and directing her to walk out onto a highway. Unsurprisingly, she was hit by a car and claims to be suffering “physical” and “mental” injuries – though I don’t know that she had much in the way [...]
Just a brief note to say that I’m still around! Family has been visiting for the past two and a half weeks, so between going out with them and work, I haven’t had much time to post anything. But I’m still here, and will be back to write soon.
I came across this site from the PW’s blog and thought it’d be worth posting a link to. www.freerice.com – the premise is simple; “play” a word vocabulary quiz and for each answer you get right, 10 grains of rice are donated to the hungry with the help of sponsors. I tend to be suspicious [...]
Most will know that I love reading, and I just had to mention it when I read Patrick Rothfuss’ blog update on his second book. The Name of the Wind is one of my favorite fantasy books, and I’ve been eagerly awaiting news of when the second part of the trilogy will come out. Though [...]
