http://www.half-dozen.net/News News Items en Copyright 2005, Today's News of Today 2006-01-15T19:43:08 Russell Kremer (mailto:russ\@half-dozen.net) Russell Kremer (mailto:russ\@half-dozen.net) News Items Today's News of Today http://www.half-dozen.net/feedicon.ico http://www.half-dozen.net/News http://www.half-dozen.net/News/OldNews/00000277.htm It would seem that <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,69971-0.html">technical advances</a>, as well as Internet message board threads, can be <a href="http://www.jargon.net/jargonfile/g/GodwinsLaw.html">Godwined</a>. <p>Posted by RussNews On 01/15/06 At 11:42 AM</p> http://www.half-dozen.net/News/OldNews/00000276.htm We've been having some <a href="http://www.weather.com/weather/alerts?alertId=62345&cm_ven=1CW&cm_cat=FFv1.1.1&cm_pla=wx.com-bar&cm_ite=wx-severe-wx-alert&par=1CWFFv1.1.1&site=wx.com-bar">high surf</a> warnings for the past week, and they look to be continuing for the next few days.<br /><br />What's of interest to me is the following advice, urged upon me by a government that is trying to be helpful by treating me like I'm an idiot:<br /><br />"ALL PERSONS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER- RELATED ACTIVITIES AND USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN ENTERING THE OCEAN."<br /><br />If we "should be" aware of the risks, there's really not much sense in mentioning them now, is there?<br /><br />It gets funnier, though, near the end when they advise us that "WHEN VISITING THE SHORELINE NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON THE OCEAN."<br /><br />I see. In the interests of safety I should slowly <em>back away</em> from the ocean slowly and look like a fool. I would pay money to see a seashore filled with people following that advice! I can see them now, leaving their cars, approaching the waves, and then walking backwards across the sand until they get back to the street. "No, Billy! Be careful! Don't turn your back on the ocean: it could turn at any time!" <p>Posted by RussNews On 12/25/05 At 10:22 PM</p> http://www.half-dozen.net/News/OldNews/00000275.htm Mugabe gored by goat. <a href="http://zimdaily.com/news2/article.php/20051221063315837.html">In the scrotum</a>.<br /><br />Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. <p>Posted by RussNews On 12/23/05 At 11:23 PM</p> http://www.half-dozen.net/News/OldNews/00000274.htm Biritiba Mirim, Brazil, has no remaining room in the cemetary and can't legally create a new one. Environmental concerns prohibit cremation so, faced with this crisis, their mayor has come up with excellent advice that we can all use: <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/12/13/death.ban.ap/index.html">don't die</a>. His attempts to outlaw dying, however, aren't likely to be ruled constitutional. <p>Posted by RussNews On 12/13/05 At 10:20 PM</p> http://www.half-dozen.net/News/OldNews/00000273.htm Who says large companines don't have our best interests at heart? Scott's Miracle-Gro, the mainstay of the pot-growing population, is <a href="http://www.wsbtv.com/health/5508409/detail.html">telling its employees</a> to quit smoking or be fired.<br /><br />It's their company, and there's no requirement to work there. <p>Posted by RussNews On 12/11/05 At 03:38 PM</p> http://www.half-dozen.net/News/OldNews/00000272.htm While Richard Pryor's death is a pretty sad thing, <a href="http://www.jofreeman.com/photos/McCarthy.html">Sen McCarthy's</a> is a bit sadder for me.<br /><br />I remember his campaign stickers. They were shaped like the pop flowers that were all the rage in the 60s and 70s, blue and white. <p>Posted by RussNews On 12/10/05 At 04:04 PM</p> http://www.half-dozen.net/News/OldNews/00000271.htm Organic is as organic does, until <a href="http://www.berkshireeagle.com/editorials/ci_3276022">Congress gets involved</a>.<br /><br />Can I trade this world for one not run by greed and self-interest? Please? Pretty please? <p>Posted by RussNews On 12/06/05 At 04:28 PM</p>