All good things come to an end. My dad passed away 2 weeks ago. He was 84 and had been sick just a short time. The small memorial service we had for dad was a private affair, with family and just a small number of very close friends. We all agreed that my dad had [...]
This has got to be a first. A man’s house was stolen. Mind you, it was a trailer style, but still, it was a 45 foot double wide. So how did the thief steal it without being noticed? See here for details. photo credit: subewl
Doomsday is almost here. Yep. Robert Fitzpatrick has spent $140,000 on 1,000 advertisements which read “Global Earthquake: The Greatest Ever! Judgment Day. May 21, 2011.” The ads have been put up in the subway and at numerous bus stops in New York City. The 60-year-old said: “Judgment Day will surprise people. We will not be [...]
You read a bad GPS story. Now let’s read a good GPS story. In my previous post you read how a GPS led to a lost couple in the Nevada wilderness. Now comes another GPS story about a car thief. Seems that 29-year-old Joshua stole a truck the other day. Unfortunately for him, the owner’s [...]
Another sad story of someone being led astray by their GPS. A couple on vacation in Nevada became lost when they followed their GPS unit down a side road off the highway. Their vehicle became stuck in an area that had no cell phone connectivity. After 3 days, the husband set out on foot with [...]
The house used in the movie “Home Alone”, which vaulted child star Macaulay Culkin to stardom, is for sale. See the listing here. The couple that owned it at the time of the movie are now empty nesters and wish to downsize. Asking price is $2.4M. Located 50 km from downtown Chicago, the home, which [...]
The election that the Liberals and Bloc should not have forced has made the Conservatives and NDP very happy. I must admit that I accurately predicted what would happen to the Liberals, but I did not see the NDP’s surge coming. Way to go Jack. So far I have only seen one major problem. Jack [...]
