Archive for December, 2007
Friday, December 28th, 2007 by Insider
30-year old Meagan Harper has been arrested a third time for DUI, this time for a stunning blood alcohol level of .55. That level is nearly 7 times the legal limit and is considered a “lethal” dose.
Amazingly, Harper is already on probation for driving under the influence and is awaiting trial on one of her […]
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Thursday, December 27th, 2007 by Insider
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Thursday, December 27th, 2007 by Insider
I was doing my post-Christmas blog reading over at Testosterona and came across this. I initially forwarded it to a few friends but the more I looked at it the more I wondered what the f is going on? Why is Gerry Garcia stripped down to his undies and why is the woman-of-size allowing him […]
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Friday, December 21st, 2007 by Insider
California Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez (and one-time romantic partner of Mirthala Salinas) shows exactly how to make things work in California. He and his cronies have been working on a bill to overhaul healthcare in California. In this state, “overhaul” is code for “let’s take care of ourselves and our buddies in one big sweeping […]
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Thursday, December 20th, 2007 by Insider
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Thursday, December 20th, 2007 by Chad
A few weeks ago I posted about the ease of spreading knowledge in the the digital age and the potential I think that presents. (here).
The Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage has announced a major project to translate major foreign intellectual works into Arabic. Since many of the works will be drawn from […]
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Tuesday, December 18th, 2007 by Insider
Going through my old software receipts has reminded me of the incredible number of stupid and expensive software purchases that I’ve made over my life. All I can say is what was I thinking? #1 on that list is Aldus Persuasion, which I must have thought was pretty cool back in 92 since I […]
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Monday, December 17th, 2007 by Insider
Jose Mestre’s condition, haemangioma, stems from abnormalities in the capillaries and veins in his face. In effect, what should be a river carrying blood back to his heart has turned into a lake, which has now expanded to obliterate the rest of his features. Mestre is a Jehovah’s Witness and has thus far refused treatment. […]
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Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 by Insider
Last Sunday Independent Sources was at the Pacific Palisades YMCA Christmas tree lot looking for a nice noble fir to brighten up our rather drab editorial offices when everywhere we turned we found ourselves face-to-face with actual celebrities. First we saw Dennis Quaid and his wife Kimberly Buffington who tragically have been in the news […]
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Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 by Insider
When you are in it deep, sometimes the best advice is to look straight ahead and say nothing.
h/t: email submission
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Sunday, December 9th, 2007 by Insider
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Thursday, December 6th, 2007 by Insider
Sorry for slow posting. My DSL is down and Earthlink tech support consists of underpaid morons. The only fun is that every call tells you something completely different from the calls before. Anyway, I’m posting from a Panera so I’ll have to be short. This came from contributor Dr. Hoist and I thought it was […]
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Monday, December 3rd, 2007 by Insider
Some people like pictures of kittens, for others it’s sports cars. For me, I just never get tired of baby with beer pics.
Thanks to Testosterona.
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Monday, December 3rd, 2007 by Insider
Sweet irony:
Italian police burst into the room of a suspected Mafia mobster in Sicily and arrested him as he watched a television show about the arrest of a Mafia boss, investigators said Friday.
Police said Michele Catalano was watching the concluding chapter late Thursday of the TV mini-series “The Boss of Bosses,” recounting the arrest in […]
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