Computers by Weight in Pakistan

Owais Mughal Our friend Muslim Rizvi forwarded this banner advertisement to us. A business in Malir, Saudabad (Karachi) is selling working Computers by weight. The ad guarantees Pentium IV microprocessor PCs available in 10 or 15 kilogram versions. The first line of the ad reads: save thousands of rupees.

Reform Reinvestment Act

Reform Reinvestment Act August 5th, 2008 Reform Reinvestment Act opiate detox santa monica Law Reform Reinvestment Act of 2001, a plan to reinvest money saved by steering appropriate offenders into treatment instead of into prison.

Tuesday Toot #2

                     I certainly wish I had a photograph of the disaster area that was my kitchen sink and surrounding countertops but alas I forgot to take the picture until I had slaved away cleaned the mess.  So I shall do my best to describe the state of affairs prior to me opening the giant

How Come Mexican Drug Runners Build Their Tunnels Better than Coal Mines?

How Come Mexican Drug Runners Build Their Tunnels Better than Coal Mines? Posted on July 22, 2008 Over the past decade United States Drug Enforcement Agency and Border Patrol Agents along with the Federal Bureau of Investigations have discovered tunnels under our borders.

Right-sized Ingredients: An Idea Whose Time Has Come

I’ve written about various other annoying food traditions, (such as only getting one napkin at dinner), but there’s another one that continually bothers me, and sometimes it can embarrass me. My… 25% Humor, 25% Philosophy, 25% Sociology, 25% Politics, oh and I am a car fanatic

Girls and Boats.

The old man and I went fishing with the baby yesterday.  It got me to thinking about backing a trailer (mostly because it’s such a zoo when we do it).  I really hope that my daughter inherits the trailer-backing gene from my husband.  I obviously don’t have it.  Theoretically, I should be an awesome

My Life So Far…

Sooo…it is already July, which means that my summer vacation is ALMOST OVER! Not really (I’ve got two months left), but still - June went by very quickly and I have a feeling that July is just going to speed on by too.

But is it really English?

This one has been around a while, but it’s worthwhile repeating as it continually confirms to me that so much of our learning is through pattern recognition and assumptions based on previous patterns: Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae.

Ala Carte Pricing

Bloggers Must Pay For Using Words (AP*) AP* spokesperson Kutoffyernose Spiteyerphace announced the daring new plan at a news conference earlier today. “It has become increasingly clear that in today’s business climate companies must look at new and innovative ways to increase revenue.

Original Comic Strip

For this post, I wanted to write something positive. I was digging, searching, looking all over the net for what I thought worthy of this post. What I found was likely the most original comic strip I’ve ever seen. I’m referring to www.pixelcomic.net.