From AZCentral.COM:
Family recalls travels of baby Jesus statue
BUFFALO, N.Y. - This Christmas, a family here may keep a closer eye on their statue of baby Jesus. Last year someone plucked it from the nativity scene in their front yard and spent eight months traveling the state, returning it complete with plenty of photos of where […]

 
By Restless 
Today, the 19th, is the Anniversary of the Impeachment of President Clinton.
As Joseph Palermo says in his article:
“All of the articles of impeachment directly related to Clinton’s consensual sexual relationship with a woman who preferred to keep it private, and who had not accused him of sexual harassment.”
In the weeks leading up to the […]

This is so cool (and creepy) I just had to show you guys this.
This is a giant robot spider that gives you an idea of what might be around the corner…

It made an appearance at Burning Man last year too….
(this is why I love Burning Man, you see stuff like this all the […]

By Restless 
“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.”
-Thomas Jefferson
The 16th was the 233rd Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party and all over the United States, people gathered to throw the 9-11 Commission report off into the water and demand […]

Have you ever thought what it might be like to get splinters from your mouse?
Maybe you like the smell of freshly cut pine coming from your keyboard?
Ever thought how cool it might be if you could carve your sweethearts name into your CD rom drive?
If all that appeals to you, now you’re in luck!   Wood […]

 
I’ll be heading to Racine Wisconsin for the holidays later today, so I apologize in advance for any large gaps in your daily goofy reading.
Here are a few tidbits to keep you going…
If you’re looking for some new reading material in the coming year, you’re in luck!  The U.S. Government will be declassifying millions of pages […]

By Restless 
Along the lines of the map of  the religions’ spread throughout the world, I found another Flash map showing the Imperial history of the Middle East, which puts our President’s war in perspective. See it here.
Created by the same people as did the map in Porter’s post (Maps of War) it details the volitility […]

 
From The Register UK:
CNET interviewer assaulted by flying wang
Airborne penises this week attacked CNET reporter and Second Life publicist Daniel Sadville, causing an unprecedented although not insurmountable interview interruption.
Daniel Sadville looked to continue his groundbreaking work hyping the Second Life online game by interviewing alleged virtual millionaire Ailin Graef (aka Anshe Chung). Sadville had invited […]

 
From Yahoo News:
Furor in Italy over “gay nativity” in parliament
ROME (Reuters) - Two leftists in Italy’s ruling coalition on Wednesday outraged fellow lawmakers by placing four dolls representing homosexual couples near the baby Jesus in the official nativity scene in parliament.
The two parliamentarians from the small “Rose in the Fist” party said their gesture was […]

 
By Restless 
Highlighting our (the U.S’s) vast differences to the rest of the civilized world in regard to benefits to its citizens (health care, basic freedoms, etc.) is a new article regarding the days of vacation mandated by law in other countries. Though Mexico and Hong Kong are chincy (their laws say 1 week), only China […]

 
An interesting Flash map can be found here that shows the historic spread of some of the worlds main religions.
It’s pretty interesting, but it could have been done better.
There’s no mention of any of the gods of ancient Greece and Rome, it also doesn’t cover any of the religions in the Americas prior to the […]

I used to be a big fan of the “Wonder Years” back in the days of yore (The late 1980’s / early 1990’s).
If you saw the show, then you probably remember Winnie Cooper.  (real name Danica McKellar) the cute girl Kevin had a crush on throughout the show who sort of represented the girl every boy […]

 
By  Restless
Not all of these Overheard’s may be funny to you or your cup o’ tea, but it’s clear there’s a lot of raw dialog going on out there. Makes me want to take my ipod earplugs out and listen a lot more. Keep smilin’.
Bimbette: So, I’m thinking of breaking up with my boyfriend.
Friend: Why?
Bimbette: […]

From The Tennessean:
Titans’ T-Rac subject of suit
Former QB says mascot hurt him
Former New Orleans Saints quarterback Adrian McPherson has sued the Titans because their mascot, T-Rac, ran into him with a golf cart at halftime of an Aug. 12 preseason game at LP Field.
The suit, filed Friday in Davidson County Circuit Court, seeks $15 million […]