From CNN.COM:
Man with 700 snakes arrested at airport
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Customs officers at Cairo’s airport have detained a man bound for Saudi Arabia who was trying to smuggle 700 live snakes on a plane, airport authorities said.
The officers were stunned when a passenger, identified as Yahia Rahim Tulba, told them his carryon bag contained […]

By Restless
Found this site the other day: a site devoted to illusion. Some are of the Magritte variety like the above (Who is Magritte, you say? See the below).
I like Magritte. Check out the Amazing Illusions blog!

By Restless
Men In Black is the hard hitting story of former Army infantryman Colby Buzzell and the ambush that he experienced in Mosul. Animated drawings bring this story to life, and the very expressive, reflective voice of Buzzell narrates you through the horrifying scene. If you need a reminder of just how real this war […]

So this baby water buffalo walks into a bar, then it gets torn to shreds by some Lions, and then the lions lose their kill to some crocs who try to drag the baby into the river, and then the lions get the baby buffalo back, chew on it some more, and then […]

 
From CNN.COM:
Bush uses bin Laden info to defend Iraq war policy
NEW LONDON, Connecticut (CNN) — President Bush used declassified intelligence about Osama bin Laden Wednesday to defend his Iraq war policy.
During a commencement address at the Coast Guard Academy, the president mentioned declassified intelligence that said bin Laden discussed sending a top lieutenant in 2005 […]

 
From the OCRegister:
Blizzard makes WoW wish virtual reality
Make-A-Wish and a willing company help a grade schooler become the first outsider to create a new character in World of Warcraft.
IRVINE – For World of Warcraft players hanging out in Shadowmoon Valley last Friday, bizarre events occurred that can only be explained by a small group of […]

 
By Restless
The Roxie on 16th near Valencia has a rolicking free-for-all on Academy Award evenings, or it used to. Come in with your friends and neighbors, even bring a bottle in a sack and laugh and cat call and boo or cheer the stars and the ceremony itself.
The last year I went there, Mel Gibson […]

Very Clever and Informative. (Thanks April!)

Good Morning!
It’s a beautiful day here in San Francisco, Mid 70’s, Sunny, Clean fresh air,  but could the San Francisco Bay, that’s 50 feet from my office be harboring a silent deadly killer?
Ever wonder how the Fox Network can air awesome shows like “The Simpsons” And incredibly raunchy (and crappy) Tabloid style shows, while at […]

Welcome to America, George W. Bush style.

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For the last 7 years that I lived in San Francisco (’95 - ‘02), Tracy Chapman was my neighbor across the street (mansion at right). While living there, I began to travel and explore the world — Europe, Chicago, Las Vegas, New York, Burning Man, all for the first time — until I decided […]

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Discovered this gallery of unique (to say the least) tattoos while trolling.
Note: The above is one of the few work-friendly pics in the gallery.
Link (Via didn’t you hear?)