No matter what your political views may be, if you’re in a contested race for federal office this cycle, someone, somewhere, is probably calling you “extreme.”
Friday, October 22, 2010
Reader profile: visitors are coming back in big numbers
Today’s featured reader is from Wroclaw: a city and administrative centre for Dolnoslaskie, Poland
The viewer spend 15 minutes with “As It Stands” this morning. With the return of school, I’ve seen a marked increase in readership. This blog is now averaging about 1200 daily visitors.
“As It Stands” is nearing the quarter million mark after two years online. It’s been fun, and I expect it will continue to be. Thanks to all the recent readers who have been returning to the fold once school started.
Wrocław [ˈvrɔt͡swaf] (
The city's name was first recorded in the year 1000 by Thietmar's Latin chronicle called Thietmari Merseburgensis episcopi Chronicon as Wrotizlawa. The first municipal seal stated Sigillum civitatis Wratislavie. A simplified name is given, in 1175, as Wrezlaw, Prezla or Breslaw. The Czech spelling was used in Latin documents as Wratislavia or Vratislavia. At that time, Prezla was used in Middle High German, which became Preßlau. In the middle of the 14th century the Early New High German (and later New High German) form of the name Breslau began to replace its earlier versions.
The city is traditionally believed to be named after Wrocisław or Vratislav, often believed to be Duke Vratislaus I of Bohemia. It is also possible that the city was named after the tribal duke of the Silesians or after an early ruler of the city called Vratislav.
Man with first mind-controlled bionic arm dies after car crash
Remains unclear whether a fault with the prosthetic was to blame
“An Austrian man who lost both his arms in an accident but was able to drive because of a mind-controlled prosthetic has died after a car crash, a doctor said Friday.”
PHOTO - Christian Kandlbauer, who lost both of his arms in a high voltage accident, and makes the journey to his place of work in September.
Opps! 'World's most advanced' nuke sub runs aground!
I would hate to be the captain of this $1 Billion dollar sub right now.
This isn’t exactly the kind of PR the British want for their “World’s most advanced sub.”
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Behind the Redwood Curtain: my local candidate endorsements…
For District Attorney: Oboy the Clown (left). He’s never lied about his qualifications for being a DA or claimed to be a college professor. He’s never lost a court case, or gone surfing.
For Assessor: Bobo the Clown (right). Beside being a snappy dresser, Bobo doesn’t have “good old boy’ ties going back five generations, which means some new blood might turn this office around.
Finally, for Healthcare District: Meme the Clown (left) She’s another newcomer with no political agenda who just likes people and makes them laugh. She won’t do any worse than her predecessors!
ROAD MARVELS: extraordinary cars from before the war
Talbot-Lago T150 C Figoni et Falaschi 'Goutte d'Eau'
4 liter 6 cylinder in line engine.
Only 16 units built.
Valued at $3 million US
Go here to see more stunning examples of auto craftsmanship from the 1930s.
Toad-al shock: Couple find frog in bag of frozen veggies
What’s going on? Frogs are turning up in bottles of wine (see recent post below) and in bags of veggies. Is this some sinister conspiracy against frogs?
Most important, what happened to the frog? It sounds like he woke up to a screaming woman who re-sealed him back up in the bag!
This chilling tale of unexpected protein has changed a Michigan family’s life
Tim Hoffman is getting used to all the frog jokes. He smiles along when co-workers walk past him and say, “Ribbit! Ribbit!”
He understands why his story captures the imaginations of frozen-vegetable buyers everywhere, and he’s even able to chuckle about it a little bit in hindsight. But that doesn’t mean it’s really a laughing matter.
Schneider of the Lansing State Journal said it’s been entertaining to watch the buzz building online over the frog story.
“Some of the comments have been pretty funny,” Schneider said. “People were saying, ‘What’s he complaining about? It’s a complete meal in a bag! He should be going back and paying Meijer another $3!’ ”
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
L.A. prosecutors charge 1968 Playboy playmate of the year with attempted murder
“The 1968 Playboy playmate of the year has been charged with attempted murder after Los Angeles police said she shot her husband of 20 years this weekend during a dispute, authorities said Wednesday.
Victoria Rathgeb, 66, is due in court Nov. 1 to answer to the charge that she intentionally shot her husband with a semiautomatic handgun.
Rathgeb, being held in lieu of $1.5-million bail, was arrested Saturday after police said they responded to a reported shooting at an apartment in the 7000 block of Hawthorn Avenue in Hollywood.”
A false rape conviction, 22 years in prison — and now an $18.5 million award
'It’s been a long time getting to this point,' NYC man says of jury verdict
Try to imagine how this man feels. Would $18.5 million really make things better?
And what are the odds he’s going to collect this award?
The lawyers have already filed an appeal. The bastards will keep it in the courts for as long as possible hoping he will die or disappear! It’s the last we’ll probably ever hear about this case.
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