Yeah, well, she’s more popular than he is, and not just because he’s a dick (also here, here, and here). The best thing about this video is the guitars drown out his voice. “Uncle Ted” has a Washington connection; he helped get Loren Culp a crooked police dog. Nothing good c[...]
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May 21st, 2024 - 5:08 pm § in Misc.
PHOTOGRAPHY: Seattle murals
Seattle is a city of murals. This one is in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. For more photos of Seattle murals, go here and here. Most famous of all is this one on a North Seattle house visible from the I-5 freeway. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
Would you pay $396 for a designer pineapple?
If you’re in the market, order yours here, oops sorry, sold out. The Rubyglow™ designer pineapple grown by Fresh Del Monte, a multinational food corporation, is a real thing. The company grows only a few thousand of them, and they’re supposed to be superior to the pineapples it feeds t[...]
May 21st, 2024 - 1:02 pm § in Law and Courts, Misc.
Is someone trying to steal Elvis Presley’s house?
Stealing houses is on the rise in the United States. Here’s how it works: Identity thieves forge property documents, phony deeds or liens, then borrow against the property or sell to unsuspecting buyers (see article here). Targeted houses typically are vacant or unoccupied. Elvis Presley̵[...]
May 21st, 2024 - 12:12 pm § in Misc.
PHOTOGRAPHY: Turbulence
A Singapore Airlines 777 flying from London to Singapore hit air pockets over Myanmar so violent a passenger was killed, a half dozen others were hospitalized in Bangkok, and dozens more suffered minor injuries. The incident occurred on May 21, 2024. Read story here. The photo below is the aftermath[...]
May 19th, 2024 - 5:52 pm § in Misc.
When an apology isn’t one
What does a liar do when he’s caught lying? If he’s famous, and has a public image to preserve, he reads a profuse apology prepared by his publicist. If he’s a good actor, his delivery drips with remorse and sincerity. He may even promise to behave better in the future. Sean “[...]
May 18th, 2024 - 8:37 pm § in Law and Courts, Misc.
Most drivers who drag a cop get shot
Not Scottie Scheffler (photo below), top-seeded golf champion. He was released from jail in time to keep playing in the PGA championship in Louisville. Scheffler was trying to enter the golf course, but police had halted traffic because of a fatal pedestrian accident. So he drove over a curb to get [...]
Does Meghan Markle have big feet?
That question is raised by an article in the U.K.-based gossip mag Daily Mail (here) observing that the actress-turned-princess “often wears clothes that … drag along the floor as she walks.” That’s not surprising, because Markle is possibly the most observed person on the p[...]
May 16th, 2024 - 7:39 pm § in Misc.
Will Caitlin Clark fizzle?
Sports history is littered with No. 1 draft picks who fizzled in the pros. Notable examples include Ryan Leaf (NFL), LaRue Martin (NBA), Mark Appel (MLB), and Alexander Daigle (NHL). Will college superstar Caitlin Clark be the latest? So far, she’s off to a slow start, doing little better than[...]
May 15th, 2024 - 10:17 pm § in Law and Courts, Misc.
Finders isn’t keepers
If you buy stolen goods, they aren’t yours. This applies even if you didn’t know they were stolen, i.e. you’re what the law terms an “innocent” or “good faith” purchaser. Museums and collectors who buy stolen artworks must return them to the rightful owners.[...]