Archive for 'Odd Stuff'
I am a Tech and I am Green
I am also a PC, but with the spring season coming fast, I decided to see if I had a green thumb. It’s a little different having a garden when you live in an apartment, but there are many ways to still have your green beans and eat them to! Getting Started: I started off [...]
Full Story6 More Weeks of Winter!
Punxsutawney Phil sees shadow, winter continues. I for one am not looking forward to 6 more weeks of freezing temps here in the Midwest. I moved here back in August 2007 from sunny Las Vegas and boy the Midwest has a new meaning for cold. The world’s most famous groundhog has seen his shadow which, [...]
Full StoryPolice Google Farmers and Find Marijuana
Swiss police said Thursday they stumbled across a large marijuana plantation while using Google Earth, the search engine company’s satellite mapping software. Police said they arrested 16 people and seized 1.1 tons (1.2 US tons) of marijuana as well as cash and valuables worth 900,000 Swiss francs ($780,000). Officers discovered the hemp field in the [...]
Full StoryTechJaws NFL Giveaway
TechJaws is happy to announce our first NFL contest giveaway! This is a great time to run a contest as Christmas is less than 2 weeks away. To enter: Select the winning teams that we have provided below. Please only include the number of the team you think will win. You must email your selection [...]
Full StorySimpsons Knock on Apple
The Simpsons having a little fun about Apple. You can see the entire episode on Hulu.com. Enjoy the video!
Full StoryWedding Best Man Has Two Left Feet
This wedding will never be forgotten that’s for sure. The only good thing is that there was a pool to cushion the fall, but it’s still funny to say the least. Enjoy and make sure this never happens on your special day!
Full StoryTexting to Blame for California Train Crash
According to reports by Reuters, the engineer of the fatal train crash that killed 25 people and injured 135 was text messaging from his cell phone. It was the worst train accident since 1993. The Metrolink commuter train plowed into a Union Pacific freight locomotive on September 12 in Chatsworth, California. A National Transportation Safety [...]
Full StoryFlame Wars Hit The Blogosphere
I never thought that a flame war could actually happen in a blog, but it does. I remember running a very popular gaming fan site based on the game called Delta Force by Novalogic. Our web site was called DFWorld.com and we had thousands of active members and there were some huge flame wars in [...]
Full StoryYou know you’re getting old when
There are many physical reminders when we get old. In no particular order they are; age spots, hair loss (men), crow’s feet, gray hair, weight gain, fatigue, etc. There are also other signs that you’re getting old that have nothing to do with physical attributes. You know you’re old when you have owned an album [...]
Full StoryUFO Crashes in New Mexico
I am glad I get the paper because this news hasn’t made it to the internet until now. It was confirmed that the air craft was in fact not from this earth. Check out the newspaper article. One of the witnesses Jack Healy from (New Mexico) and his friend spotted the air craft on fire [...]
Full StoryBefore the Internet
If you’re a baby boomer, than you will appreciate this blog post. I was born in 1962 and raised in Queens, NY. We had to be creative when we were kids in order to have fun. We didn’t have gadgets, internet or computers. So how did we have fun? We played Stick Ball in alleys [...]
Full StoryConey Island to Close
It’s a sad day for me as I can remember when I was a kid growing up in Queens, NY, my parents would take me to Coney Island for its Famous Nathan Hot Dogs, Amusement Park and Boardwalk. Coney Island says good-bye after 36 years. The owner of Coney Island’s Astroland said yesterday she is [...]
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