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Things Caught in the Web

July 26, 2001 - Thursday

Well, next week I'll be aboard the Cuan Law and diving in the British Virgin Islands. The Web will just have to get along without me, I suppose.

July 25, 2001 - Wednesday

Let me see if I have this straight. People are paying to go stand on a dead whale and pet the sharks feeding on it Is this a joke?

Now here's an amusement park ride worth looking for: the ThrustAir 2000 ; it does 0 - 80 mph in two seconds! Now, who has one?

Meanwhile, back on the list of "1001 Useless Things to do With A GPS Receiver" we now have a beer with a built-in GPS locator . Yes, now your beer is tracking you.

July 24, 2001 - Tuesday

OK, so your dog is registered to vote , but can it figure out a butterfly ballot?

July 20, 2001 - Friday

Did you know that we are facing a worldwide caviar crisis ? Neither did I. Do you care? Neither do I.

July 18, 2001 - Wednesday

Did you have a little red wagon when growing up? Well, they're on the Internet now too.

July 13, 2001 - Friday

Man Attacked by Cat While Showering Bird . The headline says it all, really. Though I do wonder why he was taking a shower with his bird in the first place.

July 12, 2001 - Thursday

For too long have the innocent garden gnomes been supressed. Time for the Garden Gnome Liberation Front . No one expects the Garden Gnome Liberation Front!

July 10, 2001 - Tuesday

Here we have the homepage of the World Rock/Paper/Scissors Society I didn't even know they were organized. What's next, an Olympic exhibition event?

July 2, 2001 - Monday

A wearable GPS unit with a heads-up display . I want one! I have absolutely no need for one, but I want one!

And, from the department of "People With Too Much Time on Their Hands" we have Where's George? Enter the serial number from a dollar bill and it tells you where that bill has been. I personally really don't care to know that my money is having more fun travelling than I am...

Dennis Matheson - tanstaafl@earthlink.net
Last Updated: July 20, 2006