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Entries for August, 2009

The Toothbrush Cartel

It seems that all companies that manufacture toothbrushes are copying the latest changes of other brands. The original, sturdy tootbrush has been replaced by the latest fads in brush style.  All brands have gone to a thin-necked, easily breakable style of brush. I believe this is a conspiracy, in order to force consumers to purchase [...]

Stars On Section 8 – You Are All Going To Hell!

The wife of  Mickey “The Monkees” Dolenz stood before a judge today in Manhattan and pled guilty to misdemeanor larceny for defrauding the public housing program of New York City. Donna Quinter illegally received $136,866 in government rental subsidies for an apartment on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. This is just one of her residences. Another, [...]

500 Channels & Nothing To Watch

It is that time, just before the “new Fall Season” of TV. 500 channels of entertainment in HD, and there is nothing to see. We didn’t have all these options years ago. “Back in the old days”, in Seattle-Tacoma, we had 7 channels,  if you counted KTPS Channel 62, which was totally in black and white and [...]

A Look Back: Woodstock Faces-Where Are They Now

If I asked you to name the seventh performer on the first day of the Woodstock Music & Art Fair in August of 1969, you’d probably have to look it up on the internet. If I asked you on a different occasion who Melanie Safka is, you’d probably have to look it up on the internet. [...]

Sunshine, Cars, Food & Family Fun @ U.P. Fest 2009

The two-day University Place Festival wrapped up on Saturday. Admission to the fun at Cirque Park was free but $1 donations were asked, with proceeds to go toward next year’s festival. Parking at the venue was also FREE. I donated $3 just to have the convenience of parking at Cirque Park rather than walking from [...]