Yachting has become a dangerous pastime-at least to judge by the headlines. Four American yachters were captured and killed off the coast of Somalia last month, while a Danish couple sailing near Somalia last week was kidnapped.
Okay, first of all, it's obviously sad to those who know the victims who lost their lives. But why are rich people ( Read more... )

Recently, I finally decided to do a damned thing with my domain and have set up a blog over there and I think I will start to use that as my primary platform of ranting and raving ( Read more... )

I apparently read a lot. That's not something for me to judge but amongst my favourites is the Photographers Blog from Reuters. If you're not familiar, it's the blog where Reuters photographers write a bit some pictures that they've taken, in more depth and often provide much desired context to make the photos that much more dramatic.

Today's ( Read more... )

( Read more... )

As I sit in my backyard enjoying the beautiful weather we're having here in wonderful Southern California sipping on some cool sangria that I whipped up this morning and smoking a cigar I can't help but wonder if bookmarks (specifically browser bookmarks) are of any real use. I have literally thousands of bookmarks (okay, maybe not that high a ( Read more... )

>>>>>>
The marvellous website jezebel.com touched on this theme recently, having identified an experiential trend among the staff's acquaintances. Several of these women had been on a first date, ended up sleeping with the guys, and the men had ejaculated on their face without asking.-- Read more... )

Not sure what all this means, but, posted for your and my benefit ( Read more... )

For you east coast types, 2008 is already upon you. What should I watch out for???

You Belong in Milan
( Read more... )

How awesome is this?


( Read more... )