We have 12 channels of cable in our hotel in Budapest, including the Taunt-You-With-English-News-But-Block-Out-The-Sound Channel (fortunately accompanied by 2 other English-language news channels that do provide sound); the Aqua-Laser-Dampfbesen channel (a German-language shopping channel that only sells one floor cleaning appliance); the Italian- ( Read more... )

Greetings from the Premium Lounge of BMW Welt, where we're milking the hell out of our 15 minutes of class privilege. Delivery has been taken, special Premium Snax have been consumed and we're about to go on the factory tour.

Photos of this and other adventures forthcoming over the next few weeks. Don't rob our house while we're gone, y'all.

A little old man walks up to the mailbox, carrying a chihuahua. He puts the dog on top of the mailbox, drops a letter in the slot, then scoops up the dog and walks off.

Spotted outside of work today: a short black dude, dressed up in Revolutionary-era garb and with a race number pinned to his chest, being filmed repeatedly running across the street.

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We were driving home from dinner when we passed through a big, smelly cloud of smoke.  We tried to figure out where it was coming from, got it narrowed it down to 1 or 2 houses and were debating about whether to call 911 (since the cloud seemed to have vanished), when a cop car pulled up.  Another cop, an EMT and a fire engine later, it was ( Read more... )

After a tiger got loose at the San Francisco Zoo on Christmas and killed a zoo patron, people have understandably been taking a closer look at how the zoo is managed. Along with decades of unsolved problems and a zoo manager with a history of autocratic decision-making comes this little gem:

And a public address system that could have warned zoo ( Read more... )

You're a starlet in LA who was killed off your then-declining television show well over a year ago and you haven't had a project of note since. Then your inevitable DUI arrest happens... and the LA cops misspell your name on your booking sheet.

Awww. At least TMZ still cares.

So Christmas was fun and tasty. Sweetcheeks smoked up a huge prime rib and the panettone bread pudding recipe I poached from Giada was a hit (and met with a lot of "I don't normally like panettone, but..." comments ( Read more... )

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