Individualism - What A Concept!

Frustrated Russian throws cup at Mona Lisa

A Russian woman frustrated at failing to obtain French nationality hurled a ceramic cup at the Mona Lisa but did not damage Leonardo da Vinci's famed portrait, a spokesman for the Louvre Museum said on Tuesday.

Creepiest song?

I'll begin by saying that I was inspired by other authors who recently seeded music articles: VictoriaWood, Tom Bombadil, Ms. Cyprah, Dragonwoman and others. Lack of specific names for any others is in no way meant to be a diss.

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Need a laugh today?

Just something light to start the week. Everyone needs to laugh sometime.This is not my work, source and link below the examples.

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Flying frog among 353 new Himalayan species: WWF

A flying frog, the world's smallest deer and the first new monkey to be found in over a century are among 350 new species discovered in the eastern Himalayas in the past decade, the WWF said Monday.

Birthplace of Roman emperor found in Italy

Archaeologists have unearthed a sprawling country villa believed to be the birthplace of Vespasian, the Roman emperor who built the Colosseum, they said Friday.

On privacy, paranoia, cultural trends and the online experience

I had been toying with publishing a reworked version of this article for some time. I know it got virtually no notice as it was written when I was first coming out of the greenhouse, months back.

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Zoo fence to keep party animals out.

Riverbanks Zoo is building a fence through the middle of its parking lot, a barrier zoo officials hope will be a serious buzz kill for the often out-of-control parties nearby on the Saluda River.

Cats.....Seriously, they make my brain hurt sometimes.

Before we go any further I need to say this: I am a cat lover, as is my wife. I'm just not insane about it as she is, being a little more grounded in reality than "woulda/shoulda/coulda". Oft times my wife thinks she/we should be able to save them all.

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Citi Boosting Salaries to Offset Lower Bonuses

Citigroup Inc. is increasing base salaries for many of its employees — reportedly by as much as 50 percent for some workers — as it restructures its compensation program amid new restrictions on bonus payments.

US Car Owners Happier With Imports

Almost nine in 10 -- 87 percent -- of foreign car owners who responded to the poll by Harris Interactive said they thought the company that makes the vehicle they drive will still be in business in three to five years, while among owners of US cars, only 70 percent thought so, th …

Insurance and Warranties - Scam or Consumer Ripoff?

Some of this comes from deep rooted feelings I have had over the past 20 years or so. These feelings got pushed to the forefront the other day while discarding some packaging from a yard item my wife had purchased.

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TVFMW - On privacy, paranoia, cultural trends and the online experience

I get it. No, really, I do get it. I think differently than most everyone else. I've been accused of disagreeing just to disagree. It's not that - I just think differently from everyone else so it might seem that way. Of course while others see a negative I see a huge positive.

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The View From My World

For my first article, or opinion piece, I thought I would give a glimpse into the view from my world, how I see things.

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