Narrows fares may get wider | Gig Harbor News

I realize that they have to increase the fare every year. It seems to me that this was not quite the schedule they first promised, and with the economy just now starting to stop spinning out of control – we get to pay another 50 cents to get to work.

The Washington State Transportation Commission is proposing increasing fares from $2.75 to $3.25 for vehicles with transponders and from $4 to $5 for those who use the toll-booths.

via Narrows fares may get wider | Gig Harbor News.

Egypt announces find of ancient cat goddess temple – Yahoo! News

CAIRO – Archaeologists have unearthed a 2,000-year-old temple that may have been dedicated to the ancient Egyptian cat goddess, Bastet, the Supreme Council of Antiquities said Tuesday.

via Egypt announces find of ancient cat goddess temple – Yahoo! News.

I am so fascinated by the artifacts coming out of Alexandria.  it’s going to be interesting once they map the place and learn more.

Is there no problem that beer can solve?

Give a pint, get a pint!!! I love it.

Cascade Regional Blood Services says the promotion has worked so well at six Tacoma pubs and breweries, it’s expanding its “Give blood, get beer” offer to its bloodmobile for pubs in Federal Way and Steilacoom.

Tacoma bloodmobile offers beer to blood donors | KING 5 TV | Seattle News, Local News, Breaking News, Weather | Local News.

Funniest iTunes Review I read in a while

Was browsing through iTunes and saw that Muppets from Space is listed. I have to admit that this is where I learned of my favorite muppet Pepe the King Prawn. (I have his book BTW)… so anyways like I tend to do I looked at the “most critical” reviews. All the reviews are 5 starts except for this one star review.. which just made me laugh.

Muppets From Space iTunes Review

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What Does Santa Do Instead of Layoffs?

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Now an annual happening at Tacoma Self Storage.

Controversial display shows Jesus hunting down Santa, Rudolph | KOMO News – Breaking News, Sports, Traffic and Weather - Seattle, Washington | Offbeat

The display features Santa, Jesus and Rudolph, but its not your typical holiday decor.

via Controversial display shows Jesus hunting down Santa, Rudolph | KOMO News – Breaking News, Sports, Traffic and Weather - Seattle, Washington | Offbeat.

This reminds me of a holiday display near my office back in 2002. Of course I have a picture. It showed a DUI Santa that crashed into a fence.

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Video: The Asteroid That Will Almost Hit Earth | Wired Science | Wired.com

Animation of the flight path of Apophis. Sure hope they got math right on this one. Looks like a close shave!

Video: The Asteroid That Will Almost Hit Earth | Wired Science | Wired.com.

Another evening with Sophia Behind the Sofa

This is one of Sophi’s fav games. Attack the hand resting on the back of the couch…

SPD Blotter » Burglar got stuck in window

Haha!!

On 12/9/09, at approx. 5:41 p.m., the complainant was working in her office in the 2300 block of  S. Massachusetts St., when she heard a window breaking in the room next to her office. The complainant called 911.  Officers arrived and found the suspect stuck in a window on the north side of the building.  The suspect had dropped his belongings inside the window but could not get further inside or back out of the window.

via SPD Blotter » Burglar got stuck in window.

Why did I put that on my NetFlix Queue?

After waiting for Netflix to add this feature to their site for too long, I stumbled upon this greasemonkey script for FF. With a queue of over 200 movies, I sometimes forget why I put a movie in the queue. So now I can write myself a note “Talked to so-so about post war Europe and the said I should see this movie”.. Who am I kidding? It’s probably going to be more like “Someone said this was a great Zombie film!”

There are disadvantages, the notes are kept in the browsers profile. So no sharing notes on the work computer with the home computer. I only hope that NetFlix adds this feature one day.

mikemo » Netflix Notes: Add a “note to self” next to movies in your queue.