Mar 2
It’s been years since I’ve been there and met “The Man” – you can never forget it. I’m going to have to organize a office lunch to pay tribute. Gene Porter passed away yesterday.
Obituaries | Gene Porter, the man behind the hot sauce, dies at 71 | Seattle Times Newspaper.
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.
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.
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.
ROME Reuters – An Italian inventor has combined faith and ingenuity to come up with a way to keep church traditions alive for the faithful without the fear of contracting swine flu — an electronic holy water dispenser.
REYKJAVIK, Iceland – The Big Mac, long a symbol of globalization, has become the latest victim of this tiny island nation’s overexposure to the world financial crisis.
Iceland’s three McDonald’s restaurants — all in the capital Reykjavik — will close next weekend, as the franchise owner gives in to falling profits caused by the collapse in the Icelandic krona.
The five-year-old bear, part of a visiting troupe from the prestigious Russian state circus, was wearing ice skates when he lashed out at his handlers and circus staff before a performance of their “Bears on Ice” show in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek.
via Ice-skating bear from Russia kills circus director in Kyrgyzstan – Telegraph.
Sep 3
I do not agree with slapping anyone’s kid, let alone a stranger in public. This however made me and others laugh. I suppose it has to do with our own pent up frustrations when someone child is crying. That being said I don’t think I have ever seen a better photo/headline match in my life! I mean come on. If you read this headline without a picture, I swear this picture would be the one that popped into your head. oh, and yes, he should be punished to the full extent of the law.
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) — Police say a 61-year-old man annoyed with a crying 2-year-old girl at a suburban Atlanta Walmart slapped the child several times after warning the toddler’s mother to keep her quiet.
via king5.com.
reSTART, a new Internet addiction recovery center 25 miles outside of Seattle, features a 45-day tech-detox that includes group counseling, individual therapy, 12-step meetings, wilderness adventures, fitness programs, and even vocational coaching and academic tutoring. Located in a residential-styled home, the center sits on five acres of Pacific Northwest forest land, home to deer, raccoons, and goats.
Aug 13
Smokey the bear turns 65 and has a new catch phrase “Get Our Smoke On” along with a new web presence. That catch phrase sounds a lot different in your head when smokey says with a Jamaican accent..
ABC News reports that in an effort to appeal to younger generations, Smokey is joining Facebook (He has more than 7,000 fans) and Twitter (@smokey_bear). He’s also revamping his Web site to include fun, interactive games and programs. The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) also released ‘Smokey Bear Story,’ a new, illustrated children’s book. The USFS has no intention of letting one of the country’s longest running public service announcement campaigns disappear.
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