Monthly Archives: January 2014

Alcohol and Actirasty

Posted on January 30, 2014 by squathole

Real bad news for me and the lizards, lounge type and others. Scientists believe drinking too much alcohol could set off a chain of reactions in the body that makes the skin more vulnerable to cancer. … [But] the authors … Continue reading →

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Not To Be Confused With Disney

Posted on January 24, 2014 by squathole

Considering a cruise this winter? A ghost ship carrying nothing but disease-ridden rats could be about to make land on Britain’s shore, experts have warned. Experts say the ship, which is likely to still contain hundreds of rats that have … Continue reading →

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A Hard Man is Good to Find

Posted on January 22, 2014 by squathole

An 18-year-old Florida student is set to return to class Wednesday after he says he was suspended when school officials learned of his pornographic online photos and videos….[RM], a senior at Cocoa High School in Cocoa, Florida, told CNN affiliate … Continue reading →

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Rebel Yell

Posted on January 21, 2014 by squathole

Been saving this for MLK Day. Last year, nearly a century and a half after the Battle of Olustee, the Florida chapter of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War made a request to the state parks department. … Continue reading →

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Love Thy Neighbor

Posted on January 17, 2014 by squathole

Here’s a graphic account from the BBC of an incident in the Central African Republic where “a Muslim man had been murdered a few days ago, by Christians. His limbs were hacked off. Then one of the crowd ate the … Continue reading →

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Guns and Bozos (yet again)

Posted on January 16, 2014 by squathole

By now everybody knows about the Nation’s Dicktip’s latest contribution to the culture of gun violence: if not, read it here.  Summary:  The guy’s texting (not talking) in a movie theater upsets a retired cop; they get into an argument … Continue reading →

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No Pants, Just Grunts

Posted on January 14, 2014 by squathole

If like me you live in south Florida, you probably missed No Pants Day last Sunday for very good reason.  First of all, we don’t have a subway.  Second, the typical state of undress around here is such that going … Continue reading →

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Oh The Irony

Posted on January 13, 2014 by squathole

Someone claiming to be the person who vandalized two Banksy graffiti pieces along Main Street just before New Year’s has posted a video online purporting to show him as he attacked one of the artworks. The video was posted to … Continue reading →

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SAT&TAN At Your Service

Posted on January 10, 2014 by squathole

Back in May I posted about a run-in with AT&T regarding their clodpate-driven customer service.  While I realize that experience makes me unique as an H2O molecule, I mention it because since then I’ve had two more, both entirely different … Continue reading →

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WOTY

Posted on January 6, 2014 by squathole

After a year dominated by upstarts like “selfie,” “bitcoin” and “twerk,” the American Dialect Society’s Word of the Year honor for 2013 has gone to a seemingly old-hat vocabulary item: “because.” Increasingly used to introduce a noun or adjective rather … Continue reading →

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