Let’s see how many times the phrase “Vatican votes to Annex the Sudatenland” comes up on TV in the next 24-48 hours.

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany has been selected by the Roman Catholic church as the new pope. (Pope Benedict XVI)

From the Monkey/SWAT news article earlier :

Truelove is spearheading the department’s request to purchase and train a capuchin monkey, considered the second smartest primate to the chimpanzee. The department is seeking about $100,000 in federal grant money to put the idea to use in Mesa SWAT operations.

Wait a minute… aren’t humans considered to be primates? The ape suborder Haplorrhini includes gibbons, orang-utans, gorillas, chimps and humans, I think.

EN’s net is still out, so I took the opportunity to toss Oona on again. Much slower evening than Friday, but I still stayed at HQ, in case something weird came up.

My First house. (well, the house I went from birth to 2nd/3rd grade),Age 11ish,Age 15ish.

My current address is 1501.1 miles (Approximate Travel Time: 23 hours 5 mins) from the first place I was raised. (According to Yahoo maps.. for some reason, map directions are broken on Google right now.)

I did a search on Scottobear on google. it returns “about 45,800” back. yikes. I’m 99.99% sure the name is unique on the net.

via http://metaatem.net/words/scottobear (change the word at the end to suit you.) Easy way to make a ransom note!

Watched the Krypto Cartoon that introduced Streaky. (The Canine Space Patrol wasn’t bad, either… renamed “Dog Star Patrol”. I haven’t seen Ace, the Bat-hound, yet. Apparently, Krypto will team up with Ace to chase after the Joker’s Hyenas. ) All in all, it seems to be a good kid’s show.

Got a nice hello email from Tomi.. pretty nifty that he still reads my journal!

I get about 15 human-placed anonymous lj-spams a day. I’m really not sure what they think that they’ll accomplish.. no other human will see it but me, and I just delete ’em right from being screened. no spider will pick ’em up.

Testing speech recognition with sound clips.

this is not very good, but so far all told it seems to work.

It still needs some training – My saying Newton –

Need to / new time / new Tom / to one/ noontime

I wonder if someday all of my posts will be audio, automatically transcribed to text automatically?

I really like this picture of a clown and her tea party.

News follow up

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A self-described husband and father of two children is in jail after police say he lured a 14-year-old boy over the Internet for sex.

Bobby Minnis, 42, was arrested after police say he lured a boy to his home in Fort Lauderdale and had sex with him 10 times over the course of several days.

Images: (my hairy mitts in first pic, and face in 11th) Continue reading 7313 – hoffman’s assortment →

Note: forwarded message attached. (nbc 6 video feed, internet predator)

Continue reading 7312 – Thanks Oneeyed! Fwd: You’ve Got Videos →

Fun time at the club yesterday, got a brief introduction to mzk’s short term roomie… seems very professional. I picked up an application on the way out to do a little after hours work, myself.. maybe make a few side-dollars for fun money, and enjoy the company of nice folks I hang out with, anyhow. Marissa and Steve were tending bar tonight.

I’m astounded that nobody mentioned either Newt, Mzk in skimpy gear, or my robot doodle in yesterday’s entry. I have to remember to add MzKitten to the list of awesome felines with Red-fur (hair)

A surprising turn of events… only one person where I work has an operable VCR, and Mona didn’t have a usable tape. ah well. I wasn’t on the WB 10pm broadcast, but I was on the 11pm NBC airing, very briefly.. maybe a half-minute sound bite. I did ok, all things considered.

Doctor Who Continues to be good… a solid mix of humor and drama. Not bad at all!

1 year ago – Khaan!, walkabout statue pictures, CoH, tv turnoff week, Jenjen

2 years ago – Passover, Good Friday, House of 1000 corpses, hair registry idea, past life poll

3 years ago – Pig book, Argentine ants, textarc, haiku, exploding private-parts, slug-eating plant, vibration energy, freedom force, Disney rides becoming movies

4 years ago – cartoons, weeping cherry, newt pic, web hits, Tom Green & PMS ruined my night.

Well, the report will be on nbc6 11 oclock news tonight, and on WB at 10pm, also telemundo, but I have no idea what time.

They’re moving fast with the report, considering that it’s after 8pm now.

I’m changing back into my hawaiian shirt and heading home. until later, dear journal.

update – video link here –

http://nbc6.feedroom.com/index.jsp?auto_band=x&rf=sv&fr_story=4788b3f2c574116e28703de444d37b527818e930

thanks, oneeyed! (the video is designed for windows media player, so it’ll take internet exporer to view properly.)

At the office. Doing a television interview for NBC6 (florida) in about a half hour or so, give or take, regarding the most recent internet stalker/child abduction case, and following up with the news regarding jessica lunsford.

Will followup later.

I bet that whenever I go on walkabout, I meander past at least a dozen people visibly living on the street, just inside of the first few blocks of travel. I wonder how many are behind or between buildings, where I can’t see ’em.

I have spent some time living on the street and my brother is currently doing so. I feel for him, but I really don’t know the depths to which he’s sunk. I’ve never had an addiction so strong that it cost me everything else in life, and I’m thankful for that.

I’ve seen my brother take half-smoked cigarettes from public ashtrays and smoke ’em. I’ve never seen him beg for change, but he has been arrested for panhandling. I don’t know how he managed that one… I get asked for change (or a few bucks, depending on how bold the beggar is) at *least* three times a day spent on public sidewalks.

When I went to the club yesterday, the guy mzkitten told that she was married to a circus dwarf came in, and he remembered me. I got to gab with him for a while, but I left for the day before he was undoubtedly tossed out on his ear.

MzK almost shot me in the eye with a champagne cork… I think that she was more worried about it than I was. An eye patch would only make me more piratical. I’m amazed that piratical passed the spell-check. Some serious force behind it, it flew about 40 feet or so.

Bo Rhap – Amazing compo of a bunch of Bohemian Rhapsody Covers. Astounding. mp3

Moment of Lyric:

Is this the real life?
Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide
No escape from reality
Open your eyes
Look up to the skies and see
I’m just a poor boy, I need no sympathy
Because I’m easy come, easy go
A little high, little low
Anyway the wind blows, doesn’t really matter to me, to me

To Counter the downer earlier, Random pictures of Newt chilling out and having a snack. Also, a visit with Mzkitten.

Possibly Not work safe for places that don’t like orange cats or pretty girls in skimpy cocktail uniforms.

Oona did well, understandably nervous. I think she’ll be fine once she unclenches just a bit.

The weather yesterday was beautiful! A shame I had to stay so close to HQ, but today will be better, once the afternoon rolls around.

D’s birthday is in a week. See what happens when you don’t clear out your memos? I notice she hasn’t added anything to her wish list since 2003.

More Walker Texas Ranger Clips not the best, but it’s nice to have a complete set. Nothing beats getting punched out in a bear trap, though.

Eight CDs to bring to the club today. I hope and trust that Mzk and Belle will enjoy ’em. Interesting that Jul didn’t ask for any… I’ll see where her tastes lie today, if she’s there.

Bulk License-Plate Scanning by Helicopter Continue reading 7304 – What rhymes with Saturday? →

http://www.cell.com/content/article/fulltext?uid=PIIS0092867405001157

In a story in the current issue of Cell, scientists report that they can control fruit-flies remotely — by shooting lasers at their neurons. Cool enough, but then they tore the heads off a few flies, and found they were still able to stimulate the remaining neurons — and even induce them to fly. That’s right: Remote-controlled headless zombie flies. Do not miss the video of the headless flies in action, which looks like a freaky outtake from The Ring.

http://download.cell.com/supplementarydata/cell/121/1/141/DC1/mmc5.mov

Man sitting on Fort Lauderdale bus bench crushed by steel beams Continue reading 7302 – Local News →

Didn’t make it to the Tiki party last night, but next week is a distinct possibility. I’m in tonight, too – EN has a guest over so I’m taking call, and breaking in Oona at the same time.

It was very difficult leaving the bed this morning. Ol’ Newtie was especially snugglesome, and the hen house doesn’t seem so appealing as hiding under the covers.

Preemptive for Mother’s Day – Mr. T Singing “Mother – Treat her right” in shorts that really should be longer.

speaking of videos – 622 music videos. Beastie boys is a guilty pleasure. Body Movin’ and Intergalactic? Please. I’m going to be saying “Another Dimension” over and over again all morning, now.

Also… that freaky America video Sammy showed me earlier.. has been remixed into something else. [edit – ack, has it been /.’ed?]

Hey, I might get to take Danny with me on Saturday to the club. 2 more cards towards the goal.

I’m for everyone of us… Stand for everyone of us, I save with a mighty hand, Every man, every woman Every child…. I’m a mighty Flash…

Children’s book of Hindu gods was created by Pixar animator Sanjay Patel

Moment of Neurobiology – Lobster vs. Sea Hare

Moment of Lyric:

And it’s one, two, three,
What are we fighting for ?
Don’t ask me, I don’t give a damn,
Next stop is Vietnam.
And it’s five, six, seven,
Open up the pearly gates,
Well there ain’t no time to wonder why
Whoopee! we’re all gonna die

Nifty moments in technology –

Get ready for the mass-produced, meltdown-proof future of nuclear energy. (via silentyrs)

Anti-AIDS Gel Expected in 3 to 4 Years Continue reading 7301 – Friddy-frid. →

Reply with your name and I’ll tell you something I like about you.

Afterwards, feel free copy and paste this into your own journal if you want.

Aliases – Continue reading 7298 – meme →

Symbol of the age-old myths of Africa, this clenched-fist good-luck charm came to Brazil with its XVII century slave trade. As tribal memories paled over generations, belief in its powers to increase warriors’ fertility also faded, but until nowadays it is prized by both men and women purely for luck. Ranging from delicate earrings to meter-tall sculptures, Brazil’s attractive figa may be carved from wood or stone, crafted from plain or precious metals, and even set with gems. Tradition holds that, in order to bring luck, a figa must always be a gift.