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top 10 amazing earth facts
10. The Atmosphere Many layers of atmosphere coat our planet including the mesosphere, ionosphere, exosphere, and the thermosphere, but it s the troposphere, closest to the planet itself, that supports our lives and is, in fact, the thinnest at only about 10 miles high. 9. Deserts Believe it or not, most of the Earth s deserts are not composed entirely of sand. Much, about 85% of them, are rocks and gravel. The largest, the Saha...
May 20, 2008, 10:37 am - angelm

Bush Administration Pays Moussaoui Tipster $5M
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration paid a $5 million reward to a former Minnesota flight instructor who provided authorities with information that led to the arrest and conviction of 9/11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui. Two colleagues questioned why he got the money. The recipient, Clarence Prevost, was honored Thursday at a closed-door ceremony at the State Department, although the payout was secretly authorized last fall by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and...
Jan 25, 2008, 12:08 am - LOTTOMIKE

For the Long Haul
You knew this was coming ... The half-dozen or so of you who read my musings (not counting you nice folks in Langley, VA ) have probably figured out who I'm most likely to prefer this campaign season. There's only one person different from all the rest. You've probably also decided you wished I'd predict more pleasant things, too. Well...
Jan 1, 2008, 1:34 pm - time*treat

An American Hero Passed Away
An American Hero Passed Away Arthur H. Ferge, an American Hero and World War II Veteran, passed away this week. He is Uncle to my Ex-wife, Ann, and will be greatly missed by those who loved and knew him in life. My sons, Jamie and Bradley, just knew him as Uncle Art and loved him dearly. Peterson Kraemer...
Oct 19, 2007, 1:03 am - JADELottery

Job Opening
~* FBI Job Opening *~ The...
Sep 26, 2007, 6:45 pm - Jani Norman

Last Harry Potter is on its way!
I received my note from Amazon.com today I'm getting ready to do some late-night reading on Saturday! Greetings from Amazon.com. We thought you would like to know that we are preparing your items for shipment. You saved an additional $0.90 with Amazon.co...
Jul 19, 2007, 9:29 am - Todd

One liners
A sandwich walks into a bar. The barman says, Sorry, we don't serve food in here. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx A dyslexic man walks into a bra. xxxxx...
Jul 18, 2007, 10:05 am - pacattack05

Richard Dawkins, Existence of God Pt. II
I present you with the following story. A man is praying at his bedside, while an angel appears. The angel says that he will lead the man to a place in upstate New York, by a hill, where the man will find under ground, a book, and that there are 2 stone wheels next to the book which the decoding information is embbeded, will enable...
Jun 19, 2007, 7:19 pm - pacattack05

Three shot dead at Missouri shopping center
(CNN) -- A gunman already suspected of wounding a police officer shot and killed two people and wounded at least two others at a shopping center in Kansas City, Missouri, before being gunned down by police, authorities said Sunday. It appears that he came to the mall to shoot people, said Sgt. Tony Sanders, a Kansas City police spokesman. Whether it was random or not we do not know. Police are also investigating any connection the man may have had to the de...
Apr 30, 2007, 6:49 am - LOTTOMIKE

Man Who Documented Meth Use Dies
ST. LOUIS (March 27) - A southeast Missouri man who drew global attention for his documentary about how methamphetamine hopelessly ravaged his body died Monday still optimistic his film steers others from the highly addictive stimulant. He was extremely satisfied, wanting to do more in getting the word out and showing kids what meth harm does. We didn't get to that point, his father, Jack Bridges, said in a telephone interview hours after his so...
Mar 27, 2007, 7:24 am - LOTTOMIKE