Archive for the 'Milestones' Category
Girls Gone Wild Founder To Do Time
9 Comments Published by Alex April 24th, 2007 in Milestones, Sex. Share ThisA lot of folks are amused by “Girls Gone Wild” founder Joe Francis’ sentencing to 35 days in jail for contempt of court.
He yelled at the attorneys and talked smack at the presiding judge, calling him a “judge gone wild.”
Having reached a settlement with the seven women who were suing him for [...]
1,000 Day Long Sail A Really Bold Idea
3 Comments Published by Alex April 23rd, 2007 in Milestones, Survival, Travel, events. Share ThisOne might think that at 55 years old, Reid Stowe might have a better clue about what works and what doesn’t in a relationship. His plans to set sail for just under three years straight with his girlfriend, without a single stop in any port of call, may sound romantic and brave on paper, [...]
Erik Estrada Given A Gold Star
6 Comments Published by Alex April 20th, 2007 in Milestones. Share ThisThe thick-haired Latino actor from New York City who went on to international fame and glory between the years 1977 and 1983 as the thick-haired Latino motorcycle cop from Los Angeles has been honored with his own star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. The questions, “why,” and “who gives a damn” spring to mind.
C’mon. [...]
Wisconsin: Free Beer OK’ed By Legislature!
0 Comments Published by Alex April 18th, 2007 in Beer, Milestones. Share ThisBoth sides of the Wisconsin state legislature voted in the affirmative to allow the distribution of up to 6 oz. of free beer to consumers for promotional purposes in grocery and liquor stores.
It has been legal for some time for wine distributors to dole out samples of their products, but to date beer makers have [...]
Bastards Of The Bachelor Party: Married Men
2 Comments Published by Alex April 16th, 2007 in Booze, Milestones, events. Share ThisYou know who really loves a bachelor party? Guys who have already been married for a few years.
The edges have been good and worn off of the marriage by then. You’ve seen each other vomit a few times, you pee in front of each other (and in some particularly intimate relationships the dreaded #2 [...]
Men One Step Closer To Obsolescence: Sperm From Women?
6 Comments Published by Alex April 13th, 2007 in Family, Gadgets, Milestones, Women. Share ThisUK scientists from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne are working on a way to produce sperm cells from bone marrow. They feel it may be possible in time to enable men, incapable of producing sperm, to have their own offspring. Following successful production of pre-sperm cells from the stem cells within men’s bone marrow, [...]
Promession: Composting The Dead
5 Comments Published by Alex April 11th, 2007 in Chores, Milestones. Share ThisA few weeks ago we took the opportunity to discuss a new means of disposing of the dead when we focused on the Lifegem, a process by which an individual’s earthly remains are turned into a stone suitable for mounting into jewelry. This being Urban Gardening week, it’s ripe for discussing another, more organic method [...]
Urban Gardening: Manhattan Marijuana Farm Bust
5 Comments Published by Alex April 9th, 2007 in DIY, Milestones. Share ThisIt wouldn’t be proper if a theme week about urban gardening didn’t include a mention of growing dope and the like for the purpose of fun and profit.
The Drug Enforcement Agency has just released the information that on March 27th, a seemingly vacant apartment at 1895 Amsterdam Avenue was raided, revealing six rooms that served [...]
According to North American beekeepers, between 40% to 70% and more of the bees they usually keep in their honeycombs are disappearing, and without a trace at that. Toxins or chemicals in the area are the main suspect, but no proof has been provided as of this time.
While seasonally a beekeeper’s hives are expected [...]
Air Force Vet Loses Wrong Testicle In Botched Operation
8 Comments Published by Alex April 5th, 2007 in Milestones. Share ThisHow does this happen? We’re always hearing about a patient going in for some kind of surgery and having something perfectly healthy removed by accident. Sometimes it’s the wrong kidney, sometimes someone goes in for one kind of operation but receives an entirely unnecessary operation because someone screws up the paperwork.
Poor 47 year old Benjamin [...]
Well, not quite. The blister beetle of old was never really a laudable aphrodisiac for women, but it does have the propensity for inflaming a person’s genitalia after its active ingredient, cantharidin, passes through the urethra, inducing irritation and burning. Of course, that’s after trace amounts are ingested, but a little too much and it [...]
De Cock Says De-Cock: WHO Advises Circumcision To Prevent HIV/AIDS
31 Comments Published by Alex March 28th, 2007 in Milestones, Sex, Survival. Share ThisBig news from the World Health Organization: cutting off your foreskin will help prevent the transmission of HIV, particularly in heterosexual relations.
Kevin De Cock, the Director of HIV/AIDS at the WHO, reports,
Countries with high rates of heterosexual HIV infection and low rates of male circumcision now have an additional intervention which can reduce the risk [...]


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