Zombies in TX on Night of the Living Dead's 40th

Man, it took me long enough to clean up the code that got transmitted along with this post from my mobile phone. Guess I won't do that again any time soon.

This one goes out to all my zombie-loving medieval-beast-fan friends.

Amy Cottrell says,


I just taped a large "zombie walk" yesterday in north Texas. It was in honor of the 40th anniversary of Night of the Living Dead. There were over 100 people dressed as zombies walking down a busy street in front of a mall. I got some great pics and a video, which I posted here. They were actually walking up to a local horror con, which had George Romero and the entire Living Dead cast as guests. A good time was had by all.

BlackBerry Desktop Manager Coming to Mac? Let's Hope!

OK, so we have to mark this as pure speculation and rumor right now, but when I read the following forum post I just couldnt help but get warm and fuzzy feelings inside (and Im sure all you other Mac users will feel the same way!) and just had to share it in the blogs:

"RIM working on a program for Mac users
Hi all. Spoke to a T-mobile BB rep yesterday and he told me that the BB rep was just in there and let them know that RIM is working on a new Desktop Manager for Mac. Finally!! Also, he doesnt know when it will be ready, but RIM feels that more people are going toward the Mac and so they feel its worth it to come up with a DM for the Mac. Lets hope its for real!!"

I hope this rumor turns out to be fact, and sooner than later. Its one of those things you just know someone at RIM MUST be working on. CTIA is coming up at the end of March...man o man would that be a great announcement from RIM - BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac. My fingers are crossed, though Im guessing its more likely to be announced at CTIA 2009 vs. 2008. :-)

http://crackberry.com/blackberry-desktop-manager-coming-mac-lets-hope

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Kansas high school official: woman "cannot be put in a position of authority over boys"

St. Mary's Academy (25 miles northwest of Topeka) won't let women referee boys basketball games. The Kansas State High School Activities Association said referees reported that Michelle Campbell was preparing to officiate at St. Mary's Academy near Topeka on Feb. 2 when a school official insisted that Campbell could not call the game.

The reason given, according to the referees: Campbell, as a woman, could not be put in a position of authority over boys because of the academy's beliefs.
Link

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/235107745/kansas-high-school-o.html

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Wiener poopie ransom note for Jesus

Jean Mansel of Kent County, Michigan called the news media last month after an 80-pound cement Jesus statue was swiped from her front yard and a ransom note left in her mailbox. The ransom note read, "We are holding Jesus ransom until you clean up the poopie from your wieners and trust us we see you take your wieners for long walks without picking up their poopie in our yards. This has upset us dearly so please clean up all the weiner poopie, if you want to see Jesus unharmed. Sincerely, Lindy Lane Residents." The story was featured on CNN. The statue has since been returned. Apparently, it was not taken by a neighbor, but rather a family member. From WZZM13: "It has to be a young person because they put these lines around Jesus, no adult is going to waste their time doing that," (Mansel said before the statue was returned). "And referring to weiner poopie…my gosh."

Jean has four wiener dogs and admits there was a complaint last year about their leavings. But she says she's cleaned up every pile since.

"I take my dogs for walks; I carry a plastic bag with me and pick up anything that they do. I thought something like that would be safe in our yard, it wasn't, it wasn't."
Link to YouTube video, Link to WZZM13 article (Thanks, Naomi Pescovitz!)

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/231085682/wiener-poopie-ransom.html

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Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me 935 times, ...

From the San Francisco Chronicle of January 30, 2008:

"[T]here is something truly special about Bush 43. Something so unique, so poisonous and strange that historians are busy right this minute rewriting not only their books, but their entire way of thinking about how we measure and interpret political malfeasance."

In some ways, my head has actually shut down. So much has happened, both nationally and on a much more local level, that I seem to live in a quasi-permanent state of denial, of intellectualization, of all the coping strategies our minds can devise to cushion the utterly appalling.

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SMS opens public toilets in Finland

From BoingBoing

To unlock the door of one of the roadside toilets along Finland's freeway system, you now have to send it a text message with your mobile phone. The toilets have been secured, and a sign outside explains that the user just sends the word "open" (in Finnish) to a short code and the door will be unlocked remotely. The company managing the service will keep a short term record of all users phone numbers, simply so that if the toilet is then damaged by criminals, they can be traced by the police.

"Open"? That's all? Such a wasted opportunity for creative scatology. Why not "got2P" for example? Oh wait, that one only works in English. How many characters do you suppose there are in the Finnish word for "open"?

IfGodforbid your phone is out of battery or something, you'll have to use the big bathroom.

Lead me in thy righteousness.

Every believing home needs a Threat Alert Jesus! "For it is Thou, Lord, only, that makest me dwell in safety." No sh!7, Sherlock.

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