Did you catch the story out of Alabama regarding an 11-year-old boy that killed a half ton, feral hog? The story has run on a number of our local TV news outlets plus I’ve seen articles on the Fox News and the USA Today websites.
It seems everyone is amazed that this young boy, Jamison Stone, [...]
Archive for May, 2007
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May 29, 2007Lawn-Boy
May 24, 2007Some thoughts on wonderfully miraculous power of fertilizer and the agony of lawn care:
Every autumn we have the quickest browning lawn in the entire neighborhood. I must admit I’m a bit bewildered as to why this is the case. We water, fertilize and fret about lawn as much as our neighbors do. Certainly, the weather [...]
Beer Nerds
May 13, 2007For a few days every spring, some of the best tasting ale on the planet can be found at the George Dilboy VFW Post #529 in Somerville’s Davis Square. The hall, co-located in an office building with a local bank, is situated at the far end of the square. For the last eleven years, this [...]
Search engines we’ll probably never see
May 5, 2007I was looking at Read/WriteWeb the other night and read an interesting post on alternative search engines. I almost exclusively use Google, but some these looked intriguing, so maybe I’ll give one a try. It also got me to thinking about some unlikely search engine possibilitilies, such as:
1) Googoplex: A specialized search tool with [...]