Day November 29, 2006

$1200 for a keyboard?

It’s completely programmable, and the keys will display whatever you’ve programmed them to be. There are extra keys for switching applications too. But you can buy a nice computer for that price…

Hippie peaceniks 1, Forces of evil 0

All the members of a homeowners association in Colorado that demanded a couple remove a wreath from their door because it was shaped like a peace symbol have resigned. The peace symbol wreath is still there.

Castro too ill to attend 80th birthday gala

This after the party was postponed for two weeks to give him more time to recover. He’s not been seen in public for four months and details of his illness have not been made public. It’s becoming obvious Castro will…

It was just hoodwinking, I tell you

Former treasurer of the city of South Gate CA Albert Robles was sentenced Tuesday to ten years in federal prison for “plundering more than $20 million from the small, working-class city.” At the sentencing hearing, his lamo defense was, “I…

The dog ate my QuickBooks

The brother of the mayor of Philadelphia has been accused of influence peddling andԚ  indicted for failure to pay taxes on $2 million. Oopsie. He’s using the time-honored if flimsy excuse of poor record keeping which is somewhat akin to…