23 September 2005

  • New York's currently: awake all the time, or so it feels
  • Millions of Texans heeding order to flee result in 100-mile-long traffic jams all day long.
  • Louisiana Gov. tells remaining residents to write their social security numbers on their arms for easier ID'ing later.
  • New Orleans on "pins and needles" in case the levees break as Rita passes by.
  • Steve Bartman was not the problem. Billy Corgan on the Cubs.
  • Houston "citizen journalists" blog as Rita comes to town.
  • Carjacking has fallen sharply in South Africa, but violent crime has gone surreal.
  • Secret Service guide to detecting counterfeit money.
  • Hot celebrity gossip on the FBI's Privacy Act website.
  • Efforts to find housing for Katrina victims sandbagged by logistical chaos. Also, funerals delayed by red tape.
  • Hey kids, want free mp3s? Learn more about the Army National Guard!
  • Personal trainer workouts available for your iPod.
  • Op: China has chance to shine if North Korea really does dismantle its nukes.
  • Oprah reopens book club to contemporary authors, picking James Frey to bat first with A Million Little Pieces.
  • As authors indulge in greater name-dropping, more authors feel pressured to thank celebrities they barely know.
  • Museum of early offices.
  • If you use the wrong piece of flatware, don't panic. Continue using it. Sales tactics used at Merck to court physicians.
  • With a greatest-hits album coming out, Ian Brown misses his best mate.
  • North Korea informs U.N. it no longer wants food aid.
  • There's no link between eating cheese and nightmares, though Cheddar freaks have a thing for celebrities.
  • Python sketches make for good reading. E.g., the burglar/encyclopedia salesman.
  • JetBlue's flight 292 was at least the seventh time the front landing gear of an Airbus jet locked at a 90-degree angle.
  • Determined squirrels fill woman's car with nuts.