All the news that shouldn’t be news for May 21, 2010, including:
Freedom of Press Act
The Pope: Now with 30% more Popiness!
Miss America 2010, Rima Fakih
Dio: Dead-o.
OpposingViewpoints: FoxNews and Texas Textbooks
Sony Dash - Same bad idea, nine years later.
Elena Kagan
The end of the world.
All the news that shouldn’t be news for Friday, May 14, 2010… including:
Pope still not really admitting anything yet.
Tiny splinter gets free space ride.
Deepwater Horizon: Obviously, it’s no one’s FAULT…
Playboy’s 3D centerfold
Heidi Montag macht es schon wieeder
…and much, much more!
All the news that shouldn’t be news, including:
All the news that shouldn’t be news for April 30, 2010, including:
FoxNews outraged at voter apathy
Noah’s Ark. Again.
Stop the wind turbines… because.
Brett Michaels’ Health Scoreboard
OpposingViewpoints: Santa Clara Happy Meal Ban
Fox News: Bare and Phallic
Wait! Was that Dengar?!
Goldmen of the press got no sachs
Plus Moose Weintrab’s Sports Half-Minute and a whole bunch more!
All the news that shouldn’t be news for April 23, 2010, including:
Fuld: I have to live with that
Pope continues to age.
Kate Kicked to Kurb
OpposingViewpoints - Fixing too big to fail?
Another reason to skip the iPad
Carstaches
Drunk Driving in a Barbie Car
A hell of a week!
All the news that shouldn’t be news for Friday April 16, 2010 including:
Justin Beiber
GOP: Financial reform? Who needs it?!
Pope’s Swan Song?
Mega Piranha
Hef to Kate: No, Thanks.
OpposingViewpoints - National Day of Prayer
Moose Weintraub’s Sports Half-Minute
SlideHD misses the point.
Vulva: The new scent for men.
Bacon Baby formula?!
All the news that shouldn’t be news for Friday, April 9, 2010, including…
Replica jewelry at lowest prices ever!
A spot of rain puts Rhode Island on the Federal Disaster map.
Undocumented Mexican Earthquake sneaks into Southern California.
Thai Protesters Clearly Not Star Trek Fans
Personhood. It’s not what you think
Traci Lynn Johnson
Sunshine Band Not So Sunny
OpposingViewpoints: Collateral Murder
Moose Weintraub’s Sports Half-Minute
The Apple iPad
Exclusive PastCast Weather
Texas
New Great Schism: Catholic Church Breaks Free From Reality
The rain has stopped, and the water runs off
…and much more!
Hi, folks…
Well, it’s been an interesting few days. I’m writing this Wednesday evening, 3/31/10.
I live in Rhode Island, not terribly far from Providence. In case you hadn’t heard we’ve had some weather.
Before I go into any detail about the situation here, let me just say that, as of right now, I’m OK.
I have power, heat, internet, phone, water and sewer working, so far.
Healy’s OK, Betty and Columbo are OK. The roof is, as far as I can tell, fine. I’ve had some water in the basement, at the South end, where the furnace, water heater, laundry room and workshop are. So far I have been able to keep the water under control, and contained in the South end of the basement.
The servers, and the 2 basement studios, and my primary storage areas are, thus far, not inundated.
The Detailed Scoop
I’ve been living in my current house (which I call colloquially “Broadside Ranch”) for 18 months, and have not had any water in the basement. No water in the basement, that is, until a few days ago.
I have a wet/dry vac, so I went to work sucking up the water.
Then, this latest deluge happened.
Fortunately my basement isn’t completely porous…. and my vac could keep up with the water as long as I stayed up with it.
This morning, at about one AM, I couldn’t stay up any more… I decided to try to get a short nap… around an hour… that way I could keep up with the water… well. No, I actually slept for two and a half hours. By the time I got back downstairs, I had a borderline crisis on my hands, as the water was making its way into the middle space of the basement, when my servers (including the one that houses all my websites) and podcast studio are. I managed to get it under control, so that was good.
The influx of water seems to be tapering off, now, which is good.
I’m still keeping a vigil over the water, and vac-ing/pumping. Once the water stops coming in, I’ll begin the remediation process.
As of right now, there’s no need to worry about me, my pets, or my house.
Thanks, and best wishes.
Paul
All the news that shouldn’t be news for March 26, 2010, including:
None Copping to “Baby Killer” Shout
Lesbian Bishop approved for LA Episcopal Diocese
Suleman to be foreclosed upon?
OpposingViewpoints: Biden’s Big Deal
Technology Outstrips Usefulness
Last Supper: Super-Size Me!
Health Care Reform Passes
…and a whole lot more!
Next New Show: April 9, 2010!
All the news that shouldn’t be news for March 19, 2010, including:
Justice John Paul Stevens May retire
Pope’s Brother Accused of Hiding Child Abuse In Germany
NBC viewers return as Leno leaves Prime-Time
FCC unveiling sweeping national broadband plan
Girl Nauseous for Two Years Due to Wrong Glasses
Holder: Osama bin Laden will never face US trial
…and much more!