Archive for July, 2008
Bad Time to Move
Considering the fact that the real estate bubble has officially popped, now might be a good time to consider buying a piece of Wilmington NC real estate. For those that already live there, the news that the boom has “fizzled” is probably not good, but for those that would love to live there… well.
I spent [...]
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Help a Family in Need
Andrea Collins-Smith died from Inflammatory Breast Cancer on July 5, 2008. Her struggle lasted a little over a year and was documented by Mrs. Collins-Smith on her blog, Punk Rock Mommy. She was diagnosed with the most aggressive form of breast cancer the day after she received her Bachelor’s degree from Temple University. She fought [...]
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Cops Taser Injured Boy
This is absolutely ridiculous.
A 16 year-old boy who fell from an overpass was tasered 19 times by police who were called to the scene.
Passing motorists called Ozark police out of concern for the teen as he walked along the busy overpass. When the police arrived, the young man was lying on the shoulder of the [...]
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30lbs of Shrimp
This sounds like someone had a small case of the munchies. They should consider using some fat burners to ease those cravings.
Someone broke into a Chinese restaurant in Akron and stole 30lbs of frozen shrimp and 6 forks. When I saw the headline originally I thought maybe someone was stealing food for a wedding reception [...]
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Bed Bugs
According to the Akron Beacon Journal, Ohioans have a huge problem with bed bugs.
Infestation grows
The apple seed-sized blood-suckers were almost exterminated in this country in the 1950s thanks to the chemical DDT, vacuum cleaners and better hygiene.
Why the bugs have re-emerged in recent years is a mystery, but it might be because of the [...]
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Dolly
If you live on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico, you’d better put on your golf shoes and get your game on now. It’s starting to look like Tropical Storm Dolly might be turning into a hurricane.
Tropical Storm Dolly is moving over Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula and headed for the Gulf of Mexico, where it [...]
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Christina wins Hell’s Kitchen
I am incredibly irritated. I forgot to watch Hell’s Kitchen last night and completely missed Christina kicking butt. I read the recap so I know that she wasn’t stuck with sucky Jen on her team, so I was glad for that. She was stuck with Matt- who isn’t exactly fabulous under stress- but somehow to [...]
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