For all you Tampa folks out there, the Royal Palace on S. Howard will be open every Monday this month and 100 percent of their sales will be donated to the Tsunami Relief Fund. I went for the first time this past Monday and the Royal Palace is by far one of the best authentic Thai food restaurants in the bay area. Not to mention the service is fantastic. If Thai doesn’t float your boat you can always go a couple of streets down to Sally O’Neals for lunch, ask for Danielle, and tell her Jessica (whoneedsoxygen.net) sent you ;).

Slapstick Comedy makes a comeback! - Anne Coulter finally gets pie right in her pie hole. [Watch the video] Best Ever!

As Google continues to expand, new features seem to be popping up left and right lately. Google now has SMS.

How it works is, you send a text message to 46645 (GOOGL) with your text message being your search. Then Google will text message you back with the results. They have a sample page of all it’s different uses.

A few useful things being business and residential listings. Pretty neat.

Here’s a few belated pictures from Frances and Jeanne. I have 3 albums to upload but haven’t setup the new gallery yet. More to come.

1. First picture was from Frances, after being frustrated being without power for several days.

2. Second picture is from Jeanne that just passed, a branch that was impaled into the roof of the front porch.

3. Third picture, also from Jeanne, was a branch that caved in the fence and tried to dismember our BBQ that’s hidden underneath it. Don’t worry, BBQ is fine

VideoTwo Boys Reduced to Screaming Girls While Playing Doom 3 - A little over dramatic but still hilarious.

Interesting News
George Michael discovers a stalker has been living under his floor

New Sex Crimes? - Man Tries to Charge Wife for Domestic Abuse for not having sex with him for 5 consecutive days

Celebrate your first day on jury duty by getting drunk before you go - Supreme says its okay, “no different than a virus, poorly prepared food, or lack of sleep”

Saving the best for last -

Schwarzenegger outlaws sex with corpses - This ones too easy to make fun of…discuss amongst yourselves.

“Knowing these realities, America must not ignore the threat gathering against us. Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof — the smoking gun — that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud.” -George W. Bush, October 7, 2003

Oh wait, he was referring to Iraq and the WMD’s he wished Iraq had. Okay- scratch the quote, I guess that would be an inappropriate intro to the recent news article regarding the mysterious explosion with an uncanny resemblance to a mushroom cloud found in North Korea. Typically seen after a nuclear explosion.

But don’t be silly, although nobody knows just exactly what it was…they’re pretty certain it’s not a nuclear weapon. Besides, they assure us that it’s just dam work.

And you believe them, don’t you?

Even though Kim Jong II has made many appearances over the years in the US news, bragging of his missiles, even his long-range nuclear missiles that can reach the US, this doesn’t mean you should jump to any conclusions and expect the worst.

And North Korea has publicly threatened the United States with a pre-emptive attack last year.

And while North Korea kicked out international inspectors and withdrew itself from the global treaty to stop the spread of nuclear weapons.

There is absolutely no reason for anybody to suspect that North Korea might be a threat. After all, North Korea IS NOT in the middle east.

Everyone knows it’s easier to disarm the unarmed.

It’s time for you to close Internet Explorer …forever. Firefox has hit its 1.0 Preview Release. For those of you who haven’t tried Firefox yet, here’s the list of why you should take it for a test surf:

• Popup Blocking


Stop annoying popup ads in their tracks with Firefox’s built in popup blocker.

• Tabbed Browsing


View more than one web page in a single window with this time saving feature. Open links in the background so that they’re ready for viewing when you’re ready to read them.

• Smarter Search


Google Search is built right into the toolbar, and there are a plethora of other search tools including Keywords (type “dict ” in the Location Bar), and the new find toolbar (which finds as you type and eliminates the annoying window that always seems to be in your way).

• Privacy and Security


Built with your security in mind, Firefox keeps your computer safe from malicious spyware by not loading harmful ActiveX controls. A comprehensive set of privacy tools keep your online activity your business.

• Live Bookmarks


RSS integration lets you read the latest news headlines and read updates to your favorite sites that are syndicated. Find out more…

• Hassle-Free Downloading


Files you download are automatically saved to your Desktop so they’re easy to find. Fewer prompts mean files download quicker.

• Fits Like a Glove


Simple and intuitive, yet fully featured, Firefox has all the functions you’re used to - Bookmarks, History, Full Screen, Text Zooming to make pages with small text easier to read, etc.

• S, M, L or XL—You Choose


Firefox is the most customizable browser on the planet. Customize your toolbars to add additional buttons, install new Extensions that add new features, add new Themes to browse with style, and use the adaptive search system to allow you to search an infinite number of engines. Firefox is as big or small as you want.

• Setup’s a Snap


At only 4.5MB (Windows), Firefox takes just a few minutes to download over a slow connection and seconds over a fast connection. The installer gets you set up quickly, and the new Easy Transition system imports all of your settings - Favorites, passwords and other data from Internet Explorer and other browsers - so you can start surfing right away.

• A Developer’s Best Friend


Firefox comes with a standard set of developer tools including a powerful JavaScript and CSS error/warning console, and an optional Document Inspector that gives detailed insight about your pages.

In honor of the 1.0 preview release, a goal has been launched to get 1 million downloads in 10 days. They’ve reached 159,000 downloads so far and there is 9 days left. Help spread the fire!

All great jokes start with Bush Quotes:

It’s just hard to resist reading Bush transcripts. He would have made a better comedian than a dictator.

• During his usual drivel of limiting frivolous lawsuits - “We’ve got an issue in America. Too many good docs are getting out of business. Too many OB-GYNs aren’t able to practice their love with women all across this country.”
• “Let me put it to you bluntly. In a changing world, we want more people to have control over your own life.” - Northern Virginia Community College Aug. 9, 2004
• “Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.” -“Aug. 5, 2004 (watch the video)

In Video - In George W. Bush’s Words: Bush’s words speak louder than actions. A nice video clip from The Daily Show. I Hope to see this being the next Bush ad on TV.

Latest Image of Hurricane Ivan (via Dave):

Alright, as a resident I’m obligated to chime in on the local news, subject being hurricane Frances. Hurricane Frances has a projected path to swoop into the east coast of Florida and sweep across to the west. While it’s entirely possible for the hurricane to change its course as we previously witnessed with Charley, it’s still worth being updated on its path. There’s no doubt that Frances is bound to cause serious damage wherever it lands.

I just read that the port of Tampa is closed and won’t be opening until Frances is gone, from what I’ve read this means that there will be no shipments of gasoline into the bay area until after the storm. I don’t know if this has been officially confirmed yet, but if it is, what gas is here is all there is until it’s reopened? Who knows, all I do know is that everyone who does have to refuel to be alert of price gouging. This happens around here EVERYTIME.

If by chance you feel you were a victim or have seen a store that is participating in price gouging you can call the state hotline at 1-800-646-0444 and report them. You can also visit www.800helpfla.com. Businesses that are found to be guilty of price gouging are subject to civil penalties of $1,000 per violation, and up to $25,000 for multiple violations in a 24-hour period. This isn’t just limited to gas either; this includes food, water, etc.

Some interesting info on Hurricane Frances:
1. Frances is currently a category 4, with its winds being 145MPH
2. It’s REALLY FARKING BIG, twice the size of Charley, it’s been said that it’s larger than Texas?!
3. It’s diameter of destruction is equal to the distance from the southern tip of Florida to Altanta, GA.
4. 1 Million people have been evacuated thus far

From the Associated Press ( Miami ) ”
Small toys showing an airplane flying into the World Trade Center were packed inside some of more than 14,000 bags of candy sent to small groceries around the country before being recalled.”

448 of the toys managed to get distributed and the others were held before distribution.

The invoice read that the toys were plastic swing sets but obviously appear to be a rendition of WTC towers. Even more interesting that the product number on the bottom of these toys was 9011.