New tactic for fighting a fraud charge, blame it on an abusive boyfriend.
A house on La Palma somehow escaped the flow of lava Not a complete win since the owners bought the house “for the view”. If you want to see it, tourism is open to the volcano. The local officials who have enough on their plate are discourage tourists, but Spanish Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto knows that there is demand to see volcanos up close.
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Miami Collapse
New York times has an interesting interactive presentation on the Miami condo collapse.
The parts that collapse don’t look all that different from controlled demolitions in Las Vegas.
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Believe it or Not
Watching Youtube videos and I found this gem from Key & Peele about teachers being treated like pro athletes, salary and media coverage.
The aliens in Greatest American Hero were also confused teachers weren’t the highest paid profession on Earth.
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Silver Spoons Comes to Life
Jeff Bezos has purchased a soft serve machine for one of his houses. While “one of” soaks in think about this. You expect a billionaire to have expensive tastes and decorate his house like a James Bond villain, instead it sounds like he’s turning the place into a bachelor pad for a 12 year old.
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Buying Property While Black
Wyoming, Michigan is a place I only know about from GeoGuesser, but it’s now on the map for something less shiny and happy than geographic trivia.
Add Buying Property While Black to the list of subtle racism. All those concerned citizens calling the police after you enter the front door with a realtor. Not sure if they should avoid this neighborhood or make an offer. Should realtors start wearing Century 21 gold blazers to announce that they are a real estate agent with a client.
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You had me at roller coaster.
Roller coaster romance arrives in theaters. Been a while since we’ve had a roller coaster movie, so it would nice to have a roller coaster movie that isn’t a horror flick or a teen comedy.
Check out the rest of the IMDb roller coaster results.
Update: you have to search by the specific roller coaster to find all the movies filmed at 6 Flags Magic Mountain.
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Best summer camp in Moultonborough
Best camp in Moultonborough cancelled after one week. Turns out that there are other camps in Moultonborough, New Hampshire so they didn’t win by being the only camp. The award wasn’t for food or activities, it was for exceptional marketing success. Quinebarge charged $3400 per camper for two weeks so they more than earned that award.
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Christmas Songs in July
Retailers created Christmas in July so you’re going to need a song for all the gifts.
With the heat of summer you can head to the beach for Hot Rod Hannukkah
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Too Soon for Back To School
So many things wrong with this ad for office supplies disguised as school supplies.
- Too soon, starts on June 23.
- No way latest iphone is on any supply list.
- Cheap chromebook and tablet with less storage than a new phone.
- Who uses 25 permanent markers for class.
- Packing tape, seriously, I’ve never had to ship anything in a class.
- Post-it notes, the little tabs for pages are useful, but unlikely to use a Costco pack of square tabs in a semester.
