It's not official yet, but it looks like Daypop is getting back up!

Says God

Right on time…

Study finds no cell phone-cancer link
Copyright © 2002 AP Online
By TOMMY GRANDELL, Associated Press

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (September 19, 2002 3:06 p.m. EDT) - A review of cell phone studies commissioned by the Swedish Radiation Protection Authority has found no "consistent evidence" of an increased risk of cancer from usage, the agency said.

Studies have differed on whether the use of mobile phones increases the risk of cancer as the handsets have become increasingly popular and efficient.

The governmental agency asked Dr. John D. Boice Jr. and Dr. Joseph K. McLaughlin of the International Epidemiology Institute in Rockville, Md., to evaluate published epidemiological research on the subject.

The review looked at nine studies since 1996 that included factors such as type of phone, duration and frequency of use and brain tumor location and found that more research was needed.

"No consistent evidence was observed for increased risk of brain cancer (or other forms)," the scientists said in the review, released Wednesday.

The agency acknowledged public concern about the issue and said many studies were still being performed and continued follow-up was needed on any possible carcinogenic effect linked to mobile phone usage.

"You can never say that something is without risk, but at least we can say that there is no scientific evidence for a causal association between the use of cellular phones and cancer," said Lars-Erik Paulsson, a radiation expert with the agency.

Magnus Ingelman-Sundberg, a professor in molecular toxicology at Stockholm's Karolinska Institute, agreed that there was no clear risk that cell phone usage increases the risk of cancer.

"From a cell biological and molecular biological standpoint, it is not possible to explain how cancer could arise from the energy and the type of radiation that is transmitted by cell phones," said Ingelman-Sundberg, who was not connected to the study.

The review singled out research by Swedish oncologist Lennart Hardell, which said that long-term users of old-fashioned analog cell phones were at least 30 percent more likely than nonusers to develop brain tumors. Newer digital phones emit less radiation than older analog models of the sort studied.

Hardell has testified in connection with an $800 million lawsuit against Motorola Corp. and other major mobile-phone carriers that was brought by Christopher Newman, a Maryland doctor stricken with brain cancer.

Hardell, whose study was published recently in the European Journal of Cancer Prevention, studied 1,617 patients with brain tumors and compared them with a similar-sized group of people without tumors.

He did not return phone calls seeking further comment.

The review said Hardell's study and some U.S. research with similar findings were "non-informative, either because the follow-up was too short and numbers of cancers too small, or because of serious methodological limitations."

It contrasted those with three studies in the United States, and studies in Finland and Denmark, which Paulsson said used more reliable sampling methods and were based on medical reports rather than interviews with patients.

Those studies found "a consistent picture ... that appears to rule out, with a reasonable degree of certainty, a causal association between cellular telephones and cancer to date," the agency said.

From Science News:

Strong Medicine: Over-the-counter remedy snags snakes
Janet Raloff
Acetaminophen has a powerful reputation for vanquishing pain. Wildlife-control specialists now report that the drug, the active ingredient in Tylenol and various other painkillers, can also relieve a longtime headache on Guam—brown tree snakes.

Since this marauder appeared on the island in the 1940s, the population density of the mildly venomous reptile has mushroomed to between 13,000 and 26,000 per square mile. Growing to more than 6 feet, a brown tree snake can swallow lizards, rabbits, puppies, piglets, and endangered birds. Several have even taken a bite out of a baby. Prowling overhead power lines, members of the species, Boiga irregularis, occasionally short-circuit wires and cause local blackouts.

Because the snake lacks natural predators on Guam, the only long-term control strategy is targeted poisoning, according to scientists at the Agriculture Department's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in Fort Collins, Colo. In an upcoming issue of Environmental Science and Technology, they report that acetaminophen offers the most promising pesticide for the job.

In tests, John J. Johnston and his colleagues gave 30 caged snakes dead, newborn mice with two 40-milligram acetaminophen tablets packed inside. Though nearly every snake took the bait, he says, they obviously didn't like the taste. One-third quickly regurgitated the treated mouse. But no matter. Each snake that swallowed the bait, even temporarily, died within 3 days. All 15 snakes given mice baited with acetaminophen-free tablets survived the test.

This drug "is amazingly effective," Johnston says. In light of its performance in preliminary tests, the Environmental Protection Agency had already granted the Agriculture Department temporary "emergency" approval to use acetaminophen as a pesticide solely against brown tree snakes on Guam. Now, the department is working toward more permanent approval, says Johnston.

The scientists also tested the effect of acetaminophen on potentially threatened scavengers, including crabs. As they reported at a conference on Guam last year, those data and past toxicology studies suggest that crabs, birds, rodents, and cats face little risk from the baits.

In sum, the scientists say the benefits of the newly launched poisoning program against the snakes "appear to outweigh the negligible risks to feral or other nontarget wildlife."

More on that shooting in the Brighton CVS yesterday.

Man who vandalized gay and lesbian books in San Francisco libraries pleads guilty.

The next war will be conducted via the Web.

This shooting this morning was at the CVS nearest my home. The article says "8:45 AM," but as I was walking to the Green Line at 8:40, the sirens were already screaming. The number of police vehicles and ambulances surrounding the joint told us something big had just gone down. Since Massachusetts does not have the death penalty, it's a great economy to the state when someone executes his own death sentence immediately after committing the crime.

"Big Dig officials said they hope to line up a brief performance by rock star Bruce Springsteen, who was a friend of Zakim's and will be playing at the FleetCenter that night." Those Big Dig officials are ruthlessly optimistic. The point of the link, however, is that the very last pedestrian opening of the Zakim bridge will be on Sunday, October 6. This is a day when I will actually be able to be there!! You come too and become part of Ron's Log. And hey, there'll be that free performance by Springsteen to boot. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

And just in time, we have a new panorama of the Zakim Bridge (643 kb):

Major syphillis outbreak in Detroit.

Announcing the BU Institute for Sexual Medicine. BU rises in my estimation.

Has anyone tried this Angieslist.com who would like to give me some feedback?

There are a lot of websites that list acronyms, but AcronymSearch.com allows users to submit new acronyms so that it keeps expanding and stays up-to-date.

HBO sets rating record with Sopranos. Exceeds broadcast networks. I'm still making my way through the 3rd season, which seems to be the best so far. Today is James Gandolfini's 41st birthday.

Massachusetts Senate will get its first gay/first latino member.

I had never bothered to vote in the Libertarian primary before. I mean, really, what's the point? They're lucky to get together even a single candidate for office. There's never a choice. But I did anyway, and I found out how Boston handles the considerable expense of providing a voting machine for the Libertarians at every polling place: they don't. They use paper ballots for the Libertarians! Never have I voted on a paper ballot. The poll worker hands me a long folded piece of purple paper, adding almost as an afterthought, "You can fill this out over there." She grabs a pen from a previous (apparently Libertarian) voter and hands it to me. I ask "Fill it out where?" "Anywhere over there," she says. "There" being just some tables right out in the open. No privacy. No nuthin'. I sit down and loyally vote for every single [unopposed] Libertarian candidate. There are going to be candidates for U.S. Senator, Governor, Lt. Governor, Auditor — and maybe a state rep or senator. I hand the ballot back to the ladies at the table, like they told me. One of them holds it along with a couple of other purple ballots. (I overheard them say they had had 3 Libertarian voters all day.) Shouldn't there have been a secure ballot box, or sump'n? I begin to walk away, but the one holding the ballots insistently shouts thank-yous to me until I turn and acknowledge her. I don't know if that meant she is Libertarian herself, or if she just loves everyone who revels in the democratic thrill of symbolically voting for a party that will lose.

Very good analysis of Silber and pervasive sex.

nobody is going to buy a $2,000 vacuum cleaner that requires a Ph.D. in engineering and has to be rebooted twice a day. But how about this? A practical household robot for only $200. Roomba. Somebody try this and report back to me. I'm still trying to learn my cellphone.

These guys claim a new technology that allows them to produce solid state memory devices with gigabytes (that's plural) "for just a few dollars per Gigabyte." Nüp2 Incorporated. Topolithography. Just in time for that 11 megapixel Canon.

"Santa Cruz city leaders plan to take part in a public pot giveaway next week". Outside City Hall. Next Tuesday. Be there, or…

There's a primary election in Massachusetts on Tuesday, the 17th. The accompanying photo is most certainly not an endorsement. Just happens to be a photo I got.

Some news comes slowly to me. Here's the Bay Windows article where I first learned that Cicilline, a gay man, won the primary for Democratic candidate for Mayor in Providence last week.

And here's another Bay Windows article: this one about Silber shutting down the Gay Straight Alliance at the BU Academy.

10 reasons to ban guns.

and

Gangsta fashion.

Some photos from my little summer vacation in Pennsylvania.

Canon 11.1 MP camera, the EOS 1Ds. $6000. The press release.

The Washington Post reveals that there is a movement here in Boston to reinstate rent control! This is the first I've heard of it.

Los Angeles blogs
New York City blogs

:-)

Archaeologists unearth the site of the creation of the :-) which was immediately followed by :-( on September 19, 1982 by Scott E Fahlman

"it vibrates when you squeeze it between your legs"

The Ambiguously Gay Duo, Chuck and Billy. This is all news to me!

Brian Bauer oversees the restoration of Victorian respectability to high school girls in Granada Hills.

Informed letter to the editor calls the "niggardly" brouhaha "asinine." They want to add "Tigger" to the list of words, but they overlooked the more obvious "Pooh."

Buying Silly Putty in 100 pound quantities. Also see sillyputty.com

Trees have been turning since mid-August and that autumnal light has been growing richer, but today was the first I caught a whiff of that damp, rotting leaves smell. It came for just a brief flash near Symphony Hall, and then was blown away again.

320 GB hard drives from Maxtor. Up to $399.95. Life's tough.

Border to Border, a bike ride from Canada to Mexico to benefit pediatric AIDS patients. It should be in progress right now, but there doesn't seem to be a volunteer back at the ol' homestead updating the website, so who knows for sure?

Today at whitehouse.ORG:

Meanwhile at whitehouse.GOV Homeland Security has already been upgraded from an office to a department.

The aurora continues:

From: torchlake@webtv.net (Rich M)
To: aurora-announce@angwin.csl.uiuc.edu
Subject: [aurora-announce] Wonderful display
Date: Sunday, 8 September 2002 01:43:20 -0400 (EDT)

Tremendous display here in NW Lower Michigan (directly on the 45th paralel) tonight. I was very lucky to "catch" it, starting at about 9:30pm EST and only lasting for about 30 minutes.

Spanning nearly the entire northern horizon from east to west wth a zenith directly overhead and occasionally to the south. A large green and white curtian with a bright red spot gave way to spectacular movement and undulation with bright flashes and waves. The most movement I've ever seen. The lights were literally dancing all around us. And as quickly as it started (I happened to be outside when it began) it faded and stopped.

This ranks as one of the best I've ever seen, and it was so early in the evening and short lived, with perfect veiwing conditions I feel very fortunate to have witnessed it. BTW the maps showed activity at level 10 while it was taking place.

Rich M

Signature line seen today: Gun Control: The notion that Matthew Shepard tied to a fence post in Wyoming is morally superior to Matthew explaining to the local sheriff how his attackers got all those fatal bullet holes.

For those Californians seeking to vote for someone for governor who is NOT a lying sack of shit, there is the Libertarian candidate Gary Copeland.

Tonight's DVD is Woodstock: 3 days of peace, music...and love which I'd never seen before. Amazing what could be done without cellphones, without the internet, using only that natural dope that grew outdoors in sunlight.

But before Woodstock, I was watching The Sopranos, the first disc of the 3rd season. Where's this line going with cute Jackie — "Little Lord Fuckpants?"

The unusual auroras are still going on, and are visible even in the Boston area! Here is a note from faithful Ron's Log reader Brian:

At 9:15 pm Saturday evening, I was sitting on the 5th floor porch of Andy's condo in Weymouth, looking due north over Boston Harbor islands, with the city skyline off to the left. (One nice thing about being inside this building is that you can no longer look at it, it is aggressively ugly and boring). Anyway, I said to Andy "What's that band of light in the sky?" After a while, thanks to knowledge gleaned from Ron's Log, I was able to assert with great certainty, "Holy chit, man -- it's the aurora borealis!" It went on for about 15 minutes. There were some green clouds, blue bands, and I thought I saw some vague red.

I didn't know they could be seen this far south. It was the first time I had seen the aurora. I imagine that had not the lights of the entire metro area been blazing away in front of me, it would have been quite a display.

Thanks for the heads up.
b

Journals of bicycle tourists, including some currently in progress.

Beautiful bridge photos.

New Amtrak identification policy. This will make us all feel more secure because, you know, the facts are that a majority of terrorists travel via train without valid forms of ID.

NEW PASSENGER IDENTIFICATION POLICY

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, THE FOLLOWING CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO THE AMTRAK PASSENGER IDENTIFICATION POLICY.

1. A PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE FOR PASSENGERS TO PICK UP TICKETS FOR THEMSELVES AND FOR OTHER PERSONS AT THE SAME TIME WHEN SOME OR ALL OF THE OTHER PASSENGERS ARE NOT PRESENT.

2. ALL PASSENGERS WILL BE SUBJECT TO RANDOM IDENTIFICATION CHECKS ON BOARD TRAINS. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE IDENTIFICATION CHECK MADE AT THE TIME OF TICKET PURCHASE. AN UNBIASED METHOD, WHICH WILL VARY DAILY, WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE WHICH PASSENGERS WILL BE ASKED FOR THIS IDENTIFICATION. SINCE ANY PASSENGER COULD BE ASKED FOR IDENTIFICATION ON BOARD AT ANY TIME, HE OR SHE MUST CARRY IT AT ALL TIMES WHEN TRAVELING.

ALL PASSENGERS AGED 18 THROUGH 64 MUST PRESENT VALID AND CURRENT PHOTO IDENTIFICATION WHEN PURCHASING TICKETS, AND MUST CARRY THIS IDENTIFICATION WITH THEM WHEN ON BOARD THE TRAIN.

PASSENGERS UNDER 18 WHO DO NOT HAVE SUCH PHOTO IDENTIFICATION MUST HAVE AN ADULT 18 OR OVER PURCHASE THEIR TICKETS; THIS ADULT MUST SHOW ID, AS ABOVE.

PASSENGERS 65 AND OVER NEED NOT DISPLAY ID UNLESS SUCH ID IS REQUIRED TO PROVE ELIGIBILITY FOR A DISCOUNTED FARE.

THE PHOTO ON THE IDENTIFICATION MUST MATCH THE PASSENGER, AND THE NAME ON THE IDENTIFICATION MUST MATCH THE NAME IN THE RESERVATION AND ON THE TICKET. IF NOT, OR IF THE PASSENGER DOES NOT HAVE REQUIRED IDENTIFICATION AS SPECIFIED ABOVE, HE OR SHE MAY NOT BE SOLD A TICKET.

VALID PHOTO IDENTIFICATION

THE FOLLOWING FORMS OF PHOTO IDENTIFICATION ARE ACCEPTED BY AMTRAK. FOR PASSENGERS UNDER 65, THIS IDENTIFICATION MUST BE
CURRENT:
- FEDERAL OR STATE DRIVER'S LICENSE
- STATE ISSUED NON-DRIVER IDENTIFICATION
- PASSPORT
- GOVERNMENT ID
- MILITARY ID
- STUDENT ID
- CANADIAN FEDERAL OR PROVINCIAL IDENTIFICATION (INCLUDING PROVINCIAL HEALTH CARDS THAT BEAR A PHOTO)
- MEXICAN GOVERNMENT-ISSUED IDENTIFICATION
- AMTRAK PHOTO EMPLOYEE ID/FLASH PASS (AMTRAK EMPLOYEES AND DEPENDENTS ON PERSONAL OR BUSINESS TRAVEL) - MUST ALSO HAVE ONE OF THE OTHER FORMS OF ID SHOWN ABOVE

FAMILY MEMBERS AND SMALL GROUPS

A PASSENGER PURCHASING TICKETS FOR OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS OR FOR OTHERS IN A SMALL GROUP IS REQUIRED TO PRESENT HIS OR HER OWN VALID PHOTO IDENTIFICATION.

- ISSUE TICKETS FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE PARTY.
- FOR EACH PASSENGER NOT PRESENT AT THE TIME OF TICKETING, IN THE CLEAR AREA ACROSS THE TOP CENTER OF THE TICKET, STAMP IN BLACK INK "ID REQUIRED ON-BOARD TRAIN". STAMPS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO STATIONS FOR THIS PURPOSE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A STAMP YET, WRITE IN BLACK OR BLUE INK, IN CLEAR, CAPITAL BLOCK LETTERS, THE PHRASE "ID REQD ON BRD TRN". DO NOT OBSCURE ANY OTHER DATA ON THE TICKET.
- PASSENGERS WITH TICKETS BEARING THIS STAMP OR ENDORSEMENT MUST PRESENT VALID PHOTO IDENTIFICATION TO THE CONDUCTOR ON BOARD THE TRAIN OR THEY WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO TRAVEL. THE IDENTIFICATION MUST MATCH THE NAME ON THE TICKET AND THE PHOTO MUST MATCH THE PASSENGER. AT SOME STATIONS THIS MAY BE REQUIRED BEFORE BOARDING.

GROUPS - 20 OR MORE PASSENGERS TRAVELING TOGETHER

PASSENGERS TRAVELLING AS PART OF A GROUP ON ONE TICKET MUST EACH PRESENT VALID PHOTO IDENTIFICATION. CUSTOMER SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES OR CONDUCTORS WILL MATCH EACH NAME AGAINST THE NAME LIST IN THE GROUP PNR OR ON THE TRAIN MANIFEST.

RESTRICTED AREAS

ONLY TICKETED PASSENGERS WITH VALID PHOTO IDENTIFICATION ARE ALLOWED ON TRAIN PLATFORMS OR ON STAIRS, ELEVATORS, ESCALATORS OR HALLWAYS TO DEPARTING AREAS.

EXCEPTIONS MAY BE MADE FOR ADULTS IN CHARGE OF UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN IF YOU ACCOMPANY SUCH AN ADULT. (ASK FOR ID FROM THE ADULT.) SUCH ADULTS MAY GO WITH THE CHILD TO THE TRAIN AND MEET THE TRAIN UPON ARRIVAL.


ENFORCEMENT

NOTIFY THE AMTRAK POLICE NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS CENTER (toll-free 800-phone number deleted) IN THE EVENT OF A DISPUTE OR AN INTENTIONAL VIOLATION OF THIS POLICY.

THE RESPONDING OFFICER WILL CONDUCT AN INQUIRY TO DETERMINE THE TRUE IDENTITY OF THE PASSENGER AND DETERMINE HOW THE PASSENGER OBTAINED THE TICKET AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION DEPENDING ON THE NATURE OF THE SITUATION.

COMPLIANCE AND AUDITING

CUSTOMER SERVICE AND CREW BASE MANAGERS WILL ENSURE THAT THESE POLICIES ARE ENFORCED BY EMPLOYEE SUPERVISION AND BY TICKET AUDIT.

Yesterday was a record-breaker for Ron's Log. Hits were about 50% higher than my previous record day. The cause seems to be my use of the phrase "Bar code fetish" drew a lot of attention at Blogdex. I think an experiment is in order. If I refer to aurora fetish, Pallotta fetish or photo fetish, will my hits go right through the roof?

Meantime, the popularity of "Pallotta" has finally surpassed that of the name of that Boston/Santa Barbara/Palm Springs pedophile priest among the search engine terms used to find Ron's Log. But "Pallotta" is not the most popular term. It's still only number 4.

Trailblazer: A non-governmental project to send a craft to the moon in the next 12 months. It will orbit the moon for 90 days of photography and mapping.

U.S.-Iraq wargames — we lose.

Has secret anti-gravity research been going on since WWII? (The book)

Has war against Iraq already commenced? If so, then the daily buffoon show in Washington must be intended as a covering distraction.

HTML hell. True. 100% true. All of it.

A discussion of Netflix at Metafilter.

If you're looking for a good sandwich or meal, midway between North Station and MGH is a J. Pace and Sons location. Really good food, reasonable prices, very attentive and friendly staff. Not even terribly crowded. A little discussion here.

"30 Days To Become An Opera Lover" That would be Opera, the browser. I don't know why it would take as long as 30 days. I was hooked on my first day of trying it. Now I still use IE occasionally, but its interminable load time appalls me.

That "first car is for singles" thing going on in NYC subways.

Another discussion of "niggardly." More words for the list:

• Aspic
• Titicaca
• Batard
• Spade
• Faggot

Siemens, a German firm, was planning on marketing a line of gas ovens bearing the brand name of Zyklon!

Buddy gets five years.

It still goes on, even in West Hollywood: fag bashing.

I've decided to assemble an index of all the stories, photos, links and other references on my own websites (only) that deal with AIDS rides, the LifeCycle ride or Dan Pallotta (including Pallotta Teamworks, of course). I won't be trying to index everything out there on the web. Other people already do that. It's just my stuff. Here it is.

John Silber (yes, he's back) being the academic that he is, shows his respect for education and the free flow of information by shutting down the gay-straight alliance at the Boston University Academy, a private high school for very intelligent children.

The quality of mercy from the Washington Post:

Harsh Punishment in Nigeria
Wednesday, August 28, 2002; Page A22

With respect to the Nigerian court's decision to uphold a lower court's verdict that Amina Lawal must suffer death by stoning for having a child out of wedlock [op-ed, Aug. 24]: What does Islamic law have to say about the father in such a situation?

Countries that have adopted the strict Muslim sharia law system are the best argument for the separation of church and state.

DOUG VAUGHN
Washington


As the former director of the National Islamic Center of Washington, the focal point of Islam in North America, allow me to make clear that there is no dictum in the Koran to allow the stoning death of an adulteress; the penalty the Koran prescribes is lashing.

The alleged sharia court in Nigeria is staffed by people who are following tribal customs, not Islam's.

SAM HAMOD
San Marcos, Calif.

The U.S. Navy is displaying this flag on its ships "temporarily" during the "Global War on Terrorism." Although I've heard the phrase tossed about, I didn't know we had an official, declared "Global War on Terrorism." I guess we'll know it's over when the Navy stops displaying this flag.

As if you needed it, here's yet one more reason to drink Guinness Stout: it's fluoridated!

Madison County, Iowa. That bridge. Arson! Expect documentary on Lifetime Channel soonest!

More on those auroras which seem to coming down across Canada:

Date: Tuesday, 3 September 2002 22:55:12 -0700 (PDT)
From: "G. Gruff"  
Subject: Aurorae - Colville WA
To: aurora report

Let the dog out at 10:30, looked up. Huge aurora going on all around us. Time 10:30 PM. I don't know the "onset"...who'd have expected any visual this time of the year...

Location:
Colville, WA
48.547 N 117.904 W

Green Vertical Rays. From Zenith northward. Quite a bit of convolution of the field. Some pulsation, but not much. Very tall. No sign of Oxygen or high energy red thus far. The zenith was definitely over NE Washington, but there were no southern rays to the zenith, only northern.

This has to be a pretty powerful magnetic storm to push the pole down here...how come no reports from the Washington Magnetometer?

I'll report more in a few minutes. Gotta go look some more. I'll try camera, but I don't think it'll work...

Mike Pickett
Colville


Date: Tuesday, 3 September 2002 23:37:50 -0700 (PDT)
From: "G. Gruff" ÿ ÿ[Save address]
Subject: Aurora - Colville WA [cont]
To: aurora report

11PM

Colville, WA
48.547 N 117.904 W

The zenith was centered on Vega (slightly to my south) for anyone wanting to do the math. It has now moved more toward my zenith, where I have Deneb, from the looks of it. A great deal of pulsation of the vertical rays. They are going from faint white to a tinge of red (very faint)...

The lines of force are not well defined, the pulsating rays are moving quite a bit. This is awesome since I am seeing this through our town's lights (which, though a small town, are still significant).

11:10
I have some faint red glow, arc form, through Cassopeia and over Deneb. Vertical rays scattered. They must really be getting a show over British Columbia to the north. Just a glowing cloud of faint red and white.

11:20
Very little activity here. BC is getting quite a show. Massive glow in their direction. I am still getting faint pulsating clouds, and an occasional ray.

11:30PM
I picked the attached Map off http://www.sel.noaa.gov/pmap/pmapN.html

Looks like the band pushed much farther south than the satellite information projected at the time.

The show is over, here.
For now,
Good night Dr. Chapman, I still have your notes.
Mike Pickett
Colville, WA

Daypop is down until September 13! This is one of my main sources for crap with which to fatten Ron's Log. I, you, and the webloggers of the world simply wait.

It's that time of year again. Time to get lost in a cornfield maze. There's one in Connecticut, one in Rhode Island, two in Maine, one in Vermont. Iowa has only two! Texas, with eight, seems to have the most.

The Bengies Drive-In Theater. How come my Baltimore friends/relatives/cow-orkers have never mentioned this to me? This is where Cecil B. Demented was filmed.

Melanotan may be available for sale in 2005 in Australia. So, cool your jets, people!

The administration is "on the brink" of allowing a small number of pilots to carry firearms.

More words on the "niggardly" list:

• Shitake
• Cracker
• Niger
• Nigeria