Category Archives: Austin
Woman stops traffic to dance on car. Video in blog.
There are times that I think half the people in the world have lost their minds. 27 year old Chandra Andrews of Mobile, Alabama, recently decided to stop her car in the middle of traffic so she could ...
Jun 10, 2022 oatsy40 / CC
META sued, claims that Facebook and Instagram "are addictive" and have caused all sorts of problems.
This seems like it was inevitable. People are taking Facebook to court for things that have happened to them and their kids. There have been at least 8 suits filed in the last week. One 22 year old wo...
Jun 10, 2022 Book Catalog / CC
U.S. refinery scheduled to permanently shut down. AKA- If you think gas prices are high now......
You think gas prices are high now? Wait until an oil refinery in Houston shuts down forever...... which is might happen fairly soon. The original plan was to shut it down late in 2023, but it's old. I...
Jun 10, 2022 Art Prof / CC
Scientists (apparently with nothing else to do) build robot that only spray paints graffiti.
Let's say you've got a team of genius engineers and software writers who are smart enough to build robots. Would you build a robot to help better mankind? Or would you make one that only spray paints ...
Jun 09, 2022 Pablo Romeo / CC
Men's size matters to their health.
Bigger isn't always better. A new study finds that shorter guys, like me, have some health advantages. The data shows that men over 5'9" have an elevated risk of 100 different health conditions. They'...
Jun 09, 2022 Sander Sammy / Unsplash
Lost pet found 30 years later in attic alive.
Here's the headline I saw earlier, "Family pet lost for 30 years found in attic alive". The first thing you think when "pet" is mentioned is dog or cat. But then you think, they don't live that long. ...
Jun 09, 2022 Mika Baumeister / Unsplash
The ridiculous value of a Harry Potter book.
When the first edition of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" first came out in June of 1997, there were tons of errors. Things like not including an "s" on the word philosopher and other small th...
Jun 08, 2022 Rev Stan / CC
Check out the vid of new DeLorean car. It still has those unique doors.
The DeLorean car is back. The newest model doesn't run on a Flux Capacitor, but it does need a charge like when Marty McFly hit his with a lightning bolt. They have an all-electric car called the Alph...
Jun 08, 2022 Jason Leung / Unsplash
Vitamin supplements come from places you wouldn't imagine..... or want to imagine.
I should really pay more attention to what goes into my mouth. My doctor said my Vitamin D was low, so I've been taking Vitamin D supplements. I guess I assumed that they get the vitamins out of fruit...
Jun 08, 2022 Colin Dunn / CC
Every cancer patient in new drug study achieved remission.
Every patient in a small new study of a cancer treatment drug went into remission. Every single one. No sign of the cancer on Pet scans, MRIs, anywhere. The patients had rectal cancer. They were treat...
Jun 07, 2022 Lucas Vasques / Unsplash