big brother is watching

Right out of George Orwell's "1984" comes a story of the government snooping in private citizens' lives. The IRS is finding deliquent tax payers on social networking sites. Be careful what you put on your profiles--someone may be looking for you. http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/148083

California garage sale

In order to raise money for their huge deficit, California is holding a two day garage sale. Cars will be auctioned and other items will have a set price. First come, first serve on those items and the highest bidder on each vehicle gets it. The sale starts Friday morning and runs through midnight on Saturday. The governor will even be autographing some of the items in the hopes that it will bring up the price.
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090828/ap_on_hi_te/us_california_garage_sale

dog of SPCA exec dies after being left in car 4 hours

This is the definition of irony...why would anyone who is against cruelty to animals leave their dog in a car for 4 hours on a hot day? I am at a loss for words. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32569213/ns/us_news-life?gt1=43001

race changed in photo

Microsoft had a picture on their website of three people sitting at a conference table. One Asian man, one black man, and one white woman. When the picture appeared on Poland's Microsoft site, the race of the black man had been changed to white. They changed the head but left the hand. I think someone should be fired over the blantant racism. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_tec_microsoft_poland_picture

little house--big price

The smallest house in New York City is on the market for a whopping $2.7 million. It's only 9 1/2 feet wide but the realtor says that is has plenty of history and light. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090826/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_skinny_house

best parallel parking job ever

This little kid knows what he'd doing.
http://video.yahoo.com/network/100284668?v=5737293&l=3774749

stuck in airplane overnight in Rochester MN

Passengers on a flight from Texas to Minneapolis were diverted to the Rochester MN airport after they encountered some bad weather. All of the security people had left for the night and the passengers were confined to the airplane for 5 1/2 hours. Some requested to get off the plane but were denied. The passengers feel that the compensation package sent to them by Continental is inadequate for what they went through. http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-08-18-stranded-passengers_N.htm?csp=Travel