A Haiti Survival

A High School classmate (Mount Saint Charles Academy, Woonsocket, RI, Class of 1969) lives in Haiti and I have just received a note from him that he survived, narrowly, the great earthquake. Here is a link to his blog and his survival story:

Reginald Bailly To all my friends, all over the world, I say thank you for wanting to know about me, and how I survived the earthquake in Haiti. read more http://www.archivex-ht.com/timing-the-most-crucial-factor-earthquake-survivors/

Russian UFO

Has anyone seen the video or heard about this ??? Not that I have looked very far, but first notice I have read about the incident:

Fleet of three UFOs filmed over Moscow

Three unidentified flying objects (UFOs) were spotted in the northeastern part of Moscow, Russia, on Saturday. The spacecraft were videotaped flying in a triangular formation.

The two eyewitness videographers claimed the possible alien spaceships were visible for approximately three minutes, and then disappeared.

I found this little post in the Providence Journal, I guess that over the 3 to 4 hours of a game, there is plenty of time to get a refill for that glass of Coca Cola, LOL

The Wall Street Journal points out that in football, unlike in most sports, the clock runs for long stretches while nothing is happening.

So The Journal broke down some telecasts to find out how much football is actually played during an NFL game:

"The average amount of time the ball is in play on the field during an NFL game is about 11 minutes. In other words, if you tally up everything that happens between the time the ball is snapped and the play is whistled dead by the officials, there's barely enough time to prepare a hard-boiled egg. In fact, the average telecast devotes 56% more time to showing replays.''

"The ratio of inaction to action is approximately 10 to 1.''

Something to think about as you're sitting on the couch next Sunday.

Woonsocket RI Fire, Bernon Street

A great job by Woonsocket Firefighters in keeping this fire contained to a garage just a couple of feet behind an apartment building. Conditions were wet with rain/snow mix and temps in the low 30's. Fire was on Bernon Street, a few blocks away from the house.

Get out and VOTE

To our Massachusetts friends, be sure to VOTE today, even if you are like Curt Schilling a Red Sox fan ? or is it a Yankee fan? In any event vote.

The Darwin Awards, or is it De-Evolution at work?

Here is the glorious winner:

1. When his 38 caliber revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during a hold-up in Provo , Utah would-be robber Jason Ellison did something that can only inspire wonder. He peered down the barrel and tried the trigger again. This time it worked..
And now, the honorable mentions:

2. The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat cutting machine and after a little shopping around, submitted a claim to his insurance company. The company expecting negligence sent out one of its men to have a look for himself. He tried the machine and he also lost a finger. The chef's claim was approved.

3. A man who shoveled snow for an hour to clear a space for his car during a blizzard in Chicago returned with his vehicle to find a woman had taken the space. Understandably, he shot her.

4. After stopping for drinks at an illegal bar, a Zimbabwean bus driver found that the 20 mental patients he was supposed to be transporting from Harare to Bulawayo had escaped... Not wanting to admit his incompetence, the driver went to a nearby bus stop and offered everyone waiting there a free ride. He then delivered the passengers to the mental hospital, telling the staff that the patients were very excitable and prone to bizarre fantasies.. The deception wasn't discovered for 3 days.

5.. A teenager was in the hospital recovering from serious head wounds received from an oncoming train. When asked how he received the injuries, the lad told police that he was simply trying to see how close he could get his head to a moving train before he was hit.

6. A man walked into a Louisiana Circle-K, put a $20 bill on the counter, and asked for change. When the clerk opened the cash drawer, the man pulled a gun and asked for all the cash in the register, which the clerk promptly provided.. The man took the cash from the clerk and fled, leaving the $20 bill on the counter. The total amount of cash he got from the drawer... $15. [If someone points a gun at you and gives you money, is a crime committed?]

7. Seems an Arkansas guy wanted some beer pretty badly.. He decided that he'd just throw a cinder block through a liquor store window, grab some booze, and run. So he lifted the cinder block and heaved it over his head at the window. The cinder block bounced back and hit the would-be thief on the head, knocking him unconscious. The liquor store window was made of Plexiglas. The whole event was caught on videotape.

8. As a female shopper exited a South Carolina convenience store, a man grabbed her purse and ran. The clerk called 911 immediately, and the woman was able to give them a detailed description of the snatcher. Within minutes, the police apprehended the snatcher. They put him in the car and drove back to the store. The thief was then taken out of the car and told to stand there for a positive ID. To which he replied, "Yes, officer, that's her. That's the lady I stole the purse from."

9.. The Ann Arbor News crime column reported that a man walked into a Burger King in Ypsilanti , Michigan at 5 A.M., flashed a gun, and demanded cash. The clerk turned him down because he said he couldn't open the cash register without a food order. When the man ordered onion rings, the clerk said they weren't available for breakfast. The man, frustrated, walked away. [*A 5-STAR STUPIDITY AWARD WINNER]


10. When a man attempted to siphon gasoline from a motor home parked on an Atlanta street, he got much more than he bargained for. Police arrived at the scene to find a very sick man curled up next to a motor home near spilled sewage. A police spokesman said that the man admitted to trying to steal gasoline, but he plugged his siphon hose into the motor home's sewage tank by mistake. The owner of the vehicle declined to press charges saying that it was the best laugh he'd ever had.

Saltwater Fishing Registry

Well, to help the fish and prevent we anglers from emptying the oceans, registration is now mandated with the Federal Government before we can cast that line in the Cape Canal or into Narragansett Bay, as well as any other saltwater. States are now selling the saltwater permits and/or you will need to register with the government, it depends upon which state you are in right now. Confusion still exists over which states are recognizing each other. I am sure there will be more info to come. Here is the latest from NOAA:

If you're a recreational angler, you might be interested in learning about the new National Saltwater Angler Registry, which went into effect Friday, January 1, 2010. The registry will enable NOAA to more effectively gather information from saltwater fishermen, enhancing our ability to produce the most timely and accurate information possible about the health of recreational fish stocks-- we're expecting more than 3 million anglers to register this year. To sign up, you can visit www.countmyfish.noaa.gov or call the toll-free registration line at 1-888-MRIP-411. In the meantime, check out this video to learn more about how it all works.