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Friday, July 29, 2005

My Friday Rant

Well I have been on vacation from my night job so I have been in bed at 10pm and it is tough for to get up and write one of these when I am catching up on sleep , this is why I missed 2 days this week.


Ok , There is something that has been pissing me off the past couple of days and that something is NASA. NASA has been downplaying the whole shuttle falling apart thing by saying " pieces of debris" fell of the shuttle . Umm these things were not debris they were pieces of the god damn shuttle . Debris would be if a worker was cleaning the windows of the shuttle and left his soda can on the nose and it fell off during takeoff .....Not one of the god damn heat tiles . It makes me so frustrated that instead of saying we took 2 years to revamp the whole shuttle thing and still fucked up , they claim some debris was falling off the shuttle but it didnt hit anything so it's fine .

It's kinda like if your driving down the street and your door falls off , your not going to say " Oh no , my car lost some debris " your going to say " Holy Shit My Fucking Door Just Fell Off !!" . Just the way they minimalize everything is so ridiculous it drives me nuts !

Debris = No more space exploration from the US .


Have a great weekend ......

Droogle is a search engine for... mixed drinks. The "liquor cabinet" section is especially useful should you be staring at 7 bottles of booze with about 2" in the bottom.


Scarlett Johansson almost crashes her car when she sees the size of her boobs on a billboard poster

We all know how shitty AOL is but AOL has created a system that allows you to test the popularity if your AIM name versus someone else. It's got some fancy method for figuring this out, which is really just a lightly disguised advertisement, but it's still kind of neat.

Russian rocket manufacturer offers rides to the moon for $100 million

Sugar Crash reminds me a lot of the old Breakout games, except without the suck

Women spend nearly two years of their lives shopping, twice as much as men

My fingers have fingers, and it's kind of skeery.

Britney 'flips' over Interview magazine cover snub

There are certain things you should take care of before heading off to the dollar store to buy some spray paint for personal purposes

Bird meets its maker shortly after Discovery shuttle launches (pic)..See, this is debris.

Making a prom tux from Coke cans sounds neat, but what happens if you have to take it off quickly? The guys says there were plenty of chances for it to cut him, but he escaped unscathed.

Woman with vanity license plate that read 'GAYSROK' wins her appeal

Steve Vaught, a 39 year old man from Southern California is tired of being fat. At nearly 400lbs., he decided to make a change. In April, he started a journey to walk across the country, and in the process, regain the health he enjoyed earlier in life. FatManWalking is a site that chronicles his story as it unfolds each day

Woman who set fire to her home because she was upset there was no beer escapes jail time

Boobies in Manhattan.

How do you think Spunky reached 10,000 posts ...you gotta have the gear !

So hackers got in to BF2 [Battlefield 2] servers and unlocked ALL weapons for certain serial keys after repeatedly telling EA that their servers have many many holes. Looks like they didn't listen - but this is one way to get their attention. "

Bull Terrier 1 Porcupine 0. You'd think after the first couple of quills went in the dog would have thrown in the towel. Thumbs up for persistence? Snopes has the story as well.


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Wednesday, July 27, 2005

Humpday Happenings

I was umpiring a game yesterday in West Haven when I heard the wierdest thing in the distance , A little girl saying "hello" but really loud and you could hear this a little while away because you could tell it was in the distance . As a couple minutes went by it got louder and louder and all the players including myself where wondering what was up with the little girl's voice saying hello really loud . Then there it was , an ice cream truck with this eiree little voice saying " Hello ? " on a loop over and over . Now I know the guy wants to sell his little ice cream but that might be going to a little extremes with the poltergiest voice on a loop..no ?

I can still hear it in my head ....Chilling !


Here we go ....

On a Diet ? ...British scientists develop weight loss injection that makes patients feel full

I think I see a nipple... but in the Banana Republic Image Archive on Gap's site? Oh noes! (Hint: Hi-Res, Look 9)

Police officer suspended for making monkey noises at a black man..Im sorry but im laughing .

In honor of the moon landing anniversary, Google has created a zoomable moon, much like the Google Maps we've all grown to love.

More : Since there's all kinds of moon goodies floating around today, I'll keep them all here. Check out this QTVR panoramic created from pictures taken during the first landing.

The WB network severs it's 10-year relationship with 'Michigan J. Frog' who served as network's mascot

FYI - How-To: Make a 13lb. Gummy Bear.

Man's full-time job: Diving for golf balls - 5,000 a day

There have been plenty of Google Maps hacks lately worthy of causing a whole community of 70's Show rejects to gush about them on their podcasts. *deep breath* But the Hot or Not vs. Google maps takes Internet stalking to a whole new level, and that's what we love!

Ancient historic Dildo found in Germany

There's something oddly arousing about seeing a hot girl get a Brazilian wax, asscrack and all.

Did Microsoft wipe Apple off the map?

Even famous rockstars can't overcome the supposed awesome that is Pancho Villa.

"B-Shoc" of Icy Hot Stuntaz fame has released a solo alubm. All the bitches want my riches

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Monday, July 25, 2005

WILLIES is the winner !

Newport was a blast . For all you who have never been there , there is a place called Atlantic Beach Club that is only open during the day and closes at sundown and it is an awesome bar. They are right on the beach with bands playing on the deck and about 1000 half naked chicks walking around drunk ...It's a beautiful thing .

The night started off round 2 and the downtown bars were very cool but some places where $30.00 cover charge to get in ( the better bars) , there wasnt a bar with less than $20 ....so that was the only part that sucked about it but all in all it was a very drunk night for all of us .


The Winner of the Daily Column conest this week is ....WILLIES ~
with the quote "In event of terrorist attack, use Duct Tape to secure yourself to fresh air supply: leave dorm mates to surrender" ...very well done WILLIES

Ok a shortie ....

Flipbook uses Flash to allow you to share animated drawings with people around the world. Surprisingly enough, people in France will call you a n00b, flip you off, and then curse at you in French. I guess "n00b" is universal.

Urban Outfitters T-shirt calling Mexico 'dirty' deemed offensive

The story goes something like this: Some kid is trolling a forum talking about how he's got an XBox 360. Everybody calls him names (of course), so he shuts them down by posting pictures of himself with the console, not to mention pictures of his step-dad's business card showing he works for Microsoft. Except kids don't know about NDA's, and now everybody involved is totally screwed

Prankster orders $550 worth of pizza and barbeque to be delivered to police station where cops have the last laugh (and bite)

The Deathstar subwoofer enclosure doesn't belong under the couch or behind the TV. Oh no, it needs to be right in the middle of the room where everybody can enjoy it, sound quality be damned. The bass is strong with this one.

Pam Anderson Denies She Is Remarrying Tommy Lee

Strange Vehicles is a site dedicated to flashing advertisements. But, between the flashing, they've got the best collection of odd-looking transportation we've seen yet.

Love-struck Kenyan awaiting Clinton's nod to marry only daughter, Chelsea

Even though it's old, the video of David Hasselhoff singing "Hooked on a Feeling" has been making the rounds. Seems a lot of people missed this the first time around, salmon biting and all.

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Friday, July 22, 2005

Pre Happy Birthday to me ....

Well my birthday is tommorow and if any of you happen to be in Newport , R.I and see a drunk asshole stumbling around come up and say hi because thats the way I plan to be by 3pm on Saturday .


Ok , I have a one word question ...HOW ?

How does a 2nd bombing in a week and a half happen the same exact way it did the time before in London ? What do the British think this was an icolated incident ? If they dont start to take the whole terrorism threats seriously London will be blow to bits . I mean look what happened when we were attacked , We shut everything and everyone down until we got a system in place to try and protect us better and why dont the British have the same mentality /.

It's silly this happened again . aaaarrrgghhh !

Ok , time to do this ....

Woman accused of stealing $1 million dollars ten bucks at a time

I dug up a fun site that searches eBay for stuff priced under $1 with less than an hour to go before the end of the auction. There's bound to be a lot of crap, but at least it's cheap crap.

U.S. Army has secret weapon hidden under their clothes: A liquid-cooled vest

Where do props from failed old TV shows (which somehow get turned into movies) go to die? In the case of Firefly, in the middle of the desert, apparently. A couple of geeks stumbled upon the "flying ambulance" prop at a junkyard in the middle of nothing, and like any true geek, trespassed so they could get pictures mimicking scenes from the TV show.

Seven-foot-tall turd renewing debate about what city should do with their sewage

The Malibu Strings Bikini Company makes... you guessed it, bikinis. And, while it make not look that hot on me, their gallery makes me want to buy 20.

Drug dealer turned rapper who was dating Lil' Kim in 2003 claims he's Jesus

IGN had a discussion with Futurama voice actor Billy West at Comic-Con International. During the talk, it was revealed that a new direct-to-video Futurama movie is on its way, as well as an option for a second movie. Yay

How bad would it suck to get arrested for a DUI while wearing your "I <3 Midget Porn" shirt, have your mug shot include said shirt, and have said mug shot appear all over the Internet? I'm not sure, but I know who to ask.

Newest kick for adults ... that red rubber ball from grade school days

Light painting with sparklers and long exposures is pretty boring until you use it to draw a giant wiener on yourself

Peter Griffin, personified.

Council in charge of naming new sports stadium gets lazy, decides on simply 'The New Stadium'

Jowlers is a site dedicated to photographs taken of various people while they shake their head really fast as the picture is being captured. The result, basically, is rate-my-O-face in disguise


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Thursday, July 21, 2005

Rich's Thursday Things

1 more dat for entries in the photo contest so post while it lasts .

Ok , I think I have the news story of the year . Who hasnt heard of this guy yet . Well this guy was found underneath an outhouse standing knee deep in shit and piss peeping at woman while they went to the bathroom. Now this isnt a port o potty , I guess what they do is they dig a huge hole in the ground and drop a house on top of it and when the hole get a little filled they just move the house and cover back up the hole .

Now you have to have a huge commitment to seeing vagina for you to go into this distgusting pit and wait there for women to come in hopefully just piss . This guy must have needed to see vagina so bad he said to himself " Ahh what's a pit of a little human filth when I can see vagina.?" Could someone tell this moron that there are movies , books and websites chock full of vaginas at every corner you turn . Some people just amaze me !


Here we go .....

Umm , do we as a society watch too much TV ??....Children as young as two can recognize up to two-thirds of famous commercial logos

Fireworks War is, surprisingly, a battle using fireworks. And while this is pretty clearly a stupid thing to do, these guys take a lot of precautions to make sure nobody gets hurt. Check out their site for more information about the whole thing. The link points to their video page with footage from the battlefield.

Black Panther foundation seeks to sell 'Burn Baby Burn' hot sauce

Q: If I were to win this auction, what safeguards could you provide that would keep people from coming after me Lucky Charms? ( more amazing is they sold this for 102.00 !!!!)

Classic movies like 'ET' and 'Toy Story' could be given the same importance in school as classic works of literature

Every single site I visit has posted this, and it's been submitted 15 times in the last hour. The idea is that every key on your keyboard would have a backlit OLED screen on it, so you could change the letters on the keys for different applications. This seems like great direction for keyboards.

Gerry Thomas, the inventor of the TV dinner, dies at age 83

Flaming shots are almost definitely a bad idea. If you require proof of how quickly things can go wrong, here's a damn fine example

ONLY IN CT ?....Exotic animal and petting zoo owner accused of locking in customers

THIS IS VERY COOL ....We've seen a lot of inventive ways to create music on the Internet, but today I believe we crown a new King.


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Wednesday, July 20, 2005

The Humpday Happenings

Remember to keep submitting those Contest Entries for the Contest , there is only 2 more days till the deadline ....here is the Contest Photo again

And you wil be submitting them to the thread in the forums titled " Daily Column Contest Entries " ...Good Luck .


Today I am donating blood for a good friend of mine who died of cancer 2 months ago , she took alot of blood in her last couple weeks and her husband set this blood drive up in her honor . It will be at the West Haven Police Department today all day if any of you care to give some blood to help out those who need it ...my appointment is at 12:00pm so come on down and say hi ( I'll be the pasty white guy passed out in the corner with the half eaten cookie hanging out of his mouth)

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Tuesday, July 19, 2005

Rich's Tuesday Tidbits

The Photo Contest has a couple good ones so far , It was good to see a couple newbies join the forums and post in a couple things other than the Contest Entry thread....Keep Em Coming !

The Harry Potter craze ....I dont get it ? People sleeping out to buy a book that will be available at every gas station in 7 hours from the time it goes on sale at midnight ...Are there that many geeks in this world ? These people are almost as bad as the morons who waited in the pouring rain for IKEA to open a couple months back to buy furniture .

Cmon people get it together and get back into society and let's all hold tight of reality and never let go ...OK ?

The one thing I hear about these books is the author can tell one hell of a story but to have a book beat out the opening premiere to a movie , And I dont care if the movie is " Breakin 5 - The Jiggywop returns " , It should never happen .

So please people , ease up on the dorkness ....Thanks .


Here we go .....

Necklace thief swallows evidence, but is caught after an x-ray proves his guilt

i-mockery takes a look back at Fabio's album, "After Dark," complete with song samples. The music will make you want to have his manbabies, fo' realz!

Realistic Time Machine? New design could forgo exotic ingredient

Now that Live 8 has come and gone, it's safe to enjoy a 360 degree panoramic picture of a concert in Philadelphia. (Requires QuickTime.)

Illegal quarterback sneak, man pretends to be Steelers QB to get dates with women

Shortly after the London bombings, a Wikipedia entry was created to track the event, and disseminate new information as it became available. Blogger Duncan Rawlinson captured screen grabs of the first 923 edits to this page, and combined them into a movie showing the evolution of the page.

The Village People's 'cop' now in trouble with the law on gun, drug charges

Canstruction is a website dedicated to creating sculptures by stacking cans. It sounds simple, but these guys have done some incredibly elaborate work.

NOOOOOOO ...Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to return to theaters in 2007

Boots really aren't my thing (unless you count the footies on my PJ's), but when someone puts a fish tank in the heel of the boot, I'm starting to get interested. Perhaps I could use it to house one of the 2000 mantids I mistakenly ordered...

And Im gonna end up with a little Britney Spears dark pregnant nipples ...Soooo Nice I'd hit it twice !( kinda)


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Monday, July 18, 2005

Rich's Monday Surprise

To start off I would like to send a big CONGRATS out to DC faithful Jen & Derrick on thier wedding on saturday (even though I wasnt invited). These 2 were truly meant for each other and I mean that in a good way .

Now I have a little surprise for you this week , I am bringing back the Photo Contest but this time it has a little twist . Instead of sending your quotes to me , I am going to be starting a thread in the forums for you guys to post your entries in and I will pick a winner on Sunday . The winner is going to have his or her's name up in big font in mondays column for all 11,000 people who visit the Daily Column each day to see .

So lets get to it , here is this week's Contest Photo

And be prepared to get massacred if your quote sucks , so make them funny !


Lets Go ....

86-year-old designer claims that the Nazis stole his idea for the Volkswagen logo, demands compensation

Over the weekend, a few strippers were arrested for an aggressive birthday beating of a trucker. After complaining to police, three strippers and two strip club managers were arrested. TSG has the complete story, along with some mug shots.

Addicted to lip balm? It happens, experts say

Somewhere in the world, swimming circles in the mall fountain (racing) will earn you a 1 year ban from the mall. Oh, the humanity!

Shortage of space and rising costs is forcing Hong Kong residents to look to China for burial plots

These days, it seems like everybody is trying to find a way to play the drums that doesn't actually involve drumming. Andy Huntington's "Beatbox" is by far the best attempt we've seen so far. (w/video)

Breast-feeding mom says she was booted from Starbucks

justcurio.us is a community site dedicated to getting questions answered anonymously. You can ask questions, or respond to questions other people have asked. I hope they've got good moderation, otherwise this could get ugly.

Couple wins 'McWedding' worth $1,200 as part of a radio contest

The purpose of "Angels With Attitude" appears to be photoshopping pictures of children until they look more like a doll than a little kid. I get the impression they're doing this because they find the look appealing, but this one has a creepy factor of +10.

NASA may have 'put' life on Mars

Puzzle Land is another entry in the click-in-the-right-order-to-win genre of games that have been popping up like mad recently. Unlike the others, however, this one has top-notch graphics to go along with its outstanding, clever name.


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Friday, July 15, 2005

Friday Stuff ...maybe ??

Im hoping this comes out on Friday morning , we will see because this site is pissing me off rayally lately !

It isnt my fault people , It's the server !


Report: Unborn U.S. babies are soaking in a stew of chemicals, including mercury, gasoline byproducts and pesticides

"Subtle lesbianism in female sports." In other words, when female athletes hug, and someone virgin notices it for the first time

A population of virtual characters able to learn and chat in their own language may help scientists understand how human societies evolve

The history of America, narrated and animated via craptastic Flash

Arrange the vertices so that no edges overlap...It's a game people !

Caught on tape: Officer saves man threatening to leap from a bridge

Skateboarder Danny Way broke the world record for distance jumping by clearing a 61ft gap over the Great Wall. The videos of his successful attempt are now online. Use the link at the lower right of the main page, since they insist on using Flash.

Men hospitalized after purposely driving into bee yard

HUH ? ....Dustin Hoffman has a damn fine set of man boobs.

New product for women going through menopause claims it can keep women cool and comfortable during hot flashes

If you're in the mood to get shot in the woods while hunting and looking like Chewbacca, wait no longer

Disguise your doberman as a poodle, and avoid all the negativity surrounding "aggressive" dogs


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Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Were Back ...For Now ?

I have no Idea what the hell was going on last week but everytime I went to post a column it would kick back an error message says there were internal errors and it was pissing me off royally . After sending about 2000 nasty letters to our server it looks like things are finally straighten out ...for now .

I had a awesome weekend and I dont care if you dont want to hear cause im telling you anyways . On saturday me , my wife , my sister in law and her boyfriend went to foxwoods to have some dinner and gamble a little bit. So while we are waiting for a table at the Hard Rock up there ( which was very cool ) I gave my wife $100 and told her to meet us in front of the restaurant in an hour because my wife is "The Mush " when it comes to gambling . So me and the sis in law's boyfriend go off to find a Blackjack table , we find one sit down and begin to hit big immeadiatly . I was up about 550 within a 1/2 hour and thought "wait till my wife see's me stroll up with all this money " . So after the hour was up I was only up about 400 and colored out my chips and headed for the restaurant . We were waiting for like 20 minutes and they never showed up finally my sis in law shows and tells us that my wife hit big on a slot machine and is awaiting the guy to bring the forms and so on . I walk over to where she is and this son of a bitch hit for 2250 on a stupid quarter slot machine . I was sitting there obviously happy but feeling a little silly with my measly 400 bucks in my pocket ...needless to say she bought us all dinner on Saturday night !


BTW , I hope you all did what you could for poor little Frankie Pants .

With that said , lets go ....

Man wearing robe, purple cape attempts carjackings

Hooter Shooters are a fully functional set of wearable breasts that dispense one shot of alcohol out of each nipple. Need I say more?

French restaurant serves it's food in complete darkness, and uses only blind people as servers

Happy belated 4th. I hope none of you aimed fireworks at your naughty bits like this retard

Actor Morgan Freeman helping to bring films to the Internet for legal download

We see a lot of weird crap about here, especially when it comes to body modification. However, forehead inflation is something entirely new to me. I find it all somewhat weird, not really being part of that scene, but this one is actually kind of... I dunno, interesting.

Only in CT ....Man returns from his fourth cross-country trip in a golf cart

Gum nipple appears to be a project dedicated to making female nipples (and areolas) from gum, placing them around the city, and then documenting the whole thing. I looked around for a point, but all I found was a nipple

Sign Fucking" isn't a new idea, though we usually only see the aftermath in pictures, and not video of the dirty deeds. You know the drill, rearrange letters on those big backlit signs in front of businesses, and hope nobody inside has a shotgun and a grudge.

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Sunday, July 10, 2005

Were Back ...again for the next time ...again , I guess ?

I have no Idea what the hell was going on last week but everytime I went to post a column it would kick back an error message says there were internal errors and it was pissing me off royally . After sending about 2000 nasty letters to our server it looks like things are finally straighten out ...for now .

I had a awesome weekend and I dont care if you dont want to hear cause im telling you anyways . On saturday me , my wife , my sister in law and her boyfriend went to foxwoods to have some dinner and gamble a little bit. So while we are waiting for a table at the Hard Rock up there ( which was very cool ) I gave my wife $100 and told her to meet us in front of the restaurant in an hour because my wife is "The Mush " when it comes to gambling . So me and the sis in law's boyfriend go off to find a Blackjack table , we find one sit down and begin to hit big immeadiatly . I was up about 550 within a 1/2 hour and thought "wait till my wife see's me stroll up with all this money " . So after the hour was up I was only up about 400 and colored out my chips and headed for the restaurant . We were waiting for like 20 minutes and they never showed up finally my sis in law shows and tells us that my wife hit big on a slot machine and is awaiting the guy to bring the forms and so on . I walk over to where she is and this son of a bitch hit for 2250 on a stupid quarter slot machine . I was sitting there obviously happy but feeling a little silly with my measly 400 bucks in my pocket ...needless to say she bought us all dinner on Saturday night !


BTW , I hope you all did what you could for poor little Frankie Pants .

With that said , lets go ....

Man wearing robe, purple cape attempts carjackings

Hooter Shooters are a fully functional set of wearable breasts that dispense one shot of alcohol out of each nipple. Need I say more?

French restaurant serves it's food in complete darkness, and uses only blind people as servers

Happy belated 4th. I hope none of you aimed fireworks at your naughty bits like this retard

Actor Morgan Freeman helping to bring films to the Internet for legal download

We see a lot of weird crap about here, especially when it comes to body modification. However, forehead inflation is something entirely new to me. I find it all somewhat weird, not really being part of that scene, but this one is actually kind of... I dunno, interesting.

Only in CT ....Man returns from his fourth cross-country trip in a golf cart

Gum nipple appears to be a project dedicated to making female nipples (and areolas) from gum, placing them around the city, and then documenting the whole thing. I looked around for a point, but all I found was a nipple

Sign Fucking" isn't a new idea, though we usually only see the aftermath in pictures, and not video of the dirty deeds. You know the drill, rearrange letters on those big backlit signs in front of businesses, and hope nobody inside has a shotgun and a grudge.


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Friday, July 08, 2005

Please Stand By ....

We are experiencing technical difficulties , please stand by ....

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Wednesday, July 06, 2005

frankie pants

Back in May, Richie promised to put a little blurb up about my friend's son Frankie....the following is an excerpt from their personal website. (Pictures are included)

On March 17, 2005, our son, Frankie was diagnosed with MPS III Type A. MPS III Type A, mucopolysaccharide III Type A or Sanfilippo Syndrome, is a genetic disorder. From the MPS Society web site, MPS III is described as follows:

"There is a continuous process in the body of replacing used materials and breaking them down for disposal. Children with Sanfilippo syndrome are missing an enzyme which is essential in cutting up the used mucopolysaccharides called heparan sulfate. The incomplete broken down mucopolysaccharides remain stored in cells in the body causing progressive damage. Babies may show little sign of the disorder, but as more and more cells become damaged, symptoms start to appear. "So, what is MPS III Type A?

Our geneticist at UCONN explained it best to me by telling me that the lack of the enzyme prohibits a cell from operating properly. When a cell does not operate properly, the organ doesn't operate properly. When the organ doesn't operate properly, the body will not operate properly. Eventually, without treatment, Frankie would lose the ability to walk and talk.

Please go to www.frankiepants.com and check out more information on Frankie and updates on his health. You can also see what kind of Fundraising is being done. Thanks so much in advance!!

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Frankie Pants

This is from resident begger Miss Kitty

Back in May, Richie promised to put a little blurb up about my friend's son Frankie....the following is an excerpt from their personal website. (Pictures are included)

On March 17, 2005, our son, Frankie was diagnosed with MPS III Type A. MPS III Type A, mucopolysaccharide III Type A or Sanfilippo Syndrome, is a genetic disorder. From the MPS Society web site, MPS III is described as follows:

"There is a continuous process in the body of replacing used materials and breaking them down for disposal. Children with Sanfilippo syndrome are missing an enzyme which is essential in cutting up the used mucopolysaccharides called heparan sulfate. The incomplete broken down mucopolysaccharides remain stored in cells in the body causing progressive damage. Babies may show little sign of the disorder, but as more and more cells become damaged, symptoms start to appear. "So, what is MPS III Type A?

Our geneticist at UCONN explained it best to me by telling me that the lack of the enzyme prohibits a cell from operating properly. When a cell does not operate properly, the organ doesn't operate properly. When the organ doesn't operate properly, the body will not operate properly. Eventually, without treatment, Frankie would lose the ability to walk and talk.

Please go to www.frankiepants.com and check out more information on Frankie and updates on his health. You can also see what kind of Fundraising is being done. Thanks so much in advance!!

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Frankiepants ...you heard me !

This is an email from resident beggar Miss Kitty , she asked me to put this up to help her friend out so please read it


Back in May, Richie promised to put a little blurb up about my friend's son Frankie....the following is an excerpt from their personal website. (Pictures are included)

On March 17, 2005, our son, Frankie was diagnosed with MPS III Type A. MPS III Type A, mucopolysaccharide III Type A or Sanfilippo Syndrome, is a genetic disorder. From the MPS Society web site, MPS III is described as follows:

"There is a continuous process in the body of replacing used materials and breaking them down for disposal. Children with Sanfilippo syndrome are missing an enzyme which is essential in cutting up the used mucopolysaccharides called heparan sulfate. The incomplete broken down mucopolysaccharides remain stored in cells in the body causing progressive damage. Babies may show little sign of the disorder, but as more and more cells become damaged, symptoms start to appear. "So, what is MPS III Type A?

Our geneticist at UCONN explained it best to me by telling me that the lack of the enzyme prohibits a cell from operating properly. When a cell does not operate properly, the organ doesn't operate properly. When the organ doesn't operate properly, the body will not operate properly. Eventually, without treatment, Frankie would lose the ability to walk and talk.

Please go to www.frankiepants.com and check out more information on Frankie and updates on his health. You can also see what kind of Fundraising is being done. Thanks so much in advance!!

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Tuesday, July 05, 2005

Back to Work

Well I hope everyone had a very fun holiday weekend because mine was great but Im all picniced and fireworked out and am actually ready to get back to work .

Just an F.Y.I ...I dont mind the emails & PM's everyday but please people , If you need to know something just start a forum and one of our many members will have your answer within a day . The forums are a great place to meet people and get some valuable general ...and I do mean general knowledge because of the vast number of members we have and the far away places they come from . Our memebers are not just from CT We have people from England, West Coast , Up North in Canada , Lots of Florida people , some midwesterns and we have lurkers from as far away as China ( lurkers are people who rarley join in on the discussions but are always looking in) So dont be afraid to start a new topic if you have a question because Im sure someone has your answer .

Miss Kitty was supposed to send me something to post for her but she sucks so forget that one !


Here we go ....

Women with silicone breast prostheses are advised to carry a doctor's letter if they want to escape inspection by U.S. customs and security officials


Im gonna say this guy hit a chicken but it's not in english so Im just guessing here .

New Mexico inmates who toss food are forced to consume disgusting 'bread' known as 'prison loaf'

The best I can tell, these pictures are from a gay parade. I saw lesbian boobies, men with boobs, women without boobs, and a few other unmentionables. Good luck with this one...

Man calls into radio show and confesses to killing a store clerk more than a decade ago

The premise is simple, but beautiful: Drag the mannequin around with your mouse to guide her around large bubbles, while she's in a constant free fall. And for some reason, I've been messing with this for 20 minutes.

Motorcyclist injured when three teenage boys stretch industrial-strength plastic wrap across a roadway as a prank

Hummers are a piece of shit but they hire some fine talent for thier commercials .

See you dirty bastards are fine ...Taking regular showers is bad for you .

Thousands and thousands and thousands of old 45s for sale on eBay. This is probably the biggest collection on the planet, and it can be yours for a few grand.

Director Steven Spielberg baffled by a lack of UFO sightings, since there are now 150 percent more cameras

From the "Get a Fucking life " file ......Someone (he already admitted he needs a life) decided to call 867-5309 (Jenny) in every US area code that has an 867 prefix, and proceeded to record the results for each one.



·  Posted by Richie at 04:08 AM · Perma-Link · Discuss This

Monday, July 04, 2005

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!!!

I saw that Rich did not put anything so I am sending out a Happy Fourth to everyone. Have a great day. Hoot23. Peace

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·  Posted by Richie at 11:54 AM · Perma-Link · Discuss This

Friday, July 01, 2005

Rich's Friday Slack Off

I hope everyone gets to get out and see some wonderful firework displays going on every night until Monday . Someone posted a good link about the times and where all the different displays are in the forums so if you are wondering about times , go to the forums and check it out .

Have a great long weekend , Ill be here on Monday ....will you ?

·  Posted by Richie at 05:28 AM · Perma-Link · Discuss This