Note: This post was originally written way back in 2005, when most of the world still considered Trump to be (at best) an orange-skinned clown with questionable tastes and shady dealings. Of course now it’s 2022 as I update this and we all know he’s even more of a racist shitbag who absolutely destroyed our… Continue reading The Donald Trump/Bend urban legend
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Comments on some of the Bulletin’s news
You can tell I’ve been busy these last few days: I’ve got a number of things to write about but haven’t had the time to until now. These next couple of things are about articles that appeared in the Bulletin. First: 7-story hotel planned for downtown. This, of course, will be literally right next to… Continue reading Comments on some of the Bulletin’s news
That figures
I guess I shouldn’t really be surprised when the oddball stuff happens around here anymore, but… Bend.com is reporting that during next week’s Great North American RV Rally in Redmond, participants will attempt to build the world’s largest s’more. The S’more will consist of about 40,000 marshmallows, 40,000 graham crackers and 14,000 chocolate bars, and… Continue reading That figures
"Pet Sematary" zombie dogs
Okay, this is damn freaky. Apparently US scientists have succeeded in reanimating dead dogs—yup, bringing them back to life by replacing their blood, cooling them down, and shocking them with electricity. They claim the zombie dogs are “perfectly normal, with no brain damage.” Riiiiiight. There is no way I would trust a dog—or any animal… Continue reading "Pet Sematary" zombie dogs
Jake’s influencing the news
…Jake of UtterlyBoring that is. He posted an item today about our local Wal-Mart being open 24 hours, mentioned it to Barney, and a story showed up on the Z21 news NewsChannel 21 this evening. Barney confirms it in the comments. That’s hot.
Remembering Mt. St. Helens
Today is the 25th anniversary of the eruption of Mount St. Helens. How many of you reading are old enough to remember that day? Or were even born yet? I was in first grade, attending Alfalfa School. The main thing I remember from that time was the ash—it didn’t drift quite as far south as… Continue reading Remembering Mt. St. Helens
Followup to the Time Traveler Convention
Wired News has a followup article about the time traveler convention that I blogged about the other day. Apparently no one from the future showed up. But when attendees gathered outside for a raucous countdown at 10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, nothing appeared on the makeshift landing pad at the coordinates Dorai set for the… Continue reading Followup to the Time Traveler Convention
Cougar! Forever
Just when you thought you’d heard the last of it, Mellencamp the cougar is back in the news. There’s an article in today’s Bulletin, more or less reiterating the cougar report on Z21 News last night. It was spotted near Newport Avenue and Fourth, but officials had no luck tracking it. Last week the Bulletin… Continue reading Cougar! Forever
The Time Traveler Convention
I don’t know whether to file this under “weird” or “science” or “brilliant”: MIT is hosting a time traveler convention on May 7. What is it? Technically, you would only need one time traveler convention. Time travelers from all eras could meet at a specific place at a specific time, and they could make as… Continue reading The Time Traveler Convention
55,000 year old trees at Yachats
This story from Bend.com last week reminded me of the Stumps posting I made a year ago. An Oregon State University oceanographer has discovered remnants of an ancient forest in a seaside cliff near Yachats, with exposed tree sections that have been dated at older than 55,000 years. Those trees, which apparently were flattened during… Continue reading 55,000 year old trees at Yachats