News and Opinion from the Bug!
Spammers have apparently compromised a domain registered to the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee (UWM). I’ve had loads of comment spam pointing back to profiles at einstein.phys.uwm.edu that were apparently created by them. On October 26th, spammers apparently compromised the registration process used by einstein.phys.uwm.edu and created profiles 288389 through 288429. These profiles are now [...]
Foxnews is reporting on a pitched battle between North Korean merchant mariners and Somali pirates. The North Koreans won …
This story takes place in our time and I’m told it’s true. A Haunted House A mother and her son had moved into an old house. As time went by, they began to fear it was haunted. The son told her that sometimes a cold breeze would come out of his closet. He was terrified [...]
The U.S. Navy sank two pirate skiffs in waters off Somalia Sunday. Full Story At CNN.
This is cool if not scary: a male African lion is said to be on the loose near Cold Knob Mountain in W. Va. He probably finished off Bigfoot and took up residence in his cave. Full Story At ESPN. More at Allied News. I asked John Forga at Tiger Mountain Refuge about the lion. [...]
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Dorko was injured today when an IED exploded near his vehicle. No further info available at this time. Full Story At CNN. photo: U.S. Army
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has issued a gag order preventing its employees from using “Merry Christmas” as a greeting. Full Story At Xinhua News Agency.
Porter Wagoner has died at the age of 80. I can remember my folks watching the Porter Wagoner Show when I was a child. I barely remember seeing it though. We offer our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends, and his fans.
Eyes In The Graveyard Night had come, and as usual, oil lamps were lit and everyone sat around talking about whatever came to mind. Across from their house was an old graveyard. That’s the view Grandpa’s room had when the door to the outside was opened; and that’s where he liked to sit and enjoy [...]
A fire swept through an Ocean Isle Beach house early this morning killing an unknown number of college students. The house is located somewhere in the vicinity of E. 2nd St. and Newport St. A news conference is scheduled for 1pm the Star News Online reported. WRAL reports that the home is located at 1 [...]
