Daily Archives: August 25, 2010

Spice Station Brings LA 300 Of The Most Exotic Spices In The World

Spice Station

Spice Station

LOS ANGELES — “There may not be a trip around the world in your future, but Spice Station is as close as you can get without crossing the continents,” suggest owners of the new food enhancement service that is taking California by storm. They confirm that 300 of the most exotic spices can be found at this new establishment headquartered at 3819 West Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, Calif., which offers multiple locations as a convenience for the public. “And what’s more, you don’t have to cash in a CD to enjoy the spicy experience,” it was noted, since the prices are low. Continue reading

Neptune Discovered One Neptunian Year Ago

Can you believe it’s been nearly a year since the planet Neptune was discovered? My how the time flies. OK, so it’s been 164 Earth years, but it’s but only been one Neptunian year.

When Neptune was discovered in 1846, it was located just inside the western border of the constellation Aquarius. Now after making one orbit around the Sun — one Neptunian year — it’s back near where it was when discovered.

Long-time readers of this column with exceptional memories — Hello, anyone out there? — might recall reading about Neptune’s discovery in a 1993 Stargazer. It’s an interesting story worth retelling. Continue reading

Cold & Hard: Spending The Night In Arnievile

Mailbox

Mailbox

Mark Twain’s autobiography is finally getting published — almost one hundred years to the day after he wrote it.  And from what I can tell after reading the book’s advance reviews, Twain was also one hundred years ahead of his time, having apparently come back from the grave just in time to give us a much-needed warning about being wary of America’s oligarchs and to nail today’s corporatists for what they really are — greedy bastards.   Continue reading

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