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The AP reports on
Hikers Finish Continuous West Coast Trek. Nate Olive and Sarah Janes, ecologists from the University of Georgia, were the first people known to continuously hike the 1,800 mile West Coast Trail, a path running from northwestern Washington state to the southwestern corner of San Diego County. It took them [...]
Cedar Point held the record of Fastest Roller Coaster with their
Top Thrill Dragster, but not anymore!
The Associated Press reports that this will soon change, as
Six Flags Unveils Fastest Roller Coaster, which accelerates to 128 mph in 3.5 seconds and rises 456 feet off the ground. Time for a road trip!
With an eruption predicted to happen within the next few days, be sure to keep checking out the
Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam!
Reuters.com reports on the newest Neiman Marcus Christmas Book, released Tuesday, which is “chock full of luxury gifts that harken to the childhood joys of years past.”
Among the luxuries is a $10 million Zeppelin, $1.7 million personal submarine, a custom-made suit of armor for $20,000, and jewel-encrusted Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head toys [...]
Well, I did it. I turned in my resignation from Car-Part.com today, just a few minutes ago, in fact. It’s effective on Oct 13, so I still have 2 weeks left. I had been thinking about this for a while now, but I just got to the breaking point where I [...]
I’m facing a tough decision right now and would appreciate some prayers about it. I’ll give more details tomorrow, but please remember me in your prayers tonight and tomorrow. Thanks so much!
USA Today reports that
Mount St. Helens is waking up. It’s last eruption was in 1986, and it’s been dormant since 2001. Siesmologist aren’t quite sure what to expect yet, whether or not it will erupt or just sit there and rumble, but after the
huge eruption in 1980 that blew off [...]
Nice, but long article on blogging and how it’s affecting the Presidential campaign:
Fear and Laptops on the Campaign Trail.
It’s amazing how much blogging has taken off in the last year and the affect that they are having on everything from politics to technology and EVERYTHING in between. For one, [...]
Details on
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King Special Extended Version DVD have been officially released. The hot news? 50 minutes of never-before-seen footage! Woohoo! A listing of possible deleted scenes can be found
here.