Friday, December 19, 2008

A more wretched hive of scum and villainy...

I'm not sure how this works exactly, but the US Federal Aviation Administration gave its official okey-dokey to the world's (galaxy's?) first commercial spaceport on Thursday.


After some tests, they granted Spaceport America a license for vertical and horizontal space launches. The terminal and hangar facility for horizontal launches is planned for completion by late 2010. This is all according to the New Mexico Space Authority (NMSA). What'dya mean who?


NMSA hopes to sign an agreement by the end of the year with Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic.


When I saw this story I thought they meant a port IN space. Seemed to make sense to me.


Thursday, December 18, 2008

You found what, now?

From the Associated Press


Human-sized heart found at the Paw Paw car wash

PAW PAW, Mich. – A human-sized heart found at a southwestern Michigan car wash has investigators wondering whether it came from a person or an animal. The organ was discovered in a corner of a manual wash bay at Soapy's Car Wash, Paw Paw police said. The owner of the business found it Monday on the floor of the bay, according to WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids and WWMT-TV in Kalamazoo.


Police first took the heart to an animal clinic, where a veterinarian was unable to determine its origin. The next stop was a local cardiologist, who said while it was "consistent in size to a human heart," he could not make a conclusive determination as to its source, said police Chief Patrick W. Alspaugh.


The chief took the organ Tuesday to Lansing's Sparrow Hospital, where forensic scientists were to examine it. "If it's a human heart, that prompts the question, 'Then where's the body?'" Alspaugh told the Kalamazoo Gazette.


He said he didn't know when the forensic scientists will give him their findings.


If it turns out that the heart came from an animal, it would not be the first time that someone has left animal parts at the car wash. The owner told police that animal parts had been left before at the car wash, but never a heart.
The cops are wondering if its a human or animal heart? That's their first question? Then where's the body, is their second question? I admit those are right up there on the list. Somewhere near WTF? And the owner says other animal parts were left there before? What the hell kind of car wash is that?

A word from our sponsor

Today's ferry ride is brought to you by:

The number nine.

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Just Plane Crazy

Over at Aviation.com, columnist David Armstrong posted his list, The Best Movies About Airplanes and Airports. It's a good collection of what he refers to as a subjective list of the 10 best feature films about civil aviation. He has some good ones, but there was at least one I thought was a little more memorable.

1 - Airplane!
2 - United 93
3 - The Aviator
4 - Catch Me if you Can
5 - Airport
6 - Tokyo Joe
7 - The Terminal
8 - Octopussy
9 - Snakes on a Plane
10 - Air Force One

If you're going to include a movie like Air Force One, how can you ignore Die Hard II? The entire movie takes place with Brue Willis in an airport and Bonnie Bedelia on a plane.

Of course Passenger 57 and Executive Decision didn't make the cut, but what can you do? No one wants both Wesley Snipes and Steven Seagal on any list together.

Monday, December 15, 2008

Scooby Doo, Where are you?

Where are those meddling kids when you need them?

A burglar in Kuala Lumpur claims that he was held captive by a ghost in a house he broke into.

He says the "Supernatural Figure" wouldn't let him have food or water for three days and was only saved when the owners came home from vacation.


Police officials decided not to comment on this one.