15
Apr
2008
Posted by Steve Rhode as Wa-Wa-What
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed right now, before you forget, to get the latest posts. Thanks for visiting!Changes to regulations on recycling and China’s thirst for raw materials are pushing up values in the business of rubbish. At the beginning of April, ...[Read More]
15
Mar
2008
Posted by Steve Rhode as Wa-Wa-What
Now that’s what I call a really bad day when a lone Russian tank wanders off course, hits your house, damages it and the tank driver climbs down from the tank only to buy more vodka. Life is oh so strange at times. ----- If you enjoyed this post be sure to grab the RSS feed or get ...[Read More]
12
Mar
2008
Posted by Steve Rhode as Wa-Wa-What
This is what happens when you let geeks who are bloggers go out in public witch digital cameras, digital video cameras and digital recorders. It’s hard to see who is having the experience because everyone is recording the experience. Thanks guys, gave me a good chuckle. I hope my Seesmic ...[Read More]
11
Mar
2008
Posted by Steve Rhode as Wa-Wa-What
How ironic. I was reading an article about New York Governor Elliot Spitzer and his getting snagged in the prostitution ring sting. Somehow by following a bunch of links I wound up on this page and I just watched a most disturbing WWII Army film, “Easy to Get” Corporal Baker is about ...[Read More]
09
Mar
2008
Posted by Steve Rhode as Making Money, Marketing, Wa-Wa-What
Now here is a very interesting approach to marketing a product, belittle your customer. “Let’s get something straight. I’m a jerk. I’m obnoxious. And I’m lazy.” The Rich Jerk purports to be able to show even the dumbest novice how to make money online. For ...[Read More]
29
Jan
2008
Posted by Steve Rhode as Wa-Wa-What, Work Related
I’m not sure if I should laugh or cry about this story. Hime & Company staff can also take two mornings off twice a year as “sales shopping leave”, so they can race to stores to hunt for bargains. “Before, women could take half-days off to go to sales, but ...[Read More]
29
Jan
2008
Posted by Steve Rhode as Funny Stuff, Wa-Wa-What
So a friend of mine sent me the attached picture and explanation for you to try and solve. Group Photo Ghost or What? Hi Steve, My friend Mell works with a guy called Steve (!) who has a friend or relative who moved into a shared house in Teeside North East England a few months ago. The house ...[Read More]
29
Jan
2008
Posted by Steve Rhode as Cool Things, Wa-Wa-What
I have no clue how old this young girl is but I wish I could play like that. How freaking talented is this young girl! Makes me feel like I missed a significant part of life by not sticking with music. Damn. I love the tune but now I’m having life regrets. Curse her. I bet her 6th grade ...[Read More]
28
Jan
2008
Posted by Steve Rhode as Funny Stuff, General News, Reviews, Wa-Wa-What
Miss Michigan Kirsten Haglund, a 19-year-old aspiring Broadway star, was crowned Miss America 2008 on Saturday in a live show billed as the unveiling of the 87-year-old pageant’s new, hipper look, after successfully navigating the stress and pressure of the post-holiday credit card bills ...[Read More]
23
Jan
2008
Posted by Steve Rhode as Just Me Talking, Wa-Wa-What
Broadcasters claim that social networking sites make “these young people” want to kill themselves. Listen also to BBC excerpt of what is supposed to be the English language.
15
Jan
2008
Posted by Steve Rhode as Wa-Wa-What
So I was listening to the radio and on came this story about I ran and that death by stoning is still a practice there. I can’t imagine what it must be like to be buried up to your neck and a circle of people throw palm sized stones at your head. Horrific, to say the least. Still ...[Read More]
13
Jan
2008
Posted by Steve Rhode as Funny Stuff, Wa-Wa-What
An interesting little tidbit about Google Adsense on this blog, it generates almost next to no money but it offers value in other ways, it’s entertaining. Recently a strange Adsense advertisement appeared on this blog. “According to Google, My Site Will Blow You Up“. Well the ...[Read More]
12
Jan
2008
Posted by Steve Rhode as Wa-Wa-What
Imagine my surprise when I saw the ad to the left in that screenshot, on my site. Now I distinctly remember Google telling me something like: AdSense for content automatically crawls the content of your pages and delivers ads (you can choose both text or image ads) that are relevant to your ...[Read More]
11
Jan
2008
Posted by Steve Rhode as Wa-Wa-What
Imagine not finding out that your hot new wife, with curves in all the right places, that likes to do secret, nasty things you like, is your sister. That’s what happened in the UK and as you can imagine the names are secret to protect the innocent. Husband and wife turned out to be twins ...[Read More]
11
Jan
2008
Posted by Steve Rhode as Business Failures, Debt Collection, Wa-Wa-What
Oh sweet irony of life. Here the U.S. government spends billions on anti-terrorism campaigns only to lose much needed surveillance wiretaps for failing to pay their telephone bills. More than half of 990 bills to pay for telecommunication surveillance in five unidentified FBI field offices were ...[Read More]