http://offbeatblog.projo.com/ en Copyright 2009 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:41:07 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss A sticky problem has prompted Mexico to tell its people to swallow their gum. An Associated Press story under the headline "Gulp! Mexico tells citizens to swallow their gum" reports that the average square yard of Mexico City sidewalk has... http://offbeatblog.projo.com/2009/01/swallow-that-ci.html http://offbeatblog.projo.com/2009/01/swallow-that-ci.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:41:07 -0500 Vegetable oil may be great for cooking, and not so bad for pushing a little car to the corner market, but do we really want to rely on coconut oil to carry us across the ocean at 30,000 feet? The... http://offbeatblog.projo.com/2008/12/vegetable-oil-m.html http://offbeatblog.projo.com/2008/12/vegetable-oil-m.html Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:15:04 -0500 -- If you're bummed out about Christmas being over, don't feel bad. I'm sure a few radio stations will begin playing Christmas music within a couple of weeks. -- The bad news for the economy: Americans spent less this holiday... http://offbeatblog.projo.com/2008/12/the-bad-news-fo.html http://offbeatblog.projo.com/2008/12/the-bad-news-fo.html Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:22:21 -0500 It turns out that some shoppers have gotten really good bargains this Christmas and not just because stores have slashed prices. Some secretive Santas are filling their stockings and pockets with stolen gifts, according to media reports that Christmas shoplifting... http://offbeatblog.projo.com/2008/12/it-turns-out-th.html http://offbeatblog.projo.com/2008/12/it-turns-out-th.html Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:54:35 -0500 If you find yourself at a cemetery visiting a dear departed loved one and you hear a phone ringing from somewhere below your feet, don't worry. You're not necessarily getting a call from the great beyond. Under the headline, "Trend:... http://offbeatblog.projo.com/2008/12/if-you-find-you.html http://offbeatblog.projo.com/2008/12/if-you-find-you.html Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:37:56 -0500 AP photo President Bush shows impressive reflexes in ducking a shoe thrown by an Iraqi reporter during a press conference Sunday. (Check out video) Rush Limbaugh and other right-wing talk show hosts probably thought it was another example of... http://offbeatblog.projo.com/2008/12/im-sure-rush-li.html http://offbeatblog.projo.com/2008/12/im-sure-rush-li.html Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:30:00 -0500 AP Photo Strange things result when people mix Halloween and Christmas, which is apparently what happens in German's Bavarian mountains. In the weeks before Christmas, during the darkest time of the year, it's apparently a tradition for children there... http://offbeatblog.projo.com/2008/12/no-more-eggnog.html http://offbeatblog.projo.com/2008/12/no-more-eggnog.html Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:47:35 -0500 I'm afraid we all have a not-so secret ambition to pose naked, or at least nearly naked, on a calendar. And if the current trend continues, we will all have posed on one of these calendars by the year 2011.... http://offbeatblog.projo.com/2008/12/im-afraid-we-al.html http://offbeatblog.projo.com/2008/12/im-afraid-we-al.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:44:26 -0500 AP Photo Don't throw out those leisure suits, poodle skirts or platform shoes. Everything comes back in style. In some cases, you just have to wait a little longer. In Minsk, Belarus, earlier this month, these models were showing... http://offbeatblog.projo.com/2008/11/-ap-photo-dont.html http://offbeatblog.projo.com/2008/11/-ap-photo-dont.html Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:38:49 -0500 A Maine woman has a wild idea, a proposal bolder than replacing Santa Claus with the Easter Bunny. She wants us to eat lobster instead of turkey for Thanksgiving. I like lobster and if lobsters were stalking beachgoers and clawing... http://offbeatblog.projo.com/2008/11/a-maine-woman-h.html http://offbeatblog.projo.com/2008/11/a-maine-woman-h.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:12:10 -0500 With his victory yesterday, Barack Obama became something more than president-elect of the United States. He became a much better basketball player. He might still miss some shots, but he will never be accused of taking a bad shot. He... http://offbeatblog.projo.com/2008/11/with-his-electi.html http://offbeatblog.projo.com/2008/11/with-his-electi.html Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:40:48 -0500 The story reports that a man repeatedly fired a gun at a gasoline tank in Naugatuck, Conn., Saturday, and I had to wonder, "What took him so long?" How many of us wanted to shoot, punch or run over gasoline... http://offbeatblog.projo.com/2008/10/-naugatuck-conn.html http://offbeatblog.projo.com/2008/10/-naugatuck-conn.html Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:50:24 -0500 News flash: Some Rhode Island transportation officials worry that confusion over the first questions on the Rhode Island and Massachusetts election ballots will lead to the defeat of an important effort to fund road and bridge projects in Rhode Island.... http://offbeatblog.projo.com/2008/10/news-flash-some.html http://offbeatblog.projo.com/2008/10/news-flash-some.html Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:22:49 -0500 AP Photos Why leave the books at home in the bookcase when they can serve as stylish and practical hats, protecting you from the sun and rain while giving you the chance to impress people? Imagine all your friends... http://offbeatblog.projo.com/2008/10/a-smart-new-loo.html http://offbeatblog.projo.com/2008/10/a-smart-new-loo.html Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:27:01 -0500 Apparently fed up with piles of fan mail that make it hard to find the door, former Beatle drummer Ringo Starr has told his fans to stop writing to him. Ringo (left) won't find peace unless fans of The... http://offbeatblog.projo.com/2008/10/ringo-to-fans-d.html http://offbeatblog.projo.com/2008/10/ringo-to-fans-d.html Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:33:58 -0500