Colombia’s Last Narco-Emperor Dies

Wilber Alirio Varela, former head of the “sicarios” assassination squads for the Cali Cartel, most recently the head of the “Norte del Valle” cartel, a man known as “Jabon” (“Soap”) because he was what the cartel used to...

Manizales, Colombia – La Patria Newspaper

It’s not often that you get to play with a piece of steampunk genius like the Ottmar Mergenthaler Linotype. This thing was a work of Rube Goldberg art … if you’ve ever seen one in operation, it groaned and hissed, clanked and whirred … This one...

The Economic “Bubble” Bursts – in 1720

Interesting little history lesson over at iTulip, a blog devoted to the latest financial folly that’s melting down the global economy … it turns out that the word “bubble” was first used to describe irresponsible investing & the concomitant...

Ants amid rainbow tinkertoys

Ants amid rainbow tinkertoys Originally uploaded by Wordyeti Been a little short on the blog entries lately; way too much to process is way too short a time. So be content with this photo entry, taken from the ferris wheel at the Santa Monica Pier. I’m thinking...

Angry Newspaper Union Uses Web 2.0 to Plead the Case

Journalists use blog entitled “The Stress-Telegram” to, well, beg the audience to pretty please pay attention to them again…I’m rooting for these guys, I really am.  I useta know a buncha guys at the Long Beach Press-Telegram, back in the...