Hectic Chronicles

The Teenage Dream Pad

Seeded on Wed Jun 27, 2007 3:27 PM EDT (offbeathomes.com)

Amazing treehouse built by a teenage boy. Has running water (shower / sink / toilet), power, great views, furniture. Take a look.

green, construction, kids, DIY, home-garden, treehouse

Apple Juice Tantrum Causes Plane To Make Emergency Landing

Seeded on Wed Jun 27, 2007 3:16 PM EDT (WCAU | Philadelphia - NBC Channel 10)

A 4 year old threw a tantrum aboard a Delta flight when the stewardess didn't bring him his apple juice fast enough... As a result the plane made an emergency landing in Philadelphia, forcing passengers to stay overnight.

travel, delta, news, air-travel, tsa, weird, zero-tolerance

Toddler Served Margarita in a Sippy Cup

Seeded on Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:39 PM EDT (apnews.myway.com)

An Applebees restaurant in CA seems to have inadvertantly figured out how to keep toddlers "toddling"... Just mix up their apple juice with pre-mixed margaritas -hic!

toddler, ca, odd-news, mistakes, humor, funny, applebees, strange-margaritas

15 Hilarious Church Signs

Seeded on Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:35 PM EDT (oddee.com)

Funny pictures of church signs.

church, odd-news, humor, funny, pictures

New Research Into Pain Treatment

Seeded on Tue May 29, 2007 7:11 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Even as the VA hospital system has come under fire for poor care, Army doctors haven't just joined up in medicine's larger war against pain—they're leading the charge.

health, medical, military, va, pain, medicine, veterans, pain-management

I-10 reopens after man arrested in pipe bomb scare

Seeded on Tue May 29, 2007 5:08 PM EDT (Welcome to StarNet)

The Department of Public Safety reopened Interstate 10 between Cortaro and Ina roads about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday after finding a pipe bomb in the car of an arrested man.

arizona, terror, bomb, az, news, us-news, i-10

Man arrested, cuffed after using $2 bills

Seeded on Tue May 29, 2007 4:15 PM EDT (WorldNetDaily)

A man trying to pay a fee using $2 bills was arrested, handcuffed and taken to jail after clerks at a Best Buy store questioned the currency's legitimacy and called police. These bills do say "Legal tendor for all debts, public & private". right? Ignorance trumps all.

currency, us-news, current-events, stupid-people, this-is-true

Caution: Some soft drinks may seriously harm your health - Independent Online Edition > Health

Seeded on Tue May 29, 2007 1:46 PM EDT (Independent.co.uk)

Sodium benzoate, a common ingredient in many soft drinks, can apparently alter human DNA by shutting down mitochondria in our cells. This can lead to diseases such as Parkinson's and cirrhosis of the liver. Specifically mentioned sodas in the article include Sprite, Dr.

health, dna, soda, pepsi, liver, parkinsons, sprite, dr-pepper, fanta, sodium-benzoate

A Gmailer's First Impression of Thunderbird

Mon May 28, 2007 4:37 PM EDT

By A. H. Min (Clipped by hectica)

I've used Gmail since July 2004. It's a terrific program. Access anywhere, no spam, few ads (or none with Adblock), and all around great. Problem is, it has started slowing down on my computer (could it be the sixty tabs open in Firefox? Possibly...).

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