An emergency official says another 14 members of a cult that has been holed up in a cave for months awaiting the end of the world have come out.

Seven other cult members came out of the cave in the Penza region, about 400 miles southeast of Moscow, three days ago.

The 14 that emerged Tuesday are in satisfactory condition, regional emergency spokesman Dmitry Yeskin said.

Melting snow had caused part of the cave to collapse, leading to fears that the remaining cult members, which include four young children, could be killed.

Thirty-five people entered the cave in early November to await the end of the world, which they said would happen in May.

They told authorities they would detonate gas canisters if police tried to remove them

I read that Al Gore (my hasn't he aged and got uglier?) is heading up yet another 'Global Warming' campaign.... yawn. Don't you love this guy getting richer and richer off of this issue? But scrutinize his real behavior - his carbon footprint so to speak - and we find him traveling around in private and public jets guzzling gasoline, jet fuel and issuing carbon like there was no tomorrow.

He is a pompous ass and takes us all for fools while he laughs all the way to the bank in his push for a one world government (that is really what this is all about). I wish someone would show him for the idiot he truly is ("The father of the Internet!"). Al - do us all a favor - retire and stop boring us you old (carbon dioxide exhaling) wind bag.

Has anyone pondered how we arrived at a time when gratuitous sex and violence is a day-to-day feature of life? Turn on the TV, go to the movies or buy a PC game and the thing that strikes you immediately is how did we get here?

The popularity of maim, kill and torture movies like 'Hostel', the free availability of videos on the Internet that once might be described as 'snuff' movies that show people being killed and the volume of freely available hard core pornography must surely be having an impact on society?

It wasn't long ago that some of the PC games now available for teenagers would have caused incredible controversy. Not now, it seems we simply now accept games depicting murder, drug dealing, crime and sex as simply fantasies.

But how did this happen? How did this all inadvertently creep up on us to the point that for man people all of this is acceptable? How is it that mainstream society now simply shrugs its shoulders and accepts it? When will the backlash begin?

The Internet continues to astound me in terms of how it makes people - both entrepreneurs and users - so creative. I found a website today that fits that criteria par excellence! The site allows you - yes you - to deliver your own live TV to other Internet users. Called BlogTV.com, the site is a very well designed and functional way for those of you that are show offs or exhibitionists (though keep it clean!) to engage in that behavior before a live audience.

At the site, using your webcam and microphone, you can conduct your own live broadcast to your admiring fan base. And the site has all the functionality you need to ensure that you have an admiring fan base allowing you to invite people to watch and even participate with you via interactive text. Astounding. Yes, you can also save the broadcast so that others can view it in their leisure time too. So what are you all waiting for? Why not sign up and plan your live show now?

The first thing I do every morning is reach bleary eyed for a cup of coffee. Combined with a nice hot shower, I begin to feel human again. But damn I love coffee and drink too much of the stuff. But all is well in Rant Man land because according to a BBC article - the stuff is actually good for you! Amazing.

Coffee, it seems, cuts the risk of dementia and Alzheimers.... The BBC article explains how in some detail. But just a minute.... the research was based on feeding coffee to rabbits! More research is required to confirm the effect on humans but it seems Caffeine is a 'safe' drug'. Awesome.

Now I can enjoy my black thick coffee without feeling guilty knowing that somewhere Rabbits stoned on Caffeine have proved that this stuff is good for me and you. I wonder if that scientist had dementia?

I get sent a lot of email jokes and pictures and I am pretty choosy about what I post to the site. I don't want to gross you guys out and I do want you to come back again after your initial visit. But this one I have to post..... I really do.

I mean isn't she simply it?

I guess these days CNN isn't known for its accuracy in news anymore. Overseas we all sit waiting for it's latest goof and they happen frequently. One can only assume that the well publicized lack of geographical knowledge among Americans in general simply expresses itself in CNN's errors.

What am I talking about you ask?

Well, CNN consistently produces maps that are simply wrong, identifies foreign politicians incorrectly, uses the wrong flags for countries it is reporting on or from and generally just screws up more than an organization committed to delivering world news should. Frankly, it's pathetic that CNN can't get it's facts correct.

Let's show and example shall we....

The most difficult part for someone like me in building a website is adding in the shopping cart functionality so that folks can purchase products from the site.

I am a co-partner in another website that sells a variety of products using shopping cart software. Quite often I get calls from irate or very worried prospective purchasers telling me we billed their AMEX three times and what are we going to do about it? Since this happens with some frequency, I can tell them with surety that their card was not billed at all. The connection between the site, the shopping cart and the service we use simply broke down. We have tried to fix the problem but with three different third parties involved each points the finger of blame at the other. And I'm left dealing with someone who not unreasonably thinks they have been conned and wants to rip my head off. We generally lose that customer too.

On line gambling has taken off in a big way. If you like to gamble and gamble on line one issue that you undoubtedly face is simply navigating through all of the sites and their rules and features. But hold on there is a solution. This site helps you navigate the world of Online casinos quickly and easily. It provides you with a summary of multiple sites including bonuses and so forth so you can select the site you are gonna hang out at or maybe have try your luck across a number of gaming sites.

When you visit the site looking for Online casinos, be sure to check the review for each gaming site too. This features a summary of useful information for prospective players including available games, currencies accepted, bonuses and more.

The site isn't just focused on USA online casinos either. It includes listings of sites in other countries like the UK for example but it is primarily an American online casinos site showcasing casinos that accept American players from all states with no restriction.

It's a funny thing but gambling has never really been my thing. I once bet though on the horses and won five pounds! Beginner's luck I suppose. I wish you all luck though....

The problem with an office is that you get used to it. The clutter, filing on the floor. It's uncomfortable and not very well designed but hey - it's the office right?

Well it doesn't have to be that way. Spacify provides ergonomically designed office (and home) furniture that can help de-clutter your office. Just take a look at this chair as an example...

Spacify is a great place to buy OFFICE FURNITURE especially when you suddenly realize what a pit that office has become. I should know because my office is poorly designed, uncomfortable and untidy. Frankly, a mess. I'm heading over to their site now to get organized.

Ever wonder what people mean when they say you can have the bigger half? A half is a half so how can one half be bigger or smaller?

Monday. The beginning of another week. I wonder if it isn't long past memories of having to go to school on a Monday after a lazy weekend that makes me hate it so? Whatever it is, I hate Mondays - just like the Boomtown Rats song.

The weekend is just long enough to forget. Forget the long to do list, the tiresome project that needs to be started next week. It's just long enough to forget all the things I need to do during the coming week. So I spend the first 2-3 hours on a Monday trying to figure out what I need to do and the list seems to grow and grow. It doesn't matter how many coffees I drink, Monday is miserable.

Monday is "Moon day". But my Monday's always feel like a moonless dark night. A day sent to add a gray hair and a wrinkle or two more to my face. Moon day - sort of conveys the idea of reflection and luminosity as opposed to a gray day full of slog and sudden realizations of something else I forgot to do last week.

I hate Monday's.

Southern California law firm Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin, LLP was formed by former Los Angeles prosecutors and specializes in Crimnal Defense Law to defend clients on all felony, misdemeanor and DUI charges. It is ranked a top 5% law firm and its attorneys have more than 50-years of combined experience. These Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorneys | California Felony Misdemeanor DUI Lawyers are always ready to provide answers about the specifics of your criminal matter.

The firm's website is a treasure trove of information too. Under the 'Q&A' section, you can find answers to how their services work as well as what to do in certain circumstances like after arrest. The firm claims to get results through aggressive representation and they list a number of their court wins on the website making impressive reading.

Everyone sometimes needs a lawyer. This firm has the experience and approach to take your call.

The BBC is carrying a story today of a man in the USA who has paid his $20 per year hosting fees for www.pizza.com since 1994 but last week sold the site at auction for a cool $2.6 million USD. Not a bad return...

You can find the actual story at this link.

Time to start digging through those domains you all pay for and see if there is anything you can sell too....

What is it about owning a BMW (or Audi, or Benz) that apparently makes you think that the law doesn't apply to you? I haven't done true statistical analysis but it seems to me that whenever I am driving at the speed limit there is a BMW inches behind me attempting to push me to go faster and, at the earliest opportunity, whizzing by me to zoom on down the road like a rocket. Even if passing puts me, them and everyone else in danger?

I have owned several Benz myself and I know that you feel safe and it also feels that you are going slower than you are in such a car but come on....

It seems to me based on observation that many drivers of luxury German vehicles simple believe that they are beyond the law. Because they drive such a car, they are entitled to be the bully of the road, shoving everyone else out of the way rudely in there need for road dominance.

Draw fulls of photos? Well here is an innovative and unique way to turn those photographs into art - yes - art. Photofiddle.com provides a service whereby can turn a photograph into true art. It features free on line photo effects software and the ability to print the finished design not just on paper but on canvas too for the ultimate in personalized art.

Imagine the fun you can have turning those barely looked at photos into unique items. You can proudly hang them on your own walls as real artwork or create personalized gifts. In fact, why not create the perfect gift for Mum? What better than using those old photos to create personalized mothers day gifts?

If you are still a bit puzzled by this idea pop over to the site and take a look at the on line gallery. It shows the range of potential to edit those photographs with before and after pictures. There are some pretty amazing effects that you can use to 'jazz' up an old photo and make it into something really beautiful. But, just in case, here is an example;

I continue to be amazed at the range of on line business ideas and this one gets my personal vote for a great idea.

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Thinking about a logo for your business? Well - hands off the color Magenta! That's because T-Mobile (Deutsche Telekom) has trademarked the color.... They are writing warning letters to other businesses that use the color in their logo asking them to cease and desist.

The question I want to ask is how can you own a color? I mean I think I'd like to own the color red - how do I go about it? That way, I could charge all companies using red in their logo a license fee and simply retire. Who allowed a company to trademark a color and why?

In recent years, old esoteric knowledge that was once a closely guarded secret known to a few adepts and initiates, has been revealed through writings like "The Secret". This book and movie essentially reveals that your thoughts influence your life and world in a very creative manner. "The Secret" is also known as the law of attraction and has been the basis behind the idea that positive thinking brings change in your life. The secret is really that you manifest or attract what you think about albeit you have to think in a certain way - i.e. positively.

The problem with "The Secret" and books/movies and programs like it is that it misses a key point. It doesn't tell you everything. The problem is that positive thinking is usually self directed and egotistical. "I want a new sports car" "I want money" and similar selfish requests are often the result of "positive thinking" when performed by the average person. Indeed, much of the "thinking" you as a person actually do is subconscious and you are not aware of it . You are constantly sending a stream of conflicted and often negative requests into the Universe.

Is it me or is CNN biased for Hilary "I mis-spoke" Clinton? Last night they covered her going on and on and on (and on and on and on) about Iraq. The other night they gave Obama a few seconds talking about MLK and then we got to watch Clinton go on and on and on (and on and on...) about how upset she was the day MLK was shot....

It just seems to me that CNN give this lady way too much air time as compared to Obama. But, maybe I have it wrong. Maybe CNN is biased to Obama and is simply letting us all see what a wind bag Clinton is as she drones and drones and drones....and mis-speaks.

I heard her talking about withdrawing troops from Iraq and for a minute I thought she was saying she'd withdraw from the race... Wishful thinking that her giant ego would ever consider such a thing. And is her voice more boring to listen to than Bill (I did not have sex with that woman) Clinton or what?

And while I'm on the topic, no wonder they didn't want to release their tax return. My goodness did they make some money. How can anyone making minimum wage or even $100,000 a year believe that two rich kids who appear to be unable to speak the truth at any point in time could truly have any interest in their welfare? The Clintons are about one thing and one thing only - The Clintons (on and in Bill's case - Women).

Orlando, Florida. What a place for a vacation - especially with the kids! Sun, blue skies and DISNEYWORLD. Now all you need is a good hotel in the right location. How about this one? - Lake Buena
Vista Hotels .

I have great memories of Orlando and especially DisneyWorld. Is there anything more friendly and fun than there? It just truly has a magical atmosphere. I also have memories of booking a bad hotel on the cheap and then realizing what a mistake we had made and having to find a new one.

The Orlando Vista Hotel is within easy distance of all the Orlando attractions. It's close to Pleasure Island, the House of Blues & City Walk and in fact, it is conveniently located at the entrance to the Downtown Disney® Resort Area, and one of the premier Lake Buena Vista hotels that offers the perfect location for vacationing families and business travelers.

Orlando will soon be hosting the 2008 American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting and the Orlando Vista Hotel would be the perfect place for delegates to that and other conferences to stay being near the convention center and within walking distance of fine restaurants.

Check it out.....

In 2003, news broke in the Czech Republic that a 19-year old man who worked as a waiter in a small Czech town was to face 8-years in jail for a series of unbelievable pranks. Buying a suit and tie, Lukas Kohout set off to Prague, walked into a government office and convinced an official there that he was an assistant to a major politician. He then proceeded to commandeer official government jets and make trips to the Maldives, Peru and Sri Lanka at the expense of the Government! He would apparently have got away with these stunts had the flight not ran into a problem in that it didn't have permission to fly across India.

With nerves of steel and a new suit, Lukas was able to take his friends on dream trips and all on the Czech taxpayer. Of course, the incident sparked a furor and Lukas faced millions of Czech Crowns in fines and jail time for his stunt. But there he was this week as a guest on breakfast TV here in the Czech Republic apparently making a mint in personal appearances on various TV shows. There is even talk of a movie being made for which he will get paid handsomely. Who says crime doesn't pay? He is famous here and making a good living off his notoriety.

There's nothing new in this of course as the recent prostitution scandal in New York shows. The prostitute there is already rich and getting richer as a result of her notoriety....

Oh well.....

I had to laugh this morning as I read the news on the BBC website. In New Zealand a man was charged with assault - with a hedgehog! Apparently, he threw a hedgehog at a 15-year lad who was bruised and punctured on the leg. The police confirmed that the man had been arrested "for assault with a weapon, namely the hedgehog." See the full story here.

Now I wonder what other unusual instruments have been used to assault people with so I did a quick Google search. Here is what I found;

1. A schoolboy in Sussex was charged for assaulting another pupil with a bread roll;

2. A woman in the USA was charged for assault using a home made air blow gun from a drinking straw;

3. There is also the case of the female attorney in the US who filed assault charges on another attorney for an overly aggressive handshake!

I also found the following items used as a weapon; a pitchfork, a tomato, a sandwich, a bag of crisps and best of all - a dildo!

Oh well... silliness never stops it seems.

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Sometimes I blog about strange foods on this site but don't get me wrong. I adore food. And I even bake - usually scones but also cakes and buns. I also like to cook and have learned a number of new dishes here in the Czech Republic. That's why I find this website/community so compelling - Food Connect.

Food Connect is a place that you can share recipes, offer your reviews of various wines, drinks and foods and generally interact with other 'foodies'. You can also list our food events there as a member for free and I was rather amused to find an event listed as a 'pie eating contest' along with the instruction to "Stuff Your Face with Pies!".

The site features all kinds of goodies including food-related news and recipes ranging from breads & Pizza to full deserts. You'll find me browsing the full deserts section though I'm afraid. The site features complete community-type functionality including the ability to interact with other members, invite your friends and so forth.

You'll find me hanging out there and who knows - maybe I'll submit my scones recipe....

Check it out at www.foodconnect.com

Spring.... blue skies and sun with that warmth that hints of summer, vacations and beer drank on the terrace. But spring brings something else too. All of a sudden it seems that there are beautiful women everywhere and the question is is that where were they all winter?

According to some research I did it seems that the girls were there all the time but spring has some kind of impact on the guys... its like breeding season is coming soon and unconsciously they start to notice women again. It must be some throw back to the cave man era I guess when the dark nights started getting lighter and the days a bit warmer and thoughts turned from sheer survival to reproduction. I often wonder if women notice guys more when spring comes around too?

But whatever it is, spring is in the air and I'm starting to look forward to a vacation.

As I said in the post below, spring is in the air. It makes one think of vacation times.

One place I enjoyed visiting for a springtime vacation was Las Vegas. Sun, blue skies and tons to do. I'm not talking about the casinos - who wants to trap themselves in a casino all day when outside it's beautiful. Nope - Las Vegas has some amazing shows, clubs, restaurants, sights to see and theme parks with lots of awesome rides. A great place to spend a long weekend at a nice hotel eating great food and drinking great wine.

Want to find out more about what you can do and places to see in Vegas? You can find out a lot more here. They have all kinds of vacation locations including Orlando, Chicago and Miami where you can visit the Miami Seaquarium

I recall going to a show in Vegas one evening. We had pretty much front row seats and it was an amazing experience drinking a nice glass of wine while watching that show. The next day we went to a theme park and took in a few roller coaster rides and a few more shows. I recall one of them was a Beatles look alike group - they were really very good and a lot of fun - shame about their American accents!

Czech car manufacturer Skoda (pronounced shkoda) actually makes some pretty good cars probably helped by the fact that it is now owned by VW. But did you know that skoda in Czech means 'shame'?. My question is why would anyone call their car company a shame?

I came across a blog recently hosted at livejournal. I had actually never heard of livejournal but it seems to provide some pretty good facilities for bloggers wanting to do something of a personal blog. Life of Lemski is exactly that. It's a personal blog and makes interesting reading.

Some articles are personal rambles by the blogger that leaves you asking 'what the hell is this person talking about?' simply because they discuss the blogger's personal life, friends and situation. It's touching that those posts often refer to friends of the blogger by name - making it even more personal. You find yourself obtaining glimpses of someone else's life.. and that's a treat even if it isn't that clear what they are talking about - or as the blogger states - is rambling about.

But those posts are interspersed with poetry - some of it quite excellent, useful articles about topics such as website hosting,the Internet, travel articles and a whole lot more. The sheer variety comes as a surprise and something of a shock - we live in a society in which bloggers can address a variety of topics and do so with expertise, humor and PERSONALITY. That's what I enjoy about blogs and why this one is so engaging.

So why not stop by and see what you think? Life of Lemski.

Brian May of Queen is in the news today after being installed as Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University. But it's not that fact that makes me want to congratulate Mr. May... it's that he finally finished his PhD and is actually Dr. Brian May - Queen Guitarist.

May did complete his undergraduate degree and started a PhD in Astrophysics before deciding to pursue a career with Freddie and crew as part of Queen. Congrats for making in retrospect a wise career choice because I imagine he has made a lot more cash than a University Professor would and likely had a lot more fun while doing it. But he didn't give up on his PhD. He actually returned to his research and completed his PhD in 2007 after a gap of 30-years. Now that is amazing.

What a life these rock stars have. First he gets to be a real rock star and then the academic he always wanted to be... even becoming a University Chancellor in the process.

Congrats Dr. May and may your guitar forever rock! I guess you can fund your own research too?

Yesterday I paid some money off a credit card. It's not one I use anymore but I am carrying a balance and trying to pay it off. In fact, I chose not to receive statements but just log on and pay it monthly. Why would I need statements? I'm not using the card. But yesterday I noticed something fishy. My balance wasn't going down as fast as it should be. So I look at my on line statements and find I am being continuously billed by two companies $29.95 per month.

Luckily, the telephone numbers are on the statements so I call them. I call and call and call with no answer. Eventually, one does answer. It is a service that I believed I had canceled over a year ago but according to them I did not. I ask to cancel and am told I can only cancel on line. I tell them I don't recall my account details to log on to cancel. They tell me they can't help me.

I demand that they cancel. They say then to log on and cancel on line. Are we going in circles here or what? after 20 minutes I am exhausted by the circles. They won't cancel my billing and I can't cancel the billing AND they deny I ever canceled in the past so won't refund my money. By the way, the company concerned is Innoport. The service was for phone number forwarding.

Police in the Australian city of Brisbane were left stranded and embarrassed after a handcuffed suspect drove off in their patrol car.

The two officers had arrested 29-year-old Mark Robert Nolan in connection with a series of burglaries.

They put him in their unmarked vehicle and went round the back to look for some further evidence.

Mr Nolan waited until they had gone, climbed into the driver's seat, started the engine and drove off.

Queensland Police Deputy Commissioner Ian Stewart said that the two officers had been investigating the contents of a bag in Mr Nolan's possession.

"During that time, it appears Nolan has got into the front of the police car and turned the police car on and driven off," he said.

Mr Nolan had been handcuffed with his hands in front of his body, he said.

Story at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7348339.stm

Well, I have to laugh at this. First, the Irish enter a song sung by a puppet called Dustin the Turkey but now there is controversy in France as their entry is partly sung in English. Trust the French to get all hot and bothered about language - the English language that is. Actually, since the song is in English and French I guess it's Franglais they are complaining about.

Now, I'm all for preserving culture but do the French have their heads in the sand? English is the international language of music not because of the English but because of the Americans - who happen to speak English - or at least, a variety of it. It is well known than Eurovision songs in English do better on average than those in other languages too - so isn't the singer just hedging his bets? He reckons it's artistic license and he couldn't express himself properly without using English.

But French politicians are up in arms about this nonsense issue anyway and French sensibilities have been upset. As if they don't have enough to worry about already with a Playboy President and his ex-model wife who's nude photos just got sold. What is the World coming too when the French enter Eurovision with a song in English and the President's naked wife's chest is sold at auction!

I told my girlfriend the other day that I had 'woke up dead'. She laughed a lot and asked how is it possible to wake up dead? Good question and where does that expression come from I wondered? How many other nonsensical expressions are there in the English language? Add a few using the comments and let's see if we can generate a good list.

Looks delicious doesn't it?

So, how was it prepared. Let's go backwards through the process and see....

Mouth still watering then? No - I thought not. Next time you rider crispy duck just remember - you have not a clue what you are eating....

Chinese food. Delicious! But have you ever wondered just how some of those dishes are actually made? In this article, I am going to reveal the secret behind crispy duck. You may never order it again after this.

Crispy Duck - Yummmmm

So that's the finished product. Now click here to see how this dish was prepared and for the recipe.....

In the Czech Republic, you have a birthday AND a name day (svatek). People text you happy name day and you get small gifts and so on from friends and relatives. It's a neat idea really. If you buy a Czech diary, it lists the 'name' for each day of the year so everyone knows the calendar of name days.

Now, there is another side to this becuase the Czech's essentially have a limited number of names to chose from for their children. After all, there are only 365 days in a year and you want your child to have a name day right? This means that there isn't the variation in first names here like there is in the USA for example. You pick your kid's name from the official list of names with a name day.

For us foreigners it's also problemmatic. I get to buy gifts for my Czech friends here on their name day but I don't have one - my name 'Gary' isn't in the calendar..... aghhhhh.

This tradition also applies to pet names I recently discovered. I was shown the official dog name calendar by my girlffriend becuase lo and behold.... dog's called 'Gary' do have a name day... enough said?

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These days nothing is safe unless its tied down and even then it might not be safe from thieves. A popular item to steal these days is your bike and frankly, thee isn't much you can do to stop theft of a bike. You can chain it securely to a wall, remove the wheels, handle bars and so forth but if someone is gonna steal it then they will.

Recently, I parked my bike outside of a store while I was doing a spot of shopping. Now I am a big believer in security so I chained both wheels to the wall. There.... that should do it I thought as I disappeared into the store...

Well, obviously not enough security...

Here is my bike....

Nice!

What an amazing name for a blog focused mostly on photography - sidemirrorshooting with the equally thought provoking tag of "a mere hobbyist, pseudo-photographer lurking about". I found this blog recently as a part of a program where you write about other's blogs and enjoyed it frankly.

Like most blogs it is part personal type posts and part educational with the emphasis being on photography - how to, what to and with what. I'm someone who really can't be bothered with all that technical stuff and just point and shoot with my digital and hope for the best. This blogger shows off some photos which I think are actually amazing so I guess actually knowing a little more about taking photographs is worthwhile. On the other hand...I'm lazy.

If you like photography - pop over and take a look at this blog and the associated flickr area used for photos... The bloggers best photo for 2007 is truly amazing in my opinion and can be found here.

While you do that, I'm gonna see if I can get rid of the red eye in my latest photos.....

Every day I see that a particular blog article that I wrote gets more hits than any other article via search engines. That article is painted swimsuit models, a story I wrote about Sports Illustrated as a Playboy wannabe. I wondered about this for a while and then went over to Google and entered the search term 'painted swimsuit models' to find that my article is number 4 in the list for that search term. So that explains that.

But why do so many people apparently search on that terms at all? What is the fascination with body paint? I mean, there aren't even any pictures of painted swimsuit models in that story! Well, I have no idea why folks search on that term but I did find a neat site WITH pictures for those of you that get a rise from this sort of thing - you can find that site here. I hope you enjoy your peek at painted swimsuit models there.... meanwhile, if you got here searching on that term, please take a look around before you leave.....

I got to say I get very annoyed with some drivers. They cut you off, drive too close when trying to pass - almost as if wanting to push you faster - and generally behave like road hooligans. I used to dream about having one of those neon signs attached to the roof of my car so I could flash various messages to these idiots like 'back off you bast**d'. But then I lived in Texas and I realized that the chances were quite high the other driver would be packing a gun....

But, I have finally found my dream car, the car that no one would ever argue with and a small gun would be no defense against. This is what I would like to drive....

Yeah - come and try to push me off the road or cut me off and I'll blow you to Kingdom Come.......You don't want to have to face my road rage if I am driving this mother.