Corpse left on police roof for two years

THE corpse of a man has been found on the roof of a police station in northern India where it was placed over two years ago during an inquiry

Dear Perry, Akmed, and all you other random facebook friend trollers,

Am I the only one out there who's getting spammed with friend requests on facebook from random people I've never met much less heard of? It's one thing for a friend of my friend to go, "Oh I think our mutual friend XYZ told me a story about you this one time I think I'l …

Continue reading this entry ...

Secrets

There is something liberating in sharing secrets. What is gossip except for the sharing of secrets not our own. There is something exciting about knowing something you aren't supposed to know.

Continue reading this entry ...

Yup it really is next year. Sort of.

Only it really isn't next year. It's this year now. About 24.52 hours ago it was last year, which was then this year and this year was at that time next year. But now next year is this year and next year is a year(ish) away.

Continue reading this entry ...

Have you been touched today?

Here's the things about crazy cat ladies (or crazy dog ladies, or crazy dog guys, or crazy cat guys, or crazy *insert animal here* *insert gender here*) Having a cat or a dog gives you someone to touch. Someone to touch you. It's not about sex.

Continue reading this entry ...

Court overturns father's grounding of 12-year-old

A Canadian court has lifted a 12-year-old girl's grounding, overturning her father's punishment for disobeying his orders to stay off the internet, his lawyer said.

Egypt uses stark warnings in anti-smoking campaign

Offering a cigarette is as common as a handshake in Egypt, where the culture of smoking is so entrenched that patients sometimes light up in hospital rooms.

Letting Go...

How do you know when it's time to let go? Do we have to let go or can we hold on? forever... And what exactly is ment by "Letting Go"? Nearly 3 years ago a soldier, My soldier, gave me a simple green USO "Support Our Troops" bracelet.

Continue reading this entry ...

Tornado hits university's research reactor in Kansas

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A tornado damaged the building housing a nuclear research reactor at Kansas State University, the university told the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in an event report early Thursday.

Missing M-16s Returned -- With Apology

The man called base officials from a pay phone and apparently left the guns behind a horse trailer at the stables on the west side of the installation.

12 Food Additives to Avoid

Nothing is safe to eat anymore.

A strike by actors may be in the wings

Here we go again. Still recovering from a three-month writers' strike that crippled the TV and movie business, Hollywood is bracing for the possibility of another walkout, this time by the Screen Actors Guild, as early as June 30.

Pole: A life 4 sale

A few months ago I stumbled across an artical about a man would is going to be acutioning off his life. His house, car, tv, his job, and even his friends. Would anyone be willing to acution off their life? And how much is a life worth? ~P

Continue reading this entry ...

Does breaking up with him mean breaking up with his family?

My significant other and I have finally "officialy" (what ever that means) called it quits. After years of an on again off again on again relationship we've acknowledged that this isn't going anywhere and we'd both probably be better off if we went our seperate ways.

Continue reading this entry ...

Will Life Be Worth Living In 2,000AD?

What sort of life will you be living 39 years from now? Scientists have looked into the future and they can tell you. It looks as if everything will be so easy that people will probably die from sheer boredom.

Let's be reasonable people!

I have no problem with companies making a profit off me and my purchases but lets be reasonable. Six months ago I was lucky if I could find gas for $2.99. And now $3.99 is a bargain. $3.89 is a steal.

Continue reading this entry ...

Women in the Workplace in 1943

This is an actual excerpt from Transportation Magazine written for male supervisors in 1943 on how to handle women in the workplace. The text is written out after the break.

Should you exersizing your right to vote?

With the upcoming presidential election I can't help but wondering if there is a flaw in the system.. The uninformed and uneducated voter. Yes countless soldiers have died defending our freedom and our right to vote and I'm grateful for their sacrifice.

Continue reading this entry ...

Do males and females speak different languages?

How much of a role does gender play in the make up of our personalities? I was talking with some friends recently and the conversation inevitably turned to our significant others (or in some cases lack of...) I was boring them with the details of an on going disagreement with my  …

Continue reading this entry ...

Recent Votes

Phedre has not voted for any articles yet.

Latest Comments

Profile

Phedre

Articles Posted: 11
Links Seeded: 9
Member Since: 4/2008Last Seen: 5/01/2011

My life is an open book. An open, waterlogged book, with lots of torn out pages and even more blank pages I've yet to write.

Recommendations

Books

  • The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
  • I, Jedi
  • The Art of War

News Sites

Phedre's Feeds

Subscribe to Phedre's content using the feeds below. Use RSS for your newsreader and JSS to insert onto your own blog:
  • Articles
  • Seeds

Phedre's Groups

Phedre is a member of the following groups: