One more thing wrong with this world!

The King's castle: theater, bowling alley, casino
March 27, 2007
AKRON, Ohio

LeBron James'35,440-square-foot house under construction in nearby Bath Township is shaping up as a castle fit for a king -- with a theater, bowling alley, casino and barber shop. The house in a suburban location 20 miles south of Cleveland is due to be finished next year. It is being built on 5.6 acres of land purchased, along with an 11-bedroom house, in 2003 for $2.1 million.

The Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star and Akron native, whose stated goal is to be the world's first billionaire athlete, razed the house to clear the way for the new one. A first-floor master suite, which includes a two-story walk-in closet, will be about 40 feet wide and 56 feet long -- bigger than half the houses in Bath Township. The house has a dining hall, roughly 27 feet by 27 feet, a "great room" at 34 feet by 37 feet and a bigger, two-story "grand room," according to the Akron Beacon Journal, which reported on the blueprints. The "family foyer" off the six-car garage near the elevator will be dwarfed by a "grand foyer" inside the front entrance with a sweeping, divided staircase leading to four second-story bedrooms. An outer wall will feature a limestone sculpture -- a bas-relief of LeBron's head, wearing his trademark headband. The property is an oddly shaped tract wedged among lots that average 2.3 acres and houses that average 3,209 square feet. His property is 300 feet wide at the street and 677 feet deep.

The house already has begun to draw the curious. "People who come to photograph it are disrespectful," said Tom Bader, one of nine immediate next-door neighbors. "They park their car in the middle of the street -- with their doors open! And you're sitting behind them! All I wanna do is go home after a hard day's work." Sometimes Bader must wait to turn into his driveway because gawkers have driven up, hoping for a better view of James' place. "As far as LeBron the man goes, I think he's an outstanding individual," said Bader, a graduate of James' alma mater, St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron. "He's great for Cleveland. I'm proud to have him. I have no issues with LeBron James at all. The problem is the baggage that he unintentionally carries with him." Bader has discouraged his children's dream that James might have them over to shoot hoops. "I said, `Honey, I don't think that's going to happen. Besides that, don't ever, ever invite LeBron over to our house to play ball because he's going to twist his ankle and I will have my house eternally egged."

While waiting for the home to be finished, James splits his time between a huge apartment in downtown Cleveland and a relatively modest four-bedroom house in Medina County west of Akron. He paid $580,000 for the house in 2005.

BREAKING NEWS! BIG FREAKING SURPRISE!

Report: Gen. Pace Calls Homosexuality 'Immoral'
Joint Chiefs Chair Said He Based Views On Upbringing

UPDATED: 8:51 am EDT March 13, 2007

WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday he considers homosexuality to be immoral and the military should not condone it by allowing gay personnel to serve openly, the Chicago Tribune reported. Marine Gen. Peter Pace likened homosexuality to adultery, which he said was also immoral, the newspaper reported on its Web site. "I do not believe the United States is well served by a policy that says it is OK to be immoral in any way," Pace told the newspaper in a wide-ranging interview.

The newspaper said Pace did not address concerns raised by a 2005 government audit that showed some 10,000 troops, including more than 50 specialists in Arabic, have been discharged because of the policy. Pace, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., and a 1967 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, said he based his views on his upbringing. He said he supports the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell policy" in which gay men and women are allowed in the military as long as they keep their sexual orientation private. The policy, signed into law by President Clinton in 1994, prohibits commanders from asking about a person's sexual orientation.

"I believe homosexual acts between two individuals are immoral and that we should not condone immoral acts," Pace said.The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network said Pace's comments are "outrageous, insensitive and disrespectful" to what it claimed are the 65,000 gays and lesbians now serving in the armed forces.The group has represented some service members dismissed from the military for their sexual orientation.With Democrats in charge of Congress, Rep. Martin Meehan, D-Mass., has introduced legislation to reverse the military's ban on openly serving homosexuals.

GO SOAK YOUR HEAD MILITARY MAN!

RIP Richard Jeni 03/10/07

I remember when I was younger during the 80's to mid 90's this guy truly was hilarious! He kind of disappeared from the spotlight only to show up every now and then on shows doing small bit parts.

It's shame that he is gone so soon, 45 is way too young to go. I hope he will finally be happy in comedy heaven with Chris Farley, John Belushi and maybe Mitch Hedberg.

The good ones are always gone too soon.

Hell Yeah! Now thats what I am talking about!

Refrigerator will toss you can of beer

By ESTES THOMPSON
Associated Press Writer

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- When John Cornwell graduated from Duke University last year, he landed a job as software engineer in Atlanta but soon found himself longing for his college lifestyle. So the engineering graduate built himself a reminder of life on campus: a refrigerator that can toss a can of beer to his couch with the click of a remote control.

"I conceived it right after I got out," said Cornwell, a May 2006 graduate from Huntington, N.Y. "I missed the college scene. It embodies the college spirit that I didn't want to let go of."

It took the 22-year-old Cornwell about 150 hours and $400 in parts to modify a mini-fridge common to many college dorm rooms into the beer-tossing contraption, which can launch 10 cans of beer from its magazine before needing a reload.

With a click of the remote, fashioned from a car's keyless entry device, a small elevator inside the refrigerator lifts a beer can through a hole and loads it into the fridge's catapult arm. A second click fires the device, tossing the beer up to 20 feet - "far enough to get to the couch," he said.

Is there a foam explosion when the can is opened? Not if the recipient uses "soft hands" to cradle the can when caught, Cornwell said.

In developing his beer catapult, Cornwell said he dented a few walls and came close to accidentally throwing a can through his television. He's since fine-tuned the machine to land a beer where he usually sits at home, on what he called "a right-angle couch system."

For now, the machine throws only cans, although Cornwell has thought about making a version that can throw a bottle. The most beer he has run through the machine was at a party, when he launched a couple of 24-can cases.

"I did launch a lot watching the Super Bowl," he said. "My friends are the reason I built it. I told them about the idea and hyped it so much and I had to go through with it."

A video featuring the device is a hit on the Internet, where more than 600,000 people have watched it at metacafe.com, earning Cornwell more than $3,000 from the Web site.

Cornwell said he has talked to a brewing company about the machine, but right now only one exists. Asked if he might start building some for sale, he said: "I'm keeping that option open, depending on interest."

When Cornwell was a student at Duke - an elite, private university in Durham - he participated in the engineering school's robotic basketball contests, said mechanical engineering Professor Bob Kielb. He said students tried to build a robot that could retrieve a pingpong ball and toss it into a small hoop.

"He always did well in it," Kielb said. "He came up with completely unique ideas."

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On the Net:

Cornwell's Web Site: http://www.duke.edu/jwc13/index.html%emph-off

Guilty as charged, oh wait.....June 25th?

Lewis "Scooter" Libby has been charged on 2 counts of perjury, one count obstruction of justice and one count of making false statements to federal investigators. This one of those situations where I want to get in his and Cheney's face and go na na na na na. However that would be very childish of me. What is it about these government types that makes them think they are above the law just because they have power and money? Haven't they learned, you don't f--k with the CIA. Even the older Bush was probably shaking his head on that. Did he not watch any Bruce Willis, Harrison Ford or even Matt Damon movies. The hero always wins.

In this case though the sentencing is not even until June a...n...d... even if he gets any kind of jail time whats to stop him from pulling the same trick as Ken Lay, I mean come on he freaking died! That is one huge way to get out of jail time. Chances are though he will not serve time, he will get a slap on the hand, a fine or some community service. I feel the justice system will fail with the rich again. Got to love the continual downward spiral of society.



P.S.
I saw a young man today at work trying to steal a drug prescription from an old man using a con line.....nuff said.