Charles Barkley vs. the teleprompter

The mystery of Sticky: squirrelnapped, possibly dead

Atlanta is full of funny stories this week.

Behind the shed, Nichols and an Atlanta police officer discovered a small grave with a little headstone that read: “Here lies Sticky The Squirrel. We will miss you, friend, parent and provider.”

[From The mystery of Sticky: squirrelnapped, possibly dead | ajc.com]

Foes of Web driving class get Scooby Doo certified | ajc.com

Scooby Doo can get behind the wheel again in Florida.

Not in real life, of course. The talking dog doesn’t exist. But opponents of a bill to let Georgia’s habitual traffic violators take court-ordered driving classes online signed the cartoon canine up for an Internet course in Florida, which has a similar law.

Ruh-roh. Not only did he pass, Doo got a certificate.

The stunt was pulled by Driving Educators of Georgia, a statewide association of driving schools trying to persuade Gov. Sonny Perdue to veto the legislation known as HB 1027. The group argues such a system would make it easier for reckless drivers to get their licenses back. It also would be prone to fraud, the group says.

[From Foes of Web driving class get Scooby Doo certified | ajc.com]

Mac for Attorney General

[From Found Footage: Mac for Attorney General - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)]

Soundamus

If you use Last.FM, Soundamus generates and RSS feed of upcoming releases from the artists that you listen to. Interesting stuff.

We The Kings

My favorite band this week.

Dog, ‘Puddles’ Again, Is Returned to Its Owner – New York Times

I think it is just plain ridiculous too.

An aggrieved family in Alice, Tex., got its pet Shih Tzu back on Thursday after a judge ruled that the town’s mayor — now former mayor — had wrongly taken the dog, named Puddles, passing it off as her own Panchito while claiming Puddles had died.

“I think a lot of this is just plain ridiculous,” said the judge, Richard C. Terrell of District Court, faulting both the former mayor, Grace Saenz-Lopez, and her neighbors, the original owners, Rudy Gutierrez and Shelly Cavasos, for not resolving the dispute out of court.

[From Dog, ‘Puddles’ Again, Is Returned to Its Owner - New York Times]

New Coldplay for free

Interesting trend in music.

Giant chocolate bass?

My wife found this at Walgreens. Her response: “I caught you a delicious bass”.

Sorry the picture isn’t bigger.

Marvel Sets Release Dates For ‘Avengers,’ ‘Thor,’ ‘Iron Man 2′

The company has then set aside 2011 as an “Avengers”-themed summer. Leading off is “The First Avenger: Captain America,” set for May 6, 2011. A yet-to-be-specified July 2011 is expected for “The Avengers,” a superhero all-star pic set up after the closing credits of “Iron Man.”

[From Marvel Sets Release Dates For 'Avengers,' 'Thor,' 'Iron Man 2'
- Marvel plans 'Avengers' summer for 2011 with two-pic cycle - Zap2it]

New Nine Inch Nails album for free

Interesting trend in music.