How many people are familiar with the story of Japan Airlines Flight 123? Not many. Yet, the August 12, 1985 accident remains the worst single-aircraft disaster in history, and the second-worst aviation accident of all time, second only to the Tenerife disaster. All 15 crew members and 505 out of 509 passengers died, resulting in … Continue reading
Author Archives: Justin
Been A Doorman Lately?
I held doors open for women on two separate occasions today and in both instances the women sauntered past and completely ignored me as if I were the doorman. Girls, if a guy holds a door for you, he isn’t doing it because it is a hobby of his or for his health. He is … Continue reading
8 Things Guys Just Can’t Resist
Sitting in the doctor’s office today for a followup appointment to my climbing injuries, I had too much time on my hands. For some reason I was inspired to jot down a list of what I feel are 8 universal dude traits. Touching or tasting something when someone tells you it’s “really hot” Come on … Continue reading
Sticking it to the MAN – $20 at a time…
So, it wasn’t quite $200, but I just got a free $20 from a Washington Mutual ATM. Has this ever happened to any of you, dear readers? Oh, I checked and only $40 was debited from my account. Pretty awesome… Here’s a picture of my receipt… And here is the $60 Continue reading
Safety is # 1
Faithful readers will no doubt recall the photo submitted by Matt Downing of the well used Tennessee truck stop urinal… Matt posted the picture to his Myspace account and promptly received the following message which I have posted below along with our email correspondence: —————– Original Message —————–From: MySpace HelpDate: Nov 3, 2007 9:55 PM … Continue reading
Frenchtown Road Speed Records
I am extremely interested to hear of the accomplishments of others on Frenchtown Road. My personal speed record is 143 mph (achieved on a motorcycle). Is this the all-time high or have others gone faster? I believe 143 mph is probably near the upper range of what is possible, although one on a Hayabusa or … Continue reading
The Best Breakup Lines
The other day I had a conversation with some friends about lines people had used as an excuse to stop seeing us. It was a pretty funny conversation, but I couldn’t remember all of mine. So, as I was driving back from the Bay Area tonight I had time to mentally review all of the … Continue reading
The Velvet Rocket 