“Oak Island, part of Nova Scotia, is home to the legendary ‘Money Pit,’ a pit supposed to contain buried treasure but also ingeniously booby-trapped to flood with sea water. The Money Pit site and history are famous amongst treasure buffs and cryptology buffs alike, because the site was famously discovered after some encoded maps and documents were deciphered. Lots of info out there, of course, but the new detail is that the current treasure hunters who own the site are selling it off.”
This one’s for you, Becky*:
*Animal-related posts have proven quite popular here at newley.com. Not only did Becky recently make a special plea for more animal kingdom-related content, but in one of the best comments on this site to date, one Teri R. elaborated on her domestic squirrel-rearing habits.
Thanks to Charles M. for passing along this sweet photo. Do these kids have the coolest parents ever? Heck yes!
BBC:
Aerospace giant Boeing is attempting to break the world record for the longest non-stop passenger airline flight.
A Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner jet is due to take off from Hong Kong at 1030 local time (1430 GMT) and will arrive in London on Thursday at 1330 GMT.
The 23-hour flight will cover about 12,500 miles (20,300 km), taking the plane over North America rather than the shorter route to London via Russia.
Boeing hopes to challenge arch rival Airbus with its new long-haul jet.
The map above shows a sampling of 100 selected visitors to newley.com today. I’m happy to see that my incoherent ramblings are being enjoyed by readers on all six of the earth’s habitable continents.
But while I see the fine folks in North America, Europe, and Australia are well-represented, there are lessons to be learned: I need to do a better job of reaching out to the citizens of South America, Africa, and Asia. I shall try. I shall certainly try.
In my most recent Gridskipper post, I point out a harDCore couple on a mission to visit every Starbucks in the DC area.
By popular demand, here’re some photos from Heartburn Fest 4 that Wendy and I took. (If you missed my earlier post about the party, here’s an explanation.) I had a fantastic time.
From a list of titles allegedly used by “prominent leaders from 160 nations across the world” to refer to Kim Jong-Il, as announced last winter by North Korean state television. The titles were translated from the Korean by Lee Jong-Heon. Originally from Harper’s Magazine, February 2005.
* Supreme Commander at the Forefront of the Struggle Against Imperialism and the United States
* Greatest Saint Who Rules with Extensive Magnanimity
* Lode Star of the Twenty-First Century
* Best Leader Who Realized Human Wisdom
* Leader with Extraordinary Personality
* Perfect Picture of Wisdom and Boldness
* Eternal Bosom of Hot Love
* Master of Literature, Arts, and Architecture
* World’s Best Ideal Leader with Versatile Talents
* Humankind’s Greatest Musical Genius
* Master of the Computer Who Surprised the World
* Man with Encyclopedic Knowledge
* Guardian Deity of the Planet
* Heaven-Sent Hero
* Power Incarnate with Endless Creativity
* Greatest Man Who Ever Lived
* Present-day God
* World’s Greatest Writer
AP:
SANTIAGO, Chile — Peru’s disgraced ex-President Alberto Fujimori, wanted there on human rights abuse and corruption charges, was arrested during a surprise visit to Chile, Peru’s foreign minister said late Sunday.
Fujimori, who led Peru from 1990 to 2000, has been a fugitive in his ancestral homeland Japan since he fled there in November 2000, when a corruption scandal toppled his government.
He flew from Japan to Chile on Sunday to try to relaunch his political career and run for president next year.
Maybe “El Chinito,” as Fujimori’s affectionately known, should seek the counsel of Ecuador’s currently-encarcerated ex-prez, Lucio Gutierrez.
DC-based newley.com readers are cordially invited to Heartburn Fest 4 — tomorrow night at The Big Hunt. The festivities will commence at 8 p.m.-ish. The details:
Where: The Big Hunt, 1345 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC
When: Saturday, November 5, 8:00pm
What: It’s that time of year, once again, to celebrate the foods that dare not speak their names. Snacks that are bursting with empty calories and synthetic sweeteners. Processed vittles featuring colors not found in nature. Foods that make you feel…bad.
It’s time, in short, for Heartburn Fest 4: The Indigestival Returns.
Past Heartburn Fest attendees have brought gustatory delights such as: assorted Little Debbies dessert platters, Andy Kapp’s hot fries, Junior Johnson’s pork rinds, an Hors d’oeuvres tray consisting entirely of potted meats, hot dogs wrapped in bacon and smothered in cheese, tater tot casserole, fried spam, and much, much more.
After a three-year hiatus precipitated by various acts of God, international travel commitments, and threats of litigation at the hands of the Food and Drug Administration’s obesity task force, Heartburn Fest is rising from its ashes like a corpulent phoenix. The first Heartburn Fest, circa 2000, was an understated affair. The next year my bathroom caught fire. Then, in 2002, who could forget the fried Vietnamese cobra?
Join us in celebrating, once again, the foods your mother told you never to eat.
Feel free to bring a dish (or not). No outside drinks will be allowed, as we’ll be gathering at The Big Hunt (address above). My cell phone: 843.597.1502.
Special thanks to co-hosts Natalie Jones and Wendy Harman for their support in resurrecting Heartburn Fest. Mad props to Jordan Mastrodonato for the official HF4 poster.