What Happened to the Other Half a Pill?

A guy who is so blasted he can't even get himself back into his car, stopped at some point in his pill popping and said, "Whoa, I better only take half of this one"? What pill caused him to take pause like that? Viagra? Maybe he only wanted a 2 hour boner instead of the full 4 hours?

Britt Reid faces new charges

..."Reid attempted to locate his vehicle by using the car remote," according to witnesses. "The vehicle, a large Dodge pickup truck, was approximately 15 to 20 feet in front of him and he still, apparently, could not find it."

When he did, "It took him about three attempts before he was successful getting into the vehicle," police were told.

During the search of the truck Reid was driving, police found 237 1/2 pills strewn about the vehicle and in plastic bags, and 31 pills in his pockets.

Wonder What You're Allowed to Carry On in Space?

Would-be space tourists to train in Phila. area

Philadelphia Business Journal - 9:50 AM EDT Thursday, August 30, 2007

Environmental Tectonics Corp. said Thursday its National Aerospace Training and Research Center has been named the official space-flight training provider of Virgin Galactic.

The arrangement means ETC (AMEX:ETC) will provide training for people signing up to take suborbital flights with Virgin Galactic, a subsidiary of British entrepreneur Richard Branson's Virgin Group whose mission is to make space travel available to everyone by creating the world's first commercial space airline.

The first group of space travelers will be trained at the center at ETC's Southampton, Pa., headquarters from September through November. In two-day sessions, they will receive both a grounding in aerospace physiology concepts and hands-on training in a high-performance centrifuge, culminating in a simulated space launch.

ETC said in a press release that its contract with Virgin "puts Pennsylvania on the map as the current center of commercial space training."

ETC makes simulators for training, testing and rides. It also makes hyperbaric chambers. The London-based Virgin brand includes airlines, train travel, balloon flights, books, media and wine.

SMac and Cheese Talk - Flay vs. Winder

To hell with zoning reform- the big story on Action News tonight - Delilah throws down with Bobby Flay in a Mac&Cheese Off! Oh, to have been a fly on the spatula for that one!

In the Zone

Meet the new zoning reformers
The recently appointed members of the Zoning Code Commission face the enormous task of rebuilding the city's outdated zoning code. In rewriting the code, the commissioners will determine what parts of Philadelphia's past to protect, and what this city's neighborhoods will look like in the future. It will not be quick or easy.

So who are the people making these big decisions? www.planphilly.com is asking each appointed commissioner a set of questions designed to give citizens a better understanding of this process and the people carrying it out. We will be publishing all 31 of them over the coming weeks. Just click on the name for the profile and Q&A. The commissioners' responses are in their exact words, except where parenthesis appear.

I am all for Zoning Code reform, but I wonder how these folks were picked? Delilah Winder?! (Of Delilah's restaurant (not the strip club!) fame- she makes a mean mac and cheese (Oprah's favorite!) but what qualifies her for this post? Sorry, I ain't hatin' on her- she is a long time Phila. citizen/businesswoman, which I guess should qualify her.

Owen Wilson

So, is this the new publicity stunt to push a new project, suicide attempt? Is it a coincidence Owen has a new movie opening in a few weeks? Geez, if you're a chick all ya gotta do is not wear panties and you get all kinds of press. What a double standard!

Welcome!

I would like to welcome myself to the blogosphere. We've been waiting for me. Damn glad to have me here, kid!