JasonFleischer's Journal: Weird World

1. Hector "Macho" Comacho, champion boxer, was arrested for breaking into a computer store to steal his own laptop (in for repairs). He was drunk and lonely and felt he needed to e-mail his family right away. Asked why he would do anything that stupid he replied, "I guess I ran out of ideas."

2. Shoppers riot at the grand openeing of an IKEA store in north London, pushing and shoving each other over such bargains as a limited number of leather sofas offered at 45 lbstg. (~$85). Six people were taken to the hospital, one of them with a stab wound.

3. Sushi can be printed on an inkjet, at least if you're willing to spend about $200 for a sampler platter of it Chicago.

4. In my own life: Sitting in the bar with co-workers, talking about traffic tickets and accidents. I tell a story about how once when driving back from the local lover's lookout point, across an empty exanse of desert, I saw a car overturned and on fire on the side of the road. Some guy flags me down, and claims to have been "just walking by" (miles from nowhere). Did I have a phone? No there was nobody in the car, he didn't find anyone. There was of course about 20 beer cans in the back seat. Blah blah blah blah. Trust me it was a funny story, but not the point right now. I finish the story, head off to the men's and my phone rings. It's my ex-wife, and she says, "Remember that time that we were on our way back from the Colorado Nat'l Monument and we saw that car overturned on the side of the road..." "No fucking way!" I reply, wittily. She manages to keep it together for about 2 seconds before bursting into laughter. Seems my phone had speed dialed her, and she could hear the conversation clearly. After a second she thought, "Hey, I know that story!" But when you think about it, it's nearly as WEIRD that of the 50 names on my phone book that she should HAPPEN to be the one accidently dialed during the story, as that she should actually have psychic powers and call me up cold about the incident.