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Never mind the seagulls, watch out for the satellite

12:41 PM Wed, Jan 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

Journal photo/ Bob Breidenbach Seagulls, like these near Beavertail Lighthouse on Jamestown, present just a pesky nuisance compared to what else is falling from the sky. It will take more than a fishing net to protect us from the......

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Being a jerk could actually be good for your health

2:51 PM Fri, Jan 25, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

Here's some health advice for you men out there. Get into an argument with your wife. It will be good for both of you. It will help you both live longer. It's true. Spouses who fight live longer, according to......

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More from the separated-at-birth file: Pitino and Moriarty

10:33 AM Wed, Jan 23, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

Eagle-eyed projo.com editor Andrea Panciera noticed the similarity between former PC Friars' Coach Rick Pitino, shown here coaching Louisville, and former Trinity Repertory associate director Kevin Moriarty, who is back in Providence directing "Richard III." Aside from the similarity......

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We've got our Pats to keep us warm

3:00 PM Tue, Jan 22, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

How did we ever make it through winter back when the Patriots were lousy? Who got us through the cold, dark days of January before Tom Brady and his teammates started carrying us from September until February? Sure, winters seemed......

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Is that Judge Andy Sipowicz?

8:47 AM Fri, Jan 18, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

If Superior Court Judge Daniel Procaccini, left, handles a trial that becomes a made-for-TV movie, I'd nominate former NYPD Blue star Dennis Franz, right, to play him. But I'd hate to be the unlucky perp who ticks off Judge......

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Why did the UFO visit Texas instead of the Ocean State?

2:00 PM Wed, Jan 16, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

Some of us here at projo.com were jealous when we saw reports of a UFO spotted over Texas. Why couldn't we get stories like that in Rhode Island? So why did this UFO decide to visit Texas instead of the......

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Isn't stealing a cat punishment enough?

12:11 PM Tue, Jan 15, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

Cats aren't treated like dogs in Virginia -- and that has some Virginians snarling. Cat lovers complain that Virginia law takes dog theft far more seriously than it takes cat theft. Stealing a dog in Virginia is a felony, and......

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Where would dad sit in a driverless car?

10:39 AM Thu, Jan 10, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

General Motors says it's developing a car that can drive itself, and the company expects to have the driverless car on the road within 10 years. According to an Associated Press story, the cars will use computer chips, radar-based cruise......

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'Hunting' deer without leaving the truck

8:48 AM Thu, Jan 03, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Jack Perry    Email

If you're hunting for deer in Rhode Island, you might be better off using a Ford F-150 or a Toyota Tundra than a shotgun or a bow and arrow. Rhode Island drivers are almost as "successful" as hunters in bagging......

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