by Ryn Gargulinski | Sep 30, 2011 | Blogski Archives, column, danger, life, media
Singles ads are notorious for their sneaky little phrases that mask reality. We all may have learned – perhaps the hard way – that “big boned” generally means obese, “homebody” means couch potato and “mature male” often translates to a guy who is roughly 103. Those...
by Ryn Gargulinski | Aug 5, 2011 | animals, pets, Blogski Archives, column, crime, danger, life, media
Now that people have become wise to Nigerian money scam e-mails and “click here” buttons that infect computers with the latest virus, deceptive online practices are getting sneakier. One sucked me in the other day, promising I could win $1,000 if I submitted a cute...
by Ryn Gargulinski | Sep 30, 2010 | Blogski Archives, column, crime, danger, gross stuff, life, police, fire, law, politics, stupidity
We hate to say it, but you can’t believe everything you read on the Internet – especially when it comes to comments supporting traffic photo enforcement cameras. Although the red light and speed cameras are despised for a number of reasons, with one of the best...
by Ryn Gargulinski | Sep 21, 2009 | Blogski Archives, crime, danger, life
The Internet is by far the fastest and most far-reaching way to spread news, views, shoe sale announcements – and scams. A couple of hounds got me over the weekend. Well, I’m not sure if this was really a scam, but rather a case of misinformation. The...