Category Archives: Miscellany
Iron Chef! Battle:…!
PETA co-founder on Colbert tonight. No link yet, but I’ll try to remember to update. Anyway, to the question of what to do with her body when she eventually dies, she basically says “cook me if you have to to get folks’ attention.” [Sorry, Dad. Offer a less awkward alternative and I'll edit.] Here’s mine:
Use [...]
Keeping the X in Xmas
A very Walken Christmas. I don’t usually enjoy—or even long tolerate, really—the Seuss this and the ‘Twas the Night things. This one was oddly gripping. Needed more cowbell.
Butt Fire Investigators Have Not Released a Cause
I sent a message to these folks a couple of weeks ago because of an article that was so badly written, I had to speak out. This one is so much worse I'm just not going to bother, although I may pass it on to Doug Robarchek at the Observer because I can't help but [...]
Red Light Cameras Kill People
It seems to me that Dad and I were talking about this the other day. There's an article at TheNewspaper.Com that also has links to the earlier three supporting studies.
See? I wasn't just making it up.
Charlotte’s Skyline is Prettier than Cleveland
Random, I know. But according to Construction Comparison of the World's Most Booming Cities Skyline, Charlotte makes the list at number 95.
The War. On Drugs.
The US food and drug administration [sic] has given the go-ahead for the soldiers to be included in an experiment to see if MDMA, the active ingredient in ecstasy, can treat post-traumatic stress disorder.
From The Guardian.
Organ Donor Saves 20 Lives
Okay, now that's impressive. If you're not already signed up, get your donor card. You can give while you're still alive, too. I'm scheduled to donate pint number 30 today.
Full text of the linked article after the jump in case the Sun's links rot after a time.
Questions
I'm fairly certain that this isn't an original list, but it's the first time I've seen these all together. Culled from a slashdot article I encountered in my travels.
Dear President Bush,
Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God's law. I have learned a great deal from you and try to share that [...]
One Born Every Minute
I hear the 9-11 Commission Report is actually readable, and I may have to track down a hard copy at some point just to see. That said, I'm completely flabbergasted. Why in the world would someone spend $4.95 for a "download only" copy at Braindex.com when the same exact file is available directly from the [...]
