pics and babbling

Benchmark of love

Published on June 25 2006

What an absolutely sweet, romantic story! Article: News - Benchmark of love "If you're not gonna propose in Paris, you've got to do it in style," Robichaux said. He jotted down a few lines to mark his elaborate engagement scheme: A bench will be stolen,...

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'Darwin's tortoise'

Published on June 24 2006

What a photogenic lady! CNN.com - 'Darwin's tortoise' dies, age 176 - Jun 24, 2006 SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- A 176-year-old tortoise, believed by some to have been owned by Charles Darwin, has died in an Australian zoo. The giant tortoise, known as Harriet,...

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today's quote

Published on June 24 2006

Josiah Strong from "Our Country" in 1885, on the subject of American Expansionism and Imperialism... Then this race of unequaled energy, with all the majesty of numbers and the might of wealth behind it--the representative, let us hope, of the largest...

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hmmmmm.....

Published on June 23 2006

Is it a good thing to sign into my class email and read this? Please note important message: Just as a note: You already have 132 points on Examination One. This is sufficient for an A grade. I am exempting you from taking Examination One and I am giving...

I *think* I have just been plagiarized for the first time!!! I'm not sure whether to be flattered or pissed, lol. Compare my original 4th paragraph in a short essay for a question in American History class: "Another factor at play during this time was...

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RAFTS

Published on June 18 2006

The printer is running as I write.......... Eject! Eject! Eject!: RAFTS

Eject! Eject! Eject!: LINER NOTES And he's promising more tonight!!! Sounds like chapter one of a new book will be served up today. (This better not be teasing. We've waited too long to hear from him.)

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Lordy, I love the Screedblog!

Published on June 16 2006

James Lilecks strikes again! He posts several "secret documents" obtained after inspection of the house where al-Zaqawri was killed last week. Apparently things are not all rosy in the al-Qaeda leadership ranks nowadays. The following is a memo from the...

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Fukuyama was right

Published on June 10 2006

We truly are at the the end of history. I have just seen a video of Diamond Dave doing....banjos... It still hurts. David Lee Roth Performs Bluegrass Style! - Peter's Reviews David Lee Roth was on the Tonight Show last night promoting the new Bluegrass...

WFMU's Beware of the Blog: Stairways to Heaven, Stairways to Hell (MP3s) Who would have thought it? ONE HUNDRED (and one) versions of the song that I really *did* love once--until about the 410 thousandth time I heard it. I never knew it could be interpreted...