The view from here
5 Sep
“In the beginning, there was a contest of strength amongst the most prominent figures in scripture to determine the mightiest. The tale of this great rivalry was thought lost forever. Until now. Let there be Bible Fight!
4 Sep
Not sure J will approve them, but I’m putting these wedding cakes on the list
31 Aug
Scientists at Auburn Uniersity have analyzed the caffeine content of various sodas. Diet Pepsi Max is not listed (I believe it is 69g / 8 oz), but the listing is fairly exhaustive
12 Jul
British blamed by Basra residents for releasing man-eating badgers into the city.
UK military spokesman Major Mike Shearer said: “We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area.”
28 Jun
After being washed off a container ship in 1992, some of the ducks, known as Friendly Floatees, are expected to reach Britain after a journey of nearly 17,000 miles, having crossed the Arctic Ocean frozen into pack ice, bobbed the length of Greenland and been carried down the eastern seaboard of the United States.
27 Jun
Apparently, Baby Jesus is available online for purchase. But remember, the Baby Jesus is a pork product, so its not right for some religions.
14 Jun
From the Dilbert cartoonist’s blog. Hilarious in a sick kind of way
4 Jun
MSNBC article today on the fact that Heelys (those shoes with wheels in them) are causing increased injury rates in kids, with doctors recommending that kids wear “safety gear” with them (yeah, right!). I wonder how many of these injuries are caused by “accidental” trips or clotheslines by aggravated adults. Sheesh, kids these days!
31 May
Who is the U.S. Electorate willing to vote for? A black person? A woman? A Catholic? This set of reports tracks voter views over the past decades against key single traits of candidates. All kinds of other interesting and timely stuff at Data360.org
30 May
Interesting tidbit at Freakonomics about the going financial cost of getting married these days. But comment five on that page shows the worth
"Star Wars: Force Unleashed"Repetitive at times, but decent story and quality thus far
"Spore"